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Following recent news the state of New York is suing Valve over its implementation of loot boxes - which New York attorney general Letitia James has described as "illegal gambling" - the Steam owner has shared a lengthy public statement , saying it is "disappointed" at the decision and doesn't believe the "mystery boxes" in its games violate the state's gambling laws. Read more

That Pokémon Pokopia game is pretty good , ey? Well, the market appears to think the same based on the initial reception and the fact the physical game-key card release is sold out in most retailers. Read more

There's one overriding comparison people make about Solasta 2 and that's it looks a lot like Baldur's Gate 3 - which to be fair, it does. It's Dungeons & Dragons, isometric-ish, party-based and turn-based. It's even got some of the same voice actors in it (Amelia Tyler, the narrator from Baldur's Gate 3; and Devora Wilde, who played Lae'zel). Glance from one game to the other and they could be th…

The French game development studio of the moment is undoubtedly Sandfall Interactive, the creator of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . That studio's award-hogging game has been recognised not once but twice by French president Emmanuel Macron , by way of championing French creativity. But while such success can bring attention to a region, it can also put pressure on. Read more

There's trouble brewing at Tilted Towers. Fortnite remains "the biggest game in the world", per Epic Games, years after its battle royale mode blew up and following an aggressive expansion via different game modes, ambitious live events, and endless big-IP collaborations. Interest is starting to dwindle slowly but steadily , however, and Epic Games seems to be rushing to reinforce its golden goos…

After largely relegating Nintendo's mascot to a squat, blocky form with its Interactive models, Lego is finally giving Mario the proper minifigure treatment. Read more

Marathon 's player numbers, at least on PC, might not be as high as Sony and Bungie probably wanted, but almost a week into the game's live-service run, the reception has turned out to be generally positive so far, and we're big fans . Now, it's first patch is here. Read more

Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya has suggested Capcom makes a "non-scary mode" for games in its iconic horror series. Read more

Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games have been hitting marketing for Hellraiser: Revival quite hard since it was revealed last year, and each new trailer and developer diary has been more revealing than the previous one. Read more

It feels like distant history now, but Disney's takeover of George Lucas' empire more than a decade ago kickstarted a chain reaction and major creative shakeup that saw LucasArts go the way of the dodo ( only to return as the publisher Lucasfilm Games in 2021), and led to the cancellation of several promising projects. One of them was Star Wars: First Assault , and it seems it's making a comeback…

I have owned Pokémon Pokopia for less than three days and I already have nearly 20 hours of playtime. Help . As anyone with an internet connection knows, the game is taking the world by storm: whether it's the industrious way people are taking advantage of its logic to create ridiculous super-structures , or the fascinating, slightly off-putting post-apocalyptic vibes of its world, Game Freak and…

Microsoft has posted a set of photos giving us a small teaser for some unspecified work-in-progress Xbox hardware. Read more

Following too many years of silence, Mega Man made a return back in December with the first look at Mega Man: Dual Override , a new 2.5D adventure that follows in the footsteps of 2018's Mega Man 11 . Fans are optimistic following Capcom's recent streak of (mostly) wins, but bad news has just hit the project. Read more