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Halloween: The Game is Officially Unplayable for Millions of Gamers

Millions of gamers will not be able to play the upcoming Halloween: The Game when it launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on September 8. Halloween: The Game is the next asymmetric multiplayer horror game from developer IllFonic, known for titles like Friday the 13th: The Game, Predator: Hunting Grounds, and most...

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The Elder Scrolls 6 Just Got A Promising Update From Xbox CEO

Despite Bethesda having revealed The Elder Scrolls 6 nearly a decade ago at this point, rumors have suggested that we're still several years away from actually getting to play the incredibly anticipated open-world RPG for ourselves. In the wake of Xbox's new CEO cracking down on development studios like Bethesda for ta...

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Retro Final Fantasy-Inspired Game One Fenix Down Officially Confirmed for September 28

The golden age of 90s Japanese RPGs still resonates with players decades later, and while a lot of modern JRPGs have moved away from that period, an upcoming game is bringing it back. Classic games like Final Fantasy helped define an era of colorful casts, turn-based battles, sprawling worlds, memorable soundtracks, an...

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"I think that might be a misread": Thief designer on why making a triple-A immersive sim doesn't really work

Broadly speaking, it's fine for something to exist as a niche. Whatever form of media a thing might be, to fulfil a niche is to meet the expectations of at least a handful of people with a particular taste that many others don't, and I think that's a delightful thing to do. In video games, immersive sims might not be t...

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Hardcore FPS immediately becomes Steam top seller as devs list '10 reasons not to buy' it

You know a developer is confident in the game it's making when it's willing to list all of the reasons you might not want to buy it. That's the thrust of the latest dev log for Wardogs, the tactical milsim FPS coming to early access in September.Wardogs has built up a lot of buzz this year, joining Steam's top-wishlist...

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Where To Find Phione In Pokemon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC

Unlike Manaphy, whom you'll meet at the start of Pokemon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC, Phione won't appear until you've made some progress in the main story. You don't necessarily need to have completed Bubbly Basin, but you do need to have progressed far enough for Popplio to ask you to help build the Beautiful Building...

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Perfect Open-World Superhero Games No One Remembers Today

Although not extinct, open-world superhero games are becoming increasingly rare, way more so than they were during the 2000s and early 2010s. Nowadays, we might get a new Marvel or DC romp every couple of years, and the days of mid-tier releases that deliver a fun couple of hours of gameplay are long gone.

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2026's Biggest Hit Anime Rivaling Frieren Makes Official Comeback

2026 has been a phenomenal year for anime so far, with each season delivering some of the biggest hits spanning across various genres. Much to the pleasant surprise of various watchers, Isekai anime have taken the front seat this year, delivering not only an adventure on a completely different scale but, on top of that...

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How to Get the Last Resort Badge in PEAK

The Final Ascent is the last update to PEAK, but the good news is the amount of content released! One of the new items is the Ritual Dagger! The Ritual Dagger can be used to backstab your friends to sacrifice them so you can fully heal. While this might not be the most viable tactic for making friends, it's the only wa...

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Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Says Elder Scrolls VI Looks Great, So Stop Talking About That Giant Rat Outside Bethesda’s Office

The newly appointed Xbox CEO posted on social media that the upcoming RPG looks 'incredible'

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As Xbox head Asha Sharma reportedly visits Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside

It's probably a weird day to be working at Bethesda's Rockville headquarters. In a week's time, on August 18th, the Communications Workers of America have organised numerous rallies across the US and Canada in support of Xbox workers, 1600 of which may lose their jobs over the next year, on top of the 1600 who have alr...

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New Steam Game Is For All You GoldenEye And Perfect Dark Sickos

Agent 64: Spies Never Die is a boomer shooter for people who grew up with an N64 controller in their hands

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