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- I spent 15 years waiting for Darksiders to fulfill the best cliffhanger of the PS3 era, and now the M-rated Zelda-like is finally poised to deliver in Darksiders 4
- Elden Ring Nightreign's big new challenge is one of the most hated, polarizing bosses in FromSoftware history: "I wish it was longer and he traveled a full zip code away with every attack"
- GOG preservationists hit back at "censorship in gaming" by making a bunch of notable NSFW games free-to-own for a limited time: "If a game is legal and responsibly made, players should be able to enjoy it"
- Original Plants vs Zombies artists say nobody at EA contacted them about the new Replanted remake: "I'd be down to help with it... whatever, I guess"
- BioShock publisher 2K reportedly shelves remake, dumps BioShock 4 leaders after failed internal review: "We have a good game, but we are committed to delivering a great one"
- Deadpool meets Batman, Jeff the Land Shark and Krypto the Super Dog frolic, and Green Arrow and Daredevil are locked in bloody combat in first look at new Marvel/DC crossover
- Analyst says stumbles like Monster Hunter Wilds' PC fiasco are only getting uglier with intense competition: "A prominent streamer or YouTuber can single-handedly, by showing one screenshot, really impact what the perception of a game is"
- Weapons lead Josh Brolin was drawn to Barbarian director's queasy new project "because psychologically, you want to keep confronting things like" toxic masculinity: "This staunch masculinity, I get very sickened by"
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has a $150 Kollector's Edition with a delightfully stupid Goro statue, but I think the $80 Deluxe Edition might be even better for '90s arcade nostalgia
- Former Nintendo marketing lead says it's "not normal" we still don't have release dates for Elden Ring, Metroid Prime 4, and more Switch 2 games: "That's not the Nintendo that I know"
- Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P knows the MMO isn't in "perfect" shape after Dawntrail, but Patch 7.3 marks a new beginning for Square Enix
- One of the best Super Smash Bros. players of all time tried a new indie platform fighter and immediately got destroyed without landing a single hit: "What the f*** just happened!"
- Need a camera to play Super Mario Jamboree? These are the Switch 2 cameras I'd grab right now
- Does new MCU show Eyes of Wakanda tie into the Black Panther movies?
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads predict rise in "AA-class games" as production costs reach ridiculous heights, say only GTA 6 maker Rockstar "is able to meet that demand"
- Alt-pop princess Pinkpantheress snuck sound bites from Nintendo's cult Wii hit Rhythm Heaven Fever into her music ahead of its new Switch game: "It’s the game that got me through my teens"
- New 007 screenwriter says his James Bond movie will be "different and better and stronger and bolder", but can't say whether he knows who's been cast in the lead role
- "Terraria 1.4.5 continues unabated," but still no release date for the sandbox game's 6th final update – "We are doing our very best to get to that day as quickly as possible"
- The Analogue 3D's controller launches today, but the new N64 gamepad failed to show up on my doorstep
- Deadpool co-creator is already on the outs with Marvel and has now slammed "impossibly dull and boring" Fantastic Four
- The Pokemon Company begs TCG Pocket fans not to blame artist behind plagiarized Ho-Oh, takes full responsibility after removing it
- I need to know what the 190,000 people who bought a Switch 2 at launch without Mario Kart World were doing, because I refuse to believe Welcome Tour was a system seller
- Switch price increases leak early as Nintendo bumps consoles by up to $50 in the US, makes Joy-Con 2s $5 more expensive, and slaps another $10 on my beloved Alarmo
- WoW Classic's new raid race stumbles off the starting line as Blizzard accidentally releases Mogu'shan Vaults early, then temporarily bans players for its own mistake
- Octopath Traveler 0 is "inspired by story elements and gameplay ideas" from the JRPG series' mobile game, but even returning fans are "getting a new experience"
- Tom Holland's new Spider-Man suit has been partially revealed ahead of Brand New Day, and the first look is giving us Sam Raimi vibes
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day leaks are here already as filming begins – and they might have just confirmed Mister Negative as the film's villain
- Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor hates being called a "voice actor" as it "negates" other work that goes into roles, like motion capture: "It makes me really angry"
- There are no plans for a Battlefield 6 port on Switch 2, even though Battlefield Studios' head is a self-proclaimed "huge Switch fan"
- Sony's "Cannis" PlayStation handheld should "beat the Xbox Ally X in performance," but I'm convinced it's really gunning for the Switch 2
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio is "just the right size" for a "full-priced turn-based RPG," so don't expect its success to lead to AAA ambitions: "I'd prefer working as a small team"
- I hosted a gaming podcast for years, and Rode's latest free feature would have made it so much easier
- After filming The Odyssey and Spider-Man 4 back-to-back, Tom Holland knows his limits – and plans to take a break from acting: "You can't do your best work when you're burnt out"
- Battlefield 6 producers stress it's "really important to us" that cosmetics "feel grounded" and "authentic to the franchise," so don't expect to see the likes of Peter Griffin and Hatsune Miku here
- Dying Light: The Beast dev defends $60 price because "in every metric" the DLC-turned-game is "bigger, denser, and more advanced than we initially assumed"
- A Fantastic Four trilogy was planned in the '00s, according to Reed Richards actor Ioan Gruffudd: "The mindset was that we were going to do three"
- Hostel series from original director Eli Roth is officially in development, with Oscar-nominated The Holdovers actor set to star
- Steam founder Gabe Newell is investing his $9.5 billion fortune in his new passion, big ass boats, because he's "a hands-on visionary who respects the sea"
- "This will be faster than the PS5 Pro" - leaks suggest the PS6 will be cheaper thanks to its AMD chip and could be here by 2028
- After rumors of a current-gen Kingdom Come: Deliverance, developer Warhorse is blatantly hinting at a PS5 version
- New Dune: Awakening update will cause certain bases to "collapse when the patch goes live," and fans of the survival MMO can't wait for "the chaos" to ensue come version 1.1.20
- The Batman writer's Spider-Man 4 pitch makes me want Sam Raimi to return for one last reunion with Tobey Maguire's Spidey
- Battlefield 6 players on Steam won't need to use the divisive EA App in order to play, and fans are thrilled: "We cannot stop winning right now"
- Ubisoft allegedly "threatened to sue" Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's Edward Kenway for hinting at the open-world game's remake
