Video Game News (Page 4)

Doc Brown looks surprised while holding a remote control device, with Marty McFly looking surprised next to him in Back to the Future.

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Back Again | Back to the Future's original director isn't interested in making a fourth film, but there is one idea that would get him to make another one

One that's a bit more musical in nature.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Three phones showing Pokemon TCG Pocket cards or booster packs are shown in the game's official gameplay trailer

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Second serving | If there's one thing Pokémon TCG Pocket players hate, it's going first

The exception is of course Misty players, who love hitting tails.

Nov. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

On the left, the lead cenobite from Hellraiser, pins sticking out of his very white head, scowling at the camera. On the right, a drawing of The Babadook done in charcoal.

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Icons | Interested in a film based on a book by the creator of Hellraiser, from the director of The Babadook? Me too, and the good news it's reportedly in the works

Fingers crossed this one's true.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The player being told off for sneaking about in Stardew Valley.

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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh | Stardew Valley now has a "secret, experimental" mobile multiplayer mode and it's so hush-hush that to get in you have to, er, consult an official guide

Properly top secret stuff here. I'd say put a stealthy hat on your pet, but that looks to be causing issues right now.

Nov. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Zelda and Link are stood in a dark cave, a mummified corpse with a hand place on its chest, a glowing light eminating from the hand in Tears of the Kingdom.

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Choices Were Made | Don't worry, Legend of Zelda fans, Nintendo has said that the live-action movie is five years away tops, which is plenty of time to make it an animated movie instead

Hint, hint, Nintendo.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Nintendo Switch next to some players being chased by a shark in Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits.

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Phew | Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 will have backwards compatibility, so your plan to celebrate its release with a giant shark chase on jet skis still looks on

Yes, the Switch's successor - or whatever its name is - will let you delve into your existing bucket of Switch games.

Nov. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Gi-hun, a middle-aged man, is wearing a green tracksuit, a large number of people in the same outfit out of focus behind him in Squid Game. He is looking at someone in a pinkish jumpsuit.

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Nothing Complicated | The creator of Squid Game has one simple reason as to why he's ending the show after three seasons

Let's just be thankful it's ending on the creator's own terms.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A bunch of characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

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Sin-ply Wonderful | Craving more Larian goodness after Baldur's Gate 3? Well, it looks like Divinity: Original Sin 2 might be on its way to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Some freshly spotted PEGI ratings could be good news for folks who love a killer cRPG.

Nov. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Legoshi, an anthropomorphized wolf person standing on a street wearing a backback, a lizard person and a horse person looking at him from the foreground in key art for Beastars.

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Hungry Like The Wolf | Beastars' final season's first trailer has plenty of action, drama, and anthropomorphized animals getting busy

One last trip to the rodeo.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Players wearing gear from Helldivers 2's Chemical Agents Warbond sprinting through a cloud of gas.

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Crossbowver Chat | After laying out the dream Helldivers 2 crossovers he thinks about in the shower, CCO Pilestedt says you'll have to "see what happens" when it comes to massive PVE battles

Starship Troopers, Terminator, there are big guns in there, even if Arrowhead's creative bossman wouldn't want to go bananas and do all of them.

Nov. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

A fire-breathing Charizard battling Mewtwo while fire and psychic energy symbols fly around them.

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Pokemon Master | Pokemon TCG Pocket doesn't have a ranked mode yet, so players are taking matters into their own hands

Tournaments are being run every day, some even have prize money attached!

Nov. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

I will never forgive HBO or Netflix for not renewing of one of the best sci-fi series in the last decade, so let's hope someone else picks it up

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What A Shame | I will never forgive HBO or Netflix for not renewing of one of the best sci-fi series in the last decade, so let's hope someone else picks it up

I think it's time to put streaming services into public ownership.

Nov. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot in The Penguin, a warm light is hitting his face, he's looking slightly disgruntled about something.

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Plenty More | Loving how character driven The Penguin is? The Batman director Matt Reeves promises you can look forward to more of that in future spin-offs

"Oz’s story is Oz’s story, and the idea is to do these other stories in the same way."

Nov. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, Freddy Krueger, a man covered in burn scars wearing a brown hat, holding up a glove with knives attached to the fingers, smiles creepily into the camera. On the right, Pinocchio smiles at Jiminy Cricket who is on his shoe.

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Got No Strings | With an incredible looking puppet and the actor behind Freddy Krueger joining the cast, I might have to check out that R-rated Poohniverse Pinocchio film after all

Emphasis on might.

Nov. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pecking Order | Stardew Valley fans rejoice, your chickens will no longer vanish thanks to the latest bug fix patch

Your chickens are saved! Thanks to a handy bug fix patch that's just gone live.

Nov. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

Jennifer Lopez is superimposed onto an image with Bob the Builder, they're both smiling.

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Fixed In Place | That Jennifer Lopez-produced Bob the Builder movie is somehow still happening, and it's even found a home at Amazon

Don't be fooled by the Bobs that I got.

Nov. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A player of Pokemon TCG Pocket holds their phone with the game open displaying a Pikachu card

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Lapras! | Pokémon TCG Pocket welcomes Lapras EX promo packs from today, but prepare to have to battle for them

A nice way to get some fancy new cards, and a powerful water EX option.

Nov. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

A Helldivers 2 player diving while firing the Eruptor.

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Save Our Swooping | Helldivers 2's latest patch makes raising flags less terrifying, and cheeky mid-air medical care could be part of Arrowhead's solution to ragdolling "helplessness"

Also, that SOS beacon you'd put out about SOS beacons has been answered.

Nov. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

BioWare's Mass Effect tease from last year's N7 day next to Garrus Vakarian on Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

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No Mass Hysteria | Mass Effect 5 might be BioWare's main focus now, but don't expect this year's "quieter" N7 Day to totally blow your socks off

The studio's been a bit busy with that whole Dragon Age game it just put out, so you'll have to make do with just a little bit of fun, alien shaggers.

Nov. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Enough Snaking | Black Ops 6 patch nerfs snaking, Recon Speciality, and stops you from getting killed after joining a match in progress

This week's Black Ops 6 patch is big-ish, bringing a round of nerfs to some popular perks and weapons, as well as gameplay tweaks elsewhere.

Nov. 5, 2024 Sherif Saed

A woman with her hair in pigtails sat on a sofa in Orphan: First Kill.

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Age Appropriate | Orphan 3 is in the works, and I can't wait to see how they try to convince us an actual adult is meant to be a child this time

Look, the second one was already a stretch, but why not!

Nov. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Two For One | New Baldur's Gate 3 class mod gives you an apprentice, lackey, or squire sidekick that shares your turn, because why not have a mini-me to make Shart jealous

Everyone needs an adventuring partner, and it's not like you've got enough already.

Nov. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

James looks up at something in the Silent Hill 2 remake

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It's Not A Spiral | A sneaky hidden message in Silent Hill 2 Remake looks to be strong evidence for a long-held theory, just don't expect Bloober Team to confirm anything

It's canon! Or is it...

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some helldivers gathered around a console in Helldivers 2.

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Unexpected Moves | Helldivers 2 just told players to fill their nearly ready superweapon with "disenfranchised families" who'll staff it and live there, like Death Star British actors

Apparently Super Earth's decided to skimp on its labour costs, because of course it has.

Nov. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

A plane flying over fields towards a tornado in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

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Now That's Variety | November's first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles includes tactical metallic slugs, simulated goats, turnips robbing banks, and a whole lot of planes

Plenty of bang for your buck here.

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A weird stone person doing magic on a figure in Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles.

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NFTotal Domination | Good news, the five saddest people on Earth: one player was reportedly insta-winning every match in Ubisoft's NFT RPG, until a ban, a fix, and then a kinda awkward unban

Apparently, Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, which is definitely a name, just had an unfortunate bug.

Nov. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

A character in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, alongside a room in The Lighthouse.

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Pepe Solas-via | Grab your tinfoil hat, Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a hidden easter egg that's making players go full conspiracy meme

A meta nod to David Gaider's uber-plot doc, or just BioWare suggesting someone in-game has been doing some thinking? Who knows?

Nov. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Pacifist | Pokemon TCG Pocket players aren't playing PvP matches for one big reason

Playing against other players may sound like the obvious thing to do, but there's not a lot of reason to right now.

Nov. 4, 2024 Connor Makar

A 2DS, a 3DS, and a New 2DS all superimposed on front of key art from Donkey Kong, Pokemon, Mario Maker, Zelda, and Animal Crossing.

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Mama Mia | It's time to say goodbye to the Nintendo 3DS, as the last player to still be online finally loses connection more than 200 days after servers went down

Gone but not forgotten.

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A person holding their phone playing Pokemon TCG Pocket, a Dratini card can be seen on screen.

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Rip 'Em Open | Holy moly, you lot must love opening Pokemon cards, as Pokemon TCG Pocket is reportedly earning triple the amount Pokemon Go does per day

The house always wins.

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The player character in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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Purple Drain | Dragon Age: The Veilguard beat its launch day concurrent Steam player peak, while its modders have been busy declaring war on the colour purple

After becoming BioWare's best ever performer on the platform right out of the gate, the game's done well over the weekend.

Nov. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Space To Grow | There's a timeline where Gears of War went to space, and tragically we're not in it

According to Rod Fergusson on Podcast Unlocked, Gears 6 could have shot for the stars.

Nov. 4, 2024 Connor Makar

"Ending Desmond's arc was a difficult decision" - Assassin's Creed's boss on the issues the series faced with its modern day storyline, and what Shadows is doing to fix it

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Hard Times | "Ending Desmond's arc was a difficult decision" - Assassin's Creed's boss on the issues the series faced with its modern day storyline, and what Shadows is doing to fix it

Though it's still unclear whether it'll be successful or not.

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Fair is Fair | Black Ops 6 double XP event extended because some of us didn't get the XP we were supposed to

Did you notice that you may have been missing out on some extra XP in Black Ops 6 over the weekend? Well, it turns out you weren't imagining things.

Nov. 4, 2024 Sherif Saed

Wirt, Greg, Beatrice, and a frog from Over the Garden well all rendered in a wooden, stop-motion style.

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Rock Facts! | Come celebrate 10 years of Over the Garden Wall with this utterly delightful stop motion short from the creators of Wallace and Gromit

The best way to spend three minutes today.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Aerith is on her knees praying on a blue, ocean, crystalline area in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

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Pinky Promise? | Don't worry Final Fantasy fans on Xbox, Yoshi-P says Square Enix intends to have simultaneous multiplatform releases "more and more"

Maybe Final Fantasy 17 will be available day one on the Xbox 720...

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Sorry Steam Deck Apex Legends players, those Linux cheaters means the battle royale won't be officially supported on the handheld anymore

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What A Pain | Sorry Steam Deck Apex Legends players, those Linux cheaters means the battle royale won't be officially supported on the handheld anymore

You can still technically play on your Steam Deck, but you'll need to install Windows to do so.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A number of adventurers fighting a dragon in key art from The Elder Scrolls: Legends.

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Bad Hand | Forgot there was an Elder Scrolls card game? Me too, but this isn't a happy reminder, as it's going offline permanently next year

Another one for the pile of dead live-service games.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A selection of Pokemon cards laying flat in a digital space.

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Sure, Jan | Pokemon TCG Pocket players are convinced they know how to always find a pack with a hit, but I think some of them were never lied to in school about that Mew under a truck

Good pulls are temporary, lying to children is forever.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, a Nintendo Alarmo, an alarm clock that features Mario on it. On the right, Doom key art showing Doom Guy shooting a gun at demons.

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Clocked In | It was only a matter of time: someone has gotten Doom to run on the Nintendo Alarmo

The age old question answered once again.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, she's stood holding her bow and arrow, a bridge and town seen in the background.

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Same Old, Same Old | Yes, PC players are annoyed with Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered's newly added PSN requirement, but they mostly want some glitches and bugs patched

Zero lessons learned by PlayStation here, it seems.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Give And Take | Sorry, Dragon Age: The Veilguard fans, BioWare still has no plans for DLC, but it turns out that's actually great news for Mass Effect fans

You still shouldn't expect Mass Effect 5 any time soon, though.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Genma from Monster Hunter Wilds next to a monster that's just become a graphical blob.

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Blobster Hunter | Don't worry, the Monster Hunter Wilds beta might serve you eyeless NPC and angry blob nightmare fuel, but the full game shouldn't haunt your dreams

Look, maybe these monsters are just employing the strategy of playing PS1 instead of playing dead?

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bad Actor | Hardcore Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players are cheekily flashing their teammates...to farm XP

Never mind that you're annoying your team, think of the points!

Nov. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

The GTA Online protagonist sitting in front of Darnell Bros garment factory.

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Capitan Cool | GTA Online PC's finally getting those long-awaited next-gen console improvements next year, and its next big update brings new robberies with everyone's favourite sailor

You're buying a place to make clothes this time, because none of your current hideouts are suitable for planning to steal stuff.

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

Conker and the sunflower in Conker's Bad Fur Day.

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Conkers Crossover | Remember weird N64 classic Conker's Bad Fur Day? Well, here's Doja Cat dressed up as the sunflower from it for Halloween, because video games

Here's one for both the old people and the young people, for some reason.

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

Rook and Varric in Dragon Age: The Veilguard next to Dragon Age: Inquisition's cover art.

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Eclipsed Dreams | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release got you desperate for a DA legendary collection? BioWare says it'd be tougher to do than Mass Effect, but "never say never"

"It’s something that’s not going to be as easy Mass Effect, but we do love the original games."

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Wild Anticipation | The Monster Hunter Wilds beta already has far more players on Steam than World ever had

It bodes really well for Capcom that interest - at least on PC - in the sequel to its most successful game is this high months from launch.

Nov. 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

Some characters who may or may not have genitals in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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Vagi-No Way | Dragon Age: The Veilguard becomes BioWare's biggest ever Steam release right out of the gate, thanks to loads of beautiful rooks, and a few with vaguely NSFW foreheads

Don't worry, it seems that all it takes to get rid of your Palpatine zone is a bit of extra playing around with eyebrows and noses.

Nov. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Herald of XP Grind | Of course Black Ops 6's first double XP weekend arrives alongside Nuketown

On its second weekend of release, Black Ops 6 is getting its first double XP weekend.

Nov. 1, 2024 Sherif Saed