Portal co-writer Erik Wolpaw has called for Valve to put a third game in production soon – before the original development team becomes too old to return. “I am not getting any younger,” Wolpaw told KiwiTalkz (thanks, Kotaku). “We are reaching the point where it’s crazy to think [the original development team is] literally going to be too old to work on Portal 3, so...
Nintendo Switch Online app finally lets you send friend requests – Eurogamer.net
The Nintendo Switch Online app has a new update, which lets you send friend requests from your phone.Adding friends on Nintendo Switch has always been slightly cumbersome, but Nintendo has made a step towards making the process a bit more streamlined on its app.You can now send friend requests from within the app by typing in a friend code, nicely complementing the update from March we reported...
Epic Games suspends sales in Russia but keeps communication tools online – Eurogamer.net
Epic Games is the latest games company to suspend sales of its products in Russia whilst its unprovoked war against Ukraine persists.In a statement shared to its social media channels yesterday, Epic Games confirmed it was “stopping commerce with Russia” but stopped short of restricting access for Russians entirely in order to “keep all lines of dialogue open”.Epic is...
NBL23 FIXTURE ANALYSIS: Must-see matches back in October to February window – The Inner Sanctum
The Inner Sanctum The new ball game in Australian sports journalism NBL23 will be full of marquee fixtures. (Photos: NZ Breakers; NBL; Tasmania JackJumpers) The NBL23 fixture has dropped, moving back to the October-February window for the first time in three seasons.With each team playing 28 matches once again, The Inner Sanctum has broken down the fixture for each team ahead of tip off in just...
Build a thriving home on the back of a beast when The Wandering Village arrives next week – Eurogamer.net
Stray Fawn’s The Wandering Village – a city building sim set on the back of a giant, roaming creature – will be launching into Steam early access next Wednesday, 14th September. Announced last August, The Wandering Village tasks players with constructing a safe haven for a group of survivors in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world. Its city building aspects might be familiar, but...
Techland celebrates "grand finale" of Dying Light DLC, seven years on – Eurogamer.net
Techland is waving farewell to its generous and long-lived post-launch support for the original Dying Light, after seven years. The game’s Definitive Edition, which launches today, 9th June, is a digital collection of the whole game and all its 26 DLCs, including skin bundles and expansion packs, with a 70 percent discount. (A digital and physical version for Nintendo Switch will launch at...
2K quietly delists four WWE games – Eurogamer.net
Four WWE 2K games have been quietly removed from sale on Steam, video game sports fans have noticed. WWE 2K17, 2K18, 2K19 and 2K20 are all now missing from the Steam store on PC, and from both the PlayStation and Microsoft stores on consoles. The move – which Steam-tracker suggests took place just over a week ago – leaves only the franchise’s more recent WWE 2K Battlegrounds and...
Top six games to watch in NBL23 – ESPN Australia
You have reached ESPN’s Australian edition. Stay on current site or go to US version.The road to NBL23 opening night is officially locked in.After two seasons of uncertainty, the NBL calendar returns to its usual slot, with a double-header to open the season on October 1.“We are thrilled to be back where we belong on the sports’ calendar and playing through the summer months...
L'aperçu des courses de chevaux du samedi : York, Chepstow et Newmarket sous les projecteurs – lesport24
Un week-end de courses absolument génial s’annonce.Bien que la saison d’obstacle ait commencé en mai, la réunion de Chepstow ce week-end marque le véritable début de la saison d’hiver avec des stars comme McFabulous qui font leurs débuts dans la course à pied et deux handicaps hurdles compétitifs.Pendant ce temps...
Grand Theft Auto Online's latest expansion hits way too close to reality – Eurogamer.net
Rockstar has announced the next major expansion for Grand Theft Auto Online, and it hits a little too close to reality. The Criminal Enterprises expansion, which released on 26th July, sees the Southern San Andreas economy in crisis, with petrol prices at their highest levels in decades, supply chains in turmoil and a heatwave to top it all off. Sounds a little too familiar to be a satire if you...