Friday, 11 October 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 11 October 2024.

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PS1 game Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is coming to PC and consoles in January

  • The 2000 game, which was originally released on the PS1 before coming to Dreamcast later that year, is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PS5 and - Steam on January 23, 2025 at a price of $19.99 / £15.99.
  • The enhanced re-release adds new playable characters and other new features
  • The original game gave some characters the wrong colour of lightsaber, and the new toggle will let players fix this should they wish. For example, Mace Windu’s lightsaber in the game is blue, but players can now change it back to its movie-accurate purple.
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Prime Gaming’s 27 ‘free’ games for October include BioShock Remastered and Doom Eternal

  • Available Now
  • Hive Jump 2: Survivors (GOG)
  • Scarf (Amazon Games App)
  • Tomb Raider: Legend (GOG)
  • The Eternal Cylinder (Epic Games Store)
  • Spirit of the North (Epic Games Store)
  • No Straight Roads (Epic Games Store)
  • BioShock Remastered (GOG)
  • Doom Eternal (Microsoft Store)
  • DreadOut 2 (Amazon Games App)
  • Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed – Ecto Edition (Epic Games Store)
  • Priest Simulator: Vampire Show (Epic Games Store)
  • The Gap (Amazon Games App)
  • October 17
  • Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets (Legacy Games)
  • Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness (Amazon Games App)
  • Through the Darkest of Times (Amazon Games App)
  • Killing Floor 2 (Epic Games Store)
  • Zombies Ate My Neighbours and Ghoul Patrol (Amazon Games App)
  • October 24
  • Pumpkin Jack (GOG)
  • The Gunk (GOG)
  • Stasis: Bone Totem (Epic Games Store)
  • Gargoyles Remastered (Amazon Games App)
  • Monster Train (GOG)
  • Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (Epic Games Store)
  • October 31
  • A Plague Tale: Innocence (GOG)
  • Death’s Door (Epic Games Store)
  • Haunted Hotel: Personal Nightmare – Collector’s Edition (Amazon Games App)
  • Scorn (GOG)
  • Coromon (GOG)
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Business2 stories

Konami replaces EA as FIFA's esports partner

  • Japanese publisher's eFootball will be used in two FIFA eWorld Cups later this year
  • The football association previously ran this competition in collaboration with Electronic Arts, but this partnership came to an end when the pair split in 2022 after 29 years.
  • The Konami deal will begin with two FIFAe World Cup tournaments within eFootball later this year, one on mobile and the other on console. Qualifying matches begin today, and a champion will be named at the end of each tournament.
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Rumors1 story