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This week saw Pokémon Go become the property of the Saudi government as Scopely, the mobile game maker owned by Savvy Games Group which itself was founded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, acquired POGO developer Niantic for the tidy sum of $3.5 billion. In other news, Steam has launched one of its best sales…
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Next week is a big one. Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches on the heels of new reporting that Ubisoft is looking to spin off the franchise into a standalone company backed by Chinese conglomerate NetEase. The 2025 Game Developers Conference kicks off in San Francisco with talks from people behind some of the biggest…
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A new update is now live for Avowed, Obsidian’s recently released and very good open-world RPG. The patch is live on Xbox and PC and it fixes a lot of tiny bugs and other issues. But the biggest news is that all players will now be a bit more powerful thanks to some extra upgrade points.
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If you carried a camcorder everywhere you went in the ‘90s, without advanced A/V technology you likely had a hard time editing video footage to create your own cinematic masterpiece. However, in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, the narrative adventure game from Life Is Strange developer Don’t Nod, you’ll be able to edit…
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As we head into next week’s season finale, I’m starting to better understand the frustration some viewers feel with Severance’s pacing in its second season. We’re nine episodes in and not a lot has happened. There have been several character-driven episodes in a row and not much movement on the main mystery, and we’re…
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Things are about get freaky. Again. Disney has just released the first trailer for Freakier Friday, a sequel to the 2003 film starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. And this time, four people are swapping bodies. Presumably, this is all happening on a Friday.
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Crashing on the shores of Avowed’s Living Lands, I didn’t have two gold pieces to rub together. But with one quick scheme—okay, it was actually multiple methods in a concerted effort—I managed to fill my coin purse and farm money fast in Avowed.
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2007's Superbad was a massive hit comedy film starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as two virgin teens trying to party and get laid before graduation. In the movie, Hill’s character is such a shitty dirtbag that Sony, which was producing the film, made it very clear that he can’t touch a PlayStation at any point in…
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Most hardware breaks down and gets worse as it ages. Some old Super Nintendo systems, however, are actually running faster. The changes aren’t noticeable to your average player, but dedicated fans have been measuring the differences and trying to uncover why the changes are occurring and what it could mean for the…
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Yeah, playing as a yakuza running around the streets of Japan is cool, but have you ever tried it in Hawaii, while dressed like a pirate with a crew that includes no less than three highly intelligent zoo animals? No, you’re lying, of course you haven’t, which is the secret sauce that makes Like A Dragon: Pirate…
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You know, I’m something of an adventurer myself—that is, until the way-too-large spiders rear their ugly eyes in my direction. (Can you rear your eyes? -Pedantic Ed) To ensure fights like the one down in the Seaside Cavern in the early-game zone of the Overgrown Frontier end smoothly and without me crying, it’s best…
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Silent Hill f’s reveal trailer has finally arrived and the long-awaited next entry in Konami’s survival horror franchise looks promising. There’s haunting memories, twisted horrors, and plenty of fog. It’s hard to gauge just how real the Silent Hill comeback is based on the new footage alone, but so far it’s off to a…
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The “T” in Pokémon TCG Pocket stands for “trading,” but ironically that’s been the worst part of the game ever since the feature launched earlier this year. Finally, the mobile hit’s developers have promised a major overhaul of the busted system, though the fixes could still take a long time to roll out and will…
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As a Dualist, Moon Knight is a glass cannon, able to dish out tons of damage in the right circumstances, but not able to take much himself. Your job is to find sneaky places to wait, set up Ankhs near enemies, then throw ricocheting darts to deal lots of damage to vulnerable targets like enemy Strategists and…
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Space-Time Smackdown’s addition at the start of the year has significantly changed the competitive landscape of Pokémon TCG Pocket, and the new superstar on the block is Darkrai EX. We discussed this Pokémon in detail already, but in short, the new Trainer cards in Space-Time Smackdown have shifted the fundamentals of…
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Right now some of the best games available on Steam, including Undertale, Doom (2016), and Spiritfarer are all on sale for incredibly cheap prices. Combine that with Steam’s annual Spring Sale and you have a recipe for some fantastic discounts.
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You ever want to get excited for something but then get put off by how the people making it talk about it? That’s what I experienced when looking at the newly announced mobile version of Disco Elysium that the remnants of developer ZA/UM showed off today. From the looks of it, the studio isn’t just aiming to put its…
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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 3 is in development. Saber Interactive confirmed the news with a press release and a somewhat silly teaser featuring the star of the last two games standing still in rain near the new game’s logo. No release date or platforms were confirmed.
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Members of the Xbox Insiders program will soon have access to Copilot for Gaming on mobile, a tool aimed at streamlining the process of playing games and minimizing the moments that people spend confused by their hardware or the games that run on it. It’s an interesting idea that currently seems like more trouble than…
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Have you seen the absolute size of your pirate ship in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii? It’s impossible to run a vessel of such an immense size without a crew, and thankfully, the islands of Hawaii feature some of the most hardened cosplayers in the nation, so you’re never without a shortage of options. But…
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Civilization VII features a variety of crises throughout each age, including a full-on invasion, a war of religion, and the ultimate crisis that will test all empire builders: the plague. It spreads rapidly, moving from town to city with ease, wiping out entire populations. If you don’t turn off the crisis system, you…
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The long-rumored Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake, which Kotaku confirmed was real in January, reportedly might be announced very soon and could launch as early as next month.
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Prepare for blasting dirt off of hard surfaces to get even more eclectic and visually satisfying in PowerWash Simulator 2. The sequel to the hit relaxation game “for perverts and freaks” was announced with a new teaser trailer on Thursday and is headed to PC and console before the end of 2025.
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If you ever needed more proof that Disney’s live-action adaptations don’t have the sauce of their animated source material, look no further than the Lilo & Stitch trailer. Sure, Stitch, the not-dog alien that sets the events of the film into motion, looks fittingly hideous. I’m glad to hear they let the original…
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Some guys ponder the Roman Empire. I prefer to think about what Achilles meant when he encountered Odysseus in the underworld and told him he’d rather have lived a slave than died a hero. I’m not a history buff, but I have a massive affection for ancient Greek history and literature. Christopher Nolan directing an…
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Although most people will just take new Street Fighter 6 characters through Arcade mode or online, that isn’t the only new content added with them. They also become available in the World Tour mode, making it possible for your Avatar character to become their disciple. Increasing your bond with them will give you fun…
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Spectre Divide is a neat tactical shooter that struggled after server issues at launch, mixed reviews on Steam, and $90 shop skins that rankled some players. It’s now shutting down less than a month after coming to consoles and just over a year after securing $30 million in investment funding.
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As you begin to step beyond your boundaries and expand your empire in Civilization VII, you’ll note that investing in a Settler and sending them off on a mission to settle new land doesn’t culminate in a city like previous entries. You begin with a township. A town is a small settlement, held back by its size,…
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The Road to WrestleMania traditionally kicks off with the Royal Rumble, setting the stage for unforgettable moments leading up to WWE’s biggest event. Last year, Cody Rhodes won the Rumble and went on to claim victory at WrestleMania. In 2019, Kofi Kingston’s underdog journey, dubbed Kofimania, culminated in a…
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Split Fiction, the latest co-op adventure from Hazelight, has just arrived, and it’s another example of how the It Takes Two developer is leading the charge on games that are designed around what’s possible when you have two players working together to accomplish a common goal. With the unique thrills of great…