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A rhythm action brawler So those Tango Gameworks leaks turned out to be true. After repeatedly stating that this evening’s Xbox Developer Direct would feature just four games, it turned out to contain four.Hi-Fi Rushis a new third-person rhythm action brawler from the makers of Evil Within and Ghostwhire: Tokyo. It’s a substantial departure from their previous games in terms of style - although there’s an even bigger surprse. The bigger surprise is it’s out now, so you can play it via Game Pass right away....

All aboard the hype train, there are some great indies on the horizon! Proving that our ability to organise recording a podcast episode wasn’t some sort of one-off fluke, the Indiescovery crew are back again! Going forward, this is going to be a fortnightly podcast, but we just couldn’t wait to share our thoughts on this year’s best upcoming indie games, so we decided to release Episode 2 a week early, as a treat (the treat is for us, really, but we hope you enjoy it too!...

What to know if you’re having trouble accessing Minecraft Is Minecraft down right now?If you’re asking that question, then you’re likely to be running into some issues logging onto Minecraft’s servers right now. As with all giant live service games, the servers that keepMinecraftitself running do sometimes have downtime - both expected and unexpected. The question is whether that’s what’s happening right now, or if the problems are on your end....

Roiland is facing domestic battery charges Justin Roiland, the co-founder ofHigh On Lifedeveloper Squanch Games, has resigned from his role as CEO of the company. Squanch Games announced Roiland’s departure today, nearly two weeks after it was reported thatRoiland is awaiting trial on domestic violence charges. pic.twitter.com/xj1QgPskas Roiland has pleaded not guilty to the charges. It was alsoannounced yesterdaythat Roiland has been removed from production of Rick & Morty, the animated series he co-created....

The code was obtained in a hack last week Source code for fantasy MOBALeague Of Legendsand its autobattler spin-off Teamfight Tactics has been stolen and ransomed, Riot Games have confirmed. In a series oftweets, the developer revealed that the code was taken in an attack on their systems last week. Demands have been made by the hackers, which Riot say they won’t stump up for. The hack is being investigated both by Riot and law enforcement agencies, but Riot insist that League Of Legends players’ personal data and information weren’t compromised by the hackers....

£80 is a good price for a full-size UK board of this quality. I’m a sucker for mechanical keyboards, but I don’t discriminate against high-end membrane or scissor switch boards either. One of the best non-mechs I’ve tried over the last few years has been the Logitech MX Keys, which is available in a compactMX Keys Minimodel or as the full-size MX Keys. Today, the full-size UK model is discounted on Amazon UK, where it’s down from £120 to £80 - a nice 33% or 40 quid off....

It’s not just you Microsoft have reported worldwide technical issues with multiple Microsoft services this morning, includingMinecraft, Xbox Live, Teams, Outlook and other 365 products. In aTwitterthread from Microsoft’s 365 Status account, they said the problems have been caused by “networking configuration issues”, and that a recent network change had been rolled back. It’s hoped this will solve the access problems people have faced trying to use these services this morning, but lingering issues may still be kicking about....

Includes the Cleopatra expansion The original Pharaoh, released in 1999, was a lot of people’s firstcitybuilder. In part because it was exactly the kind of game that could be found in the software section of your local supermarket, and in part because it appealed to dads, who would buy it and then their bored kids would play it in lieu of any other options. Well, I’m the dad now, and the “full remake"Pharaoh: A New Erahas a release date of February 15th....

Watch a “deep dive” on how it plays While Tango Gameworks’Hi-Fi Rushwas the big surpriseof tonight’s Xbox developer showcase, there was other news, too. For example:Redfall, the open world co-op vampire shooter from Arkane, now has a release date. You’ll be able to find outexactly how much like Far Cry it ison May 2nd. Before revealing the release date, Redfall’s Arkane offered a pretty thorough breakdown of the game: The key points are: it’s an open world game with story missions and side quests to be undertaken, and those missions can be approached in different ways....

Bella Ramsey’s just started her first playthrough of the game We’re still a month and a bit away fromThe Last Of Us Part 1arriving on PC, but it sounds as though the TV adaptation is doing well enough to land itself a second season. Actor Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie in HBO’s The Last Of Us show alongside Pedro Pascal as Joel, told theBBCthat she reckons Season 2 is “pretty likely”....

The delay’s because of a trademark filed in the US, the devs say Enigmatic survival MMOThe Day Beforewas set for release on March 1st, but devs Fntastic have announced that it’s slipping to November 10th due to trademark concerns. In the latest unusual twist in The Day Before’s development, Fntasticshareda statement explaining the delay that credits it to a US trademark filing that the company overlooked. Oddly, The Day Before’s store page also seems to have disappeared from Steam within the past day....

Move over, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line I was absolutely elated when Square Enix announced a newFinal FantasyTheatrhythm game during the Tokyo Game Show last year, as there’s been a Final Fantasy music game shaped hole in my life for the best part of a decade. I played the pair of Theatrhythm 3DS games to absolute death back in the day, and was hoping that Squeenix’s newfound PC love-in would mean I’d be able to write about it non-stop when Theatrhythm Final Bar Line comes out on February 16th....

I feel like I’ve been here before Sneaky new photos taken of the set of Amazon’sFalloutTV adaptation have been shared on Twitter that show one of the retro-futuristic series’ Red Rocket gas stations being built. While the chain’s distinctive rocket doesn’t feature in any of the snaps, all taken byJ. Carsonin New York state, you can clearly make out the Red Rocket branding on its sign and bright red atomic fuel pumps....