Emily Carter

Square Enix has admitted that profits of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 “did not meet expectations”.
The comment comes from its financial results briefing held in May and finally made public today.
Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu shared the results, stating: “In the HD Games sub-segment, we released multiple new titles, including major titles such as Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but profits unfortunately did not meet our expectations.”

FINAL FANTASY XVI “DELIVERANCE” – PC Trailer

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UPDATE 27/08/24: Following last week’s reports of a MySims remaster for Switch, EA and Nintendo have made it official. EA’s fondly remembered life sim series comes to Switch in a two-game bundle – officially titled the MySims Cozy Bundle – on 19th November.

The MySims Cozy Bundle is set to feature EA’s original 2007 MySims, as previously reported, but it turns out there’s a little bit more to the whole thing. Purchasers will also get to play their way through 2008’s MySims Kingdom – which transplanted the original’s village-sim-style gameplay to a medieval-style setting – when it shows up this November.

MySims – Cozy Bundle Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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Against the Storm – the critically acclaimed city building roguelike from Eremite Games – is set to get its first major expansion, titled Keepers of the Stone, on 26th September this year.

Against the Storm, if you’re unfamiliar, challenges players to survive the apocalyptic Blightstorm ravaging the kingdom by gradually upgrading the Smoldering City at its heart. That requires setting out across multiple biomes and establishing a series of settlements, success in each location only coming if players can meet the Scorched Queen’s endless demands.

Which brings us to the newly announced Keepers of the Stone expansion. This promises to build on the base game’s already superb action by introducing, firstly, the Coastal Groves biome, where settlements start along t…

Astro Bot is set to make its debut in less than two short weeks time (Eee!) and ahead of this, the team has shed more light on those adorable PlayStation cameos we can expect to meet on release
These are “in-game versions of popular PlayStation-related characters”, of which we previously heard there will be over 150.
Famous faces from PlayStation’s history we will see popping up in Astro Bot include the likes of God of War’s Kratos, Aloy from the Horizon games and treasure hunter Nathan Drake from Uncharted.

Astro Bot – Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games

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A little under two years since it first debuted on Valve’s PC storefront, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has finally got itself those lovely Steam Achievements.
Back in December 2022, Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla wouldn’t be getting Achievements on Steam. This led to a certain amount of upset from the community, which argued Achievements were a key feature of Steam.
However, fast-forward to today, and those Achievements are now there.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Review – ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA XBOX ONE GAMEPLAY

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Games Done Quick is holding a Disaster Relief Done Quick fundraiser for those affected by Hurricane Helene.
From 11th – 13th October, Disaster Relief Done Quick will collect donations for Direct Relief, “a humanitarian aid organisation with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay”.

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

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