Ahead of the release of Final Fantasy 16 on PC last week, producer Naoki Yoshida asked fans to not mod “anything offensive or inappropriate” into the game.
So far, modders have been pretty well-behaved, but Clive voice actor Ben Starr has of course made it into the game. I was expecting his face to be put on Clive’s model (there’s still time for that), but instead it’s his glowing face from The Game Awards that’s been added to Clive’s cape.

FINAL FANTASY XVI “DELIVERANCE” – PC Trailer

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The Shrek DLC heading to PowerWash Simulator now has a release date: 10th October.
Developer FuturLab announced the swamp-squirting DLC last month, with a broad release of autumn.
Now we have a firm release date – across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch – as well as details of which fairytale environments we’ll soon be spraying down.

PowerWash Simulator | Shrek Special Pack Date Announce Trailer

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EA has announced plans to move “beyond linear, sequential Sims releases” that’ll see it forego a direct Sims 4 “replacement” – that is, a The Sims 5 – in favour of a new approach enabling players to keep their progress between titles and “really [have] an ongoing experience”.

EA’s initially discussed its new strategy for the long-running life sim series in an extensive blog post, but The Sims franchise general manager Kate Gorman later shared additional context in an interview with Variety. “The way to think about it is, historically, The Sims franchise started with Sims 1 and then Sims 2, 3, and 4. And they were seen as replacements for the previous products,” Gorman explained. “[But now,] we are not going to be working on replacements of previous projects; we’re only going to be adding to our universe.”

“What this means is that we will continue to bring HD simulation experience and what people would want from a 5,” Gorman continued, “but it doesn’t mean that we’re going to start you over… As we think about the future of it, we want you to continue all of those families and generations. Those creations are your progress, your attachment. We don’t w…

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Palworld developer Pocketpair says it is “not changing [Palworld’s] business model”, assuring players it will “remain buy-to-play and not free-to-play or games-as-a-service”.
The company was forced to clarify its position after a recently-published interview led some players to believe the team was considering adopting a live service model.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has today received its ninth patch, which brings “substantial performance improvements” on PC and removes Denuvo DRM.
EA promises framerate improvements for various hardware configurations, fixes for specific framerate hitching elements for smoother gameplay, and optimised CPU usage for ray-tracing.
Importantly, Denuvo DRM has been removed, which is often criticised for hampering performance.

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PlayStation’s shock decision to shut down its live-service flop Concord just a fortnight after launch has spurred players who did buy the game to try and reach its max level via an unusual method – before it all disappears.

Players are now leaping off cliffs to end matches and earn XP at rapid pace, with a healthy chunk of XP awarded whether a team wins or loses. If Concord was set to last longer, it feels like something developer Firewalk would fix. Now, not so much.

Why are Concord owners so concerned with reaching the game’s max level of 100? Well, you need to do so to unlock the “Experienced Freegunner” Trophy, and by extension the game’s Platinum. Regardless of whether Concord ever returns after Sony pulls the plug and issues refunds, players will have that award – for now, likely one of the rarest Platinum Trophies available – on their profile permanently.

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New gameplay footage from Slitterhead has dropped from PAX West, and once again, Slitterhead is really emphasising the fact you can play as a dog.
We first got a good look at Bokeh Studio’s Slitterhead last summer when a developer diary revealed new details about its inaugural title, including a sneaky peek at some of the game’s enemies, abilities, and – surprise! – the ability to play as a dog, something reprised in leaked footage in June, too.

Slitterhead – PAX West 2024 Gameplay #1

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Join us to watch today’s Indie World & Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, live at 3pm UK time. (That’s 7am Pacific, or 10am Eastern.)

Stand down your expectations of seeing more Zelda or Metroid Prime – or Switch 2. Today’s event will instead spotlight upcoming Nintendo Switch games from third-party publishers, as well as indie developers. The show is set to run for around 40 minutes.

Will Silksong be there? Probably not. But we’re hopeful we may see more of The Plucky Squire, out in September. What else could we see? Other upcoming titles set for Switch include Sonic X Shadow Generations in October, plus the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection and Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed in September.

Indie World & Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase – 27/08/2024

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