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Don’t miss this indie game on sale – Get Gris for less than three quid on Steam


The
independent
game
Gris
is
available
for
just
under
three
quid
on
Steam.
There’s
plenty
of
space
to
play
this
cute
little
game.


OK,
so
this
one
might
not
make
your
week
any
better,
in
the
sense
that
we’re
not
going
to
give
you
the
time
of
your
life,
but
we
can
at
least
recommend
a
critically
acclaimed
video
game
at
a
low
price.
It’s
now
off

Game
Pass
,
it’ll
be
back
in
eventually,
but
in
the
meantime
it’s
on
sale
from
time
to
time.
Now

Gris

is
in
the
spotlight
today.

Launch
trailer.
(Video:
PlayStation
Youtube
channel)

Feel
free
to

go
straight
to
the
deal
on
the

Steam

store
.
You
can
get
the
game
for

£2.55

instead
of
£12.79,
a
discount
of

80%
.
That’s
not
bad,
but
you
still
need
to
know
what
to
expect.
But
don’t
worry,
that’s
where
we
come
in!

A
great
little
game

I’ll
be
honest,
Gris
is
a
good
piece
of
work,
but
it’s
a
tad
overrated.
To
take
a
rather
quick
comparison,
it
reminds
me
of
the
returns
of
Thomas
Was
Alone,
many
years
before…

Gris
is
a
thoughtful
independent
game,
released
just
under
six
years
ago.
That’s
just
a
few
months
after
the
release
of
Celeste,
which
was
a
kind
of
benchmark
in
independent
video
games,
but
with
a
great
mastery
of
gameplay.

Gris
takes
a
different
approach,
that
of
a
more
narrative
game,
focusing
above
all
on
movement,
narrative
(not
as
such,
but
on
the
script,
the
story,
the
feeling…)
and
its
sensitive,
personal
themes.
We’re
dealing
here
with
metaphor,
but
I
can
give
you
the
broad
outline.
Gris
is
lost
in
a
world
of
her
own
making,
and
the
spaces
she
travels
through
are
reflections
of
various
emotions,
all
of
them
eminently
negative,
leading
us
towards
mourning.
But
mourning
for
what,
or
for
whom?
You’ll
see
for
yourself,
of
course.

‘GRIS
doesn’t
bother
with
long,
bloated
texts:
this
dreamlike
experience
is
punctuated
only
by
simple
command
reminders
displayed
in
the
form
of
universal
icons.
So
you
can
let
yourself
be
lulled
by
the
game’s
chimerical
atmosphere,
whatever
your
native
language.’
Admittedly,
this
is
the
title’s
strength
and
weakness,
too.
It
lacks
a
little
subtlety,
and
has
a
bit
of
trouble
connecting
the
wagons,
thematically.
So
you
can
go
on
to
play
other
experiences
in
the
same
genre,
which
are
all
personal,
introspective
works.
And
you
can
play
it
with
the
Steam
Deck,
which
lends
itself
well
to
that!

Please
note
that
this
deal
expires
on
Thursday,
22
August.


This
is
a
translation
of
a
post
by
Benjamin
Benoit
for
our
French
publication,

Dealabs
Magazine
.

And
for
all
your

video
game

deals,
across
a
wide
range
of
consoles,
both
physical
and
dematerialised,
don’t
hesitate
to
follow
hotukdeals,
where
you’ll
find
great
deals
in
real
time.

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Square Enix Wants to Release Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox After PC Port


Final
Fantasy
XVI

released
exclusively
on
the

PS5

in
2023,
and
the
game
finally
made
it
to

PC

last
month.
The
action-RPG
is
still
not
available
on

Xbox
,
with
no
confirmed
launch
plans
on
Microsoft’s
console.
Now,
publisher

Square
Enix

has
provided
an
update
over
Final
Fantasy
16’s
potential
release
on
Xbox
Series
S/X.

Final
Fantasy
XVI
on
Xbox

According
to
Final
Fantasy
16
producer
and
industry
legend
Naoki
Yoshida,
popularly
knowns
as
Yoshi-P,
Square
Enix
wants
to
release
an
Xbox
port
for
FFXVI,
but
the
company
can’t
yet
confirm
a
timeline
for
the
same.

“Of
course
we
did
announce
the
PC
version
of
the
game,
so
looking
towards
the
Xbox
version,
we
do
want
to
release
it
on
Xbox,”
Yoshida
said
in
a
Video
Games

interview

published
last
week.
“But
when
it
comes
to
the
specifics
such
as
when
the
game
would
be
available
and
such,
we
are
not
in
a
position
to
be
able
to
share
anything,”
he
added.

The
producer,
however,
asked
Xbox
players
to
not
give
up
hope,
saying
that
Square
Enix
very
much
wanted
the
game
to
be
ported
to
Xbox.
“But
of
course,
I
want
to
say
that
it’s
not
as
if
there’s
zero
hope,
and
we
very
much
do
want
to
achieve
that.
So
players
should
not
give
up
in
terms
of
their
hopes.”

Neither
Square
Enix
not

Microsoft

have
yet
confirmed
an
Xbox
port
of
Final
Fantasy
16.

Final
Fantasy
16
first
launched
on
the
PS5
on
June
22,
2023.
The
game
recently
made
the
jump
to
PC,
launching
on

Steam

and

Epic
Games
Store

on
September
17.
A
Complete
Edition,
that
bundles
Echoes
of
the
Fallen
and
The
Rising
Tide
expansions
with
the
main
game,
was
also
recently
launched
on
the
PS5.

Square
Enix
has
launched
its
recent
Final
Fantasy
games
exclusively
on
the
PS5,
a
strategy
that
has
ended
up
hurting
sales.
Earlier
this
year,
the
publisher
said
in
an
earnings
report
that
sales
of
recent
big-budget
games
were

disappointing
.
According
to
company
CEO
Takashi
Kiryu,
sales
of
Final
Fantasy
VII
Rebirth,
Final
Fantasy
XVI
and
Foamstars

all
PlayStation
exclusives

fell
short
of
expectations
in
terms
of
both
revenue
and
profit.

As
a
result,
Square
Enix
has
since
undergone
considerable
restructuring
and
is
moving
away
from
its
practice
of
releasing
its
major
titles
first
on

PlayStation
.
According
to
Kiryu,
going
forward,
big
releases
will
be
multi-platform
launches,
available
across
PlayStation,
Nintendo
Switch,
Xbox
and
PC.

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PlayStation Network Services Suffer Massive Outage, Removing Access to PlayStation Store and Games


PlayStation
Network

services
are
down
across
all
platforms,
preventing
players
from
accessing

PSN

features,
PlayStation
Store,
and
several
games.
Affected
users
can’t
sign
in
to
their
PSN
account
or
go
online.
PlayStation
Plus
services
are
down,
as
well.

Sony

confirmed
that
some
PlayStation
Network
services
were
experiencing
issues.
The
outage
is
affecting
users
on

PS5
,
PS4,
PS3,
PS
Vita,
and
those
attempting
to
connect
with
PSN
services
on
Web
and
other
platforms.

PSN
Goes
Offline

Sony’s

PSN
Service
Status
page

confirmed
the
outage
on
Tuesday,
6:51AM,
with
Account
management,
Gaming
and
social,
and
PlayStation
Store
services
impacted.
“You
might
have
difficulty
launching
games,
apps
or
network
features.
We’re
working
to
resolve
the
issue
as
soon
as
possible.
Thank
you
for
your
patience,”
the
page
explained.

Gadgets360
can
confirm
the
PSN
network
outage
is
affecting
users
in
India,
as
well.
At
the
time
of
writing,
PlayStation
Store
and
PSN
account
remain
inaccessible.
On
the
PS5,
launching
the

PlayStation
Store

gives
the
message:
“Can’t
load.
Something
went
wrong,
Please
try
again
later.”

Several
games
remain
stuck
at
the
opening
screen
when
launched
and
checking
PlayStation
Network
status
in
Settings
opens
up
the
same
Web
page
confirming
network
issues.
The
PSN
account
also
remains
Offline,
and

PS
Plus

services
do
not
launch
either.

While
multiplayer
games
are
down,
some
offline
games
can
be
launched.
Single-player
games
that
need
to
connect
to
PSN,
however,
are
also
inaccessible.

It
is
unclear
what
led
to
the
PlayStation
Network
going
down
globally.
Sony
is
working
to
bring
its
services
online,
but
it’s
unclear
how
long
it
would
take
for
the
issues
to
be
fixed.
We’ll
update
the
story
with
any
further
developments. 

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Dot9 Games’ FAU-G: Domination Crosses 1 Million Pre-Registrations on Google Play Store

FAU-G:
Domination,
the
action
game
from
Indian
developer

Dot9
Games
,
has
crossed
over
one
million
pre-registrations
on

Google
Play
Store

on

Android

in
three
weeks
of
going
live.
Pre-registration
for
the
game
began
September
5
on
Android
devices.
The
upcoming
shooter
in
the

FAU-G

series
from

nCore
Games

received
a
trailer
earlier
this
month,
showcasing
its
first-person
shooting
gameplay.

FAU-G:
Domination
Pre-Registrations
Live

In
a
press
release
Monday,
developer
Dot9
Games
and
publisher

Nazara

Publishing
confirmed
that
FAU-G:
Domination
had
hit
one
million
pre-registrations
on
Play
Store
in
three
weeks,
making
it
the
fastest
game
from
Nazara
to
reach
the
milestone.

“While
the
Dot9
Games
team
is
working
tirelessly
to
make
FAU-G:
Domination
the
best
it
can
be,
a
million
pre-registrations
is
just
the
incentive
we
need
to
make
it
better,”
Deepak
Ail,
co-founder
and
CEO
of
Dot9
Games
said.
“The
game
is
at
the
stage
where
we’re
fine-tuning
and
deciding
what
features
players
need
at
launch

with
some
playtests
before
that,”
he
added,

FAU-G:
Domination
Playtest

FAU-G:
Domination
held
its
second
playtest
on
Sunday,
September
29,
where
players
were
able
to
access
its
latest
build.
According
to
the
publisher,
playtest
feedback
from
players
has
been
taken
into
account
to
fine-tune
the
game.
“Their
insights
have
been
instrumental
in
refining
key
aspects
of
the
game,
from
improving
weapon
balance
to
enhancing
map
layouts
and
user
interface,”
the
makers
said
in
the
press
release.

Pre-registrations
for
FAU-G:
Domination
are
now
live
on
Google
Play
Store
on
Android,
with
App
Store
pre-registrations
for
iOS
and
iPadOS
coming
soon.
Players
who
pre-register
for
the
game
will
get
the
Beast
Collection
set
of
in-game
cosmetics.

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