Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer reportedly worked on a Halo multiplayer prototype before it got canned Eurogamer ⚡ 45m ago

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Fortnite officially reveals Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Persona and other gaming crossovers for its next season VGC ⚡ 1h ago

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Marvel Reveals Official Watchlist for Avengers: Doomsday — With One Surprising Absence Polygon ⚡ 1h ago

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Pokémon Pokopia Player Discovers Trick to Get Missing Event Pokémon Polygon ⚡ 1h ago

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Gameplay footage for the cancelled Star Wars: Magellan has appeared online Eurogamer ⚡ 1h ago

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Heroes and Until Dawn star Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36 Eurogamer ⚡ 1h ago

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Kingdom Hearts 4 releasing in late 2027, according to a trailer in which Donald Duck and Goofy go to hell, miss a skeletal fiesta and rock up as creepy force ghosts RockPaperShotgun ⚡ 1h ago

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It looks like Fortnite is getting a Roblox collaboration, months after Epic boss Tim Sweeney called referred to it as a force that could Eurogamer ⚡ 1h ago

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Why Did The Train To Busan Sequel Fail? Polygon ⚡ 1h ago

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Saber CEO privately apologies to ex-writer after publicly insulting her, as studio’s AI disclosure is added to Steam VGC ⚡ 1h ago

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Matt Karch challenged Stella Sacco after she claimed she was "replaced with ChatGPT"...

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Johnny Depp is in talks to return as Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean 6' Polygon ⚡ 1h ago

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Robert Downey Jr. Returns as Iron Man in Avengers Infinity Defense, a New Attraction Where You'll Fight Thanos at Disneyland's Avengers Campus IGN ⚡ 1h ago

Robert Downey Jr. Returns as Iron Man in Avengers Infinity Defense, a New Attraction Where You'll Fight Thanos at Disneyland's Avengers Campus

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Why does Destiny have so many orbs? Polygon ⚡ 2h ago

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How scary is Metroid Dread actually? Polygon ⚡ 2h ago

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Halloween: The Game Will Actually Be Available in New Zealand After All IGN ⚡ 2h ago

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For the first time ever in a Call of Duty beta, the Modern Warfare 4 beta includes a campaign mission Eurogamer ⚡ 2h ago

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DINOTOPIA: Turning a classic book into a video game Polygon ⚡ 2h ago

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Why French games have always been way ahead of their time Polygon ⚡ 3h ago

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The hated exploit some developers actually want you to use Polygon ⚡ 3h ago

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The real reason the Super Mario Bros movie tanked Polygon ⚡ 3h ago

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Sekiro and a brief history of spraying blood all over the darn place Polygon ⚡ 3h ago

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The Elder Scrolls 6 is probably subtitled Sentinel, and there's been an easter egg in Starfield hinting at it this whole time PCGamer ⚡ 4h ago

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Until Dawn And Kingdom Hearts Star Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36 Kotaku ⚡ 6h ago

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Steam Week in Review: Here are the 32 Steam games brave enough to release on GTA 6 day PCGamer ⚡ 9h ago

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Request for comment: Which way did you go when you reached the controversial ending of Mass Effect 3? PCGamer ⚡ 9h ago

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'Look Forward to Meetin' Ya, Sugah!' — Rogue Voice Actress Lenore Zann Reacts to MCU X-Men Casting With Special Video Message for Inde Navarrette IGN ⚡ 10h ago

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After 10 Years, Tom Cruise's Forgotten 118-Minute Mystery-Thriller Is Back on Free Streaming Polygon ⚡ 11h ago

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Hits $2 Billion at the Box Office Polygon ⚡ 12h ago

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Foundational Freeware Indie Metroidvania Knytt Remade For Its 20th Anniversary Kotaku ⚡ 14h ago

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Gerard Butler's 109-Minute Sci-Fi Disaster Movie Masterpiece Officially Arrives on Free Streaming Polygon ⚡ 15h ago

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Simu Liu Says Sleeping Dogs Movie Has 'a REAL Path Forward' Amid Dealmaking With Square Enix IGN ⚡ 16h ago

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Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura teases his role in the new anime series, tells fans to Eurogamer ⚡ 18h ago

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Saber CEO Matthew Karch apologises to writer he said he'd have Eurogamer ⚡ 19h ago

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You could win a slice of €30,000 by building the best mod for Mount & Blade 2's controversial seafaring expansion PCGamer ⚡ 23h ago

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‘That is not happening’: Tetsuya Nomura promises players Kingdom Hearts 4 will not be delayed VGC ⚡ 1d ago

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets Extended Gameplay Trailer Featuring Playable Mickey, Donald, and Goofy | D23 2026 IGN ⚡ 1d ago

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Tetsuya Nomura Teases Involvement in Kingdom Hearts Anime Series, Tells Fans to Let Their 'Imagination Run Wild' | D23 2026 IGN ⚡ 1d ago

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Saber's AI Rideshare Stimulator controversy almost closes on high note with CEO apology, then he calls Portal scribe who mocked him an 'unsuccessful writer' PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

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Ron Gilbert talks the untraditional way he got Thimbleweed Park 2 funded, and his frustrations with modern publishing deals RockPaperShotgun ⚡ 1d ago

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Dave Filoni Confirms Disney Isn't Making Scrapped Star Wars Movie The Hunt for Ben Solo 'Right Now' | D23 2026 IGN ⚡ 1d ago

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Matthew McConaughey could have played Joel in The Last of Us, but says 'it just wasn't for me at the time' PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

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X-Men Director Teases Comic Book Inspirations and 'Something New' for the MCU After Marvel's Big Cast Reveal | D23 2026 IGN ⚡ 1d ago

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Simpsons creator Matt Groening implies that a Hit & Run remaster is coming, current showrunner hastily disputes PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

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Rare Two-Player Version Of First Arcade Game Up For Auction From Shiny Entertainment Founder Kotaku ⚡ 1d ago

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"For a few weeks, women were just dropping their babies": The Witcher 3 lead on designing NPCs that react appropriately

Gone are the days where a developer could give an NPC maybe two lines of dialogue and call it a day. The steady shift to realism essentially...

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Slay the Spire 2 updates are slowing down again, but don't fear, it's all in the name of more modes, an alternate Act 2, and a character with a bandaged foot RockPaperShotgun ⚡ 1d ago

Slay the Spire 2 updates are slowing down again, but don't fear, it's all in the name of more modes, an alternate Act 2, and a character with a bandaged foot

Slay the Spire 2 has been moving at a solid pace since it launched into early access back in March, but back in May developer Mega Crit shar...

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Witcher 3 designer says it wasn't easy to convince players its NPC simulation wasn't 'just fakery': 'People nowadays are interested in those kinds of details, and it really came to haunt us' PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

Witcher 3 designer says it wasn't easy to convince players its NPC simulation wasn't 'just fakery': 'People nowadays are interested in those kinds of details, and it really came to haunt us'

"Today, if you said 'give me a Witcher 3 village that has eight houses', I could give you that in two hours."...

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Here’s The Argument For Why A Disc-Free PlayStation Could Actually Drive Game Prices Down Kotaku ⚡ 1d ago

Here’s The Argument For Why A Disc-Free PlayStation Could Actually Drive Game Prices Down

Jacob Navok says that a world without physical media will put major publishers in constant competition with each other, though how that woul...

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Simpsons creator Matt Groening seemingly lets slip that Hit & Run is coming back Eurogamer ⚡ 1d ago

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Simpsons creator Matt Groening may have just let slip that a Hit & Run comeback is on the way. Read more...

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The Dungeon Crawler Carl TV Series Could Make or Break the Future of LitRPG Adaptations IGN ⚡ 1d ago

The Dungeon Crawler Carl TV Series Could Make or Break the Future of LitRPG Adaptations

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I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better

Time, Dr Freeman?...

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Killing PlayStation discs could make PS Store games cheaper, according to a former Square Enix exec Eurogamer ⚡ 1d ago

Killing PlayStation discs could make PS Store games cheaper, according to a former Square Enix exec

A former Square Enix exec believes that PS Store prices could actually come down as a result of Sony's decision to end all physical media on...

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's meaty 2.0 update brings functional fog, a suite of A-Life improvements, and more when it arrives next week RockPaperShotgun ⚡ 1d ago

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's meaty 2.0 update brings functional fog, a suite of A-Life improvements, and more when it arrives next week

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's big 2.0 update is right around the corner, and developer GSC Game World have shared a plethora of details of...

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Tetsuya Nomura Says ‘Let Your Imaginations Run Wild’ On Kingdom Hearts Animated Series, So I Will Kotaku ⚡ 1d ago

Tetsuya Nomura Says ‘Let Your Imaginations Run Wild’ On Kingdom Hearts Animated Series, So I Will

Mr. Nomura will you be including Miramax movies? Will you be incorporating Hollywood Pictures? Will Sora and Encino Man fight the Heartless?...

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I Love Handhelds, But I’m Worried the RAM Crisis is Going to Kill Them IGN ⚡ 1d ago

I Love Handhelds, But I’m Worried the RAM Crisis is Going to Kill Them

Handheld gaming PCs have been getting better every year, but with skyrocketing prices, they might not make much sense to either gamers or ma...

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EverQuest Legends is the only MMO that could hook me in 2026 PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

EverQuest Legends is the only MMO that could hook me in 2026

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Star Wars: The Old Republic hopes to recapture the 'classic' experience with difficulty options and a new way to start from scratch PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

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Venture characters seem inspired by the seasonal and ironman modes found in ARPGs....

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RPG companions need to be hateable, otherwise nobody's going to love them PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

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Simpsons Creator Says GTA-Like Hit & Run Game Is Coming Back, Maybe Kotaku ⚡ 1d ago

Simpsons Creator Says GTA-Like Hit & Run Game Is Coming Back, Maybe

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The bigwigs who want AI-generated NPCs and writing think you're too dumb to appreciate a good story—don't prove them right PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

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This Solitaire game is so tiny it can load from a QR code, which is just what I need in the age of massive games and expensive storage PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

This Solitaire game is so tiny it can load from a QR code, which is just what I need in the age of massive games and expensive storage

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Star Trek’s Babs Olusanmokun on the End of Strange New Worlds: ‘I Don't See It as a Final Episode’ IGN ⚡ 1d ago

Star Trek’s Babs Olusanmokun on the End of Strange New Worlds: ‘I Don't See It as a Final Episode’

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Babs Olusanmokun, who plays Dr. M'Benga, says he doesn't see the end of the show "as a final episode."...

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Who Needs Wolverine? Why We're Pumped for Marvel's X-Men Reboot | D23 2026 IGN ⚡ 1d ago

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I Hope GTA 6 Borrows a Lot From GTA 4 IGN ⚡ 1d ago

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You can now play the secret best immersive sim in coop thanks to this mod PCGamer ⚡ 1d ago

You can now play the secret best immersive sim in coop thanks to this mod

Prey Coop lets you play Arkane's System Shock successor with up to 16 other players....

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Kingdom Hearts 4's first new world is inspired by Pixar's Coco Eurogamer ⚡ 1d ago

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Alongside its Kingdom Hearts 4 release window and its Kingdom Hearts anime series announcement, Disney used Friday's D23 Entertainment Showc...

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Kingdom Hearts is getting its own anime series on Disney+ and Disney Channel Eurogamer ⚡ 1d ago

Kingdom Hearts is getting its own anime series on Disney+ and Disney Channel

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Kingdom Hearts 4 finally has a release window, if not quite a firm release date Eurogamer ⚡ 2d ago

Kingdom Hearts 4 finally has a release window, if not quite a firm release date

Kingdom Hearts 4 finally has a release window – late 2027. Read more...

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Simpsons creator Matt Groening seemingly accidentally confirms that The Simpsons Hit & Run is coming back VGC ⚡ 2d ago

Simpsons creator Matt Groening seemingly accidentally confirms that The Simpsons Hit & Run is coming back

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Stalker 2's imminent free update aims to make the sequel more atmospheric and less relentlessly hostile: 'The Zone isn't one constant gunfight' PCGamer ⚡ 2d ago

Stalker 2's imminent free update aims to make the sequel more atmospheric and less relentlessly hostile: 'The Zone isn't one constant gunfight'

The patch releases next week alongside the sequel's first story expansion....

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Frozen 3 Footage Teases New Villain, and It Looks Like Olaf is Getting a Love Interest IGN ⚡ 2d ago

Frozen 3 Footage Teases New Villain, and It Looks Like Olaf is Getting a Love Interest

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Disney Animation Studios Boss Jared Bush Isn't Ruling Out a Possible Kingdom Hearts Movie IGN ⚡ 2d ago

Disney Animation Studios Boss Jared Bush Isn't Ruling Out a Possible Kingdom Hearts Movie

Jared Bush, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, spoke about the possibility of a Kingdom Hearts feature film, and he di...

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New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Is Best Look At RDJ’s Doom Yet Kotaku ⚡ 2d ago

New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Is Best Look At RDJ’s Doom Yet

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First Trailer for Star Wars: Starfighter Shown at D23 — Here's What We Saw IGN ⚡ 2d ago

First Trailer for Star Wars: Starfighter Shown at D23 — Here's What We Saw

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