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Gamescom has already brought us plenty of big game reveals, but Microsoft also spent time highlighting its accessibility initiatives, which include four new products. One of the best third-party controller manufacturers, 8BitDo, partnered with Microsoft to create a brand-new wireless Xbox and PC controller. Available now at Amazon, the 8BitDo Lite SE features 12 low-resistance face buttons and oversized, detachable Dual Super Buttons–the same ones found with 8BitDo’s stellar retro keyboards. easy to press in the heat of battle. Like all 8BitDo controllers, the price of the Lite SE is on the budget side at just $60. $60 Officially licensed…

Civilization VII’s in-game narrator has been revealed, and it’s none other than Game of Thrones and Star Wars actor Gwendoline Christie. Christie is just the latest Game of Thrones alum to be the narrator for a Civilization game, following Sean Bean in Civilization VI.”Now it’s your turn to reimagine civilization, and build something you believe in,” Christie says in the trailer announcing her involvement. Another famous person who has lent their voice to the Civilization series is Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy (Civilization IV) Christie is perhaps best known for playing Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones and Captain Phasma…

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was one of the biggest games shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live, and we now know when Xbox and PC players can start playing: December 9. The Microsoft-published action-adventure will be ported to PS5 in Spring 2025. If you’re seeking a fun way to bide your time, you can save on the three currently available Indiana Jones Lego sets at Amazon, including a large-scale replica of the Temple of the Golden Idol from Raiders of the Lost Ark.Indiana Jones Lego SetsAnd if you want to watch Raiders of the Lost Ark while building this…

As part of Gamescom, Microsoft announced a new multiplayer mode for Forza Horizon 5 called Hide & Seek, and it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like.In this new mode, the Hider has to get to a location within a set amount of time, while the Seekers try to stop them. Each side has a pre-set list of stock vehicles to choose from. Additionally, the Hide & Seek mode has its own specific progression track that players can work through to earn badges and achievements, among other unlocks.The Hider can choose from these vehicles:2012 Jeep Wrangler2017 Ford F-150 Raptor2017 Chevrolet…

“Google is horrible.”This was among the first things that Raccoon Logic creative director Alex Hutchinson said to me as I settled in to learn about his studio’s newest game, Revenge of the Savage Planet. He followed this up with a promise to elaborate further as the presentation progressed. I would ultimately be shocked by how much of the nearly two-hour showcase and interview would be about this topic.Raccoon Logic consists of a bunch of Montreal-based developers that, after working together on games like Assassin’s Creed and the Batman Arkham series, went on to form Typhoon Studios in the late 2010s.…

All eyes might have been on the Rev-8 land vehicle introduced to Starfield yesterday, but the update also provides another treat for the eyes. Bethesda Game Studios has revealed that Xbox Series X display settings are now matched on Series S. That means 60fps is available as an option on the smaller system.On X, Bethesda detailed the visual enhancements as part of Starfield’s August update. While the Rev-8 land vehicle and Shattered Space DLC release-date announcements were the major highlights at Gamescom Opening Night Live, there is more meat on the bone with this new patch. For instance, Starfield players…

The 2TB Series X releases October 15 alongside the 1TB All-Digital Xbox Series X and the 1TB white Xbox Series S. Microsoft’s trio of upcoming Xbox Series X|S models are available to preorder now ahead of their October 15 release. The refreshed lineup includes the first 2TB Xbox, a Special-Edition Galaxy Black Xbox Series X, which is up for preorder at Best Buy in limited quantities. You can also preorder the white All-Digital Xbox Series X 1TB for $450 at multiple retailers. A 1TB white Xbox Series S is also available to order now. $600 The Special-Edition Galaxy Black Xbox…

Cheating is an ongoing problem in Apex Legends and one that–from the outside looking in–feels like an issue that’s gone unaddressed for dozens of seasons now. It’s a tricky situation for the Apex Legends team. On one hand, if the team tells players how it’s actively getting rid of cheating players or bots, then the team shows its hand and subsequently makes all of Apex Legends’ safeguards that much easier to get around. But on the other, saying nothing makes it seem like the team is actively ignoring player concerns. For a while now, the Apex Legends team has opted…

Western Digital’s popular SN850P NVMe SSD will soon be available in an 8TB model. Officially licensed by PlayStation, the SN850P has a preinstalled heatsink, so it’s ready to be plugged into the PS5’s M.2 slot out of the box. But there is one large snag here: The WD Black 8TB SN850P retails for a staggering $1,000. Though that price is aligned with 8TB models from other manufacturers, this means the small SSD you install in your PS5 costs twice as much as the console itself. But if you really want to maximize your storage space on PS5 (or PC), you…

One of the more interesting reveals from Gamescom Opening Night Live this week was a trailer for Secret Level, an upcoming anthology series built around several famous video games. Armored Core will be one of the games in the spotlight, and for a brief moment in the reveal trailer, it looks like that episode might star everyone’s favorite assassin and motorcycle enthusiast, Keanu Reeves. In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, you can spot a CG version of someone who looks a lot like Reeves in the trailer, something that the official Armored Core X/Twitter account highlighted.A new ARMORED CORE saga awaits. Just…