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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Here’s your first look at whip-cracking action Puzzles, traps, and fedoras coming later this year. Image credit:Microsoft/Bethesda/MachineGames MachineGames finally showed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle during Xbox Developer Direct, and the game’s depiction of Indy is the spitting image of Harrison Ford in his prime. In the game, you will step into the shoes of Indiana Jones and take on an adventure that spans the globe during the height of the archaeologist’s career....

It’s not just you: Netflix’s new head of film doesn’t think the streaming service’s past output is very good either Coming in hot. Image credit:Netflix Don’t worry, if you’ve felt that Netflix’s films have been a bit rubbish for a while, the service’s new head of film thinks similarly. You might not know him by name, but you probably are familiar with Netflix’s head of film Dan Lin’s work. Lin has produced some big hits like The Lego Movie, the Robert Downey Jr....

July 4th 2023 deal: Get the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB Gen4 SSD for under $100 A steal for a PS5-compatible NVMe drive. Independence Day on July 4th is often used by retailers to offer discounts on their products. This is great for those of us who are gamers and tech heads. With it being a Gen4 drive, you’re guaranteed blazing read and transfer speeds, ideal for new laptop and desktop upgrades....

Lies of P Overture has just been revealed, and it’s coming this Summer A whole new adventure for everyone’s favourite boy. Or, is he not a real boy? Image credit:Neowiz / Sony Lies of P ’s first big post-launch DLC has just been announced at the Sony State of Play. Dubbed Overture, it seems to throw Pinocchio into a whole new adventure filled with danger, intrigue, and slick new weapons to try out....

Like A Dragon Gaiden Ayu answers and romance guide Excercising the flirting muscle The Like A Dragon Gaiden Ayu relationship puts you back in the booths of Heaven’s Cloud as you get to know the club’s more athletic hostess. Like the series’ other hostess segments, you’ll need to say the right things and conduct yourself appropriately if you want to improve your relationship with Ayu, and it’s not always easy to predict what counts as correct....

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t doing Palworld numbers, but it has set a Steam record of its own Palworld is a bit of an outlier, anyway. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t hitting the soaring heights of Palworld on Steam, but it has set a record within its own series. It’s only January and we’ve already had some pretty big releases, with Palworld becoming a surprise Steam smash hit selling checks Twitter to see what the latest ridiculous figure is eight million copies on just the PC store front alone in less than six days....

Madden NFL 23, Atomic Heart, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, and more coming to Xbox Game Pass More games coming to cloud, console, and PC. Another round of games has been announced for Xbox Game Pass in February. First up is Madden NFL 23 for console and PC with EA Play on February 9. Those with Play and Ultimate subs can score a Supercharge Pack just for logging into Madden Ultimate Team between February 9 and March 9....

Maniac may be the best Vampire Survivors-like you’ve never heard of (and is one of the best Steam Deck games of 2024) I’m willing to bet you’re probably finding out about this gem of a Vampire Survivors-eque for the first time, but know that I don’t blame you. Image credit:VG247 I don’t believe we’ve ever covered Maniac here on VG247. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen much coverage for it elsewhere, either....

Manor Lords dev asks folks what should be in the next patch, serious beef between some butchers and walls naturally ensues Meat men and women vs the ability to cower behind something - man, it’s a tough one. Image credit:Slavic Magic What do you think developer Slavic Magic needs to add to Manor Lords next? That’s exactly the question it’s recently asked the game’s community, kicking off a bit of a barney between butcher fans, town wall desirers, and a fair amount of people who lie somewhere between those two extreme orthodoxies....

Marvel Rivals season one is about to drop, and naturally the hero modders have turned into Thomas The Tank Engine has steamed to the highest pick rate among casuals so far Because some things are just destined to be. Image credit:NetEase Games/VinnyHaw Marvel Rivals season one is nearly upon us, being set to drop tomorrow, January 10. Ahead of that though, in addition to sharing the fresh additions and tweaks to established characters that it’ll bring, NetEase has put out listings of the heroes currently being picked most often in both quickplay and competitive matches....

May the Prime be with you: Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D highlights Prime Gaming’s May lineup 15 games in total for the month. Other titles include Planescape Torment: Enhanced Edition, The Almost Gone, Alpha Mission 2, Lila’s Sky Ark, and more. May titles with Prime Gamimg You can also claim exclusive content for League of Legends , FIFA 23, Overwatch 2 , Lost Ark , and other games. On May 4, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D, Super Sidekicks, and Samurai Shodown 4 will arrive on the service....

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 may lead with new mission modes, but its astonishing scope is broad enough to fly an A380 through - Hands-On This is certainly the biggest-ever Flight Simulator release in terms of content - and it may also be in terms of audience. Image credit:Microsoft Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has a marketing line that sounds like the usual bluster you get around any publisher’s big tentpole game. It is, the publisher and its developers claim, “the most ambitious sim ever undertaken”....

Mihoyo has another hit on its hands, as Zenless Zone Zero hits 50 million downloads not even a week into its release Don’t sleep on all those Zs. Image credit:HoYoverse Zenless Zone Zero is off to a very strong start, as it hasn’t even been a week, but the game has managed to hit 50 million downloads globally. I think at this point, there’s just no denying that Mihoyo has cemented its place at the top of the mobile game pantheon....

Minecraft Legends gameplay shown off, releases April 18 A look at the game’s PVP mode was shown off today. During the Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct presentation, we were given a look at Minecraft Legends gameplay along with a release date. Releasing on April 18, the game features lush biomes filled with both goodies and perils. During your adventures, you will meet new friends, reunite with familiar mobs, and fight piglins in battle....

Minecraft Live 2023: Minecraft Update 1.21 in 2024, new Legends content on the horizon Crafting the future, one block at a time. Image credit:Microsoft/Mojang Minecraft Live 2023 has wrapped up, and the show provided information on upcoming content for the franchise alongside word of a 15th Anniversary Celebration in 2024 and a huge milestone. What’s this huge milestone? Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies since its full release in 2011....

Monopoly Go Captain’s Quest rewards All the rewards you can get from the Captain’s Quest event. Image credit:Scopely / VG247 Monopoly Go players looking for currency to play the latest Treasures event should check out Captain’s Quest . This new Monopoly Go event launched on Monday 24 February 2025, and lets players unlock dozens of freebies including the tokens needed to play the Treasures event mini-game, along with extra dice rolls and stickers....

Monster Hunter Wilds shows off new gameplay as Capcom announces a playable demo (available in a few months’ time) As promised, Monster Hunter Wilds graced the SGF stage earlier to offer us all something new to dig through. Following last week’s big Monster Hunter Wilds gameplay reveal at Sony’s State of Play, which Capcom labelled “1st trailer” , we got another look at the highly-anticipated action RPG earlier today during Summer Game Fest’s showcase event....

Mortal Kombat 1 brought the smoke with an excellent Lin Kuei trailer Sub Zero, Scorpion, Smoke and Rain all make excellent appearances in the latest kombat kast stream. Image credit:Netherrealm Mortal Kombat 1 got a brand-new trailer last night showing off several returning characters - mostly from the Lin Kuei - everyone’s favourite band of colourful ninjas. The trailer highlights both story and gameplay details for Sub Zero, Scorpion, Smoke, and Rain....

Nightdive Studios gives us a first look at System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition The System Shock remake is due out at the end of the month. Nightdive Studios has offered us our first look at System Shock 2: Enhance Edition , a new version of the game being brought to “next-generation consoles for the first time.” It seems like we’re constantly waiting for some kind of System Shock to release, in particular the System Shock remake - which should be out May 30 , just over a week away (though only on PC)....

Nintendo is staying quiet on who’s making Mario & Luigi: Brothership, but says some “original developers” are involved We’ll just have to wait and see, it seems. Image credit:Nintendo Original Mario & Luigi developer AlphaDream doesn’t exist anymore, but Nintendo won’t say who is making the recently revealed Brothership. Earlier this week, Nintendo announced Mario & Luigi: Brothership , the first completely new entry in the spin-off RPG series in about nine years....