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Nintendo Scrubs Zelda Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Clue Before Fans Could Decode It

Nintendo quietly removed a description from its Switch 2 product page that may have revealed how closely the studio intends to stick to the original Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The deleted te...

Emily Chen June 15, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Art the Clown Slashes Into Dead by Daylight This November

Behaviour Interactive confirmed today that Art the Clown, the sadistic antagonist of Damien Leone's Terrifier franchise, will arrive in Dead by Daylight as a playable killer in November 2026. The a...

Emily Chen June 15, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Dead by Daylight Movie Gets Icelandic Director, Horror Heavyweight Screenwriter

Dead by Daylight is getting the film treatment, and the creative team assembled to bring the hit survival-horror game to the big screen includes some serious horror credentials. Icelandic director ...

Emily Chen June 14, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Dead by Daylight Hits 10 Years: Jason Voorhees Arrives, Movie Gets Director, New Survivor Drops

Behaviour Interactive pulled the curtain back on its Dead by Daylight 10th anniversary plans, and the asymmetrical horror game that launched in June 2016 is far from done. The broadcast confirmed J...

Emily Chen June 14, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Pokémon Worlds 2026 promos flood the market with Pikachu, Rayquaza, and luxury welcome kits

The Pokémon Company pulled back the curtain on its 2026 World Championships merchandise strategy during the North America International Championships closing ceremony, unveiling a trio of trading c...

Emily Chen June 14, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Pokémon Championships Head to Chicago in 2027 Shift

The Pokémon North America International Championships is leaving New Orleans after three years and relocating to McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago starting in 2027. The announcement came...

Emily Chen June 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Nintendo's Holy Grail Breaks $3 Million at Auction

A pristine copy of the original Super Mario Bros. has shattered the video game collecting record, selling for $3 million at Heritage Auctions this week. The sale tops the previous benchmark of $2 m...

Emily Chen June 14, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Rockstar's Dan Houser Says Finish the Story or Don't. He's Fine Either Way

Dan Houser has made peace with players who never see the ending credits of his games. Speaking at the Tribeca Festival in New York on Saturday, the Rockstar co-founder and writer behind Grand Theft...

Emily Chen June 13, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Gets a Massive Overhaul - Here's What's New

Ubisoft is betting that nostalgia alone won't sell its upcoming Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake. In a detailed developer blog post, the publisher laid out an ambitious list of fresh content and...

Emily Chen June 13, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Xbox Accelerates Major Franchises as Microsoft Eyes Radical Restructuring

Microsoft is fast-tracking development on new installments of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Halo, according to reporting from The Information, even as the company explores a potential overhaul of...

Emily Chen June 13, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Goes Live a Week Early for Pre-Orders

Activision is letting players jump into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's campaign starting October 16, giving pre-order customers a full week head start before the game hits shelves on October 23.T...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Persona's Wild Rise: From Niche Spin-Off to Gaming Juggernaut

What began as a side project has transformed into one of gaming's most resilient franchises. The Persona series, which started as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off in 1996, now spans 21 games across ma...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Tony Nominee Alex Brightman Joins Lovecraftian Musical Game That Just Won Big at Tribeca

Alex Brightman, the Broadway star behind two Tony nominations, is lending his voice to a genre-bending game that just claimed the top prize at the Tribeca Games Festival. The actor, known for his r...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Dungeon Crawler Carl Tabletop RPG Hits Amazon After Crushing $13 Million Kickstarter

The Dungeon Crawler Carl phenomenon just got bigger. Hot on the heels of the series' eighth book and a confirmed Peacock television adaptation, fans can now preorder the official tabletop RPG ruleb...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Magic's Marvel Crossover Hits Rock Bottom Price Before Launch

A major price drop is live on the Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart Booster Box ahead of its June 26 release. Amazon third-party seller Collectors Expedition is currently offering ...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Gets Heart: How the Remake Rewrites Edward's Love Story

Ubisoft's reimagining of Assassin's Creed Black Flag isn't simply a graphical refresh. The developer has enlisted the original game's lead writer, Darby McDevitt, to revisit and deepen one of gamin...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Racing Wheel Deal Heats Up as Forza Horizon 6 Hits PC

Logitech's G29 racing wheel is now selling for $138 refurbished through the company's official eBay storefront, a sharp cut from its $330 retail price. The deal arrives as Forza Horizon 6 launches ...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Persona 6 officially exists: Here's what Atlus just revealed

Atlus has pulled back the curtain on Persona 6, ending years of speculation with an official announcement at Xbox's summer showcase. The next mainline entry in the beloved RPG series is confirmed f...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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The Walking Dead Goes Retro: Beat 'Em Up Brawler Pits Rick, Daryl Against Saviors

A new pixelated beat 'em up set in AMC's zombie universe has just been unveiled. Odaclick Game Studio and publisher Trailmark Games revealed The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival with its first tra...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Stranger Than Heaven's Limb-Control Combat Is Souls-Hard And Unforgiving

Stranger Than Heaven marks a dramatic departure from the Yakuza series' signature fighting style. The game strips away the superhero-like combo strings and heat actions that defined Kiryu's brawlin...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Miyazaki Says FromSoftware Still Has Creative Freedom, Hints at Secret Projects

Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director behind Dark Souls and Elden Ring, pushed back against concerns that activist investor pressure could reshape FromSoftware's game development strategy. In a statement...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Capcom Rewrites Resident Evil Veronica's Story to Fix Series Timeline Mess

Resident Evil's timeline has always been a tangled mess for newcomers, but Capcom is taking the remake of Code: Veronica as an opportunity to clean it up. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi revealed at ...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Bungie Was Dying Before Sony Stepped In, Former Community Manager Warns Marathon Critics

Bungie's financial troubles ran far deeper than most players realize. The studio was circling the drain long before Sony's $3.7 billion acquisition or Marathon ever launched, according to a former ...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Xbox Braces for Brutal Reset: Studio Closures and Ad-Supported Game Pass Looming

Xbox faces a watershed moment under new CEO Asha Sharma, with industry analysts warning that significant studio shutdowns and a pivot toward advertisement-supported subscriptions are virtually cert...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Lost Warhammer MMO Was Coming Along Well, Developer Confirms

A canceled Warhammer Horus Heresy MMO had progressed further than previously known, according to Graham McNeill, the novelist who contributed writing to the project. McNeill confirmed his involveme...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Bad Magpie turns destruction into art, and it's weirdly addictive

Bad Magpie is a game about making a mess. You play a flightless magpie trying to impress a fallen star by collecting shiny trinkets, and the only tools at your disposal are chaos and creativity. Af...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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The Live-Service Graveyard: Why Single-Player Games Won the Summer

Ben Starr walked onto the Summer Game Fest stage last weekend to tout Fortnite, but the optics told a different story. The actor, fresh off starring in two acclaimed single-player RPGs, was there t...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Pokémon Go Players Aren't Secretly Feeding Military Drones, Niantic Says

A viral claim that Pokémon Go location data is powering military drone technology has prompted pushback from the companies involved. The furor erupted after Dutch outlet Trouw published an investig...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Crimson Desert Breaks 6 Million Sales as Devs Overhaul Story and Tease Mystery DLC

Crimson Desert's first three months have been a stunning success. The sprawling action-adventure from Pearl Abyss has sold over 6 million copies despite a mixed launch reception, driven largely by ...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Nintendo's Palworld Patent Case Crumbles: Why Even a Win Gets Them Pocket Change

Nintendo's legal crusade against Palworld developer Pocketpair is looking increasingly hollow, with IP experts now questioning whether the company will win anything meaningful even if it prevails i...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Final Fantasy 7 Director Warns Streaming Is Killing RPGs

The rise of gameplay streaming has created an unexpected problem for story-driven games: audiences increasingly feel no need to play them. Naoki Hamaguchi, directing the forthcoming Final Fantasy 7...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Crimson Desert Just Became a Full-Blown Pet Simulator With Room for 100 Animals

Pearl Abyss has officially crossed the line from action-adventure game into pet collector's paradise. The latest patch for Crimson Desert pushes the studio's pet-focused vision to its logical extre...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Forza Horizon 6 Deletes Your Progress: Here's What Players Need to Do Now

Forza Horizon 6 players are reporting a serious bug that wipes save data, and the support team has finally weighed in with emergency guidance. The issue appears tied to five specific cars that rece...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Valor Mortis Retreats to October, Dodging September's Blockbuster Gauntlet

Valor Mortis, the upcoming action RPG from the creators of Ghostrunner, is moving to October 13th to escape one of the most congested release schedules in gaming history.The shift came after develo...

Emily Chen June 12, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Cloud's Iconic Sword Hits Amazon's Sweet Spot for Final Fantasy 7 Collectors

A stainless steel replica of Cloud Strife's buster sword from Final Fantasy 7 is currently on sale at Amazon, marking one of its lowest prices in recent months. The discount has already caught fire...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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FIFA 98 Still Beats Modern World Cup Games by a Mile

David Beckham's middle parting graces the cover of FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, blissfully unaware that the upcoming tournament would shatter his dreams. But stepping into this 1997 time capsule now...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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EA Sports College Football 27 Makes Defense Scary Again

Defense is getting a makeover in College Football 27, and it's the kind of overhaul that could change how you approach every snap. EA started this preview cycle with the defensive side of the ball ...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 12 min read

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Stranger Than Heaven Director Defends Tupac's Digital Cameo

The decision to feature Tupac Shakur's likeness in the upcoming game Stranger Than Heaven has drawn scrutiny, but the project's executive director says both the rapper's estate and family signed of...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Crimson Desert Crushes 6 Million Sales in Under 3 Months, Eyes Half-Billion-Dollar Year

Pearl Abyss' new action RPG Crimson Desert has crossed 6 million copies sold globally in just 83 days, the South Korean developer announced, marking one of the fastest climbs to that milestone for ...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Tupac Gets a Second Life in RGG's Stranger Than Heaven, and the Director Says It Works

Stranger Than Heaven marks a dramatic tonal shift for RGG Studio's signature crime saga, pivoting from the comedic-action balance of Yakuza and Like A Dragon toward grittier, more introspective sto...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Award-Winning Aussie Adventure The Drifter Lands on Switch This June

The Drifter, a critically acclaimed point-and-click adventure from Melbourne studio Powerhoof, will debut on Nintendo Switch on June 22, 2026, with a simultaneous release planned for Switch 2. Powe...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Dead by Daylight Hits Milestone: 70 Million Players, 50% Revenue Surge

Dead by Daylight has crossed a landmark threshold as it approaches its 10th anniversary. Behavior Interactive claims the asymmetrical multiplayer horror title is now the most-played game in its gen...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Tomb Raider Reinvents the Dinosaur Shooter for Modern Gamers

Three decades have passed since Lara Croft first descended into pixelated tombs, and the franchise that spawned Uncharted, Horizon, and a dozen imitators is finally getting a full-scale remake. Tom...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Fumito Ueda's Robots Have Heads Under Their Arms. Here's Why.

Fumito Ueda doesn't make games often. In 25 years, he's delivered three: Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian. Each one left players haunted for years afterward. Now comes Gen Atlas, ...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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1666: Amsterdam Studio Caught Using AI Art, Scrambles to Replace It

Panache Digital Games is pulling AI-generated assets from its upcoming historical game 1666: Amsterdam after players spotted the artificial creations in the free prologue now available on PC.The de...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Bloober Team's Star Trek Game Aims to Dethrone Decades of Franchise Classics

Paramount Games Studio is swinging for the fences with its first major exclusive game announcement. Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, coming from Bloober Team, will task the studio behind the acclaimed S...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Pokémon Go Quietly Rolls Out Game-Playing Tool That Works While You Sleep

Pokémon Go is testing a new virtual gadget that automates core gameplay mechanics, letting the app catch creatures and collect resources even when players aren't looking at their phones. The featur...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Mario Kart World Left in the Dust as Nintendo Ignores Its Biggest Hit

Nintendo's silence on Mario Kart World updates has turned into a full-blown frustration among Switch 2 owners, especially after this week's Nintendo Direct presentation handed DLC announcements to ...

Emily Chen June 11, 2026 0 comments 7 min read