California will soon require storefronts to make clear that purchasing digital content, including games, movies and music, does not mean you actually own it.

As of next year, Californian customers will be informed that buying a game on Steam, for example, means they are simply acquiring a license for the content. Terms such as “buy” and “purchase” will be banned from the sale process unless sufficient caveats are added.

The new legislation, AB 2426 – signed into law by Californian governer Gavin Newsom and first reported by The Verge – is designed to make consumers more aware of the sometimes-temporary nature of digital ownership.

Over the past few months, Ubisoft sparked headlines after it switched off its racer The Crew and subsequently removed it from …

The second and third chapters of cult horror game Poppy Playtime will arrive on Xbox later this month, ahead of other consoles.
The first chapter was released on Xbox back in July and now the story will continue on 20th September. The new chapters will be available to pre-order just beforehand from 13th September.
Chapter Two: Fly in a Web will cost £8.39 and Chapter Three: Deep Sleep will cost £12.49. Both will be available in nine different languages.

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 – Official Game Trailer #2

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Just days after pledging a fix for Star Wars Outlaws’ “unfair” and “incredibly punishing” insta-fail stealth sequences, Ubisoft has released a brand-new patch doing just that – and it introduces a bunch of other features, including cross-progression support, too.

It’s unclear how extensive these initial changes to stealth are in Outlaws’ new Title Update 1.1.2, with today’s patch notes failing to go into much detail. They do, however, promise “tweaks and improvement on some challenging stealth moments”, with an additional note confirming the “level of detection [has been] adjusted depending on location”, and that players are now “less likely to be detected while rolling.”

1.1.2’s next big addition is support for cross-progression and cross-saving via Ubisoft …

Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest and much-anticipated patch 7 is here, and it seems we’re making the most of it, with over 1m mods installed since the patch went live on 5th September.
As announced by Larian Studios’ Swen Vincke, “modding is pretty big – we had more than a million mods installed in less than 24 hours”.

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Two-thirds of female players still report being harassed when playing online.
In a report entitled “Why gaming still has a women problem”, Sky News reflected on the propensity of misogyny and hatred against women in gaming spaces, particularly on Discord and in multiplayer games.

‘It’s scary to be a woman in gaming’: Two thirds of female players report being ‘harassed online’

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Can’t wait until 8th October to revisit Silent Hill? Here’s a free visit to everyone’s special place courtesy of a Japanese content creator who has streamed the first 90 minutes of Silent Hill 2 Remake to YouTube.
The hugely popular 兄者弟者 (Siblings) YouTube channel has seemingly shared the footage by official sanction from Konami, which suggests this shouldn’t get struck or pulled down by a pesky copyright notice. Which is just as well, as the video’s only been out a few days, and it’s already clocked up over half a million views.
Consider this your warning to read no further and be aware of video clips online if you’re looking to avoid spoilers altogether ahead of release.

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Dynamax in Pokémon Go refers to a new mechanic which sees your Pokémon grow to ginormous size for a short period of time in battle.
It took nearly five years for Dynamaxing to make its way into Pokémon Go after first debuting in Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch, but now you can finally see your Pokémon take on enormous forms. So tall, in fact, little clouds appear around their heads. There’s a host of Dynamax Pokémon to catch in Pokémon Go and hopefully we’ll see more arrive soon.
At the time of writing, however, it’s important to note that the Dynamax mechanic hasn’t been fully released in Pokémon Go yet. This will occur on Tuesday 10th September when Max Battles are released.
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Larian has detailed what Baldur’s Gate 3 players can expect from the seventh patch, due out in September.

As previously reported, the patch will include mod support and, in a new post on Steam, the studio has given a brief look at what some creators have achieved in the Closed Alpha.

But there are other additions coming too, including a much-needed tweak to split-screen play – dynamic split-screen mode – which allows players in multiplayer to split the screen and automatically merge it back into one when near each other.

Let’s Play Baldur’s Gate 3 CO-OP CHAOS! Baldur’s Gate 3 PC Gameplay

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UPDATE 7.14pm: Following the news a fully playable version of the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has leaked online, developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Interactive have released a statement imploring players to “avoid this unfinished build” and to “not spoil the game for those excited to experience it for the first time at launch”.

“We are deeply touched by the overwhelming support we’ve received from our community following the leak of an old build of our upcoming game, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2”, the companies wrote in a statement shared on social media.

“Our teams have poured years of hard work, passion, and dedication into creating a game worthy of your hopes and expectations, and it’s dishearten that many of the surprises we…