New consoles are on the horizon, and while Sony and Microsoft have spoken plenty about what’s inside their next-gen consoles, they’ve yet to reveal the most crucial element: The actual price of those devices. Thanks to some chips, we now have an idea of how much they'll cost.

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Earlier in the week, AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic began querying why his likeness was being used in FIFA 21 since he wasn’t a member of FIFPro, a global union that handles image rights for affiliated footballers. Tootenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale also added his support to the issue, calling for an investigation.

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This is my final post on Critical Hit--that I know of at least!--and to end a ten-year journey on the site I wanted to write some news about a game that reminds me why I love this industry.

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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is still a long ways away (Sorry Noelle), but if you wanted to get some insight into how the game is shaping up then developer Ninja Theory has some fascinating insight on its development process. As part of the Xbox extended showcase, creative director Tameem Antoniades spoke about how the team wanted to create something that more than just a simple sequel.

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Toast! The perfect food. It's easy to make, you can put anything on it, and it makes for terrific last-second armour when you're under attack. Destiny 2 developer Bungie has recognised the brilliance of "bread but like harder", and in its latest bid to raise some cash for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the studio is selling its own official toaster.

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Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software built its reputation on creating video games which had a certain level of masochistic charm to them. "Prepare to die" became the rallying cry for anything that the studio produced, but Elden Ring might just be the most approachable game yet from the team.

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Like most high-end technological devices, there's going to be a bit of a wait for the products to arrive and according to a new Bloomberg report it sounds like Sony is targeting the 2022 holiday season for the release of PSVR2.

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Nintendo played it safe this week with its E3-adjacent livestream, but for me the biggest news was the reveal of Advance Wars finally being willed into re-existence. The upcoming remake will bundle the first game and the Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising into one meaty product of mobile strategy.

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It's official: Starfield won't be coming to PlayStation, and that's a good thing according to the people running the Microsoft-owned Bethesda ship.

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GET OVER HERE...and read this news about Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms preparing to deliver some animation fatalities soon.

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Guilty Gear's latest chapter is its most accessible one yet, a righteous display of power and attitude that unleashes the sickest of heavy metal guitar licks and unrelenting style. Its online matchmaking may still need some work before it's ready for the main event, but Arc System Works has delivered a captivating display of coolness and action.

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For its price, the Itel Vision 1Pro certainly can do a lot, but don't expect it to excel in any single area. What you're getting is at the very least a competent smartphone that looks like a premium device while ticking multiple budget-minded boxes.

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Forza Horizon 5 may be offering more of the same, but also something more different in this year's return to the Horizon festival.

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Essentially, Elden Ring is designed to give players more options when dealing with threats, more so than even Bloodborne or Sekiro.

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E3 2021 is almost over, and in keeping with the theme of everyone getting a small press conference, Razer hit the digital stage yesterday to show off its upcoming wares. Nothing too surprising here: some new hardware, confirmation of post-pandemic fashion, and a few peripherals were the order of the day, each one featuring the Razer brand of style, green, and a whole lot of RGB.

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DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power succeeds in not feeling like a simple cash-grab. Much like its source material, it has genuine heart, plenty of activities to take part in, and a cast of characters who are simply adorable. Some of its more social open-world gameplay may feel a touch slapdash, but its colourful and explosive action more than makes up for it by being a blast of addictive and easy-to-grasp fun.

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At long last, Final Fantasy is ready to spin a new game out from the main series. What's it about? Chaos. CHAOS! SO MUCH CHAOS! cHaoS!

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One of the biggest surprises of E3's second day was easily the reveal of a Guardians of the Galaxy game at the Square Enix Presents showcase, which looked nothing like the publisher's infamously-empty Marvel's Avengers. Whereas that game starring Marvel's A-team felt like it was checking boxes on a live to-do list, Guardians of the Galaxy is hitting PC and consoles later this year as a dedicated single-player game.

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Here's the full round-up of trailers, reveals, and news from the Xbox and Bethesda joint conference.

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Another year, another Ubisoft Forward conference! The French publisher and developer kept things short and sweet this year, saving its biggest gun for last while providing plenty of updates for many of its other games. No, there wasn't a Splinter Cell reveal. Sorry guys. But there was plenty of other stuff!

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Summer Games Fest kicked off last night, and amidst all the big game reveals and new trailers, was the reveal of a brand new publishing label from Koch Media, called Prime Matter. According to Koch, Prime Matter is designed to give smaller games a chance in the spotlight while also shining a light on more experimental titles, all through a partner that the company calls a "premium publishing label."

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As revealed at Summer Game Fest, Planet of Lana is coming from indie developer Wishfully and SteamWorld Quest publisher Thunderful, and by the assorted gods does it look gorgeous.

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Jurassic Park's favourite professor of chaos theory kicked off a new reveal for the sequel to Jurassic World Evolution, fittingly titled Jurassic World Evolution 2. Proving that life does indeed find a way to continue spinning off into video game territory, this sequel looks like your usual round of terrestrial dinosaur-park development, as well as undersea!

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You ever look at the classic Metal Slug games and wish that everyone would just slow down on the side-scrolling uber-action for a bit, and maybe put more thought into every single one of the millions of bullets that are fired? Well good news chums, because Metal Slug is going strategic! Revealed at Summer Game Fest kick-off last night.

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It's official! The next Borderlands game isn't Borderlands, but is instead a spin-off that goes full fantasy as Tiny Tina leads a gang of adventurers into battle against the evil Dragon Lord. In addition to Ashly Burch who returns to voice the maniacal explosives expert, Wonderlands also features the voices of Andy Samberg, Wanda Sykes, and Will Arnett for this latest round of Bunkers and Badasses.

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Revealed at last night's Summer Game Fest kick-off show, developer FromSoftware has lifted the lid on the game after keeping dead quiet about it for the last two years. Not only did the new trailer show a healthy amount of in-engine footage, but also the biggest surprise of the night: A release date of January 21 for 2022.

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Battlefield 2042 is the latest game in the 2021 schedule to cost a few dollars more on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as EA revealed the pricing on that title and its many special editions. Here's a breakdown on the US and local pricing.

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E3 kicks off this week, and due to a worldwide pandemic still currently raging about, the Electronic Software Association of America has decided that shoving a few thousand nerds into the confined space of a Los Angeles convention center probably isn't a wise idea. This year's E3 is thus an all-digital event, and future incarnations of the show might be going for a hybrid approach in the future.

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Dark magic, danger around every corner of the Forgotten Realms and a big goblin bastard who deserves a proper kicking. Who ya gonna call? A quartet of adventurers who are up to the task and so steeped in the lore of fantasy, that at least one of them has two Zs in his name. That's Dungeons and/or Dragons right there!

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Ninja Gaiden: The Master Collection is a fascinatingly violent time capsule that shows off the best and the worst of Koei Tecmo's fan favourite shinobi. It's as barebones a collection as can be, packing all three games together with a sprinkling of DLC, but it's still a fine showcase of brutal difficulty and white-knuckle thrill power that is inimitable by anything else on the market. Just don't expect anything more than that.

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Boring narrative aside, Sniper Elite Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is superb at delivering its bread and ballistics gameplay. Focused purely on the art of the kill, CI Games has crafted numerous detailed sandboxes to become the ultimate long-distance predator inside of, resulting in a game that forges ahead and doubles down on its own unique brand of hold-your-breath gunplay. Pure cathartic and exhilarating action with every squeeze of the trigger.

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Razer's brand is usually synonymous with RGB-infused headsets, keyboards, and other whick-whack knick-knacks, but now the company is getting ready to be greener than ever before. Or at least make the planet greener, as Razer is preparing to unleash a small army of solar-powered robots to help clean the ocean of all the plastic trash that's floating around.

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This week isn't just about Ratchet and Clank, but also ratchet and crank as the Playdate handheld console is coming soon! Preorders for the quirky little console, which has a crank on the side for…stuff, will go live in July. Here's the important stuff: The console itself will cost you $179, plus you can buy a few other accessories to go with it.

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Developers at Insomniac Games have begun talking about their experiences working on the game, with several employees highlighting regular 40-hour works and a managerial climate that encouraged people to avoid burnout while putting the new game together.

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I think it's impossible to put down your controller once you finish Rift Apart for the first time, and not have a smile on your face. It's a game that's chicken soup for the soul, nourishing and positive content that's just incredibly wholesome to consume. Loud with its setpiece moments and surprisingly introspective with its emotional haymakers, all of its style and substance comes together to create not only a colourful, and wonderfully mad showcase for the PS5, but also the definitive Ratchet and Clank adventure for the next generation of gaming.

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Free Lives, the studio that made the 1980s cool with BroForce and introduced the world to the joy of Genital Jousting, is going for a more relaxing approach in its next game. Sort of. Called Terra Nil, the concept is easy enough to understand: The planet has been blighted by all manner of catastrophes, and it's up to you to introduce some green to the scorched landscapes of the world, restoring it to near-mint condition. Nature is healing, with a little bit of help from you.

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There's a new Rainbow Six game on the horizon, and this one might just be packing the most valuable resource of all within its digital frame: Big read-the-room energy.

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Just about everyone in the gaming industry is hot to trot and ready to show off some new games this year, but one publisher that won't have much to share? Warner Bros. Interactive, as a spokesperson confirmed to TechRadar that Gotham Knights, Hogwarts Legacy, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League won't be popping up at E3 this year. Boo, boo-urns.

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From the streets of Gotham to the far reaches of the Multiverse, these are the best comic book covers of the week!

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Purveyor of digital fisticuffs and NetherRealm studios boss Ed Boon asked Mortal Kombat fans on Twitter which of the classic games from that series they'd be interesting in seeing updated for more modern consoles and PC. Surprisingly, nobody wanted Mortal Kombat Mytholigies: Sub-Zero, but there was an overwhelming majority who did want to see Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks resurrected.

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And here…we…go! E3 week has officially kicked off, with an indie showcase from the lovely chaps over at the Guerrilla Collective that focused on smaller games with big hearts. This was just the first part of the showcase though, as part two will take place on June 12. There was no shortage of games and updates on display, with dozens of trailers playing out over the course of a 90-minute show.

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In a brief video posted by director David F. Sandberg, Zachary Levi’s Shazam is suited up and ready to save the day once again! I think, because the teaser showed hints of a new costume.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and its delightful Yuffie content will be available later this month on PS5 for a fresh batch of timed exclusivity, and you can expect a chonkin' big download for that Materia girl in a Materia world.

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After a year away from the spotlight, E3 is back and finally ready to bulldoze an entire dump-truck's worth of hype straight to your face. With just over a week to go, E3 2021 officially kicks off on Saturday with a beefy salvo from Ubisoft, and then continues through to Sunday with the likes of Microsoft, Bethesda, and Square Enix all delivering various showcases.

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Just like the Easter bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Queen of England, I still refuse to believe in the existence of the Borderlands movie. It has a cast which is punching well above its weight, and if the first teaser image of Cate Blanchett as the Siren Lillith is anything to go by, this Eli Roth-directed film is going to win plenty of love from fans for at least nailing the look of its characters properly.

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Publisher 2K game apparently has a bunch of games up its metaphorical sleeves to reveal at E3, and it looks like a return to Borderlands is going to be one of those reveals.

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I hope you like shoulders with more power than a 1980s lawyer business suit, blood, and skulls, because there's a whole lot of Warhammer on the horizon! Games Workshop and its many developing/publishing partners slapped together a grand ol' showcase for the franchise, which included everything from brand new game reveals through to updates on existing titles and a whole lot more. In case you missed it, we've rounded everything up below for you to check out.

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A new Hulk comic book series will kick off once Ewing's run on the series ends, and so far it looks smashing. Venom writer Donny Cates will hand Marvel's favourite symbiote over to Ewing and Swamp Thing writer Ram V, who'll be spinning new tales alongside artist Bryan Hitch. Cates will be joined by Invincible and Amazing Spider-Man artist Ryan Ottley, who definitely knows a thing or two about big dudes using their fists in the most destructive manner possible.

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While the game looks like your typical Far Cry experience--huge world, lots of guns, a celebrity villain to murder--one of the better parts of the Far Cry template is back and ready to rock through the entire campaign: co-op.

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God of War. God of War never changes. But the release dates for those games certainly do! The sequel to 2018's Dad of Boy has officially been delayed, and will now be released in 2022, but here's the surprise announcement: God of War Ragnarok will arrive on both PS4 and PS5, despite it originally being listed as an exclusive to Sony's latest gaming device.

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