Author: Henry Aldridge

UK retailer GAME will soon end the in-store sale of POSA (Point of Sale Activated) cards that offer currency or in-game credit, such as funds for the Nintendo eShop, Eurogamer understands.

Once again, the move is a casualty of the brand’s increasing integration within the Frasers Group, and the adoption of the wider company’s more generic till software.

GAME, which has been owned by Frasers Group since 2019, now operates mostly via concessions housed within other Frasers Group chains, such as Sports Direct and House of Fraser.

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Ghost of Yōtei, the newly revealed follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima, will have a less repetitive open world.
Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox and Jason Connell, creative directors on Ghost of Tsushima, were interviewed by The NY Times to discuss the sequel, due out next year on PS5.
“One challenge that comes with making an open-world game is the repetitive nature of doing the same thing over again,” said Connell. “We wanted to balance against that and find unique experiences.”

Ghost of Yōtei – Announce Trailer | PS5 Games

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Sundance audience award-winning documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin – which tells the story of quadriplegic World of Warcraft player Mats Steen – is set to debut on Netflix next month.
Norwegian gamer Steen battled the degenerative disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and passed away in 2014 aged 25. However, during his 25 years, he touched many lives via his World of Warcraft avatar, Ibelin.
“Unbeknownst to his relatives, Steen was able to form deep friendships across vast distances, because of his passion and pastime,” reads a Netflix feature on the documentary.

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Official Trailer | Netflix

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