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Square Enix Has No Intergrade-Like DLC Plans For FF7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is already a massive game, but some out there might be wondering if DLC is on the way for the open-world RPG. According to Rebirth’s director Naoki Hamaguchi, the answer is no, as the team is focused on finishing part three of the FF7 Remake trilogy.

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Josh Brolin Wants Denis Villeneuve To Get A Dune: Part Two Oscar Nom...Or Else

Here’s the plot: Popular 56-year-old actor threatens the voting body behind the most revered award in cinema with his retirement if they fail to deliver on his desired nomination. While that may sound like an A24 dark comedy waiting to happen, it’s actually Josh Brolin’s reality, as he has threatened to never act…

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Fans Found A Workaround For One Of The Most Frustrating Things In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

One of the reasons it took me so long to start a second playthrough of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is that recreating the Inquisitor, the protagonist of 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition, is a painstaking process. I loved making an older version of my Inquisition hero the first time I played through The Veilguard, but the…

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Brighter Shores, As Told By Steam Reviews

There aren’t too many MMORPGs that you can just throw up on a second monitor in the background while you watch Crunchyroll or zone out to your favorite podcast about foreign baking competitions. Most require your input as you quest, grind mobs, and run dungeons with random players you’ll never see again. But RuneScape …

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Don't Bother Waiting Around For A Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update

Cyberpunk 2077 is one of those benchmark games fans rush to check out when they upgrade their gaming hardware. From its disastrous launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to its 2.0 overhaul and excellent Phantom Liberty expansion last year, the open-world RPG has undergone an impressive makeover in the last few years.…

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Star Wars Outlaws Is Ditching Its Most Annoying Feature

Star Wars Outlaws’ road to redemption has hit a major milestone today with the release of its first story pack, fourth major update, and long-awaited arrival on Steam. There will be a lot to unpack about the state of Ubisoft’s open-world stealth adventure in the days and weeks ahead but the most important thing to…

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Disney Dreamlight Valley's New Dragons Are Too Adorable

Disney Dreamlight Valley is a relaxing title filled to the brim with adorable creatures to meet and feed. If you want to befriend them all, you’ll need to know what foods they like and how to feed it to them. This continues in the game’s second expansion The Storybook Vale where you’ll interact with multiple new…

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Pokémon TCG Pocket Has A Hidden Wishlist Feature You'll Want To Use

There are a whole bunch of quality-of-like changes that Pokémon TCG Pocket could stand to introduce, not least giving its UI a significant overhaul to make certain features much clearer. One of those buried features that’s genuinely useful, and yet almost no one seems to know about, is wishlisting.

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6 Hours With Avowed And I'm Already Thinking It's One Of 2025's Best Games

There’s a tradition when writing previews of games that says one must hold back on judgments, as a game is not yet finished and could see enormous changes before it’s released. I am, however improper it might be, going to ignore this principle on this occasion, because after spending at least six hours with the…

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Pal Up With Disney Dreamlight Valley's Pegasus Companions

You can’t have a cozy game without cute companions to find and adore, and Disney Dreamlight Valley has them in spades. In fact, its second expansion The Storybook Vale has three all-new types of critters to meet, feed, and become pals with, like a Pegasus that comes in four unique colors.

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Scott Pilgrim Anime On Netflix Not Getting Second Season

Scott Pilgrim series creator Bryan Lee O’Malley announced that the Netflix adaptation of the popular franchise would not receive a second season, confirming what many fans had already assumed.

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The 'Bloodiest' Episode Of Amazon's Secret Level Is Based On....Pac-Man?

It’s times like this when I realize nothing from my childhood is sacred, not even Pac-Man’s innocent maze travels. According to an exclusive Entertainment Weekly interview with Tim Miller, creator of the upcoming Amazon animated series Secret Level, his new show will deliver what could be the bloodiest depiction of Pac…

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Fortnite's Premium Monthly Subscription Just Got A Lot Better

Fortnite Crew, the popular shooter’s premium monthly subscription plan, will now provide players with premium rewards for all future passes—battle and otherwise—as Epic continues to streamline the game’s rewards and leveling systems. The publisher also announced a small price increase for those who prefer to buy each…

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Longtime Simpsons Voice Actor Retires After 35 Years

Pamela Hayden, who has voiced famous Simpsons characters like Milhouse for over three decades, announced that she is retiring from the long-running animated series.

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Billionaire Waits Outside Supermarket To Fight Call Of Duty Fan

It’s happened to all of us. You’re playing your favorite game. You’re losing pretty badly. You blame the developers, or cheaters, or the internet. But not all of us have blamed the billionaire who owns our internet service provider, challenged him to a fight, and watched stunned, months later, as he actually showed…

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Owls Make For Awesome Companions In Disney Dreamlight Valley

The Storybook Vale is the second major expansion to come to the ever-popular cozy game Disney Dreamlight Valley, bringing all new biomes, characters, and stories to tell. Of course, as with the main game, there are also plenty of new critters to meet and befriend. And among these are Owls, the very first critter…

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Nearly Brought Back Another Hero Alongside The Inquisitor

Reading the official Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book is kind of maddening, honestly. I adored the fourth game in BioWare’s fantasy RPG franchise despite my many, many issues with the series going in but each time I look at the art book, which is full of concepts that didn’t make it into the final game, I find…

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Gaming's Streaming Wars Are Here For Real Now

The ability to stream video games via the cloud might not be something you, a person reading Kotaku, personally enjoys or uses very much. But the reality is that streaming video games on your phone, console, or PC is becoming more and more popular, and that’s led to Xbox and Sony (and other companies) investing more…

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The McRib Is Back And McDonald's Will Sell You A Jug Of The Sauce For $20

McDonald’s world-famous meat product shaped like a tiny rack of ribs is returning just in time for the holidays. Starting next month, hungry customers can buy not only the McRib sandwich again, but also a jug of the sauce it’s slathered in. Are you not loving it?

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The MCU Is Getting Ready To Enter 'The Age of Mutants'

Marvel fans, it sounds like our patience will soon be rewarded. After nearly two decades of the Marvel Cinematic Universe being a world-changing wrecking ball to the film industry and our lives, the X-Men we’ve long wanted to see join the party are coming. At least, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige sure thinks so.

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The Most Expensive Cards In Pokémon TCG's Surging Sparks

While the Pikachu ex might be making all the headlines and drawing all the wider attention, Pokémon TCG’s Surging Sparks set is pulling in resale prices on multiple cards like the game hasn’t seen in years. And although the opening fortnight’s craziness is beginning to calm down, it’s still a surprisingly pricy…

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Xbox Will Now Let You Stream Games You Own Without A Console

Xbox is expanding its streaming options and will now let players stream some games they already own that aren’t included in Game Pass on any device that supports it.

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The Game Awards Should Happen After The Year Is Over Like Every Other Award Show

In case you missed it, the nominees for the 10th annual Game Awards, set to air on December 12, have been announced. Some frontrunners were predictably nominated in multiple categories, such as Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio, which scored seven and six nominations, respectively. But there were some pleasant…

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How To Best Spend Your Time In Disney Dreamlight Valley's Storybook Vale

As a wise man once said, “If you can be one thing, you should be efficient.” Take that to heart when getting started in Disney Dreamlight Valley’s new expansion The Storybook Vale. There’s a staggering amount of fresh content to see, characters to meet, and materials to collect and you should absolutely take your time…

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Storybook Vale: How To Start Disney Dreamlight Valley's Latest DLC

Disney Dreamlight Valley has an incredible amount of content available in its base game, and it receives new free updates for its core experience on a regular basis. But if you want to get the most out of this cozy game, you should know it’s all about the expansions. The Storybook Vale is the game’s second and latest…

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New Dungeons & Dragons And G.I. Joe Games Are Coming

Baldur’s Gate 3 was a huge success for both Larian Studios and Dungeons & Dragons, which is owned by Wizards of the Coast and its parent company, the massive toy conglomerate Hasbro. The two sides ended up splitting instead of pursuing Baldur’s Gate 4 together, but Hasbro’s CEO says the company is doubling down on…

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A Surprise Mobile Version Of Final Fantasy XIV Raises A Ton Of Questions

After more than a decade on PC and console, Final Fantasy XIV is coming to smartphones. Square Enix’s hit MMO revealed a mobile version this week that has the potential to bring millions of new players into the rich RPG world of Hydaelyn. It also raises a lot of questions about just how exactly a mobile version of…

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PS Portal's New Update Could Be A Game Changer For Sony's Handheld

The latest update for Sony’s surprisingly good PlayStation Portal adds the feature that people have been wanting since even before the handheld gaming device launched last year. Starting today, PS Plus subscribers can now stream some PS5 games via the cloud on their PS Portal without a console.

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Minecraft Movie Director Reacts To Backlash Over Weird First Trailer

The first Minecraft Movie trailer was a mess. It felt tonally off, the humor didn’t quite land, and the live-action aesthetic was disorienting. Stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa seemed like they were acting in different galaxies. Kids will probably still love the finished thing anyway, but swarms of online commenters…

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Denzel Washington Will Be Making Equalizer Movies In His 70s

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they’re bald, gun-toting, and entering their 70s. That surely will be the case for Denzel Washington when we see him in two more upcoming Equalizer films which, he revealed to Esquire, he plans on doing before it’s all said and done.

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