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🛠 Behind the Blog: Why I Made SnowRunner Permadeath (and How It’s Somehow Working)

You’d think SnowRunner would be the calm one. No wolves. No starvation. No sanity meter. Just trucks, mud, and the occasional fallen powerline. And yet, when I started playing, I realized something important: I had the perfect canvas for portable permadeath chaos. I just needed a few extra rules (and a slightly reckless imagination). 🎮 Why Permadeath? Honestly? For the drama. The stakes. The…

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GAMING RECAP (JULY 12-16)

FTC appeal denied while the UK allows Microsoft time extension to close Activision Blizzard deal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been denied its appeal of a federal judge's ruling that allows Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard.

This is a major victory for Microsoft, bringing the company one step closer to becoming a gaming giant.

The FTC filed its appeal yesterday, hoping to stop the deal from closing by its deadline, July 18.

Meanwhile, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has extended its deadline for a final decision on the acquisition (thanks, GI.biz). This means that Microsoft has more time to close the deal, and it also gives the CMA more time to review the proposed changes that Microsoft has made to its acquisition plans.

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PlayStation 5's highly customizable Access controller to hit market in December

Sony has announced a launch date of December 6 for its new PlayStation 5 controller, Access.

Previously known as Project Leonardo, the heavily customizable controller is aimed at broadening accessibility for PS5 users with disabilities, allowing them to play for longer and with greater comfort.

The Access controller lets you customize your layout with different buttons and stick caps in various shapes and designs, operate the controller from any 360° orientation, and connect third-party accessibility accessories using its four 3.5mm expansion ports. Many settings for the Access controller are available on PS5, and you can configure each to meet your needs. You can map buttons to create up to 30 control profiles, adjust stick settings, toggle commands on/off, or disable some of the controller's buttons. Access will be available for preorder starting July 21 and will run you $89.99/$119.99 CAD/¥12,980/€89.99/£79.99.

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July’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles announced

This month’s additions (which are listed in full below) include The Ascent, It Takes Two, Sniper Elite 5, Snowrunner, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated.

All games listed below will be available beginning on July 18.

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalogue

It Takes Two – PS4, PS5

Sniper Elite 5 – PS4, PS5

Snowrunner – PS4, PS5

World War Z – PS4, PS5

The Ascent – PS4, PS5

Undertale – PS4

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – PS4

Melty Blood: Type Lumina – PS4

Dysmantle – PS4, PS5

Circus Electrique – PS4

Dynasty Warriors 9 – PS4

Samurai Warriors 5 – PS4

My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure – PS4, PS5

Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R – PS4, PS5

PlayStation Plus Premium | Classics

Gravity Crash Portable – PS4, PS5

Twisted Metal – PS4, PS5

Twisted Metal 2 – PS4, PS5

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There's an official Assassin's Creed Mirage "haptic gaming suit" on the��way

If you've ever had the overwhelming desire to feel exactly what it would be like to shimmy up a wall in 9th-century Baghdad, help is at hand; a company has just announced a "haptic gaming suit" that'll be compatible with - and themed around - the upcoming Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Haptics firm Owo's Mirage-themed tie-in has been created in partnership with Ubisoft and looks something like an extremely snug short-sleeved shirt, albeit packaged alongside various bits of hardware. While wearing one, players can experience "multiple different sensations" that reflect those of Assassin's Creed Mirage's protagonist Basim.

Owo says these "sensations" will include the likes of "impacts and parkour", with the standard version of the haptic suit able to mimic 30 different sensations, including "axe", "insect bites", "severe abdominal wound", and "ball".

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