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PSA: Experiencing Switch OLED Blackouts In Docked Mode? Swap Your HDMI Cable
Prevent this issue from happening again. Switch OLED is quite a lovely system, but the docked experience appears to have been causing some ...
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Nintendo Reportedly Expecting 10% Decrease In Switch Sales Due To Supply Issues
"a semiconductor shortage and disruptions to logistics networks". Although there's still a lot of demand for the Switch, Nint...
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Sega To Share Sonic Frontiers News Update "Soon"
"It's still set to come out this holiday". One game here at Nintendo Life we're eager to learn more about is Sega's u...
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Former Nintendo Of America Boss Reggie To Appear On G4TV Next Week
"As an executive, I hated Donkey Konga". The former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, is currently doing the round...
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Animal Crossing Brewster Coaster Set Has Been Added As A My Nintendo Reward
Get nice and coo-zy with a cup of coffee. The US is once again getting the cutest and coolest additions to the My Nintendo points service. ...
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Everything You Need To Know About That New Overwatch 2 Scoreboard
Overwatch had a nontraditional approach to keeping score. Typically, competitive shooters like Apex Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegro...
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Deal In "Fleshly Wares" In Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, Out Now On Switch
With a physical release coming later. Strange Scaffold's hit indie title Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator launched on PC and Xbox...
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Nintendo Switch Sports Is Solid Fun That Will Ruin Your Friendships
Here’s how I know Nintendo Switch Sports is a good party game: I now hate my friends. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/QS2DIxj ...
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Nintendo Switch Sports Version 1.1.0 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Online play unlocked. Nintendo Switch Sports is now officially available (at least in some parts of the world), and as usual with a new ga...
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Facebook’s Latest Financial Results Show It Has Lost Nearly $20 Billion To VR Since 2020
A metaverse filled with digital worlds and avatars might be coming someday, but it won’t be cheap. Facebook parent company Meta has release...
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Hoa And Unpacking Among Big Gaming Winners At The Webby Awards
More eShop titles also take prizes home. The Webby Awards have been running for a long time, setup to 'honor the best of the internet...
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Digital Foundry Explores Whether 'Impossible Port' WRC 10 Stays On Track On Switch
"Is it really that bad?". The Switch is home to a number of fascinating ports, including some considered 'impossible' tha...
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Final Fantasy XIV’s Newest Raid Is Blowing Everyone’s Minds
Final Fantasy XIV ’s latest update saw Square Enix give serious players a new “ultimate” raid to conquer. The last few days have been a wh...
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The Last Of Us Part II Modder Proves Abby Really Is Invincible
The Last of Us Part II ’s biggest badass is so tough even guns can’t kill her. That’s at least according to the U.K.-based modder Speclizer...
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Mini Review: Arise: A Simple Story - An Audiovisual Treat With Emotive, Elegant Storytelling
Arise and shine. Is a platform game a good medium in which to tell a story of agonising tragedy? When the tears fall on the joysticks, is i...
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Former Nintendo Icon Reggie Wishes He Could Sell His Animal Crossing Island On Blockchain
Let’s just get the easy, obvious joke out of the way now: Reggie’s body is ready for the blockchain. Very funny, moving on…But yes, appare...
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Final Fantasy XIV's Director Is Asking You Not To Be Jerks
Final Fantasy XIV recently introduced a new 5v5 player-vs-player mode called Crystalline Conflict . And while for the most part it seems t...
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Streamers Aren't Liking Twitch's Potential Moneymaking Idea
Twitch is reportedly considering major changes to the monetization practices that streamers are upset about because the potentially lopside...
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Broken Elden Ring Boss Is Back To Being Just Really Hard With Latest Update
The latest Elden Ring patch is all about fixing issues from the previous update , like a bug that turned the FromSoftware game’s most cha...
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The Latest Sims 4 Update Is Trolling Players With An Unexpected Demon
Picture your worst nightmare. Really allow yourself to round out each gruesome detail. Feel your heart race, then step back to reflect on w...
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'Aka' Is A "Small, Open-World" Adventure Game With Wholesome Studio Ghibli Vibes
Are you turning red? Red pandas are all the rage at the moment, it seems, as developer Cosmic Gatto — a professional animator who has worke...
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Let's 'Marie Kondo' Your Disgusting Elden Ring Inventory
I was shocked when I opened up my boyfriend’s Elden Ring inventory. Baffled and terrified, even. It was fully stocked in a way that only t...
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Even The Studio Behind Pokémon Is Getting In On The 4-Day Work Week
The studio behind Pokémon is moving to an optional four-day work week. Game Freak announced the new “progressive” work policy on Tuesday, ...
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Nintendo Shares Advice For Those Suffering Switch Battery Issues
Pretty simple, really. In recent months some Switch owners (notably with relatively new OLED models) have been highlighting issues with the...
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Pokémon GO Mega Evolution Revamp Might Finally Make It Useful
After years of bemusement, Niantic is finally overhauling Pokémon GO ’s lackluster Mega Evolution systems, adding levels and bonuses to gi...
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Elon Musk Buying Twitter Sucks, But Marginalized Game Devs Aren't Leaving
Yesterday, Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion dollars , and a lot of people in the video game industry are unhappy about it. Some are...
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Bear And Breakfast's New Video Shows Off The Game's Management And Decoration Mechanics
Bearcon and Bearggs. If you're a fan of extremely cute story-led management adventure games, you'll likely have Bear and Breakfast ...
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Cozy Grove 'New Neighbears' DLC Adds Four New Bears For Your Neighbearhood
Bears repeating. Cozy Grove, the sedate 15-minutes-a-day bear-helping life sim game, is getting brand new paid downloadable content called ...
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Sega’s Pulling Standalone Sonic Games Ahead Of Sonic Origins’ Arrival
Sega plans to delist several classic Sonic re-releases due to their presence in the upcoming Sonic Origins , the Japanese developer announ...
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Half-Life’s Iconic Intro + TikTok Voice Is A Cursed Must-Watch
Half-Life is widely considered one of the best video games ever made for a host of reasons. Among them, its intro is perhaps one of the mo...
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The Month After The Xbox Series X Became Easy To Buy
After an astonishing 17 months since release, Microsoft’s latest generation of Xboxes is finally more easily available . As a result, the p...
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Rumour: Ubisoft Being Eyed Up For A Potential Takeover
Another big company could be acquired. It feels like every single month there's news of a new video game company acquisition. This year...
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New Trailer Highlights Nintendo Switch Sports As Part Of Fitness Regime
Along with try-hard online play. When the Wii was launched alongside its iconic bundled game Wii Sports (apart from in Japan, where it was...
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Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D Physical Prices Jump As eShop Closure Looms
Game still 'temporarily' unavailable to download due to license issues. Hideo Kojima games not only feature the creator's name ...
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Disney's Upcoming Free-To-Play Switch Racer Reveals A Second Jungle Book Racer
They wanna be like Baloo. Upcoming free-to-play racer Disney Speedstorm has revealed a brand new character today and, given its choice, it...
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Video: Wii Sports - What Makes It Iconic?
The legacy of a lovely family game. Wii Sports has a heck of a legacy behind it. Packaged with the Wii console at launch, it's the bes...
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UK Charts: Kirby Crashes Out Of The Top Ten As LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Retains Top Spot
No need to use the Force. It's a familiar story with this week's UK chart; LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is still sitting com...
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Review: Blast Brigade Vs. The Evil Legion Of Dr. Cread - Fabulous But Formulaic Metroidvania-ing
Approach this With Arms Wide Open. Hello, Nintendo fans, and welcome to a review of another Metroidvania. You'll be thrilled to know th...
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Talking Point: WATA And The Grey Areas Of Game Preservation - Is There Any Better Way?
WATAAARGH. The game industry is youthful compared to other areas of entertainment and recorded culture - younger than film and TV, and of c...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #93 - Kirby's Dream Land
Celebrating Kirby's anniversary with a fight. Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl *cue stadium-sized cheer*! ...
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Will Reveal Some Skin, Unsurprisingly
ESRB rating reveals all. Monolith Soft's JRPG series Xenoblade Chronicles is known for revealing a bit of skin from time to time, and ...
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Video: MVG Investigates The Switch Online GBA Emulator Leak
Is it the real deal? Earlier this week, a new Nintendo leak supposedly surfaced online - suggesting a Game Boy Advance emulator was in the...
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Random: Another Look At The Super Mario Galaxy DS Fan Project
A "short public demo" has also been released. Super Mario Galaxy is easily one of the best 3D Mario games and was a hit when it ...
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Square Enix Rolls Out Chocobo GP Version 1.0.5, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today. Following on from an update at the beginning of this month, Square Enix has now issued another one for its Switch racer ...
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A New Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Event Has Begun
Get Dracovish while you can! There's a new distribution event available in Pokémon Sword and Shield . It's only on offer until 25th...
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Here's Your First Look At The Switch Box Art For Splatoon 3
Launching this September. Nintendo yesterday confirmed the upcoming squid-shooter Splatoon 3 would be "inkoming" this September ...
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Dr. Dre Thought GTA Was ‘For Kids’ Until DJ Pooh Gave Him A Personal Demo
Last year, Dr. Dre headlined GTA Online ’s most recent update, The Contract. However, it took some convincing to actually get him to appear...
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Super Nintendo World Visitors In Japan Can Now Rent Switch Docks In Their Hotels
Hotel Mario. Holidays are great and all, but when you have to go back to the hotel at the end of the day, it's a bit of a bummer to not...
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Report: Netflix Doubles Down On Games As Stock Plummets
Netflix built its foundation on streamlined DVD rentals and, eventually, on tepid “prestige” TV series that people talk about for a week be...
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Historic Village Remains Found On Nintendo Museum Construction Site
Now THAT is history. Last Summer Nintendo announced plans for a Nintendo Gallery , a museum of sorts that will "share Nintendo’s produ...
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Guide: Best Game Boy Games
Black and white brilliance. It’s the Game Boy’s 33rd birthday, so what better time to reacquaint yourself with its very best games? Enjoy! ...
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Why Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Selling Zillions Of Copies
WB Games announced today that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga had a massive launch, selling through over 3 million copies worldwide, an...
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Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Patch Makes Its Strongest Class Even Stronger ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands hasn’t even been out a month, but fresh on the heels of releasing the game’s first expansion , developer Gearbox h...
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Save Your Family's VHS Store In Super-'90s Adventure 'The Big Con', Coming To Switch
Radical, dude. Furbies. AOL. Wearing caps backwards. VHS tapes. Cups with those teal and pink squiggles on them. These are the '90s sta...
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Review: Ganryu 2 - Hakuma Kojiro - Unworthy Of Its Shinobi-Inspired Ideas
Frame hate. This is the sad Haiku of Ganryu 2, A tragedy coded in Unity, By the Storybird crew. Visco, a long defunct Neo Geo developer,...
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8 Kick-Ass Skateboarding Games You Should Totally Play
Skateboarding games have changed a lot since the 1980s. With new hardware comes new engines, which leads to better physics, fancier graphic...
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Rumour: Switch Online Leak Reveals Unreleased NES Titles, Here's A Look
Tetris, Pac-Man, Castlevania and more! It's been an absolutely crazy week for Nintendo Switch Online with a string of rumours, and it d...
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Digimon Survive Is Coming Out The Same Day As Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Long-awaited strategy JRPG Digimon Survive finally has a release date and it’s July 29, 2022. Any other year, like the ones Survive was p...
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Video: This Game Made One Video Producer's Childhood
The lovely Felix on one of his favourites. We've all got that video game that we played over and over again while growing up that we ju...
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Physical-Only Switch Title 'Demon Throttle' Opens A Second Chance Preorder
Free gift also up for grabs at PAX East. Last Summer, publisher Devolver Digital announced and then opened pre-orders on its first physical...
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The 15 Best Games For The PlayStation 5
Congratulations! You weathered the queues and were able to nab a PlayStation 5 . You’ve somehow finagled the thing into your TV stand and t...
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Random: Nintendo Might Not Be As Old As You Think
Or it could be even older. There is plenty of Nintendo's history that is well established, especially the more recent period of its vid...
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Why Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Isn't An M-Rated Borderlands, A Series First
Longtime Borderlands players will notice something…different about Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands : It’s comparatively tamer than its predecessor...
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Cartoon Co-op Shooter 'Research And Destroy' Explodes Onto Switch Soon
RADical. Spike Chunsoft has announced that they will be publishing the strategic co-op shooter Research and Destroy on Switch on 25th Apri...
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Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Already Has DLC, Will Never Let You Go
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands hasn’t even been out for a month and it’s already getting DLC. The first, “ Coiled Captors ,” is part of the “Mirr...
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Here's An Elden Ring Farm That Nets You A Cool 40,000+ Runes Per Minute
Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/ySri4NV
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Nintendo Of America Named In Workers' Rights Complaint
NLRB filing names NOA with recruitment firm Aston Carter. Nintendo of America has been named alongside hiring firm Aston Carter in a Nation...
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New World Of Warcraft Expansion Lets You Fly Dragons
Blizzard pulled back the curtain on the next chapter in World of Warcraft in a developer livestream Tuesday , and it’s all about dragons. ...
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Sonic Origins Re-Emerges, Receives Rating In South Korea
Could it be closer than we think..? Sonic Origins was announced quite a while back during the 'Sonic Central' stream in May 2021....
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Metroid Prime Was Once A Third-Person Shooter About Eugenics
Did You Know Gaming? delves deep. Metroid Prime is one of the crown jewels in the GameCube's library as well as within the Metroid se...
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Video: Switch Games That Just Make Us Happy
Well, Alex specifically. Speaking about games that make us happy is a lot more satisfying than talking about games that are disappointing ...
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Physics Space Shooter 'NEW TERRA' Could Be The Next 'Affordable Space Adventures'
Strap yourselves in. Winteryear Studios is bringing its physics-based space shooter NEW TERRA to Switch on April 28th, with the game givin...
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The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance Receives Huge Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Version 1.78 goes live. Nicalis, Inc. has announced that The Binding of Isaac: Repentance has been given a huge new update, bringing the D...
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Shin Megami Tensei V Tops 1 Million Sales Worldwide
With new art to celebrate. Atlus' Switch-exclusive (for now) Shin Megami Tensei V has surpassed 1 million sales worldwide in under six...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #92 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
SNES classic goes head-to-head. Ahoy everyone, welcome back to another Box Art Brawl ! We've got a great one for you this week, just in...
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Video: What Legend Of Zelda Games Can We Expect To Fill The Gap In 2022?
Alex, Zion and Felix share their thoughts. At the end of last month, Nintendo announced it would be delaying the release of The Legend of Z...
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Feature: Artist Larry Achiampong's Life Of Nintendo, Creativity And Inspiration
"That’s the beauty of video games, it’s our way of life". While there are often discussions around the merits of gaming as an art...
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Random: Krystal's OG Voice Actor Reprises Role For Half-Life 2 Mod
This Star Fox member is going on a new adventure. A modder known as Gagnetar previously released a Half-Life 2 mod that replaced Alyx Vanc...
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Pokémon Variety Show To Share "Latest Information On The Pokémon Games" Next Week
Catch this broadcast. Trainers got a lot of details about Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet when the new generation was first revealed ...
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LEGO Star Wars 'The Mandalorian Season 2 DLC' Icons Leak Ahead Of May 4th
See for yourself. In case you missed it, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be getting some additional DLC in the near future. While...
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Video: We've Waited Years For This Moment
Scott Pilgrim and other goodies to unbox! Remember when it seemed like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game would be forever lost to time...
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Kingdom Hearts 4 Sleuthers Find Sora’s Apartment IRL, And It Ain’t Cheap
Kingdom Hearts stans are tearing all the meat off the bones from the recent Kingdom Hearts IV announcement trailer , picking it apart for...
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Bethesda Sale Kicks Off On Switch eShop, Up To 67% Off Doom, Skyrim, Wolfenstein
And don't forget Quake. Bethesda has launched a Switch eShop sale of all its titles, with discounts of 50% being the minimum while Doom...
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XCOM 2, One Of The Best PC Strategy Games Ever Made, Is Currently Free
XCOM 2 is very good . Some have even called it one of the best PC games ever made. Even if you don’t agree with that, it’s still an incred...
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Take A Closer Look At The Citadel And Garangolm In Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Are you ready for the challenge? Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak , the 'massive expansion' heading to the Switch / PC title on 30th J...
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The Ways Shanghai's Food Crisis Is Impacting Chinese Game Devs
For the past few days , Genshin Impact players have been speculating about how extended lockdowns and food crises in Shanghai have been a...
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CDPR Says ‘Vast Part’ Of Fixing Cyberpunk 2077 Is Done, Focused On Other Projects
Cyberpunk 2077 ’s best days may still be ahead but developer CD Projekt Red announced today it’s now shifting focus and resources away to o...
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Kirby Shopping Bag Now Available As North American My Nintendo Reward
Kirby goes Shopping Mode. Oh no. Kirby's gone Mouthful Mode on the groceries again. Quick, get the spatula and the olive oil! We need t...
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Someone Please Stop Sean Murray From Hyping Up No Man’s Sky’s Successor
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: During a recent IGN interview , Hello Games managing director Sean Murray talked up the studio’s ...
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Chef Life Is A Michelin-Approved Cooking Simulator Game
Bone app the teeths! Whether your cooking would make Gordon Ramsay quit the industry in horror or you fancy yourself the master of all thin...
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Guide: Best Twin Stick Shooters On Nintendo Switch
Opposable thumbs required. Twin-stick shooters are ruddy good fun, right? It's a genre that allows you to just switch off your brain fo...
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No Man's Sky Players Are Getting Swarmed By Pirate Armies After Latest Update
Yesterday, developer Hello Games rolled out the 4,521,781th free update for its popular simulation of the universe, No Man’s Sky . Called ...
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DOOM And DOOM II Just Got Another Free Add-On, Try It Out Now
'Arrival' is here. The classic DOOM games on Nintendo Switch already offer plenty of entertainment, and now Bethesda has released a...
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Scalpers Set Their Sights On LEGO Star Wars Deluxe Edition 'Blue Milk Luke' Minifigure
Resist, you must. It's 2022, and scalping is still unfortunately a thing online shoppers have to deal with. It's not just video gam...
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Gearbox Boss Randy Pitchford Buys Hollywood's Magic Castle
Gearbox co-founder/CEO/magician Randy Pitchford has bought The Magic Castle, an iconic Hollywood property that’s both home to The Academy o...
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Bandai Namco Appears To Be Working On A "Remaster/Remake Of A 3D Action" Nintendo Game
What could it be? Bandai Namco - the Japanese company behind series like Tekken and Pac-Man - appears to have a new project in the works ...
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Bungie Going 'Digital-First', Many Future Roles Will Be 'Fully Remote'
Like pretty much everything else on the planet, the pandemic has knocked the video game industry on its ass. But while game delays, console...
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The Best Video Game Sale Of The Season Is Actually On 3DS
Last week, Cyberpunk 2077 was $5 at Best Buy . Amazon was giving away games like Elden Ring as part of a buy two, get one free discount. ...
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Someone Found A Way To Skip Metal Gear Solid 3’s Iconic Ladder Climb
Despite being one of the most iconic moments in video game history, it was only a matter of time before speedrunners discovered a way to by...
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Elden Ring Looks Tiny, Adorable With ‘Tilt-Shifted’ Camera
Elden Ring is not an adorable game. Literally everything, from the ferocious wildlife to the beefed-up Starscourge Radahn , wants to bury...
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The Pokémon Trading Card Design Competition Has Been Narrowed Down To 300 Finalists
Out of 10,830 entries. Remember this post from October 2021 ? That's alright, we'll summarise: There's a competition going on r...
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Psychological Horror OXIDE Room 104 Is A First-Person Gorefest Coming To Switch
'Armless. They say that the true definition of madness is repeating the same action and hoping for a different result. Well, good news!...
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Apex Legends Pros Engage In Real Flat Earth Debate On Twitch
I just watched a debate between two professional Apex Legends players about whether or not the Earth is flat, and I feel like my brain is ...
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How Elden Ring Speedruns Beat The Game In Under 9 Minutes Without Seeing Its Final Boss
Elden Ring speedrun times dropped dramatically over the last week thanks to the discovery of a new route that removes the need to fight a...
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The Giant Gaming Leak That Keeps Getting Vindicated
Last September, a massive list of potential PC games leaked through Nvidia’s GeForce Now video game streaming service and was posted online...
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Random: Kingdom Hearts 4 Was Hidden In This Artwork All Along
Upcoming title now in development. Update : Tetsuya Nomura's completed artwork was shown off for the series' 20th Anniversary even...
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Game Boy Title 'Glory Hunters' Is Like Zelda: Link's Awakening With Achievements
Now live on Kickstarter. Are you ready for another brand new Game Boy game? Just recently, we reported on Bitmap Soft's brand new puzzl...
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The Best Dreamcast Games
Here’s a terrifying fact: Sega has been out of the console business longer than they were in it. And while it was the Dreamcast that finall...
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