Sea of Thieves’ 14th season is almost upon us; Rare has confirmed it’ll be bringing a whole bunch of new stealthy treats to its multiplayer pirate adventure on 17th October.

When last we heard hints of Season 14, it was all the way back in March, when Rare laid out its content plans for 2024. And while today’s release date announcement was a little light on specifics – a proper season breakdown video is scheduled to arrive soon – we do at least have some idea of what it’ll bring thanks to that early showing.

As per March’s roadmap, Season 14 is all about introducing a stealthier, more mischievous style of play to Sea of Thieves, with new additions – assuming plans haven’t dramatically changed – set to include a crouch ability, plus the power to hang off the s…

The movie adaptation of Supermassive’s Until Dawn horror has wrapped filming.
Director David F. Sandberg shared the news on his Instagram account, saying “we made it until dawn! That’s a wrap on #UntilDawnMovie”.

Let’s Play Until Dawn Remake PS5 Gameplay – SUPERMASSIVE OR SUPERDISAPPOINTING?

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A group of modders has launched a new project to mod Fallout: New Vegas into an all-new Mexican-set game.
A new trailer for the Fallout: Nuevo México project has been launched to “give you a glimpse of what we ultimately aim to achieve”, although an initial gameplay trailer was released last year.
“Mexico City is the largest city in North America and serves as the biggest hub in Fallout: Nuevo México,” reads the new trailer description. “While still largely under development, we are thrilled to finally reveal this iconic wasteland.”

Fallout: México – Official Reveal Trailer | 🇲🇽

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Update – Monday 7th October: Savvy Games Group says its interest is not specific to acquiring a larger stake in Nintendo, but in all Japanese gaming companies.
Furthermore, it wished to stress that Prince Faisal is the vice chair of Savvy Games Group and not an official spokesperson for the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Original story follows.

Original story, 6th October:Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is considering increasing its 8.58 percent stake in Nintendo.
According to Kyodo news and spotted by VGC, Savvy Games Group’s vice chair confirmed plans to diversify its hitherto oil-dependent economy by strengthening its gaming and entertainment businesses.

Eurogamer Newscast: When it costs £700, who exactly is the PS5 Pro for?

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Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy has entered into a €15m convertible loan agreement with technology conglomerate Tencent. This type of loan is an agreement that can be converted into a predetermined number of equity shares at a later date.
Tencent’s loan is still to be approved by Remedy’s Extraordinary General Meeting, which is scheduled to be held by 24th October. Following its approval, Tencent will “have the right to convert the loan into new Remedy shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of the convertible rights” three years after the drawdown.

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Red Candle Games, the developer behind critically acclaimed horror titles Detention and Devotion, has announced its equally well-received Sekiro-inspired action-platfomer Nine Sols is coming to Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch on 26th November.

Nine Sols, which released on PC back in May following a successful crowdfunding campaign, casts players as the cat-like Yi, as he embarks on a quest of vengeance through a dark fantasy world, melding sci-fi and Eastern mythology. His goal is to eliminate the realm’s formidable rulers – the nine Sols of the title – and unravel the mysteries of an alien race.

In gameplay terms, Nine Sols combines elements of a Metroidvania – insofar as it features a vast interconnected world, albeit one you’ll largely be exploring in a line…

After a succession of leaks, Meta has officially unveiled its lower-priced Meta Quest 3S headset line-up, which launches on 15th October.

Meta Quest 3S starts at £289.99/$299.99 USD with 128GB of storage, but there’s also a 256GB option priced at £379.99/$399.99. To put that into context, the 128GB Meta Quest 2 weighs in at around $199.99, and the 128GB Quest 3 now costs $429.99. However, Meta has confirmed it’s phasing out Quest 2, the Quest Pro, and the 128GB version of Quest 3 – leaving just the 512GB Quest 3 (now slashed by $150 to $499.99) as an alternative.

As for specs, the Meta Quest 3S’ innards are similar to those of the Meta Quest 3, and the inclusion of the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset means it’ll be able to play previously Quest …

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has stated the company would “rather go in a different direction” when it comes to using AI.
In an interview with the New York Times, Miyamoto discussed the importance of originality for the company and what makes Nintendo special, using AI as an example.
“It might seem like we are just going the opposite direction for the sake of going in the opposite direction, but it really is trying to find what makes Nintendo special,” said Miyamoto. “There is a lot of talk about AI, for example. When that happens, everyone starts to go in the same direction, but that is where Nintendo would rather go in a different direction.”

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Threads of Time is a newly revealed retro style RPG described as a spiritual successor to the Square Enix classic Chrono Trigger.
The game was shown today by Xbox at the Tokyo Game Show, and is being developed by Canadian studio Riyo Games.
This is the studio’s first game, though its developers have experience from Shovel Knight, Fortnite, Deltarune, and Tomb Raider. What’s more, development has been aided by “legendary developers and composers” from the Xenoblade Chronicles and Mana series.

Threads of Time | Official Announce Trailer | TGS 2024

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The end is in sight for The Simpsons: Tapped Out, EA’s long-running and hugely successful free-to-play city builder. The publisher has announced it’s removing the mobile game from app stores this October, some 12 years after its initial release.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out launched for iOS and Android back in 2012, challenging players to rebuild Springfield after Homer Simpson’s negligence causes a nuclear meltdown. By 2014, it had generated over $130 million in revenue, and it’s continued to receive updates since then.

But 12 years on, development is officially coming to an end – a decision EA called an “emotional one” in statement shared on The Simpsons: Tapped Out’s official Facebook page.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out – NOW AVAILABLE!

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