Malindy Hetfeld
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Marvel's Avengers shows signs of life as War for Wakanda dated for mid-August
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News It was likely the irresistible draw of playing as four Hulks.
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Bloodborne is the most-played Playstation Now game on PC, to absolutely no one's surprise
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Playstation I-want-Bloodborne-Now.
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Tetris Effect: Connected will become a free upgrade, get crossplay
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Now we're all connected.
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Xbox head of publishing says commitment to diversity will get them to 3 billion players
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News But it's not clear whether further POC have been hired to Xbox as part of Microsoft's hiring initiative.
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They Always Run lets you be the caped, multi-limbed mutant cowboy of your dreams
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Robo Ranger Adult mutant ninja terminator.
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Ireland's marketing itself with Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Hashtag Fill your heart with Vikings.
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Recompile, the 3D action platformer set inside a mainframe, is out this summer
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Start hacking this summer.
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You can play demos of these 52 E3 games right now
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Games for days Steam Next Fest lets us try out a ton of games shown during E3 2021 livestreams.
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Out of the over 700 demos at Steam Next Fest, these 16 are our favourites
By Rachel Watts, Malindy Hetfeld, Mollie Taylor published
Updated! We've plunged into a sea of indies and have created a selection of our favourite demos.
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If E3 2021 had any winners, it was indies
By Malindy Hetfeld published
E for Indie Games that normally get a bit lost in the deluge had their opportunity to shine.
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Todd Howard says focusing on fewer platforms will mean better games
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News "It's really good to be able to focus and say this is what we're creating, and here is the bar."
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Playing Sable, I can almost feel the wind in my hair and the sand beneath my feet
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Desert Rose The demo gave us a taste of a big adventure.
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PC Gamer's Best of E3 2021 Awards
By Tyler Wilde published
🏆 We sifted through 100-plus games to pick our top reveals and gameplay trailers from this year's all-digital E3.
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy will have no DLC or microtransactions
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Tomb Raider dev Eidos-Montréal is apparently sticking to its narrative strengths.
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The Outer Worlds 2 is coming, that's it, that's the news
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News In the teaser Obsidian Entertainment admits that's as far as they got.
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Star-studded interactive thriller 12 Minutes releases this August
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News The home invasion mystery starring Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy is also coming to Game Pass.
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Yakuza: Like A Dragon is now available on Xbox Game Pass
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Get ready to fight your way through Yokohama in the latest part in the Yakuza series.
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Behind the Frame is chill anime-inspired puzzle with strong Ghibli vibes
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Play as a painter living her best life.
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A Musical Story is a 70s-inspired rhythm game about the memories of a dying guitarist
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Hendrix would've played it.
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It's a relief that publishers are telling us which games won't be at E3
By Malindy Hetfeld published
MIA The hype and predictions around E3 can be fun, but it's reassuring to know what's being planned.
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Audit into Scavenger Studio 'did not find the presence of systemic sexual or psychological harassment'
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News But the studio admits there is work to be done.
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Supernatural adventure Last Stop releases this July
By Malindy Hetfeld published
News Follow three different characters on their journeys through London and beyond.
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Control is free on Epic Games Store this week
By Malindy Hetfeld published
news This is one you definitely want to grab.
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