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fromEngadget
4 hours ago

An Avatar fighting game is coming out in summer 2026

We can finally answer the question of who wins in a fight between prime Aang and prime Korra. Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, which is a working title, was announced at New York Comic Con and already has a release date of summer 2026. The developer, Gameplay Group International, revealed a trailer with some "pre-alpha footage" that resembles Street Fighter but with our favorite characters from the Avatar franchise.
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#battlefield-6
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fromGadgets 360
2 days ago

Battlefield 6 Does Not Include Content Made by Generative AI, Says EA

Battlefield 6 contains no generative-AI-created content in the final game, though generative AI was used in preparatory stages and is viewed as promising for creativity.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

How To Save Space When Installing Battlefield 6 On PC Or Console

Battlefield 6 lets players selectively install or uninstall single-player, multiplayer, and high-res texture components to save disk space via in-game and Steam options.
fromInverse
11 hours ago

The Literal Comedy Goat Just Dropped On PlayStation Plus

Sandbox games tap into that spirit of unbridled play buried deep in all of us. Unfortunately, the sandbox isn't what it used to be. Decades of AAA influence have turned it into a homogenized arena stuffed with action fantasy RPGs, chaotic first-person shooters, and little else in between. Isn't there space for a sillier sandbox? One that lets us feel the goofy joy of doing more with our imaginations than rehash a hero's journey? How about one, perhaps, with goats?
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fromThe Local France
10 hours ago

Gamers fight in France as Evo comes to Europe

Top fighting-game players worldwide gathered in Nice for Evo France, competing for prize money and qualification to Capcom Cup 12.
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fromWIRED
13 hours ago

Should You Cancel Xbox Game Pass? Everything to Know on the Price Hikes and New Features

Xbox Game Pass monthly prices in the US rose up to 50%, prompting subscribers to reassess tiers or cancel their subscriptions.
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fromGameSpot
1 day ago

We Are So Back, It's So Over | Spot On Returns!

The past year saw significant gaming industry upheaval with cancellations, consolidations, layoffs, but also strong indie releases and major game launches like Silksong.
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fromEngadget
1 day ago

Stylish beat-'em-ups, platformers and RPGs, and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie games receive new releases, showcases, demos, and events including Simogo's 15th anniversary, Steam Next Fest, Out of Bounds showcase, and the release Absolum.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

The Right Is Attacking a Franchise It Once Loved. The Reason Why Is Laughable.

Ghost of Yotei mirrors Ghost of Tsushima's gameplay while centering a vengeful female protagonist, highlighting clashes over gender and representation among gaming communities.
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fromInverse
1 day ago

PS Plus Just Added the Best Horror Game Of The Decade, Just In Time For Halloween

Alan Wake 2 immerses players in existential dread through dual protagonists, blending psychological horror, survival mechanics, and a psychedelic narrative that expands the original's themes.
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

Bloodborne's 744-Page Complete Guide Is Steeply Discounted This Weekend

From Software fans can pick up Bloodborne's Complete Guide for $42 at Amazon until October 13. To get this deal, click on the coupon on the store page; the price will drop from $60 to $42 after you add it to your cart. The 30% discount is one of the best we've seen since Future Press published the 744-page official strategy guide last October.
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#halo-studios
fromWGB
2 days ago
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Halo's Art Director Leaves The Studio And Posts A Worrying Message - What's Going At Halo Studios?

fromWGB
2 days ago
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Halo's Art Director Leaves The Studio And Posts A Worrying Message - What's Going At Halo Studios?

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fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
2 days ago

The Hottest Video Game Costumes for Halloween 2025: Dutch Favorites Revealed | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Video game character costumes dominate Halloween 2025 in the Netherlands, reflecting gaming's cultural integration, creativity, and social connection among Dutch players.
#nintendo-switch-online
fromGameSpot
2 days ago
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This Mario Game Just Released In The US For The First Time Ever

Nintendo added three SNES games to Switch Online, including Mario & Wario releasing outside Japan for the first time, alongside Bubsy and Fatal Fury Special.
fromInverse
2 days ago
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Nintendo Switch Online Adds The Strangest Mario Game Ever

Nintendo Switch Online's October classics lineup mixes recognizable titles and oddities, including Fatal Fury Special, Bubsy, and a Mario game unfamiliar to most players.
fromGame Informer
2 days ago

The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend - October 10, 2025

This week alone saw the launch of Battlefield 6, beat-em-up-roguelite Absolum, and spooky horror adventure game Little Nightmares III, amongst others. It was also a massive week for news between learning that Heart Machine is ending development of Hyper Light Breaker amid layoffs, Minecraft 2 (the movie) being announced, Devolver revealing the Skate Story release date, the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team announcing new content is on the way,
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#ratchet--clank
fromInverse
2 days ago

25 Years Ago, The Studio Behind Spider-Man Crafted The Perfect Platformer

These days, you probably know the name Insomniac Games for superhero epics like Marvel's Spider-Man and the upcoming Wolverine - or even for a furry feline named Ratchet. But before all that, Insomniac was responsible for crafting one of the most definitive mascot platformer series around, featuring an adorable, diminutive dragon named Spyro. While Spyro might have faded from the cultural zeitgeist, two decades later, the dragon can still lay claim to one of the most definitive platforming experiences ever made.
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fromCreativeApplications.Net
2 days ago

Pocket Boss - A remote worker's guide to bending data (and ethics)

Pocket Boss satirizes corporate performance culture by forcing a remote worker to manipulate data visualizations to placate a demanding boss for promotion.
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fromPC Gamer
2 days ago

Obsidian director Josh Sawyer says he's 'Never really felt secure in a job' in 26 years, and it's worse than ever now

Game industry job security has declined despite larger teams and longer development cycles, resulting in short-term contracts, specialist roles, and widespread burnout.
fromKotaku
2 days ago

Mark Cerny Talks Like A Space Wizard About Tech Powering The PlayStation 6

The architect behind Sony's upcoming gaming hardware sat down with AMD's senior VP of computing, Jack Huynh, to discuss how the two companies' joint partnership in advancing GPU tech will make Joel's beard in The Last of Us Part I look even more awe-inducing on next-gen hardware. They talked about Neural Arrays, Radiance Cores, and Universal Compression. No, these aren't Destiny 2 patch notes, they're a roadmap to what will seemingly make gaming on PS6 marginally better than current-gen tech.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Ubisoft Adds Two Classic RPGs To Game Pass

Heroes of Might & Magic II: Gold and III: Complete are now available on PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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fromWGB
3 days ago

PlayStation Is Now Letting You Write User Reviews

PlayStation now supports written user reviews on the web PlayStation Store for digitally owned games, allowing up to 4,000-word reviews with titles and spoiler flags.
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fromCreative Bloq
2 days ago

This classic retro zombie game just got a glossy Nvidia RTX makeover

A fan-made RTX Remix mod remasters Left 4 Dead 2's No Mercy campaign with path tracing, high-resolution PBR materials, and manually recreated lighting for modern visuals.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

After 11 Years Of Development, This Game Is Finally Ready For Early Access Business

Tavern Keeper launches in Steam Early Access on November 3, offering inn-management simulation with sandbox customization, a narrated campaign, and a new demo.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

MindsEye Devs Speak Out: Build A Rocket Boy Leadership Slammed In Open Letter

Dozens of Build a Rocket Boy employees allege mistreatment, excessive overtime, mishandled redundancies, and demand apology, compensation, and cultural change from leadership.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Is An Arkham Game

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight recreates Arkham-style open-world Batman gameplay with Lego aesthetics, rhythmic parry-based combat, and slapstick finishing moves.
fromKotaku
2 days ago

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds Mod Adds Jack Black's Steve

The crossover characters and tracks are my least favorite thing about Sonic Racing: Crossworlds , an otherwise excellent kart racer that didn't need a bunch of licensed partnerships to stand out. That said, it doesn't surprise me that the modding community has taken that concept and run with it. I do wish someone would add more characters, such as Agent Stone from the , but it seems like modders have other ideas, like Jack Black's Steve from . This is basically my worst nightmare.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

The Legend Of Zelda Collector's Chess Set Is Back In Stock For $45 At Amazon

The Legend of Zelda Collector's Chess Set is back in stock at Amazon for $45, featuring gold-and-black Hyrule-themed figurines by The Op Games.
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fromEngadget
2 days ago

Remedy's Control is coming to iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro early next year

Control: Ultimate Edition will launch on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro in early 2026 with touch and controller support; Mac edition released February 2025.
fromKotaku
2 days ago

MindsEye Devs Blast Ex-GTA Producer And Others For 2025's Big AAA Disaster

The arrogance of leadership to believe they can act with impunity throughout development and the following redundancies has pushed myself and many former and continuing employees to take a stand,
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fromMedium
3 weeks ago

Why Your Reaction Time Could Be Your Secret Superpower

Reaction time is trainable and faster reactions yield major performance and safety advantages, with elite competitors reaching 150–180 milliseconds.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Hearthstone Across The Timeways Fabled Card Reveal - Druid Legendary Lady Azshara

Lady Azshara grants two locations but empowers only one—doubling copied minion stats or making spells cast twice—introducing high-reward trade-offs in Across the Timeways.
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fromWGB
3 days ago
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Ghost Of Yotei Is Selling Well, But Not Quite As Well as Ghost Of Tsushima

fromWGB
3 days ago
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Ghost Of Yotei Is Selling Well, But Not Quite As Well as Ghost Of Tsushima

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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Another Blockbuster Port For The Switch 2 Just Leaked Ahead Of The Holiday

Retailer listing indicates Assassin's Creed Shadows will release on Switch 2 as a key-card physical version, likely requiring large download and costing about $70.
fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Battlefield 6's Wildest Tactic Now Has Its Own Dogtag

As reported by Eurogamer, a Rendezook dog tag cosmetic is now given to players who successfully jump out of their jet, use a well-placed shot from a bazooka to take out an enemy jet, and then safely return to the jet. It would be an impossible stunt to pull off in real life, but a player who goes by Stun_Gravy discovered it was possible in Battlefield 3 and shared a video to prove it.
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fromInverse
2 days ago

Steam Just Added One Of The More Intriguing Soulslike RPGs This Year For A Weekend Preview

But while there are lots of great Soulslikes out there, it can get a bit tiring seeing the same style of punishing third-person action game again and again. That's what makes something like Valor Mortis one of the more intriguing Soulslikes on the horizon: It has all the familiar hallmarks of the genre, translated into a first-person perspective with plenty to set it apart.
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#assassins-creed
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Arc Raiders Makes Progression Wipes Optional As Studio Puts Players' Time First

Arc Raiders implements voluntary, opt-in wipes via Expedition Projects so players can reset progress for cosmetic rewards and temporary buffs while keeping cosmetics and achievements.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Borderlands 4 Fan Kills 3,000 Bosses To Discover Depressingly Low Drop Rate

Borderlands 4's measured legendary boss drop rate of about 5% creates long unlucky streaks; increasing it to 10% would sharply reduce extreme cold runs.
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fromVG247
2 days ago

Fire up your best fanfic ideas and dust off your self-insert OCs, because Genshin Impact Luna 2 is welcoming user-created content in Miliastra Wonderland

Version Luna 2 releases October 22, introducing Nefer, a 5-star Dendro catalyst, a new Archon Quest, and Miliastra Wonderland.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Borderlands 4: What Steam Reviews Are Saying

Borderlands 4 delivers improved gunplay and some writing advances but suffers widespread Unreal Engine 5 performance issues—shader compilation and stuttering—causing mixed player reception.
fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Battlefield 6 Has No Free Trial For Game Pass Ultimate And EA Play Members

One of the nice perks of EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (which includes EA Play) are 10-hour trials for new releases from EA. It's a good way to try a game before dropping money on buying it. But the free trials are not available for every EA game, including the just-launched Battlefield 6. The game launched today, October 10, and has no free trial, a spokesperson for EA confirmed to GameSpot.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Capcom Reviews Street Fighter 6's Controversial PPV Event After Backlash

Capcom planned a $40 pay-per-view livestream for Capcom Cup 12, sparking fan and pro backlash and prompting reconsideration of ticket pricing.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Madden Leagues Are Vanishing Again And No One Knows Why

Madden 26 players are experiencing unexplained Franchise league lockouts and inaccessibility tied to error messages and potential data-storage issues.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Streamer Disables Donations, Encourages Viewers Give To Charity

Charles White Jr. disabled YouTube memberships and Super Chats and urged viewers to donate to charities, suggesting Gaza relief as a better use of funds.
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fromGameSpot
2 days ago

How To Get Dipplin And Hydrapple In Pokemon Go

Dipplin and Hydrapple can be obtained by evolving Applin using Syrupy Apples and large amounts of Applin Candy during Pokemon Go's Harvest Festival.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

The ESA's Power of Play report paints a portrait of the the world's gamers

Adults averaging 41 years old, nearly evenly split by gender, play video games weekly and report mental, emotional, social, creative, and cognitive benefits.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Netflix's New Batch Of Games Can Be Played Straight On Your TV, No Controller Required

Netflix is adding multiple TV-playable party games controlled via phones, enabling multiplayer experiences directly on the streaming platform.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Animal Crossing Imitator Pops Up On PSN, Alongside A Last Of Us Lookalike

Anime Village Online, a 2027 PSN-listed title from GamePoc, resembles Animal Crossing but emphasizes online cooperative multiplayer and cross-platform play.
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fromArs Technica
3 days ago

It's time for game developers to bring back the cheat code

Cheat-style progression options return, letting players choose faster leveling, infinite resources, and other gameplay alterations while preserving optional obscurity via cheat codes.
#roguelike
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and other goodies

This mode will be available upon finishing the main story and most of the upgrades carry through, including adventure books (skills) and medicine bottles. Currency also follows from the first playthrough, as do any unspent adventure points. Players who complete this mode will be treated to a new ending sequence after the credits. The update also brings the iconic Cairo outfit that Indy wore in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

Skate Story finally arrives on December 8

Skate Story releases December 8 on PC, Mac, Switch 2, and PS5, with a demo available now on Steam.
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fromKotaku
3 days ago

Nintendo Switch Online Adds A Super-Obscure Mario Game

Nintendo added SNES titles Bubsy, Fatal Fury: Special, and Japan-only Mario & Wario to its Nintendo Classics online catalog, bringing Mario & Wario outside Japan.
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fromGame Informer
3 days ago

Absolum Review - The Sweet Spot - Game Informer

Absolum is a definitive fantasy brawler roguelite offering engrossing hack-and-slash gameplay, rich world-building, striking hand-drawn art, memorable music, and varied replayability.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Explore The Origins Of Metroidvania In This New Retro Gaming Book

A new book examines the origins and evolution of the metroidvania genre, tracing themes and objectives across early exploratory platform action games.
fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Final Fantasy 7, 8, And 9 Are Finally Getting Physical Switch Releases In America

These originally launched in Japan and Europe a few years ago, but US fans were stuck with digital versions on the eShop. While you could import and play the physical versions from other regions thanks to the Switch's region-free hardware, these new US releases will (hopefully) be easier to find when they launch on December 9. Preorders for both games are now live at Amazon for $40 each.
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fromGame Informer
2 weeks ago

Game Informer's Top Scoring Reviews Of 2025

Game Informer compiled the highest-scoring 2025 game reviews to highlight the most highly recommended and worthwhile titles.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Getting Free Update With New Game Plus

Indiana Jones and The Great Circle receives a free anniversary update adding New Game Plus, a Cairo outfit, voice language select, fixes, and other features.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Elon Musk's AI Game Plans Called Out By Larian Studios Lead

Elon Musk claims xAI will deliver a 'great' AI-generated game by end of 2026, prompting criticism that leadership and human vision, not AI loops, matter.
#heart-machine
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Xbox Co-Founder Calls Game Pass Price Hike A "Betrayal'

Xbox's Game Pass and console price hikes, layoffs, and perceived hardware abandonment have eroded trust and prompted criticism from an original team member.
fromGameSpot
3 days ago

17-Year Halo Veteran Leaves Xbox And Shares An Ominous Message On The Way Out

Glenn Israel said on LinkedIn that he is "no longer contributing to the Halo universe" after working on the sci-fi series since 2008. Israel got his start on the Halo franchise at Bungie before joining 343 Industries--now known as Halo Studios--as art director. Israel said in his post that there is "little more I can say for the moment" about the nature of his exit from the Halo development team.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Sony's "Future Console" Tech Teases A Glimpse Of The PS6 - But It's All Simulated For Now

Project Amethyst's Neural Arrays, Neural Radiance Caching/Radiance Cores, and Universal Compression promise major improvements in upscaling, ray tracing, efficiency, and memory bandwidth for future consoles.
fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Save Up to $40 On PS5 & Xbox Game And Controller Bundles At Walmart

Well, it's true--Walmart is running its own sale this week, and the deals include muiltiple bundles that include a PS5 DualSense or Xbox Wireless controller plus a game. The PS5 bundles include games like Gears of War: Reloaded, Borderlands 4, or NBA 2K26, while Xbox players can grab a Doom-themed Xbox controller that includes a steelbook copy of the Doom Anthology.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Almost 99% Of Black Ops 7 Beta Matches Are Cheater-Free, Activision Claims

Ricochet anti-cheat reduced cheating in the Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta to nearly 99% cheater-free matches by the fifth day.
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Hyper Light Breaker studio will end the game's development and lay off staff

As we wrap up our work on Hyper Light Breaker, we've had to make the difficult decision to part with a number of talented team members. This was not our ideal path, but rather the only one available given the circumstances. While this path will include a conclusion on the project, it reflects broader forces beyond our control, including shifts in funding, corporate consolidation and the uncertain environment many small studios like us are navigating today.
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fromGadgets 360
3 days ago

Bethesda Will Host a Showcase on Fallout Day Later This Month

Bethesda will livestream its Fallout Day broadcast on October 23 with news on Fallout games, a FalloutforHope charity post-show, and Fallout 76 Burning Springs updates.
fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Fields Of Mistria Exiting Early Access In 2026, New Mines Update Detailed

The Mines update will introduce "a secret bachelorette" while adding some quality-of-life improvements, additional skill perks, and customizations. There will also be a handful of new systems added to the game, including apiaries and terrariums. Update 5 will officially bring the game out of early access and into its 1.0 release state. At that point, Fields of Mistria will be 100% completable with additional dungeon quests, new wedding events for romancable NPCs, fresh cosmetic options, and more.
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fromKotaku
3 days ago

Pokemon Legends And Metroid Prime 4 Are The Last For The Best Switch Deal

Buying discounted eShop gift cards and converting them to Switch game vouchers yields up to $30 savings on two full-price Switch or Switch 2 games.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack Releases December 4

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Rebirth Twin Pack arrives December 4 on PS5, offering a bundled way to play the first two trilogy entries.
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Black Ops 7 Won't Rely On SBMM By Default

SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) enters the news yet again as Black Ops 7's devs have fully committed to an about-face on the highly debated practice of matching folks with relative skill levels in online matches with randos. Not only will matches have more variety of skill level across players, but perhaps most excitingly, randomly matched lobbies that vibe well can stick
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Invincible Vs Roster Adds Cecil Stedman, A "Regular Guy With Government Funds"

Up until now, every character confirmed to appear in Invincible Vs--the 3v3 tag fighter starring characters from Skybound's Invincible series--has been a souped-up superhero.
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fromInverse
3 days ago

Steam Just Quietly Added A Stunning Horror Mystery With A Surprising Twist

That's the case with Carimara: Beneath the forlorn limbs, a compact horror gem all about peeling apart the layers of a mystery to find all the secrets skittering beneath. Some of what makes Carimara great is right there on the surface. Its sound and visual design are stunning, among the best I've encountered this year. Every texture in the game, from the floorboards to the bizarre monster designs, feels worn and real, illuminated by gorgeous candlelight and the glow of the moon.
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fromKotaku
3 days ago

The Fastest Trick For Earning XP And JP In Final Fantasy Tactics Involves Frogs

Every action you take in combat that accomplishes something nets your character XP (experience points) and JP (job points). The first raises your regular level and the second raises your Job level and are spent to unlock abilities. You get more XP for performing actions on characters that are a higher level, and more JP the higher your overall Job level is, with bonuses for having the Double JP abilities equipped ( more on that here).
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Fortnite's Doja Cat Crossover Started With A Very Awkward Moment

Fortnitemares features horror icons including Doja Cat, whose alleged Fortnite X takeover post about "rose toys" was denied and removed.
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