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🎮Netflix to buy Warner Bros bringing Mortal Kombat, Harry Potter games under its control
💾Helldivers 2 shrinks from 154GB to just 23GB
🏆Silksong devs don't reckon they'll win at the Game Awards
🧟Dead Rising rumoured return

NEWS www.sifter.com.au/post/netflix... #gamenews

👶 I have practically been marking the days off on a calendar since PAX until I could play Tingus Goose again, and find out how many messed up ways I could throw some babies from great heights in order to get some geese in the mood @juiceboxcat.bsky.social
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/chuckin...

💀 Dig out your old Gameboy Color, FEED IT SOULS is a brand platformer for the classic console by prolific Australian Gameboy developer Gumpy Function of Grimace's Birthday fame.
IMPRESSIONS: www.sifter.com.au/post/dig-out...

🥁 I’d describe Bits & Bops’ by @tempolab.games two main feels as ‘groove’ and ‘haha, what’ which is a compelling combination where humour is created by a kind of ‘rhythmic surprise’.
FEATURE by @firkraags.bsky.social : www.sifter.com.au/post/im-a-ga...

⭐ KIRBY AIR RIDERS is a single player dreamland, but its split screen multiplayer is too much and would benefit from being a tad more visually accessible.
REVIEW @nomibelle.bsky.social : www.sifter.com.au/post/kirby-air-riders-is-a-single-player-dream-but-its-split-screen-multiplayer-is-too-much

🪡 Team Cherry tease Hollow Knight Silksong DLC, and thoughts on the next game.
🎮 Nintendo acquires Bandai Namco Studios Singapore — Splatoon, Pokémon, Metroid Prime studio goes in house.
💻 Valve’s Steam Machine is priced like a PC, not a console.
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/hollow-...

Razer Deathadder V4 Pro: Can this esports mouse turn a casual gamer pro? Spoiler no, but its speed and smoothness is awesome.
REVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/razer-d... @razeranz.bsky.social

The latest Magic: The Gathering set is a crossover with Avatar the Last Airbender. Sifter's Mitch is a long time fan of the the tv show and sits down to tear open some packs and see if the lore is on point.
#gifted #MTGxATLA #review
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/bend-th...

Punch. Kick. Shift. Heal. Demonschool’s combat is aggressive, tactical and a true joy to play. It’s a game design coup. A true brain-itcher. @necrosoftgames.com
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/demonschool-a-flawed-but-fun-tactical-rpg-romp

Link's got his classic green outfit in the new The Legend of Zelda movie, but no hat! Plus Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the nominations at The Games Awards and Roblox adds more protection for young players.
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/links-g...

👻It's Spooky Saturday and Fi and @juiceboxcat.bsky.social are heading out looking for ghosts in #Phasmophobia. Come watch the stream now www.youtube.com/sifterHQ #livestream

Nothing symbolises gaming quite as synonymously as a controller - and the Battle Dragon Advantage Wireless Controller from Power A goes especially hard
REVIEW @hopecorr.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/battle-dragon-advantage-wireless-controller-come-for-the-rgb-dragon-stay-for-those-chewy-buttons

🏛️ANNO 117: PAX ROMANA campaign: Slip on your sandals and grab your gladius for a trip to the Roman colonies.

Will you spend all day thinking about the Roman Empire? Probably not if you just play the campaign which despite some nice mechanics is very short.

REVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/anno-11...

@17-bit.bsky.social @jkooza.bsky.social

Jake Kazdal, CEO and Creative Director of 17 BIT, the studio behind loose physics-based game Awaysis, thinks game developers are stuck trying to emulate frame-perfect strikes and motion instead of pushing in-game physics to more interesting spaces.
INTERVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/develop...

Every now and again, you have one of those games that scratches an itch you did not even know you had prior to playing it. There is a lot to do in ARC RAIDERS, and many ways to play it.
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/arc-raiders-reaches-new-heights-shooter-extraction

HyperX Cloud III Wireless: A headset best used thrown into your backpack and paired with your favourite handheld or laptop.
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/hyperx-...

Move over Steam Deck, a Steam Machine is on the way. Plus the extended trailer for Pokémon Pokopia is adorable with new variants revealed and Death Stranding is getting an anime.
Catch up on the #gamingnews of the week on Walkthrough
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/move-ov...

It’s a scary prospect but it’s a pretty impactful game - G

It's probably actually a roguelike rather than roguelite but like this sort of thing tires me out - G

🍀 Roguelite Roulette CLOVER PIT by
@panikarcade.bsky.social Makes Me Feel Empty But I Think That’s The Point. Are you feeling lucky? Me neither.
REVIEW by @nomibelle.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/clover-...

HYRULE WARRIORS: AGE OF IMPRISONMENT gets lost in time despite some hot gameplay. Snappy musou combat set in the TEARS OF THE KINGDOM universe is shackled by a flat story campaign that fails to deliver.
REVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/hyrule-... #nintendoswitch2 #hyrulewarriors #ageofimprisonment

Valve announces console-like Steam Machine, next gen Steam Controller and Steam Frame VR headset coming next year. Has Steam made the leap permanently into the lounge room?
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/valve-a... #steamOS #gamingnews

Valve announces console-like Steam Machine, next gen Steam Controller and Steam Frame VR headset coming next year. Has Steam made the leap permanently into the lounge room?
NEWS: www.sifter.com.au/post/valve-a... #steamOS #gamingnews

HyperX Quadcast II review - Bop it, twist it, scream it | SIFTER I screamed so loud into this mic my neighbours must hate me.

Screaming was one of the first things Nom did when she was born, and she was a natural. So when she first tried the Hyper X Quadcast 2 and found how insanely loud she could scream, Nom was pretty heckin’ delighted.
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/hyper-x-quadcast-2-microphone-review

🚗 GTA VI has been delayed again as Rockstar Games faces union busting allegations
🦘 Most of the victims of the recent Discord hack were Aussie
🌿 And a playable version of the upcoming Pokemon game, Pokopia, has been leaked online
NEWS
www.sifter.com.au/post/gta-vi-...

The 8BitDO Genki Pocket Pro is a Compact, Universally Compatible Game Pad with Classic Styling. This controller provides an elegant solution to gamers that play on multiple different devices with an impressive range of features for its compact size.
REVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/the-8bi...

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We looked back in the archives, and we've been talking to @mike.reuben.games and @leena.reuben.games about this game since 2016 across Lightmap episodes, and a couple of different PAX Aus shows. It's good to be able to finally jump behind the wheel.

🌵 @deadstaticdrive.com and the Long Road to the End of the World. A haunting, human road trip that rewards curiosity and compassion as much as survival instincts.
REVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/dead-st...