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Elden Ring Switch 2 Edition Hits Preorder at $80, Release Date Still a Mystery

FromSoftware's acclaimed action RPG is coming to Nintendo's next console, and players can lock in a preorder now, though they'll have to wait longer to find out when they can actually play it.The T...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Samson's Broken Genius: The Crime Game That Actually Punishes You

Samson is a mess. It's glitchy, janky, and just as likely to end a mission because you clipped a pile of trash as it is because enemies overwhelmed you. The developer, Liquid Swords, lacks the reso...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Extraction Shooters Are Coming for Battle Royale's Crown

Battle royale has dominated online shooters for nearly a decade, but its reign may be ending. The sudden rise of extraction shooters, led by the unexpected blockbuster Arc Raiders, has convinced ev...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Michael Myers Stalks Smarter in Illfonic's Halloween Game

Asymmetrical horror games have become crowded territory, but Illfonic's Halloween distinguishes itself in unexpected ways. After going hands-on at PAX East, what separates this adaptation from othe...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Nintendo confirms summer arrival for Rhythm Heaven Groove, validating massive game leak

Nintendo locked in a July 2 release date for Rhythm Heaven Groove, the upcoming Switch exclusive that marks the franchise's return after more than a decade away. The announcement came via Nintendo'...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Samson Dev Admits Rough Launch, Promises Fast Fixes

Samson arrived on Steam yesterday to a tepid reception, with frustrated players reporting broken missions, severe performance problems, and gameplay mechanics that feel half-baked. The game, which ...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Nexon Scatters Khazan Team After Sales Stumble

Nexon has reassigned roughly 100 staff members from The First Berserker: Khazan's development team following disappointing sales performance, the company confirmed this week. The move comes a year ...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Five Game Studios Band Together to Fight Layoffs, Build Their Own Publisher

Five independent game developers have formed Nova Assembly, a cooperative structure designed to weather industry turbulence by pooling resources, sharing expertise, and eventually launching their o...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Pac-Man Joins Nintendo Switch Online Classic Library This Month

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers now have access to three additional retro games through the service's NES catalog, with the arcade legend Pac-Man headlining the April additions.Players can downl...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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The Bond Job That Could Have Killed Call of Duty Before It Started

A single hiring decision in the early 2000s nearly rewrote video game history. According to Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey, EA's choice of a PC developer for the James Bond game 007 ...

Emily Chen April 9, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Switch Gets Flooded With Pokémon Gold: 16 Games Released, Three New Releases Rock 2026

The Pokémon franchise shows no signs of slowing down on Nintendo Switch. A total of 16 games have already landed on the console since its 2017 launch, spanning mainline adventures, competitive batt...

Emily Chen April 8, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Stumbles Hard in Gacha Grind

Netmarble's The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin arrives with genuine promise. The time-bending story centered on Prince Tristan and Tioreh, offspring of major characters from the original series, twists ...

Emily Chen April 8, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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ARC Raiders Hits Historic Low: PC Gamers Get 33% Off Breakout Extraction Shooter

ARC Raiders is selling for $26.79 on Steam through Fanatical, marking a sharp 33% discount from its standard $39.99 price. The sale window closes tomorrow, with inventory subject to sellout.The ext...

Emily Chen April 8, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Lost Elden Ring Cutscene Reveals What Miquella Actually Did

A dataminer has pulled a deleted cutscene from Elden Ring's files that shows Miquella planting the Haligtree, potentially answering one of the game's lingering lore mysteries.Lance McDonald, known ...

Emily Chen April 8, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Massive PS5 Pro Overhaul Tomorrow

CD Projekt Red is rolling out a substantial update for Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5 Pro starting April 8, marking the most significant visual upgrade for the console version since the game's infamous 2020...

Emily Chen April 8, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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What Upcoming Game are you Most Excited for? (Rewritten)

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Emily Chen April 7, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Starfield Explodes with 'Biggest Update Yet': Free Planet Travel, PS5 Launch, New DLC

Bethesda Game Studios rolled out what it's calling the most substantial content delivery in Starfield's history today, bundling a massive free update, a paid story expansion, and the long-awaited P...

Emily Chen April 7, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Gothic Remake Takes Dark RPG Classic Into the Modern Era

Before The Elder Scrolls and The Witcher dominated Western RPG conversations, Piranha Bytes' Gothic series carved out a devoted following for its commitment to player agency and open-ended explorat...

Emily Chen April 7, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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State of Decay 3 Kills Zombie Deer Concept, Dev Admits Trailer Was Just Wishful Thinking

That zombie deer eating a wolf carcass in the 2020 State of Decay 3 announcement trailer? Forget about it. The creature never made it past the concept phase, and developer Undead Labs is now being ...

Emily Chen April 7, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Overwatch Scraps 'Baby Face' After Outcry; Anran Gets Fierce Redesign

Blizzard has rolled out a significant visual overhaul for Anran, one of Overwatch's newest damage heroes, scrapping her original softer appearance in favor of a harder-edged look that better matche...

Emily Chen April 7, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Beat-Em-Up Legend, Dead at 64

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, whose arcade designs defined a generation of fighting games, has died. He was 64.His son, Ryūbō Kishimoto, announced the death on social media, stating that his father passed a...

Emily Chen April 6, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Crimson Desert Players Hit a Wall: Kill Too Many Enemies, World Becomes a Ghost Town

Crimson Desert's massive world and 100-plus hour campaign have captivated players since launch, but some devoted fans are discovering an unexpected problem after hundreds of hours of play: the game...

Emily Chen April 6, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Nintendo's Plumber Invasion: 23+ Mario Games Dominate Switch Library

Since the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, Mario has become impossible to escape. The mustachioed plumber has colonized nearly every corner of the system's library, with over 23 dedicated ti...

Emily Chen April 6, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Jack Black Eyes Outlaw Role in Red Dead Redemption 3, Sees Game Future Over Movie Deal

Jack Black has given up on Rockstar making a Red Dead Redemption film. His backup plan: land a starring role in the next game.The actor told Polygon he'd jump at the chance to play a historical fig...

Emily Chen April 6, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Dead by Daylight Devs Reimagine Core Game: Matchmaking Overhaul Coming Soon

Behaviour Interactive is preparing a substantial overhaul to Dead by Daylight's matchmaking system that leadership describes as far more than cosmetic adjustments. The changes represent a fundament...

Emily Chen April 6, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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MacBook Air Drops to $949; Nintendo Switch Deals Stack Up This Weekend

A solid weekend slate of tech and gaming bargains just hit the market, with standout discounts on laptops, headphones, and titles for Nintendo's console ecosystem. Apple's M5 MacBook Air lands at $...

Emily Chen April 5, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Nintendo Gamers Are Divided on 2024's Best: Which Title Takes the Crown?

With half the year behind us, Nintendo players are engaged in heated debate over which game deserves to be crowned the platform's standout release so far in 2024. The conversation has sparked genui...

Emily Chen April 5, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Naughty Dog Exec in Caribbean Fuels Uncharted 5 Rumors

A mysterious photo posted by Naughty Dog creative director Shaun Escayg has set the gaming rumor mill ablaze. The image, showing a cannon at Fort George in Trinidad and Tobago, arrived with a singl...

Emily Chen April 5, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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WW1 Gallipoli: Brutal Authenticity Meets Raw Gameplay in Latest War Sim

The WW1 game series has carved out a specific niche in the crowded military shooter landscape: games that prioritize historical fidelity without sacrificing playability. WW1 Gallipoli, launching th...

Emily Chen April 5, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Crimson Desert Patch Unleashes Storage Explosion, Movement Overhaul, and Cat Armor

Pearl Abyss rolled out patch 1.02.00 for Crimson Desert on Tuesday, delivering a sweeping collection of quality-of-life improvements that directly address player complaints from the game's first tw...

Emily Chen April 4, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Gaming Deals Heat Up: Final Fantasy VII Switch Version Plunges to $29.99

The weekend shopping haul is live, with significant markdowns across major gaming releases and collectibles. Retailers are pushing aggressive discounts on everything from Nintendo exclusives to LEG...

Emily Chen April 4, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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RIOT DESIGNER BREAKS SILENCE: Inside Riftbound's Card Banning Decision and Meta Meltdown

Riot Games' Riftbound trading card game exploded onto the scene last Halloween, but the competitive scene has been anything but smooth sailing. With Chaos decks choking tournament metagames and Mir...

Emily Chen April 4, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Starfield's Big Gamble: Can Updates Save Space Game From Its Own Engine?

Bethesda is not calling it Starfield 2.0, and for good reason. The studio's April 7th content push, anchored by the Free Lanes update, represents a meaningful but modest expansion of a game that ar...

Emily Chen April 4, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Dead by Daylight Hits 10 Years: Horror Game Refuses to Die

Dead by Daylight is throwing itself a party. The asymmetric horror game from Behaviour Interactive launched in June 2016 to a janky, buggy reception. A decade later, it has become a cultural phenom...

Emily Chen April 4, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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RollerCoaster Tycoon Savant Builds Ride That Takes 10^227 Years to Complete

A RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 player has engineered what appears to be the game's longest rollercoaster ever, featuring a ride duration so astronomically large that mathematicians lack conventional nota...

Emily Chen April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Dead by Daylight's Creative Dream: A Soulslike Horror Mashup

Dead by Daylight has already conquered most corners of the entertainment world. A dating sim, a narrative-driven story game, comics, board games, and an upcoming Blumhouse film all exist in the fra...

Emily Chen April 3, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Nintendo Switch 2 Game Blitz: 24 Major Releases Flood Market in 2026

The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives with serious software firepower. The company has locked in release dates for over two dozen games spanning this year, giving the new console a launch window that rival...

Emily Chen April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Your Gateway to Warhammer 40,000: Where Newcomers Should Actually Start

Warhammer 40,000 is bigger than it's ever been. The grimdark science fiction universe keeps drawing fresh audiences each year, yet its sprawling nature—books, games, animated series, tabletop minia...

Emily Chen April 3, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Crimson Desert Players Discover a Matrix-Style Flight Exploit—But Nobody Knows If Pearl Abyss Will Keep It

Crimson Desert players have figured out a way to zip across the map with Neo-like flair, pulling off a flight boost that has the community divided on whether it's a legitimate feature or a bug wait...

Emily Chen April 3, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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PUBG Pivots Toward Platform Play to Challenge Fortnite's Cultural Dominance

Nine years into its lifecycle, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is no longer content being just a battle royale. Krafton's shooter is actively reshaping itself as a gaming platform, a strategic shift ...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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The Last of Us Online Was Nearly Done When Sony Canceled It. Its Director Only Got 24 Hours' Notice.

Vinit Agarwal spent seven years developing The Last of Us Online at Naughty Dog, shepherding the multiplayer project from 2016 until its abrupt cancellation in December 2023. He found out it was be...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Marvel Maximum Collection Delivers Arcade Classics With Respect for the Originals

Limited Run Games has assembled six beloved Marvel arcade and console titles into a single collection that manages the tricky balance between preservation and accessibility. The Marvel Maximum Coll...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Bungie Buffs Struggling Recon Character Ahead of Marathon Mid-Season Update

Bungie is rolling out meaningful improvements to Recon, one of Marathon's less popular character classes, in the sci-fi extraction shooter's patch 1.0.6 arriving April 14. The changes address long-...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Dead by Daylight Will Never Get a Sequel, Developer Says

Behaviour Interactive has definitively ruled out creating a Dead by Daylight sequel, with studio leaders explaining that such a move would betray the millions who have invested years and money into...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Pokémon Pokopia Player Drains Entire Ocean in Epic 25-Hour Project

One Pokémon Pokopia player has discovered the game's limits—and promptly started demolishing them. A Reddit user named Mindycane has spent over 25 hours systematically draining Bleak Beach's entire...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Peak Developer Pushes Back on Update Criticism: 'We're Not a Live Service Studio'

Landfall Games found itself in a public spat with players this week over expectations for ongoing content updates to its breakout hit Peak, reminding the community that indie developers operate und...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Amazon Cuts Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Prices 25% Within a Week of Launch

Amazon has slashed prices on the newly released Pokémon Trading Card Game Perfect Order expansion, offering Booster Display Boxes at $210.90—a sharp 25% discount from the standard retail price of $...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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What Classic Nintendo Franchise would you like to see Reimagined? (Rewritten)

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Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read