How hot has the goose from Untitled Goose Game been this past year? He got to star in a Game Awards skit. He was honored with a Resident Evil 2 mod. And now his game -- the one that has a title even though it says it doesn't -- just hit a huge sales milestone.
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Everyone and their grandmother must have gotten some kind of VR headset for the holidays, because VR games are selling like hotcakes at the moment. Most notably, the odd but awesome Superhot VR made a whopping 2 million smackeroos in the past week.
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Fans have wanted Red Dead Redemption on PC for years, and a fan mod very nearly gave it to them. Then Rockstar stepped in with threats of legal action, torpedoing the effort before it ever saw the light of day.
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How do our Guardians vanquish every foe effortlessly? How have we become Crota's Bane, the Slayers of Oryx, Iron Wolves, and more without breaking a sweat? There's a theory floating around that attempts to explain this phenomenon, and it is very interesting.
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Is the launch date for The Last of Us: Part 2 a little too far away for you? If you happen to have a copy of 2019's Resident Evil 2 remake, a new mod by Darkness Valtier might just be the answer to your prayers.
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Details revealed in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker visual dictionary have confirmed the connection between Starkiller Base and Ilum, one of the planets featured in Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order.
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Though not nearly as popular or celebrated as Xenoblade Chronicles, fans still have a fondness for the Xenosaga series. This is why the scrapping of a remastered collection came as heartbreaking news.
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Teslasuit is developing a VR glove that will give users the sensation of touching real-life objects in the virtual world. The catch? The glove isn't meant for gaming -- right now, anyway.
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Gaming has surged in popularity over the last ten years. The industry brought in over seven times more revenue this year than in 2009, a substantial increase buoyed by the shift towards digital and social.
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Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't done with us yet. Square Enix is hard at work on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake (which is not one, but three games) but still found time to produce a few more adventures for Sora and the gang. Now the devs are finally dishing some details on the Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind DLC.
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We've seen some people do magnificent work with custom character creators in games, but this one might top the rest. An unknown Bloodborne player managed to tweak enough options and move enough sliders to bring Samuel L. Jackson to life in From Software's hit.
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A new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer just dropped, and it shows the speedy blue creature as you've never seen him before.
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Microsoft has confirmed Senua's Sacrifice: Hellblade 2 will be a PC and Xbox exclusive.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players received a host of bugs in their stockings this Christmas.
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As part of a three-year agreement, McFarlane Toys has announced its first round of Cyberpunk 2077-themed action figures. You can now pre-order two varieties of Johnny Silverhand figurines, in addition to a male V.
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The newest Yakuza: Like A Dragon trailer has players fighting tigers, swarms of pigeons, and construction equipment. The new game is trying out new things with a wholly new fighting system, and it all looks pretty bonkers. But hey, that's par for the course in a Yakuza game.
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Has it been a while since you've logged into Fortnite? The current season is pretty much at a standstill now, having been extended to February. But it looks like Epic Games isn't done adding updates that change the world of its battle royale shooter.
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Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan did his usual Yule Log livestream, but he was closed lip on any kind of news on Overwatch or the recently announced Overwatch 2. This annual livestream never really reveals any secrets or spoilers, but he did briefly talk about one potential hero.
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If there's a developer that knows the horror genre, it's Frictional Games. Now it appears a whole new game could be coming down the pipeline... and we're very excited.
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If you're a fan of cheap video games, listen up -- GameStop might actually have something worth paying attention to this holiday.
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We've seen people play Call of Duty with Dance Dance Revolution pads. We've marveled as Destiny players soloed raid bosses using Rock Band drums. But we can safely say that we've never -- NEVER -- watched a Dark Souls boss fall to a man using a toaster as a controller. Until now.
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Chances are, you're at home or at the home of a family member, enjoying the holiday as one should: in sweatpants. Perhaps you even went out and saw a movie today; that is the holiday tradition for some. Hideo Kojima planned on catching a flick himself. Then he decided to work.
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Destiny 2 negated a lot of the strides made in the first game, and forced players to once again offer feedback for how Bungie -- the developer of the title -- could make things better. A little over two years later, we may have finally entered Destiny 2's Golden Age.
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We have Pokemon games on mobile. We got our first mainline Pokemon title on a home console. Now Pokemon is playable on a completely different platform; one that definitely took us by surprise.
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Moon Studios, the developer behind Ori and the Blind Forest, has a new action RPG in the works.
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"We've always admired Mr. Andrzej Sapkowski's works — a great inspiration for the team here at CD Projekt Red," said Adam Kiciński, President and Joint CEO of the company. "I believe today marks a new stage in our continued relationship."
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A new game on the Nintendo eShop -- released today on "Christmas-eve-eve" as the developers put it -- allows you to channel your inner Macaulay Culkin and attack some intruders... with a Roomba.
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GTA 5 is the best selling video game in the US, and now a rumor is floating around its sequel could take place in a foreign locale.
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New consoles and technologies were introduced to the gaming world in the last ten years. But what about the gaming trends we've basically done away with? Here are some of the more notable ones we remember.
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Whatever the actual reason is for Fallout 76 not having human non-playable characters (NPCs) at launch, it seems the game itself has what it feels to be a very plausible explanation for all those missing people.
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It's Friday both in the real world and in the universe of Destiny 2, which means that the mysterious vendor known as Xur is here with a bag of exotic gifts. He may have what you've been wishing for! He probably doesn't. But we'll tell you where he is and what he has.
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There is much more to the world of The Witcher than just fighting monsters. The games allude to complicated politics and countless factions who all seem to have a bone to pick with each other. Total War modders want to recreate this intricate web of alliances and antagonists in Witcher: Total War.
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Back when it was unveiled earlier this month, people couldn't help but notice that the upcoming MMO called Temtem looks a lot like Pokemon. There are some differences between the starter creatures in both titles, however. Here they are.
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Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, one of the world's most popular gamers, has teamed up with Adidas to sell something everyone needs: a nice pair of shoes. The Ninja x adidas line of joggers have finally come to light, and they sport the streamer's iconic color scheme.
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Capcom has Resident Evil 3 Remake coming in April 2020. But it appears the company is also looking to test out another title on the Resident Evil fan base.
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According to Activision, Modern Warfare is on track to be one of the most played Call of Duty titles since 2012's Black Ops 2.
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When Geoff Keighley hosted the first Game Awards back in 2014, it was a very different animal compared to what it is today.
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People really, really want to see a Grand Theft Auto 6. Not that it isn't time for one; GTA 5 first released in 201, and we're nearing the start of a brand new console generation. Surely Rockstar has something up its sleeve, right? Some Easter egg hunters seem to think so.
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'Tis the season to be jolly about Fortnite's newest event. Winterfest 2019 has officially started, and it's an exciting time for anyone who likes presents. When you fire up the game, you'll see a snowflake icon in the lobby. If you click that, you'll be presented with a ton of free goodies.
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The Halo franchise has spawned many rumors and myths throughout its long history. Some contained nuggets of truth, while others turned out to be outlandish and completely bogus. Here are the Halo myths that turned out to be true.
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Borderlands 3 has finally released on Google Stadia, marking one of the early game releases for the platform since its launch in November. Unfortunately, it also marks yet another promise that Google has broken with its gaming platform.
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Earlier this year, Bethesda announced the Wastelanders update, which would finally add NPCs to the barren world of Fallout 76. Then it got delayed. Players have apparently gotten tired of waiting for NPCs, so they added them to Fallout 76 themselves.
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NetherRealm Studios showed off the Joker's much-needed makeover (makeunder?) at The Game Awards.
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Apple Arcade debuted in September, offering iOS, Apple TV, and MacOS users dozens of games to play for $4.99 a month. Subscribers can now take advantage of a new yearly option priced at $49.99.
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There are plenty of games that will make a considerable case for themselves come awards season. Really, the hardest part of 2019 will be finding time to play all these stellar games. The bigger they are, the harder it is to out down the controller, as it turns out.
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The 2019 Game Awards were so jammed-packed with reveal trailers that gamers have taken to calling it E3 2.0. It's understandable, then, if you didn't notice a trailer from the mind behind PUBG, given the Xbox Series X reveal and Mortal Kombat's made-over Joker.
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Call of Duty microtransactions have reached a new low. If players want to see their kill to death (K/D) ratio, critical information that often dictates play strategy, they will have to buy a $20 watch. Yes, you read that right.
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Over the weekend, Capcom revealed yet another classic Street Fighter villain that will join Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition. Seth, the primary antagonist from the fourth game, will join the fray soon, although you might not even recognize him. He went through some drastic changes.
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Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed The Outer Worlds DLC will arrive in 2020.
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The Elder Scrolls Online will travel to Skyrim in 2020.
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New single-player projects from Riot Forge will let you enjoy the League of Legends setting without having to deal with toxic players.
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Gleamlight lets you play as a red-robed character who wears a hat with a feather in their cap. You run through dark caverns and fight all sorts of monsters using some type of blade, all while you jump from platform to platform. It looks like a fun title. It also looks a lot like Hollow Knight.
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Want an early taste of Nemesis from Resident Evil 3? Capcom has removed the 30-minute time on the Resident Evil R.P.D. demo for Resident Evil 2 Remake, allowing players to discover that there is something from RE3 lurking in the bowels of the Raccoon City P.D.
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Pokemon: Twilight Wings, a seven-part limited series that will cover the everyday lives of the people who live in Galar, is set to release soon. But the title has us wondering: What does "Twilight Wings" even mean?
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Surgeon Simulator is back and weirder than ever with a new trailer for a sequel that premiered during last night's Game Awards. What's more, it appears there's a hat tip to an iconic horror film found in the footage we saw.
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On the evening of Dec. 11, the official Final Fantasy Twitter account tweeted some unfortunate news for fans of Crystal Chronicles. The remaster will sadly be delayed until summer 2020, pushing it back from its previously close January release date.
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Console players can now enjoy the retro experience of multiplayer split-screen in Fortnite.
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In a tweet yesterday, Capcom introduced Martin Sandwich to the world. Yes, that is seriously his name. This "skilled engineer and mechanic" will be one of the playable Survivor characters in the 4v1 asymmetrical multiplayer game Resistance, which is included in the upcoming Resident Evil 3 Remake.
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PewDiePie has a new game out, but you can only download it on Android — not iOS. It's not the YouTuber's fault that his game isn't on Apple devices -- the blame for that lies with Apple itself, which allegedly rejected the title from the App Store for being a little too crude. You'll see why.
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Rocket League fans unhappy with the high prices in the game's Item Shop might want to check back in. After some backlash, it appears Psyonix has substantially lowered prices, making Blueprints far more affordable than they were when the shop first debuted.
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There's never a bad time to farm for exotics in Destiny 2, but Bungie wants to offer players one more reason to play its sci-fi shooter for the holidays. The Dawning will return to the game this year, bringing joy, tasty treats, and a new gun.
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Between Resident Evil 2 Remake being nominated for Game of the Year and an exciting announcement about Resident Evil 3 Remake, the franchise seems to be in a new golden era, and the numbers are proving it. Today, Capcom sent out a press release confirming that RE2 Remake outsold the original game.
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Since its release on Steam in 2018, players have been enjoying the unusual illnesses and downright addictive gameplay of critically acclaimed, hilarious hospital management sim Two Point Hospital. Come Feb. 25, 2020, console gamers will finally be able to get in on the fun.
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Today we learned that Marvel will publish a series of comics written by Jim Zub before the release of Marvel's Avengers. The series, rather appropriately called Marvel's Avengers, has already launched, too, starting with an issue about Iron Man.
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Could there be DLC in store for the remake of Resident Evil 2? Earlier last month, a Steam achievement called "Chasing Jill" popped up for players at random. In hindsight, this may have been a tease for Resident Evil 3 Remake. Others believe, however, that this has to do with DLC for RE2.
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Look out: there is more bad news about Fallout 76. Update 16, which released just yesterday, appears to have created a big new problem for Bethesda. Rather than fixing Fallout 76's infamous issues, players are reporting that the update is causing their legendary armor to break.
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Ah, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order -- the game that made us believe in Star Wars video games again. The game that somehow didn't quality as a Game of the Year contender, even though Death Stranding came out only a week before it. It's very pretty to look at, so it makes sense a photo mode is coming.
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It seems Twitch has grown tired of seeing big-name streamers go elsewhere. In what appeared to be a coordinated release of videos on Twitter earlier today, three Twitch streamers -- Lirik, DrLupo, and TimTheTatman -- reaffirmed their commitment to Twitch by announcing they'd be staying.
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GameStop is in trouble, yet, the company's CEO continues to steer the ship forward, believing it has better times ahead of it. The retailer recently revealed its third-quarter financial results, and they don't exactly support CEO George Sherman's optimism.
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Winter has arrived and Niantic wants you to bundle up and get outside to catch all your favorite Pokemon. If you need some extra encouragement, the developers have detailed their December events for Pokemon Go, and some of them are definitely worth braving the elements for.
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Overwatch Patch 1.43 brings back the Winter Wonderland event, changes the meta, and adds some new features.
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The metroidvania genre has dominated the indie gaming scene for the past few years now. Axiom Verge is one notable game in that category, and after four hard years of work, developer Tom Happ revealed that he's working on a sequel to his indie darling.
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Sony finally surprised us with a State of Play stream. Not with the Resident Evil 3 Remake announcement, mind you. The surprise came in the form of the release date -- April 3, 2020 -- and what else players will be getting when Resident Evil 3 Remake arrives next year.
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In case you missed it, the Death Stranding launch trailer dropped today. It's a nearly eight minute long preview of the game's story, with gameplay clips interspersed throughout. And we're probably not alone in saying: it's one of the least comprehensible things we've had the pleasure of viewing.
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When Death Stranding arrives in November, players will be able to explore the weird and wonderful world that Hideo Kojima and his team built. And what kind of world is that, you ask? An open one.
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We all know that Hideo Kojima is something of a rockstar in the games industry; a strange, cryptic rockstar, but a rockstar nonetheless. Now he'll be behaving like a real legend of the stage and touring the world in order to promote the launch of his first independent game, Death Stranding.
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Some of the best games in the sports genre offer a unique twist to subvert our expectations. While the giants continue to dominate sales figures, there's no reason not to dig a little bit deeper and uncover some of the hidden gems of a genre that has been producing quality entertainment for decades.
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Video game rental options have narrowed. Redbox, the popular rental kiosk service, has officially announced it will not offer video game rentals after 2019 wraps up.
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If you enjoy seeing popular actors and actresses in video games, you likely won't be disappointed in the single-player campaign the Star Citizen team is currently working on. In a new trailer, Star Citizen's standalone Squadron 42 release includes appearances from major television and film stars.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare might be the latest game to jump on the battle royale bandwagon. Though Activision and Infinity Ward have not made any official announcements, data miners and an apparent glitch point to a battle royale mode hidden in Modern Warfare's code.
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Oculus previously announced that it planned to add hand tracking to the Oculus Quest, and that the feature would arrive in an experimental capacity sometime in early 2020. Surprise: Oculus revealed today that hand tracking is actually coming later this week.
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Are you ready to enter the world of Twin Peaks? The cult classic show has received the video game treatment, rendered into a VR experience by Collider Games. The trailer released today shows prospective players a taste of the "escape room" kind of gameplay that Twin Peaks VR has to offer.
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Bandai Namco has announced the release date for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, confirming the information leaked last week by another division of the company.
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Last week, a Bayonetta and Vanquish remaster leaked, bringing the last-gen Platinum classics to the modern day. Now, Sega has confirmed the news. Both games will launch on Feb. 18, 2020, and you can purchase both of them in a single 10th Anniversary Bundle that includes a steelbook.
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Geoff Keighley and Hideo Kojima are buddies. Kojima has a habit of putting his celebrity friends into video games. Taking both into consideration, it's no surprise that Keighley has a cameo in Kojima's controversial Death Stranding. But is there a conflict of interest here?
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Fighting game fans rejoice! We just found out about the two new DLC fighters that will join the Tekken 7 roster as part of the third Season Pass.
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2K gave us a gift this Monday morning in the form of a very exciting, long anticipated announcement: BioShock 4 is officially in development. But hey, don't get too excited. We'll be waiting for "several years" before we get to play a brand new BioShock, so says 2K.
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Marvel's Avengers, which comes out next year, happens to be getting a prequel novel ahead of its release. Titled Marvel's Avengers: The Extinction Key, this novel covers the Avengers' conflict against the Zodiac, an ancient organization.
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Remember when Google Glass had its heyday? The world wasn't quite ready for that revolutionary concept. But now, after a few years of enjoying AR games like Pokemon Go, it might be time for another go at AR glasses.
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The world of The Witcher is vast and filled with lore that players can better get to know through games like Gwent, and its spin off, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. That latter spin-off will unfortunately not be getting a sequel, according to the latest news from developer CD Projekt Red.
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Dr Disrespect has dominated Twitch with his bombastic personality, and is now setting his sights on a more traditional medium: television. Someday in the future, we'll see a Skybound Entertainment-produced scripted TV series centered around none other than the Doc himself.
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The annual YouTube Rewind went up on Dec. 5, highlighting various records that have been set on the platform. In terms of the most-watched games, it should come as a shock to absolutely no one that Minecraft dominated this field.
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It seems like Gearbox can't get away from Handsome Jack. Soon, you can fight against an extra sassy hologram of the character in Borderlands 3's first DLC, Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot.
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Riot Games recently opened a new publishing arm called Riot Forge, a company that will focus exclusively on what it describes as "bespoke 'completable' League of Legends games."
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With all that money flowing through the Diamond Casino & Resort, it's high time someone robbed the place for all it's worth. Luckily, Rockstar was thinking the exact same thing.
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The Monster Hunter series is no stranger to collaborating with other games, and right now, we're in the midst of a three-part collaborative event. This time around, Capcom has turned to Guerrilla Games, known for its recent work on Horizon Zero Dawn, to bring Aloy into Monster Hunter: World.
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Ahead of 2019's Game Awards show, Keighley himself took to Reddit to answer the burning questions community members have. Perhaps one of the biggest questions asked was about how many big reveals we should expect during the event.
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Rocket League had a major update last night that changed the game as we know it entirely: loot boxes are gone. Update 1.70 converted Keys and Decryptors into Credits and Bonus Gifts, turned crates into Unrevealed Blueprints, and added a whole new item shop.
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Bayonetta and Vanquish are two of PlatinumGames' finest titles, yet both have been essentially trapped in the last generation for PlayStation and Xbox players. It seems that will no longer be the case come February, as both games appear to be getting current-gen remasters.
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The official Twitter account for NHL 20, EA's annual take on hockey video games, recently tweeted out something most peculiar. And we don't want to be presumptuous, but it looks like rapper and herb enthusiast Snoop Dogg could be coming to NHL 20.
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Tom Clancy's The Division 2 takes place in a dark, gritty universe where a deadly virus has caused American society to crumble. It's a dog-eat-dog world, where only the fittest survive. You'll also be able to launch snowballs at people in the next update, so perhaps some comic relief is on the way.
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Ever since Pokemon Go blew up in 2016, Niantic has been steadily supporting it with a stream of updates and new events to keep trainers engaged. Now Niantic has announced the newest community shindig coming to its augmented reality game: The Evolution Event.
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Destiny 2's next content drop, titled Season of Dawn, arrives next week. Now, thanks to a helpful roadmap released by Bungie today, we know when some of that season's new stuff will make an appearance.
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With its tight platforming, engaging combat, and beautiful aesthetic, Motion Twin has a hit on its hands with Dead Cells. Now the studio is capitalizing on it by announcing the title's first paid DLC: The Bad Seed.
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We're just weeks away from the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. But if you can't wait, you've already finished that other Star Wars game, and you want to take another trip into that universe, an upcoming update to Star Wars Battlefront 2 might interest you.
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Things have been radio silent regarding In the Valley of the Gods, even though the game was projected to release in 2019. Now we know that production on the project has been put "on hold."
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E3 has been around since 1995, and has since morphed into a titan of the industry. Anyone who knows video games knows E3, but in recent years the trade show has experienced a decline.
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Ubisoft has launched another big update for Rainbow Six: Siege called Operation Shifting Tides. The update comes with two new Operators and a revamped version of Theme Park.
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Blizzard has been drip-feeding us updates ahead of Diablo 4's eventual release. This week, lead systems designer David Kim published a blog post detailing how items will work in the game.
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Marco van Basten, legendary soccer player from the Netherlands, has been removed from FIFA 20. This decision came swiftly after van Basten said "Sieg Heil" on the air following a match between Ajax Amsterdam and SC Heracles.
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Everyone seems to be raving about the Disney+ hit, The Mandalorian. But how are we supposed to get our Star Wars fix in between episodes? Modders have made it so that you, dear player, can don the iconic helmet and become the titular Mandalorian in Star Wars Battlefront 2.
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Neon City Riders, a post-cyberpunk 2D action adventure from Bromio and Mecha Studios, will release in early 2020.
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Ready to put the boot into bootlegging? Red Dead Online, as befits a Rockstar game, wants to let players build up moonshine empires, open speakeasies, and befuddle the law via a new Specialist Role: Moonshiner.
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Tired of toxicity? Father Robert R. Ballecer, a Catholic priest, recently opened a Minecraft server dedicated to hosting a friendly, creative community free of toxicity. His efforts, although not officially endorsed by the Vatican, are being called "the Vatican's Minecraft server."
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GiantWaffle played video games live on Twitch for an average of 19 hours a day for the whole of November. Altogether, he streamed for 572 hours, setting a new world record.
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While Kojima has expressed interest in turning Death Stranding into a series, a sequel would not continue the plot established in the the first game.
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The newest advertisement showing off EA's Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order ruins one of the game's biggest surprises.
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Details about Overwatch 2 remain light, however, Blizzard has confirmed the game will add several new heroes.
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Video game news writing is a roller coaster. Sometimes you're in the upside-down loop, scrambling to cover a story about the latest game announcement or studio acquisition. Other times, you're under the canopy where the ride starts, rolling along at less than a mile per hour, reporting on socks.
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There is evidently something cursed about the Uncharted movie production. Director after director has abandoned ship, and just when we thought there was a release date in sight, director Travis Knight has ditched the project.
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Fate/Stay is a classic anime series with high octane fights, brutal battles, and life-or-death situations. That said, the latest anime in the series (and by extension, the latest game) is downright wholesome. Rather than fighting, we see legendary warrior Saber in the kitchen.
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Oops! (Again.) The Final Fantasy 7 Remake has been plagued with leaks lately. It started with the demo art -- and therefore the existence of a demo -- leaking on the PlayStation Store. Now the first few minutes of the demo have been leaked.
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It sure looked like, following the release of today's final holiday game, the Epic Games Store would be shutting down the gravy train for good. That is apparently not the case.
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It's easy to forget, but this decade has essentially contained five different Nintendo hardware generations. There was the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. On all of them -- even the Wii U -- there were some pretty specular moments Nintendo would like to remind you about.
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Leaked specs have revealed the Xbox Series X could end up being more powerful than the PlayStation 5. Here's why that's important.
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One player prioritized catching and trading for every single Pokemon before ever hitting the first gym in Sword and Shield. Amazingly, they pulled it off.
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With Hello Neighbor being announced as today's Epic Games Store freebie, it's widely presumed that Epic only has one more game left before its year-long game giveaway bonanza comes to an end. As usual, we got a teaser logo. Now players are trying to crack the code.
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Nintendo's received quite a few honors for its Nintendo Switch console, including having the device named as one of Time's top gadgets of the decade. The Switch recently picked up another award, too, but we have a feeling Nintendo won't be bragging too much about this one.
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Gaming news has definitely slowed down during the holiday season, but it seems Sony is going to remain in the headlines -- even if it doesn't intend to. A new patent unearthed via the World Intellectual Property Organization database shows off a PlayStation controller design we haven't seen before.
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Only a few weeks after Aphelios, the complex marksman who required a custom HUD, made his debut, Riot Games has revealed the next champion slated to join the League of Legends roster.
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Shuhei Yoshida, who serves as head of Sony's Independent Developer Initiative, has now gone on to say that developers are already in love with the PlayStation 5.
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In terms of the problems one can have, this one is about as first-worldly as it gets. Yet the topic is still on our minds, especially since Epic started giving away one game per day in its "12 days of Christmas" celebration. Is the Epic Games Store finally running out of freebies?
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Yet another disastrous bug hit the PC version of Fallout 76 earlier this week, ruining Christmas for over 500 people. The exploit allowed hackers to access player inventories like loot chests, stealing any item contained within.
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Switch is a pretty faithful remake of the original Game Boy classic. But did you know something rather interesting changed when Link's Awakening was re-released on the Virtual Console? Thankfully, Link's Awakening on Switch undid it.
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We're starting to feel pretty good about Control coming to Xbox Game Pass sometime soon. Why is that? Because Remedy's latest critical darling is just $30 right now on the Xbox Store.
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Nintendo took go kart racing to an all new level with Mario Kart, and now Universal Studios will be bringing that experience to life.
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Kojima games are weird. Death Stranding is weird. The 1.08 patch of Death Stranding is weird, but perhaps appropriate considering the spirit of the season.
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Thanks to Henry Cavill's hunky interpretation of our favorite gruff, gray-haired hunter of monsters, The Witcher 3 is enjoying a return to popularity almost five years after its release.
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After a string of Lance McDonald's mind-blowing discoveries completely changed the way we understand P.T., you'd think he would have run out of new surprises to share. But that's far from the truth, as his latest video clearly illustrates.
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When it came time to promote Super Mario Bros. 3, Nintendo found a fairly clever way around this, ginning up tons of hype for Mario's next adventure. Now you'll soon be able to watch the Super Mario Bros. 3 announcement on Blu-ray.
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The Steam Winter Sale is here, which means PC gamers are coming in droves to check out the discounts and snap up some of the titles they missed out on. Unfortunately, a change to the way Steam dishes out rewards has a lot of players very, very upset.
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Who doesn't like free money? Epic is effectively handing some out to celebrate its big holiday sale, offering a $10 coupon for any eligible game priced at $14.99 or above. And you'll be pleasantly surprised at the kinds of titles Epic is discounting.
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The Epic Games Store surely shook up 2019, changing the PC digital storefront landscape as we know it. And it still doesn't have a wishlist function.
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Blizzard wants to take its fans down memory lane, but unfortunately, it needs a little bit more time before it can. WarCraft 3: Reforged, which was previously scheduled for a 2019 release, has been delayed into 2020 so Blizzard can add some "finishing touches."
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Much of the gaming world was caught off guard by the reveal of the Xbox Series X; after all, a major new console hadn't been shown off at The Game Awards before. But how did the show manage to keep such a big secret? And how did Xbox head Phil Spencer rehearse without spilling the beans?
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Good news for those of you who absolutely adored Luigi's Mansion 3: DLC is coming to the game in 2020 that'll include an assortment of new modes and such. Most importantly, though: it'll include a disco outfit for Luigi.
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Do you remember how Sony got into the video game business? It came as a result of a failed partnership with Nintendo; one that would've seen the two companies collaborate on CD-ROM capabilities for the SNES. Evidence still exists of that aborted partnership, and soon, it'll be up for auction.
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Back paddles seem like all the rage now when it comes to controllers. The Xbox Elite Controller has had them since its first incarnation, and the Scuf Vantage looks to fill a similar niche for PlayStation 4. Now Sony will step up to the plate with its own take.
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There are hundreds of PS3 and PS4 games available to play on PlayStation Now, but until recently, Sony's biggest first-party PS4 titles were missing in action. That changed a few months back with the additions of God of War and Uncharted 4. Now two more huge exclusives are coming in January.
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Super Mario games are well known for their various secrets. Believe it or not, though, there are still things about the Super Mario series we don't have a handle on; some mysteries we've not quite been able to solve. One such mystery involves a ghost in World 4-4 of Super Mario 3D Land.
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On Time's list of the decade's top gadgets, most -- but not all -- of gaming's major players were recognized for their technological advances. Sony, however, was snubbed altogether.
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There is no shortage of video game rumors on the internet, like today's about the PlayStation 5's release date and price. Let us assure you: we know these rumors are totally false. How? Because Sony has actually come out and said so.
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Starting Dec. 19, Epic will give away one free game per day until the new year arrives on Jan. 1. That comes out to 12 free games spread across 12 days.
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Octopath Traveler. Lost Sphear. Various Daylife. You don't have to look far to find a bizarrely named Square Enix RPG, but the title the company unveiled at The Game Awards last night really takes the cake.
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Hacker Lance McDonald has been behind most of the discoveries in P.T. It should come as no surprise, then, that McDonald is again the mind behind this latest one, which shows us who the player character really is in Hideo Kojima's "playable teaser."
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Microsoft officially unveiled its next-generation machine -- the Xbox Series X -- during The Game Awards. And the company didn't just give us a brand new name to use; it actually showed us what the hardware looks like. Spoiler alert: it looks cool.
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To celebrate 35 years in business, Naughty Dog teamed up with Limited Run Games to release physical version of the Jak and Daxter games for the PlayStation 4. And Naughty Dog announced that all the money the studio received from those sales would go to charity.
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Nintendo rocked the world when it revealed that Tetris, of all games, would be revitalized in 2019 as a battle royale. And you know what? Tetris 99 holds its own. Nintendo continues to support it, and now, thanks to the latest update, players can officially squad up for the first time.
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The Escapists is the latest title to join Epic's Free Games Collection. Typically, an announcement revealing the next freebie accompanies the transition; however, Epic has yet to share its plans. Does the storefront have something special planned for the holiday season?
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Since it released in September, Sayonara Wild Hearts has earned a fair share of accolades. You can now experience it on PC thanks to a stealthy Steam launch.
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If anything defined the latter half of the 2010s, it would be the battle royale genre. Most of them are shooters, as you'd expect, but Playground Games is shifting gears by introducing battle royale to its open-world racing game, Forza Horizon 4.
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There's going to be a lot of news at this year's Game Awards, and it looks like Nintendo is primed to make a big Super Smash Bros. Ultimate announcement at the ceremony tomorrow night. Could Master Chief be joining the roster at last? Probably not, but we can dream.
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The Japanese version of this week's Nintendo Indie World showcase was a little different than the one English speakers watched. The short but sweet presentation highlighted games like beloved RPGMaker classic To The Moon, and a strange new entry in the world of fighting games: Fight Crab.
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The Steam Awards are fully underway, as today the storefront started revealing the nominees for each category. One category will be unveiled each day until Dec. 19, at which point the voting process begins. When that starts, so does the Steam Holiday Sale.
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Now in its fifth year running, The Game Awards show has become an event for all gamers to come together around each year. Aside from recognizing some of the best games of the year, the ceremony also takes time to announce new projects, some of which might even show up in future award shows.
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Hatching a Magikarp is easy. Evolving it into a Gyarados is a little harder. In Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, players have found that they can sidestep the whole business of grinding their Magikarp to level 20 and instead hatch a fully formed Gyarados via an apparent glitch.
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We don't know a whole lot about Xbox Scarlett, aside from what Microsoft's chosen to tell us. A recent report, however, suggests that Microsoft's next-generation console could be quite the powerhouse.
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The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition, the acclaimed philosophical first-person puzzle game from Serious Sam developer Croteam, has come to Switch in a surprise launch.
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A new Ghost of Tsushima trailer will debut at The Game Awards. According to host Geoff Keighley, it will be the longest trailer shown during the program.
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Dauntless, the free to play action RPG from Phoenix Labs, has launched for Nintendo Switch.
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The 2017 indie darling Golf Story charmed players and critics alike by mashing together beloved RPG elements with engaging golf gameplay. Sports Story, announced today during Nintendo's Indie World stream, is set to continue this new tradition.
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Have you ever wanted to make video games? Well, the developers at Digital Continue have made that dream a little bit easier for you to achieve. Keep an eye out for the studio's game, SuperMash, which was highlighted today during Nintendo's Indie World stream.
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Ready to hunt some humans? Rip out some spinal columns? You can do that (virtually) in Predator: Hunting Grounds. A new trailer that premiered during Sony's State of Play announced Predator: Hunting Grounds is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC on April 24, 2020.
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Last week, Media Molecule ended the Early Access period for Dreams, its weird video game that also makes games. Luckily, we won't have to wait long to see the title hit storefronts worldwide: Dreams officially launches on Feb. 14, 2020; the perfect time to build some games with that special someone.
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There are countless battle royale shooters out there right now. But how many battle royale magic games are there? Today we got a look at one of the more original games in the genre in quite some time. It's called Spellbreak, and it's set to arrive in beta on PlayStation 4 early next year.
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MLB: The Show has been, hands down, the premier baseball video game for quite some time. Unfortunately, you could only ever find the series on PlayStation consoles. That could change "as early as 2021," according to Major League Baseball.
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Final Fantasy fans on PC and Xbox One can seemingly breath a sigh of relief. A change to Final Fantasy 7 Remake's cover art yesterday confirmed that the game is, indeed, a time exclusive on PlayStation consoles. Unfortunately, that exclusivity period is pretty darn lengthy.
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Want to hype yourself up for the release of Death Stranding? You'll get the chance this Thursday, bright and early, as a Countdown to Death Stranding livestream is set to kick off on Nov. 7 at 7 a.m. PT.
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Can you believe we're finally here? After years of enigmatic trailers and Hideo Kojima's celebrity selfies, reviews for Death Stranding are now live. And they are, to say it in a word, mixed.
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Death Stranding will no longer be stranded on the PlayStation 4. Rather than being exclusive to Sony's console, Hideo Kojima's strange, cinematic masterpiece will be coming to PC in summer of 2020.
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Conan O'Brien can be found on TBS these days, which means you probably haven't heard from the late night talk show host in a number of years. But make no mistake: he's still at it, interviewing celebrities and such. And now he's appearing in Death Stranding, because Hideo Kojima loves cameos.
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PlayStation has released a new trailer for Death Stranding, the upcoming action-adventure game from Hideo Kojima. Titled "The Drop," the promotional trailer highlights the immense weight resting on the shoulders of protagonist Sam Porter Bridges.
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Riot Games has partnered with Louis Vuitton to give players a new avenue for showing off their love of League: designer clothing.
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Ashen, the action roleplaying game from AA4 and Annapurna Interactive, has come to Steam and GOG following a year of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store.
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Sony has yet another weird patent that it was unable to keep under wraps. Before, we seemed to have gotten a look at the next step of the PlayStation VR's evolution. Today... we're not exactly sure what we're looking at. A new PS Vita? A new controller? A smart remote?
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Hot off the heels of Sony's recently announced State of Play, Nintendo has thrown its hat into the ring with its own Indie World Showcase. As the name suggests, you can expect some surprising announcements about indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch.
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Minecraft is available on just about every platform out there. But not all these versions are the same. In the past, PlayStation 4 players were limited. They didn't have the latest content and were unable to play with friends on other platforms. An update coming Dec. 10 will change all of that.
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Ever wonder what life was like for our earliest ancestors? Well, now you can find out through the unique survival experience offered by Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. The game was released earlier this fall for PC, but is out today on the PlayStation 4.
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As part of the march toward Final Fantasy 7's launch, Square Enix has been releasing wallpapers and avatars for main characters. This time around, everyone's favorite gun-for-a-hand loudmouth is in the spotlight.
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There is an alleged "leak" going around the internet today suggesting that Halo's Master Chief is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A recording from 4chan of all places has Cortana relaying a message to the Chief: he has been invited to a battle royale, and some guy named Mario is taunting him.
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We already knew about Geoff Keighley's Game Awards on Dec. 12; now it appears Sony wants to throw its hat in the ring, too. Next Tuesday, the PlayStation 4 creator will host another State of Play, which will showcase more than 20 minutes of "news, game reveals, and updates."
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CD Projekt Red may be preparing for the anticipated release of Cyberpunk 2077, but somehow, The Witcher 3 still can't stay out of the headlines. Daemon X Machina, the third-person mech action game exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, has added Geralt of Rivia and Ciri to the roster of available pilots.
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Most assumed Phil Spencer would talk generally about the future of Xbox during an Extra Life, and that nothing revelatory would come from his time on the broadcast. That all changed, however, when Spencer mentioned that Remedy's Control was coming to Xbox Game Pass.
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It's because of video games we can live out our fantasies of being an evil goose who steals stuff from people. If that's up your alley, then we're happy to report that it looks like Untitled Goose Game is making its way to Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
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When Dec. 7 rolls around, you won't be able to purchase Dreams Early Access from the PlayStation Store anymore. However, in celebration of early access coming to a close, the developers will be hosting the IMPY Awards on Jan. 26.
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It's hard to say no to some free games every week. In fact, that tactic has been a major part of the Epic Games Store's strategy since its earliest days. This week, the digital storefront has Jotun Valhalla Edition on offer, and you can pick it up free of charge until Dec.12.
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Back in March, it was confirmed that Halo: The Master Chief Collection was finally coming to PC, causing fans to rejoice. When Halo: Reach was released earlier this week, players turned out in record numbers to get a dose of nostalgia.
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While the fourth Raimi Spider-Man movie tragically never saw the light of day, an early prototype version of the Spider-Man 4 video game has recently surfaced.
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Xbox Game Pass continues to prove that it's one of the best deals in gaming right now. Microsoft revealed the games that are coming to the subscription service this month, and what we're seeing looks fairly solid in terms of quality and variety.
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Black Friday remains one of the biggest shopping weekends for American consumers, and in 2019, it was also a big weekend for Nintendo. The company announced that the Nintendo Switch had its best week of sales ever in America from Nov. 24 to Nov. 30. In that time, it moved more than 830,000 units.
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Remember that rumor floating around about a second next-gen Microsoft console? Comments from Microsoft earlier this year seemed to suggest no such console existed. Maury we are not, but the lie detector has determined... that might have been a lie.
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It's never a good sign when the word "plagiarism" is thrown around, and unfortunately, that's the case for Sony here. In Japan, one of the company's PlayStation 4 Lineup Music Videos has been hit with plagiarism allegations, and since then, Sony has taken the video offline.
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You might be crossing your fingers that Sony re-enters the market with a newer, more powerful handheld gaming system; something that could really give the Nintendo Switch a run for its money. All that'll likely get you are some crossed fingers, though.
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Who can resist a good Steam sale? Not U.S. congressman Duncan Hunter, apparently. The California Republican showed up to court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds on personal expenses. Some of that money, it turns out, was spent on Steam.
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This year, Nintendo's dedication to mobile gaming paid off, as Mario Kart Tour ended up being the most downloaded app on the iOS App Store in 2019.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection made its debut on Steam today with its first game, Halo: Reach. The response has been pretty positive, considering that the collection holds the number one spot on Steam's list of top sellers.
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In 2019, we have no shortage of controllers to choose from. From high-end ones — like the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller — to the recently released Google Stadia Controller, the choices feel almost endless. Now, one controller has nobly bowed out of the race: Valve's very own Steam Controller.
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If you missed out on one of the most fantastic JRPGs from 2017, worry no more. In early 2020, Westerners will finally be able to get their hands on Persona 5 Royal, an expanded version of the widely praised Persona 5.
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you have probably noticed that "Baby Yoda" is a pretty big deal. Now, one man has taken it upon himself to add this tiny tyke into Minecraft.
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Death Stranding aims to promote a sort of invisible togetherness. You forge bonds with players through the structures they build and the traces of their travels they leave behind. Unfortunately, some players are exploiting the game's social features in order to mess with others.
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It looks like the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise may swing onto the scene just in time for Christmas 2021.
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Slitherine LTD and The Artistocrats have announced Starship Troopers: Terran Command, a real-time strategy game set in the same universe as the iconic 1997 film.
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Look out world: One of the most anticipated games ever created is about to hit Steam. It's a very... we'll say different game called Man Standing. Totally unrelated to Death Stranding and, as the Steam description reads, nothing at all like Heavy Rain.
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Are you underwhelmed with the Dungeon Creator in the Link's Awakening remake? Do you wish you could throw some new challenges at The Legend of Zelda's famous Hylian hero, Link? You'll soon be able to do just that, thanks to an update that's coming to, of all games, Super Mario Maker 2.
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They are games that try your patience and your skill, which make them objects of admiration in some circles. Here are 10 games across different Nintendo platforms that have taken true effort to beat, which is why not many have done it.
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Forgotten gems that did not receive the attention and praise they deserved.
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From unsettling Pokemon designs to even more terrifying Pokedex entries, here are the creepiest things we found in Pokemon Sword and Shield.
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Even in the context of the rest of Kojima's resume, Death Stranding isn't about to make it easier on anybody as to what exactly is going on. But fear not. We've braved the apocalypse, and have come back with one wild story to tell.
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Famed video game producer Hideo Kojima shook the world when he revealed his newest project at E3 2016. Death Stranding looked weird and unsettling. Three years later, the game launched — and it continues to look weird and unsettling. Here are all the creepy things we found in Death Stranding.
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How long does it take to beat Death Stranding? It all depends on what kind of gamer you are.
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Detroit: Become Human is about to blow the minds of PC gamers with its Epic Games Store release. If you're wondering whether this narrative-focused game is for you, you can check out the reviews aggregated on OpenCritic. If you're wondering how long it'll take to beat, though, stick around.
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From questionable marketing stunts to impostors, here are the most bizarre gaming moments of the last decade.
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Grand Theft Auto is a much-lauded series that has brought Rockstar unbelievable success. The fifth entry is, after all, the best-selling video game in the US. Unfortunately, there are many bits in the franchise we now take for granted. Let's take a look at some of them.
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Modern multiplayer games are more competitive ever, with players doing everything they can to gain a slight advantage over their rivals. Interestingly enough, though, this has given rise to something called the "dad loadout."
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Whether you like controlling sentient poop emojis or giant trees, Wattam does its best to put a smile on your face as you bring a weird community of creatures together. Here's how long it'll take you to wrap up the game's campaign.
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Prepare for some creepy encounters as you explore the planets of Borderlands 3.
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How about the dumb stuff we all just accept in Borderlands 3? Most of these items were probably included with fun in mind, but under some scrutiny, the logic of their inclusion just doesn't hold up.
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Time is a precious resource, and with all of these mind-blowing games coming out in 2020, you might want to plan out your gaming time for the next few weeks. To help you figure out if MechWarrior 5 can fit into your schedule, we've figured out roughly how long it might take you to beat it.
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Should you buy Overwatch 2? The answer depends on the type of gaming experience you're after.
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With the constant updates that the game gets, we're bound to run into a few interesting bugs in Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online. Here are some of our favorites from the past year.
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Just who is Sojourn? How will she fit into the game? We have some thoughts on the role the character might play in Overwatch 2.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 is undeniably a masterpiece of programming, but even the best of games have their bugs. We'll be forgiving, however, because sometimes these mistakes, bugs, and glitches are downright hilarious. Here are some players discovered this year in Red Dead 2.
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The closer you get to the jaw-dropping climax of Fallen Order, which contains some of the most dramatic moments in the entire franchise, the more chaotic the world becomes. Fortunately, we're here to help make sense of it all.
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Ryo's story could potentially continue in future Shenmue titles, so there's a lot left for fans to anticipate after they've finished the current game. But how long does it take to beat Shenmue 3, the game that's out now?
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