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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has expressed concern about the negative impacts from tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump on goods imported from other countries. The trade body, which represents leading games companies includingMicrosoft,SonyandNintendo, has called for Trump’s administration to consult with the sector on his tariff plans. “Tariffs on video game devices and related products would impact Americans of all ages across the country,” theESAsaid in a statement issued toKotaku....

Blaze Entertainment has announced that the next of its Evercade cartridges will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rare. RareCollection 1 will be released in November, with pre-orders opening on September 30. The cartridge, which is priced at £19.99 / $29.99, will consist of 12 games mainly covering the studio’s early years, including some games released under its previous incarnation Ultimate: Play the Game. The compilation also marks the first time ZX Spectrum games have been playable on an Evercade cartridge....

Fans are remaking Sony’s former PS3 MMO PlayStation Home in Dreams. DreamsCentral is described as a “social entertainment hub” featuring public and private spaces, minigames and attractions, which is attempting to realise the ambitions of the closed online social game. “WhenPlayStationHome closed, it left a void in the gaming community which hasn’t really been filled,” the project’s community-led team wrote. “The idea of a 3D social network was ahead of its time and the initial vision wasn’t fully realised....

FIFA 21 has launched its last major Icon Swaps event, which will enable players to earn the likes of Diego Maradona, Pele and Zinedine Zidane to their team. Icon Swaps 4 will be split into two periods. The first will run from now until August 30, while the second runs from August 30 to September 10. During each period, players will be able to earn up to nine tokens by performing various objectives in each of FIFA Ultimate Teams’ modes, meaning by the end of both periods players can have up to 18 tokens....

FIFA 23 FGS swaps tokens have been introduced to the game, and just like in FIFA 22, they’re a long-term grind that can see players earn items in-game by watching specific FIFA events. FIFA 23FGS or the FIFA 23 Fifa Global Series is the game’s esports event during which pro-FIFA 23 players can earn points to compete in tournaments for huge cash prizes. For watching those events, fans can be rewarded in-game, but how do you get FIFA 23 FGS swaps?...

Xbox head Phil Spencer has said Square Enix MMO Final Fantasy 14 will come to Xbox. ThePCandPS4online game first launched in in 2010, butaccording to Square Enixhasn’t made it toXboxdue to the platform’s restrictions on certain cross-play features, such as chatting and forming guilds with players on other platforms. Phil Spencertold media at X019 on Thursday that he was “finding a solution” and would bring the game to Xbox....

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is coming to Steam this week. As confirmed during the Final Fantasy 7 25th anniversary stream, the game will release onSteamJune 17, 2022 and will be compatible with the Steam Deck hardware. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergradeis aPS5update of 2020’s RPG featuring improved visuals, faster loading times, a Photo Mode and haptic feedback as well as a new Yuffie DLC story called INTERmission. MINIMUM: RECOMMENDED: Final Fantasy 7’s PC launch onEpicwas not without controversy....

Fire Emblem Heroes is set to become the third Nintendo mobile title to add an optional subscription service. As detailed in the video above (via our network partnerNintendo Life), Heroes’ $9.49 monthly fee for Feh Pass will net users two resplendent heroes and four perks each month. Resplendent heroes are fancily dressed version of characters with new visuals, voices and a +2 boost to all stats. Two will be distributed per month, normally on the 10th and 25th, starting with Lyn on February 5 and Cordelia on February 24....

Nightdive Studios has released a trailer for Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition showing off some of the game’s updated cutscenes. Described as a “polished and premium restoration” of Westwood Studios’ 1997 point-and-click adventure game, Blade Runner:Enhanced Edition wasannounced in March for release this year. In development forPS4,Xbox One,SwitchandPC(Steam), the title includes updated character models, animations and cutscenes, widescreen support, customisable controls and original foreign language translations. Featuring an original, non-linear story which runs parallel to the plot of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner film, the game sees players step into the shoes of detective Ray McCoy, who’s on the hunt for rogue replicants in the neon-and-rain-soaked Los Angeles of 2019....

Latest update4th Dec 2024 / 3:00 pm We’ve reworked the best Fisch rods list to accommodate new crafted rods and the Rod of the Depths. To catch fish more efficiently, you’re going to want thebest rod in Fisch. With quite a few to unlock and use, the question of which outperforms the rest can be tricky. Based on the rod you use in Fisch, the critters you’ll catch will be of different types and rarities....

Microsoft’s head of gaming has said Xbox will strive to meet the expectations of fans disappointed by the company’s first-party product release strategy. On Thursday it was announced thatStarfield and Redfall had been delayedfrom this year to the first half of 2023, leaving some big holes inXbox’s line-up for the remainder of 2022. Following up on the news, Xbox bossPhil Spenceracknowledged that fans are eager for more first-party games, while reiterating the importance ofgiving studios the time they need to create quality products....

Dolphin, the Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulator, is getting a Steam release. The emulator, which was initially released in 2003 and has received continuous updates in the 20 years that have followed, now hasa Steam pageand will be arriving onValve‘s store in the coming months. The emulator’s developer OatmealDome stated on Twitter: “We’ll release in Early Access during Q2 2023 (Apr to Jun). More info will be provided closer to launch....

Ghost of Tsushima reviews have gone live ahead of the PS4 exclusive’s release this week. Sucker Punch Productions’ open-world adventure game is set during the Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274. Players take on the role of Jin Sakai, a samurai warrior whose adventure draws on Japanese history and the traditions of samurai cinema to craft what the developer calls “a gorgeous tale of revenge, empowerment, and hope”. VGC’sGhost of Tsushima reviewsays the “Kurosawa homage forges its own identity, but is weighed down by the genre’s more perfunctory tropes”....