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Drifting Away | Hyper Light Breaker really shows how much the games industry has changed in a decade
Though it's a bit hard to say how good that is right now.
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A Real Stinger | The bodies are hitting the floor in Yellowjackets season 3's latest trailer, but I'm not sure if the five second rule counts with cannibalism
Something's got to give.
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Red Reader | The Witcher 4's all about Ciri and even Geralt's fully aboard her hype train, but he won't fully explain why he's so excited, because he's pro-reading
White Wolf, more like the Word Wolf, amirite? Alright, put your steel sword away...
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Corsa Driver | Assetto Corsa EVO feels like a worthy heir to one of Steam’s racing titans so far, but it’s still got a lot of laps to go to get there
It’s still fairly barebones in its initial early access form, but there’s a solid core there to refine going forwards.
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Here We Go Again | Dexter sequel series Resurrection looks like it's out to Kill Bill, as it adds Uma Therman to the cast
Not who I would have guessed, but a strong addition.
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Get Into Gear | Let's rock: the Guilty Gear Strive anime finally has a release date, and yes, you will be able to watch it on Crunchyroll
Will it make sense? Probably not! Do I care? Nope!
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Bump In The Road | Netflix just hit a new record of 300 million subscribers, so isn't it just lovely that it's raising its prices for the umpteenth time?
Starting to feel like the value for the cost isn't quite what it used to be.
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Close Enough, Right? | Bloodborne PC emulation is now good enough that even everyone's favourite tech nerds think it "demonstrates the direction we'd want an official remaster to move in"
Things are looking "very encouraging" for DIY efforts bring the game people keep begging for a proper PC port of to PC.
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Just Glup Shitto | Ryan Gosling might be too famous of a face to be in Star Wars, but one report claims he's in talks to star in the director of Deadpool & Wolverine's entry in the series
Maybe they'll put him in a bunch of alien make-up.
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Hell in 2025 | Diablo 4's first free trial of 2025 is here just in time for the new season; and you can even try the definitely-not-nerfed new class
Blizzard is kicking off the new year with a free Diablo 4 trial, and some discounts to get you to convince your friends to jump into the new season.
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Helping Hand? | Helldivers 2's latest mission has had a big Illuminate invasion sting in the tail, leaving some players freaking out, while others reckon it's J.O.E.L helping out again
Bad news going forwards, or J.O.E.L chucking out another MO bone? We'll see.
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Gotta Take Its Time | Make sure you're free March, 2027 Sonic fans, because the fourth film just got a release date
Sure, that's a bit of wait, but I'm sure it'll be worth it.
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Desperate Shipping | Babe, wake up, a new GTA 6 trailer two release date theory has dropped, and it's definitely not people reading too much into some desperate shipping container maths
The moon may have let them down, but they theorise on, unperturbed.
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Sharing Is Caring | I know Nintendo won't do it, but I really hope the Switch 2 brings back the DS' best feature
In another world we're all still enjoying the DS.
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Bang For Your Buck | Hope you've got lots of spare time, because the next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for January has 14 games coming to the service
That might be too many games...
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Mindful | How do you remaster an overlooked cult classic like Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles? By leaning into how "fun and quirky" it is, says the developer
The even goofier side of The Phantom Menace.
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Keeping It Clear | Worried you're going to get confused about whether a DC film is canon to the DCU or not? Don't be, as Elseworlds films are getting their own unique opening to make the distinction clear
This'll save at least some of you from asking why there's two Batmen.
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Nora-t Good News | Unannounced Horizon MMO from NCSoft reportedly cancelled, possibly leaving us with only one other multiplayer Horizon thing in the works
The Horizon multiplayer thing Guerilla itself's been working on is seemingly still coming at some point.
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C&C Commeth | C&C successor Tempest Rising is one of the most promising RTS games of 2025, and there's a demo you can play right now
2025 is looking very much like the year of the return of the RTS, and one of the most anticipated of the bunch wants you to play it ahead of launch.
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In Mintyberranzan | Big Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod about an all-new adventure to Minthara's terrifying home town is aiming to release a demo pretty soon
Time to see if all the horrifying tales Minty's spun after starting a sentence with the dreaded 'In Menzoberranzan...' are true.
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He's Got The Look | The live-action How To Train Your Dragon's latest teaser trailer doesn't look much better than the first, but it does have a bunch of semi-realistic dragons that will make you question why Toothless looks like that
Maybe this one should have stuck to being animated.
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Sounds Right | Marvel Rivals newbies are drawing up handwritten playbooks to help teach themselves the ideal Venom strategy: arrive, do damage, then yeet yourself off a ledge
Flawless tekkers, no notes.
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Good Riddance | EA is killing its Origin PC app soon, so it's a shame the EA app that replaced it isn't that much better
EA is officially shutting down the old and creaky Origin PC app because it runs on such old code Windows no longer supports it.
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Just Like That | Good news, US-based Marvel Snap fans, the card game is back online, and its developer has a slightly surprising plan to make sure it doesn't go down again
"We’ll continue to update with more information as soon as possible!"
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Hit The Gas | Keep Driving, the turn-based driving RPG about fighting tractors while playing smelly Tetris with pizzas, loo roll, and the occasional trumpet, finally has a full release date
You've not got long to wait, best to start getting on your parents' good side now.
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Seriously Tho | Sure, the Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed...but what does that tell us about GTA 6?
Right, everyone’s fired off their hot takes - now it’s time for the real work to begin.
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Real Slop Hours | One of the worst Resident Evil games could be coming to current-gen consoles, if a new ESRB rating is accurate
Though it seems more like a remaster than a remake.
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Squid Schism | "Somehow, this feels like an insult" Helldivers 2 players get a helping hand from J.O.E.L, as their current mission becomes the latest bugdiver vs order follower row
The more things change in the Galactic War, the more they stay the same.
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Number Go Up! | People just can't get enough of that edgy black and red hog, as Sonic the Hedgehog 3 outruns its predecessor to become the highest grossing entry in the series
And who can blame them?
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Oh Snap | UPDATE: Sorry US-based Marvel Snap fans, but to the surprise of even its own developers, the card game has been banned alongside TikTok
Second Dinner is trying to get it up and running again as soon as it can.
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Price Ain't Right? | Will GTA 6 cost $100? There's hope for that kind of price tag around the industry, analyst says, as it continues to face "an uncomfortable truth"
It's the age-old debate about game prices reignited by a finance guy, and Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director has weighed in.
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Cross-Blocked | You'll be able to turn cross-play off on consoles in Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Play sometime in Season 2
Treyarch is making a few changes to Ranked Play in Black Ops 6 as well as Warzone, as the developer gears up for the launch of the game's second season.
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Tastes Like Air | Sorry, Hollow Knight fans, but it turns out that Silksong release date cake theory was just a "nothingburger" after all
Better luck next time.
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Thanks, Pal | To celebrate Palworld's first anniversary, Pocketpair has shared a roadmap for future updates, even if it doesn't say when any of it might be coming
Plenty of highly requested updates on the way, it seems.
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You Know The Meme | Turns out the devs behind Crysis made its highest settings so hard to run is because they were thinking about the PC you would own in 2010, not the one your were stuck with in 2007
Do I even need to ask the question?
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Forward Thinking | Nintendo says Switch 2 backwards compatability was the "best direction" for players, even if it's still staying quiet on which games won't work
You'll have to wait until that April Direct.
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Empty Your Pockets | Whoopsie, after allegations from the FTC that Genshin Impact has been misleading players about lootbox odds, its developer has been left with a $20 million fine and some rule changes
Probably a long time coming, really.
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Beast Mode | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero looks to be giving fans exactly what they want in its first DLC pack: characters that will inevitably end up being way too OP
It's Dragon Ball! What else did you expect.
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Keep It Coming | Poncle is in for another big year, with Vampire Survivors getting cross-saves, more big free updates, and a "few not-Vampire-Survivors-but-totally-poncle things" on the way
Still potentially the game with the most bang for your buck.
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Keeping Count | One industry analyst says that the Nintendo Switch 2 is "exactly what people wanted and expected", but it might not be enough to beat the first one's sales
"There may be more revelations that no one has thought of."
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Veilgone? | UPDATE: Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche is leaving BioWare, having spent 18 years at publisher EA
Busche, along with John Epler, was one of the main figures responsible for overseeing Veilguard's final push across the release finish line.
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Thank Super Earth | Helldivers 2's DSS is back online with a beefy overhaul that should more permanently stop it being a friendly fire menace, as the Iluminate jump back in your sights
It's back, and this time it shouldn't double the amount of helldiver casualties by being a bit too explodey.
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Takes The Cake | Believe it or not, a years-old cake recipe has reignited Hollow Knight: Silksong hopes for the millionth time
It sounds too good to be true. It probably is, but it's the most refined Silksong copium we've seen yet.
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ExoFebruary | Exoborne, the exollent-looking exosuit extraction shooter, is hosting a playtest soon - and you can sign up right now
Sharkmob's next big shooter, Exoborne, will be opening its doors to players in February, giving many their first chance at going hands-on with the game.
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No Stopping the Born | Despite getting nuked, Diablo 4's Spiritborn is still one of the strongest classes going into Season 7
The glory days of the Spiritborn's utter dominance in Diablo 4 may be about to be over, but it's looking like the new class will still be among the strongest.
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RIP | “Fix your hearts or die” Remembering David Lynch, revolutionary surrealist director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive
"He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are."
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Cry Me a River | Give it a rest, killjoys: Nintendo doesn’t need a new hardware gimmick to surprise and delight
After 35 years of Nintendo consoles, several of which have been pretty iterative, you’d hope people would know better than this bizarre pre-release FUD.
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Sigh | God of War live service game reportedly cancelled alongside one other live service project, as PlayStation's live service push continues to go just fine
The studios that were working on these titles reportedly won’t close, but it's unclear right now what they'll be doing next.
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Swapsies | Pokemon TCG Pocket's most anticipated feature gets a tell-all reveal in a single tweet
If you're keen to start trading, the devs have posted the perfect explainer for you.
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Football Focus | EA Sports FC 25's TOTY squads and a pretty sizeable "gameplay refresh" update have dropped today, alongside absolutely nothing else
Yep, I'm definitely not forgetting anything.