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Pokemon Gold & Silver are arguably the best sequels ever, and also have some of the best remakes ever. Is it time for another release?

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Significantly better visuals and sprite work. Real-time day & night cycle. 100 brand new Pokemon New combat mechanics, with new items Breeding And of course, a surprise post-game Kanto expansion with new challenges and more battles AND THEN... probably the most dope ass surprise boss fight of all time: Red. And all of this was just two years after the original US release of Red & Blue. *** Then, we get the DS remakes, Heart Gold & Soul Silver: Again, another massive visual... Read more

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Gran Turismo 7’s unprecedented Spec IV update exists thanks to ‘unexpected’ player growth

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Posted by Angie "Gran Turismo 7 is still continuing to sell very well, but we had not expected this from the beginning," said Series Producer Kazunori Yamauchi to Traxion. "We continue to provide additional content and game modes because there is this user base that is still continuing to grow." Consequently, a Spec IV update is on the way soon for the title, split into two parts releasing in October and December 2026. Click to expand... Click to shrink... ... Read more

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How has Sonic remained so popular across generations?

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I find Sonic's staying power super impressive. I last interacted with these games in the Wii era. I heard the new Boost titles are good. I will get them eventually. But the games don't sell Mario levels of copies. They do well, though. But doing years of volunteer work with kids, Sonic is still super popular. The games do well, but they're not exactly Roblox or Minecraft level of mindshare. However, the character is still super popular. The elephant in the room are the successful... Read more

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[Alinea Analytics] GOW: E-Day sold an estimated 230k (168k Steam, 62k Xbox) but 722k Game Pass users bought $30 Premium Upgrade, $37m gross revenue

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Per their substack: Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there's more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. Click to expand... Click to shrink... On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways –... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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[Game Observer] Silent Hill Producer Says ‘Second’ And ‘Third Wave’ Of Games Are Already Being Considered

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Link to the article here . Speaking to Famitsu in Issue 1965, Okamoto looked back on the series' revival since its big Silent Hill Transmission announcement in October 2022. With all three initially announced titles now released, he was glad that this opening act went off without a hitch. "All three titles we initially announced were able to be released successfully, so we're relieved (laughs)," he noted. "They've also received high praise, and we are satisfied with it." He... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Squadron 42 Previews

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Squad 42 had a preview event today in Manchester; apparently, there was about 3-5 hours of gameplay shown including cinematics. https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/1x1nz2e/my_impressions_after_5_hours_of_playing_squadron/ Just my quick thoughts on what I experienced The event: There were two groups. Mine had around 65 people. Surprisingly, I barely recognized any influencers apart from BoredGamer. I spotted Morph and Sulyce in the second group, but... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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[Automaton] Yoko Taro says he has achieved his game development dreams, and now works “to prevent dementia”

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Didn't see a thread for this. Yoko Taro, on the other hand, said there isn't anything he's particularly set on making going forward. With the original Drakengard being a title where he was able to do pretty much everything he wanted, Yoko considers himself to have already achieved his dreams in terms of game development. Everything after that, he sees just as his "remaining days." From the financial side of things, Yoko is starting to feel like he will soon be able to sustain... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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[Kotaku] "Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios" (Double Fine)

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https://kotaku.com/inside-the-faile...-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755 Double Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed Click to expand... Click to shrink... The article notes there have been discussions on unionizing for some time, with the topic bringing about some drama However, Double Fine employees' first attempt to organize didn't get very far. Employees involved were still in very early talks when, at one... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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The Legend Of Zelda movie character descriptions from what I was lucky enough to see (no images)

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Hey all, I'm not sharing this for internet/forum clout. Just a lifelong nerd of Zelda who luckily got a chance to see some movie stills and are extremely happy with the direction and wanted to share what I saw. You don't have to believe me. No harm. I briefly describe (I will not post images for obvious reasons) what I saw in the spoiler section so as to avoid anyone accidently seeing it. WARNING: There is a potential plot twist regarding Ganon that has not been explored in any of... Read more

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The 'Street Fighter' has hand drawn, anime flashback sequences for Ken & Ryu

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTw2-bDQIUs Ken and Ryu's flashbacks get the hand-drawn '90s treatment. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Wet Dreams Dry Twice to be delisted from Steam and GOG on October 23

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After a fantastic run, Larry is getting ready to hang up his leisure suit. Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice will only be available on Steam until October 23 . After that, both games will be removed from the store. We've had an amazing time bringing Larry back, and we're incredibly grateful to everyone who joined him on his adventures, laughed at his questionable decisions, and supported the games along the way. It's... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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WARDOGS - "The Road to Season 2" Dev Vlog

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VxjMnMDw4 Steam :: WARDOGS :: WARDOGS | Season 02 Preview WARDOGS Early Access Season 2 drops on 15th October 2026. Watch our latest dev vlog to know what's coming next for WARDOGS. steamcommunity.com Four New Weapons TCX Spear - Assault Rifle. M14 - DMR. PP-19 Bizon - SMG. Evo-3 Ultra - LMG. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Molotov throwable Four New Vehicles ... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour | Welcome to Brazil

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdStLWu0RAs Beautiful Brazil. Whether it's the breathtaking coastlines, the vibrant and energetic culture, or the delicious coffee, there's something here for everyone! Enjoy the spectacular scenery of Brazil when Crazy Taxi: World Tour hits the streets in 2027! Click to expand... Click to shrink...

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Dragon Ball Sparking Zero: new content roadmap through Q3 2027(another dlc character is coming, new mode, new mode variants, cross play)

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["DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO" Future Update Roadmap Revealed!] | DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL SITE Welcome to the Dragon Ball official site, your information hub for the latest Dragon Ball news, manga, anime, merch, and more from around the world! en.dragon-ball-official.com New mode: Tower of Power New Mode "Tower of Power (Solo)" Added! ​ Scheduled for... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Worldwide PC shipments fell -20.1% YOY in Q3 2026; IDC expects near term promotions, higher pricing and worse outlook (Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple, ASUS)

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PC Market Woes Continue: Shipments Fall 20.1% in Q3 2026 as Pull-In Hangover and Supply Constraints Bite Seasonal third quarter lift fails to materialize after vendors and channels front-loaded inventory ahead of price hikes www.idc.com Worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary results from IDC Research (IDC), the second consecutive decline and a deeper one than the 3.8% drop in Q2. Shipments also slipped 9.1% sequentially, upending the usual pattern in which Q3 outpaces Q2. Continued supply constraints and the inventory…

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Which Playstation got the best looking Slim model?

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I like them all except maybe not the newest PS3 model (Super Slim). I voted for PS4 Slim and my second would be PS One. I had few PS2s like this and they are so small but the design is just ok. PS One (2000) PS2 Slim (2004) PS3 Slim 2009 (right) and Super Slim 2012 (left)... Read more

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Unity's new AI game creation tool (Unity Spark) is a joke

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Unity's New AI Thing Is A Soulless Joke 'We made Unity Spark for the gamers who have spent a thousand hours inside a genre and know exactly what’s missing' OK man aftermath.site You'd be forgiven for assuming that was parody if it hadn't actually come from one of the most important companies in video game development. First, everything made here looks like ass, even though this was their carefully-curated corporate trailer! And when I say it looks like ass, I don't mean the characters or wall textures themselves, they at least are sourced from the Unity Asset Store (though...they still look…

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First look at 2D animated sequences from the ‘STREET FIGHTER’ movie.

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View: https://bsky.app/profile/discussingfilm.net/post/3mxhb5jx44s2g 'Street Fighter' Reveals 2D Animated Flashbacks (EXCLUSIVE) The live-action Street Fighter film, starring Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo, reveals segments of hand-drawn 2D animation by Titmouse. discussingfilm.net DiscussingFilm can exclusively reveal that director Kitao Sakurai ( Bad Trip , The Eric Andre Show ) partnered with animation studio Titmouse to create hand-drawn animated sequences for Street Fighter . To give viewers a sense of the animation to expect, we are also debuting a never-before-seen... Click to expand...…

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Final Fantasy Resonance Demo - PC/PS5/NS2/NS/Xbox Series

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Didn't see any discussion about this demo so thought I'd create a thread before I decide to preorder it or not, I've played about an hour and it seems good so far. Took me a minute to realise this was the remake of Bravely Exvius and I did briefly play that game. Though to be fair I spent most of my time playing as Ariana Grande rather than engaging with the story itself so this is mostly all new to me! It finally brought back some memories when the... Read more

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Did you know you could "beat" the infamous NES/Famicom title, Urban Champion? (Video by HPRshredder)

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Awful game. But interesting find. I like this guy's channel's too. Reminds of a longer form Jeremy Parish. View: https://youtu.be/dPlpsf90tMg?si=exW7IwtVb7I1R1H4 TLDW: The game is similar to old school arcades, infinite loops. But there's a final "title". The Urban Champion. To make Champion screen you must hit level D8-or level 138. The game does go on, but you can consider it beat in this case. I played this game as a kid. I didn't think it was that bad. But this was when I was a kid... Read more

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Crunchyroll: Ghost of Tsushima Legends Anime Reveals 2028 Release (More staff and cast was also announced)

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Anime News, Top Stories & In-Depth Anime Insights - Crunchyroll News Stay on top of anime news and updates straight out of Japan with Crunchyroll News. From breaking stories to evergreen content, get all your anime and manga news updates in one place. You heard it here first! www.crunchyroll.com Crunchyroll announced today at New York Comic Con 2026 that the Ghost of Tsushima Legends anime will now be released in 2028. Alongside the new release window, more cast and staff members were also revealed. Joining the cast of Ghost of Tsushima Legends are Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu in…

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Astral Ascent x Expedition 33 collaboration released - "For those who come after" update

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View: https://youtu.be/jBrcVkTsXA0 Astral Ascent - Astral Ascent x Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Here! - Steam News Astral Ascent x Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has arrived! Fight new bosses, explore new rooms, and get help from the Expedition crew. Free update, available now. store.steampowered.com Astral Ascent for those who don't know is a pretty awesome Hades-esque roguelike with lots of content and story that has also gotten some DLC in the past now they added a collaboration with Expedition 33! Three Exclusive Bosses Golgra, the Mime, and Pétank have invaded the Prison, each with…

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Charlie Cox confirms a major role in an unannounced Sega game

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https://www.ign.com/articles/daredevil-star-charlie-cox-confirms-hes-in-an-unannounced-sega-game-nycc-2026 Daredevil star Charlie Cox has confirmed that he is starring in another video game, this one for Sega. Cox opened up about the project at New York Comic-Con 2026, telling IGN's Jeffrey Vega that he's completed recording for an as-yet unannounced Sega video game. "I did another one! It doesn't have a name yet," he said. "I did a Sega one. I've done one since. It hasn't come... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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I've recently learned I've been playing Fire Emblem wrong my entire life, come laugh at me.

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I read on the internet recently googling something else about Fire Emblem that apparently the community universally agrees that Armored Knights suck. I've even vaguely interacted with the FE community and I somehow did not know this. I have always used them. I thought they were essential to getting through most games in the franchise, I usually play super safe and use them as a wall against physical damage to have everyone else swoop in and kill the guys that swarm my knight. This strategy... Read more

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Maximilian Dood behind the scenes of the new STREET FIGHTER movie

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As some of you may know, Max is in the movie. Here's a short video on his little adventure behind the scenes! Some of the other inmates like Justin Wong and IFC Yipes also make an appearance. View: https://youtu.be/qkGzRevrMRs?si=ZyNeV5U0Cax9Ey7j I love how 90's inspired the sets in this movie feel (no goddamn green screen, actual sets).

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Ryan George: Roblox Is An Unhinged Place

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9B_iBiTRII If you want to see what the experience of Roblox actually is without playing it, this is the video for you. Things I learned in this video: It's new since 2025, but the first thing you're asked to do now when signing up is verify your age with facial ID. As Ryan points out, that means the first thing your kid is asked to do is show their face . The net positive of this is that adults cannot interact with children based on the age... Read more

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What are the greatest shoot 'em up and bullet hell games of all-time?

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Shoot 'em ups and bullet hell games are a huge blind spot for me. I played the Psygnosis shmup Blood Money on Amiga when I was a child and I know of franchises like Gradius and R-Type, but never played them. I think it's time I finally start to fill in my knowledge gap. Ideally I should have created this thread during the Steam sale that just ended, but I'll get another shot during the holiday / winter sale. What are the best of the best of the genre? What are the deep cuts / hidden gems... Read more

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Demo out now for Cook, Serve, Delicious: Remustard! (Jan 2027 release)

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View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_Remustard/ (Is it Remustard or Re-mustard ?) The mainline trilogy of games are each excellent in their own way, but the first entry remains my favourite. The keybinds were tactile, recipes were distinct (PSCR! BOMG! live rent free to this date), and there was a stronger thread of restaurant management and progression. These elements were streamlined in the later titles with mixed results. So ever since the... Read more

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[MOD] DLSS 3.7 now available for Steam Deck (and RDNA 2) - less performance cost than FSR 4

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GitHub - lonewolf0622/HelixSR: Drop-in FSR 3.1 upscaler for Direct3D 12 that runs DLSS's network (Model E) on AMD GPUs Drop-in FSR 3.1 upscaler for Direct3D 12 that runs DLSS's network (Model E) on AMD GPUs - lonewolf0622/HelixSR github.com Made by the guy who added Mesh Shaders support to the AMD BC 250 View: https://youtu.be/6iZDjDCMt04?t=214 I've been testing this for a bit now as well. Image quality wise it's not quite as good as FSR 4.1.1, but it does have a good performance uplift, while being much better than FSR... Read more

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I think sony reduced almost 200gb of my PS5

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I believe that when I first bought the console it had 850ish GB of total storage available, but when i booted it up today after almost 3 months, it only showed 667gb of total storage available. Sure I might be remembering it wrong, but I think it was not this way with the original model. Am I insane or did they reduced the storage for something?

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Phantom Blade Zero Hands-on Previews have dropped

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Playstation Access: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmOnRzK2KB8 KindaFunny: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2a98ksgd4M IGN: View: https://youtu.be/V_RZaZhICKE?si=k45exiVCug1Y5vU5 Media is finally allow to talk about the latest built they played!

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Resonant Arc Podcast debates for 1.5 hours about the Mount Rushmore of JRPG Composers

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In the vein of another recent thread on Era discussing the Mount Rushmore of video game characters which you can view here if so inclined https://www.resetera.com/threads/if...characters-who-would-be-your-4-picks.1648504/ Thus for your viewing pleasure tonight Mike (your left) and Casen discuss an intense topic that will always have arguments and debates until the end of time in regards to who should be on the Mount Rushmore of JRPG Composers. The... Read more

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Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition VIP announced. PSP cars ported over & more. (Community Mod)

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> 28 new cars. Beta & PSP LA Remix cars. Cars are addons so they don't replace other cars > Custom wheels. Some from LA Remix, Others made from scratch. > Impala can be customized like the opponents now. > Unused Bel Air spoilers restored. > Chrome Trim color restored > All cars now have Carbon Fiber hood options. > Wheel level of detail increased > Wheel and tire restrictions removed for sickos > Cheats to unlock all parts, cars, money View: https://youtu.be/mGSrZVfYRVU ... Read more

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Dude who used AI to port PT to PC was 9 years old when it came out and "dreamed" of playing it cause they didn't have a PS4.

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according to the creator, has been in the works since 2024. "I wanted to make the version of P.T. that my younger self always wished existed," Xavier, 21, told PC Gamer over email. "My attachment to the game goes all the way back to my childhood. I remember watching videos of it on my phone, wishing I could experience it myself. I didn't have a PS4, so playing the original was never really an option for me. I never imagined back then that I'd eventually be the one bringing it to PC."... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Any good resources for finding specific cancelled games, listed by year of their cancellation?

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I tend to use https://www.unseen64.net/ a lot for looking back at cancelled projects, great site, but they're usually only updated when staff writes an article about a particular game they want to cover. Specifically I wanted to look up a game that was cancelled either earlier this year or late last year, but had a Steam demo that I want to try and redownload from the depot. It was this kind of jank but conceptually interesting project where you were this short haired woman wearing... Read more

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Happy 5th anniversary to the best Metroid game (so far!)

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Today (October 8th) five years ago, the first Metroid game to advance the timeline since Fusion in 2002 was finally released. This was after something like 15 years of rumors, since (if you weren't aware) Dread originally started development for the Nintendo DS, and the name "Metroid Dread" was known to fans way back then. To Metroid... Read more

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Getting Physical Copies can entail many hurdles as of late, Retailers state not even pre-orders are safe

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For any physical collector's on era, they have likely noticed this already but retailers are also confirming the news that getting Physical titles is starting to become harder (Regardless of platform). The only titles that are "safe" are the expected AAAA titles such as your yearly sports games and tentpole franchises (Though even that can face hurdles such as Resident Evil Requiem early this year). As a whole, it seems many publishers... Read more

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Machinarium 2 Announcement Trailer!

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcglWA1pDo Machinarium 2 has just been announced with the release date TBA Amanita Design said: In 2009, Josef the robot was thrown onto a scrapheap and found his way back into the city to save his girlfriend Berta. Now, they are searching for a new home. Where the road leads, and who they might meet along the way… you'll find out soon.Original score by Tomáš Dvořák aka ‪@Floex‬ . Click to expand... Click to shrink... View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619280/Machinarium_2/

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IGN - we cannot confirm or deny if GTA 6 will feature full-frontal nudity, but we can confirm that we have not seen Jason's penis.

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News from the frontlines of genital journalism. There are many things we at IGN expected people to take away from our big interview with Rockstar North about Grand Theft Auto 6 . The fact that I may or may not have seen protagonist Jason Duval's penis was not particularly high on that list. And yet, here we are. In my coverage, I mentioned a scene in which Jason is naked in the shower. This has apparently led some corners of the internet to conclude that I was treated... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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[Polygon] Ace Combat 8 secretly has the best video game music of the year

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Ace Combat 8 secretly has the best video game music of the year Ace Combat 8 Secretly Has the Best Video Game Music of the Year Give it up for Purple Magic www.polygon.com Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is one of the best video games I've played in 2026 , and there are plenty of reasons why. It has airtight flying controls, features a diversity of thrilling missions, revitalizes a series that's been silent for years... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Mafia III - Definitive Edition PS5 and Xbox Series X Upgrade now available

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"In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, Mafia III: Definitive Edition is now available on PlayStation 5 with 60 FPS gameplay and technical improvements. Avenge a devastating betrayal amid the thriving crime rackets of the American southeast in 1968" Mafia III: Definitive Edition for PS5® Mafia III Definitive Edition is now available on PlayStation®5, with 60 FPS gameplay and technical improvements. New Bordeaux, 1968. Avenge a devastating betrayal amid the thriving crime rackets of the American southeast. After Lincoln Clay returns from years of combat in Vietnam, his surrogate...…

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ movie in the works at Paramount

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Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, based on CD Projekt Red's best-selling action-adventure RPG. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to produce alongside CD Projekt Red the Poland-based award-winning video game developer and the franchise rights holder Click to expand... Click to shrink... 'Cyberpunk 2077' Movie In The Works At Paramount Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe deadline.com

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Albert Wesker Has Been a Bad Villain Ever Since They Stopped Letting Him Be a Huge Loser (spoilers for RE1, Code Veronica, Code Veronica X)

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See title. Albert Wesker, at heart, is a huge loser. It's part of what made him endearing—he's a horror movie "antagonist" who exists in the context of a threat much greater than himself, and he ends up getting skunked by whatever the actual danger is. "Chris? Stop it!" is one of the greatest bits in video game voice acting: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ2djNORNfE It works precisely because Wesker thinks he's very cool and in control, but he isn't! He's bad at his job, which is... Read more

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Will Kingdom Hearts IV have Final Fantasy representation?

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Because it's one of the things that was dearly missed from 3. I know they added Squall, Aerith and Yuffie to ReMind DLC due to the backlash. I understand the KH characters have become icons in their own right, but KH being a Disney and FF crossover is a big part of the series charm so I hope we get something

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The Great Wife's Guide- Play as 1950's housewife killing her husband various times!

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKTkeCp6AzI View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4881480/The_Great_Wifes_Guide/ Basically, 1950's housewife seemingly in a toxic marriage decides to get rid of her husband in multiple scenarios, and you have to solve puzzles in various scenarios to kill the guy. According to Steam description, her mood also gives different possibilities, i guess meaning the more furious she is, the more violent and sadistic methods of killing your husband can get... Read more

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[RPGSite] "Bringing The Witcher 3 to Switch 2 felt like a natural step after Cyberpunk" - CDPR Oleg talks Remaster, Switch 2 DLSS, Cross-Save, & More

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"After our experience bringing Cyberpunk 2077 to Nintendo Switch 2, bringing The Witcher 3 to the platform felt like a natural next step" - CD Projekt Red's Oleg Shatulo on the remaster, cross save, PS5 Pro ray tracing, Switch 2 DLSS, and much more | We chat with CD Projekt's Red Senior Publishing Producer Oleg Shatulo about The Witcher 3 Remastered for Switch 2, PS5 Pro support, cross save, and much more. www.rpgsite.net Bringing Witcher 3 to Switch 2 after Cyberpunk RPG Site: Post Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2, I was certain we would see The Witcher 3 get a Switch 2 upgrade last year. I didn't…

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I dont think I want remasters of older Gears of War games anymore

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I've been begging Coalition to make remasters of Gears 2/3 because 1 keeps getting all the love .... However, after playing through 2 chapters of E-Day .... I dont think I want them to remaster these games anymore. At least not on Coalitions dime or time. Let another company do this. Based on my first 2 chapters of Gears of War E-day .... I want Coalition to instead work on sequels or side stories to E-day. I would legit kill for a game based on Tai Kaliso and their whole Kiwi squad or... Read more

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Xbox may be foregoing “Security Seal Stickers” for future physical releases

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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zEk58pYaTfA&pp=ygUTSGVsbHJhaXNlciB1bmJveGluZw%3D%3D Just got my copy of Hellraiser as well and can confirm it doesn't have the security sticker on the side. While it's not really a big deal (PS hasn't had em since the PS2 days), it might hint at certain printers not being required to use them as a mandate for Xbox physical printing. Other recent releases still have them (Star Wars Racer & Gears E-Day) so there is the potential that they just fucked il at... Read more

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Asha Sharma: Previous Game Pass strategy sent Xbox balance sheet into "freefall"

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This is part of the larger internal town hall meeting held by Sharma the other day that was reported on by Jez Corden of Windows Central. This tidbit in particular, however, was interesting enough to warrant its own thread. Jez seems to imply this freefall can be attributed to both Game Pass and Call of Duty. Here's the full quote: Sharma noted that Xbox was declining in hours spent, players, and revenue at the start of the year. She now says Xbox has stabilized in hours spent, and she's... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Since the Switch 2 launch no one gets their games early anymore :(

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Before the Switch 2 launched we used to get tons of era members sharing early impressions of Switch 1 games they definitely purchased and happened to ship early to them or the retailer broke the street date for them. But now it seems Nintendo said no fun allowed and we no longer get early impressions. Why would they do this?

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Chris Dring - Ampere Analysis estimates Marvel's Wolverine has sold 2.16 million copies

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On TheGameBusiness' latest episode, about 3:30 minutes in: How did PS5 boxed games sell in September? And the problem with industry consolidation Plus, Zelda boosts Switch 2, new IP conquered September, and what caused Crimson Desert’s mixed reviews? www.thegamebusiness.com According to Ampere Analysis, Wolverine sold 2.16 million copies across markets. I think, probably a bit lower than PlayStation would've liked, but we don't know. Interesting stat with Wolverine, 35% of its sales were physical. In Europe, according to GSD, more than half of Wolverine's sales were sold in boxes. More people…

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The Music of Grand Theft Auto VI (new Rockstar website where you can preview the radio)

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The Music of Grand Theft Auto VI: In-Game Radio Stations, Official Soundtrack, and More Preview hand-picked stations from the Leonida airwaves, listen to singles from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, and more. www.rockstargames.com You can listen to snippets of some of the in-game radios, including hosts, songs and ads. CHECK THREADMARKS, MAKE PATITO HAPPY

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Cosmic Invasion DLC#2 releases November 10th. Invisible Woman, Dr. Doom and a new game mode.

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View: https://youtu.be/LaAlPyfL2D8?is=QuEvW-jXtBNP-Jxn The Fantastic Four's most powerful member and their greatest adversary are joining the fight against Annihilus! THIS IS GOING TO SHAKE THINGS UP! In this second DLC, Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom head to MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, increasing the base game to 17 playable Super Heroes for an intergalactic adventure that will see them face off against the fearsome Annihilation Wave! The Siege of Castle Doom is launching on November... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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(VGC) Richard Garriott is officially regaining control of the Ultima series

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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/richard-garriott-is-officially-regaining-control-of-the-ultima-series/ Game designer Richard Garriott has confirmed he will soon regain the rights to the influential RPG and MMO series Ultima from Electronic Arts. Under Section 203 of the US Copyright Act, authors have the right to terminate past copyright transfers after 35 years. For Ultima, that window is months away – and the designer has already given EA notice. "There's no money... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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“Teaching My Little Sister to Drive,” where to teach an AI sister how to drive, has incurred $1000USD per day AI token cost and taking bank loan.

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The AI-powered game "Teach My Little Sister to Drive," currently available as a demo on Steam. The developers announced that daily AI token usage fees have reached $1,000—approximately 160,000 yen. The game has also become a hot topic in Japan through videos by streamers and VTubers, with viewers enjoying watching players unintentionally let loose with profanity due to the game's frustrating mechanics... Read more

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What's next for KONAMI? What do you want next?

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After Castlevania: Belmont's Curse releases next week, KONAMI will have nothing left on their major, non-sports release slate except Rev. NOiR (2027), Silent Hill 1 Remake (presumed 2027), and Rhapsody in Scarlet (TBA). Metal Gear's 40th Anniversary is next year, so you can probably expect at least an announcement of whatever the new dev team is cooking up. What's next for them? What do you want out of them? Hard mode: No Revengeance 2, no finishing Metal Gear Solid V. Those... Read more

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Circana August 2026: #1 NBA #2 Madden #3 Marvel Tokon #5 SW Zero Company #8 Big Walk; Switch 2 #1 Units & Sales, PS5 #2, XBS #3

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View: https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mxejc43tvk2n View: https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mxejc5yr4k2n View: https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mxejc7aim22n Hardware: August video game hardware spending fell 3% when compared to a year ago, to $302 million. Year-to-date hardware spending is 11% behind 2025's pace, at $2.5 billion. Click to expand... Click to shrink... PlayStation 5 hardware dollar sales grew 17% in August... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Kojima Productions PHYSINT idea/experimenting/development timeline (plus info about Kojima Productions growth over the years)

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Timeline (will continue to be updated as more information is revealed) November 8, 2019: - Death Stranding 1 release on PS4 with Kojima Productions having grown to 80+ people in a studio that has place for around 100 staff members March 30, 2020: - Kojima Productions switches to remote work, because of the pandemic 2020 (during pandemic): - Kojima falls ill and isn`t sure if he will be able to go back to make games anymore which made him change... Read more

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Taki Udon just teased a Super Nintendo Themed Super FPGA Console on X (Twitter)

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Oh Lordi.... looks like were getting an SNES themed Superstation or FPGA Console! https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/2108073159366938739 https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/2108077329625076017 Here some Updates: The Device plays Cartridges B i t ⌞L o o p⌝ 🍂 (@BitLoopID) on X @TakiUdon_ Will this work with real carts? x.com Taki Udon (@TakiUdon_) on X @BitLoopID Yes x.com And the... Read more

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I have *never* played a game with such odd difficulty than the new Onimusha.

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I'm only about ten hours in and have just a handful of the bosses under my belt; I should probably save this post for when I beat it - because my gut tells me things may get even weirder. But I just have to share cause I'm constantly scratching my head. To be clear: I am really liking this game - truth is, this may all be hyper intentional after group testing to keep me coming back for more. If so, job well-done, cause I've been sucked in 100%. But with that said, the difficulty... Read more

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Name the last game you played where "hard mode" wasn't just more HP/DMG?

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I am on a quest to find a true hard mode game that introduced new enemy types, more enemy attacks, and overall sharper enemy ai. Maybe new items show up even? I'm tired of all these games that talk bout some "wOw HaRd MoDe GuYs LoOk!" And then it's just buffed HP/damage from bosses or something. Like wow. You tweaked some values? Ok but are there any new moves though? Otherwise, I'm not very stimulated and will probably get frustrated with tanky spongy enemies. It's same shit, but it just... Read more

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Xbox sets new division, named 'XP', for film and TV, consumer products and experiences led by ‘Minecraft’ studio chief Kayleen Walters

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Xbox is launching a new division that will house its film and television, consumer products, strategic partnerships and live experiences businesses. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Named XP (a play on "experience points" in gamer lingo), the entertainment division will be led by Kayleen Walters, the current president of Xbox's "Minecraft" studio Mojang and executive producer of "A Minecraft Movie," who will now shift into the role of president of XP. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Per Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, at XP, Walters will lead a... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read…

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Atari announces 800XL retro console (Apirl 2027, $219)

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWrPhZ9cPU Coming April, 2027. ATARI Reveals New 800XL Retro Console - Available To Pre-Order 🤝Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! ATARI is on a roll this year, resurrecting the brand in a new, modern, and very aggressive way, which I couldn't be more thrilled about, in all honesty! To retrododo.com Faithfully recreated Atari 800XL™ design featuring a full-size mechanical keyboard. Includes 25 built-in classics, including Centipede®, Missile Command®, M.U.L.E. and Battlezone.…

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[WindowsCentral] Inside Microsoft’s plan to boost Battle.net on PC: "Right now, it is simply very hard to work with Xbox," said Asha Sharma

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https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/inside-microsofts-plan-to-boost-xbox-battle-net-on-pc-retention-nearly-as-good-as-steams-retention-with-more-games-more-support-and-improved-publisher-tools Sharma spoke on a range of topics at the event, some of which we covered yesterday which you can read up on here . There, Xbox's Asha Sharma spoke on the need to strengthen Xbox's core user base: console users, with plans to boost Xbox Series X |S and the next-gen Xbox Helix... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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XBOX poaches former Reddit Communities Chief Product Officer (and a decade of experience on Facebook Groups at Meta) to be CEO of Mojang

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There is a thread about the larger XBOX XP initiative but I thought this big Mojang leadership change also deserves its own topic. She worked at Meta on Facebook Groups for a decade and then moved to Reddit where she became Chief Product Officer making new features for Reddit communities. Now she has been poached to be the CEO of Mojang. Given all of her previous roles have to do with large communities, and Asha Sharma saying in her memo that she chose Maria specifically because she wanted... Read more

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[TheGameBusiness] UK Hardware and PS5 Physical Software Sales September 2026 - PS5 #1 (+115% MoM) NSW #2 (+70%) Xbox #3 (+30%)

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How did PS5 boxed games sell in September? And the problem with industry consolidation Plus, Zelda boosts Switch 2, new IP conquered September, and what caused Crimson Desert’s mixed reviews? www.thegamebusiness.com It was also a positive month for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo. In the UK, 125,000 consoles were sold between August 23 – September 26 (Nielsen IQ data), which is 78% up over August and nearly... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Famitsu sales (9/28/26 – 10/4/26)

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Software Sales 1. [PS5] Ace Combat 8 – 63,013 / NEW 2. [PS5] Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered – 18,724 / NEW 3. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove – 15,894 / 1,065,816 4. [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – 12,787 / 166,646 5. [NS2] Minecraft Dungeons 2 – 12,093 / NEW 6. [NS2] Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered – 11,684 / NEW 7. [NS2] Derby Stallion 2 – 7,819 / 37,155 8. [NS2] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 5,780 / NEW 9. [NS2] Splatoon... Read more

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Tomb Guard- Real Time With Pause Roguelite where you play as skeletons

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View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3757780/Tomb_Guard/ View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haNGRmhTdpU Basically the title, a roguelite where you play as a team of skeletons defending their territory and combat is real time...but you can pause to select skills or think things through a bit more. I do like the idea, there is a demo if people want to try it but no release date.

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The state of some switch 2 upgrades is really frustrating

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I have had the worst luck in the last week with the switch 2 upgrades. Earlier this week I got the witcher 3 so I could get the remastered version. It had the pegi rating, so I assumed it would be the one from Europe. Worst case scenario I'll make a Europe account and get the upgrade with that. What a fool I was. Apparently among the 12 different skus the witcher 3 has on switch, some don't get the upgrade based on specifically where they had been distributed. Bullshit... Read more

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Features/Mechanics you only discovered near or at the end of the game

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So I'm cleaning up trophies in Star Wars Outlaws and I was looking up a way to cheese the last one I needed, when I read a comment by someone saying you can fast travel to your speeder ! Legit never knew that. But can't think of a time I would have naturally needed to use it, considering I'm constantly trying to respawn it every time lol

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AMD confirm FSR4 will be rolled out to gaming handhelds and laptops by the end of 2026

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Videocardz article AMD plans to expand its machine-learning FSR 4 technology to APUs, gaming laptops and handheld devices before the end of 2026. Jack Huynh, AMD Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Group, confirmed the plans during a meeting with Korean media in Seoul. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Wonder if this will be supported on Steam Deck or maybe only Z2/Z2E handhelds? Also sounds like AMD will also launch a new generation of APUs this year that support FSR 4... Read more

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PlayStation to Launch New Crunchyroll Anime Hub for PS5

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PlayStation to Launch New Crunchyroll Anime Hub for PS5 Sony's PlayStation will launch a new Crunchyroll anime hub within its PlayStation 5 gaming console's home screen next year. variety.com Sony's PlayStation will launch a new Crunchyroll anime hub within its PlayStation 5 gaming console's home screen next year to more closely align the company's anime projects and anime-inspired games. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Launching in spring 2027, the new PS5 anime destination is... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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LTTP: New Super Mario Bros 2.... easiest Star World in history???

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​ I got a 3DS sometime this decade at a cool gaming store nearby, and eventually, I bought NSMB2. It was the one NSMB I hadn't played after I finally got NSMBU on the Switch in, like, 2021. So I replayed NSMBU and the first NSMB this year and thought, you know, it's time to finally play the second one. Let's go over the good: Power-ups: bringing back the raccoon suit for flight was a cool idea since it had...​ Read more

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Metro Saga Bundle (Metro 2033 Redux, Last Light Redux, & Exodus Gold) is $2.99 on Xbox, 4.50 on PS5 [Free Next-Gen Upgrade for 2033/LL coming Oct. 22]

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Buy Metro Saga Bundle | XBOX The Metro Saga Bundle includes all three games in the critically acclaimed Metro series - Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux and Metro Exodus Gold Edition (featuring all bonus DLC) www.xbox.com Next Gen Upgrades on Oct. 22, 2026 - 4K - 60FPS - 120FPS - PS5 Pro Support - Dualsense Features *Exodus has had a Next-Gen Upgrade Already* Metro 2039 (US) - METRO Redux | Next-Gen Update coming this month | Deep Silver www.deepsilver.com Sale is... Read more

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Ranking Nintendo heroes by Moral Alignment

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Moral Spectrum So Basically the tiers are: Pure Good: I'd put Mario and Link here since they save the world for altruism Near Pure Good: I'd put Samus, Captain Falcon and Fox. They are fundamentally good people but save the world for a bit of a paycheck. (More so in Fox's case) Inconsistency Admirable: to be filled Standard Heroism: to be filled Completely Ambiguous: Wario. Let's face it, he's motivated by pure greed and if he saves the princess. That's completely incidental to... Read more

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Sounds In Games That Trigger the Hell Out of You

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Could be a game over screen jingle, something played before or during a jumpscare or just a straight up annoying sound. I think we all know at least one Mine is the jingle that plays when you make the wrong interrogation choice in LA Noire View: https://youtu.be/A0-JKnt_Y5c AAAAAH

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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (PS5, XB, NS, PC) - Review Thread

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Too Dark, Too Arisen. Release Oct 9. Casey Edwards (DMC5) providing one of the main themes for DD2DA. Ron Pearlman video coming soon. Opencritic : 87 / 95% recommendation (all platforms aggregate) Metacritic : 88 (PC) 88 (Switch 2) 84 (PS5) Haze "... know that some of the later bosses, and especially the true final boss, deliver an intense amount of spectacle with jaw-dropping production values that... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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What sw2 games yall prefer. Modern graphics with trade offs in framerate/resolution or indie/switch1 visuals with crisper resolution and 60fps?

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picked up pokemon legends za yesterday on sale at walmart for $30 and i know theres been controversies over its lacking texture quality but once ive started playing its... been fine? thing are sharp, game runs smooth, wish it had voice acting but everything else seems fine so far as someone that mostly plays on the highest end pc. Most of the sw2 titles ive owned atm is just sw1 games with updates though. I picked up cyberpunk during the pricing error and its novel but also the performance... Read more

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[Push Square] Sony Seemingly Ends VR Ambitions by Selling Patents to Meta

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Sony seems to be done with its virtual reality ambitions, as it sells hundreds of patents related to the technology to rival Meta. First spotted by ZDNet Korea , via Road to VR , the company intends to transfer a total of 419 global patents to its competitor, with 43 US-specific properties changing hands between June and September this year alone. Click to expand... Click to shrink... https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/sony-seemingly-ends-vr-ambitions-by-selling-patents-to-meta --- It really... Read more

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Dragon's Dogma II Pawn Sharing Thread | The Vernworth Times

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​ With DD2DA just on the horizon, I thought it would be fun to create a thread were we could all share our Pawns! Give everyone some info about your Pawn and include some screenshots, be it backstory you've created or adventures you've gotten up to. These can be full length fics or a useful gameplay rundown, whatever you want! Additionally, I will do my best to keep this shared document updated to be able to quickly find other Pawns from... Read more

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Metro Saga Bundle (Metro 2033 Redux, Last Light Redux, & Exodus Gold) is $2.99 on Xbox [Free Next-Gen Upgrade for 2033/LL coming Oct. 22]

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Buy Metro Saga Bundle | XBOX The Metro Saga Bundle includes all three games in the critically acclaimed Metro series - Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux and Metro Exodus Gold Edition (featuring all bonus DLC) www.xbox.com Next Gen Upgrades on Oct. 22, 2026 - 4K - 60FPS - 120FPS *Exodus has had a Next-Gen Upgrade Already* Metro 2039 (US) - METRO Redux | Next-Gen Update coming this month | Deep Silver www.deepsilver.com Sale is ONLY for the Xbox Console Bundle. The... Read more

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[BBC] Xbox bets big on Gears of War, The Coalition says E-Day sets the foundation for Gears future, next game won’t take “nearly as long” to make

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Xbox bets on Gears of War: E-Day in battle of gaming giants Unlike other flagship titles, E-Day will only be available on Xbox at a time of rising console costs. www.bbc.com The game's been well-received by critics and players, but it's also seen as a big test of Xbox's new direction. Unlike recent flagship titles from the company's studios, which have been released on PlayStation 5 and, in some cases, Nintendo Switch, E-Day is being pushed as an Xbox exclusive. The apparent goal is to draw players back to the brand, but critics have questioned whether that's realistic at a time when console…

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Gears Of War E-Day PC State Is Completely Unacceptable

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The game suffers from unbearable performance issues. Mainly after playing it for an hour or so, the game's frame rate will begin to severely tank. The other major issue is after dying the loading sometimes gets really really long. I literally wrote this thread during it. finally the game will stutter on: - Opening and closing the map. - Getting an achievement. - Acquiring loot. It's so frustrating because the game is really great and looks stunning :/

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Headphones, etc. Noise things. I'm out of my depth!

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So, I'm looking for some nice smelling headphones/earbuds/pods/dots?/bone conductive earbuds or headphones(?), and I have no idea what is good / best / whatever. What're the Dolby Atmos and DTSX and all those other... things? My budget is.... whatever stuff they have on Verizon's site. And I would vastly prefer wireless whatevers, because phones. Use cases: Everyday music listenings, decent mic for gaming and for calls. I am curious if there are any decent bone conductive earbud things... Read more

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Anomalith should be on your radar if you’re a gaming FREAK (RE x Control x Anime)

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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrRMm5horM&pp=ygUJYW5vbWFsaXRo Just finished the Demo on PS5 and absolutely loved it. Right out of the gate, this is a smaller budget affair but the team is obviously making the most of it. So if you're someone that can't really handle that aspect, there's probably not much for you here. Which is why I said this one is for the FREAKS. Much like Slitterhead (not a direct comparison to that quality wise). There's something really cool here that certain... Read more

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Hell Is Us is 80% off on PSN - $11.99 (also on PS+ Extra)

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ART3C9zh5XE Hell is Us No map. No quest markers. No magical compass. Follow your instincts. store.playstation.com Hell is Us No map. No quest markers. No magical compass. Follow your instincts. store.playstation.com Just want to bring this to more peoples attention as this ranked very, very, very highly for me last year. One of the most enjoyable experiences I have had in a long time as a big fan of exploration heavy games. The combat was ok but it was the world, puzzles and lack... Read more

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IGN - GTA 6 will feature a more open mission design compared to GTA 5 or RDR 2

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I know it's odd to pull one quote from an article that already has a big thread on it but I wanted to pull this quote because I feel like this has been a complaint that a lot of people had about the previous recent modern Rockstar games and their open world gameplay compared to the on rails aspects of their missions. It seems like they've paid particular attention to this complaint, as evidenced by this quote from the interview and I wanted to highlight it for broader discussion. ... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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There is now a native Windows/Linux port of Bloodborne (unfortunately vibe coded)

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To preface this: I am not endorsing the use of AI. I don't like it. I do however find this interesting as it's the first natively running version of Bloodborne outside of the original version. https://github.com/droogie/bbhost bbhost is a translation layer that runs Bloodborne on Windows and Linux. The game's own 1.09 executable runs unmodified on the PC's x86-64 CPU; bbhost answers its calls into the PS4's system libraries with PC implementations, and recompiles its... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Bitreactor in the process of returning team members after the furlough. More updates incoming for Star Wars: Zero Company

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View: https://bsky.app/profile/bitreactor.com/post/3mxcgabtzjk2b This week, we started the process of returning more of our team back to work at Bit Reactor, an important step forward in our continued support for Zero Company. Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected business developments outside of our control and so close to launch was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that was necessary to help us eventually bring as many people back as possible... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Baldur's Gate 3 is the most impressive game of the decade, and I don't think even GTA VI will come close to its potential for me.

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So I just finished Baldur's Gate 3 after 200 hours of pure madness and fun, and honestly, I don't remember a game with so many gameplay possibilities and story choices. To give you an idea, there were about 30 missions that I was curious to try doing differently, and I managed to do them incredibly differently from the standard way. I don't even remember that happening in the best RPGs that are on people's lists. I know that GTA VI is the next big thing in the industry and probably won't be... Read more

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Must-Play DOOM + DOOM II WADs?

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So I'm having an absolute blast playing through the DOOM + DOOM II collection from Nightdive (currently halfway through Plutonia Experiment and playing in order). I still have No Rest For The Living, SIGIL and SIGIL II, and Legacy of Rust to go but I don't think I want to break up the party quite just yet. Outside of ALIENS TC and PLUTONIA 2, what are some other WADs that are highly recommend to play with this collection?

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It deeply annoys me that Motorstorm and Wipeout are in the same universe but Jet Moto isn't.

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What gives Sony? Wipeout 2048 includes multiple references to Motorstorm including cars (the white car racing in the background of futuristic car section is from Motorstorm) View: https://youtu.be/bNq8lqUhoV0?is=JJnHnM9YdbpzHlVg and Motorstorm 4 was going to explore this further with leaked concept art showing a futuristic setting. Futuristic Motorstorm 4 Concept Art Uncovered | TheSixthAxis Shiny cars, wrecked landscape. www.thesixthaxis.com Wow amazing if only there was some sort of Sony near future... Read more

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Gears of War: E-Day launches to 31k CCU on Steam

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https://steamdb.info/app/3010850/charts/ Here's a comparison to other Gears games on Steam: Reloaded Tactics 5 Quite an improvement from other Gears games but notably behind some of the other first party hits like Forza Horizon and Sea of Thieves. It's currently 16th all time among XGS releases... Read more

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Star Wars is having an insanely good gaming run lately

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Are there any other SW games on the horizon, or is Galactic Racer the last one for a while? edit...I think for a lot of people the image is just showing Star Wars Outlaws, but the full list of games in the image should be: Jedi Fallen Order Jedi Survivor Outlaws Zero Company Galactic Racer edit 2...updated image with more games I missed Squadrons Battlefront II CE The Skywalker Saga (Lego)

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ArcSys originally pitched Marvel Tōkon to Sony & Marvel with an American comic book art style, but Marvel rejected it. You think that was a mistake?

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ArcSys' Takeshi Yamanaka said in a roundtable this August that they originally pitched Marvel Tokon to Sony & Marvel with an American comic book art style, instead of the current Japanese/anime inspired one. But Marvel Games representative Michael Francisco strongly rejected the idea: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrHhUhHmcjw&t=172s And while I also think an American comic book art style would have been less original than the current Japanese/anime one, I often find myself... Read more

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PlayStation VR is dead, Sony is selling a lot of their patents to Meta

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Sony seems to be done with its virtual reality ambitions, as it sells hundreds of patents related to the technology to rival Meta. First spotted by ZDNet Korea , via Road to VR , the company intends to transfer a total of 419 global patents to its competitor, with 43 US-specific properties changing hands between June and September this year alone. Click to expand... Click to shrink... https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/sony-seemingly-ends-vr-ambitions-by-selling-patents-to-meta --- It really... Read more

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Coming to XBOX Game Pass in October 2026 Wave 1: Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis, Forever Ago, and More

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Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis, Forever Ago, and More Hope you’ve been having fun digging in with Bravo Squad for Gears of War: E-Day or clearing the dungeons in Minecraft Dungeons II. When you’re ready for your next game, we’ve got more coming soon. news.xbox.com Echo Weaver (Cloud, XBOX Series X|S, and PC) – October 8 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass Available on day one with XBOX Game Pass! Time is your greatest resource, and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Cult hit Kowloon's Gate is coming to the Nintendo Switch, sort of. Kowloon's Gate Suzaku releases Oct. 29th

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnhBixAhQ2M Kowloon's Gate was a surrealist point-and-click RPG for the PlayStation and originally released exclusively in Japan, with an English fan-translation being completed in 2026. The game remained otherwise inaccessible aside from a 2017 Playstation VR prequel which allowed players to explore the bizarre, cramped city more freely than the previous point-and-click version did. This version, Kowloon's Gate Suzaku, is coming to the Nintendo Switch... Read more

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Marvel Tokon | PHOENIX CYCLOPS | Gameplay Reveal | NOV 2nd

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9_kwKo3Fs Phoenix Cyclops joins MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls on November 2 Details on the first Year 1 DLC character, PlayStation Plus Game Trial, and more. blog.playstation.com Gameplay deets Cyclops is designed as an all-rounder who excels at both long-range combat and close-range strikes through his versatile use of Optic Blasts. Empowered by the Phoenix Force, he can also unleash wide-area fire-based attacks that control large portions of the screen. In addition to projectiles, rushing attacks... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Memoria Wake - Steam Next Fest Demo Trailer (Isometric Metroidvania)

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I saw this preview on Noisy Pixel and it caught me eye, and I thought I would share it because I know there are a lot of Death's Door and Tunic fans here. I think it has potential to be another great indie Zelda-like but with more of a dream esthetic to it. View: https://youtu.be/NrZ4V1M6CIY?si=Dnrk7iRsZ_80FYUS View: https://youtu.be/Ges68AASMZA?si=l3GceBcTDd3Z5Ie1

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uhhhhh, is the finals ripping off primal scream's XTRMNTR in this latest dev diary?

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this isnt that serious a thread i mean it's not truly ripping it off. it's not plagiarizing. but it's pretty reminiscent of "kill all hippies" (deeply sarcastic title for an anti-war song) View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4OZrRq0z1w View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep4TYvQtQnI also here's this performance because it rules, maybe the best BBC live set ever View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dJsyyh9BCY

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Hail to the Rainbow (post-apocalyptic cyberpunk Russia shooter) coming to consoles on October 21 with 20% pre-order discount (87% rating on Steam)

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Hail to the Rainbow is finally coming to Xbox (Play Anywhere) PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 on October 21. Priced at $14.99 with a pre-order discount of 20%! The game had released on Steam in November last year and currently holds an 87% Very Positive rating. View: https://youtu.be/j0KKcJW6dQo?is=tb3A7X_FHUr6ktjp View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1699230/Hail_to_the_Rainbow/ About This Game The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Surreal corporate horror deckbuilder Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game gets a demo

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Getting Inscyption vibes from this, even Steam lists Inscryption as a "similar to games you've played." I'll definitely check out the demo. Surreal corporate horror deckbuilder Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game gets a demo Ready to try out more spooky looking games? The surreal corporate horror deckbuilder Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game now has a demo available. www.gamingonlinux.com Ready to try out more spooky looking games? The surreal corporate horror deckbuilder Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game now has a demo available. Published by Behaviour Interactive and Gambit Digital, Mr. Magpie's…

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[billbil-kun] Forza Horizon 6 launches for PS5 on January 26 2027

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Our information on the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 According to our information, Forza Horizon 6 will be released on PS5 on January 26, 2027 . This date therefore confirms the delay mentioned by Tom Warren and contradicts Xbox's official communication, which was still targeting 2026. The good news is that the game will also be released in a physical edition (on disc) , on the same day as the digital version. We do not yet know whether a Premium Edition will be... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Help, I keep playing games on Youtube

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I've recently been afflicted with an addiction to shit games that require minimal thought And yes the genre has a name, they're called hypercasual games I'm not saying casual is bad, easygoing games are bad, etc. these are very low effort games churned out of Unity but I keep playing them For example Tall Man Run on YouTube It doesn't even look like a real game And slo mo ninja strike again on YouTube Please help I have a... Read more

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Native PC Port for P.T. Available Now

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From the Github: This is a native PC port of P.T., the 2014 PS4 teaser by Kojima Productions. It is not an emulator. The game logic wasrebuilt in C++ from the original's behaviour and the renderer is written on Vulkan; every level, model, texture, sound,script and cutscene is read at run time from your own copy of the PS4 game. There is no game data in this repositoryand none in the installer. I made this on my own, in my spare time, because P.T. deserved to keep existing somewhere... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Cities: Skylines Expanded Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 announced (Oct 28, 70% off for S1 owners, includes 4 major expansions and 6 content packs)

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View: https://youtu.be/L2HnKgl-HV0?si=Hn2uw6z5yMqsIRbo We are also super happy to announce that we are releasing Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition for Nintendo Switch™ 2! Players who already own the Cities: Skylines – Nintendo Switch™ Edition will also receive a 70% loyalty discount when purchasing the Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition.Build, manage, and expand the city of your dreams in Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition, the award-winning city-building game optimized for Nintendo... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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[IGN] GTA VI: The Big Interview

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https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-the-big-interview It's an uncut interview IGN did back in the previews from July while Rob Nelson (studio co-director) played through an unscripted 30 min demo. Most details were destiled back in August, but there are some new ones. Jason hangs dong. [At this point Nelson switches to Jason's POV, where our hero is… naked] Oh, or you can switch and Jason's in the shower! Click to expand... Click to shrink... About NPCs [Nelson takes Lucia on a stroll around downtown on her... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Marvel Rivals x Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls collaboration announced via 2 Tōkon skins for Rivals (presumably Iron Man & Storm)

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View: https://bsky.app/profile/marvelrivalsglobal.bsky.social/post/3mxc7kevpjt2x ​ Figured this collab was coming since we already got one for Cosmic Invasion, but these two are easily the best ones they could've picked. I wouldn't be surprised if Sony/ASW return the favor once that supposed battle pass starts for Tōkon. Source : Marvel Rivals (Bluesky), Miller Ross (Twitter)

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches to 15k peak concurrent players on Steam

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https://steamdb.info/app/4078430/charts/ 15k player peak last night. Not on Game Pass. 78% positive player reviews. PlayStation chart positions: STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ · PlayStation Store rank | PS Store DB STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™'s best PlayStation Store position today is 5th in Denmark. It is in the top 5 in 1 store. This game saw the biggest move yesterday in the India store, and it ranked 9th. Players have rated STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ 4.66 out of 5 from 816 reviews. ps-store-db.live OT: https://www.resetera.com/threads/star-wars-galactic-racer-ot-kotorstorm.1651342/

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[VGC] Ape Escape revival in the works from Sonic Mania team, Sony looking to revive more franchises from smaller studios

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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/ Classic PlayStation franchise Ape Escape is set to return in a revival developed by the team behind Sonic Mania. That's according to veteran journalist Jeff Gerstmann, which matches what VGC has heard from our own sources. The game is reportedly in development at Evening Star, the team behind the much-loved Sonic Mania, which would later form Evening Star and develop Penny's... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Hell Is Us is 80% off on PSN (also on PS+ Extra)

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ART3C9zh5XE Hell is Us No map. No quest markers. No magical compass. Follow your instincts. store.playstation.com Hell is Us No map. No quest markers. No magical compass. Follow your instincts. store.playstation.com Just want to bring this to more peoples attention as this ranked very, very, very highly for me last year. One of the most enjoyable experiences I have had in a long time as a big fan of exploration heavy games. The combat was ok but it was the world, puzzles and lack... Read more

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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Challenge Mode Patch 4 release(patch notes)

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Possibly the final patch? There's no mention of another. https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/49416285853325-Tomb-Raider-I-III-Remastered-Challenge-Mode-Patch-4 Tomb Raider I-III Remastered: Challenge Mode Patch 4 Aspyr Joe Yesterday at 12:25 PM Updated FollowNot yet followed by anyone This patch includes bug fixes across all platforms. OUT NOW on PlayStation 4 & 5, XBOX One & Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, PC, iOS, and Android. BUG... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Gaming's Michelin Star

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Inspired by some post I just saw on Reddit, what would video games' Michelin Star look like? Putting aside the fact it came from the Michelin Guide, a tour book to inspire people to drive around and use up their tires faster, the Michelin Star is still considered a mark of high quality. Or maybe don't put that aside; was Nintendo Power the Michelin Guide of the 90s, at least for Nintendo products? Could something similar exist in different circles or console ecosystems? The stores all have... Read more

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The Conjuring: Unspoken releases on Netflix Oct. 13 (Supermassive, Interactive Horror)

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https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3970699/supermassive-developed-netflix-game-the-conjuring-unspoken-launches-october-13-trailer/ The Conjuring: Unspoken is an interactive paranormal investigation you can play from your couch. It's a narrative experience, so you shape the story by choosing different dialogue options as you play. Using your phone, you scour the historic Red Lion Inn (reportedly a haunted place in England) for clues about things that go bump in the... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Adam Conover interviews Robert Zacny – The Video Game Industry Is Collapsing

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I thought this was worth a listen and wanted to take a few minutes to put together a thread to share. Adam and Robert (Waypoint, Remap) talk about the issues facing the industry of making video games and the difficulty of attracting an audience. A few highlights: The break down of traditional generation and the Netflix-ification Microsoft tried and failed to achieve 18:10 The tech-bros coming in and prioritizing of infinite growth instead of making a good stand-alone product... Read more

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Assetto Corsa Evo Free Roam Livestream

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View: https://youtu.be/kKrW-8NQtVE Personally been waiting for this update since they announced it as a feature. For those unfamiliar this update will allow you to drive in the Eifel region, the area surrounding the Nurburgring. 1600 square kilometers. - Traffic - Different Weather/Time - Car repair, wash, gas stations - You can go off road and it has a... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Jeff Gerstmann heard that Evening Star is the developer of the new Ape Escape game [UP: VGV Corroborates]

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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TmIh030Ybrw&t=8152 Timestamp 2:55:53 Credit to salromano for the transcript "So, there are people out there talking about Ape Escape, like Sony's making a new Ape Escape game, which I feel we were talking about near... god, I guess that was like, what? the beginning of this year, we were talking about Ape Escape? So yeah, some other folks have kind of said that they also heard that Ape Escape is being made. I don't think this game is like, close... Read more

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Discord users data exposed in a breach at server bot Double Counter (≈28M accounts; username, IP address, user-agent, email address)

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Discord security bot Trusted by 600K+ communities Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's a Discord bot that does verification, alt-detection and stuff. Used in big servers apparently Discord users’ data was exposed in a breach at server bot Double Counter. The server privacy bot says hackers copied about 12GB of data, including Discord usernames and user IDs, IP addresses, location data, and email addresses. The attackers also took control of the bot’s Discord token, posted links “in about 50 large servers,” and “used a stolen payment key to... www.theverge.com Double Counter — Security…

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games with great character acting done entirely by hand by an animator, no performance capture

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in the interest of keeping me from mentioning metal gear again i'll say ICO and shadow of the colossus are particularly good at subtle expressions of internal longing and melancholy. like metal gear they both do so much acting with just the eyes. and that will always impress me that animators are capable of effectively -acting- through their characters will always amaze me

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[Automaton] Former Capcom developer says years of extreme crunch culture are part of why Japan’s game industry has so few female directors

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Former Capcom developer says years of extreme crunch culture are part of why Japan’s game industry has so few female directors - AUTOMATON WEST Masakazu Sugimori, known for his work on Ace Attorney and Viewtiful Joe's music, recently talked about the lack of female directors in Japan's game industry. automaton-media.com Masakazu Sugimori, a former Capcom developer best known for composing music for early Ace Attorney and Viewtiful Joe entries, recently took to X to talk about women in the Japanese game industry and why, based on his experience, prominent or directorial positions are currently…

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New Pokemon Home update hint of future Switch ports of Pokemon RSE

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New Pokemon Home update added connectivity with those Switch ports of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen that came out earlier this year. On the Switch version on the Home app, you transfer Pokemon from those games to your cloud storage using a new button on the menu that says "GBA games". If anyone had any doubt they weren't gonna eventually release digital ports of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, I hope this assuages it. SOs... Read more

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Rivals of Aether 2 - Steam Workshop Out Now (Custom Charcters)

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View: https://youtu.be/a6GWF63w6j4?is=gbpxYisrbFpCbVEX Rivals II workshop came out of beta today! Play with custom characters and items right in game from the Steam Workshop. Learn about the new features like browsing for mods in game, workshop lobbies, queues, documentation updates, and more! Click to expand... Click to shrink...

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Initial D THE ARCADE collab with Perona 5 R

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Player avatar collab View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR-2dLb6lBQ Sega Fave Co., Ltd. plans to hold a collaboration event with 『Persona 5 The Royal (P5R)』 in 『Initial D THE ARCADE (Initial DAC)』 starting October 8. This collaboration will feature a wide variety of items themed after " Joker ," " Panther ," and " Queen " from 『P5R』. Players can earn these items during the event period... Read more

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FromSoftware-Style Bosses Could Stop Being Learnable, As PlayStation’s October 1 AI Patent Rewrites Enemy Behavior On The Fly

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AI is seeing ever-wider adoption across the game industry, and many major publishers such as CAPCOM are making it clear with their future plans that there's no turning back for the entire industry. As of now, we haven't seen any great usage of AI in game development, which is mostly limited to the development workflow and the generation of assets of very dubious quality, but a new PlayStation patent filed earlier this month could represent one of the best usage of AI and machine learning... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Jeff Gerstmann heard that Evening Star is the developer of the new Ape Escape game

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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TmIh030Ybrw&t=8152 Timestamp 2:55:53 Credit to salromano for the transcript "So, there are people out there talking about Ape Escape, like Sony's making a new Ape Escape game, which I feel we were talking about near... god, I guess that was like, what? the beginning of this year, we were talking about Ape Escape? So yeah, some other folks have kind of said that they also heard that Ape Escape is being made. I don't think this game is like, close... Read more

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[The Verge] Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights [UP: Or not. See threadmarks]

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft is getting ready to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI that "no other platform holder is doing" during an employee all-hands this morning. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, Xbox has managed to land a deal for the exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI . The deal will mean only Xbox Cloud Gaming can stream Grand Theft Auto VI to players at launch, but it's not clear how long the... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Previous Game Pass strategy sent XBOX into “freefall”, XBOX now at 2X-3X more growth than before + Gears E-Day, Minecraft Dungeons II and WoW Forever

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https://www.ign.com/articles/previo...eefall-ceo-asha-sharma-reportedly-tells-staff Xbox's CEO Says The Brutal Reset Is Already Working: 'After An All-Time Low, We've Started To Return To Growth' Asha Sharma reportedly pointed to green shoots during a company townhall kotaku.com Today, in an internal memo obtained by Windows Central, Sharma reiterated that Microsoft's Game Pass strategy sent Xbox's balance sheet into "freefall." Jez Corden, who initially reported on this memo, suggested that... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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PS5 Update Issues

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Has anyone else noticed any issues with the PS5 update that came last week? It happened to me early when turning on a game system light goes blue then shuts down can't turn it back on with the controller but pressing the power button turns it back up with the error message "Something went wrong with System Software" after looking this up it seems alot of people are having this same issue.

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The Batman Arkham series has some of the best collectibles in gaming

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I've been replaying Batman Arkham Asylum, which holds up quite well (although the stealth is very rudimentary, moreso than I remember since you have limited knockout attacks), but the visuals and presentation is fantastic and the combat is very smooth. One thing I always loved about this series though? The collectibles. Especially the Riddler trophies and challenges. Finding the interview tapes, reading the character bios and gawking at the beautifully drawn portraits, solving the riddles by... Read more

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mgs4 should've had among the best fire effects of that generation. that it didn't is due to frustrating tradeoffs

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mgs4's fire is mgs3's fire. it's the same tech/the same particles/the same animation. the difference? mgs3's fire looks AMAZING while mgs4's looks pretty mid sometimes. the reason? alpha blending. mgs3's fire is alpha blended to particularly good effect. mgs4's is not. and the REASON there? overdraw performance cost. the ps2 was particularly good at doing alpha blending fast. hell, the console was built around the idea. alpha blending overdraw was kind of a no no on 7th gen consoles for the... Read more

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Variety: Skydance Sets Leadership Across Games, Experiences. Plans to combine newly formed Paramount Games Studio with Warner Bros. Games.

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Skydance president Andy Gordon announced that Paramount and WBD's games/experiences groups will merge into a single unit overseeing major IP such as DC Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Harry Potter , Mortal Kombat , The Matrix, South Park, SpongeBob, Game of Thrones, The Godfather, and more. This includes combining Paramount's new game division with WB Games developers like Avalanche, NetherRealm, Rocksteady... Read more

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Looking for PC non-traditional gameplay Metrovanias recommendations

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Hollow knight/Castlevania etc. Don't know how to classify them besides action, but you know the mechanics jump, attack and dodge. I also dislike shooters. Metrovania but it's pinball or twin-stick shooter. Looking for some genre mix ups. View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Yokus_Island_Express/ View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634860 Any ideas?

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LTTP: Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

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Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge is sensational! Yes, I've always wanted to play this game. And what a pleasant surprise! It is infinitely better than Banjo-Tooie and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. The original Banjo-Kazooie is still better, but the GBA game holds its own. The graphics are excellent for the GBA, featuring a top-down perspective that... Read more

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[The Verge] Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft is getting ready to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI that "no other platform holder is doing" during an employee all-hands this morning. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, Xbox has managed to land a deal for the exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI . The deal will mean only Xbox Cloud Gaming can stream Grand Theft Auto VI to players at launch, but it's not clear how long the... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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LG G6 vs Bravia 8 II: Which one would you recommend?

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Hi all, Currently in the market for a new TV, coming from the LG C9. Upgrading from 55 inch to 65 inch. Debating between getting the LG G6 and Sony Bravia 8 II. I was close to buying the G6, but then I saw a deal on the Bravia 8 II, which comes bundled with a Sony TA-AN1000 receiver. I was planning on upgrading my receiver as well at a later moment (current one doesn't support eArc, VRR etc.), so this does seem like a good deal (price difference would be +-€200,-). The TV would be used... Read more

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Has "premium early access" tempted you so far?

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We just had three big games do the whole "premium early access" thing: Control Resonant (2 days) Ace Combat 8 (3 days) Gears of War Emergence Day (5 days) And as this seems to grow more popular I've been wondering on how many people it actually works? Personally I thought I would be tempted but turns out I didn't actually experience much FOMO at all and before I knew it the regular release was already there.

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Anyone playing Star Wars The Old Republic

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I have been playing SWTOR for many years on an off. Haven't completed any stories yet because I had to rebuild my computer multiple times. Including one time there it didn't work for over 7 months until I realized that the BIOS battery was dead. And now I stopped my Republic trooper playthrough (my first character because Jennifer Hale) at level 47 so I can explore other stories. I was playing as a new Sith Inquisitor last night and I got a lot of requests to join a guild (probably... Read more

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[MP1st] Report: Cancelled Perfect Dark Project Over 2 Minutes of Gameplay Surfaces Showcasing New Zones and Combat

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Last year, we reported on gameplay details and screens for The Initiative's Perfect Dark reboot, which was unfortunately canned by Microsoft. Today. we unearthed more about the project and its actual gameplay. We see the weapons in action, and we even see new zones that, from our knowledge, have not been seen before. Click to expand... Click to shrink... If you're a Perfect Dark fan, this will make the cancellation sting even more. Perfect Dark Reboot Gameplay Surfaces The footage below comes from... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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My PC is without internet: how do I ensure my offline Steam saves are not lost when I get internet on it again

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Stupid question I'm sure, but I'm on vacation and have made a ton of progress in Onimusha and Dawnwalker I'd be devastated to lose. I recently moved my PC to a new room and need a longer ethernet cable before I can use the internet on it again. I've been playing on Steam offline mode for a couple days while I procrastinate going to Best Buy which I plan on doing tomorrow. Can you experts tell me how to 100% make sure Steam isn't gonna suddenly overwrite my offline saves with my older... Read more

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Having Finished RE7 what do people think about Mia and her actions?

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So I finished RE7 (LAMEST RE GAME BTW) and I was wondering what do people think about Mia and her actions, mainly with regards to her role in the creation and use of Eveline? Was she culpabale and participant in bio-terrorism and mentally damaging a child or was she someone who didn't really know what they signed up for and got caught up in the midst of it?

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder now runs natively on PC without emulation - XDA-Developers

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder is reportedly running natively on PC at roughly 60fps using recompiled C++ and NVN-to-Vulkan layer. The native port has graphical glitches and occasional frame drops, but is still impressive. The project hasn't been released publicly (if and when it does drop, it's likely Nintendo won't be happy). YouTuber Belamante has managed to get original Switch game Super Mario Bros. Wonder running at about 60fps on an RTX 3050-powered... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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[VGC] Sega claims it’s being ‘very cautious’ about AI and won’t use it for creative work

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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-claims-its-being-very-cautious-about-ai-and-wont-use-it-for-creative-work/ Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Nikkei, [Tsuyoshi] Saito claimed that, while Sega is actively using AI in some areas of its business, the company remains cautious about expanding its use. "We are using AI to improve efficiency in areas such as publishing and corporate departments, as well as for generating business ideas," he said. "However, we are being very... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Who's your favorite Earthbound party member and why isn't it Jeff?

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What say you, Era? And before you answer, consider Jeff's resumé. While the rest of the party of the spends its time training its psychic abilities, Jeff stays up throughout the night creating weapons of pure destruction. Ness carries a baseball bat, Paula carries a frying pan, and Poo practices martial arts unless you're allergic to skill issues and obtain his legendary katana. But Jeff? He might start... Read more

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Has any video game IP owed so much to its nadir as Resident Evil has done?

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So I came out of seeing the new resident evil movie (it was great) and had this slight feeling of gratitude that the past decade or so has been brilliant for the franchise. We've had excellent mainline entries, excellent remakes, an excellent movie, a few weird spinoff blunders that don't really offend me and it's just been a wonderful ride. It's been so good that the success has spilled into other Capcom IP's and even created trust in new ones. The cap-naissance felt like it truly began... Read more

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Humble Choice October 2026 - LaD Pirate Yakuza, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Steam), Psychonauts 2, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, and more

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October 2026 Humble Choice Get October 2026 Humble Choice and more when you subscribe for just $14.99 per month! www.humblebundle.com Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Steam ProtonDB Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Steam ProtonDB Psychonauts 2 Steam ProtonDB Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Steam ProtonDB Cataclismo Steam ProtonDB Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers Steam ProtonDB Asgard's Fall Viking Survivors Steam ... Read more

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[VGC] ‘If you don’t own it, what are you buying?’ Former PlayStation boss says dropping discs is ‘a significant brand hit’

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https://www.videogameschronicle.com...ys-dropping-discs-is-a-significant-brand-hit/ Layden, who was chairman of the company's worldwide studios group when he left Sony in 2019, was asked on The Expansion Pass podcast to give his views on Sony's all-digital future. He replied that while he wasn't aware of the financial circumstances that may have led to Sony's decision, he doesn't think it's a good idea... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Asha Sharma reiterates that Helix will be a "family of devices" at internal town hall

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Asha Sharma also called out Gen-10, Xbox Helix, describing it as a "family of devices." "We are moving to a family of devices for Gen-10. There is not one device that fits all. We will certainly have a great console first, but we also know that many players will be on the go. There are some things that we are the best in the world to manufacture, and there are other things that will we partner on. So, we will be sharing more about that as our plans develop. The operating system is... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Dizzy is back! For 40th anniversary next year, new games and remasters planned by original creators [UP: GenAI - It's Joever]

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View: https://youtu.be/lTSaPajJCcE The video says new games, plural, are being written. They also say remaster plans are afoot, and mention back in the day they were cutting edge with new system (platform) releases and they want to do that too this time. Edit: I think there may end up being a bunch of threadmarks on this as it turns out they are pro GenAI and have been using it for game development.

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This is how 450 Steam Curator games in the last 2 weeks looks like. Lets dig in. *#Finding-Needlegem-in-the-Haystack-on-Steam-simulator 2026#*

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Hey everyone, quick update: my partner has now been in hospital for the last month and while the situation isnt great, I am slowly trying to move back to actually doing some productive things instead of worrying about her 24/7 as she is at least in somewhat capable hands for the moment. The solution is naturally: Indie Games. So, I have an almost 20.000 followers curator group still by name connected to the old place that I havent used in 13 years that swamped me with 450 Steam curator... Read more

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Nolan North says he’s ‘110%’ up for playing Nathan Drake in a new Uncharted game, ‘if Sony wants to make money’ – VGC

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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nolan-north-says-hes-110-up-for-playing-nathan-drake-in-a-new-uncharted-game-if-sony-wants-to-make-money/ Nolan North says he would be "110%" interested in playing Nathan Drake again should another Uncharted game be in development. The actor – who played Nathan Drake in all four main Uncharted games plus the PlayStation Vita spin-off Uncharted: Golden Abyss – was taking part in a Q&A session at the Gamergy show in Puerto Rico (as spotted by... Click to expand... Click to shrink... Read more

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Battlefield 6 Season 5 Las Vegas Gameplay Trailer

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ufBOI6Dto All bets are off #Battlefield6 Season 5 hits Las Vegas next week, Oct. 13. Here's what's coming throughout the season: 3 new maps 🗺2 reworked maps 6 new weapons 2 new vehicles Server Browser Platoons #REDSEC : Rapid Royale Ranked BR + Open Series New Operation Halloween event Click to expand... Click to shrink... Trailer team never miss. Should be a fun one ^-^

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Star Wars: Galatic Racer pc performance thread

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System requirements: Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory (RAM): 12 GB RAM Graphics (GPU): Nvidia RTX 2060 / Intel Arc A580 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6GB) Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: An SSD is strictly required to play. Recommended: OS: Windows 11 (64-bit) Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7... Read more

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