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Games Inbox: Were the next-gen consoles a mistake?

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Would you be happy if you played the PlayStation 4 for another five years? (Sony) The Monday Letters page isn’t surprised that smartphone owners don’t want to pay full price for games, while one reader tries to imagine an Elden Ring movie. To participate in the discussions yourself, you can send an email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Force … Read more

These 10+ Games Are Coming to Xbox Next Week (July 1-5)

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Subscribe to Pure Xbox at YouTube24k Welcome to your Xbox games overview for July 1-5! Next week’s big highlights are the free-to-play release of The first descendant And Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail expansion, but there are many more fun things! Here’s what’s coming to Xbox next week: On this page: These 10+ games are coming … Read more

Apple Loop: New iPhone 16 features confirmed, MacBook Pro delay, iPhone AAA games bombed

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A look back at this week’s Apple news and headlines, including new iPhone 16 features, iPhone 16 design leaks, a long wait for the M4 MacBook, the launch of the iPhone’s Mac Mirror, the success of the sales of the iPad Pro, the EU’s challenges to the App Store and the failure of iPhone AAA … Read more

Xbox Game Pass could soon add one of the best action games of 2022

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We haven’t heard anything about it Neon White joins Xbox Game Pass since it was announced for Xbox consoles and the subscription service last year, but now Neon White achievements have suddenly surfaced on the Xbox Network, suggesting it could be coming to Xbox Game Pass soon. Back in June 2023, Neon White was confirmed … Read more

Top 20 Video Games of 2024 So Far

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – One of the Many Great Games (Square Enix) GameCentral delivers its mid-year video game report, in what has been an exceptional six months, filled with great titles like Animal Well and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. We don’t want to alarm you, but we’re now halfway through the year. Time flies … Read more

Google is pleading with the court for relief from Epic Games’ Play Store demands

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Google has asked a judge in California to reject the remedies requested by Epic Games after finding that the Play Store was an illegal monopoly. Google argued that the changes would be too expensive and pose new security risks for Android users. The Chocolate Factory has submitted a brief [PDF] on Monday objected to Epic’s … Read more

Apple tells emulator developers it’s okay with retro games – not entire operating systems

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Updated A few developers have come to terms with Apple’s latest rules regarding video game emulators in the App Store and have concluded that the iGiant doesn’t approve of software that emulates an entire operating system. The developers of the DOS emulator iDOS and the multi-OS emulator UTM both posted that Apple has rejected their … Read more

Prime Gaming unveils 15 new free games ahead of Prime Day

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Prime Gaming is giving away 15 new games in the run-up to Prime Day. Amazon recently announced that Prime Day is officially scheduled for July 16 and 17. That means subscribers can expect tons of deals on all kinds of items, including video games. As part of the event, Prime Gaming has revealed that users … Read more

The Maw: What’s new in PC games this week?

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Happy Monday everyone! Yes, I wrote that in all sincerity. We all deserve a happy Monday – maybe video games can help with that. As you’d expect, Elden Ring’s recently released Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC remains this week’s Big Kahuna, with no obvious mega-releases on the horizon to break its stranglehold on the discourse, but I’ve got my latex-gloved hand in dipped the maternity pools and fished out a few promising oddities.

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Games Inbox: Which characters could be in a new Marvel Vs. Capcom?

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – who would you pick for next? (Capcom) The Monday Letters page is struggling to understand the logic behind the PSVR2 because a reader doesn’t want to replay Gex and Bubsy Bobcat. To participate in the discussions yourself, you can send an email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Beyond infinityWe all know how Capcom loves … Read more