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It’s been a while since I really dove into the open-world, online survival game Rust. It was one of the earlier examples of the genre, sending dudes in their underwear to do battle against radioactive bears for a chance at loot or blueprints. The game was later redesigned from the ground up, offering more world biomes, better equipment, and more crafting/building options. It also looked better, graphically. However, today Rust got a whole-new visual overhaul in its World Revamp update....

Six percent of Nintendo is now owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial scheme set up by the country’s highly-controversial Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The state’s growing stake has risen from 5.01 percent last May, when word of its investment first surfaced, to 6.07 percent now. At the time, Nintendo said it learned of the investment from news reports and declined to comment further. This latest update comes from Nintendo’s own report, via Reuters....

Right now you can pick up the Sony Inzone M9 for just £899, a £100 decrease from its usual asking price, rather good for a monitor that’s only been out for just over three months. UK US When it comes to the specs of this monitor, it’s a relatively compact size of 27-inches, making it a nice choice for when you’re sat closer to the screen whilst gaming. Speaking of, in regards to its performance with games, you’re getting quite a good range of options here thanks to both its resolution of up to 4K and refresh rate of 144Hz....

SEGA may have lapped up strong sales of poor games during the Wii era, but today’s market is all about releasing quality products with a long tail, SEGA Europe boss Jurgen Post has told MCV. “We were a little bit opportunistic, signing a lot of titles and doing things that were not necessarily very good,” explained Post. “There was a time when you could sell a lot of products, for example on Wii, but that market has gone....

With Seven: The Days Long Gone being just around the corner Fool’s Theory and Imgn.Pro decided to unleash another brand new trailer. The new video focuses on the game’s combat system, which features a variety of weapons, one-handed or two-handed, but also some super-human-like abilities. Seven: The Days Long Gone will arrive tomorrow on PC, with people who pre-ordered the game via Steam being able to enjoy the game with a sweet 10% discount....

Recently, Zoe Quinn accused Night in the Woods developer Alec Holowka of abuse and essentially holding them against their will in Winnipeg. This incident happened early in their career, and they explain they’ve chosen to come forward now after reading about a similar experience that Nathalie Lawhead had. Following in her footsteps, several others have stepped forward and have publicly made their stories known. Lawhead and Quinn’s stories inspired many others to speak up, with several high-profile video game developers being accused of abusing their positions....

The team at Flying Wild Hog have dropped a new gameplay trailer for upcoming FPS Shadow Warrior 3 ahead of its launch next week. The footage offers up just under ten minutes of sword-&-gunplay action, featuring our hero Lo Wang. Wang’s on the hunt for a dragon he inadvertently released at the end of the last game. Naturally, his search leads him to the Dragon’s Nest, which is where this footage picks things up....

In The Sims 4, there are several different types of careers and each one has advantages and disadvantages. The hours are variable, payments differ, and the tasks are also unique. Careers are also more flexible than ever before, with sims able to take vacations and family leave when they get pregnant or adopt sims. They can even take fake sick days! In this guide, we take a look at career types, how they work, what the earning potential is, and what they add to your gameplay....

Now, Skyrim is a game that needs no introduction. It’s been ported to just about every conceivable device that can run it (including some high-tech Japanese refrigerators, probably). It’s consumed hundreds of hours of the lives of gamers all around the world. It’s achieved Madonna- and Cher-esque levels of fame, meaning that it’s usually referred to only but that one name, Skyrim. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? Ain’t nobody got time fo dat, as the meme goes....

Owners of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have received a message from Nintendo: Version 2.0.0 patch is due to be released within the next seven days. We don’t know the exact contents of the patch yet, but we do know that your replay data will be incompatible when the game is patched, so you should convert them to a video if you really want to save any of them. The timing of the patch seems to suggest that it will finally add Piranha Plant to the game, as Nintendo has said that he is due to arrive in February and seven days time just happens to be February 1st....

If you are a Sonic fan then you have probably realized that the recent string of Sonic titles have been lack luster - to say the least. Well, it would appear that SEGA is keeping with what they know – old Sonic games are better than new ones. Recently, the ESRB rated Sonic’s first 3D adventure title, Sonic Adventure - settling on an “E for Everyone” stamp for the upcoming port....

Sega has announced that Sonic Mania is getting a physical release on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch complete with a bunch of additional content, including two new playable characters. Sonic Mania Plus will see Mighty and Ray join the lineup alongside Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and will be joined by the all-new Encore Mode and an expanded competition offering that now accommodates four-players going head-to-head. The physical re-release of last year’s retro-tastic platformer will be speeding into stores in summer 2018, although an exact release date has yet to be announced....

Sony has stated that worldwide total shipments for PlayStation 4 have reached 110.4 million units, in its latest fiscal year report (via Gematsu). Its own forecast has been topped, with a total of 13.6 million units sold in this year, and a contributing total of 1.5 million units sold at the end of this fiscal year. This is actually a year-on-year decrease of 1.1 million units from last year, but Sony still seems to be happy about the results....

Sports Direct, the retail giant owned by Newcastle United owner and billionaire Mike Ashley, has bought 44 million shares in Game Digital. That works out to 25.75% of the GAME group. This news comes after GAME issued a profit warning at the end of last month, even partly blaming the lack of Nintendo Switch stock for its ails. Yes, really. The response to this profit warning was another drop in share price value to 20p, which is pretty bleak, considering that when GAME was actually floated on the stock market three years ago it was almost 200p per share....

Square Enix has announced that selected PS4 players will be able to take part in a closed beta test for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT from 5AM BST August 26, until 5AM September 4. Players have to sign up for an opportunity to be chosen for the beta. So, if you haven’t already, you may want to get a move on because registration closes soon. Players in the closed beta test will be able to give the team-based brawler a go, fighting with heroes and villains from the Final Fantasy series....

Star Trek fans are about to freak out a little. Star Trek: Bridge Crew will launch this autumn for all major VR platforms, Ubisoft has announced. “Developed exclusively for VR, Star Trek: Bridge Crew puts you directly onto the bridge in a Starfleet ship as a member of the Federation. Join your crew and command the new vessel U.S.S Aegis to explore the uncharted sector of the galaxy: the Trench,” reads the game’s blurb....

The Legends canon is creeping back into the Star Wars universe in the form of a new one-shot comic from Marvel which resurrects the publisher’s classic Star Wars series. Star Wars #108, which is written by Matthew Rosenberg (X-Men) and drawn by a lineup of artists, with a cover from the legendary Walt Simonson, reintroduces characters who first appeared in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Yes, that means Jaxxon, the green rabbit dude who hung out with Han Solo in a series of Suicide Squad-like adventures, as well as Valance the Hunter, Amaiza Foxtrain, and Domina Tagge....

Today from Electronic Arts (EA) and Motive Studios we got the debut trailer for Star Wars: Squadrons, what appears to be a spiritual successor to the Rogue Squadron series. Red Five standing by Star Wars: Squadrons had been rumored for quite some time, previously under the code name Star Wars: Project Maverick. The game will have teams of five in first-person dogfights across the Star Wars universe visiting previously seen locations from the franchise, as well as new ones like the gas giant of Yavin Prime and the shattered moon of Galitan....

Valve has revealed that it has updated Steam with a bunch of new features, among which includes two new filters to improve the control users have over what content appears in their searches. Steam does have options for filtering mature content right now, although it’s limited to ‘Frequent Violence/Gore’ and ‘Nudity/Sexual Content.’ However, the update has given users two more options: Adult Only Filter and general Mature Content Filter. The former is geared specifically for weeding out games that have explicit and/or graphic sexual content, while the Mature Filter lets you identify games that includes content such as violence and sex....

Steam has been a fixture of PC gaming for well over a decade, and alongside its ubiquity as a sales platform for games, developers and publishers of all shapes and sizes have used it to sell soundtracks and additional media with their titles. Fans and creators alike have gotten by with using Steam’s DLC distribution features for game soundtracks, but a new update to the app’s developer tools will allow music to be bought and sold separately from games, as well as making them easier to listen to with new playback features....