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TREASURE TROVE | Return to Monkey Island review: a charming nostalgia-ridden musing on the ravages of time – and a worthy successor

The creator of the Monkey Island series returns to offer his vision of a third game – and it’s got more to say than its nostalgic trappings first suggest.

Sept. 22, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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New features! | Xbox gets a full library revamp, party chat noise suppression, and more with the September update

Also, forced online check for Xbox One and Smart Delivery discs nixed.

Sept. 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Bealieve | Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond will be included in FIFA 23

Yes, it's happening.

Sept. 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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rockstar-struck | GTA 6 leaks: Forget what you think you know about game development

Take it from someone who knows, you've all got no idea what you're on about when it comes to GTA 6.

Sept. 21, 2022 Steve Burns

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unsettling adventure | Latest Scorn trailer shows eight minutes of grotesque atmosphere and puzzles

A nightmare of H. R. Geiger proportions.

Sept. 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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here be phishers | 2K warns folks to reset passwords due to "unauthorized third party" gaining access to help desk platform

Not the kind of fishing you do with your gramps on a sunny afternoon.

Sept. 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

screenshot from the Bird that Drinks Tears trailer (2022)

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Thirsty work | The Bird That Drinks Tears game gets a stunning Unreal Engine 5 concept trailer

A graphic novel, a game, an artbook and more are on the way.

Sept. 21, 2022 Connor Makar

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pie in the sky | EA CEO is banking on Battlefield picking up the slack should Call of Duty become Xbox exclusive

The head of EA is talking a big game about Battlefield's potential as a leader in the shooter space if Call of Duty is no longer a multi-platform game.

Sept. 21, 2022 Sherif Saed

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enter eggman | Sonic shatters worlds in this Netflix teaser for Sonic Prime

You bring it, he breaks it.

Sept. 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Early screenshot of Rift of the Necrodancer

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Blocky start | Following GTA 6 leaks, devs post their own early builds to show visuals aren't finished first

One guy posted an opinion so dumb, that video game Twitter came together to counter-dunk.

Sept. 21, 2022 Connor Makar

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Orbital decay | Hardspace: Shipbreaker – now on Xbox Game Pass and PS5 – is an essential, searing rejection of sci-fi tropes

Mundanity, repetition, hopelessness... these aren't things you'd usually consider essential. So how does Hardspace: Shipbreaker make them feel so poignant?

Sept. 21, 2022 Siobhán Casey

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tread lightly | Modern Warfare 2 beta's second weekend: quieter footsteps, faster perk earn rates and more visible enemies

Weekend two of the Modern Warfare 2 beta is nearly upon us, and Infinity Ward is prepping a few key changes from the first go around.

Sept. 21, 2022 Sherif Saed

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BOWLED OVER | Five reasons why PBA Pro Bowling 2023 is the best game ever

Mind and pick up your shoes.

Sept. 21, 2022 Vincent Vulpine

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Who do you want! | Ben 10 leads the pack as the most-requested MultiVersus character

According the the official Discord character wishlist channel, Ben 10 is King.

Sept. 21, 2022 Connor Makar

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arctic adventure | Minecraft partners with Frozen Planet 2, launching engaging new worlds to help educate younger audiences

Viewers and players can immerse themselves in Frozen Planet 2 with five Minecraft worlds inspired by each episode in the series.

Sept. 21, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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40 IS THE NEW 30 | Nvidia reveals the GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs - and they’ve beastly power levels

Nvidia is back with a new generation of graphics cards - plus new software features that aim to take games to the next level.

Sept. 20, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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MADDEN Debuts WELL | PlayStation 5 and Madden 23 take August - NPD

Spending is still down, overall.

Sept. 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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visit the hive city | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide closed beta kicks off in October

Tertium will throw everything but the kitchen sink at you.

Sept. 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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RTXitement | Someone give me about £1500 so I can play Portal with fancy Nvidia RTX 40 Series graphics

Look, I’m a simple creature. I just want games to look spiffing marvelous.

Sept. 20, 2022 Tom Orry

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take a leak | The tale of ‘The Real Insider’ shows how facile and idiotic gamer leaker culture is

One of gaming's most idiotic recent controversies shines a light on a very ugly side of the video game industry.

Sept. 20, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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the rumors were true | Marvel and Motive Studio are teaming up for an Iron Man game

An all-new single-player, third-person, action-adventure starring Tony Stark.

Sept. 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Disc's out | According to reports, a new PS5 with detachable disk drive is coming

Insider Gaming claim that a new PS5 can be expected in 2023.

Sept. 20, 2022 Connor Makar

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some need not apply | Diablo 4 will have a closed End Game beta in November, but it's only for a limited number of "experts"

Maybe you will have better luck being selected for the public beta in early 2023.

Sept. 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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BEST SERVED COLT | Deathloop comes to us all, here's some Xbox Series X gameplay

The exclusivity deal left too many players out of the loop.

Sept. 20, 2022 Jim Trinca

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deja-shoot | Modern Warfare 2 players are still complaining about things Infinity Ward clearly doesn't want to change

The 2019 Modern Warfare reboot wasn't popular with a certain segment of the playerbase, and they're back to share the same exact opinions about the Modern Warfare 2 beta.

Sept. 20, 2022 Sherif Saed

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Dig competition | Classic WoW players are in mining hell

The push for maxed out professions has some players tearing their hair out.

Sept. 20, 2022 Connor Makar

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Colt in our stars | Deathloop is back and better than ever – and it’s the year’s most important addition to Xbox Game Pass

Once a PlayStation 5 exclusive, Arkane’s tightest game yet is now on Xbox – and it’s Day One, too. That’s hugely important for Microsoft.

Sept. 20, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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A Silver Platter | Fortnite's latest season embraces the chrome, adds in Brie Larson and Spider-Gwen

Expect to read the word chrome a lot in this one.

Sept. 19, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Everyone's Here | Dragon Ball: The Breakers gets an open beta this week, adds in best characters Farmer and Majin Buu

The open beta won't have all characters to choose from though.

Sept. 19, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Seasons Are Changing | Resident Evil Village's Shadows of Rose DLC will be the last to focus on the Winters family

Of course there was nothing to say about the future of the series past that, though.

Sept. 19, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Demonic | Diablo 4 joins the leak train with over 50 minutes of footage appearing online

Quite the weekend, ey?

Sept. 19, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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not surprising | Rockstar confirms the GTA 6 leaks doing the rounds are the result of a hack

GTA series developer Rockstar has acknowledged the recent GTA 6 leaks, confirming that its systems have indeed been breached.

Sept. 19, 2022 Sherif Saed

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plugging time | Take-Two scrambles to strike leaked GTA 6 videos and screenshots

Take-Two has been issuing copyright strikes to take down much of the leaked GTA 6 content over the weekend.

Sept. 19, 2022 Sherif Saed

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Oh Dear | A lot of GTA 6 screenshots and footage appears to leak online

The leaks seem to lineup with earlier reports on the game.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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No Skin Off My Nose | Respawn is changing those supposed pay-to-win Apex Legends skins

Players have felt that the skins were simply better than any other skins due to their aim down sights.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Quality > Quantity | The Xbox PC app now tells you how long its games take to beat with HowLongToBeat intergration

How long is a piece of string?

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Prepare To Roll Die | Bring Elden Ring to the table with the upcoming board game adaptation

First the Dark Souls of board games, now this.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Eventually, Probably | Final Fantasy 14 is still coming to Xbox at some point, Phil Spencer promises

Spencer first promised the MMO would be coming to Xbox consoles three years ago.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

Hollow Knight: Silksong art showing Hornet leaping, needle sword in hand, a firey pit behind her.

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Bug Off | Hollow Knight Silksong is coming... to PS4 and PS5

Hey, it's something, alright?

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Just The One | One Piece Odyssey has a release date, coming January 13 worldwide

The game features all of the Staw Hat Crew in a brand new adventure.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Start Your Engines | Gran Turismo film bags Stranger Things' David Harbour and Lord of the Rings' Orlando Bloom

Shooting is expected to take place next week.

Sept. 18, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke