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RIP | Bandai Namco's ill-fated MMO Blue Protocol is shutting down in January - killing Amazon Games' Worldwide release at the same time

Following a brief mention in a financial report and months of silence on Amazon's part, Blue Protocol is on the chopping block.

Aug. 28, 2024 Connor Makar

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Remember What? | SPINE was one of Gamescom's sleeper hits, and it's inspired by deep-cut action games you probably don't remember

If you've played all of these, you're officially an action game afficionado. My condolences.

Aug. 28, 2024 Connor Makar

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Take A Card | Worried about Gambit's fate in Deadpool & Wolverine? A not-quite deleted scene should calm your fears

That doesn't mean you should be expecting a Gambit solo film, though.

Aug. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Castle Vlogihar | Thanks to mods, a Skyrim streamer is now basically vlogging their playthrough live from Tamriel as a Dragonborn influencer

Yes, it's the same dude that previously turned the game's NPCs into one big Twitch chat.

Aug. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bored-erlands | The Borderlands movie is already getting a digital release just three weeks after it released in cinemas, which can only be a good thing, right?

Yeah, must be! Definitely not because it's flopping.

Aug. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Back to Bespinning | A big Star Wars Outlaws PS5 patch is trapping some players in space, and Ubisoft's advising those who may be affected to start over from scratch

Not ideal for those who invested to be able to enjoy early access to their interstellar adventure.

Aug. 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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In Space... | Sigourney Weaver just can't stay away from aliens as she confirms we'll be seeing her in The Mandalorian & Grogu

Grogu is a bit nicer than your average xenomorph, after all.

Aug. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Freestyling | Monster Jam Showdown feels a bit like what would happen if Forza Horizon had a baby with my childhood, and that’s cool

Maybe this isn’t what the ideal Monster Jam game would look like, but it’s still a pretty good racing thing.

Aug. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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Licked In | Goat Simulator 3 somehow wasn't already on Nintendo Switch, but the comedy sim is finally coming to the platform later today

You've been herd, goat fans.

Aug. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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It's Ogre | Wahey, PowerWash Simulator's getting a Shrek DLC pack about getting the stains outta his swamp

What a Shrock!

Aug. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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Switching Styles | Yakuza Kiwami finally arrives on Switch later this year, so get ready to beat up some goons Nintendo folks

Big Kaz is switching it up.

Aug. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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Collect 'Em All | Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is bringing back a bunch more fighting game classics in 2025, as the Marvel vs Capcom collection gets a release date

You get a fighting game, and you get a fighting game!

Aug. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Boss Rush | Crimson Desert is a dope action game that sadly could only be experienced through a bizarre public demo

We tried out Crimson Desert at Gamescom and were blown away with how Pearl Abyss decided to show it off.

Aug. 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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MySims is back! | MySims Cozy Bundle is bringing two of the most underrated Sims games to the Switch on November 19

MySims and MySims Kingdoms packaged into one nice little game. Count us in.

Aug. 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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RADICAL | Star Overdrive is a rad-looking sci-fi hoverboard game, announced at the Nintendo Direct

Launches next year on the Nintendo Switch as a timed exclusive

Aug. 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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JOKES ON US | Balatro announces four crossovers at once, including The Witcher, Dave the Diver, Vampire Survivors and Among Us

All inside the Friends of Jimbo update, which is free and out right now.

Aug. 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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Live And Learn | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 looks to be giving fans everything they want in its first trailer - Keanu Reeves, sad Shadow backstory, classic music and all

And yes, it seems like Maria bites the bullet too.

Aug. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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SSStylish | Infinity Nikki is just a nice open world, dress-up game with some real heart - so what’s the catch?

Oh Nikki, you're so fine. You're so fine, you blew my mind.

Aug. 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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IP All The Way Down | I hope you aren't already sick of live-action anime adaptations, as Crunchyroll and Sony are certainly thinking hard about making more of them

We've had some stinkers over the years, though, so they'll need to tread lightly.

Aug. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Movies, Baby! | Get ready for some big screen shipping, because Jujutsu Kaisen season 2's best episodes are getting the compilation movie treatment

Prepare to be emotionally devastated, now in a room with tons of other people.

Aug. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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WOW | World of Warcraft: The War Within is out right now - so update your add-ons and get that pizza order ready

You've got like two weeks until your awful class/spec stops getting invited to groups - jump in while the getting's good!

Aug. 27, 2024 Connor Makar

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Loco-motor | Good news, Starfield's moon buggy has just received its true rite of modding passage - transformation into Thomas the Tank Engine

Forget it being made into a Warthog, this was the true moon buggy mod we should all have known was unavoidable.

Aug. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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Birds Of A Feather | Unsurprisingly, The Crow remake has absolutely bombed at the box office, and the original's director is pretty delighted about that

"I thought the remake was a cynical cash-grab. Not much cash to grab it seems."

Aug. 27, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Numbers Game | Oh dear, Concord's launch numbers are even worse than 2023's disastrous Gollum, so where does that leave PlayStation and its push for live-service?

It might be too early to pour one out, but it's not looking good.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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2 Direct, 2 Furious | Nintendo is double dipping on Directs tomorrow with an Indie World and Partner Showcase - and no, the Switch 2 won't be there

In fact, it's not clear what will be there, but that's the fun part.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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On The Run | Star Wars Outlaws review round-up - all the scores for Ubisoft's latest open-world adventure

Undecided on Star Wars Outlaws? All these reviews might help you figure it out.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Collision Course | Concord review: PlayStation's live-service experiment is just 'shooter design by committee'

PlayStation’s big hero shooter bet isn’t a disaster, but it’s hard to justify picking it over its relatives.

Aug. 26, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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HUTT PROPERTY | Star Wars Outlaws Review: a tale of thieves that's full of borrowed mechanics

Only Ubisoft could have pulled off this dense, moreish romp through the grubbier side of the galaxy.

Aug. 26, 2024 Jim Trinca

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Looks Like Rain | You're probably going to be waiting on The Witcher 4 for a while, so it's a good thing the original author just finished a new book

The book is currently due out worldwide next year.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Scheming | Not sure why Silent Hill 2 is getting remade before the first one? Konami has a plan, apparently

Let's just hope it's a good one.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Flame Off | Yes, it looks like Crash Bandicoot 5 was real, and it apparently would have featured the exact crossover you've all been wanting for years

Activision reportedly wanted to move more towards live-service, and we know how that worked out with Crash Team Rumble.

Aug. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Virtual Mission? | Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a faithful remake of the action espionage classic, and a statement of intent for Konami's stewardship of the series - hands-on preview

“The only thing we can believe in is the mission Snake.” And the mission to remake and preserve Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, so far, has been a success.

Aug. 26, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Please Tree Reason | Squirrel With A Gun has now loaded a console release date into its pistol alongside the PC bullet it already had, and my hands are very much up

Look, think of me as being like a nut, and my family as being a rodent that really loves me...

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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Switchbuckling | A new Witcher 3 mod lets Geralt get his Assassin's Creed Black Flag on and pilot a full-size ship that I'm dubbing 'The Jankdaw'

Look, it's natural to sit weirdly floating in the air in front of your frigate's wheel as you steer, Edward Kenway did it all the time.

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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Sanctuary Beckons | Diablo 4 is free to play this weekend on Steam, and Blizzard keeps creating more reasons to convince you to dive in

This weekend may be the best time to try out Diablo 4 completely free on Steam, and there's more than one reason why.

Aug. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Just Ducking In | Helldivers 2 bossman Pilestedt rocks up on Discord for the first time in a little bit to answer about ten million questions and reflect on the criticism

"The worst thing would have been if we fucked up and no one cared."

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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PODCAST | The best game with the most pointless feature

We're not allowed to talk about horse balls.

Aug. 23, 2024 Jim Trinca

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First Taste | Yes, Diablo 4's big 2.0 Vessel of Hatred patch is getting a PTR - and we're going to find out more next week

Blizzard will let us play the next evolution of Diablo 4 ahead of its official release, and it seems like we're not far off either.

Aug. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Cap Converters | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain believes that criticising capitalism was "never the point" of the series, it's actually just the whole war never changing thing

Though, he is fine with people reading it that way, and acknowledges his general take on our economic system might need some reconsidering.

Aug. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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Oink Oink | Nif Nif, now on Kickstarter, is a "cozy roguelike deckbuilder" that's suitable for everyone, and it's packing more than just cute visuals

I failed this little piglet once and felt sad.

Aug. 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Close To Check Out | Night of the Consumers, that indie game about the unspeakable horrors of working in retail, finally looks to have locked in a full release date

Yes, it seems you'll be able to consume the final version soon, please don't start yelling for the manager.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Hobnobbing | Remember getting it on with Baldur's Gate 3's Emperor? Larian says that tentacle stroking animation began as some biscuits being fondled

It's ok, we know none of you have ended up watching this scene.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Megaflopolis | Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis continues streak of bad press as Lionsgate's latest trailer uses fake critic quotes

It's cooked, Jim.

Aug. 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Mandatory Fun | As Helldivers 2 players blast through five million Bile Titans, Arrowhead reiterates that making things fun is "an explicit company target" now

You'll just have to keep your eyes peeled when it comes to what the studio's delivering as part of its 60 day plan, though.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Say Raid | Diablo 4's Dark Citadel sure does sound like a raid in all but name

Diablo 4 is getting a raid, except it's not quite being called that. But it definitely sounds like a raid.

Aug. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van

See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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The Touch | Destin Daniel Cretton might be making his Naruto movie before a Shang-Chi sequel, and its first writer trusts him

He's got the style, but can he fight studio limitations?

Aug. 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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More Social | After over a year of people asking for one, Blizzard is finally giving Diablo 4 players with no friends a way to group up

Diablo 4's social features are perhaps its most lacking, but Vessel of Hatred's arrival will bring a big change there.

Aug. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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High Yield | Civilization 7 is breaking traditions and taking some big risks - and that's brilliant

In a newly-crowded market for 4X simulation games, the market leader returns - and it's not resting on its laurels.

Aug. 22, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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A-New-Conda | Anaconda is getting rebooted... as a 'meta movie' starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd

Oh no, is this getting Jumanji'd?

Aug. 22, 2024 Fran Ruiz