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Manor Lords dev wants your feedback on this OP mechanic

Now that the Manor Lords Steam Early Access period is underway, we’re already looking at one of our first potential changes thanks to player feedback. It’s going to be a long road to the full launch for studio Slavic Magic, but one feature is already under the microscope: global trade and market supply. Manor Lords solo developer Greg Styczeń is asking players of the city building game on ...read more

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Tomb Raider Remaster Will Restore "Censored" Content in Next Update

Developer Aspyr has announced that it will soon be restoring content that some claimed was "censored" in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. Recently, some fans happened to discover that two posters featuring protagonist Lara Croft in erotic poses were removed from Tomb Raider 3 in the game's "Sleeping With the Fishes" level. After an outcry from a vocal group online, Aspyr has made clear that this ...read more

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F1 24 Gameplay Deep Dive Details Updated Tyre Model, Aerodynamic Model

F1 24 is a little more than a month away from launch, and Codemasters and EA Sports are continuing to reveal new details on the racing sim. Plenty more of that has come courtesy of a new gameplay deep dive. Among several other improvements, Codemasters is touting a new dynamic handling system for the game, which thanks to new and improved suspension physics, will allow for better and more ...read more

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YouTube experimenting with ads that play while your video is paused

First reported by Android Authority, a recent Google earnings call included praise for a pilot program to show users ads when they pause videos on YouTube's TV app. The company has so far only experimented with pause ads on the TV app, but its apparent success is a cause for concern with future inclusion on the mobile or desktop versions of YouTube. Google Chief business officer Philipp ...read more

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Xbox Revenue Increases Courtesy of Activision

Xbox Series X/S hardware sales have been consistently on the decline for a while now, and it looks like that continued to be the case in the quarter ending March 31 as well, as per Microsoft’s recently released quarterly fiscal report. According to Microsoft, revenue for Xbox content and services saw a significant increase, climbing by 62 percent year-on-year, with the company attributing 61 ...read more

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Unlucky Elden Ring Player Gets Killed Because of Microsoft

An ill-fated Elden Ring player was hilariously killed in the game due to a Windows license prompt. While Elden Ring is considered more affable than previous FromSoftware titles, sometimes it's neither the player nor the game, but the operating system to blame. Even though it's two years old, Elden Ring's popularity has barely waned, and the game's upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has the ...read more

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Destiny 2 Will Remove Legacy Gear Power Limits in The Final Shape

Among its most unpopular decisions with Destiny 2, Bungie made two exceptionally annoying ones – vaulting previously released content, like The Red War, Curse of Osiris, and Warmind campaigns, and capping Power on Legendary gear. It would slightly alter course on the latter, ensuring that Legendaries released after a point didn’t suffer the same issue. However, in The Final Shape, it’s ...read more

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Resident Evil Dev is Seemingly Working on a New Game

From Resident Evil and Monster Hunter to Street Fighter and more, Capcom has an impressive stable of established IP with a long history of success- though the company, it seems, has some new things in the works as well. One of those things is seemingly a new game called The Descendants. This information comes from the resume of actress Bekka Prewitt, spotted by a user on Reddit. Prewitt has ...read more

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Tomb Raider Remaster Will Restore "Censored" Content in Next Update

Developer Aspyr has announced that it will soon be restoring content that some claimed was "censored" in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. Recently, some fans happened to discover that two posters featuring protagonist Lara Croft in erotic poses were removed from Tomb Raider 3 in the game's "Sleeping With the Fishes" level. After an outcry from a vocal group online, Aspyr has made clear that this ...read more

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Xbox Revenue Increases Courtesy of Activision

Xbox Series X/S hardware sales have been consistently on the decline for a while now, and it looks like that continued to be the case in the quarter ending March 31 as well, as per Microsoft’s recently released quarterly fiscal report. According to Microsoft, revenue for Xbox content and services saw a significant increase, climbing by 62 percent year-on-year, with the company attributing 61 ...read more

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Destiny 2 Will Remove Legacy Gear Power Limits in The Final Shape

Among its most unpopular decisions with Destiny 2, Bungie made two exceptionally annoying ones – vaulting previously released content, like The Red War, Curse of Osiris, and Warmind campaigns, and capping Power on Legendary gear. It would slightly alter course on the latter, ensuring that Legendaries released after a point didn’t suffer the same issue. However, in The Final Shape, it’s ...read more

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Resident Evil Dev is Seemingly Working on a New Game

From Resident Evil and Monster Hunter to Street Fighter and more, Capcom has an impressive stable of established IP with a long history of success- though the company, it seems, has some new things in the works as well. One of those things is seemingly a new game called The Descendants. This information comes from the resume of actress Bekka Prewitt, spotted by a user on Reddit. Prewitt has ...read more

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Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Will Run from May 10-20

Upon its announcement last month, NetEase Games confirmed that Marvel Rivals would be getting a closed alpha sometime in May, and now the company has revealed further details. The 6v6 hero shooter’s closed alpha will go live on May 10 at 5 PM Pacific, and will remain live until May 20 at 11:59 PM Pacific. The test will be available to 30,000 players, but only in the United States and ...read more

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Cult Classic Xbox 360 Game Remaster May Be Getting a Reveal Soon

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, an upcoming remaster of the hack-and-slash Xbox 360/PS3 title from famed game designer Suda51, might finally receive a proper reveal in the near future, according to a recent tease from the developers behind the project. The long-awaited re-release of the cult classic action game will hopefully shine a new light on this overlooked title and lead to more remasters of other ...read more

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Resident Evil Creator Reveals Why He Left Behind Bethesda

Tango Gameworks founder Shinji Mikami, the man with glorious mind that co-created the Resident Evil franchise, has revealed details as to why he left Tango Gameworks, a studio which he founded himself. In an interview with Byking, translated by Automaton, Mikami shockingly reveals that he actually wanted to leave the studio eight years before he ultimately did in 2023, but put off his departure ...read more

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eFootball celebrates 750 million downloads

eFootball has hit another major download milestone, according publisher Konami. It said this week that the free-to-play football game has reached 750 million downloads across all platforms, which is up from 700 million reported in January. The company is celebrating the milestone with a three-week in-game campaign featuring events to play, items to collect and prizes to win. These ...read more

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Tomb Raider Remaster Will Restore "Censored" Content in Next Update

Developer Aspyr has announced that it will soon be restoring content that some claimed was "censored" in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. Recently, some fans happened to discover that two posters featuring protagonist Lara Croft in erotic poses were removed from Tomb Raider 3 in the game's "Sleeping With the Fishes" level. After an outcry from a vocal group online, Aspyr has made clear that this ...read more

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Destiny 2 Will Remove Legacy Gear Power Limits in The Final Shape

Among its most unpopular decisions with Destiny 2, Bungie made two exceptionally annoying ones – vaulting previously released content, like The Red War, Curse of Osiris, and Warmind campaigns, and capping Power on Legendary gear. It would slightly alter course on the latter, ensuring that Legendaries released after a point didn’t suffer the same issue. However, in The Final Shape, it’s ...read more

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Resident Evil Dev is Seemingly Working on a New Game

From Resident Evil and Monster Hunter to Street Fighter and more, Capcom has an impressive stable of established IP with a long history of success- though the company, it seems, has some new things in the works as well. One of those things is seemingly a new game called The Descendants. This information comes from the resume of actress Bekka Prewitt, spotted by a user on Reddit. Prewitt has ...read more

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Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Will Run from May 10-20

Upon its announcement last month, NetEase Games confirmed that Marvel Rivals would be getting a closed alpha sometime in May, and now the company has revealed further details. The 6v6 hero shooter’s closed alpha will go live on May 10 at 5 PM Pacific, and will remain live until May 20 at 11:59 PM Pacific. The test will be available to 30,000 players, but only in the United States and ...read more

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Special PlayStation Consoles Found in the Garbage

One lucky employee of an electronic waste disposal facility recently stumbled on a pair of old PlayStation debugging stations that someone discarded in the garbage. Their find serves as a throwback to the days of the second- and third-generation PlayStation hardware. Unlike PlayStation dev kits, which are meant to support game development, Sony's debugging stations are primarily aimed at ...read more

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GTA 3 Didn't Have Working Planes Due To The PS2's Memory Limitations

A former Rockstar Games developer has revealed that one of the "hardest technical challenges" during the development of GTA 3 was due to the PS2's memory, which is why the player wasn't able to fly planes outside of a brief trip in the Dodo. It's not often that we get to look at how big triple-A games are created (shout-out to Naughty Dog and Double Fine for providing some of the best looks at ...read more

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eFootball celebrates 750 million downloads

eFootball has hit another major download milestone, according publisher Konami. It said this week that the free-to-play football game has reached 750 million downloads across all platforms, which is up from 700 million reported in January. The company is celebrating the milestone with a three-week in-game campaign featuring events to play, items to collect and prizes to win. These ...read more

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Fallout 5 – Microsoft Reportedly “Formulating Plans” to Launch

Fallout is all the craze these days, especially off the success of Amazon’s recent TV show (recently renewed for Season 2). Though older titles like Fallout 76 and Fallout 4 have received impressive bumps in player numbers, the latter celebrating its Next-Gen Update launch, it wouldn’t be surprising if Microsoft is thinking of ways to capitalize on the show’s success. They allegedly ...read more

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Gamer Builds Handheld Nintendo 64 Console

One avid gamer has built a fully-functional, portable version of Nintendo's beloved fifth generation console, the Nintendo 64. In an era where handheld gaming is increasing in popularity each and every year, fan-made hardware modifications are becoming more relevant than ever before, as they provide gamers with a way to take their retro home console libraries with them on the go. This Nintendo 64 ...read more

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Switch 2 Screen Reportedly Upgraded To 1080p

Nintendo's next console, commonly referred to as the Switch 2, will reportedly have a screen resolution of 1080p in handheld mode. The screen will also apparently be eight inches bigger than the Switch OLED, as Nintendo seemingly focuses on improving the experience for those who play on the go. This new information isn't official, but comes to us courtesy of the third-party Switch controller ...read more

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Switch 2 reportedly has magnetic Joy-Cons

New details about Nintendo’s Switch successor have reportedly surfaced. Long-running Spanish video games website Vandal claims to have received information about the console from sources at peripherals manufacturers. According to the site, Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers will attach to the console magnetically. As current Joy-Cons connect to Switch using a rail system, it’s unclear if ...read more

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Garry’s Mod studio is removing 20 years of Nintendo uploads

The studio behind sandbox game Garry’s Mod says it will be removing all Nintendo-related uploads after receiving DMCA takedown requests that appear to be from Nintendo. Garry’s Mod is a sandbox game where players can upload their own objects and character models and use them to make animations or other games. This has inevitably resulted in the addition of copyrighted content to the ...read more

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New Rumor Claims Kingdom Hearts Adaption Is in the Works

Since its first release in 2002, the Kingdom Hearts franchise has released more spin-offs than you can shake a stick at. Importantly, almost off of those spin-offs include plot details that are key to the series' overarching story. A recent rumor claims that Kingdom Hearts might be expanding even further. While fans are patiently waiting for Kingdom Hearts 4 to launch, it seems that there's ...read more

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Nintendo Switch Online Adds 2 N64 Classic Racers

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have already been treated to a few new games this month, but the mega-publisher isn't finished doling out new goodies. Recently, Nintendo added two more N64 games to the service's roster. Interestingly, both games come from the racing genre, giving fans of burning rubber a few new games to jump into this week. The two games on offer are Extreme G and Iggy's ...read more

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Deliver Us the Moon is Finally Releasing for Switch This Year

Several years on from its original launch, Deliver Us the Moon is finally set to launch for the Nintendo Switch. Originally set to arrive on Nintendo’s platform in 2020, the port was cancelled some months prior to its planned release, with publisher Wired Productions citing technical limitations at the time. Now, Wired Productions and developer KeokeN Interactive are once again partnering to ...read more

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Pokemon Go Rolls Out New Biome Changes

As part of the Rediscover Go campaign, Pokemon Go has been rolling out a number of changes to the game's graphics. The latest of these began to appear in North America today, with the game's backgrounds getting a long overdue facelift. As a result, players should expect different biomes that reflect their real-world locations, and that will be highlighted in Catch and Battle screens. The improved ...read more

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Manor Lords dev wants your feedback on this OP mechanic

Now that the Manor Lords Steam Early Access period is underway, we’re already looking at one of our first potential changes thanks to player feedback. It’s going to be a long road to the full launch for studio Slavic Magic, but one feature is already under the microscope: global trade and market supply. Manor Lords solo developer Greg Styczeń is asking players of the city building game on ...read more

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Tomb Raider Remaster Will Restore "Censored" Content in Next Update

Developer Aspyr has announced that it will soon be restoring content that some claimed was "censored" in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. Recently, some fans happened to discover that two posters featuring protagonist Lara Croft in erotic poses were removed from Tomb Raider 3 in the game's "Sleeping With the Fishes" level. After an outcry from a vocal group online, Aspyr has made clear that this ...read more

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Unlucky Elden Ring Player Gets Killed Because of Microsoft

An ill-fated Elden Ring player was hilariously killed in the game due to a Windows license prompt. While Elden Ring is considered more affable than previous FromSoftware titles, sometimes it's neither the player nor the game, but the operating system to blame. Even though it's two years old, Elden Ring's popularity has barely waned, and the game's upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has the ...read more

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Destiny 2 Will Remove Legacy Gear Power Limits in The Final Shape

Among its most unpopular decisions with Destiny 2, Bungie made two exceptionally annoying ones – vaulting previously released content, like The Red War, Curse of Osiris, and Warmind campaigns, and capping Power on Legendary gear. It would slightly alter course on the latter, ensuring that Legendaries released after a point didn’t suffer the same issue. However, in The Final Shape, it’s ...read more

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Resident Evil Dev is Seemingly Working on a New Game

From Resident Evil and Monster Hunter to Street Fighter and more, Capcom has an impressive stable of established IP with a long history of success- though the company, it seems, has some new things in the works as well. One of those things is seemingly a new game called The Descendants. This information comes from the resume of actress Bekka Prewitt, spotted by a user on Reddit. Prewitt has ...read more

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Manor Lords Developers Reveal Upcoming Changes

Manor Lords finally launched last week to rave reviews from fans. The medieval strategy game was already Steam's most wish-listed game before launch, so it's no surprise to see it doing so well out of the gates. That said, Manor Lords did launch in early access, so the developers at Slavic Magic are still in active development. That means players should expect Manor Lords to change quite a bit ...read more

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Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Will Run from May 10-20

Upon its announcement last month, NetEase Games confirmed that Marvel Rivals would be getting a closed alpha sometime in May, and now the company has revealed further details. The 6v6 hero shooter’s closed alpha will go live on May 10 at 5 PM Pacific, and will remain live until May 20 at 11:59 PM Pacific. The test will be available to 30,000 players, but only in the United States and ...read more

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Manor Lords Has Already Sold Over 1 Million Units

In the lead up to its launch, it was pretty clear that medieval city building RTS title Manor Lords was generating a fair bit of excitement, and in the immediate aftermath of its recent early access release, that’s become doubly clear. Taking to Twitter, publisher Hooded Horse has revealed that Manor Lords has already sold over 1 million units since its release on Friday. Meanwhile, the game ...read more

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YouTube experimenting with ads that play while your video is paused

First reported by Android Authority, a recent Google earnings call included praise for a pilot program to show users ads when they pause videos on YouTube's TV app. The company has so far only experimented with pause ads on the TV app, but its apparent success is a cause for concern with future inclusion on the mobile or desktop versions of YouTube. Google Chief business officer Philipp ...read more

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NES Emulator Shows Up on App Store, Swiftly Gets Removed

Earlier this month, Apple lifted its ban on emulators on the App Store. One developer wasted no time bringing an option that allowed players to access games originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES. The Bimmy – NES Emulator was made available for iPad as a free download by developer Tom Salvo, but was swiftly removed. While some would assume this was the work of ...read more

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Game Boy emulator released for iPhone

Following Apple's relaxation in its App Store policy to allow the publishing of retro game emulators in its marketplace, iGBA, a free Game Boy emulator, becomes the first emulator to be available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store. Apple has been pretty restrictive and never allowed emulators to be published on its App Store, till this recent change in its App Store policies. Things have ...read more

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Twitch CEO Addresses Demand for Rewind Feature

The CEO of Twitch has responded to viewers' demands for a rewind function on streams. The feature would put streaming on Twitch more in line with services like YouTube, which let viewers go back and see what they missed before they tuned in. While Twitch was once the undisputed leader of live video streaming on the internet, YouTube, Kick, and even Meta have all tried to draw users towards ...read more

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PPSSPP emulator eyeing App Store launch this year

Recently, Apple updated its guidelines and opened the doors of its App Store for emulators, marking a significant shift in policies. Now that one barrier is gone, the popular Android emulator PPSSPP's creator, Henrik Rydgård, has said that the PPSSPP emulator may debut on the App Store later this year, but only if Apple eases out an important restriction. Notably, according to the updated App ...read more

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Apple lifts App Store ban on game emulators

Apple has lifted its restriction on retro game emulators on the iOS App Store. In an update published on Friday, the company announced that game emulators – previously banned from the iPhone store – will now be allowed globally, as well as downloadable games. The company noted that developers are responsible for all software offered, “including ensuring that such software complies ...read more

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Discord Reportedly Rolling Out Ads Soon

Advertisements will reportedly be hitting the popular communications service Discord within the week. Discord is available on a wide range of devices, from Xbox to the Steam Deck, but it will soon change with the arrival of advertisements. Discord is the go-to online messaging system for many, featuring a wide range of robust chat and video conferencing features, as well as community-focused ...read more

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The Sonic 3 movie has wrapped filming

Sonic 3 director Jeff Fowler has announced that the movie has concluded filming. Posting to X, the director, wearing a shirt reading, “Keep Calm and Jim Carrey On,” showed off a film slate depicting Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released in cinemas on December 20, 2024.

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F1 24 Gameplay Deep Dive Details Updated Tyre Model, Aerodynamic Model

F1 24 is a little more than a month away from launch, and Codemasters and EA Sports are continuing to reveal new details on the racing sim. Plenty more of that has come courtesy of a new gameplay deep dive. Among several other improvements, Codemasters is touting a new dynamic handling system for the game, which thanks to new and improved suspension physics, will allow for better and more ...read more

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Minecraft Unveils Tricky Trials Update

At last year's Minecraft Live event, developer Mojang revealed many details for its upcoming 1.21 Update. Since then, the team has been dropping several of those new features into the test version of Minecraft, giving players early access to new content like the Mace and the Trial Chamber. However, Mojang has been keeping the actual name of the update close to its chest. That's understandable ...read more

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No Rest for the Wicked Trailer Highlights Positive Impressions

Despite its rough early access launch last week, Moon Studios has worked extensively to improve No Rest for the Wicked. The Souls-like action RPG has garnered some positive impressions, though – check them out in the trailer below. As a mix of Dark Souls, Diablo and some survival-lite, No Rest for the Wicked sees players running around on Isola Sacra to wipe out the Pestilence. Between ...read more

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Minecraft Update 1.21 Now Has an Official Name

Mojang has finally revealed the official name for Minecraft's Update 1.21: Tricky Trials. Slated to arrive in June 2024, Tricky Trials will be bringing a lot of new features to Minecraft, including a new weapon, trials, crafting objects, and more. Players and modders are loving the newest Minecraft update, Update 1.205, which only released a few days ago. Titled Armored Paws, that update ...read more

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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Trailer Highlights Desolate Environments

The wait for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been a long one, but with the long-anticipated open world survival horror FPS drawing closer to its launch a few months down the line, on the 38th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, developer GSC Game World has released a brief new trailer that offers another look at the game. Dubbed “Not a Paradise”, the trailer showcases ...read more

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape Teases the Husk and Geist of the Dread

After showcasing what the Harbinger and Weaver are capable of in Destiny 2’s The Final Shape, Bungie has a new teaser dedicated to the Husk. As a melee combatant of The Witness’s Dread faction, it rushes players with bladed tonfa. Check it out below. Unlike the Hive Thralls or the Cabal Gladiators, the Husks release Geists upon defeat. The latter will then home in on players, dealing ...read more

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SAND LAND Launch Trailer Showcases Vehicular Combat and High Stakes

Bandai Namco has a new trailer for its upcoming action-adventure SAND LAND, based on Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama’s manga. Be warned, since it’s rife with story spoilers. Check it out below. Set in the titular Sand Land, SAND LAND is about Beelzebub, the Fiend Prince, hanging out with his fellow demons, stealing water from the Royal Army, and idling away the time. After Sheriff Rao ...read more

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Marvel Rivals Releases New Loki Playable Character Trailer

When the closed alpha test for Marvel Rivals begins next month, players will be able to choose from a number of heroes and villains spanning the multiverse. Last month, developer NetEase Games revealed that one of those options will include Loki Laufeyson. In a newly released trailer for the game, the adopted brother of Thor can be seen using some of his familiar abilities from the MCU and 616. ...read more

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