Just shy of two years since the release of Two Point Campus, the Two Point Studios team has begun teasing its next project, suggesting an announcement is on the horizon.
A post on the Two Point County site shared a few days ago informed the community that Two Point’s fictional and eccentric millionaire Wiggy Silverbottom was in need of some assistance.
“As you know, our beloved intrepid explorer is always on the lookout for his next adventure. So a few months ago, he assembled a team of newly graduated (so-called) experts in his field to embark on a top-secret and extremely important mission. There they made a remarkable discovery…” the site teased.
“Unfortunately, there was a slight hiccup before this discovery reached its destination… the whole thing went missing! This caused quite a stir, as you’d imagine.”

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Sony has opened up the early access beta for its upcoming 5v5 sci-fi shooter Concord to all PlayStation Plus users.
Initially, this beta access was only going to be available to those who had already pre-ordered the game (you can find out more about the editions available and pricing in Matt’s story here).
Those in the UK interested in trying out the early access beta can get it pre-downloaded from 6pm this evening (11th July). It will then be available to play from 6pm tomorrow, with cross play support for PS5 and PC. Sony said PS Plus users should look out for the option to download and play the Concord beta when they start up their PlayStation 5s.

Concord – Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games

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Chinese and Russian Pokémon Go players have reported a brief window of regular gameplay this week – despite long-standing geo-blocking that typically makes the game inaccessible across most of these regions.

Reports collated on top Pokémon Go reddit TheSilphRoad show players able to send in-game postcards from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, site of the 1989 student protest and massacre now subject to strict censorship by the country’s government.

For years, Pokémon Go has been unplayable in large swathes of China – and various tourists have recorded their experiences trying to load the smartphone game when visiting. No Pokémon will appear to catch, and no locations will appear on the map.

This changed, briefly, on Sunday evening, as an apparent glitch brought the game back to life across the country.

In Russia, where developer Niantic suspended Pokémon Go gameplay in March 2022, the same glitch saw gameplay return there too.

Intriguingly, in-game locations remain in Niantic’s database for both of these countries – although it seems unlikely either will return normally any time soon.

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Update, Saturday 6th July: Epic Games has updated its statement to confirm that Apple has now accepted its submission.
In a brief addendum, Epic said: “Update: Apple has informed us that our previously rejected Epic Games Store notarisation submission has now been accepted”.
Update: Apple has informed us that our previously rejected Epic Games Store notarization submission has now been accepted. https://t.co/tl5LY1aQD6— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) July 5, 2024…

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Following the release of Tomb Raider 1 – 3 Remastered earlier this year, Aspyr is now continuing Lara’s adventures by also remastering the next three games in the series.
Tomb Raider 4 – 6 Remastered, as this collection is called, includes Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999), Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000), and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003).
As with the original trilogy, each of the next three games will feature improved visuals that bring new life to environments, characters, and artefacts. There will be the option to toggle between classic and modern graphics as well, much like with Tomb Raider 1 – 3 Remastered. You can check out the announcement trailer below.

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With Stalker 2’s November release looming, anyone looking to acquaint (or reacquaint) themselves with the series’ acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror action ahead of its arrival will soon be able to do so on the go, with the original Stalker trilogy now set for a Switch release on 31st October – a little earlier than developer GSC Game World had initially announced.

Stalker comes to Switch with a choice of purchasing options. First, there’s the Legends of the Zone bundle that launched for Xbox Series X/S and PS5 earlier this year, packaging together 2007’s Shadow of Chernobyl, 2008’s Clear Sky, and 2009’s Call of Pripyat. That’ll set you back £32.99/39.99 EUR/39.99 USD, but players looking for a slightly less concentrated dose of Stalker can alternatively buy each game individually, for £15.99/19.99 EUR/19.99 USD apiece.

All three games whisk players to an alternate version of the real-word Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine, which – thanks to a second nuclear disaster in 2006 – has become rife with mutants and anomalies, tempting adventures known as Stalkers to enter its boundaries. The series’ acclaimed mix of bleak FPS survival horror an…

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Pre-orders for the limited edition PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary range will come with an extra layer of scalper protection in Japan, Sony has said, following the rampant relisting of consoles with exorbitant prices on eBay seen elsewhere.

Japanese PlayStation fans can now place pre-orders for the 30th Anniversary collection but require a PlayStation Network account with at least 30 hours’ worth of play to be eligible. This is different to the method elsewhere, where any PSN account could be used.

In Japan, fans have far longer to register a pre-order – from now until midnight on Monday 14th October – to reduce queuing issues.

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A fan has recreated HBO’s trailer for the second season of its The Last of Us adaptation using video game footage from from Part 2.
Last week, as part of The Last of Us Day, HBO and Naughty Dog gave us our best look yet at season two, with many scenes lifted directly from Part 2. Now, we have closed the circle, and one fan has remade the TV trailer with game clips.

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Developer Riot has issued a statement to distance itself from a strike by SAG-AFTRA actors’ union members against its League of Legends game.
Last night, the actor’s union called a strike against Riot’s online game due to its connection to Formosa Interactive LLC. Formosa Interactive is a production company involved in making League of Legends, and one which SAG-AFTRA has accused of trying to “subvert the video game strike”, which was announced in July.
The union’s press release stated Formosa – which has also worked on the Call of Duty series, Zelda and God of War, among others – attempted to “cancel” one of its games affected by the SAG-AFTRA video game strike in order to continue with non-union actors.
Since then, Riot has issued its own statement, writing “League of Legends has nothing to do with the complaint mentioned” by SAG-AFTRA.

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Palworld is officially out now on PlayStation 5.

Its release has been suspected for some time, with PlayStation indie boss Shuhei Yoshida eyeing up the game shortly after its release earlier this year. Then, back in June, Palworld’s community manager teased a PS5 version.

Now we know it’s not only real, but available right now.

Palworld – Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

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