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Palworld Studio Teases 27 Pages Worth of Changes for Version 1.0 Update

Palworld has a laundry list of changes coming to the game with the launch of its Version 1.0 update, with 27 full pages' worth of adjustments. The long-awaited full release of Palworld is scheduled to launch in early July.

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GTA 6 Is The Only Good Reason To Own A PS5 Pro Right Now

I’m a day one owner of the PS5 Pro, and the souped-up console at the time seemed incredibly expensive at its launch price of $699. However, it has since risen to $899 after multiple price hikes due to the cost of components and the generally turbulent state of the video game industry. The base consoles are also more ex...

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A24’s Bad Excuse For Its Controversial Google AI Partnership Isn’t Impressing Fans: β€˜We’d Rather Have A Seat At The Table’

Backrooms director Kane Parsons also isn't impressed with A24's Google DeepMind partnership, and stated that he's "making it very clear those resources are not to be spent on Backrooms”

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I tried to create the perfect zombie apocalypse in this intensely detailed outbreak simulator, and sorry slow zombie fans, fast zombies are just better

Weird WeekendWeird Weekend is our regular Saturday feature where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it's the canon height of Thief's Garrett or that time so...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 9
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A series of surprise updates has polished Path of Exile 2 into a juggernaut that's about to shake up the action RPG genre later this year

Grinding Gear Games is on a roll. Despite announcing that the most recent expansion to Path of Exile 2 would be its last update before it leaves early access later this year, the patches keep coming. Earlier this week, the developer surprised everyone with a whole new box of toys to play with: an entire skill tree for...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 10
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Star Wars Eclipse "literally cannot be finished" if layoffs go through, its devs reportedly say

Earlier this week, French video game union STJV called for a national industry strike, starting with a picket line held at Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream's physical studio. The union claimed that 115 jobs were at risk of layoffs as part of an "internal reorganisation." Now, based on a report that speaks...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 17
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'Our Industry Is Imploding' CD Projekt RED Designer Comments on Bungie Layoffs

Between the Destiny 2 team at Bungie being gutted and the layoff waves reportedly coming to Xbox, a CD Projekt RED Director has issued a brief statement on social media regarding the matters, offering some support.

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New PS Plus Games for June 30 Revealed Ahead of Time

PlayStation Plus subscribers already know of three games that they will get to play starting Tuesday, June 30. For years, PlayStation Plus stuck to a very specific way of doing things with the Extra and Premium games. Sony would reveal the new PS Plus Extra and Premium games in the middle of the month, and then add the...

2 months ago πŸ‘ 17
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Might Not Bring Back Every Playable Character From XV2

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 producer Masayuki Hirano has admitted that bringing over every playable character from Xenoverse 2 is going to be a challenge due to the new engine, which might mean some cuts to the roster.

2 months ago πŸ‘ 7
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Naruto: 10 Best Teachers Who Were Surpassed By Their Students

There's nothing like the relationship between a teacher and a student. In the Naruto series, there is a heavy emphasis on the bond between a master and their pupil. In fact, the kind of relationship they have with each other greatly impacts their future.

2 months ago πŸ‘ 10
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Riot teases League of Legends Classic, with a full reveal coming in two weeks

After a bunch of decidedly low-poly character models started leaking from League of Legends's public test servers, Riot decided to pull the ripcord: League of Legends Classic is real, though when exactly it will harken back to is yet to be seen.The reveal came in the form of a cheeky skit called "200 Years of Experienc...

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There Remains No Disc-Based Version Of Grand Theft Auto 6 Despite Promising Email From Rockstar

A new article from The Hollywood Reporter says that while the support email was real, its language was clunky and misunderstood

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