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California Assembly Votes to Block Game Shutdown Crackdown

A contentious bill designed to stop publishers from permanently removing games from players' hands has cleared a key hurdle in California, passing the state Assembly with a 43-16 vote this week. AB...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Rayman Origins Remaster Surfaces on Xbox Store With Laughable $2,000 Price Tag

Another unannounced Ubisoft project has leaked onto the internet, this time revealing plans for a remastered version of the 2011 platformer Rayman Origins. The listing appeared on the Xbox Store be...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Call of Duty Devs Promise No Absurd Skins, Tells Fans to Document Everything

Infinity Ward is drawing a hard line on cosmetics for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, vowing to keep character skins grounded and aligned with the game's military narrative. The studio went further...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Minecraft Live May 2026 Drops Chaos Cubed, Twisted Warden, and Movie Sequel Title

Mojang Studios delivered a packed summer showcase on May 30, unveiling concrete dates and first looks at several major projects across the Minecraft universe. The May 2026 Minecraft Live event conf...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Bond's Gift of Gab: How Nonsense Became Stealth's Best Tool

In 007 First Light, James Bond wields a weapon that no other spy game offers: pure, unadulterated bullshit delivered with perfect confidence. Press a button and he unleashes a lie so brazenly false...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Black Flag Gets a Second Life: Why Ubisoft's Remake is Worth Your Attention (and Your Skepticism)

Assassin's Creed Black Flag stands alone in franchise history as the one everyone agrees was the best. A pirate adventure that transcended the series' core audience, it became a game that casual pl...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Xbox Boss Admits Logo Blunder, Promises to Fix It

Asha Sharma, who took control of Xbox earlier this year, is walking back a decision that angered the platform's most loyal fans within hours of being reaffirmed. Microsoft confirmed it would displa...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Bungie's Final Destiny 2 Update Arrives With Everything Players Demanded

Bungie is sending Destiny 2 off with one last major content drop, and the studio is pulling out all the stops. Monument of Triumph, launching June 9, will be the game's final substantial update bef...

Emily Chen May 30, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Rayman Legends Retold Coming October 1 with 3D Sections and Cross-Game Characters

Ubisoft is preparing a revamped take on its beloved 2013 platformer Rayman Legends, with reports suggesting an October 1 release date for the reimagined title. According to leaker billbil-kun, Raym...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Racing Games That Shook History: From Arcade Cabinets to Living Room Legends

The racing genre didn't just arrive in video games. It helped define them. From the moment Taito dropped Speed Race in 1974, racing games have been woven into the fabric of gaming history itself, p...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Inside Zenless Zone Zero's Underground Sound Revolution

When HoYoverse launched Zenless Zone Zero, the studio made a deliberate break from its own playbook. Gone were the sweeping orchestral arrangements that defined previous titles. In their place: fun...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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IGN Live 2026 Lands in LA This June: Here's How to Watch

IGN Live returns June 6-7 with a packed two-day extravaganza bringing together gaming announcements, celebrity appearances, exclusive reveals, and live entertainment. The event kicks off in downtow...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Fable Pushed to February 2027 as Xbox Clears Fall for GTA 6 Onslaught

Xbox is shuffling its release calendar, moving the Fable reboot out of this fall and into February 2027 to avoid a crowded holiday window and make room for the arrival of Grand Theft Auto VI. The d...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Physical Copies Finally Here, Preorders Open Now

Team Cherry has brought Hollow Knight: Silksong to store shelves with official physical editions rolling out across Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox. Preorders are live, with shipments sc...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Emilia Clarke Had Zero Say in Daenerys' Fate. She's Made Peace With It.

Emilia Clarke has opened up about the creative constraints that defined her eight seasons on Game of Thrones, revealing she exercised no control over Daenerys Targaryen's dialogue, character arc, o...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Blizzard Shakes Up StarCraft 2 After a Decade of Silence

Blizzard Entertainment has blindsided the StarCraft 2 community with sweeping balance changes that mark the game's most significant overhaul in years. The update, labeled PTR 5.0.16, landed on the ...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Space Marine 2 Promises Mystery Class and Five Major Updates for Year 3

Focus Entertainment is ramping up the commitment to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, announcing a fresh roster of content planned through its third year, headlined by a new playable class arriving...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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TCGplayer's 8% Cashback Flash Sale Returns: Which Magic Cards Are Worth Buying Right Now

TCGplayer's one-day Mayhem cashback promotion is live again, offering Magic players a rare chance to pad their collections without taking a full hit to the wallet. The eBay-owned marketplace is run...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Ghost of Yotei and Tsushima Hit Rock Bottom Prices During PlayStation's Days of Play

PlayStation's Days of Play sale is delivering steep cuts on Sucker Punch's samurai franchise, with both Ghost of Yotei and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut hitting their lowest Amazon prices to dat...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Xbox Showcase Unleashes Gears Prequel, Fable Reboot, and Mystery Next-Gen Console

Xbox is preparing for one of its biggest hardware and software presentations of the year, scheduled for June 7 at 10am PT. The Games Showcase 2026 will feature world premieres, extended gameplay fo...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Bond's Mystery Woman Sets Up Franchise Reckoning

007 First Light wraps its campaign with a deliberate cliffhanger: a shadowy figure named Isola steals a powerful AI core and vanishes into the night, leaving James Bond and MI6 scrambling for answe...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Bungie Killed Destiny Before It Could Be Reborn as 'Destiny Infinity'

Bungie explored a dramatic relaunch strategy for Destiny 2 before ultimately deciding to shut down the game entirely. The studio considered relaunching the franchise under the name "Destiny Infinit...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Magic's Marvel Crossover Packs Hit Historic Low Before Launch

Magic: The Gathering's upcoming Marvel Super Heroes set won't officially drop for weeks, but Amazon is already slashing prices on Jumpstart booster boxes, undercutting the manufacturer's suggested ...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Magic Marvel Booster Boxes Plunge to Historic Low Before June Launch

Amazon has slashed prices on Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box for the second time, bringing the retailer's asking price to $139.55, roughly $70 below the original $209.70...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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TCGplayer's Mayhem Sale Crashes This Friday: Which Pokémon Cards to Grab Before Prices Jump

TCGplayer is launching its biggest summer blowout starting Friday, May 29, with a cashback offer that's drawing collectors and competitive players to the marketplace. The event runs from 9 AM to 11...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Path of Exile 2 0.5.0 overhauls endgame, adds new classes as league launches

Path of Exile 2's biggest patch yet has arrived with a complete remake of how players will experience the late game. Patch 0.5.0, titled Return of the Ancients, introduces a reworked endgame struct...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Helldivers 2 Finally Gets the Performance Overhaul Players Have Been Demanding

Arrowhead Game Studios has shipped patch 6.2.5 for Helldivers 2, rolling out a suite of performance improvements that address some of the community's longest-standing requests. The update introduce...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Obsidian Backtracks on Free Upgrade Promise for The Outer Worlds

Obsidian Entertainment is apologizing after failing to deliver on a free upgrade offer for The Outer Worlds, leaving players who believed they qualified suddenly locked out of the deal. In late Apr...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Witcher 3 Expansion Preps Ground for Next Saga, CD Projekt Says

CD Projekt's upcoming Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past will bridge the gap between the acclaimed third installment and the studio's next major project, the developer revealed this week. The ex...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Bond Game Shatters IO Interactive's Sales Record With 1.5M First Day Copies

IO Interactive's 007 First Light has stormed onto the market with 1.5 million copies sold in its opening 24 hours, marking the fastest launch in the studio's history and outpacing every Hitman rele...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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CD Projekt Draws Line in Sand: Songs of the Past Is Expansion, Not DLC

CD Projekt Red is making a forceful distinction ahead of The Witcher 3's next major content release. Songs of the Past, announced this week as coming to the 2015 fantasy RPG in 2027, is an expansio...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pokémon's Chaos Rising Box Crashes 34% in One Week, Amazon Undercuts Competition

The Pokémon Trading Card Game's latest expansion hit a dramatic price floor within days of release. Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Boxes launched around $155 on day one, but Amazon now offers them for ...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Donkey Kong 64 Swings onto Switch Next Week

Nintendo has confirmed that Donkey Kong 64 will arrive on Nintendo Switch Online starting June 4. The classic N64 platformer from 1999 will be available to all Switch and Switch 2 owners with an ac...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Crimson Desert Finally Listens: Controller Remapping Arrives in New Patch

One of the most persistent complaints since Crimson Desert's March launch just got solved. Update 1.09.00 delivers controller remapping, a feature players have demanded since day one of wrangling t...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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007 First Light Hides Bond Lore in Every Corner

IO Interactive packed 007 First Light with enough James Bond callbacks and spy movie nods to keep franchise devotees hunting through every mission. From the iconic villain gadgets to deep cuts from...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Take-Two Chief Takes Veiled Shot at Failed Rockstar Spinoff

Strauss Zelnick, the head of Take-Two Interactive, offered a pointed observation about why so few studios have managed to replicate Rockstar Games' blockbuster formula, even when staffed by veteran...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Modern Warfare 4 Kills Two Franchise Annoyances That Have Plagued Call of Duty for Years

Infinity Ward is making meaningful quality-of-life improvements to Call of Duty with Modern Warfare 4, tackling two persistent frustrations that have dogged the franchise. The biggest shift is that...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Lands October 2026 With Nintendo Switch 2 Day One

Activision has lifted the curtain on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, the franchise's next major installment arriving this October with a significant platform expansion. The shooter will launch simu...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Modern Warfare 4 Finally Breaks Free: Call of Duty's Most Confident Multiplayer in Years

Modern Warfare 4's multiplayer announces itself differently. There's no gimmick, no flashy reinvention, just a game that feels methodically thought through in ways the franchise hasn't managed befo...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Call of Duty: Warzone Pulls Plug on PS4 and Xbox One

Activision is officially shutting down Call of Duty: Warzone for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, marking the end of support for last-generation consoles as the franchise moves exclusively to current-ge...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Paralives Dev Vows Zero Paid DLC Forever, Betting Early Sales Will Keep Studio Alive

Paralives, the early-access life simulator that launched on Steam in May, has struck a nerve with players fatigued by The Sims' relentless expansion pass model. The indie team behind it is doubling...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Planet Zoo 2 Roars Into October With Flying and Swimming Animals

Frontier Developments is bringing a major expansion to its zoo management franchise this fall. Planet Zoo 2 launches October 13 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, marking the first major se...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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CD Projekt Hints at Mystery Sword, Massive Expansion in The Witcher 3's Third Chapter

CD Projekt revealed its first substantive teases for Songs of the Past, the third major expansion to The Witcher 3, during a livestream marking the 10th anniversary of Blood and Wine. The studio co...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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UFC 6 Gets a Major Overhaul: Three Years of Wait Time Paying Off

Nearly three years have passed since UFC 5 hit shelves, and EA Vancouver has used that time to reshape how the franchise feels on the controller. After a lengthy hands-on session with UFC 6, it's c...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Modern Warfare 4 Won't Ditch Black Ops 7's Matchmaking Fixes

Infinity Ward is keeping some of Black Ops 7's most controversial changes to skill-based matchmaking rather than reverting to the old system, the studio confirmed to CharlieIntel. The decision sign...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Early Access Spotted in Xbox Files

Activision may be about to revive a practice it abandoned years ago. Leaked files discovered on Xbox suggest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 could offer early campaign access to pre-order customers ...

Emily Chen May 29, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Bungie opens Marathon gates for free as studio pivots away from Destiny

Bungie is rolling out a free trial for Marathon starting June 2nd, giving players a week to test the extraction shooter before committing to a purchase. The trial runs through June 9th on PS5, Xbox...

Emily Chen May 28, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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007 First Light's Next Move: Aston Martin Blast Coming to Challenge Mode

IO Interactive has planted hints about what comes next for 007 First Light. After completing the campaign, players will spot an in-game ad in the main menu promoting the Valhalla Protocol, a fresh ...

Emily Chen May 28, 2026 0 comments 8 min read