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Pad's the way | Dune Awakening may be coming out on PC first, but it's "designed with a controller in mind"

Producer Nils Ryborg provides some insight from his own experience porting traditional PC genres to console.

Feb. 4, 2025 Connor Makar

A still from Netflix's One Piece showing Nami, Luffy, and Zoro all stood in a courtyard, all looking at something offscreen.

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Plunderful | As One Piece season 2 finally wraps up production, Netflix offers a first look that probably won't excite you, but you'll at least get to see your favourite live-action pirate crew again

You'll almost certainly have to wait a while longer for a trailer.

Feb. 4, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Ruby Hoshino, a young woman with pink eyes and blonde hair in a ponytail, is holding a script while on a TV set, her brother at her back facing the other direction.

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Worth The Wait? | Desperate to know when the next Oshi no Ko season is dropping? The supernatural mystery anime has a season 3 release window, but you'll be waiting a while for it

Better than nothing!

Feb. 4, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

A helldiver battling a member of the Voteless in Helldivers 2.

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Cool Stuff Crescendo | UPDATE: Helldivers 2's next warbond is Servants of Freedom, and you may well need it given Meridia's terrifying Illuminatey stuff is seemingly ramping up

It's looking like there's gonna be plenty going on with the game as it celebrates its first birthday on February 8.

Feb. 4, 2025 Mark Warren

The titular Fantastic Four in First Steps all lined up on a stage wearing '60s era blue superhero costumes.

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A Happy Family | The Fantastic Four: First Steps' first trailer really wants you to know what everyone's powers are, forgets that this is the third time we've seen them on the big screen

Except for Mr. Fantastic himself, for some reason.

Feb. 4, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Speedy Strats | Helldivers 2's first big patch of 2025 obliterates road safety laws to allow grenade and stratagem drive-bys while you’re leaning out of the FRV like a maniac

It's also brought back the mid-fall saluting everyone loved, so that's cool.

Feb. 4, 2025 Mark Warren

Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther without his mask on, he looks concerned about something.

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You Heard Wrong | One Marvel exec says "never say never" to the idea of recasting Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther, but right now "there’s no truth to those rumors" about someone else taking on the role

"We haven’t really had a lot of creative conversations with Ryan Coogler yet."

Feb. 4, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Make The Switch | Nintendo Switch 2 "cannot come soon enough", analyst says for sales-related reasons, rather than just being desperate to play things on it like the rest of us

While it's now cleared the 150 million mark, sales of the current Switch are slowing up faster than Nintendo predicted.

Feb. 4, 2025 Mark Warren

A skull that has a nose ring through its nose being pulled on by a metal chain in a poster for Final Destination: Bloodlines.

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Here We Go Again | Final Destination has reached its, uh, final destination, with the first trailer for Bloodlines probably leaving you in doubt about getting that nose piercing

Maybe about tongue piercings, too.

Feb. 4, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Film Fever | Video game adaptation season is still going strong, as Jack Ryan producer Aaron Rabin is set to write a Just Cause movie

Why get Aaron Rabin? Just cus. SORRY, sorry. I'm sorry.

Feb. 4, 2025 Connor Makar

The main cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer all posed in a highschool hallway.

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A Lot's At Stake | Hope you like quips and moody shots of bands you've never heard of, because Buffy the Vampire Slayer is getting a revival sequel series

And the pilot is being directed by Eternals' Chloe Zhao.

Feb. 4, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Some medieval lads in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

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Prepped For Battle | Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's first mod arrives the day before the game itself, and it looks like a bunch more handy tweaks may be sneakily waiting in the wings

Your angriness could begone from day one, it seems.

Feb. 4, 2025 Mark Warren

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F4 on Feb 4 | The first Fantastic Four teaser trailer mostly just shows some people watching TV, but lucky for you the full thing is coming tomorrow

How hard do you think they're going to go on the whole "four" thing for marketing?

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, the titular Detective Pikachu stood smiling. On the right, Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails getting ready to race each other in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

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A Matter Of Time | Moviegoers clearly love speedy hedgehogs more than electric rats, as Sonic 3 overtakes Detective Pikachu to become the second highest grossing video game movie ever

Not to pit to icons against each other, though.

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

The protagonists of Assassin's Creed Shadows preparing to fight side by side together.

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Sure, Why Not! | Whoops! Assassin's Creed Shadows spoilers are already on the internet thanks to its art book leaking on an, uh, 18+ anime website

Well, the game does have a high age-rating too, I suppose.

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Cheeky Diablo 4 in-game store bug causes player to buy Vessel of Hated thinking they'd get a free extra skin, only for it to fix itself afterwards

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Got 'em | Cheeky Diablo 4 in-game store bug causes player to buy Vessel of Hated thinking they'd get a free extra skin, only for it to fix itself afterwards

Diablo 4 managed to sell one player on the Vessel of Hatred expansion... by convincing them they're getting a free skin bundle.

Feb. 3, 2025 Sherif Saed

Anime style art of various female characters that are obvious ripoffs of characters like Sasuke and Naruto, Zoro and Luffy from One Piece, and more.

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McDonald's At Home | This new gacha game is absolutely ripping off your favourite anime, but it's so blatant you can't help but applaud

Originality? Who needs it!

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Halsin in bear form in Baldur's Gate 3 and Shadowheart looking shocked.

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Of Course | Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 isn't even out yet, but it's already spawned a picture perfect bear sex distracted boyfriend meme

"Thank you, Larian Studios, for giving me unlimited power."

Feb. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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New Battlefield? | Battlefield shows signs of life at last, with next game testing info coming later today

The first bit of news for a new Battlefield is exactly what the doctor ordered.

Feb. 3, 2025 Connor Makar

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Changing Tides | One former PlayStation executive thinks Microsoft can follow in Sega's multiplatform footsteps, even if it's "harder to create the FOMO" from not owning an Xbox

Though to be honest, a little bit less FOMO would probably do us all some good.

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

A graveyard in Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod Forsaken next to Dame Aylin from the base game.

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WOW, a BG3 Thing | World of Warcraft-inspired Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign "Forsaken" releases a teaser level you can play right now, with plans for it to grow into the full mod

A nice starter ahead of a future main custom campaign course.

Feb. 3, 2025 Mark Warren

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V-Day | There's going to be a PlayStation State of Play this month, if you want to believe the clout-chasers

Video game fans have clearly given industry insiders a bit too much power, because they're not even being specific about their leaks anymore.

Feb. 3, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Promise! | "We didn't really see this as chasing a trend" - FromSoftware on turning Elden Ring into a multiplayer roguelike for Nightreign

Though its genre combo certainly do feel like buzzwords.

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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A giant figure with glowing eyes is shrouded in fog in the teaser trailer for Project G.G.

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Not So GG | You can probably say goodbye to any hopes you have of PlatinumGames' Project G.G. ever releasing, as the studio has wiped all references to it from its website

Not much of a surprise given Hideki Kamiya was meant to be directing it.

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Steam launch doesn't seem like it's off to a great start, as reviews sit at mixed and its player count peak is less than half of its predecessor

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Swing And A Miss | Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Steam launch doesn't seem like it's off to a great start, as reviews sit at mixed and its player count peak is less than half of its predecessor

At least you don't have to sign in to a PSN account?

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

A person wearing a black helment and black and red trench coat that says N7 on it in teaser art for Mass Effect 5.

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Bad Move | Oh dear, after BioWare moves a bunch of its staff to other EA studios, one report says they won't be able to move back

The headcount at BioWare is looking a lot smaller these days.

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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A digital trading card of Cynthia from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.

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Bid-oof | Don't worry, everybody, the team behind Pokemon TCG Pocket has heard you, and changes are in the works for that weirdly limited trading feature

Just don't ask when, because they haven't said.

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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This Is Absurd | Rockstar co-founder and GTA 5 writer Dan Houser's new studio has offered a small glimpse at its brand new Absurdaverse, and it looks... fine

Though it's not a particularly convincing one.

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

A hunter from Bloodborne stood on a Victorian-esque street at night, a full moon shining down on them.

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Looking Patchy | Bloodborne at 60fps is no more, as the person behind the fan-made patch has been hit with a takedown notice from Sony

I'm sure you can manage with an unstable 20-30fps, right?

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Don't Fall Out | Yes, the lead writer of Fallout: New Vegas is back at Obsidian, but you might want to hold off on those sequel hopes of yours

Just let him cook.

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

A gang is beating up someone at night in Hong Kong in Sleeping Dogs.

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Bow Wow! | Turns out those Sleeping Dogs aren't lying, as that new Simu Liu-involved film adaptation might be further ahead than you thought

Details are still minimal right now though.

Feb. 2, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Sims doing things in The Sims 1 and 2 Legacy Collections.

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Fetch A Towel | Evacuate the meme jacuzzi, those The Sims 1 and 2 re-releases are actually a thing, and you can grab 'em today

You can stop just perusing EA's weird Y2K website and properly fire up the early 2000s nostalgia machine.

Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren

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I ab-stain | A life-sized Gardevoir plush is going on sale soon, and might take the crown as number one toy you shouldn’t buy second hand

Somewhere, on the internet, people are excited for reasons not worth thinking about.

Jan. 31, 2025 Connor Makar

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Invincible Summers | "Dragon Age isn't dead because it's yours now" ex-BioWare writer tells fans worried for the series' future following layoffs that weren't called layoffs

"If DA has inspired you to do something, if it sparks that invincible summer, then it's done its job."

Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren

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Soloversus | MultiVersus will die this year, and this time it won't be coming back

What used to be the hottest game in town is now being taken out back by Warner Bros, at least in an online capacity.

Jan. 31, 2025 Connor Makar

Some Helldivers in Helldivers 2 taking on the Illuminate.

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Purple Stuff | I don't want to alarm you, but Helldivers 2's Meridia black hole appears to be at the heart of some weirdly ominous Illuminatey happenings again

It could just be the divers getting the heebie-jeebies, but it looks like Arrowhead could be teasing the squids doing a thing.

Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren

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PS5 P50 | Ex-Xbox exclusive Forza Horizon 5 given the X-shaped green light to skid onto PlayStation soon, probably in a gold-wrapped Peel P50 with go faster stripes

Here's hoping it doesn't spin out because the upgraded engine it's put in its quirky microcar is too powerful for a motor that resembles a mini-fridge.

Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren

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Wei Shen beating up some thugs in Sleeping Dogs.

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Wei're So Back | Our Sleeping Dogs movie and sequel dreams may not be dead, and the Marvel star responsible has said the thing about pork buns to prove he knows the Wei

"Everyone's overwhelming love of Sleeping Dogs here has really given us life!"

Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren

Elder Scrolls and Fallout voice actor Wes Johnson in his update video and at the Washington Capitals' championship parade.

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Good News | "There's a lot of love in this world" Elder Scrolls and Fallout voice actor Wes Johnson provides video update following medical emergency

"It's going to be a while as I work my way back, but I'm coming back."

Jan. 31, 2025 Mark Warren

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Bots Are Back | Helldivers 2's latest mission could spell the end for an old Super Earth foe, as the Illuminate carry on chilling in a galactic corner

It's back to the bot front for everyone, and yes, that also means you, bugdivers.

Jan. 30, 2025 Mark Warren

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Gone Cyberfishin' | Cyberpunk 2077 modder steps in to stop you accidentally running into your romantic interest's weird mute clone if you visit the wrong sofa snogging address

They'll now leave a nice note instead, which doesn't say 'Why are you in my house, you fool, I'm supposed to be doing a thing with you elsewhere!'

Jan. 30, 2025 Mark Warren

Squid Game season 3 first look #1 - cropped

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Summer Games | The first Squid Game season 3 photos are here, and a summer release has also been confirmed alongside much of Netflix's huge 2025 slate

'The final game', unless the powers that be find a way to milk it again.

Jan. 30, 2025 Fran Ruiz

Paul Atreides in Dune Awakening story trailer

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Lines In The Sand | The Dune Awakening team had "a bunch of constraints" placed on what they could show by working with Hollywood

This limitation is what pushed the team towards the alternate history approach.

Jan. 30, 2025 Connor Makar

A sandworm chases down two characters in Dune Awakening

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Desert Power | Dune Awakening will have a smart fix for the age old problem of faction imbalance: a third faction dedicated to levelling the playing field

Now that's a scoop. What would this third faction be?

Jan. 30, 2025 Connor Makar

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LNR Beckons | Diablo 4's Lunar New Year event is back, so let's hope Blizzard doesn't piss everyone off this time, too

The new Lunar New Year is here, and it's bringing back Diablo 4's themed event for one more go next month.

Jan. 30, 2025 Sherif Saed

Jurassic World: Rebirth - Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey

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Teased | Hollywood's loaded summer 2025 lineup to make a big splash at Super Bowl: From Jurassic World Rebirth to Fantastic Four, here's what you should expect

Lots to look forward to even if you aren't into football.

Jan. 30, 2025 Fran Ruiz

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Revival | A Rising Storm-inspired shooter announced all the way back in 2019 is back from the dead, with a Steam page and trailer to prove it

Remember '83? Not the year, obviously, but the multiplayer shooter that was once billed as the next big project from one of the most beloved indie studios.

Jan. 30, 2025 Sherif Saed