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The main character kisses Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 "Hefty" Patch 6 Coming Next Week Improving Kisses and Much More

Baldur's Gate 3 is getting ready for Valentine's Day with a big patch coming next week, likely with the most appropriate content possible on the menu.

February 10, 2024 | 04:10 EST

Zelda holding the Master Sword in a trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, music from which is included in the new Zelda concert
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You Can Watch a Full Zelda Concert, Including Iconic Series Tunes, For Free Right Now

Nintendo has made a full Zelda concert, featuring interpretations of many iconic tunes from across the series' history, available to watch for free.

February 9, 2024 | 10:32 EST

A blond character wielding a hammer in the midst of a town in the Jagex game RuneScape
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RuneScape Developer Jagex Officially Acquired by Two Private Equity Firms

Jagex, known for games like RuneScape and Scum, has been acquired by investment firms CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments.

February 9, 2024 | 10:03 EST

The main character of Dead Cells wielding twin frying pans
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Dead Cells Developers Confirm End of Major Updates After Next Content Drop

Dead Cells studios Motion Twin and Evil Empire have confirmed that major updates for the game will end after the upcoming Update 35.

February 9, 2024 | 09:39 EST

Sam Porter-Bridges with a mechanical hand on his shoulder in Death Stranding 2
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Hideo Kojima Talks Death Stranding 2, Metal Gear, and More in New In-Depth Video

Death Stranding 2 creator and industry legend Hideo Kojima has released a new episode of his HideoTube video series, and it's got some juicy new info in it.

February 9, 2024 | 09:11 EST

The ships flyable during the Free Fly Event in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Is Now Free to Play For a Week as New Video Features in-Game Branding

Star Citizen is now free to play for a week thanks to the latest Free Fly event celebrating Valentine's Day and the Lunar New Year. 

February 9, 2024 | 05:30 EST

Abu Dhabi Airport and Tecnam P2006T for Microsoft Flight Simulator
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Abu Dhabi Airport Releasing Today, Free Yas Island Scenery Available Now

Third-party developers shared plenty of reveals about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, on top of releasing new aircraft and scenery. 

February 9, 2024 | 04:51 EST

Sega Logo and Total War: Pharaoh
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Sega Gaming Profits Drop Sharply Due to "Weak" Sales of Some New Games

Sega published its financial results for the 9 months that ended on December 31, 2023, and at least part of them wasn't really great. 

February 8, 2024 | 11:45 EST

Artwork of Ed from Street Fighter 6
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Next Street Fighter 6 DLC Character Ed Gets Release Date and Gameplay Reveal

Capcom has revealed the release date of Street Fighter 6's next DLC character, Ed, alongside a first look at his explosive psychic boxing gameplay. 

February 8, 2024 | 07:04 EST

Grand Theft Auto 6 Art and Screenshot
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GTA6 Publisher Senses "Much Higher" Anticipation Compared to GTA5, Discusses Ominous Cost Reduction

During Take-Two's financial conference call, CEO Strauss Zelnick and CFO Lainie Goldstein talked about Grand Theft Auto 6, but also about a much more ominous topic.

February 8, 2024 | 06:02 EST

Art of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption
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Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold Over 195 Million Units, Red Dead Redemption 2 at 61 Million Units

Take-Two announced its financial results for Q3 of the fiscal year on top of an update to sales figures of Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more.

February 8, 2024 | 04:24 EST

Lost Hellden Key Art featuring the cast
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Astria Ascending Developers and Veteran Japanese Creators Team Up for Lost Hellden

Today Artisan Studios of Super Neptunia RPG and Astria Ascending Fame announced a new upcoming action RPG titled Lost Hellden, coming in 2025.

February 8, 2024 | 03:23 EST

The main character floating underwater in artwork for Subnautica, representing the 2024 launch of Subnautica 2
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Subnautica 2 Launching This Year, Will Adopt Live-Service Model, Krafton Says (Updated)

A new slide in Krafton's most recent earnings presentation suggests that Subnautica 2 will launch this year and that it will have a live-service element.

February 8, 2024 | 02:10 EST

Ubisoft Logo and Grand Theft Auto 6
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Ubisoft CEO Expects GTA6 Release to Benefit His Own Games as Well, Comments on Microsoft Rumors

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot commented on Grand Theft Auto 6, the future of Xbox, and Skull and Bones' pricing during the company's financial conference call.

February 8, 2024 | 01:52 EST

Assassin's Creed Codename Red and Ubisoft Logo
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Ubisoft Confirms Assassin’s Creed Codename Red Release By March 2025, Announces Financial Results

Ubisoft just announced its financial results for Q3 of the fiscal year 2023-2024 and confirmed a release window for Assassin’s Creed Codename Red.

February 8, 2024 | 12:55 EST

Microosft and FTC Bicker as Ace attorney Characters
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Microsoft Fires Back at FTC's Accusation on Layoffs in Activision Blizzard Legal Battle

Microsoft's legal counsel has responded to the accusations leveled yesterday by the FTC within the legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

February 8, 2024 | 12:00 EST

Saytang the Watcher in Total War: Warhammer 3
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Total War: Warhammer 3 Developers Add Content Aplenty to Latest & Next DLC Following Backlash

Creative Assembly announced relevant changes to be made to Total War: Warhammer 3's latest DLC Shadows of Change. The same will apply to the next.  

February 8, 2024 | 11:12 EST

Two animal-like characters in official artwork for Against the Storm
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Against the Storm Roadmap Revealed, Next Major Update Coming in March

Eremite Games and Hooded Horse have revealed the first post-launch Against the Storm roadmap, and there's lots on the way for the dark city-builder.

February 8, 2024 | 10:43 EST

Knuckles in the new live-action series holding a pot of coffee
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Knuckles Live-Action Series Hits Paramount Plus In April, First Trailer Revealed

Paramount's Knuckles live-action series has an official release date, with the six-episode "streaming event" airing in April on Paramount Plus.

February 8, 2024 | 09:50 EST

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FromSoftware Parent Company Kadokawa Corporation Buys Octopath Traveler Studio Acquire

FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa has purchased Octopath Traveler and Akiba's Trip developer Acquire, according to a new earnings report.

February 8, 2024 | 08:57 EST

Honkai: Star Rail Lunar New Year Animation Guinaifen and Sushang
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Honkai: Star Rail Celebrates Lunar New Year With Gorgeous Anime Short

Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse is a Chinese company, so it's not surprising that it pulled all the stops to celebrate the Lunar New Year with an anime short.

February 7, 2024 | 11:54 EST

Persona 3 Reload 1 Million Celebration Image
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Persona 3 Reload Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies, Fastest in Atlus' History

Today Atlus announced that its recently released JRPG Persona 3 Reload achieved a big sales milestone, having sold over 1 million copies in a week.

February 7, 2024 | 08:31 EST

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Disney to Invest $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create Persistent Universe Connected to Fortnite

Disney and Epic Games announced an agreement for the creation of a persistent universe connected to the developer's ultra-popular game Fortnite. 

February 7, 2024 | 05:04 EST

Sarah Morgan in Starfield
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New Starfield Beta Update Available Now on Steam, Adding AMD FSR3, Intel XeSS, and More

Bethesda released the beta version of a new update for its sci-fi RPG Starfield on Steam to test it before it gets unleashed into the wild for all platforms.

February 7, 2024 | 04:25 EST

The key art of Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Update With New Game+ Gets Release Date

Today Insomniac Games announced the release date of the next major update for its popular open-world action adventure game Marvel's Spider-Man 2. 

February 7, 2024 | 02:17 EST

Microsoft and FTC arguie in Activision Blizzard case represented by Ace Attorney characters
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FTC and "Gamers' Lawsuit" Lawyers Denounce Microsoft's Layoffs in Activision Blizzard Legal Battle

The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision are leveraging the layoffs to further their cases.

February 7, 2024 | 12:25 EST

The photographer Jasmine against a verdant garden backdrop in the life sim Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
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Cozy Gardening Sim Garden Life Reveals Relaxing Story Mode in New Trailer

Have you ever wanted to renovate your very own community garden? Nacon and stillalive's Garden Life will let you do just that, as a new story trailer shows.

February 7, 2024 | 10:31 EST

A group of characters from the game-slash-game-creation-platform Roblox
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Roblox Financials Show Huge Year-on-Year Growth, Platform Predicts More Prosperity

Roblox has released its financial results for 2023, and it's no surprise that the game-slash-creation-platform continues to do very well indeed.

February 7, 2024 | 09:56 EST

P in Lies of P wearing the new Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty crossover gear
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Lies of P Gets New Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Crossover Gear Next Week

Belle Epoque Soulslike Lies of P is getting some new Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty-themed items next week, developer Neowiz has confirmed.

February 7, 2024 | 09:29 EST

Oklahoma City Thunder player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in NBA 2K24, developed by Visual Concepts
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NBA 2K Studio Visual Concepts Austin Hit by Layoffs

Layoffs have been reported at NBA 2K and Lego 2K Drive studio Visual Concepts Austin, adding to the industry's long list of woes.

February 7, 2024 | 08:55 EST

 Jianxin in Wuthering Waves holding trays
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Genshin Impact Competitor Wuthering Waves Introduces Jianxin, Closed Beta Date Announced

Kuro Games released a new trailer of Wuthering Wavesm, introducing a new character named Jianxin, and announced the start date of the next closed beta.

February 7, 2024 | 04:53 EST

A screenshot of Palworld with a working Pengullet
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Palworld Update v0.1.4.1 Available Now, Fixes Crashing Save Data and More

Pocketpair released a brand new update of its popular open-world crafting survival game Palworld, fixing save data that caused the game to crash.

February 7, 2024 | 12:15 EST

Angry Cloud in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Available Now, Gorgeous Gameplay Revealed

Today, during a PlayStation State of Play broadcast, Square Enix announced the release of a demo of its upcoming JRPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. 

February 6, 2024 | 07:02 EST

Key Art of Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Sold Over 1 Million Copies Despite Issues as Paradox Has 9 Games in Development

Paradox Interactive shared its Q4 2023 financial results on top of the overall results for the full year 2023, including a sales milestone for Cities: Skylines 2.

February 6, 2024 | 05:40 EST

Phoenix Wright and Edgeworth object in representation of the legal battle betweet the FTC and Microsoft
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Microsoft Allowed to Probe Sony and Ubisoft in Legal Battle Against FTC, but Regulator Fires Back

The legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition continues. Xbox just scored a point and the FTC is firing back. 

February 6, 2024 | 02:42 EST

The map table in Crusader Kings 3
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Crusader Kings III Reveals New $44 Expansion Pass Including the Terrifying Black Death

Today Paradox Interactive revealed a new expansion pass coming to its popular grand strategy game Crusader Kings III, including new expansions and DLC.

February 6, 2024 | 01:07 EST

Judy Alvarez leaning on some equipment in Cyberpunk 2077, for which a followup codenamed Project Orion is currently in the works
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Cyberpunk 2077 Followup Project Orion Gains Ex-BioWare Writer and Several More Staffers

CD Projekt Red has announced several new staff hires for Cyberpunk 2077 followup Project Orion, including an ex-BioWare writer and more.

February 6, 2024 | 10:51 EST

A mercenary in a cowboy hat standing in front of a burning vehicle in Jagged Alliance 3
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Jagged Alliance 3 Patch 1.5 Brings "Extensive" and "Powerful" Modding Tools

Jagged Alliance 3 Patch 1.5 is here, and it's bringing lots of new modding tools to allow you to create your own custom campaigns.

February 6, 2024 | 10:31 EST

A player standing outside their wooden homestead in Enshrouded
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First Big Enshrouded Patch Packs in a Ton of Bug Fixes and More

The first big Enshrouded patch is here, and it's bringing tons of bug fixes, plus performance improvements, gameplay tweaks, and more.

February 6, 2024 | 08:58 EST

The new PS5 slim models with a DualSense beside them to represent the PS5 system software beta
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New PS5 System Software Beta Boosts DualSense Audio Capabilities and More

A new PS5 system software beta is being rolled out today, granting access to new DualSense audio features and more besides.

February 6, 2024 | 08:29 EST

Star Citizen F8C Lightning on Daymar with Crusader in the Distance
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Star Citizen Will Be Free to Play for a Limited Time Starting Later This Week

People and media say many things about Star Citizen, but the best way to judge a game is to try it for yourself. Later this week, you'll be able to for free for a limited time. 

February 6, 2024 | 04:07 EST

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Nintendo Switch Has Sold 139.36 Million Units, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sold 11.96 Million Copies

Nintendo announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, between April and December 2023, including an update on Nintendo Switch sales.

February 6, 2024 | 01:40 EST

Artwork portraying Black Swan from Honkai: Star Rail
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Honkai: Star Rail Introduces The New Five-Star Character Black Swan [UPDATED]

Honkai: Star Rail will be updated to version 2.0 soon, and today HoYoverse introduced one of the patch's main selling points, the new character Black Swan. 

February 5, 2024 | 11:04 EST

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Art and Xbox Logo
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CD Projekt CEO Comments on Xbox Exclusivity Gossip: "Happy It’s Not My Headache"

Rumors focused on exclusivity have caused panic among the Xbox fanbase, and CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski is happy that his studio isn't involved.

February 5, 2024 | 05:38 EST

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Microsoft Will Share Its "Vision for the Future of Xbox" at an Event Next Week

Today Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced that the company is going to share its vision for the future of Xbox at an event next week. 

February 5, 2024 | 03:44 EST

The Dragon in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Showcases the Story, Setting, and Character Creation

Today Capcom released a new trailer of the upcoming JRPG Dragon's Dogma 2, which is finally coming close to its worldwide release.

February 5, 2024 | 02:40 EST

Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.0 Key Artwork
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Honkai: Star Rail Achieves 100 Million Downloads Marking Another Massive Success for HoYoverse

You already knew that Honkai: Star Rail is a very successful game but today HoYoverse announced that it has passed 100 million downloads.

February 5, 2024 | 01:41 EST

Miriam from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night dressed up as Shantae in the game's new crossover DLC
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Free Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Shantae DLC Will Let You Dress as the Half-Genie Hero

505 Games and ArtPlay have revealed a new free cosmetic DLC pack for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, letting you dress up as half-genie hero Shantae.

February 5, 2024 | 11:26 EST

Artwork for the Poncle game Vampire Survivors next to a Safe In Our World logo
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Gaming Mental Health Charity Safe In Our World Announces "Largest Ever" Bundle (UPDATED)

Safe In Our World, a charity aiming to explore mental health in gaming, has announced another bundle, and this one will be its biggest yet.

February 5, 2024 | 10:37 EST

Official artwork of the cast of Vanillaware's strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord
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Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord Reveals Socialization Systems in Brand New Trailer

A new Unicorn Overlord trailer has landed, revealing more about how the game's socialization systems will work when it arrives in March.

February 5, 2024 | 10:31 EST

Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba in artwork for Yu-Gi-Oh! which is intended to represent the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Revealed for Switch and PC, Western Release Confirmed

Konami has announced Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, a retro collection of old-school Yu-Gi-Oh! games heading to PC and Switch sometime in the future.

February 5, 2024 | 09:50 EST