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How many kills? | Black Ops 6 will be buffing its miserable weapon XP in the beta, but we're going to have to wait until the second weekend

If you're among the many, many Black Ops 6 beta players who noticed just how slow unlocking attachments for your weapons has been, we've got good news.

Sept. 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Change Is Coming | Helldivers 2's Pilestedt says Arrowhead's "confident" its next balancing update "will see a significant meta shift" and bring fun to the fore

"I have had a good time with the experience shift, and it is closer to the original intent of the game and what it was at launch."

Sept. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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Sing Along | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players are taking each other hostage and getting saucy thanks to the game's best new feature

You know a feature is doing well when it prompts impromptu singing sessions.

Sept. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

On the left, an Among Us version of Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney. On the right, key art from Ace Attorney Investigations Collection showing Miles Edgeworth putting on his signature red coat.

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Eureka! | Something's not quite Wright about this Among Us and Ace Attorney collab

I'm on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what's up with it...

Sept. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

If you want to play the original Silent Hill 2 before its remake comes out, the final update for the fan-made Enhanced Edition makes it the best way to do so

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I See That HD Town | If you want to play the original Silent Hill 2 before its remake comes out, the final update for the fan-made Enhanced Edition makes it the best way to do so

Certainly a damn sight better than the original PC version.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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More? | The Until Dawn remake isn't even out yet but there's already reports of layoffs at the studio behind it

Its debut title is due out in just over a month.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A number of characters from Baldur's Gate 3.

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Muahaha! | Rejoice, modders and evil Baldur's Gate 3 players, patch 7 is out next week

Larian just hasn't said exactly when yet.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom screenshot showing Link smiling for the camera, pointing upwards, Hyrule Castle floating in the distance behind him.

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Womp Womp | Wonder where Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom fit in the Legend of Zelda timeline? The answer may frustrate you

Probably not the answer most of you wanted.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Key art for Kingdom Hearts Union X all in various poses on a black background.

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Locked Away | With zero fanfare, the future of Kingdom Hearts gets a little messy as one of its most important games has been delisted

In a series as long-running as Kingdom Hearts, where every game is important, what happens when one disappears?

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Uh Oh | Concord isn't doing well on Steam, but how are its sales doing? If industry analysts are right, not very well at all

The future of live-service continues to look less and less certain.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pull The Trigger | Just months after finally releasing Dragon's Dogma 2, Devil May Cry series director Hideaki Itsuno is leaving Capcom

Though thankfully this isn't the end of his time as a game developer.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Batman is stood in a room with many photos taped to the wall behind him, he's looking at someone with a scowl on his face in The Batman.

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All Bats Are Off | Sorry, The Batman fans, it seems like there isn't a video game spin-off in the works - even if it sounds like James Gunn might want one

You'll just have to stick with the live-action stuff for now.

Sept. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Zelda in blue swordfighter form in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

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Blue Em Away | Fresh The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer shows the Princess turning blue, da ba dee da ba di, and swinging her sword about

Zelda likes a bit of Hyrule 65, who'd have thunk?

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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PODCAST | What's the best Star Wars game that isn't even a Star Wars game? You may have played it years ago...

It's the most copied and parodied IP ever, and its influences are well documented. So you can find Star Wars' DNA almost anywhere you care to look.

Aug. 30, 2024 Jim Trinca

Some characters facing giant turtle lads in Visions of Mana.

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Layoffs, Reportedly | Visions of Mana only came out yesterday, but its studio is reportedly already set to be shuttered, following a long string of cuts

NetEase scaling back its Japanese presence looks to be the reason for the impending closure.

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

Dying Light The Beast official screenshot of lady jumping for big hug

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Beastie Boy | Dying Light: The Beast is making the most out of rough situation, but more than anything it has me craving something totally fresh from Techland

Dying Light: The Beast is the Bullet for my Valentine of first person zombie games

Aug. 30, 2024 Connor Makar

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A character gliding over a Frigilith, an ice monster in Fera: The Sundered Tribes.

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BIRD OF PREY | Fera: The Sundered Tribes takes Monster Hunter in a fast-paced new direction - up into the sky

Fera: The Sundered Tribes combines monster hunting with survival and city-building, and it's out in Early Access soon.

Aug. 30, 2024 James Billcliffe

Baldur's Gate 3 still showing a person with a bow attached to their back stood in front of giant tentacles.

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Is The Price Right? | Amid Twitter economics lesson, Larian dev says Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 were priced "below their value", due to "faith" in recouping costs

The publishing director recently suggested that "almost all games should cost more at a base level" because of rising production costs.

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Brad, Alex, Julia, Fliss, and Conrad sit on the boat deck at night, dimly lit by a flashlight.

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Boo! Tricked You | As The Dark Pictures Anthology celebrates its fifth anniversary, here's why its first entry remains its best

Though its story was divisive, Man of Medan set the gold standard for branching in narrative horror games.

Aug. 30, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Levelling Reborn | Diablo 4 is lowering its level cap, making levelling more like Diablo 3, giving everyone new skills, and more in patch 2.0

Diablo 4's next evolution has been detailed, and you'll be able to try it out for yourself very soon.

Aug. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Nix, a small axolotl-like alien in Star Wars Outlaws, looks up curiously to the camera.

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Merqaal Modeling | Star Wars Outlaws gets a day one PC hotfix to help keep things stable while you do a full 4090 ray-traced photoshoot with Nix

Look, we don’t blame you, he’s a cool little fella.

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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NEW OWNERS | Risk of Rain 2's new DLC suffers from a serious bug problem, as co-creator morns state of game post Gearbox takeover

The actual content of the Seekers of the Storm DLC is good! It just seems hella rushed is all.

Aug. 30, 2024 Connor Makar

Alan Wake is dancing on a stage alongside Mr Door and Sam Lake in Alan Wake 2.

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Al In This Together | Alan Wake and Control TV and movies look to be on the way from Annapurna, thanks to new partnership with Remedy over Control 2

Relinquishing some control in order to gain some, er, control over Control.

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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TRY AGAIN | Exoborne is Sharkmob's brave next attempt at live-service success, but with one dead game behind it, can this one survive?

The ghost of Bloodhunt haunts the pretty cool looking Exoborne ahead of its release. Can Sharkmob shake the ghoul?

Aug. 29, 2024 Connor Makar

A squirrel going nuts in Squirrel With A Gun.

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Steamwatch | Squirrel With A Gun's PC release has been commemorated by a day-long stream of real life squirrels doing squirrel things in someone's garden

It might be a bit late to tune in now, but hopefully the entire thing gets uploaded somewhere so you can enjoy it in perpetuity.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

Thunderbolts Marvel screenshot from tease

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Modern Mythology | Marvel’s 85th anniversary video is an emotional ride and offers (brief) first looks at Thunderbolts* and Daredevil: Born Again

Here’s hoping for a return to form.

Aug. 29, 2024 Fran Ruiz

From left to right; Scarlet Witch, Storm, Spider-Man, Venom, Magneto, and Peni Parker in Marvel Rivals promotional artwork

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Super Team | "No character is off limits" for Marvel Rivals roster, with over 9000 possible heroes to pick from

Aunt May and Uncle Ben team up when?

Aug. 29, 2024 James Billcliffe

Barry Keoghan in in Banshees of Inisherin.

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New Gang | Barry Keoghan is joining Cillian Murphy and Rebecca Ferguson in the Peaky Blinders movie

Going out with a bang of star power.

Aug. 29, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Kay and Nix walking towards text that says 'Intergalactic Lionel Hutz' in Star Wars Outlaws.

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Coruscantpensation | Have you been involved in a Star Wars Outlaws playthrough restart that wasn't your fault? You may be entitled to some Trailblazer bling and Ubisoft points

Hey, at least Ubisoft is offering early access folks some compensation for their lost hours.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

World of Warcraft: The War Within flying mount

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Leveling Up | World of Warcraft: The War Within leveling change proves controversial among well-geared players diving into new content

The community is split, with some folks wanting a challenging leveling experience, while others wanna get to max level ASAP.

Aug. 29, 2024 Connor Makar

Three characters sit fishing and eating a picnic by a river in Floatopia.

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Super Fuzzy Animals | I'm quietly obsessed with Floatopia, a free-to-play superpowered Animal Crossing-like that's New Horizons meets My Hero Academia

Nothing says "cosy life sim" like rocket shoes and superpowers?

Aug. 29, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Green Blood | As Alien: Romulus continues its successful theatrical run, the next Predator movie has quietly started shooting

We still don’t know what the ‘Badlands’ are though.

Aug. 29, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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I Know Force-Fu | Keanu Reeves reportedly circled The Acolyte and might still enter the Star Wars universe in the future

He is the One.

Aug. 29, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Barrett Gone | Ex-Marathon director was reportedly fired from Bungie following a misconduct investigation

Joe Ziegler was announced as having replaced Chris Barrett as lead on the game earlier this year.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Some characters and some fire in Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion.

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PTR You Ready? | Blizzard will talk all about Diablo 4's next big 2.0 patch and its PTR today - watch the show here

Get ready for Vessel of Hatred's launch by tuning in to today's Campfire Chat.

Aug. 29, 2024 Sherif Saed

Star Wars: The Acolyte - Amandla Stenberg as Osha

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Aftermath | Following Star Wars: The Acolyte's cancellation, star Amandla Stenberg has stated it was "not a huge shock"

Are they right about the reasons why the show underperformed though?

Aug. 29, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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View of the World | Forget the new story and characters, Genshin Impact's 5.0 update has raised the bar by adding the most gorgeous region yet

Look past the quests and your empty wallet for a second, and take in the view.

Aug. 29, 2024 Connor Makar

The main character of Metaphor ReFantazio with a small solid white outline, over the top of a blurred image of a character wearing a crown.

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Votes of Light | Metaphor ReFantazio is more than just ‘grown-up Persona’ - it’s all about “anxiety and elections”, just in case your real-world blues aren't going to be intense enough this October

Moving away from the schoolyard setting of Persona in order to tackle some more universal themes, Metaphor ReFantazio could broaden the appeal of Atlus’ games.

Aug. 29, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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