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New Co-Op Horror Game on Steam is Phasmophobia Meets Lethal Company

Not only is the horror genre thriving on the big screen thanks to films like The Backrooms and Obsession, but the same can be said about spooky video games released over the last few years. On the AAA front, both Silent Hill and the Resident Evil series have been killing it, while there are plenty of smaller releases t...

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How to Call Noah's Phone & Escape His Apartment in Unhinged (Netflix)

After a harrowing escape from her apartment, Ava makes it through the fire escape and ends up inside Noah's apartment in Unhinged on Netflix. As she checks up on her friend, the killer abruptly enters Noah's apartment in search of Ava. Now she'll need to silently go through the apartment to avoid alerting the killer an...

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This $17 Open-World Star Wars Game in the Steam Summer Sale Makes the Hate Look Ridiculous

I initially told myself I wasn't going to be buying anything in this year's Steam Summer Sale because my backlog is already out of control, but a $17 open-world Star Wars game just changed my mind. That title is none other than Star Wars Outlaws, a game that I actually fell in love with when it originally launched in 2...

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The Video Game History Foundation calls on the ESA to offer "meaningful solutions" for preserving digital-only games

While it's not really all that relevant to us PC lot, you've still probably heard word from Sony "How To Lend Games To Your Friends" PlayStation about them no longer printing new games to discs come 2028. It's awful for a whole host of reasons, and of course the concern of preservation comes at the top of the list. Thi...

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Is Now Launching Much Sooner Than Expected

Capcom has revealed that the release date of Onimusha: Way of the Sword has been moved up a few weeks from its original September 25 launch. Capcom also shared details about how pre-order bonuses for Onimusha: Way of the Sword would be affected by the company's decision.

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World of Warcraft's on the quality-of-life boost warpath, with fixes including an auto-loot setting that's been mildly inconveniencing alt-lovers for years

World of Warcraft's ramping up to its first major "big number" patch, Curse of Ula'tekβ€”in addition to some interesting changes to how world bosses work, Blizzard's also taking aim at some quality-of-life features. And while these updates haven't all exactly been frictionless, I've gotta tip my hat to Blizzard, hereβ€”a l...

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What is the Future of Destiny? (In Under 5 Minutes)

Destiny has become one of gamings most iconic and successful modern franchises. Now that Sony has cut nearly half of Bungie with no Destiny 3 in sight, where does the series go from here? Is there any hope for a Destiny 3 in the near future? Is it time for Destiny Classic? Or is the franchise ready to go into stasis?

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Ubisoft hires former Take-Two and Amazon vet to head up its Tom Clancy games

Amazon Game Studios boss Christoph Hartmann left the company earlier this year amidst its move away from big-budget game development and embrace of AI-powered slop. There was no indication at the time as to what he'd get up to next (in fact, I don't think his departure was ever publicly confirmed by Amazon), but now we...

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The first wave of Steam Machines has arrived at long last, but those without are left watching the waitlist

The first wave of Steam Machines have arrived in the hands of eager early adopters. But while some are celebrating their new toy, others are left to stare at the waiting list. Read more

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The Video Game Industry’s Trade Body Doesn’t Want To Talk About Digital Ownership

Whose job is it, exactly, to deal with this?

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Official PlayStation Disc Petition is Blowing Up

A new petition demanding that Sony keeps releasing physical PlayStation games is gaining serious traction. Sony recently made the shock announcement that, beginning in January 2028, it would stop producing physical discs for its PlayStation consoles. Effectively, this means that basically all new PS5 games released aft...

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Rumors claim Xbox wants to close Obsidian, but Jason Schreier says otherwise

It's been a weird year for Xbox. While new CEO Asha Sharma's commitment to returning to a better of era of Xbox has tickled many, the company has been plagued with concern of late, as myriad reports allege that it's trying to sell off or shutter some of its most beloved studios. Compulsion Games, Arkane, and Double Fin...

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