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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.

Jan. 22, 2025 Sherif Saed

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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.

Jan. 21, 2025 Fran Ruiz

Various Palworld characters and Pals can be seen hanging out together with text that reads "1st anniversary."

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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.

Jan. 19, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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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.

Jan. 17, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Kratos in God of War Ragnarok looking surprised/angry.

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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.

Jan. 17, 2025 Mark Warren

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Witchy Preview | Watch Blizzard show off Diablo 4 Season of Witchcraft before it launches next week and we all get back on the grind

Today's Diablo 4 Developer Update livestream is the first of the new year, and one that'll offer one last look at Season of Witchcraft.

Jan. 16, 2025 Sherif Saed

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ExtrActionRPG | The studio behind one of the best-looking ARPGs, which you probably forgot about, is back with a game that blends Diablo with Tarkov

For the last five or so years, Wolcen Studio has been cooking, and it's finally ready to unveil a fresh take on the action RPG genre.

Jan. 15, 2025 Sherif Saed

Witchcraft Powers, Headhunts, Tree of Whispers updates, character loadouts and a pet raven are all coming to Diablo 4 with Season 7

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Witching Season | Witchcraft Powers, Headhunts, Tree of Whispers updates, character loadouts and a pet raven are all coming to Diablo 4 with Season 7

Blizzard has lifted all the remaining veils off Diablo 4's next season, which is now officially called Season of Witchcraft.

Jan. 15, 2025 Sherif Saed

Artwork for the mobile game Solo Leveling Arise, showing the game's main character Sung Jinwoo holding two swords.

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Solo Leveling: Arise codes

Get free Essence Stones and Draw new characters!

Jan. 14, 2025 Amelia Zollner

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Mapping Melody | This week's major Path of Exile 2 patch has a lot endgame fiends will love, but I am mostly excited about the subtle moment-to-moment changes

The Path of Exile 2 team is back from the holiday break, and kicking off the new year with a massive update whose tendrils reach into much of the game.

Jan. 13, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Rule of Thirds | Dynasty Warriors Origins review: 2025 has its first great action game

A perfect jumping-on point, and an excuse to play the year's first great action game.

Jan. 13, 2025 Connor Makar

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Winston Chu and the gang having a word with Wei Shen in Sleeping Dogs.

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A Real Shenme | Sleeping Dogs movie no longer in the works, because there's no Wei we can be allowed nice things

Our favourite not quite GTA with kickass martial arts is no longer coming to the big screen.

Jan. 10, 2025 Mark Warren

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S7 Party | Diablo 4's first livestream of the year is coming next week, and will be all about Season 7 and its new questline

We're in the final days of Diablo 4's Season 6, which only means that Blizzard is just about ready to answer any final Season 7 questions you might have.

Jan. 10, 2025 Sherif Saed

Will your PC actually be able to run Monster Hunter Wilds? Watch some crisp 4K footage of Ajarakan and Rompopolo fights as you ponder that 5080 upgrade

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Oilwell Basin Bros. | Will your PC actually be able to run Monster Hunter Wilds? Watch some crisp 4K footage of Ajarakan and Rompopolo fights as you ponder that 5080 upgrade

As we approach the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, we're finally starting to see more of the game's zones and the monsters they hide.

Jan. 9, 2025 Sherif Saed

Goro Majima and his pirate ship in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

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Sea What You Get | Keen to see some of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's "new features"? Majimake sure you watch today's RGG Like a Dragon Direct here

It's another showing of what you can expect when February 21 rolls around.

Jan. 9, 2025 Mark Warren

Skyrim's Dragonborn shouting in front of a violin.

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Miner Key | Good news culture lovers, a Minecraft YouTuber is hopping on Classic FM to blast banging choons from Skyrim, Street Fighter, and more

And here's the symphony that plays when an army of creepers blows up your entire town, delivered by the brass section of the New York philharmonic.

Jan. 8, 2025 Mark Warren

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OBT 2 | The Monster Hunter Wilds beta is coming back with two sessions next month, and there'll be new content - but no performance upgrades

Capcom recently teased that those of us who missed out on the first Monster Hunter Wilds beta may get another shot in the new year, and that's exactly what's going to happen.

Jan. 8, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Even Valkyries like freebies

Jan. 7, 2025 Holly Alice

A samurai stands in a field at night in key art for the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime.

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Certainly Some Names | Sony's latest anime gamble is a Ghost of Tsushima: Legends adaptation, and it's pulling talent from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Star Wars: Visions, and Madoka Magica

Let's see how this one pans out.

Jan. 7, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Batman is Dead | The first Batman-ish game to (maybe) come to Switch 2 is one that you probably don't want

Imagine Gotham Knights being one of the first games you play on your brand new Nintendo Switch 2.

Jan. 6, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Bayonetta, a very tall woman with long black hair and a skin tight black suit, is facing away from the camera looking at a very large moon.

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The Year Of Serving | Bayonetta celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and despite a recent staff exodus, PlatinumGames has teased it has "a few things in store"

"Keep your eyes peeled."

Jan. 6, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2025

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Jan. 1, 2025 Connor Makar

Yasuke from Assassin's Creed Shadows and Henry from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 facing off against two flying monsters from Avowed and Monster Hunter Wilds.

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Only One | Who will win February 2025's RPG Royal Rumble? Kingdom Come, Assassin's Creed, Avowed or Monster Hunter?

With 4 huge RPGs launching back-to-back in February 2025, can any of them stand out from the crowd?

Dec. 30, 2024 James Billcliffe

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A beach scene from GTA 6 with a comical picture of Goro Majima over the top

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Coming Soon | GTA 6 is coming in 2025, but so is a Goro Majima pirate adventure, and if they're both as good as I hope, I'm liable to be a big, sticky mess

I’m serious, it’s imperative for my health that at least one of these games is a bit crap.

Dec. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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2B from NieR giving a little robot thing a cheeky pat on the head.

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This Can Continue? | "I’ve been hearing the fans’ expectations" - As Nier approaches its 15th anniversary, the series' producer teases what's next for one of the weirdest RPGs around

"I’d appreciate it if you could patiently look forward to what’s coming."

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Your Average Sunday | Game of the year 2024? For me, it was all about karaoke, a trip to Yorkshire, and irradiated tea

Forget Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo - here are the real big three that matter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Mark Warren

The iconic Ace Attorney "objection" speech bubble, over a courtroom scene where Blackquill, Apollo, and Athena can be seen around the edges.

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Gone Defendin' | Haven't I seen you somewhere before? 2024's best games were pure nostalgic comfort food, and sometimes that's what you need

Eat your hamburgers, Apollo, or you'll be late for the entire circus at Clown University.

Dec. 23, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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Some Rest | No Rest for the Wicked dev may have been quiet for a little too long, but it will back with a vengeance in January

We're finally getting some major No Rest for the Wicked news in the new year, to kick-start 2025 with a bang.

Dec. 23, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Holiday Hell Hurl | Diablo 4 is free to play until the new year on everything, and you can even try out the new Spiritborn class

Blizzard really wants you to be playing Diablo 4 over the holidays and into the new year.

Dec. 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Smooth | Monster Hunter Wilds' performance has been improved in the final game, and we may even get a second beta

Capcom just revealed a bunch of new Monster Hunter Wilds details, and addressed several points of criticism from the recent open beta.

Dec. 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Fallen-on-and-On | If you can believe it, Lords of the Fallen is still getting patches that change its combat this many months after launch

Over a year after its initial release, the devs behind Lords of the Fallen continue to tweak some of its most fundamental aspects.

Dec. 17, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Global Goblin Grind | Diablo 4's final event of the year has the entire community chasing Treasure Goblins for some cool rewards

Diablo 4 is just about ready to wrap up 2024, and it's going to do so with a very on-theme event.

Dec. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

A hero from Path of Exile 2 over two blurred Lilith portraits from Diablo 4

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Exiled Again? | Path of Exile 2’s action still doesn’t feel as good Diablo’s, but it’s uniquely fun - I just wish it wasn’t as frustrating

Path of Exile 2 makes case for a type of ARPG flow that’s rare to find in the genre. However, it’s lacking a certain spark that makes it hard to truly love.

Dec. 11, 2024 Sherif Saed

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