🔥 Yacht Club Games dropped Mina the Hollower, an action-adventure out now on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and Switch 2; Russian Steam lists it at 855₽.

You play shrew-like Mina on a cursed island: explore deadly zones, meet weird NPCs and wield the studio's signature whip. At launch the game topped over 8 000 concurrent Steam players, holds a 92% user score and scored 92/93 on Metacritic/OpenCritic, the best aggregator results...

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007 First Light verkauft sich 1,5 Millionen Mal in nur 24 Stunden

IO Interactive hat bekannt gegeben, dass sich 007 First Light innerhalb der ersten 24 Stunden nach Veröffentlichung mehr als 1,5 Millionen Mal verkauft hat. https://bsky.app/profile/007game.ioi.dk/post/3mmwmbilcci2i Der neue Actiontitel rund um James Bond sorgt derzeit auch wegen seiner starken Bewertungen für Aufmerksamkeit. Auf Metacritic und OpenCritic erhielt das Spiel bereits zahlreiche positive Rezensionen. Interessant dabei: Die Nintendo-Switch-2-Version ist bislang noch gar nicht […]

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Nintendo Connect ab sofort bei OpenCritic gelistet – Unsere Reviews jetzt offiziell im Wertungsportal vertreten

Ein weiterer kleiner Meilenstein für Nintendo Connect: Ab sofort ist unsere Redaktion offiziell bei OpenCritic gelistet. Damit werden unsere Testberichte künftig direkt auf den jeweiligen Spieleseiten des internationalen Bewertungsportals angezeigt und – wenn wir in den Kreis der "Top Critics" aufgenommen werden – in den aggregierten Wertungen berücksichtigt. OpenCritic zählt neben Metacritic zu den bekanntesten Plattformen für Videospiel-Reviews und sammelt Wertungen zahlreicher […]

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💸 Thomas Ru's LinkedIn revealed the budget for Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, production costs ran at about $30M (marketing excluded).

Don't Nod had roughly 120 people working for several years on this 17th‑century American ghost‑hunter action; scores are solid, 80 on OpenCritic and 84% on Steam. A sturdy AA project from the makers of Life is Strange and Vampyr.

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🔥 Mouse: P.I. For Hire is climbing the charts, Fumi Games and PlaySide Studios dropped a trailer full of press quotes to celebrate the game's breakout success.

Critics praise the gameplay, slick visuals and music that nails the noir vibe. Metacritic/OpenCritic average sits at 81, Steam shows ~92% positive reviews, and the title has already hit #2 in the global Steam chart and the same spot on the eShop for Nintendo Switch 2...

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😑 Aphelion from DON'T NOD, big ideas, but critics came away underwhelmed.

Released on April 28 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series and already in Game Pass, Russian subtitles included. Scores: OpenCritic 68/100 (29 reviews), Metacritic 65/100 (PS5, 25 reviews). Reviewers praise the cinematic set-pieces and acting, yet once you pick up the controller the game gets BORING: stealth, climbing and traversal feel bland...

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🔥 Press is buzzing: Saros from Housemarque is already averaging 88 on Metacritic and 91 on OpenCritic pre-launch, with 95% of critics recommending it. HIT

Critics call it the natural evolution of Returnal, stellar action and a dense atmosphere; knocks include a divisive story, a short runtime for the genre and «not enough innovation». Launch on 30 April as a PS5 exclusive; pre-orders include small bonuses and 48-hour ear...

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Blizzard lifted the embargo a week before launch and final reviews liked the Lord of Hatred expansion for Diablo IV: PC averages 82 on Metacritic and 83 on OpenCritic, with a 90% recommend rate. 🔥

Critics praise the story campaign and endgame improvements, though some felt it lacked "something fundamentally new." Overall the expansion is recommended to FANS of the series who want the Mephisto saga tied up. Launch date, A...

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🔥 MOUSE: P.I. For Hire sold 360,000 copies in its first 3 days (including 47,000 pre-orders), about 44% on consoles; wishlists jumped from 1.73M to 2.08 million.
It hit #2 on Steam and Nintendo eShop, got 95% positive on Steam and 4.92/5 on PS Store; OpenCritic 83/100 (better than 90% of games), Metacritic 80, Twitch peak 71k. Available on PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2, Russian subtitles included. WOW

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