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Minecraft Is Natively Launching On Another Platform Soon

Minecraft could soon launch on another console platform in the coming days, according to a recently discovered rating post by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Although Mojang has not publicly commented on any potential Minecraft ports as of this writing, the appearance of this new ESRB rating could signa...

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Balatro's latest crossover lets you design your very own deck of medieval Jimbo cards

That Jimbo sure is getting about, isn't he? Last year, Balatro's starring fool took a dagger to Dying Light 2, and faced off against the legions of the night in Vampire Survivors. I'm starting to think he's better-traveled than Ben Starr at this point. Well, in Balatro's latest crossover with Scriptorium: Master of Man...

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Summer Game Fest Co-Host Joins β€˜Substack For Players’ As Player.gg Looks To Streamline Game Discovery

Player.gg is launching a new curator program alongside Summer Game Fest 2026

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As Path of Exile 2 player numbers surge, Grinding Gear Games promises it won't forget about Path of Exile 1

As player numbers leap alongside Path of Exile 2's final early access update, and the game's prospective 1.0 release later this year, a question arises about the future of Path of Exile 1. Will it be elbowed out? In short: no. Grinding Gear Games intends to support the older action role-playing game "as long as there a...

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5 Flawless Adventure Movies That Feel Just Like Epic Video Game Quests

The adventure genre is packed full of great movies, but some directors have created a film so impressive that they're consistently referred to as masterpieces. The best adventure movies are less about action or spectacle and more about the journey, featuring heroes who travel across vast landscapes, encounter allies an...

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"Flip the script": Capcom veteran casually pitches a Resident Evil 'creature collector' about curing the undead

Capcom director Kenji Oguro has been chatting to Very Gary Computing about new spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, which he describes as “the JRPG the team always wanted to make”. It's an interesting chinwag, not least for how it maps out differences between expectations aimed at Capcom's...

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Former World of Warcraft Lead Combat Designer has joined Riot's League of Legends MMO

News on Riot's upcoming League of Legends MMO has been thin on the ground, but things are definitely moving behind the scenes at the company, as former Lead Combat Designer for World of Warcraft Brian 'Swolinka' Holinka has joined up to become the Principal Game Designer of the project.

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One Piece: 7 Best Elemental Devil Fruits That Aren’t Logias, Ranked

Logias were once the best Devil Fruit subclass, especially during One Piece’s pre-timeskip era, due to Haki not being as prevalent at the time. After the timeskip, however, Logia lost their main appeal, but they still hold on to their powerful elemental powers. While Logias are the most specialized in their respective...

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Bethesda Game is Permanently Shutting Down This Month

June is set to be a sad month for Bethesda fans, as it marks the final few weeks of The Elder Scrolls: Blades' life. Back at the end of March, Bethesda confirmed that The Elder Scrolls: Blades would be shut down on June 30, with online access to the game being pulled completely. The game has already been delisted from...

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Asus has announced a gold-plated 82 g version of its Harpe II mouse with a 65K DPI, but price rumours make me think it's way out of my budget

With Asus' ROG brand turning 20 years old this year, it has announced a whole pile of fancy black and gold gaming gear at Computex. Its new 82 g mouse is just as fancy as you'd expect and comes with some truly outrageous specs. Called the ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20, Asus's new gaming mouse has "Authentic 24K gold-...

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Intel's attempting to break into the AI market once more, but this time avoiding Nvidia's dominance in training by going for inference

Under the leadership of Pat Gelsinger, Intel tried to compete against Nvidia and AMD in the AI market with its Gaudi series of GPUs. However, with little in the way of sales, it looked like the chip giant would just give up. It turns out that this is not the case, because it's trying again, this time targeting the worl...

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All That Glitters Is Silver: Witch Hat Atelier Episode 10 Review

Since its debut, Witch Hat Atelier has kept fans hungry for more with each passing week. The quality of its animation alone has been enough to transform even the most contrarian critics into believers, and whether the adaptation is leaning into action or quiet moments of reflection, it does so with an amount of confide...

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