Did you miss something or do you want to have everything in order? For your convenience, we’ve made an overview of all the highlights of this week!
People are bidding over a ton on rare Zelda game
A rare version of the very first The Legend of Zelda game on the NES is going up for auction and the current bid is $110,000.
The auction revolves around a plastic-wrapped version of the ‘NES R’ variant of the game. This version of the game was only produced for a few months in 1987, before the cartridge was replaced for the Rev-A variant in 1988.
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Dutchman Levy Frederique wins European Fifa 21
Dutchman Levy Frederique has won the FIFA 21 European Championship on Xbox.
Frederique defeated the Danish Emil Klenke with the Inter Milan team, who played as Brazil. In the end, the game was decided 2-1 in the first half of extra time.
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Atari to focus on making console and PC games
In the future, Atari Gaming will focus on making ‘premium’ console and PC games.
The company’s board recently approved it, according to GamesIndustry.biz. In April, Atari already announced it was splitting into two different divisions – Atari Gaming and Atari Blockchain. Atari Gaming would focus on retro games, especially through mobile games, as well as the VCS console.
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New Nintendo Switch model with OLED screen will be released on October 8
Nintendo has announced a new Nintendo Switch model with an OLED screen, which will launch on October 8.
The new model is comparable in dimensions to the regular Nintendo Switch, but has a larger screen of 7 inches with OLED technology. This should yield better colors and higher contrast. The hybrid console also includes a LAN port, 64 GB of system memory and built-in speakers with enhanced audio. Finally, the console includes a wide, adjustable stand. The dock in which the system is placed has also been renewed.
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Horror game Ad Infinitum is set during World War I
Nacon has announced Ad Infinitum, a horror game set during World War I.
The publisher did that during the Nacon Connect livestream. It is the first game from the German studio Hekate.
In Ad Infinitum, players take on the role of a German soldier during the First World War. The character tries to keep his sanity intact while going through the infernal practices of the war.
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Ubisoft is working on Assassin’s Creed Infinity, may be a live service
Ubisoft has announced that it is working on a new Assassin’s Creed game codenamed Assassin’s Creed Infinity.
The company did so in a new article on its official website. More details about the project are not yet given, but it is clear that development will be led by a cross-studio consisting of Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Quebec. The studio, which is headed by Marc-Alexis Côté, must determine the future of the franchise. More information about the game’s project leaders can be found in the article.
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Players are concerned about machine learning cheats on console
A new program uses machine learning to cheat in multiplayer games on console.
This is reported by the Twitter channel Anti-Cheat Police Department (via Eurogamer), which often reveals new cheating methods. The new method uses information from a capture card to learn how to react to enemies in shooters. The player only needs to aim in the direction of an enemy, after which the program takes the correct action.
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Joy-Cons of new Switch model are the same as old model
The Joy-Cons that come with the OLED edition of the Nintendo Switch are the same as those of the old model.
The company has confirmed this to Gamespot. “The Joy-Con controller configuration and functionality has not changed with the Nintendo Switch (OLED model). The configuration and functionality is the same as with the Joy-Con controllers of the Nintendo Switch system.”
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Fan gives Resident Evil Remake a first-person view
Resident Evil fan MoonGlint has recreated part of Resident Evil Remake in Unreal Engine 4 and added a first-person view to it.
Below is a snippet of gameplay from this fan-created section of the game. As expected, the old mansion from the game is central in this.
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Ubisoft fears ‘loss of talent’ due to misconduct
Ubisoft fears the loss of talent due to misconduct. This is according to a non-financial report (URD) from the company.
In 2020, the movement around toxic behaviour, insults and sexism within Ubisoft led to the unexpected departure of several key talents.
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