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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 22h

Ghost of Yōtei developer Sucker Punch will remain a single-game studio in the future, with their next project to be decided on following the release of the Legends multiplayer next year.

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Ghost of Yōtei Developer Sucker Punch Plans To Remain Single Project Studio - Pixelbytegaming

Ghost of Yōtei was released recently to a very positive reception and strong sales from developer Sucker Punch. While the Sony-owned studio is still focused on the title, and with no official plans se...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 1d

The head of the Assassin's Creed Franchise, Marc-Alexis Côté, has departed Ubisoft after 20 years with the company.

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Head of Assassin’s Creed Franchise Departs Ubisoft After 20 Years With Company - Pixelbytegaming

Assassin's Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Côté departed from Ubisoft after a career spanning 20 years with the company. This news comes two weeks after Vantage Studios, a separate business entity th...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 1d

A French retailer has leaked key art for a Nintendo Switch 2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows, though they quickly removed it.

A port of the latest Assassin's Creed game for the Nintendo platform has been rumored to be in the works at Ubisoft since April.

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Appears To Be Coming To Nintendo Switch 2, Suggested To Be A Game-Key Card - Pixelbytegaming

A French retailer appears to have leaked box art for a Nintendo Switch 2 Version of Assassin's Creed Shadows, the latest in the long-running Assassin series, which was released in March of this year. ...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 2d

Bye Sweet Carole has some of the most stunning hand-drawn frames ever seen in a video game. The narrative itself is quite touching. Too bad the actual gameplay is a slog.

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Bye Sweet Carole Review – Till You’re Home To Stay - Pixelbytegaming

Bye Sweet Carole captivates with its beautiful artstyle, harkening back to Disney's golden era. The gameplay execution is where it stumbles. Hand drawn animation has come a really long way. From the 1...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 5d

Several Classic Final Fantasy Remasters are getting physical editions on the Nintendo Switch, with Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth getting a twin pack for the PlayStation 5, all available for preorder on the Square Enix Store.

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Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX get Physical Releases, Final Fantasy VII Remake & Rebirth Dual Pack Also Announced - Pixelbytegaming

Square Enix has announced that several Final Fantasy Remastered Titles will be getting physical releases on the Nintendo Switch. Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII will be getting a twin pack co...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 5d

Journey, as a meditative indie game, was groundbreaking in 2012 when it was released. Years later, the need to compare other indie titles to this experience has done a disservice to the genre.

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Indies Are More Than Journey - Pixelbytegaming

For a certain subset of players, no meditative indie videogames existed until 2012 with the release of Journey. And in a way, no other have. The impact this unassuming game had cannot be underestimate...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 6d

A Battlefield 6 Producer has stated that the game's servers should be ready for release later this week, on Friday, October 10.

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Battlefield 6 Servers ‘Should Be’ Ready For Release Says Producer - Pixelbytegaming

Battlefield 6 servers will be ready for the title's official release this Friday, one of the producers on the project has made clear. Battlefield Lead Producer at DICE, David Sirland, replied to a que...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 6d

Bethesda has announced its annual Fallout Day stream on October 23, focusing on “the latest news about our existing Fallout games, community celebrations, and upcoming fan events.”

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Bethesda Announces Broadcast For Fallout Day On October 23 - Pixelbytegaming

Bethesda has announced it will hold a showcase on October 23, the same day that Fallout Day is held every year. This date holds significance in the Fallout universe, as on October 23, 2077, in the Fal...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 7d

Nintendo has released a new video with no context; however, fans suspect the hidden meaning of it relates to a new Pikmin game of some kind.

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Nintendo Posts Weird Video, Fans Confident It Is A Tease For New Pikmin Game - Pixelbytegaming

Nintendo, via its Nintendo Today app, as well as its official YouTube channel, has posted a video with no clear-cut reason today. The video, entitled Close to You, doesn't outright connect to anything...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 8d

An ESRB listing has appeared for Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, which is as of yet an unannounced sequel to the 2021 third-person co-op shooter of the same name.

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Gets ESRB Listing - Pixelbytegaming

A listing for Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, a sequel to the third-person co-op shooter from 2021, has appeared online, despite the game having yet to be announced. The website for the Entertainment Softwa...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 10d

An art exhibit where you're the subject, there is much to ponder about while playing this experience in Dream of Another.

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Dreams of Another Review – Dream A Little Dream - Pixelbytegaming

Oneiric is a word you don't hear often. Maybe never, actually, as I had to Google the Spanish translation to English of it. It means relative, or suggestive, to dreams. That strange period every human...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 11d

Historical Narrative Game We Grew Up In War, which transforms real testimony from conflicts such as the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, will be released in 2026.

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Historical Narrative We Grew Up in War Launches in 2026 - Pixelbytegaming

Based on real-life testimonies, emotional narrative adventure We Grew Up in War is set to release on Steam in 2026. Transforming vivid accounts from conflicts in Bosnia, Syria, and Ukraine to a though...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 11d

Open World Fantasy RPG The Last Worlds: Crossed Souls has successfully hit its Kickstarter goal in under 44 hours.

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Fantasy Open World RPG The Last Worlds Launches Successful Kickstarter Campaign - Pixelbytegaming

In less than 44 hours, Lupio Studios achieved its Kickstarter goal with their Open-World RPG The Last Worlds: Crossed Souls. Currently offering a demo on Steam with a charming anime art style that evo...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 12d

The developer behind Payday, Starbreeze, has announced that they are canceling an upcoming co-op multiplayer Dungeons & Dragons title, known as Project Baxter.

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Dungeons & Dragons Co-Op Title From Payday Devs Canceled - Pixelbytegaming

The developer behind the popular heist series Payday, Starbreeze, announced on Thursday that they have canceled a cooperative Dungeons & Dragons title that was in development at the studio. Codenamed ...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 12d

Silent Hill f guide – How to unlock Sakuko’s Mailbox in Ebisugaoka And Get The A Federal Offense Trophy

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Silent Hill f – How to unlock Sakuko’s Mailbox in Ebisugaoka And Get The A Federal Offense Trophy - Pixelbytegaming

*Spoilers for Silent Hill f below. Early on in the third distinct part of Silent Hill f, Hinako awakens in front of the Chizuruya General Store, where she had had a confrontation with several monsters...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 13d

JDM: Japanese Drift Master is a nostalgic open-world racing game with a beautifully crafted Japanese countryside to explore.

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JDM: Japanese Drift Master Review – If Your Not Out of Control… - Pixelbytegaming

JDM: Japanese Drift Master, at its core, is a drifting game. I love drift racing, one of my favorite racing games is the Ridge Racer series, and both games share some of the same DNA. There was an exp...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 13d

In an interview during the Tokyo Games Show 2025, the Game Director and Producer of Pragmata discussed the growth of AI following the conception of the game, which features an AI antagonist.

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Pragmata Devs Concerned Modern Day AI Surpassed Their Idea of It When Game Was Concieved - Pixelbytegaming

Artificial Intelligence has been part of pop culture for a long time, from films like the Kubrick masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey to games like RGG Studio's first title, Binary Domain. Capcom, howev...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 13d

Epic Games has outlined the upcoming collaboration between the game and the extremely popular Netflix film K-Pop Demon Hunters.

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K-Pop Demon Hunters Drop Into Fortnite Tomorrow, along with Demon Rush Mode - Pixelbytegaming

Fortnite and Epic Games has given full details of its crossover with the extremely popular Netflix series K-Pop Demon Hunters, which is set to fully launch this week. All three members of HUNTR/x, Rum...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 15d

EA has announced they have agreed to be 100% acquired for $55 billion, making this the biggest private investment in history.

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EA Aquired in Biggest Private Investment Biggested Private Investment Deal in History - Pixelbytegaming

EA has confirmed that it has agreed to be acquired by an investment group composed of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Firm (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The transaction is valued at appr...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 16d

Konami has announced that the latest game in their flagship horror series, Silent Hill f, had hit the 1 million sales mark as of its first official day of sales.

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Silent Hill f Sold 1 Million Copies By Launch Day - Pixelbytegaming

Silent Hill f, the latest installment in the long-running Japanese horror series, has sold over 1 million copies across both physical and digital sales on the official release date of the game. The pu...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 16d

Konami has announced that the latest game in their flagship horror series, Silent Hill f, had hit the 1 million sales mark as of its first official day of sales.

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Silent Hill f Sold 1 Million Copies By Launch Day - Pixelbytegaming

Silent Hill f, the latest installment in the long-running Japanese horror series, has sold over 1 million copies across both physical and digital sales on the official release date of the game. The pu...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 17d

Set in a backdrop of joyful music and snappy minigames, Consume Me is biting social commentary that resonates on every level.

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Consume Me Review – Consumed… With Enjoyment! - Pixelbytegaming

High school. A time of extremes. Anxiety, unrealistic expectations, and sudden shifts in our bodies are running at a record high. Every one of us has a different relationship with it. As they say, som...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 18d

Powered by classic horror flicks, absurd anime cutscenes, and a truly unhinged storyline, Hotel Barcelona is a scary good time.

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Hotel Barcelona Review – 51+65= A Scary Good Time - Pixelbytegaming

Elevating auteurs of any kind is odd to me. Not because a director was able to manage to steer the ship and make the right call at the right time, delivering a product that catapulted it into worldwid...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 19d

RGG Studio has announced Yakuza Kiwami 3, a remade version of the 2009 game. In addition, Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, Kiwami 1, and Kiwami 2 are getting rereleases on PS5 and Xbox Series.

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Yakuza Kiwami 3 Announced, as well as 0 Directors cut, Kiwami 1, and Kiwami 2 All Coming To PS5 and Xbox Series - Pixelbytegaming

During the RGG Direct Livestream, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director and executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama confirmed that the previously leaked Yakuza Kiwami 3 was indeed real and set to release in Feb...

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Pixel Byte @pixelbytegaming.bsky.social · 19d

Hideo Kojima has showcased a new teaser trailer for his upcoming horror game OD: Knock. It is being developed in collaboration with Jordan Peele and Xbox.

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Hideo Kojima Reveals All New Trailer for ‘OD: KNOCK’ - Pixelbytegaming

'OD: KNOCK' - a collaboration between Hideo Kojima, Xbox, and Jordan Peele, starring Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier - receives a brand new trailer.

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