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It’s finally here! The Sims 4 fans all over the world have been eagerly awaiting this expansion pack’s arrival, and though it’s finally made an appearance five years after the base game came out, better late than never, right? After months and months of speculation, especially after possible Easter Eggs that arrived in previous packs, EA finally released the official trailer for The Sims 4: Discover University, and now everyone eagerly awaits November 14th....

This Siren review contains spoilers. Siren Season 3, Episode 5 So much has changed for Ryn, Ben, and Maddie in the aftermath of their incident with Ian in last season’s Siren finale. Ben and Maddie are done romantically, but both still have a close relationship with Ryn. Their dynamic is completely changed, but their interests overlap with Ryn. It was a joy to watch a polyamorous relationship play out on screen where the narrative spent very little time explaining or justifying the relationship, and just allowing the characters to be....

Six years after announcing his departure from Blizzard Entertainment, and his retirement from the games industry at large, long-serving Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen is returning to the company as creative advisor on the Warcraft franchise. Metzen’s retirement from Blizzard in 2016 came as a shock to many a fan. He’d been with the company for 23 years at that point, serving as head writer and lore guru (or, more officially, senior vice president of story and franchise development) and had become one of its most recognisable faces across countless BlizzCons....

Earlier this week, an official SK8 the Infinity event revealed that a brand new OVA would be coming soon, as well as some crucial details surrounding Season 2. In a post to the official Crunchyroll website, it was confirmed that the main staff from Studio BONES would be returning. Notable returning names include director Hiroko Otsumi, writer Ichiro Okouchi, and character designer Michinori Chiba. You can check out the teaser for yourself, alongside a brief description of the first season of SK8 the Infinity, right down below....

The Silent is the rogue-like class of the game Slay The Spire and comes with an interesting deck of cards that you can build. She’s unique in that her cards do not heal her HP, ever. Instead, she must focus on avoiding damage through blocks, quickly killing her opponents through poisons, and utilizing lots of energy gains to accomplish both. Slay The Spire: How To Beat The Corrupt Heart (& Everything About It)...

We’re only a few hours away from the release of Overwatch 2 Season 2, but a new preview from Japanese outlet 4Gamer has revealed a Soldier 76 legendary skin from the new battle pass ahead of time. If you’re on the fence about getting the Season 2 battle pass when the new season goes live, this single skin might be what clinches it. All those Soldier 76 mains out there (and there are apparently tons, judging by the games we get into) will agree that this skin is very nice....

Some PlayStation Plus subscribers who own the base Final Fantasy 7 Remake game on PS5 are currently unable to download the Intermission DLC. The game was recently added to Sony’s subscription service having previously been available to purchase on the store. Watch on YouTube Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Episode INTERmission Yuffie Reaction + Interview with Suzie Yeung! For clarification, let’s look at the release history of the game. Final Fantasy 7 Remake was first released on PS4 in 2020, followed by a PS5 release the next year....

The LEGO Group and Sega have announced that they will be collaborating on an official LEGO set starring Sonic the Hedgehog, following a successful LEGO Ideas project from a fan. UK Sonic fan Viv Grannell submitted her concept for a set based on 2017’s Sonic Mania featuring the Blue Blur to the LEGO Ideas scheme, which quickly grew support from fans and gained 10,000 votes required for it to be submitted for review by the LEGO review board, who have now given the go ahead for the Sonic Mania: Green Hill Zone to be turned into an official LEGO product....

Sony has dunked on EA’s Battlefield series in its arguments against Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard. In documents released as part of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority review into the potential merger, Sony argues that Call of Duty “is not replicable” and that other games cannot compete with its success. It then calls out the Battlefield series as a major rival, but says the franchise “cannot keep up”. Watch on YouTube Battlefield 2042 Season 3 Escalation Gameplay Trailer...

Sony has recently filled a lawsuit against the online retailer ShopPSJalibreak, for selling a mod-chip that allows its users to bypass the DRM on Sony’s PlayStation 3, giving them the ability play installed games on their hardrive without the need for an original disc. Sony claims that selling the device breaches copyright laws. Sony is also also seeking a junction against the retailer’s company, Zoomba LDC in order to block any more further sales of the device, claiming the product commits Trademark Infringement and violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act....

Sony has acquired a minor share in Fortnite developer Epic Games via a $250 million investment. “Epic’s powerful technology in areas such as graphics places them at the forefront of game engine development with Unreal Engine and other innovations,” Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said via a statement. “There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience Fortnite. Throughout our investment, we will explore opportunities for further collaboration with Epic to delight and bring value to consumers and the industry at large, not only in games but also across the rapidly evolving digital entertainment landscape....

Following reports Sony was discontinuing the sale of its PS Plus retail cards from stores, the company has now released PlayStation gift cards with denominations for its new look subscription service. Similarly, you can buy a voucher for £100, and that would cover someone’s Premium subscription for 12 months. From there, whoever the lucky recipient is, needs only to go onto the PlayStation store and redeem their voucher code. To accompany the arrival of its updated subscription service last week, Sony has also released a new trailer entitled Mr....

The upcoming PlayStation Stars loyalty programme got a spotlight in tonight’s State of Play broadcast, with a peek at some of the digital collectibles you’ll be able to unlock by completing tasks. We also got word on when we’d see the programme launch - beginning in “some regions in Asia” from late September onwards. America and Europe will then see Stars arrive “in the weeks that follow”. Collectibles shown included 3D models of Ape Escape, Sony’s bizarre ChordMachine boombox, a PlayStation 3, Sony’s feline mascot Toro, the PocketStation peripheral....

Atlus has released another daily trailer of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, on top of brand new gameplay. This trailer shows off Baphomet, a demon inspired by western mythology that has been part of the series almost since the beginning. It also appeared in the recent Shin Megami Tensei V. Like most daily trailers, we also get the daily horoscope, which sees Scorpio at the top of the fortune ranking and Pisces at the bottom....

UPDATE: 2pm UK: The mysterious QR code hidden in Splatoon 3’s trailer remains baffling to fans, who say an earlier attempt to enhance the image to show a release date - as reported below - may have been faked. The QR code - again, visible at the 55 seconds mark in Nintendo’s trailer broadcast last night and available on YouTube - certainly exists. However, the ability to scan it is being hampered by the code’s size and the video’s quality....

Ever since Star Wars returned to the big screen in 2015, there have been plenty of fans wondering about the Sequel Trilogy that might have been had Disney followed George Lucas’ outline for Episodes VII, VIII, and IX. We’ve learned that Lucas’ ideas for VII influenced the story of The Last Jedi, and thanks to an IGN interview with Mark Hamill, we know what the father of Star Wars intended for the end of the Sequel era....

Bethesda has offered up a series of videos with developer insight into some of the locations in upcoming space-faring RPG Starfield. The videos (as spotted by XboxAchievements) take a look at three locations; namely New Atlantis, Akila City and Neon. While brief, each video shows off some concept art while narrated by the game’s design director Emil Pagliarulo. Akira City is the capital of the Freestar Collective, described as a loose confederation of three distinct star systems....

Elden Ring has now been played with a Fisher Price controller. New Zealand streamer Rudeism (aka Dylan Beck) is known for his controller tinkering and, after a jokey Twitter post from Wario 64, took on the challenge of modifying the kids controller. Over two weeks, he modified the Fisher Price controller into a working Xbox controller and showed off his creation with a spot of Elden Ring. Beck used a clone of an Arduino Pro Microcontroller inside the controller and reassigned the various button inputs....

A Street Fighter V Cinematic Story expansion will be released June 2016 as a free update to all players, Capcom has announced. The story is set between Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter III, and provides a cinematic story experience never before offered in a Street Fighter game. The shipping game will, however, include story elements from day one. Players will be able to play through individual character stories which promise to reveal important background information on each of the characters....

Update: Capcom has made the decision to take the PS4 beta of Street Fighter 5 offline because of issues preventing gamers from actually playing the game. A statement issued by Capcom reads: “We apologise for the ongoing issues that users have been experiencing with the SFV beta test. In order to allow us to fix the issues as quickly as possible, we are going to initiate a period of extended maintenance, during which time the beta will be unavailable to all users....