CD Projekt has vowed to stick with its embattled Cyberpunk 2077, despite concern about the state of the game and the studio's ability to turn it around.

Upon release in December, Cyberpunk suffered from a raft of crippling technical issues, particularly on consoles, and failed to live up to the expectations set by its pre-release marketing.

The problems were so bad that Sony pulled Cyberpunk from sale on the PlayStation Store - and Microsoft slapped the game with a performance warning. Refunds were eventually offered for a limited period. CD Projekt also faces class action lawsuits in the United States over Cyberpunk's troubled debut, and potential legal action from investors.

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An Indian Harvest Festival has just begun on Steam, providing us with a great opportunity to discover some games made there via demos or a discounted price.

Probably the best-known game among them is Raji: An Ancient Epic, a game we've talked about a fair bit on Eurogamer. It's an action adventure a bit like Tomb Raider, a bit like Devil May Cry, and a bit like something from Hades-maker Supergiant. And it's very good, as the comparisons suggest. There's a demo of Raji available now.

Other demos include those for an intriguing-looking narrative game called Forgotten Fields, out today, and a tea garden simulator called Two Leaves and a Bud (presumably not the beer). Forgotten Fields is about a man with writer's block who's summoned to an unavoidable family meeting and embarks on a trip down memory lane. And Two Leaves is, well, a game about growing your own tea, and it looks lovely. Oh leaf it out! Brewww, hiss!

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KT Racing has announced what's set to be its penultimate crack at the WRC licence, with WRC 10 set to come to PlayStation, Xbox and PC on September 2nd, with a Switch version to follow at a later date.

Following last year's impressive WRC 9 - a highlight of the PlayStation 5's early line-up thanks to its brilliant use of DualSense feedback - WRC 10 introduces a more historic theme, celebrating 50 years of the World Rally Championship with classic cars and events such as Acropolis, San Remo, Argentina and Germany. It'll also feature 19 events that look back at significant moments in the championship's history.

There's new modern content too in the form of rallies in Estonia, Croatia, Belgium and Spain, plus a further tweaking to the handling dynamics and a deepening of the career mode with a feature that allows you to create your own team, complete with its own custom livery.

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Activision has confirmed it does issue hardware bans to "repeat or serial" Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters.

In an update on the company's Call of Duty-related anti-cheat efforts, Activision confirmed it has issued more than 475,000 permabans in Call of Duty: Warzone to date.

"Some have asked if we issue hardware bans. We do issue hardware bans against repeat, or serial, cheaters. This is an important part of our effort to combat repeat offenders," Activision said.

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Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.21 is out now on PC, consoles and Stadia.

It makes a long list of fixes, including for an issue where, after the player commits a crime on the roof of a building, NCPD officers would spawn behind the player's back.

Remember, update 1.2 tackled police reaction times with an increase to their spawn radius for when a player commits a crime, among other things.

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Activision is embroiled in a trademark lawsuit with the developer of a strategy game called Warzone.

The mega-publisher filed a suit seeking a declaration that Activision's use and registration of the trademark's Warzone and Call of Duty Warzone do not infringe on the trademark rights relating to the free-to-play, turn-based Warzone strategy game.

Warzone the strategy game came out in 2017. Activision's battle royale launched three years later, in 2020.

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The American political system often throws up some fairly strange stories, but this might be one of the weirdest yet - as a Roblox player managed to infiltrate the White House press corps.

An individual by the name of "Kacey Montagu", who was able to ask questions directly to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, has now been revealed as an imposter. Politico ran an extensive story on Montagu, detailing how they created the fake persona and were able to fool White House insiders.

Montagu had apparently been masquerading as a White House correspondent since last year, creating a fictional "White House News" outlet to do so. They set up two Twitter accounts to repost information from official sources, and the speed and efficiency of these accounts attracted the attention of White House correspondents (and even some working in the administration). A senior advisor and chief spokesperson for vice president Kamala Harris, and Michael LaRosa, press secretary for Jill Biden and Symone Sanders, were both following one of the accounts.

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Call of Duty: Warzone's big nuke event is set for 8pm UK time on 21st April.

A tweet from the official Call of Duty account revealed the time and date, alongside the phrase "The end is near..."

So, what's happening? Activision's plan for Verdansk was set in motion by the arrival of zombies on the map as part of season two. Each week, the zombies have spread to new areas. As we reach the climax of the season, this "containment protocol" will fail, and the powers that be will nuke the map. It's the only way to be sure, after all.

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Blizzard has updated its Arcade Collection to add a couple more classic games: Lost Vikings 2 and RPM Racing.

There's also a new design documents gallery for you to browse, and a streamer mode for Rock N' Roll Racing to fix the music licensing issues causing problems while streaming.

The Blizzard Arcade Collection was officially announced back in February at BlizzCon 2021 to includes Lost Vikings 1, Rock & Roll Racing and Blackthorne.

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Stylish first-person adventure Call of the Sea will come to PlayStation 4 and PS5 next month.

The game's Twitter confirmed the May release last night, some five months after the game first launched for PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, including via Xbox Game Pass.

A mix of 1930s action and HP Lovecraft weirdness, Call of the Sea follows adventurer Norah Everhart as she travels to a mysterious island in search of her missing husband Harry.

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