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Nintendo’s Black Friday deals include Switch 2 and Mario Kart World bundle
Nintendo announces Black Friday offerings featuring a hardware and software bundle.
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Ocarina of Time is even better if you use a smartphone app
Multiple gaming outlets publish coordinated Gold Skulltula guides for an unannounced Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake on the same day.
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Nintendo’s battle against piracy continues with a DMCA takedown on Switch mod chip firmware
Nintendo escalates anti-piracy campaign with DMCA action targeting Switch mod chip firmware distribution.
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Zelda OOT Remake: Forest Stage explained, all rewards
Recent coverage details walkthroughs and rewards for the Zelda OOT Remake, focusing on specific stages and forest locations.
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2: All Gold Skulltula locations and which have moved
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 includes 100 Gold Skulltulas, some relocated from original positions, with a new Echo Gem item to help locate them.
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Mass Effect merch drops continue for N7 Day as fans fight to save the series
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GOG Explains How One Of The Most Important PC Games Ever Made Is Trapped In Licensing Hell
GOG reveals why the classic strategy game Dune 2 remains trapped in a complex licensing impasse.
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Nagoshi Studio officially closes after NetEase cuts funding
Nagoshi Studio has officially dissolved following a funding cut from NetEase, ending development on the upcoming title Gang of Dragon.
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COD Modern Warfare 4 uses real news footage from South Korean tragedy, is urged by families to remove it
Families express outrage as Call of Duty utilizes real footage of a deadly South Korean crowd crush.
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Valve Responds to Developers Fearing AI Slop and Clones
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Pokémon Unite closing down for good, but you'll still be able to use it afterwards, sort of
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There are a lot of things to like about Stranger Than Heaven, but its multi-person combat isn’t one
Video Games Chronicle assesses the multi-person combat mechanics in Stranger Than Heaven.
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There's Real Force Behind These Star Wars Battlefront 3 Rumors
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How Star Wars: Galactic Racer kept the core team small and sustainable through "distributed development"
Coverage explores how Star Wars: Galactic Racer maintained a compact team and drew unexpected inspiration from Formula 1.
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GTA 6's PC release date is set for "Q1 2027", per a new report
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Sony’s PlayStation 6 Price Is Set To Surpass $1000, As RAM and SSD Costs Have Risen Over $680
Sony's upcoming PlayStation 6 is projected to exceed a $1000 price point due to surging memory and storage expenses.
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Xbox reveals the Nano Controller, a smaller and cheaper alternative with a rechargeable battery
Xbox has revealed the Nano Controller as a smaller, cheaper alternative featuring a rechargeable battery.
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Original Nintendo Donkey Kong Artwork Goes to Auction at a Price That'll Make You Jump, Man
Original Nintendo Donkey Kong artwork and classic items from a former executive head to auction.
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‘No offense to Zelda’ but GTA 6 and COD Modern Warfare 4 are ‘the two biggest games of the year’, Activision exec says
Activision executives state that GTA 6 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 are the two biggest games of the current year.
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Rockstar says its next game after Grand Theft Auto 6 won’t take another eight years to make
Rockstar has promised its next title following Grand Theft Auto 6 will not require an eight-year wait.
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New F-Zero GX codes unearthed decades after the game's release
New cheat codes for F-Zero GX have been discovered decades after its initial release.
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EA Producer Announces Wing Commander 3 Remaster At Portland Retro Gaming Expo
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Group threatens to leak ‘full’ GTA 6 build if physical plans aren’t reversed
A cyberleaking group threatens to release the full GTA 6 build unless physical release plans are reversed.
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Video game hardware sales plunge to 13-year low as prices soar on memory, storage shortage
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Google officially reveals AI game-creation platform, Playground
Google formally introduces its new artificial intelligence game-creation platform named Playground, sparking immediate market and media attention.
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State of Decay studio boss says he was ‘irresponsibly transparent’ to staff to make layoffs easier to take
The studio boss behind State of Decay reflects on internal transparency regarding staff layoffs.
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Report: Cancelled Perfect Dark Project Over 2 Minutes of Gameplay Surfaces Showcasing New Zones and Combat
Over two minutes of gameplay footage from Microsoft's cancelled Perfect Dark reboot has surfaced online.
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The Coalition used the SSD on Xbox Series S as makeshift RAM to help Gears of War E-Day run smoothly on it
Developers turned the Xbox Series S solid-state drive into makeshift memory to ensure smooth game performance.
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GTA 6 is deliberately avoiding direct political references, says Rockstar
Rockstar explains that GTA 6 deliberately avoids direct political references and real-world satire in favor of targeting conspiracy theories instead.
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NBA 2K25 is being delisted later this month, servers (including single-player story mode) shut down at the end of the year
NBA 2K25 faces imminent delisting and server closure, rendering its single-player story mode completely unplayable.
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GTA 6 rating pulled after revealing sex scenes and drug use
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Vibe-Coded Mashup Mods Have Taken Over X This Week
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The latest PS5 Slim model reportedly changes some components, including a replaceable CMOS battery and revised cooling
Recent reporting outlines hardware revisions in the latest PS5 Slim console model.
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Gears of War E-Day staff are reportedly worried they’ll be laid off after the game’s release and miss out on bonuses
Gears of War: E-Day developers are reportedly facing anxiety over potential layoffs and missed bonuses following the game's release.
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Mario Kart Tour has now officially shut down, after earning Nintendo an estimated $270 million
Nintendo has officially shut down Mario Kart Tour after generating millions in revenue, leaving players with no offline version.
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Starfield 2 will likely never happen because the first wasn’t ‘anywhere near successful enough’, former dev says
A former Bethesda developer casts doubt on the release of a Starfield sequel, stating the original game lacked sufficient success.
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Rockstar Reveals $400 Grand Theft Auto 6 Box Of Stuff That Doesn’t Include The Game
Rockstar announces a $400 Grand Theft Auto 6 collector's set featuring eleven items of merchandise, notably excluding the game itself.
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Exclusive: Xbox to Cut Hundreds of Jobs, Consolidate Game Studios
Xbox announces a second wave of layoffs, moving Halo to Activision and consolidating studios, sparking industry-wide scrutiny.
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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy may be closing down, according to reports
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Fan PS5 boycott over discs seemingly has little impact in US
A fan boycott targeting the PS5 over physical discs appears to generate minimal impact within the United States.
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Blizzard announced Diablo and StarCraft games that are years away ‘to show confidence’
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Level 5 boss admits using AI for Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch reveals
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Footage of PlayStation’s Fairgames allegedly leaks via playtest
Footage of PlayStation's Fairgames has allegedly leaked online following a playtest, according to recent gaming coverage.
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Pokémon News This Week: Pokémon Night Out, New Animated Movie, Pokopia Expansion Part 2 Trailer, New Merchandise and More
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Xbox tells existing Game Pass members its new cloud gaming cap doesn’t apply to them, but only in certain countries
Xbox introduces cloud gaming hour limits for Game Pass, though some existing subscribers in specific countries remain exempt from the new cap.
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Devs Don't Want The Ending 'Explained To You By Someone Else'
Square Enix outlines plans for an ever-evolving Final Fantasy 7 franchise while physical editions draw technical scrutiny.
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Blood of Dawnwalker: What happens after the 30-day time limit?
Players of Blood of Dawnwalker are seeking clarity on game mechanics and outcomes following the expiration of a 30-day time limit.
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Blizzard Officially Starts Teasing StarCraft News with Cryptic Secret Messages
Blizzard is sparking intense community speculation through cryptic secret messages hidden on the official StarCraft website ahead of BlizzCon.
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'Halloween: The Game' Review – Stealth, Stalking, and Michael Myers Shine In An Uneven Horror Experience
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Here’s everything Konami announced in its latest showcase
Coverage details the announcements emerging from the Konami Press Start publisher broadcast.
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PS Plus’s next Classics games include Ratchet & Clank and more
PlayStation Plus reveals an upcoming lineup of titles featuring classics like Ratchet & Clank and a day-one release.
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Nostalgia for Eighties and Nineties video games gives them extra life
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Fable’s main quest will take ‘around 15-20 hours’ to beat, Xbox says
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INTERVIEW: Mega Man Dual Override devs discuss Proto Man’s return, and lessons from Mega Man 11
Capcom developers detail the mechanics and creative direction of Mega Man: Dual Override, including the return of Proto Man.
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Marvel Tokon devs admit it will be ‘extremely challenging’ to regain player trust after troubled PC launch
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Hideo Kojima celebrates 63rd birthday with a pledge to keep making games
Renowned game developer Hideo Kojima marks his 63rd birthday with a public commitment to continue his work in game creation.
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PS5 RPG Dawnwalker Actually Will Have 60FPS Mode, Part of Day One Patch
The Blood of Dawnwalker will introduce a 60FPS mode for PlayStation 5 consoles via a day one patch following significant player backlash.
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sold fewer than 3,000 physical units in Japan in its first week
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls faced a weak launch in Japan, selling fewer than 3,000 physical units during its first week.
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The Blood Of Dawnwalker Has Two Performance Modes On Xbox Series X, But No 60FPS
Console footage of Blood of the Dawnwalker reveals the absence of a 60fps mode at launch on Xbox Series X.
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Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Gets Rights To Games Back, But Union Future Uncertain
Double Fine announces a fan-led voting system for its next project following a formal split from Xbox.