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Pokemon Legends: Z-A seemingly features a returning X and Y character who has fans going feral after spotting her in the RPG's cover art
News She was a huge part of X and Y's postgame
EA's canceled Black Panther game supposedly contained Skrulls and had you playing as T'Challa's son Azari
News A story we'll never see
It's not looking good: Helldivers 2 players lost another Super Earth city, so now they've got reduced ammo and Stims – oh wait, they're back to normal and we've got free napalm too
News You win some, you lose some, and you win some again
A Skyrim player has put their body on the line and proved High Hrothgar's 7,000 steps are actually just 3,600, but they still took 45 minutes to climb
News Those stair climbing machines are no joke
For the first time, Epic's State of Unreal will take place during Unreal Fest, with presentations from CEO Tim Sweeney and more
News Epic news
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs use Tekken 8 mod on a lunch break to figure out whether Verso or Renoir is stronger, attracting the attention of fighting series boss Katsuhiro Harada
News "Is that a leverless controller? You're a serious fighting game player!"
REPO devs say "we've heard your feedback" and you can chill a bit: the Museum is "not finished," and the difficulty's going up with "Moon Phases" because "the game needs to keep up with you"
News "Things will get spicier and spicier as you get spicier and spicier"
After multiple PS5 price hikes in several regions, the console is now actually cheaper in some countries – but only for a couple of weeks
News The Days of Play celebrations won't last forever
The oldest Elder Scrolls game might finally become more playable on modern machines thanks to a fan-made project giving the 31-year-old RPG the Oblivion Remastered treatment
News It runs way smoother and sharper than the original
Assassin's Creed Shadows is getting a much-needed parkour update, and the pre-order quest about a vengeful dog will be available to all later today
News Jump with even more style
"Valve never made a Portal 2 sequel. So we did," claims impossibly bold indie puzzler which actually reminds me more of a different puzzle game
news ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is more Qube than Portal, but it still looks awesome
This dev's first game, a surreal trip based on a YouTube animated series, came out 3 days after Schedule 1 and is right on its heels for best-reviewed Steam release of the year
news It's hard to describe Ena: Dream BBQ
This post-apocalyptic farming sim might have the best pixel art and Steam trailer I've seen all year, but it's the Terraria vibes that really set the hook
news Like a Metroidvania Stardew Valley
"It's terrifying": CEO behind ex-Helldivers, WoW devs' new studio says it's a "silly," "ridiculous" time to create a new studio, but someone needs to stop "ignoring 52% of the world population"
news Blue Scarab Entertainment is doing something different with Equinox: Homecoming
A FromSoftware mech game that's been dead since 2010 is suddenly back thanks to unofficial servers: "Just seeing the multiplayer hanger again after 15 years was a really emotional thing for me"
news A good day to be a mecha fan
Schedule 1 dev teases a small feature people have wanted for ages, and fans already love it
News "Our patron saint of dealing hath heard our prayers"
Helldivers 2 players survived the Super Earth invasion and put a 10% dent in the Illuminate, but the real heroes are the new NPCs: "My glorious king SEAF soldier charging the Overseer to save my life"
News They're the real heroes
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's story mode is down to Maelle actor and Baldur's Gate 3 favorite Jennifer English: "I really want to play this game and I don't think I can without it being on easy mode"
News Shadowheart to the rescue
Testing lab for Battlefield 6 takes its "first big L" as it removes weapon restrictions, meaning your medics might be sitting behind you sniping instead of healing on the front lines
News "Are they for real?"
It looks like Elden Ring Nightreign's install size is less than 50% of the OG Elden Ring despite having a Smash Bros amount of FromSoftware bosses in it
News A lot of bosses, itty bitty living space
The threat of Helldivers 2's Super Earth collapsing still isn't enough to tempt its most reviled groups to join the fight and complete a Major Order: "We need everyone on Super Earth, literally"
News Get your head in the game, folks!
12 years after The Last of Us' ambiguous ending sparked a decade of debate, creator Neil Druckmann has settled it: "Our intent was that they could have made a cure"
News A lot of fans aren't happy
For Mario Kart World, Nintendo had to dig out the oldest Mario lore like dusty books in an ancient library: "Does Mario, in fact, eat mushrooms?"
News Asking the important questions
