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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has broken Nintendo of Europe’s first-year sales record, it’s announced. After one year on sale, theNintendo Switchtitle has become the fastest-sellingNintendogame ever launched in Europe, it said on Tuesday. To date, the game has sold over 7 million copies across the continent, both digitally and physically, according to Nintendo’s internal sales data. According toNintendo’s latest financial results, New Horizons had sold in 31.18 million copies globally as of July 17, 2025....

Apple has announced a US launch date for its mixed reality headset, Vision Pro. Pre-orders will begin on January 19, ahead of its launch on February 2. AppleVision Pro will be available online and at all US Apple Store locations, starting at $3,499 with 256GB of storage. Billed as Apple’s “first spatial computer”,Vision Pro was announcedduring the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference last summer, when it said the headset would debut in the US before launching in more countries later in 2024....

Ubisoft is adding 60 FPS support to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate when played on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S via backwards compatibility. Launching on November 19, the 60 FPS patch will also add 4K resolution onPS5, PS5 Pro andXbox Series X. Thetitle updatewill weigh in at around 0.75 GB onPlayStationand approximately 31.8 GB onXbox. Originally released in November 2015,Assassin’s CreedSyndicate takes the series to London during the Industrial Revolution....

Sony has announced plans to release a surprise update for Astro Bot this week. Titled the Winter Wonder update and only accessible to players who have completed the game, it will go live on Thursday, December 12 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET (December 13 at 2am GMT). “Since we want it to remain a little surprise, we will not say too much, but you should expect a fun-filled level with shiny presents, a good dose of jingle bells, and brand-new special bots to add to your crew,” saidNicolas Doucet, studio director at developerTeam Asobi....

Apologies in advance to any non-UK readers, because this review is going to be one great big confusing clump of words. For those who do live in Britain, however – especially those who have been round the block for long enough – Bullseye needs no introduction. The darts-based gameshow was something of a national institution in the late 20th century, running for a full 15 years between 1981 and 1995 and delivering more than 350 episodes in the process (take that, Friends)....

Reflecting on Cyberpunk 2077‘s troubled launch, CD Projekt’s comms boss has argued that the game received some overly harsh criticism when it was first released. While acknowledging that the game needed to be improved when it first arrived in 2020, Michał Platkow-Gilewski toldGamesIndustry.bizhe believes it deserved a better reception than the one it received, and suggested that some people jumped on the bandwagon to criticise it because it was fashionable to do so....

Revolution Software’s Charles Cecil MBE hopes that Apple Arcade will significantly increase the audience for premium games on mobile. Announced in Marchand scheduled to launch this autumn,Apple Arcadeis a new subscription service which will house over 100 “new and exclusive games” for iPhone, iPad,MacandAppleTV. There’s no confirmed pricing or launch info yet, but Apple has reportedly committed tospending some $500 million on the first wave of Apple Arcade games, includingThe Chinese Room’sLittle Orpheus,Mistwalker’s Fantasian and Revolution’s ownBeyond a Steel Sky....

Canadian peripheral firm Dbrand has announced it will soon be taking orders for its own range of black PlayStation 5 faceplates and dismissed suggestions Sony could stop it. The company, which is mainly known for its phone cases, isfor when its matte black PS5 faceplates will become available. It says the plates will release sometime in 2021 and come in both Standard and Digital variants. “We’ll be entering mass production on PS5 Faceplates by year’s end,” the company wrotelast week....

Activision Blizzard has announced plans to release Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC. The console versions will be released on Jul 10, 2025, with the game “coming soon toPCvia Battle.net”. ThePS5andXbox Series X/Sversions will feature 4K visuals with 60 FPS, quicker loading times and 3D audio. Developed byToys For Bob,Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Timefirst released forPS4andXbox Onein October 2020....

Former Q-Games and Chuhai Labs developers have announced “chill adventure” game Tanuki: Pon’s Summer. Developed byDenkiworks and published by Critical Reflex, the game sees players controlling a BMX-riding mailman in a Japanese town, delivering packages and completing jobs for inhabitants. “Step into the furry paws of Pon and BMX in style as a part-time mailman in a picturesque Japanese town, delivering packages, pulling off tricks, and helping locals with quests,” reads a synopsis....

CD Projekt and Studio Trigger’s popular anime, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, is officially getting a second season. Announcedat the Anime Expo in Los Angeles on Friday, Studio Trigger confirmed Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is in production forNetflixand revealed the official logo for the project. Kai Ikarashi, who was an artist on the original Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, will make his directorial debut with Edgerunners 2. Trailer released5th Jul 2025 / 9:55 pm He might be gone, legend lives forever....

The director and writer of Days Gone has blamed the game’s middling critical reception on technical issues and “woke reviewers” who he claims “couldn’t be bothered” to play the game. John Garvintweeted this theory in response to a fan asking why he thought the post-apocalypticPS4biker game didn’t get more praise when it was first released in 2019. “Three reasons,” Garvin replied. “1) It had tech issues like bugs, streaming and frame rate....

Devolver Digital and Limited Run Games are the latest companies to confirm plans to host digital E3 events following the show’s cancellation. Organiser theEntertainment Software Association(ESA) said on Wednesday thatE3 2020would no longer go ahead due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing many games businesses to alter their promotional activities. “The week of E3 has always been a big part of what we do and are genuinely bummed about the cancelation of the event itself,”Devolver Digitaltweeted....