A look back at a glittering catalogue. Takashi Tezuka seems like a good laugh, the kind of chap who knows how to have fun. Despite all the...
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I’m Tired Of Dragging Big Boxes Around In Video Games
Over the weekend I spent a fair bit of time playing Stellar Blade, enjoying the action while doing my best to ignore the Discourse™ . But ...
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Game Of Thrones MMO Reportedly In Development
We might be getting another chance to revisit our favorite people and places from Game of Thrones . That’s according to a new report from W...
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Razer’s Pricey Covid Mask Is Costing Them $1 Million In Refunds
In 2021, video game accessory manufacturer Razer announced its plans to release a mask that people could wear to help stop the spread of c...
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Streamer Builds Hilarious Skyrim Mod That Lets Twitch Chat Voice NPCs
All these years later, it seems folks just can’t stop playing Bethesda’s hit open-world game Skyrim . Originally released in 2011, the fant...
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Guide: Where To Pre-Order Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD On Switch
Best deals and pre-order bonuses! Luigi's Mansion 2 HD arrives on Nintendo Switch on 27th June 2024. If you're hoping to find the ...
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Microid's 'Smurfs - Dreams' Looks To Serve Some "Serious Super Mario Vibes"
Looks very 3D World-inspired. When a publisher reveals that its upcoming game gives off ' Super Mario vibes' or ' Legend of Ze...
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Hyperdimension Neptunia: Re;Birth Trilogy Launches On Switch In 2024
Update: Local release confirmed. Update : Read the full article on nintendolife.com from Nintendo Life | Latest Updates https://ift.tt/...
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Review: Corn Kidz 64 (Switch) - A 64-Bit Throwback That Nails The Retro Vibe
Truly goated. Though the peak years of the 3D platformer genre were in the late '90s and early 2000s, there’s been a bit of a resurgenc...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Pokémon Yellow Version
And it was all yellow. Pika, Pika, Pi! Sorry, we've been on Doduolingo for too long. Roughly translated, we said 'Welcome back to ...
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Knuckles Series Physical Pre-Orders Appear Online
It debuted on Paramount this week. Paramount's new Knuckles series launched this week and although this six-part adventure is just get...
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Rogue Legacy 2 Getting Limited Run Physical Release, Pre-Orders Open Next Week
Deluxe edition confirmed. After an eShop release in 2022, Rogue Legacy 2 will be getting a Limited Run physical release for the Nintendo S...
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Beware: Another Crab’s Treasure’s Idle Animation Secretly Griefs Players
Another Crab’s Treasure is finally out, and if you’re as much of a sucker for soulslikes as I am, you’re likely picking it up. Good news:...
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The Tortured Poets Department Is The Dark Souls Of Taylor Swift Albums
In the days after the April 19 release of The Tortured Poets Department , the latest album from Taylor Swift , I came across a presentation...
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Helldivers 2 Players Being Forced To Pick Between Two New Stratagems
Arrowhead Game Studios has enjoyed handing down some tough and consequential major orders for the Helldivers 2 community to beat, but it...
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Blizzcon Skipping 2024 Could Be Fine, Could Be A Bad Omen
One year after it came back, Blizzcon , Blizzard’s once-annual dedicated event, isn’t returning for 2024 . While the Overwatch and Warcraf...
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Destiny 2 Is Reversing Its Most Controversial Change
Four years ago, Bungie implemented one of the most controversial things in Destiny 2's history: sunsetting . All existing loot players ...
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The Best Skills To Unlock In Another Crab’s Treasure As Soon As Possible
Another Crab’s Treasure is out now, filling the hole in our hearts left by Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice . Don’t let its cute ...
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The 12 Best Stellar Blade Skills To Unlock First
Stellar Blade , the new PS5-exclusive character action game, has tons of skills to unlock like its genre siblings Bayonetta and Devil May C...
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Review: Slave Zero X (Switch) - Slick, Stylish, But A Hot Mess On Switch
Slice 'n' dice the frame rate. Many games can get away with slightly sketchy performance if the gameplay experience is a bit more l...
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How To Make Fallout 76 Stop Running Like Crap On PC
So, you watched the Fallout TV show on Amazon , got excited about the franchise, maybe saw some folks playing Fallout 76 , and decided that...
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Destiny 2: How To Find Archie And Get The Blue Steel Shader
Everyone’s favorite Destiny 2 dog, Archie, is back in the tower with the new Into The Light update. However, he’s not in his usual spot, ...
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New X-Men Xbox Is X-Cellent (And Not For Sale)
Microsoft and Marvel have teamed up to create a new X-Men -themed Xbox console that looks awesome and comes with a Wolverine-inspired contr...
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Community: Played A Switch Game Gem We Missed? Send Us Your Recommendations
Reader recs. That's right, it's time for another edition of 'Help, Please Help - Too Many Switch Games!' For a few years n...
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Eiyuden Chronicle Is A Rough But Beautiful Love Letter To Suikoden
The late Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama got the crew back together for one last job in 2020: a crowdfunding campaign for a spiritual ...
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Video Game Adaptations Keep Coming As A Hit Indie Shooter Gets A Movie
El Paso, Elsewhere, an indie third-person neo-noir shooter heavily inspired by Max Payne, is the latest video game getting a Hollywood adap...
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Review: Lunar Lander Beyond (Switch) - A Fresh Approach For Atari's Arcade Classic
Minor turbulence. Atari has had a very interesting few years, publishing a critically acclaimed 50th-anniversary collection in the form of ...
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Embracer Group To Split Into Three Separate Companies
Sullied name. Embracer Group has announced its intention to split the company into three separate entities going forward in what seems to b...
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Knuckles Is Barely In His Paramount+ Show
I had a lot of expectations for the Knuckles live-action mini-series that, it turns out, might have been a bit too lofty. But I don’t thin...
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The Knuckles Show Isn’t The Spin-Off Its Hero Deserves
It’s a good thing Knuckles, the six-episode Paramount+ mini-series is coming out during a fever pitch of hype for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The...
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Sonic X Shadow Generations Has Been Rated In South Korea
It was announced for Switch in February. It's the "Year of Shadow" , and with this in mind, the upcoming release Sonic X Shad...
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Mother 3 Is Getting An Adorable New Set Of Plushies
To hug while we wait for our English localisation. Update : As part of the Mother 3 18th anniversary celebrations this week, the Mother P...
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Eighting Is Working On A New Hunter x Hunter Fighting Game
Update: A playable demo will be at EVO Japan 2024. Update #2 : In a new update from Bushiroad Games, the character line up for the upcomin...
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The Fallout TV Show Is Way Sexier Than The Games
Spoilers for the Fallout show follow. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/5g3mSzH
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Hades II Is The Kind Of Hot We Need Right Now
Hades , Supergiant Games’ award-winning 2020 roguelite, was renowned for its excellent combat, beautiful art style, entrancing music, and v...
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Target Confirms It Will Stop Selling Some Physical Media In Stores, Like Movies
The future of physical media took another blow as Target confirmed previously reported plans that it would stop offering physical DVDs in ...
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Fan-Made Star Wars Horror Game Featuring Zombie Stormtroopers Goes Viral
A short Star Wars fan game about a stormtrooper fighting off his undead comrades (and its sequel set on Endor ) have both gone viral onlin...
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Unsurprisingly, Hades 2 Whoops So Much Ass
The Hades 2 technical test is currently live for those lucky enough to have gotten access, and I can confirm that Supergiant Games’ highly...
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Round Up: All The Games You Missed From Japan's Indie World Showcase (April 2024)
Nine new trailers and announcements. Today's Indie World Showcase gave us a rather delightful little basket of release dates, shadow d...
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We Finally Got A Good Look At Hades 2 Gameplay
Supergiant Games will soon be selecting a handful of players to be the first to try out Hades II . The hotly anticipated sequel to 2020’s r...
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Back Page: Nintendo-Themed Haiku - Celebrating Play & Poetry With The 5-7-5
Counting syllables. How many in 'Kyoto'? Dang, I've run out of--. In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd fi...
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11 Games (That Aren't Fallout) To Play After Watching Fallout
Amazon’s new Fallout series is a smash hit and also, pretty dang good , too! And while the series is based on Bethesda’s popular post-apoc...
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The Internet Reacts To Keanu Reeves As Shadow The Hedgehog
After years of speculation, it was revealed that The Matrix, John Wick, and Cyberpunk 2077 star Keanu Reeves is voicing the broody antihero...
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This Retro Yoyo Platformer Is The Best Game We Saw At PAX East
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2021’s Best Narrative Game Is Cheaper Than A Cup Of Coffee Right Now
It’s not often that I kick down someone’s door and get real close to their face to tell them something Homer Simpson-style , but dear reade...
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Bethesda Has Revealed Fallout TV Characters' Stats
A recent update for Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic spin-off, Fallout Shelter , added some characters from the Amazon Prime live-action...
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Amazon Prime's Fallout Show Has Everyone Playing The Games
Since Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV series premiered, the numbers of people playing various Fallout games has shot up all over. Because you’re ...
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'NetherWorld' Brings Deliciously Dark Storytelling To Switch In 2025
Black humour aplenty. Publisher SelectaPlay and developer Hungry Pixel have announced NetherWorld for Switch, an action-adventure narrativ...
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Japanese Man Arrested For Selling Hacked Scarlet And Violet Pokémon
He appeared to be caught! A Japanese man has been arrested for selling modded data from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , reportedly making mill...
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Contra: Operation Galuga Limited Run Classic & Ultimate Edition Revealed, Pre-Orders Live
Update: Pre-orders end soon. Update : Pre-orders for the Contra: Operation Galuga physical Switch release will close very soon - so this ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl - Kirby Super Star
Deep breath. Welcome back to this week's edition of Box Art Brawl ! Before we check out the latest clash of the covers, let's remi...
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VTuber Horror Game 'Evil God Korone' Gets A Surprise Release On Switch eShop
Hololive VTuber Korone takes over Tsugunohi as an "Evil God". Japanese Hololive VTuber ' Korone ' has done all sorts of c...
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Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Switch Game Has Been Rated By The ESRB
Get ready for a workout with the virtual idol. Last September, Imagineer announced superstar virtual idol Hatsune Miku would be getting her...
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My Time At Sandrock Is Adding Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Coming to Switch this summer. The construction RPG and life sim My Time At Sandrock will be getting a cross-platform multiplayer update th...
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First AI-Generated Romance Film Looks Like Crap
TV maker TCL announced its first original short film—Next Stop Paris—and excitedly confirmed that it was made using AI-generation tools. Th...
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Fallout’s Michael Esper On Being 'Obsessed’ With The Series, Luigi, And More
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's New Patch Finally Lets You Get That Damn Platinum Trophy
Our long national nightmare is over . Square Enix has updated Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and fixed, among other issues, a bugged and impossi...
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I Wish I Could Show You The First Sonic 3 Movie Trailer
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is one of the films Paramount is showcasing at Cinemacon in Las Vegas right now, and that presentation included a who...
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Slay The Spire Is Getting A Sequel, But It's PC-Only For Now
Heading to Early Access in 2025. Hit indie deckbuilder Slay the Spire is getting a sequel, publisher and developer Megacrit has announced....
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Overwatch 2's Plans To Be Less Toxic Have One Major Flaw
Overwatch 2 is getting some big changes in its tenth season starting April 16, with some of the biggest impacting how it handles the socia...
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How To Clear Fallout 4 From Your Backlog
Bethesda’s open-world RPG Fallout 4 arrived on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on November 10, 2015. Given that it’s nearing ten years old and is vas...
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'Amber Isle' Combines Animal Crossing With Adorable Dinosaurs And Shop Management
Run your own dino-store. Ambertail Games and Team17 have announced a brand new, and adorable, shop management sim called Amber Isle , where...
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All The Cool Stuff We Spotted In The Star Wars Outlaws Story Trailer
On April 9, Ubisoft released the latest trailer for its upcoming open-world action game , Star Wars Outlaws. And as you might expect, this...
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Persona Fans Lose It As Leak Suggests Next Game's Color Scheme
Midori, the reliable leaker known for revealing that Persona 3 Reload would be getting The Answer as DLC, has more news for Persona fans...
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FF7 Rebirth: How To Give Odin The Beatdown He Deserves
Final Fantasy is a series that’s been known for its epic summons, god-like entities who’ll aid you in battle. Rebirth introduces a number ...
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The Pokémon Company Reveals Date And Venue For 2024 World Championships
Hello Honolulu! The Pokémon Company wrapped up this weekend's European International Championship with a taste of what's in store f...
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UK Charts: Princess Peach Continues To Slip As EA Sports FC 24 Scores Yet Another Win
Blow the whistle. It's time to get your latest look at the UK's boxed gaming charts, which this week (surprise, surprise) sees EA S...
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Random: Chris Pratt Looks Back On The Mario Movie With A 'Brilliant' Dad Joke
Adaptation is the highest grossing 'video game movie'. The Super Mario Bros. Movie held its world premiere back on 1st April 2023 ...
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Dragon Quest 12 Reportedly Suffers Delay, Producer Steps Down Following Reshuffle
He could apparently be replaced by NieR's developer. Square Enix is currently undergoing a large-scale organisational "overhaul...
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Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Xbox's Grounded For Switch?
The garden awaits. Xbox's backyard multiplayer survival and crafting game Grounded arrives on the Switch later this month and it's...
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Stardew Valley Version 1.6 Update Will Be Released On Switch "As Soon As Possible"
"I really appreciate your patience". Last month, after a long wait, Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone ro...
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Square Enix Fixes Leap Day Bug In Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
"We sincerely apologize for the major inconvenience". Back in February, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line players encountered a Leap Da...
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The Best Games Of 2024 (So Far)
This year has carried over two significant trends for the video game industry from 2023 into 2024: a lot of excellent games are coming out ...
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Dragon Quest Producer Steps Down Amid DQ12 Delays And Square Reorg
Earlier this week, Square Enix began undergoing a reorganization that has seen countless staff shuffled around. The restructuring is a bid ...
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Vladimir Putin Pushes Russia To Make Consoles To Compete With PlayStation And Xbox
If you thought the current landscape of video game consoles and handhelds was already packed, the entirety of Russia has something to say a...
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The Sphinx’s Riddles Reveal The Good And Bad Of Dragon’s Dogma 2
Off the beaten path of Dragon’s Dogma 2 , away from the safety of the roads , lies a creature unlike anything else the game has to offer. T...
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Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Threat Suspect Arrested
Event was planned for January. According to the Japanese daily newspaper Kyoto Shimbun, police have arrested a suspect tied to the threats ...
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A Ubisoft Game Is At The Center Of A Fight To Stop Online Game Shutdowns
In an increasingly digital age, owning media outright has become less and less possible. Whether it’s movies, music, books, or video games,...
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Why Do I Suck At FF7 Rebirth's Piano Mini-Game?
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Bloodborne Kart Returns Without The Bloodborne, Releases Soon
After a brief pit stop to repair the tires Sony’s lawyers popped , the PS1-style racer Bloodborne Kart has returned with a new name and rel...
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This Year’s Best Video Game April Fools’ Jokes
April Fools’ Day 2024 is upon us. Fans and brands use the annual holiday for goofs and giggles and to share the shitposts they’ve been cook...
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Overwatch 2 April Fools’ Patch Continues A Hilarious Tradition
As has become tradition, Blizzard has once again released an absolutely absurd, fully playable Overwatch 2 patch for April Fools’ Day . It...
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FF7 Rebirth Wants You To Pick Mushrooms For Some Reason (Here’s How)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is an epic RPG of heroism and villainy, set in a massive fantasy world , filled with exciting quests where you’...
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As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
Dang it. Back in February, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch family had now sold over 139 million units since the OG console's launch...
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Rumour: '1-2-Switch: Flashmob Frenzy' Is Apparently Coming Holiday Season 2024
Neigh. Well, this is an odd one to kick off an Easter Monday morning. With internal developer resources having shifted almost 100% to the ...
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