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Oh Nikki, you're so fine. You're so fine, you blew my mind.
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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!
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M'LORD! | Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 preview: less jank, less frustration, and a strong obsession with lusty historical accuracy
We tried out Warhorse Studios' upcoming RPG, and it looks to be a banger.
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Indy Games | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle whips up the Gamescom crowd with a release date — and some big news for PlayStation fans
Stealth, gunfights, sleuthing and whip swinging. What else could you ask for? As it turns out, a PS5 release!
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WHO? | Winter Soldier and Captain America revealed as Marvel Rival's next character, arriving in December
Dr. Doom also made a brief appearance.
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HUNT'S ON | Monster Hunter Wilds third trailer is just so tasty: rose spiders, thunder birds, and the series' most detailed hub yet - are you sold yet?
Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the next Monster Hunter Wilds trailer really does a good job of selling us on the game (as if you weren't already).
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What U Dune | Dune Awakening spices up Gamescom Opening Night Live with a 2025 release date
Finally, you at home can feel the sand beneath your feet.
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BLOPS | Call of Duty Black Ops 6 shows off flashy campaign trailer and announces open beta at Gamescom Opening Night Live
Treyarch and Raven Software's latest look at Black Ops 6 is looking promising, with an open beta coming in September.
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NEW LANDS | Genshin Impact version 5.0 launches August 28 with a new continent, characters, cute traversal mechanics
Turn into different cutesy dragon forms and roll on character banners in a major Genshin patch.
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NOT A MYTH | Black Myth Wukong Review round-up - all the review scores for this summer's hottest action game
The scores are in. Is Black Myth Wukong any good?
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Following a record breaking Evo 2024, we speak to general manager Rick Thiher on Saudi investment, sportswashing, and cultural clashes between the country and the FGC.
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Get Plucked | The Plucky Squire, one of 2024's coolest looking indies, is launching day one on PlayStation Plus
This lovely looking game is launching September 17, with a special treat for PlayStation player.
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DELAY | Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 delayed until February 11
Announced in an Embracer Financial Report, and later in a full-on video to the fans.
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World Warrior | Evo is trying to kick off some world warrior ambitions" General manager Rick Thiher speaks on the biggest video game tournament going global
"there's an incredible amount of super, super engaged fighting game communities worldwide".
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Out In The Jungle | PlayStation Plus goes wild this August, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more
Plus a blast from the past with TimeSplitters!
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Baited | League of Legends' infamous bait ping is making its return via a cute emote, and there's absolutely no way it'll be used for anything else
There's no possible way this could ever be used for other, funnier stuff.
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What's In Store | This one big change to the Steam store should make premium games easier to find, giving free games and demos their own store pages
New Steam store tweaks should make the whole process nicer for everyone.
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FRESH HELL | The Borderlands movie may be rotten, but at least it's pushed players to return to the excellent games
It turns out bad jokes can be forgiven when paired with genuinely fun gunplay.
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Sex Strike | Capcom speaks on the decision not to include point-earning erotica photos in Dead Rising Remake, states it's not "a response to a changing cultural climate"
An update on the controversial change to Frank much-anticipated go-around.
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Do Combo | 2XKO's long combos have players torn, and now the dev team is stepping in to tone things down
"Super long periods of low-to-zero agency are undesirable"
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Good News | Huzzah! PUBG's publisher has saved Tango Gameworks and Hi-FI Rush - but The Evil Within and Ghostwire Tokyo are sticking with Microsoft
The Tango team - expected to meet unemployment - have all had their jobs saved.
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The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio.
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Just Block | 2XKO has been playable for less than a day and there are already one hit kill combos
Some truly scary players have been experimenting with the Alpha Lab, and the results are terrifying.
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Sacks Ahoy | Can't get enough Final Fantasy 7 remakes? This guy remade his own remake...in Little Big Planet 2
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Free Stuff! | Sword of Convallaria celebrates five million downloads with generous in-game rewards
The game's first big milestone passed, players can expect free stuff. You love to see it!
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AMINGO! | Return of original Marvel vs Capcom 2 characters in a new game "always a possibility" says Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection producer
Bring back Ruby Rose or Amingo in any capacity and my soul is yours, Capcom.
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A Beautiful Song | For the glory of mankind: Nier Automata's amazing music just made a surprise appearance during the Olympics
One synchronized swimming team performed alongside a song from one of the best action RPGs in recent memory.
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Gambler | Sword of Convallaria can't shake mixed Steam reviews due to predatory monetisation and progress blockers
There's something to be said about the ease of onboarding for gacha games.
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Anywhere But Vegas | Balatro will never become casino fodder, because its creator is planning even beyond his own death
That's one way to secure the brand!
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Gold Rings | Capcom, Sega, and Nintendo stocks tumble in Japanese market panic - but why?
We're explaining the current stock market crash through the lens of video games, because of course we are.
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Quick Cut! | New The Last of Us Season 2 teaser shows a slice of HBO’s upcoming drama - but blink and you'll miss Abby
A bit of Joel, a bit of Ellie, all squished inside 20 seconds of montage shots.
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After a few weeks with Vitrix's latest stick, I don't think I ever want to go back.
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BABY SHARK | Marvel Rivals players are going nuts over Jeff, a baby shark
A land shark, actually. Fan favourite from the comics, now in NetEase's third person shooter.
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AIR FLOW | Path of Exile players are being harassed by tornadoes forcing devs to come to the rescue
Settlers of Kalguur brings with it many cool twists, but watch out for the twisters.
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FIGHTING WORDS | Riot Games' Michael Sherman peels back the curtain on 2XKO's competitive future
Head of 2XKO esports Michael Sherman sits down and speaks about what Riot's goals and hopes are for their fighting game.
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Eighting is back at it again, with a new game equal parts hilarious and exhilarating.
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CASHOLA | Monopoly Go passes Go 15 million times, collects $3 billion
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SAG-AFTRA voice actors go on strike as negotiations fall apart around AI and fair compensation.
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Unkindness | It might not be Elden Ring Numbers, but Armored Core 6 sailing past a sales milestone proves the people still yearn for mecha action
Sadly sales stats for prior games aren't easily available, but it's almost certainly one of the best selling games in the series.
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Old School | Zenless Zone Zero player takes immersion to another level, playing the game on a CRT
An inspired way to play a game laden with early 2000s love.
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FF | Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn is playable right now in a game you might not expect
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Stay At Home! | Capcom confirms the obvious reason why Monster Hunter Wilds isn't coming to Nintendo Switch
In a stakeholders meeting, representatives state handheld platforms can't push "the technology to its limit".
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BRINGING IT BACK | Former NBA Street devs are looking to do what EA won't - new studio to make spiritual successor to fan favourite
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VG247 sat down with Tony Cannon at Evo 2024 for a short but sweet interview about Riot's upcoming fighting game.
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CHEWING ON KERNELS | Riot's fighting game 2XKO will use Vanguard anti-cheat
Speaking to VG247 at Evo 2024, 2XKO's tech-lead Tony Cannon confirms the use of the kernel-level software in 2XKO.
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The Fatal Fury and King of Fighters favourite will be in your hands soon!