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Astro Bot will receive free DLC later this year that focuses on speedruns. More VIP bot cameos will also be added for players to rescue.”You know it’s not going to be like, you know, a huge, huge amount, but it will be focusing on one of the features that people enjoyed in Astro’s Playroom. That was the speedruns,” said game director Nicholas Doucet in an interview with Quest Daily. “You know, there were some speedruns, and the levels were quite short, but it was the fact that you could replay and keep shaving time off with some new VIP bots to rescue, so some characters we didn’t include yet will appear.”He also confirmed that the speedrun content will also include leaderboards. Additionally, the team is creating more challenging levels as well as considering content that feels more “…

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale happens October 8-9, but there are already a bunch of early deals cropping up before the event goes live, including a big price cut for one of the best PS5 exclusives, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. For a limited time, you can grab physical copies of the game for just $50. This matches Spider-Man 2’s lowest price yet. This deal is also available at Walmart.

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Despite the recent failure of Concord to reach an audience, Sony has a library of original PlayStation games and intellectual property that few in the video game industry can match. However, Sony chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida believes that the company is lagging behind in IP, and wants to devote resources to creating more originals.While speaking with the Financial Times, Yoshida indicated that Sony won’t stop providing content for the various streaming services including Netflix and Max. But he believes that the company has to focus on making new IP in order to better compete in the entertainment industry.”Whether it’s for games, films, or anime, we don’t have that much IP that we fostered from the beginning,” added Sony’s chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki. “We’re lacking the earl…

EA has confirmed that a rumored death-based expansion pack for The Sims 4 is indeed in development, and it’s set to arrive just in time for Halloween. But The Life And Death expansion pack isn’t the only content players have to look forward to this fall: New kits and in-game events are on the way, too.In a short video roadmap released by Maxis and EA, tarot cards are flipped over, with each card depicting upcoming content for The Sims 4. The game’s developers are referring to the upcoming releases collectively as “the season of To Be Continued.” The animated “tarot reading” revealed the following expansions, kits, and updates, along with their release dates:

• The Storybook Nursery Kit launches on September 19
• The Artist Studio Kit launches on Sept…
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A new Dragon Ball anime series doesn’t just mean a fresh chance to see Goku and his pals embark on a new adventure, It also means that you can expect some new collectibles to go up for sale, and right on cue, there are several Dragon Ball Daima action figures ready to add to your shelf. The new anime series will start airing in Japan on Friday, October 11, and it’s the final animated season that late Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama had a direct hand in shaping, as he helped craft the overall story and worked on several character designs.While plot details are slim, it looks like the show is a back-to-basics return for Dragon Ball. Thanks to mysterious shenanigans, the main cast have been transformed back into kids, and Goku will make up for his smaller frame by once again wield…

After six years of ongoing support, State of Decay developer Undead Labs has announced that State of Decay 2 is coming to an end when it comes to new content updates. The studio is now shifting its focus to State of Decay 3, which the company says is aiming to be the “greatest zombie survival sim” in the series so far.State of Decay 2 has had nearly 40 updates and expansions that added more modes, maps, story content, characters, weapons, and cosmetics over the years. Undead Labs said it has “poured our hearts into making the experience the best it can be.” But the time has come to move on and look ahead.

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Actor Ian McKellen famously played Gandalf the wise wizard in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film franchises, but could he come back again for the next film, tentatively titled The Hunt for Gollum? The 85-year-old actor recently revealed that he’s been asked to come back.”I’ve just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved and they hope that I’ll be playing him,” he told The Big Issue. “When? I don’t know. What the script is? It’s not written yet. So they better be quick!”McKellen is likely referring to a previous comment he made regarding The Hunt for Gollum, when he said he would be eager to play Gandalf again so long as he lives long enough for the movie to get made.Separately, McKellen told the BBC, “I’m not letting anyone else put on…

Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse, the co-founders of Risk of Rain developer Hopoo Games, have announced that they are moving to Valve to work on game development. Multiple other Hopoo staff are also moving to Valve, and the studio is ceasing development on its unannounced title.”We’re incredibly grateful to Valve for their partnerships in the last decade, and are excited to continue working on their awesome titles,” said the announcement, which was posted by Hopoo Games on X (formerly Twitter).

Today, we have an exciting update: Duncan and Paul, alongside many other talented members at Hopoo Games, will now be working on game development directly at @valvesoftware ! — Hopoo Games (@hopoogames) Septem…

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One of the most popular games at the moment, Black Myth: Wukong, is reportedly not on Xbox Series X|S due to a non-publicized exclusivity clause between Sony and developer GameScience.According to IGN and Forbes, previous claims stating that the Xbox version was delayed because of a technical memory issue were inaccurate. Instead, the game is reportedly currently a console exclusive–at least for now–on PlayStation 5.Neither Sony nor GameScience have said anything about possible exclusivity deals, but GameScience said the game is currently being optimized on Xbox. Microsoft also put out its own statement about Black Myth: Wukong.”We’re excited for the launch of Black Myth Wukong on Xbox Series X|S and are working with Game Science to bring the game to our platforms,” Microsoft explained…