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Arc Raiders and The Finals are getting film and TV adaptations in collaboration with the Backrooms production company

Film and TV show adaptations of Arc Raiders and The Finals are in the works - and developer Embark Studios is collaborating with Chernin Entertainment to get the job done. Read more

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Hideo Kojima Has ‘Mixed’ Feelings On DLSS 5 Because AI Can’t Understand Creators’ Intentions: ‘I Don’t Much Like That Idea’

Kojima said he 'wouldn’t like' someone using AI to tamper with his own work after being sent images of DLSS 5 being used on Death Stranding 2

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The Elder Scrolls: Shadows of Oblivion Officially Confirmed For November 2026

The Elder Scrolls: Shadows of Oblivion has been officially confirmed to launch in November 2026, giving fans of the series something fresh to look forward to. Whenever there's a new Elder Scrollsrelease, it's always an exciting time, and with Shadows of Oblivion, there's plenty on the way.

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I am cavorting with a gazelle's grace in Grand Theft Auto 5

Los Santos CustomsI'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.La Rochefoucauld once wrote, "What grace is to the body, good sense...

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The final showdown: Motion blur vs chromatic aberration

Which graphical effect will be crowned the worst in games? It's down to the final two, and no one—no one—could've guessed the two effects that made it into the final round. It's a huge surprise.This vote could go either way (lol). Get your votes in to decide once and for all which effect should be banished from games f...

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Developer gets a little too silly, recommends deadly psychoactive ingredient in its bad boy-themed cocktail

Fun, thematic videogame recipes are not new. Suggesting dangerous and potentially lethal ingredients, however? Well, Love and Deepspace might just be the first game to make such a bold move.Yes, Infold's hunky dating gacha recently posted to X with a handful of fun cocktails themed around the male suitors you can roman...

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Noematica is a lucid dreamer's "n-dimensional" take on The Sims that proudly boasts it will never ever gouge you for DLC

Over the course of my illustrious tenure as RPS news mangler, I have seen many Simslikes. Tragically cancelled Simslikes from publishers better known for feats of tactical incest! Corrosively telegenic Simslikes suggestive of a paved-over burial ground! Cottagecore "don't call me a Simslike" Simslikes! And now, finally...

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One Piece: 10 Strongest Non Yonko Pirates Of All Time, Officially Ranked

The Yonko are known to be the strongest pirates in the world of One Piece. They are the four most elite pirates whose strength and influence can hardly be rivaled by anyone else on the seas. We have seen quite a lot of powerful Yonko over the years in One Piece, such as Whitebeard, Shanks, Blackbeard, and even Luffy.

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New Official $749.99 Gran Turismo 7 Release Confirmed for December 2026

Gran Turismo 7 is set to receive a new official steering wheel bundle that will retail for $749.99 when pre-orders open in December 2026. Many steering wheel brands make similar controllers for Gran Turismo 7, but this new bundle comes with a bunch of new technologies that could help set it apart from the competition.

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RuneScape Developer Jagex Takes Down Trailer To ‘Investigate Urgently’ After Generative AI Accusations

'We don’t use GenAI to create our games, artwork or creative assets, and will not knowingly allow it to be used on our behalf'

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The upcoming D&D interpretation of World of Warcraft sounds great, but don't expect it to work like the MMO does

So many of the questions in a press briefing for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft book revolved around whether the 52-year-old tabletop game would bend out of shape to work like a massively multiplayer online game. But while the D&D translation of WoW does include races and dungeons and characters fro...

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God Packs Are Officially Coming To MTG With Odds Already Revealed

Magic: The Gathering booster packs are changing, and there's a lot to unpack (pardon the pun) in the official announcement. The headline change is that God Packs are coming to Magic, with a 1 in 1,000 chance to find one in a booster box, or a 1 in 300 chance for Collector Boosters.

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