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Pokémon Sleep is finally coming this summer, The Pokémon Company has announced. The mobile app, which was first announced four years ago, is designed to let players track their sleep patterns. The game takes place on a small island, where a giant Snorlax is sleeping. Players must help Professor Neroli, who researchesPokémonsleep. Players have to leave their phone by their pillow as they go to bed. Its accelerometers will then be used to measure, record and analyse their sleep....

The Royal Writ, the next game from Yogscast Games, will be released on Steam next month. The game is being developed by Save Sloth Studios and published by Yogscast Games. It will be released onSteamon August 7. Described as “a lane-based card game with permadeath”, The Royal Writ began life as an entry for the 48-hour Ludum Dare game jam competition, but eventually evolved into full development following positive feedback....

Ubisoft has again argued that players buying video games shouldn’t expect to own the game forever. This argument stems fromUbisoft‘s decision to shut down The Crew last year. In December 2023, the publisher quietly delisted The Crew from digital storefronts and confirmed that the online-only gamewould no longer be playable as of April 2024. “After almost a decade of support, we will be decommissioning The Crew 1 on July 21, 2025,” it said at the time....

Ubisoft will reportedly announce several Assassin’s Creed games during a product showcase this weekend. The publisher has for months been teasing plans to“unveil the future of Assassin’s Creed”duringUbisoftForward, which istaking place on September 10, and details of its plans have now seemingly leaked from multiple sources includingBloombergandTry Hard Guides. In addition to the already confirmedAssassin’s Creed Mirage, it’s claimed Ubisoft will use the event to reveal two major series entries and a mobile game....

Valve has lost the first ever patent jury trial to be conducted remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The trial, which saw attorneys forValveand plaintiff Ironburg Inventions giving evidence from various locations via Zoom,began in late January. Ironburg alleged that Half-Life and Portal maker Valve was warned in 2014 that a prototype of theSteamController shown at the CES trade show featured the same rear-side controls it had recently patented....

Raven Software has detailed changes to Call of Duty: Warzone’s Perks introduced as part of the game’s Season 5 update. As previously reported, the studio aims to “shake up the meta” withWarzone’s first exclusive Perks, Combat Scout and Tempered. Combat Scout is a new slot three Perk which briefly highlights and automatically pings enemies when damaged by the user. New slot two Perk Tempered lets users refill armour plates with two plates instead of the usual three....

The showrunner for Netflix’s The Witcher series says she’s hoping to make seven seasons, should the live-action show prove to be successful. Netflixrecently released a new trailer for The Witcher and confirmed aDecember 20 launch date for its first season, which will consist of eight episodes. “I’ve [mapped out stories] for seven seasons,” showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich toldSFXmagazine (viaSmall Screen). “Right now it’s just about, ‘how do you set up stories that really capture audiences for years at a time?...

Microsoft has confirmed multiplatform release plans for four first-party titles. Following weeks of speculation,Microsoft delivered an Xbox business update last Thursday, which addressed claims that the company has been exploring the possibility of bringing its games toPlayStationand Switch. It confirmed plans torelease four unnamed Xbox exclusives on other console platforms, which were believed to bePentiment,Hi-Fi Rush,Sea of ThievesandGrounded. This has now been confirmed. InXbox‘sown words: Limited Run Gameshas also announced plans to release physical edition ofPentimentfor Xbox, PS5 and Switch, and physical versions ofHi-Fi RushforXbox Series X/Sand PS5....

Xbox has detailed the new features coming to the upcoming enhanced version of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2Enhanced will be released on August 12 onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPC(viaSteamandXboxon PC). The ‘Enhanced’ update will be free on Xbox and PC, while the PS5 version – releasing onSony‘s console for the first time – will be available to buy for $49.99. There will also be a Deluxe Edition for PS5 which will cost $69....

Following anearlier leak,Microsoft has announced the Vapor series of Xbox Design Lab custom controllers. According toMicrosoft, each controller features a dynamic pattern that is unique to every controller, meaning that every controller produced will be slightly different. These controllers are available onXboxDesign Lab starting today, alongside the already available selection of custom buttons and analog sticks. Alongside this, the non-customizable Dream Vapor Special Edition controller is available today in select markets priced at €69....

Xbox Series X / S exclusive The Medium has reportedly been refused a classification in Australia. That’s according to a report onKotaku, which claims that the psychological horror game will now likely be banned from release in the region, should developerBloober Teamnot make the necessary changes to turn around the situation. A Bloober Team spokesperson reportedly told the publication last week that it would be “working… tomorrow and on Thursday” to attempt to resolve the issue....

Microsoft has launched Xbox Year in Review, enabling players to view and share their gaming highlights of 2024. The annual end of year wrap-up tool offers users various personalized stats, recapping which games they played and for how long, which achievements they unlocked, and how they stack up against other members of the community. It follows a similar format to the likes of Spotify Wrapped andAppleMusic Replay, which collate users’ most listened-to music into easily shareable images, which are popular across social media platforms at the end of each year....

Microsoft is reportedly set to participate in a games industry event at 10 Downing Street on the same day as the UK’s competition regulator could rule on its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. According toSky News,Xboxwill showcase its products at the Prime Minister’s office on April 26, at an event organised by industry trade body Ukie. That’s the same day as the deadline for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to publish its final report on the $69 billion deal for Call of Duty ownerActivision, although the regulator’s verdict could be delivered before this date....