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For those keen to have a go at Eurogamer’s Game of the Year for 2021<\/a> but have only had access to a PlayStation console and have therefore been unable to do so, I have good news. Unpacking will be coming to PS4 and PS5 on 10th May. Yay!<\/p>\n

In addition to this news, Witch Beam artist Tim Dawson shared some more information about the real-life origins behind some in-game items on the PlayStation blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“People often describe the game as feeling very personal, and we think it is, but personal can mean different things,” Dawson wrote.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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For those keen to have a go at Eurogamer’s Game of the Year for 2021 but have only had access to a PlayStation console and have therefore been unable to do so, I have good news. Unpacking will be coming to PS4 and PS5 on 10th May. Yay! In addition to this news, Witch Beam artist Tim Dawson shared some more information about the real-life origins behind some in-game items on the PlayStation blog. “People often describe the game as feeling very personal, and we think it is, but personal can mean different things,” Dawson wrote. 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