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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Won't Be Getting An Important Online Upgrade On Switch
*sad punch*. Bad news for fighting game fans: It looks like Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will be getting rollback netcode on PlayStation and PC...
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SNL Showed A Perfect World Where Pokémon Control The White House
What’s a term for the midpoint between avidly viewing for entertainment, and hate-watching? That’s where I am with Saturday Night Live , as...
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Video: Three Pokémon Games In One Year? Game Freak, Slow Down
Scarlet and Violet aren't even opposites. It seems like only yesterday that Pokémon Legends: Arceus came out. And although it wasn...
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In Elden Ring, Even Hugs Can Be Dangerous
Elden Ring , like many Souls games before it, can be a little coy when it comes to providing you with important information. Case in point...
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Every Confirmed Pokémon In Scarlet And Violet So Far
Later this year, Game Freak will release Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , the ninth generation of mainline Pokémon games, rounding out an abso...
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Tokyo Game Show Will Return To Being An In-Person Event This September
Online programs also available. Tokyo Game Show is a yearly video game convention held in Chiba, Japan, usually focused on Japanese games a...
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Nintendo's "Inhumane" Virtual Boy Testing Process Likened To 'A Clockwork Orange'
"They put us under the most bizarre tests". Earlier today, we reported on a new video from Did You Know Gaming that shines a lig...
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Switch Hits Hang Tough As Elden Ring Takes Over UK Chart
Arceus shows solid momentum. The latest UK chart results are now available, and there's no surprise to find Elden Ring (PS4/PS5/Xbox O...
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Mythical Virtual Boy F-Zero Spin-Off Was 100% Complete, According To Former NOA Staffer
"Zero Racers was done". The Virtual Boy might have gone down as one of Nintendo's most costly failures, but a dedicated and ...
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Battlefield 2042 Pulls Russian Helicopter Skin 'In Light Of Current Events'
Last week Battlefield 2042 developers DICE first offered, then pulled, a limited-release skin that featured a smiling attack helicopter fo...
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Celeste Developers Reunited With Game Awards Trophy Four Years After It Went Missing
Streamer Prestige Is Key was looking for a cool gaming souvenir the other day, but when he tried to buy a Game Awards trophy online he got...
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The Witch Queen Is The Best Campaign Destiny's Ever Had
I have never, since Destiny launched back in 2014, been able to categorically recommend it to anyone. Praise always came with caveats. The...
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Sorry Folks, But There's Still No Release Date For Digimon Survive
New development team asks fans to wait just a little longer. Digimon Con kicked off with a special Q&A featuring the Digimon Survive t...
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Reminder: Watch Bandai's Worldwide 'Digimon Con' Livestream
Covering games, anime and more! Update #2 : This event is now live! You can view the live stream above. It'll run for a whopping six h...
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Rockstar's GTA Trilogy Is Getting "New Patches" Next Week
Updates incoming. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition was arguably one of the most disappointing releases of last year. At ...
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Valve Open To Having Game Pass Come To Steam
Game Pass is currently one of the best deals in gaming . For $15 a month you get access to a rotating list of 100s of games, from small ind...
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Nintendo Won't Allow Super Smash Bros. At Evo 2022
Super Smash Bros. won’t be featured at Evo 2022 , the biggest fighting game event of the year. The Sony-owned esports organization announc...
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Call Of Duty Execs Accused Of Using Microsoft Deal To Line Their Own Pockets
Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed lawsuits against the Call of Duty publisher for making allegedly inadequate disclosures in...
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The Can’t-Miss Side-Quests Of Horizon Forbidden West
If there’s one regard wherein Horizon Forbidden West should be deemed Horizon Forbidden Best , it’s the optional stuff. Every side-quest i...
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I'm Already Cheesing Elden Ring Enemies And I Feel Zero Shame
When faced with an overwhelming adversary, sometimes the only option is to fight dirty. In my case, Elden Ring dev FromSoftware is a gigan...
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Gaming Awards Show Host Gets On Stage, Says ‘F*ck Bobby Kotick’
So the DICE Awards, the video game industry’s Oscar equivalent, was held last night . A bunch of games took home trophies, including Hazeli...
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Life Is Strange: True Colors Physical Version Out Now
True (full) colours. Life Is Strange: True Colors finally came out on Switch, after a few delays, last December — and now, a couple months...
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Cyberpunk 2077 Dev CDPR And Others Condemn Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
Earlier this week Russian troops, acting on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine and launched 200 missiles, some of whic...
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Rocket League Adds Its Fourth Batmobile To Celebrate The New Batman Movie
The Batiful Game. The Batman, the movie starring Robert Pattinson's take on the titular billionaire bat-playboy, comes out on March 4th...
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Forget Wordle And Quordle, You Should Be Playing Octordle
As I continue to delight in the deranged conspiracy theories surrounding Wordle, following its purchase by the New York Times , I’m equal...
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Random: These Sausages Could Imply The Existence Of A Third Mario Brother
They don't. But they COULD. Mario Mario and Luigi Mario are the undisputed icons of Nintendo's long-running Super Mario series. But...
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Video: What If Mario Kart Let You Drive Car Mouth Kirby?
Mario Kirbt. Everyone loves Carby, the car who has been devoured by Kirby, but only halfway. Everyone also wants to drive Carby. Modder an...
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Starbreeze's "25 Million" Selling Action-RPG Enclave Is Coming To Switch This Year
"Upgraded visuals, music tracks new to this version of the game, and more". Originally slated for Autumn 2021, Enclave HD has now...
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Elden Ring Beta's Most Notorious Jerk Has Chilled Out Now
Early Elden Ring players were shocked when an NPC in the closed network test called their character a “bit player” who should “die in a di...
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Random: Shop Owner Sells Fake $20 Pokémon Card, Gets Arrested For Copyright Violation
150 cards and games seized. A shop owner who runs a retro game store in Japan's Mie Prefecture was arrested by Japanese law enforcement...
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Valorant Twitch Streamer Accused Of Dodging, Muting Women
Jason “JasonR” Ruchelski, a former CS:GO player and full-time Twitch streamer, is under fire for reputedly dodging Valorant games in whic...
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Video: Some Of Us Prefer Zelda: Majora's Mask Over Ocarina Of Time Because We're Right
Bore-carina of Lame, amiright? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is rightly considered one of the best games in the history of the art ...
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BioWare Shares Small But Encouraging Dragon Age 4, Mass Effect Updates
Despite the turbulent development roadmap of Dragon Age 4 , BioWare announced yesterday that the RPG is in the middle of the production ph...
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FromSoftware's Notorious Poison Zones Appear 90 Seconds Into Elden Ring
Last week, I said FromSoftware was “ back on its bullshit ” in response to the moody Elden Ring cinematic that introduces the game’s world...
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There Will Only Ever Be 500 Of This $120 Cuphead Figurine In Existence
They'll be selling like hot cups. The official Cuphead Revealed figurine, made in a collaboration between King Features and toy maker ...
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Random: Nintendo Needs To Make This 'Mouthful Mode' Kirby Switch Case A Reality
DedeDAMN. The February 2022 Nintendo Direct gave us our first glance of the best Kirby of all time: Mouthful Mode Kirby, who has eaten an e...
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Destiny 2 Nightstalkers Are Having A Crisis After Witch Queen Changes
Bungie’s massive Witch Queen expansion launched surprisingly smoothly and is extremely good so far. While everyone else has been celebrat...
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Feature: 31 Best DSiWare Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
DSiWhere? The demise of the 3DS and Wii U eShops has had many of us reminiscing on the days not too long ago when those digital stores were...
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The Best Gear In Horizon Forbidden West (And Where To Find It)
Surviving in Horizon Forbidden West , an open-world game about what happens when Elon Musk funds one too many projects, is only partially c...
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People Think They Can See Ryu’s Dick In The Street Fighter 6 Reveal
Apart from the game’s crappy, minimalistic logo , some of the most consistent chatter surrounding the recent Street Fighter 6 reveal has t...
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Random: This LEGO Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Figure Could Make It To LEGO Ideas' Final Round
He's fully poseable! We do love a bit of LEGO Zelda , and so do the myriad of people who are both LEGO and Zelda fans who keep voting Z...
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Destiny 2's Big Witch Queen PS4 Launch Hit An Unfortunate Snag
Destiny 2 ’s long-awaited Witch Queen expansion is finally here and players are starting to dig in. Unless they’re on PS4. Thanks to a un...
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VTuber Ironmouse Is Breaking All Kinds Of Twitch Records
Twitch has a new rising star, one that’s quickly surpassed the platform’s highest performers like Hasanabi and xQc in some respects. Her ...
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Soapbox: Why Can't Nintendo Offer Both Virtual Console And Switch Online?
Says the writer that will need to redownload a lot of VC purchases on Wii U and 3DS. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and con...
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Pokémon's Diamond And Pearl Remakes Have Been Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Union room functions expanded and more... Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl on the Nintendo Switch have now been updated to Vers...
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It's Official, Next Level Games Is Developing The New Mario Strikers For Switch
'Battle League' is in safe hands. As many suspected, Next Level Games is the developer behind the upcoming Switch release Mario Str...
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Steam's Biggest (And Smallest) Discounts Are Going Away
At the end of March, Valve is making changes to the way studios and publishers can offer their games at a discount on Steam, which sounds l...
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Street Fighter 6's Logo Looks Like $80 Clipart
We didn’t really get to see much of Street Fighter 6 when it was revealed yesterday , but one thing we did get a look at was the game’s lo...
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Video: Pokémon Japan's New ASMR Recipe Series Features A Sulky Jigglypuff
Pikachoux and Jiggly(cream)puff. The Japanese YouTube channel for Pokémon is a treasure trove of high-quality animation, and their latest v...
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Feature: Is It Worth Importing A Japanese 3DS For These Virtual Console Games?
Save money on import classics before it's too late. As we all know the 3DS and Wii U eShops are closing down , taking with them countle...
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'Hacker' Steals NFTs 'Worth' Millions From Opensea Marketplace
Web3, the famously decentralised internet technology that has centralised much of the NFT marketplace into a single shopfront (Opensea), wo...
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13 Years On, Mirror's Edge Is Still A Masterpiece
I don’t tend to replay video games very often. The demands of this job mean I’m normally straight onto the next one as soon as the credits ...
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The Week In Games: Elden Ring Is Nearly Here
Finally, after years of hype and memes, Elden Ring is coming out this week on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. I’m not even planning to play it ...
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Bandai Namco Comments On The Future Of Dragon Ball FighterZ
Says it's considering events, but DLC might be done. Bandai Namco ended its two-day ' Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 ' even...
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Leak Suggests More Nintendo Lego Sets Are Coming, Including An Adult-Focused $229.99 Set
Could we be getting the SNES in Lego form? A new leak has revealed nine new Nintendo-themed Lego sets are on the way, one of which will cos...
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Thief Breaks Through Card Shop Wall And Steals $250,000 Worth Of Pokémon Cards
A locally-owned game and card shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota was robbed by a lone thief in the middle of the night on February 10. The man ...
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Henry Cavill Visited Warhammer HQ And Had Just A Swell Time
Witcher star, PC builder, and Warhammer nerd Henry Cavill got the chance to visit Games Workshop’s “Warhammer World” aka the company’s UK...
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Metroid Prime 4 Dev Retro Studios Is Advertising Job Openings On ArtStation
"Your next mission awaits". Earlier this week, it was discovered Retro Studios had a new Twitter banner , and now there's bee...
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Video: What's Going On With Nintendo's Mii, And Why Are They Dying Out?
From hero to zero. As much as we're enjoying Nintendo Switch Sports this weekend, it's got us wondering what's going on with N...
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Android 21 (Lab Coat) Joins Dragon Ball FighterZ Next Week
Releasing on February 24. Update : To conclude Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 , Bandai Namco announced Android 21 (Lab Coat) would be ...
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Final Fantasy XIV Producer Promises 'No NFTs' But Does Find The Concept Of Them 'Interesting'
If you are someone who loves playing Final Fantasy XIV , but who hates the idea of NFTs, then you’ll be happy to hear that it seems unlikel...
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Art Of Rally Dev Releasing Its OG Title 'Absolute Drift' In Physical Form On Switch
Return to the track. Absolute Drift - a game about sending a car sideways - got a late release on the Nintendo Switch back in 2020. Since ...
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Halo TV Show Will Unmask The Master Chief
The Master Chief has long been the helmeted hero of humanity through multiple games, comics, books, and spin-offs. But after 20 years of h...
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Microsoft Started Activision Acquisition Talks Three Days After Bombshell Harassment Report
On November 16, 2021, a report was published that claimed Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was well aware of harassment happening within his com...
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Capcom Street Fighter Skin Pack Added To Minecraft As DLC
"Fists will fly this month in Minecraft Marketplace!". There have been some rumblings online about a possible Street Fighter re...
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23 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West , out now for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, is the size of a dinosaur. Like any big game, it’s a whole lot to tak...
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Remedy's New Shooter Is More Call Of Duty Than Control, But Not In A Good Way
I really, really wanted to like Catalyst, the new campaign developed by Remedy Entertainment and released for free-to-play shooter Crossfi...
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Genshin Impact’s Latest Event Requires Healers
The highly anticipated Genshin Impact event “Three Realms Gateway Offering” unlocked yesterday. Many fans are praising it for getting rid...
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Random: Artist Imagines Social Media Posts If Pokémon Were Real
People would probably be dead a lot more. If Pokémon were real, you can bet there would be a lot more posts on Twitter about Snorlaxes bloc...
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Don't Worry, Final Fantasy VI's Pixel Remaster Will Let You Properly Suplex That Train
After showing a video over the weekend of Final Fantasy VI ’s train boss not flipping upside-down while being suplexed by beefy monk Sabi...
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Aksys Announces New Games And Limited Editions On Their 'All Aksys' Livestream
Aksys not denied. The 'All Aksys' livestream, which took place on 17th February, is the publisher's version of a Nintendo Direc...
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Hardware: With One Change, These Hori Pokémon Controllers Would Be Perfect For Arceus
Feeling the (e)motion. We're no strangers to Hori's Split Pad Pro , having sampled both the original version and some of its more r...
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Guide: MLB The Show 22 Tech Test - Out Now On Switch, Here's How You Access It
With a sneaky trick for you EU players. MLB The Show 22 will represent a series debut on Switch, and indeed the first PlayStation Studios ...
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Random: This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Exists To Raise Diabetes Awareness
That's so sweet. Over 1 in 10 Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a 2019 report from the CDC — which includes Typ...
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As Billions Fly, Ubisoft Analyst Just Wondering Why Nobody Wants To Buy It
With three massive game industry acquisitions this year already, everyone’s wondering what will happen to the few big publishers and studio...
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tERRORbane Will Bring Its Wacky Battle Against The Developer To Switch Soon
The bugs are deliberate, ok? tERRORbane was a particularly interesting Indie game that 'did the rounds' in multiple showcases last...
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Elden Ring’s Moody Intro Proves From Software Is Back On Its BS
Dark Souls developer From Studios’ next adventure, the open-world Elden Ring , is right around the corner, which naturally means copies ar...
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Cyberpunk 2077’s PS5 Controller Haptics Are A Real Game-Changer
After countless delays and a huge amount of work on the part of developer CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 finally hit PS5 and Xbox Series X...
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Horizon Forbidden West’s Hidden Gyro Aiming Feature Is Actually Good
Horizon Forbidden West , an open-world game about validating every kindergartener’s dream of being a paleontologist , gives you a vast coll...
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Internet Horror Legend Sees Incredible Reimagining After Over A Decade Of Tensions
The SCP Foundation —the grassroots, collaborative, creepypasta-adjacent writing project that largely inspired 2019 third-person shooter Co...
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A Musical Story Boogies On Down To Switch Town In March
Play that funky music, Joy-Con. Grab your bell bottoms and your disco dancin' shoes, because A Musical Story is bringing the '70s t...
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Review: Kingdom Hearts - HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix - Cloud Version - The Worst Way To Play These Games
We put Cloud in your cloud. We begged for this, you know. We begged on our damn, dirty knees for Kingdom Hearts to come to Switch. Not Mel...
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15 Great Nintendo 3DS eShop Exclusives That We're About To Lose
Yesterday evening, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops will be ceasing operations indefinitely in March 2023. One te...
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Nintendo Could Be Using AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution To Boost Switch Performance
An unholy alliance alongside the NVIDIA GPU. With the Nintendo Switch still going strong in terms of its sales momentum and popularity, Nin...
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Halo Infinite Community Goes Nuts Over Leaked Forge Mode
Halo Infinite ’s creation mode, Forge, isn’t supposed to come out until way later this year, but apparently leaked early footage has starte...
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BloodRayne: ReVamped Gets Patch To Add The Game's Original Cheat Codes
idspispopdhampir. Ziggurat Interactive have announced that an upcoming patch for BloodRayne: ReVamped and BloodRayne 2: ReVamped will add...
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Soapbox: NSO Isn't Game Pass, But Nintendo Is Learning The Benefits Of Subscription Models
SLOWLY, but steadily adding value. In Nintendo's February 2022 Direct, we found out that yet another boon is being added to the rapidly...
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Cyberpunk 2077's Next-Gen Update Is A Pain On PlayStation
At long last, the proper next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are here after they were rolled out alongside a massive update for the game....
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MLB The Show 22 Pitches In With An All-Platform Tech Test This Week, But It's NA-Only
Online Co-Op also confirmed. MLB The Show 22 is going to be an intriguing release on the Switch in early April, with the Nintendo's hy...
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Sadako Rising: Dead By Daylight Will Haunt Us With 'Ringu' Content Soon
Brings back Yoichi Asakawa. It was confirmed some time ago that The Ring, or 'Ringu' to use the correct name from Kōji Suzuki’s ori...
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Cyberpunk 2077 Is Buffing Its Romances
CD Projekt Red revealed a ton of long-awaited improvements coming to Cyberpunk 2077 today in patch 1.5 , including more in-depth romances ...
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Video: Mother 3 Trailer In The Style Of Link’s Awakening? Okay, We’re Listening
Mother 3D. What, we have to write words here? Why ? This 3-minute fan-made trailer for Mother 3 said all we need to say. It's flippin...
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God of War PC Mod Makes Atreus Playable, Kinda
A new PC mod for God of War aims to make Kratos’ arrow-wielding son, Atreus, a playable character. But it will likely be some time before ...
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Good News, Horizon Forbidden West Plays Fine And Still Looks Beautiful On Base PS4
I was ready for Horizon Forbidden West to be a big disappointment on base PS4s. The game is a technical marvel in so many ways on PS5, and...
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Feature: 16 Tracks That Need To Be In The Mario Kart 8 DLC
The hype begins. There are 48 new tracks coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe over the next two years, as part of the "Booster Course Pack...
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This AI Generates Fake New Pokémon, And It's Actually Pretty Good
A machine-learning engineer has harnessed a powerful machine-learning technology to develop a web application that lets you create images o...
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