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Developer Techland continues to provide great post-launch content forDying Light 2. Well over a year after the game’s release, there’s still an abundance of new content to be enjoyed. Take a look atDying Light 2in action below. Advert Advert It appears as if we’ll have to wait a little bit longer to find out exactly what the crossover will consist of and when it’ll be released. I have to admit though, I’m already pretty hyped about this one as aThe Walking Deadfan....

ForgetHogwarts Legacy.Harry Potter: Magic Awakenedis the new talk of the town. The free-to-play RPG was released last week, but players are already arguing that it’s pay-to-win.If you were unaware,Harry Potter: Magic Awakenedis a MMO collectible card wizard duelling game with strategy RPG elements. That’s a wordy mouthful. UnlikeHogwarts Legacy, Magic Awakenedfeatures some familiar faces asit’s set 10 years after the Battle of Hogwartswhich went down inThe Deathly Hallows. The game boasts a delightful art style - major Professor Layton vibes - and you’ll truly be able to embody the life of a student....

GTA Vwas initially released for PS3 and Xbox 360, before being ported to PC, PS4, Xbox One, and then to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. As you can tell, Rockstar Games has no issue milking its big cash cow until therelease ofGTA VIarrives. Especially whenGTA Onlinecontinues to bring home the bacon with its flurry of microtransaction purchases from gamers with deep pockets. Despite being ported to multiple platforms over the years, there has been no word or even a suggestion thatGTA Vwould ever come to mobile devices....

Late last month, a brand new Harry Potter RPG -Harry Potter: Magic Awakened- released seemingly out of nowhere, but it’s bad news for anyone holding out for a console release.Obviously,Hogwarts Legacyis 2023’s main Wizarding World game - many consider it to be the“definitive Harry Potter experience”, and given that it finally gave fans the chance to live out their own story as a Hogwarts student, it’s not hard to see why....

Fans of the monumentally successfulHogwarts Legacygames are already talking about what they’d like to see inan upcoming sequel. Hogwarts Legacyis without a doubt the most successful Harry Potter game of all time,surpassing the films it was based on in revenueand generatingover $1 billion in total sales. That’s including incoming sales from the Nintendo Switch version, which is set to release later this yearfollowing several delays. Not only has it been fun to explore classic Harry Potter locations like the infamous School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and its neighbouring town of Hogsmeade, it also featured a solid story, and plenty of fun spells to keep the combat entertaining, which has only been expanded withthe latest PC mods....

The DC roster is packed with iconic characters. When it comes to Batman’s rogues gallery, you’re really spoilt for choice. The caped crusader has faced off against some dastardly villains over the years, but Joker and Harley Quinn almost always come out on top as the most popular. We’ll soon be able to see the duo brought to life in the sequel toJoker, titledJoker: Folie á Deux. We’ve already had ourfirst look at Lady Gaga in actionalongside the returning Joaquin Phoenix....

Microtransactions are hard to avoid in gaming. I’m sure at some point you’ve added some V-Bucks to yourFortniteaccount, or purchased a couple of FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs. Despite their prevalence, microtransactions are incredibly unpopular. Last year, the UK government informed developers that they’d need to restrict access to loot boxes, with the added warning that if they didn’t, the governmentwould bring in legislation to force their hand. More recently,Call of Dutyplayers have confessed thatmicrotransactions are ruining the franchise, while microtransaction-heavy mobile releaseDiablo Immortalearnt a whopping $24 millionin its first two weeks of release alone....

Ever since the streaming-giantNetflixstarted adding games to its service in 2021, subscribers have slowly been getting access to a growing library of titles, playable on mobile devices. While you won’t find major releases likeElden RingandCall Of Dutyon the service, it’s been a great opportunity for indie-games, many of which are well-suited to mobile play sessions. One of the latest additions to the subscription service, which will launch later this month, will be the much-anticipatedOxenfree II: Lost Signals, the highly-requested follow-up to the critically-acclaimedOxenfree, which launched on PC and console platforms in 2016....

We may have just got official confirmation about a brand new PlayStation console releasing this year thanks to Microsoft, of all companies.Although it’s weird to be getting information about upcoming Sony hardware from its rival company, it feels like basically every major piece of gaming news lately has come to light thanks toMicrosoft, or more specifically, its court battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its proposed acquisition ofActivisionBlizzard. In an attempt to prove that the buyout going ahead wouldn’t put the company at an unfair market advantage, Microsoft has been submitting a whole load of evidence and documents as part of the trial, which has (perhaps inadvertently) pushed loads ofpreviously unknown games industry informationinto the limelight....

They say good things come to those that wait and with the PlayStation 5 being roughly two and a half years old, how is it doing?That has been the topic of discussion on a Reddit thread following thePlayStation 5’srelease in November 2020. Granted, for nearly two years stock supplies were a major issue thanks to the semiconductor chip shortage and greedy scalpers taking all the stock to sell for grotesque profits....

PlayStation Plus' August free games have a lot riding on them, I think it’s fair to say. It’s been a rocky year forPlayStation Plusso far. While there have been some genuinely tremendous new additions to the service,including iconic trilogiesandstunning PS5 exclusives, there have alsobeen some missteps. The good news? It seems things are looking up already, which is a very promising sign for August’sfree games. In case you missed the news at the end of last month, the free PlayStation Plus Essential games for July areCall Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,Alan Wake RemasteredandEndling - Extinction is Forever....

If you own a PlayStation console and you’re not subscribed to PlayStation Plus, you’re missing out. In case you were unaware, just across the Extra and Premium tier game catalogues, there are 453 games to download and play, which is just wild. Since new games get added and removed every month, it can be hard to keep on top of every game that’s available to play onPS Plus, which brings us to this article - one enormous list containing every single title that you can get stuck into right now....

Well well well, would you look at the time - its exclusivePokémon Trading Card Gamereveal o’clock. This time we’re bringing you the first look at the English language Rowlet line from the upcoming TCG setObsidian Flames, which will be released on 11 August this year. What’s interesting about these cards is they were not guaranteed to be released at all inObsidian Flames, or at all in English language format, as in Japan they feature as part of the ‘Grass Decidueye ex Start Deck’ rather than theObsidian FlamesJapanese counterpart,Ruler of the Black Flame....