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Minecraft - New Patch Enables Lanterns to Glow Under Water

The Snapshot 20w30a update has introduced some small but useful changes to Minecraft. Among other things, from now on we can put lanterns under water.

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Aleksandra Dziwinska

July 23, 2020

Minecraft - New Patch Enables Lanterns to Glow Under Water

Crysis Remastered on Switch - Visual Comparison With PC and PS3

Today, Crysis Remastered launched on Nintendo Switch. A video was released online, which analyzes the graphics in this release and compares it with the PC and PlayStation 3 editions.

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Adrian Werner

July 23, 2020

Crysis Remastered on Switch - Visual Comparison With PC and PS3

First Reviews: Creaks - Adventure Game From Machinarium Devs Looks Good

Creaks, the new 2D adventure game by the creators of Machinarium, has just launched on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. The gane has met with an extremely warm reception from critics, gaining high scores in first reviews.

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Michael Kulakowski

July 22, 2020

First Reviews: Creaks - Adventure Game From Machinarium Devs Looks Good
Rocket League Goes F2P but Disappears From Steam

Rocket League Goes F2P but Disappears From Steam

The popular online game Rocket League will switch to free-to-play model this summer and will cease to be available on Steam. The game will also receive a progression system that will be transferrable between different devices and PC clients.

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Bart Swiatek

July 22, 2020

Rocket League Goes F2P but Disappears From Steam

Cadence of Hyrule Receives Three-Part DLC Schedule That Will Last Through October

In three separate DLC packs, Cadence of Hyrule will receive new characters, new songs, and a new playable story. The DLC packs can be bought separately, or all together in a bundle, but most of it won’t arrive until later this year, and not ultimately until October.

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Matt Buckley

July 22, 2020

Cadence of Hyrule Receives Three-Part DLC Schedule That Will Last Through October
Nintendo Finally Announces Shin Megami Tensei V to be Released in 2021

Nintendo Finally Announces Shin Megami Tensei V to be Released in 2021

After the original announcement in 2017, Nintendo finally gives Megami Tensei fans the news they’ve been waiting for. The fifth game in the series will be released worldwide for the Switch sometime in 2021.

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Matt Buckley

July 22, 2020

Nintendo Finally Announces Shin Megami Tensei V to be Released in 2021

Risk of Rain 2 Gets Launch Date, Leaves Early Access

An unusual combination of platform game, RPG and roguelike, Risk of Rain 2, will soon leave Steam's Early Access.

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Damian Gacek

July 22, 2020

Risk of Rain 2 Gets Launch Date, Leaves Early Access

AC: Odyssey Was Planned to Have Only Female Protagonist

Kassandra was originally supposed to be the only playable character in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. This idea was rejected by (now former) creative director of Ubisoft.

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Karol Laska

July 21, 2020

AC: Odyssey Was Planned to Have Only Female Protagonist

Dark Soulslike Blasphemous With Free DLC and New Game+

Developer The Game Kitchen and Team17 announced a free DLC, titled The Stir of Dawn, for the platform soulslike game Blasphemous. The add-on will introduce new adventures and New Game+ mode.

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Adrian Werner

July 21, 2020

Dark Soulslike Blasphemous With Free DLC and New Game+

Minecraft - Mystery of Title Screen Finally Solved

Members of Minecraft@Home, a research group that solves various mysteries related to Minecraft, have found the so-called seed from which the original title screen of Mojang Studios' game comes.

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Bart Swiatek

July 20, 2020

Minecraft - Mystery of Title Screen Finally Solved

Pandemic Helps Video Game Industry; Record Results in the US

2020 promises to be the most profitable year for the video game industry in the last decade. The reason for this may be the home isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Karol Laska

July 18, 2020

Pandemic Helps Video Game Industry; Record Results in the US

Minecraft Mobs You Won't See in the Game

Mojang's cubic game has been developing continuously since 2009. Over the years, the creators' ideas have evolved and some elements of the game have been removed, others changed, and still others never made it to the game.

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Aleksandra Dziwinska

July 17, 2020

Minecraft Mobs You Won't See in the Game

King of Seas: A Procedurally Generated Pirate RPG Announced for the Switch

Explore the procedurally generated world of the new pirate RPG King of Seas, coming soon to the Switch. Take on quests, amass the highest bounty, and send your enemies to a watery grave as you sail your way to the top of the pirate world.

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Matt Buckley

July 17, 2020

King of Seas: A Procedurally Generated Pirate RPG Announced for the Switch

Release Date of Creaks - New Adventure Game by Machinarium Devs

Amanita Design (devs of, among others, well received Machinarium) announced today the release date of the upcoming Creaks adventure game. We will play in the title later, this month.

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Paul Wozniak

July 14, 2020

Release Date of Creaks - New Adventure Game by Machinarium Devs

Minecraft - Fortune of World's Richest Man Depicted in the Game

A video posted on Reddit shows how much money Amazon's CEO - Jeff Bezos - has at his disposal compared to an ordinary man. Minecraft was used for the presentation.

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Bart Swiatek

July 14, 2020

Minecraft - Fortune of World's Richest Man Depicted in the Game

Let's Watch Ubisoft Forward [Updated - Summary]

Today, the Ubisoft Forward conference will take place, during which games such as Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, and Far Cry 6 will be shown.

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Adrian Werner

July 12, 2020

Let's Watch Ubisoft Forward [Updated - Summary]

Crysis Remastered Launches in Two Weeks; On Switch

It has just been announced that the Nintendo Switch version of Crysis Remastered will debut as originally planned. Still no information was provided about the release of the title on other target platforms.

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Paul Wozniak

July 10, 2020

Crysis Remastered Launches in Two Weeks; On Switch

The BBC Attacks Lootboxes in FIFA, Dramatic Story of Addicted Gamer

The BBC station described the story of a gamer addicted to spending money in the FIFA series. A young British man spent almost 3,000 pounds in FUT mode, wasting his parents' savings.

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Jacob Blazewicz

July 10, 2020

The BBC Attacks Lootboxes in FIFA, Dramatic Story of Addicted Gamer
80% of Capcom's Game Sales are Digital

80% of Capcom's Game Sales are Digital

Already 80% of games with Capcom's logo are purchased digitally. The publisher wants to improve this result, but does not intend to abandon boxes yet.

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Adrian Werner

July 10, 2020

80% of Capcom's Game Sales are Digital

Horror Game Remothered Broken Porcelain With New Release Date

Developers at Modus have announced that a continuation of the 2018 survival horror game, Remothered: Broken Porcelain, will launch later than originally planned.

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Paul Wozniak

July 9, 2020

Horror Game Remothered Broken Porcelain With New Release Date