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• This effort to build the "greatest PS1-style video game ever made" is a little horny and extremely impressive

  18-08-2023 23:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  One indie developer is attempting to build the "greatest PS1-style video game ever made," and judging by the first bits of footage, this game might just have what it takes to live up to that moniker.Cold and Afraid is a mystery game where you take control of a detective attempting to find the killer behind a string of murders in a college town. You'll talk to various characters through a branching dialog system in order to solve the mystery, and a time event system will force you to make choices
  
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• Overwatch 2 director responds to its 131,108 negative Steam reviews

  18-08-2023 22:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Overwatch 2 has been taking a beating in Steam user reviews, and game director Aaron Keller has responded to that pummeling as part of a broader blog post discussing the release of the game's Invasion update."We also launched on Steam last week, and although being review-bombed isn't a fun experience, it's been great to see lots of new players jump into Overwatch 2 for the first time. Our goal with Overwatch 2 has been to make the game more accessible than ever for more people than ever before,"
  
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• Bungie's next secret game is finally out in the open: it's team-based, sci-fi, and whatever "frog-type" means

  18-08-2023 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over three years ago, cryptic job listings at Destiny 2 and now Marathon developer Bungie pointed toward a small-scale incubation project with a comedic tone. It looks like that mystery game has finally been unveiled, and we've got more than job listings to go on this time.In a post to its main Twitter, Bungie confirmed that it's "hiring for something new." What is this new thing, exactly? Well, it's "a team-based action game inspired by several genres in a brand-new, science-fantasy universe."
  
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• Call of Duty loses one of its best-known and most veteran designers, Mr. Black Ops himself

  18-08-2023 20:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Longtime Call of Duty lead David Vonderhaar, best known as the studio design director behind the entire Black Ops franchise, is leaving Activision and Treyarch altogether. CharlieIntel flagged a LinkedIn post from Vonderhaar earlier today. After 18 years spent making eight Call of Duty games, Vonderhaar says he's leaving the franchise and its owners to move onto "an undisclosed project" in the games industry. "Thank you to the Call of Duty community for your passion and enthusiasm," Vo
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 fans dub Karlach the best companion, and they're right

  18-08-2023 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems that every Baldur's Gate 3 player is coming to the same obvious conclusion: the best character in the game is Karlach, the extremely hot (and also hot) Tiefling Barbarian.You can meet Karlach pretty early on in Baldur's Gate 3's first act, where she's on the run after some, uh, trouble that you should probably play the game to see for yourself. She's got an infernal engine inside her chest that makes her too hot to touch, a core conflict you've got to resolve if you want to see her full
  
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• This gorgeous urban open-world RPG looks like Genshin Impact meets Grand Theft Auto

  18-08-2023 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naraka: Bladepoint publisher NetEase Games has revealed teasers for Project Mugen, an urban open-world RPG being developed by Naked Rain, one of its subsidiary studios.Earlier today, an official Twitter account for the game shared some official artwork, which shows three girls gathered on the rooftops of a large city. If you go to Project Mugen's website, you'll be greeted with a countdown to August 24 at 10am UTC+8 (August 23 at 11pm EDT / 7pm PDT), which is when more information on the game wi
  
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• Greek mythology meets the real world in new trailer for Percy Jackson series on Disney Plus

  18-08-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for the upcoming Disney Plus series Percy Jackson and the Olympians is here, plunging us straight into the world of Greek mythology. "The stories that I have told you about Greek gods and half-bloods... They were real," a voice says, as we come face-to-face with all manner of mythical creatures – including a satyr and a mysterious, scary-looking creature with horns.Based on Rick Riordan's beloved book series, the series sees 12-year-old demigod Percy (Walker Sco
  
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• This Zelda-like monster-taming RPG lets you raise, train, and cook for a whole army of adorable lil guys

  18-08-2023 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  This monster-taming RPG will have you befriending a small army of creatures and training them to fight for you.Creature Keeper is a creature-collecting RPG from indie developer Fervir Games and I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it. On one hand, you get to befriend a range of unique little guys, grow food to feed them, and watch them grow. On the other, you have to take them along with you when you fight. Luckily, the entire game is absolutely adorable and has retro-Zelda vibes so it makes se
  
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• Starfield fans manifest a smooth launch as preload details indicate a day-one build leagues ahead of Fallout 4

  18-08-2023 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Starfield, one of the year's biggest releases and the most anticipated Xbox exclusive of this generation is almost here, and fans are convinced it will be the smoothest lift-off of any Bethesda game ever. The mammoth space-based RPG was originally due to release late last year, before being pushed back to the first half of 2023. After suffering another gut-wrenching delay back in March, the game will finally arrive next month on September 6. So that fans can get in on the action as soon as
  
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• Even Baldur's Gate 3's devs know its characters are "too thirsty"

  18-08-2023 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer is well aware the developers made the game's companions "too thirsty."In a new interview with PC Gamer just below, lead writer of Baldur's Gate 3, Adam Smith, delved into the companions of the Dungeons & Dragons-shaped adventure. Smith spoke about how, when it comes to Jaheira, it's a little more difficult to show some of her more tender character moments because she's not a romanceable character in the RPG."We wanted to say 'this is a person whose history is li
  
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• Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and all of DC's November comics revealed

  18-08-2023 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC is cooling off the summer heat with the wintery goodness of the publisher's full November 2023 solicitations, which include the surprise holiday gift of DC's solicits for the first week of December as well.There are more than a few notable stories coming up for DC in November and early December - including multiple Batman-centric stories.For starters, there's writer Jason Aaron's return to the mainstream DC Universe for Batman: Off-World alongside artist Doug Mahnke and colorist Mike Spicer.
  
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• Ahsoka is now releasing earlier every week, thanks to surprise Disney Plus move

  18-08-2023 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahsoka is now premiering a day earlier on Disney Plus (August 22), and new episodes of the Star Wars show will be released every Tuesday instead of Wednesday.Disney Plus usually releases its Star Wars and Marvel shows on Wednesdays, with new episodes hitting the platform at midnight PT/3am ET, which is 8am in the UK. However, per the official Star Wars Twitter account, Ahsoka will be available to watch from 6pm ET on Tuesdays – so that's 9pm on the East Coast and an eye-watering 2am in the
  
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• Months later, Final Fantasy 16 fans are still debating who's stronger: Dion or Donald Duck

  18-08-2023 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Close to two months from launch, one of Final Fantasy 16’s most impactful moments on the wider series still has fans arguing – So what if Dion uses Final Fantasy’s canonically most-powerful spell, surely Donald Duck remains the stronger mage? You can't have this debate without spoilers for both Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy 16, so consider yourself warned. The argument made in jest has surfaced on Twitter and Reddit several times over the past few months, though those o
  
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• Succession director is "kicking himself" over one season 4 moment

  18-08-2023 17:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Succession director Mark Mylod is still seriously bothered by one moment in the show's fourth and final season – but he won't reveal what it is. "I will do the kicking myself thing. And I'll take no pleasure in the stuff that maybe has worked well," Mylod told Variety's Awards Circuit podcast. "It's the mistakes you've made, or the things you could have done better in the moment that you've missed. There's something I missed in one of the episodes in season 4, it's not necessarily a m
  
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• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth demo is on the way - but only with Like a Dragon Gaiden

  18-08-2023 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  A demo for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be included with Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.During a broadcast earlier today on August 18, from developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama revealed a new demo for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth was on the way. However, you can only bag this demo by shelling out for a copy of Like a Dragon Gaiden later this year, when it launches on November 9."As you may have been surprised to see, we’re including a s
  
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• This world-ending dark fantasy strategy game is like playing Baldur's Gate 3 as the mind flayers

  18-08-2023 16:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  I finally jumped into Baldur's Gate 3 yesterday and it's kick-started my desire to play through the campaign with multiple characters. The game feels like it's missing one perspective though - what if I don't want to remove the mind flayer parasite? What if I want it to take over from the get-go and start absolute chaos?This is what I would do for a totally unhinged and evil character in Baldur's Gate 3, but I might not have to get through my first character in order to live out my dreams of dar
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Preview - Modern Warfare III Gets A New Trailer And Campaign And Zombie Details

  18-08-2023 16:35
  
  Publisher:Activision Blizzard Developer:Sledgehammer GamesAfter a strange, but funny tease and an official teaser trailer earlier this month, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (not to be confused with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) is been fully unveiled with a full trailer, new details, and a handful of screenshots, which you can find below.Expectedly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III's campaign picks up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II left off. Modern Warfare III will also include what
  
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• Blue Beetle director pitched DC a Bane origin story – in Matt Reeves’ Batman universe

  18-08-2023 16:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto has revealed more details about his initial Bane pitch – including that it would have seemingly been part of Matt Reeves’ ever-growing Batman universe.After receiving acclaim for his Sundance debut with Charm City Kings, Soto was called into a general meeting with DC."You have to be prepared if they ask you what you want to do," Soto told The Hollywood Reporter. "And I’ve always wanted to explore the origin story of Bane. It’s super
  
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• Like a Dragon Gaiden trailer has Kiryu a broken man

  18-08-2023 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name just dropped, and everyone's very concerned over Kiryu breaking down.Earlier today on August 18, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio debuted the new trailer for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, seen just below. The trailer sets up the overarching story for Kiryu's next adventure, as he's beckoned out of hiding for  a top-secret mission, but it's the few seconds at the three minutes and 19 seconds mark that's got all the
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 player 'breaks' Monk class with attack that does 320 damage on every turn

  18-08-2023 16:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3's Monk is a melee class that relies on speed and stealth over brute strength, but as one fan recently discovered, with the right mix of skills and gear, you can turn the Monk into a phenomenally heavy hitter. "I think I broke Unarmed Strike on Monk," says user OrkoTheMage over on the Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit. According to the player, this particular build, can deal up to 320 damage by capitalising on the Monk's ability to deal multiple blows when fighting with their fists.
  
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• No Man's Sky Echoes teased as developer prepares to celebrate game's 7th anniversary

  18-08-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  No Man's Sky Echoes, the next update for Hello Games' spacefaring phenomenon, has been teased in a short video put together by the studio to celebrate the game's seventh anniversary.It's been seven years since No Man's Sky first released on PS4 and PC, and development on the game is still going strong. One of the most recent updates for the game was Singularity Expedition in June, which ran for five weeks and promised player choices with "far-reaching consequences" for the overarching No Man's S
  
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• David Harbour confirms suspicions over the Black Widow ending

  18-08-2023 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  David Harbour has opened up about the Black Widow ending – and he's confirmed a common suspicion about the final act. Harbour played Red Guardian in the Marvel Phase 4 movie, and he will be reprising his role for the upcoming Thunderbolts movie, arriving later in Marvel Phase 5. "We were, I think, going to go, and then I think they did want the opportunity to change some stuff," the actor told the Happy Sad Confused podcast (before the SAG-AFTRA actors' strike) of Thunderbolts. "
  
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• Sims competitor Paralives will still let you kill off your characters - it'll just take a little more work

  18-08-2023 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just like in The Sims, upcoming life sim Paralives will also give players the opportunity to kill off its characters, if you are so inclined.As reported by PCGamesN (via the Paralives Patreon), Paralives will give its characters a little more autonomy than Sims do in Maxis' life sim. As demonstrated in the video below, Parafolk "will be able to decide to perform some interactions on their own," including feeding themselves when they get hungry. But what happens when you place a character in
  
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• David Ayer says he regrets one of Suicide Squad's most controversial elements

  18-08-2023 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  David Ayer regrets the tattoo he gave Jared Leto's Joker – you know the one – in 2016's Suicide Squad.In response to a fan on Twitter, the Suicide Squad director put his hands up to the creative misstep that was the tattoo that literally said 'damaged' on Joker's forehead."I own the tattoo idea 100% It was my choice," Ayer wrote, before revealing there was an alternate bit of ink that almost made its way onto the Clown Prince of Crime."Original idea is it would say 'Blessed' and not
  
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• David Harbour knows how Stranger Things ends, so of course he's teasing us

  18-08-2023 13:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  David Harbour promises Stranger Things season 5 will "pay off the OG characters in big ways" – and says we should expect to see a lot more of Hopper, Joyce, Mike, Will, and Eleven in the Netflix show's final chapter."It'll take a while to shoot, which will be tough since we can't get started yet, but it is what it is," he explained on the Happy Sad Confused podcast recently, referencing the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. "I'm excited to go back. I'm excited to wrap it up in a bold
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 writer says his favourite playthrough is 'very evil guy trying to be good'

  18-08-2023 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer Adam Smith has revealed his favourite way to play the acclaimed RPG, and it's as a very evil guy who's trying oh-so-hard to be good. There's a lot of choice when it comes to the kind of character you want to be in Baldur's Gate 3. One of the most enticing of those is The Dark Urge - an origin option that has the advantage of being fully customisable but also comes with a considerable drawback. They're plagued with dark thoughts urging them to commit acts of mas
  
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• Dragon Age writer defends Baldur's Gate 3's least favorite companion: "Fandom has always treated male characters with more forgiveness"

  18-08-2023 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon Age writer David Gaider says female characters receiving more criticism than their male counterparts is "very much a Thing" in games. On August 18, Gaider - who is mainly known as the writer of BioWare's Dragon Age series and Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical - responded to a tweet about Baldur's Gate 3, explaining that, as was the case with Dragon Age, male characters tend to get more forgiveness than female characters do from their fans. The exchange started when one Twitter
  
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• James Gunn says he's not making a young Superman movie – clarifying confusion over Henry Cavill recast

  18-08-2023 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Gunn has spoken more about Superman: Legacy, clarifying confusion following Henry Cavill's departure from the role in the process. On Threads, in response to a fan, Gunn wrote: "I was never making a 'young Superman' movie, just a Superman movie!"The confirmation comes after Cavill's exit from the role. Following his post-credits appearance in Black Adam, Cavill announced he was back as Superman, then soon after shared he was back out. Gunn revealed that his Superman movie would focus
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West fans hope to follow Destiny 2's lead over the future of Sylens

  18-08-2023 12:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horizon Forbidden West fans are hoping that future games in the series might follow Destiny 2's lead for the future of one major character.Following the sad news that actor Lance Reddick passed away in March, members of both the Destiny 2 and Horizon communities paid tribute to him for his part in voice acting and bringing the characters Commander Zavala and Sylens to life. More recently, Bungie announced that Keith David will be taking on the role of Zavala in Destiny 2's last expansion, The Fi
  
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• Dark and Darker dev's legal woes are over - for now, at least

  18-08-2023 12:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lawsuit against Dark and Darker's developer has been dismissed, but only on the grounds that it should be heard in a different country.Yesterday, on August 18, Dark and Darker developer Ironmace announced that a United States District Court had dismissed Nexon's lawsuit against the studio and its co-founders, Terence Park and Ju-Hyun Choi. The court sided with Ironmace as the defendants, and ruled that South Korea would be a more "appropriate" venue for the lawsuit to be heard."We have long ma
  
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• Diablo 4 dev busts one of the community’s more sensible loot theories

  18-08-2023 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard has dashed the Diablo 4's community's latest theory - even though it's one of their more sensible ones to boot.The latest theory originated in Asia before making its west to American and European servers. The idea is that the amount of items you have in your stash influences the drop rate of newer goods. Not just a random guess, the player behind the observation has receipts to back up their claim. One post sharing those findings read: "He has done different methods of testing, pow
  
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• One of the highest-rated Steam games of all time is getting a surprise movie adaptation from the John Wick creator

  18-08-2023 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slime Rancher, indie developer Monomi Park’s slimetastic 2017 hit, is being made into a movie.As per Deadline, the game – which sees players control young rancher Beatrix LeBeau as she wrangles slimes a thousand light years from Earth – is being adapted by Story Kitchen, the production company founded by John Wick writer and creator Derek Kolstad.Little else is known about the project – including whether it’s an animated affair or a bizarro live-action take on the c
  
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• God of War studio job listing points to a new game in the works

  18-08-2023 11:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new God of War game is seemingly in development at Sony Santa Monica.Earlier this week, the California-based studio put out a new job listing for a Combat Designer. In the 'Requirements' section of the job listing, the studio reveals the ideal candidate "must have knowledge of God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök (2022) and be able to speak in depth about the combat systems, mechanics, and enemies."Up until now, Sony Santa Monica has never revealed what it plans o
  
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• First Ahsoka reactions are calling the Star Wars show a "dream come true" for Rebels fans

  18-08-2023 11:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first reactions to Ashoka, the latest live-action Star Wars series to hit Disney Plus, have arrived – and viewers are calling it an "epic" tale from the galaxy far, far away. The show sees Rosario Dawson reprise her role as the titular former Jedi, after making her live-action debut in The Mandalorian season 2 (the character originated in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars) – and she's investigating a new threat to the galaxy far, far away. Mary Elizabeth Winstead
  
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• Time Princess celebrates cultural heritage - and its third anniversary - with a Flamenco-themed event

  18-08-2023 10:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hit dress-up game Time Princess is celebrating its third anniversary - and its commitment to cultural diversity from around the world - with a partnership with Spain's Museo del Baile Flamenco.A suite of events are heading to the game to help grant players a deeper understanding of Flamenco culture. In a video celebrating the collaboration, which you can watch below, players can learn more about the museum thanks to close-up views of the exhibitions and an interview with Kurt Grötsch, its d
  
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• Is Blue Beetle in the DCU? Let’s answer 2023’s most confusing superhero movie question

  18-08-2023 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Is Blue Beetle in the DCU? All told, it’s probably 2023’s most confusing superhero movie question. Several quotes have conflicted with themselves – and even the movie itself is hesitant to answer whether Jaime Reyes exists in the older DCEU or James Gunn and Peter Safran’s shiny new DCU.Below, we’ll aim to explain the weird and wonderful canon issue that’s been keeping comic book movie fans occupied. We’ll untangle quotes from Gunn and director Angel Man
  
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• How many Blue Beetle post-credits scenes are there and do they affect the DCU?

  18-08-2023 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new superhero movie usually brings the same questions. In this case, you’ll be looking for not only whether you need to stay behind to watch any Blue Beetle post-credits scenes, but also how they may affect the upcoming DCU Chapter One.While Blue Beetle was produced and filmed before James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios took over and launched a new cinematic universe, there is still an after-credits stinger that could be picked up down the line. Don’t forget, James Gunn c
  
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• Blue Beetle Easter eggs: 13 references and details to DC – and beyond

  18-08-2023 09:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blue Beetle is packed with Easter eggs, both to the character’s history and the DC universe-at-large. With the movie’s intriguing placement as a stopgap before the new DCU begins, it means that any detail, reference, or nod could unlock hints towards DC Studios’ plans long before we officially hear about them from co-CEO James Gunn.We’ve already watched Blue Beetle multiple times now, scouring every frame from Palmera City to Kord HQ to bring you some of the biggest detai
  
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• Quantum Error skirts October games rush with early November release date

  18-08-2023 01:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  TeamKill Media's upcoming sci-fi horror game Quantum Error has revealed a November 3 release date - just days after the October onslaught of new games ends.TeamKill has released a brand new trailer for Quantum Error, which recently scrapped plans for a PS4 release because it would have required "too much downgrading." The trailer is comprised of almost four minutes of cinematics and gameplay showing the protagonist venture into dangerous environments crawling with even more dangerous foes to "s
  
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