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Some Helldivers fighting the Illuminate in Helldivers 2.

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More Hellbombing | With the Illuminate now on the verge of defeat, Helldivers 2 was just hit with a fresh barrage of Steam review bombing apparently rooted in a Galactic War comms mix-up

Some players seemingly got really into the battle for Equality-On-Sea, and I'd not like to be the person who informs them Super Earth's prez just died.

May 30, 2025 Mark Warren

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Make it Reign | Elden Ring Nightreign has a killer first day on Steam, but reviews are surprisingly mixed

Elden Ring Nightreign's launch on Steam has been, by all accounts, a big and a successful one.

May 30, 2025 Sherif Saed

Black Panther is holding an enemy NPC in his hand in some kind of temple-like area in Marvel's Avengers.

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Can I get a yEAh? | EA, fresh from killing a big Marvel game, reassures fans it still has three other Marvel projects it could kill in the future

Black Panther may be dead and the entire studio may be closed, but don't worry kids, they've loads more studios to shut down.

May 30, 2025 Connor Makar

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June it is | Battlefield fans are convinced something big is happening on June 17

Will the next Battlefield be revealed in the middle of June, or better yet, are we going to be playing it then?

May 30, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Ok Then | MindsEye studio confirms its map editory bits come from the weird "community-driven gaming platform" that was originally set to host it, clearing up like 5% of the confusion

Instead of MindsEye being in Everywhere, MindsEye includes some of Everywhere, and it's now seemingly unclear if Everywhere's headed nowhere.

May 29, 2025 Mark Warren

Master Chief fighting an alien enemy stood on some rocks in a forest.

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Sub | Shuhei Yoshida warns of the dangers of subscription services for video game developers, as I stare soullessly at the five monthly bank charges for games I don't play

The legendary former head of Sony Entertainment worries about the impact on third party studios and indies.

May 29, 2025 Connor Makar

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A person gliding hanging on to a giant bird across a landscape filled with dilapidated buildings in Elden Ring: Nightreign.

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Prep For Darkness | Elden Ring Nightreign gets a pre-day one patch to deliver some cheeky last minute build tweaking before your first steps in Limveld, and offer advice on some PC issues

FromSoft just wants to make sure you don't hit a problem that isn't big boss battle-shaped when you set off on your first run.

May 29, 2025 Mark Warren

Two Helldivers shaking hands on Super Earth on Helldivers 2.

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Best Bugs? | Only two cities are still standing in Helldivers 2's battle for Super Earth, and Arrowhead's kicked off an extra mission that might heal the player base's biggest divide

Unless it somehow ends up failing, in which case we might have to add an inter-Helldiver civil war to the mix.

May 29, 2025 Mark Warren

A teaser for the Black Panther game from Cliffhanger Games.

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Sigh | Black Panther game reportedly canned as EA closes Cliffhanger Games, resulting in an unspecified amount of layoffs and role switches

Publisher claims it wants to focus on the "most significant growth opportunities" - a game about a very popular superhero apparently not being one.

May 29, 2025 Mark Warren

Some players fighting a big spider boss in Elden Ring Nightreign.

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Wake Me Up | Elden Ring Nightreign's latest trailer uses Bring Me To Life by Evanescence to supercharge its early 2000s AMV energy

Somewhere inside Bandai Namco's Western marketing team is someone we must protect at all costs.

May 29, 2025 Connor Makar

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Samuright On Track | UPDATE: Wahey, Cyberpunk 2077's sequel has entered pre-production, and is now being called Cyberpunk 2

The Project Orion codename has given way to to a new moniker, but CDPR says that fresh name's not the official title.

May 29, 2025 Mark Warren

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Voicing Displeasure | The latest tease about gaming's latest worst kept secret, Persona 4 Remake, comes from - you guessed it - a pissed-off voice actor

Yuri's at it again, showing his hand and giving the game away.

May 28, 2025 Connor Makar

A guy in a suit opposite a killer AI robot in Mindseye.

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MindsAye, Right | MindsEye is a GTA/Cyberpunk-ish game about shooting AI robots, and its co-ceo claims there's "concerted effort" involving evil bots to make people think it's rubbish

"Doesn't take much to guess who."

May 28, 2025 Mark Warren

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Pika-boo | Pokemon Presents locked in for July, as Pokemon Legends Z-A finally catches a proper release date for Switch 2 and OG Switch

You'll be having some intense nighttime Poke-battles this fall.

May 28, 2025 Mark Warren

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The Grandilemma | The Nintendo Switch 2's latest discourse asks an important question: will your grandparents notice a massive number two right under their noses?

Does Nintendo bear some of the blame if little Jimmy ends up accidentally getting an original Switch this holiday season?

May 28, 2025 Mark Warren

A Helldiver looking at burning Super Earth in Helldivers 2.

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Superbad Timing | With Super Earth on the line, Helldivers 2's developed a glitch that's stopping speedy-inputting players' stratagems from working, but Arrowhead says it'll be fixed "ASAP"

"WE ARE LITERALLY FIGHTING FOR SUPER EARTH AND WE GET THIS!?"

May 28, 2025 Mark Warren

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Obducite & Gold Not | Diablo 4 Masterworking is now less expensive, but only when it comes to materials

Blizzard has made a small tweak to the early levels of Masterworking in Diablo 4 in the game's latest patch.

May 28, 2025 Sherif Saed

A Nintendo Switch 2 in someone's hands opposite Donkey Kong smashing rocks.

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Paperweight Mario | Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly ended up in some online folks' hands early, but don't worry, it currently looks to only be "a very nice paperweight"

A yet-to-be-deployed day one update seems to have scuppered any plans to play ahead of time.

May 28, 2025 Mark Warren

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Three characters in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 look towards a monolith framed with gold light that has the 33 icon emblazoned onto it.

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3.3 Threes | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million in 33 days - and this is not a joke, it's your feelgood news of the day

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continues to be a big success for its developer and publisher, reaching an impressive new sales milestone.

May 28, 2025 Sherif Saed

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A helldiver fighting alongside some SEAF soldiers in Helldivers 2 as the Illuminate invade.

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The Last Stand | "This is the endgame" Helldivers 2's battle for Super Earth has entered its "final phase", with agonising failure triggering an "all-out assault" on the final four cities

Meanwhile, the game's latest patch has delivered one of the most popular armour passive changes I can recall.

May 27, 2025 Mark Warren

A dark elf adventurer looking into the distance in Skyrim mod Skywind, alongside the landscape of the mod's Morrowind.

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Look Upon The Heart | This year's Oblivion remasters got you desperate for a more modern Morrowind? Then come Nerevar, Skywind's just put out a fresh gameplay showcase

Just in case you don't feel you're already getting enough excuses to replay classic Elder Scrolls games in 2025.

May 27, 2025 Mark Warren

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Star Warring | Star Wars Battlefront 2 lives, as a massive community return campaign results in a new Steam player record

Sometimes you need to go back to a good thing, and go back in droves.

May 27, 2025 Connor Makar

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Haskill in Oblivion Remastered looking utterly disgusted.

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Gemtle Snacking | There's now an Oblivion Remastered mod that lets you eat rocks

Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni? More like nom, nom, nom.

May 23, 2025 Mark Warren

A Helldiver fighting an Illuminate Fleshmob in Helldivers 2.

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Sad Eagle Scream | Eagleopolis has fallen despite Helldivers 2 players slapping up 2.5 billion squids for an opening victory in the battle for Super Earth, leaving six Mega Cities to defend

"To unleash the flames of Justice and triumph over Tyranny, we must battle through the inferno before us."

May 23, 2025 Mark Warren

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Akuma, huh | Monster Hunter Wilds' Street Fighter collaboration is all about Akuma

The first Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom collaboration is close, and it brings an unlikely friend from the world of Street Fighter.

May 23, 2025 Sherif Saed

Two soldiers clash against a backdrop of bright flame in Elden Ring Nightreign.

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Couples Therapy | Elden Ring Nightreign director says Fromsoft "kind of overlooked and neglected" playing as a duo, but 2 player-friendly "post-launch support" is being considered

Good news, anyone who was planning a Chuckle Brothers-themed boss rush.

May 23, 2025 Mark Warren

The FTC has dropped its lawsuit against Microsoft following the Activision Blizzard acquisition, letting the tech giant loose

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Court Dismissed | The FTC has dropped its lawsuit against Microsoft following the Activision Blizzard acquisition, letting the tech giant loose

After years of legal debate and courthouse clashes, the FTC x Microsoft saga is at an end.

May 23, 2025 Connor Makar

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HoarahLouxwood Calls | Elden Ring live-action movie now confirmed to be on the way from A24 and director Alex Garland, so now we wait to find out which boss gets the Chicken Jockey treatment

(Malenia pops up on screen)...BLADE OF MIQUELLA...(popcorn flies everywhere)

May 23, 2025 Mark Warren

Diablo 4's Season 9 finally lets us fight Astaroth in the endgame, but the rest of what it brings feels like a re-skin of old systems

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We'll Take Astaroth | Diablo 4's Season 9 finally lets us fight Astaroth in the endgame, but the rest of what it brings feels like a re-skin of old systems

Diablo 4's Season 9 may not be the one that saves the game, but at least it's bringing back that Astaroth boss fight.

May 23, 2025 Sherif Saed

Space Marine Master Crafted Edition Key Art

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Back to the Past | A cult classic gets some love with the Space Marine Master Crafted Edition, launching June 10

Available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass with plenty of updates.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Dawn of War Definitive Edition Burna Boy from cinematic

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Metal Boxes | Dawn of War Definitive Edition - a modern version of the best Warhammer strategy game ever made - has just been announced

All the mods made over the past twenty years will still work too, which is beautiful.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Horde Mode | Space Marine 2 is getting cosmetics for sad space vampires and cool bikers, as well as an endless PvE Siege mode

White Scars and Blood Angles are getting dedicated DLC packs, which will be great wile taking on hordes of bugs.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Arbetis and dog key art

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Future Good Boy | Warhammer 40,000 Darktide is getting a playable space cop, and a trusty cyber dog

This new class is coming June 23, plus a new narrative structured narrative overhaul for newer players.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

Supremacy: Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine image from reveal trailer

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40K Supremacy! | Supremacy: Warhammer 40,000 is bringing a Grimdark spin to the War Sim series

Plan out world war for weeks on end in the grim darkness of the 41st millennium.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Short Stack | Praise the Omnissiah, Warhammer 40,000; Mechanicus 2 just got a new gameplay trailer, featuring a short glimpse at a new faction

The first gameplay trailer for a much-loved turn-based tactics game is here, with a special surprise inside.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Bolting Around | Boltgun 2 is real, and it's bringing Doom to Chaos cultists in 2026

Announced during Warhammer Skulls, the sequel will come with new weapons, enemies, and scenery to run and gun around.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Khorne You Feel It | Blood Bowl 3 is getting a bloody big update with a new Khorne team

Available on June 10, get physical with a combat-heavy faction that also likes scoring goals sometime I guess.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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A Lil' Tease | Total War Warhammer 3 teases its upcoming Tides of Torment, as well as a new legendary lord

Also new units, mechanics, and free content coming alongside it. Nice!

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Gimme More Owlcat | After Rogue Trader proved so popular, Owlcat is working on another Warhammer 40k CRPG: Dark Heresy

Another Owlcat CRPG? Yessir sign me up for that. Love it.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

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Force of Hobbit | Embracer Group says it'll put out 76 different games in the coming year, as it ditches friends for a fellowship and spins off Goat Sim publisher Coffee Stain

The lovely, hunky-dory friendship group is no more, Embracer's embracing the whole Middle Earth thing instead.

May 22, 2025 Mark Warren

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Next PTR Watch | Watch Blizzard, hopefully, distract you from Diablo 4 Season 8 by showing off what’s coming with Season 9 in dev livestream

Things are moving fast in the world of Diablo 4, as Blizzard gets ready to dump a lot of information about the game's next major patch.

May 22, 2025 Sherif Saed

Some Helldivers in Helldivers 2 congratulating each other, opposit a Helldivers 2 player surfing on a leviathan.

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Surfer Earth | Helldivers 2 players struggled with Heart of Democracy's massive flying Illuminate Leviathans at first, so naturally they're now surfing them through Super Earth's skies

"They might as well give up now with all the aura we're farming."

May 22, 2025 Mark Warren

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Backbone | Geoguessr pulls out of the Esports World Cup following mass protest from map creators and community alike

After a coalition of map creators privated their works, and the official Discord was swarmed with objections, the developers withdrew.

May 22, 2025 Connor Makar

Battlefield Labs just introduced its most controversial change yet, and the community is split on whether it belongs in the EA’s in-development game

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Not Locked In | Battlefield Labs just introduced its most controversial change yet, and the community is split on whether it belongs in the EA’s in-development game

As Battlefield Labs' testing environment continues to evolve, it's bound to create some divisive changes that could cause the community to turn on it.

May 22, 2025 Sherif Saed

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