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Zlin City: Arch Moderna is a diorama city builder made with actual, physical models and based on a real Czech city

City builders, kind of by definition, tend to be quite large in form. You're constructing an entire city here after all, and all the complications that come with that. So how about a citybuilder that's going for something a bit smaller? Meet Zlin City: Arch Moderna, a city builder designed to look like you're making di...

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New Setting Confirmed for Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Game

Insomniac Games has officially confirmed one of the main settings players will visit in Marvel's Wolverine, taking the iconic hero to the streets of Tokyo. The initial reveal appeared as part of a major trailer for Marvel's Wolverine during Sony's recent State of Play showcase.

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Palworld Issues Official Statement on 1.0 Save Wipe Concerns

Palworld developer Pocketpair has issued a statement on the upcoming 1.0 release for the game and "save wipe" concerns. Palworld first released in early access in early 2024 and was an instant smash hit. The "Pokemon with guns" game was praised for expertly blending the thrill of catching unique monsters ala Pokemon wi...

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Little Nightmares 3 – The Backstage wants you to meet The Puppeteer

Little Nightmares 3 – The Backstage – the DLC expansion announced during last week's Summer Game Fest festivities – is now available. Read more

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One Piece: 8 Unknown Bounties That Are In The Billions

Bounties are rewards that are placed by the World Government on pirates or any other criminal that go against what the World Government has outlined. Generally, bounties depend on two factors. The first factor is the strength of an individual who takes up arms against the Government, and the second is how much of a thr...

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Pokemon Champions is About to Be a Whole New Game on June 17

Pokemon Champions was released on April 8 of this year to a not-so-great reception due to its small Pokedex and selection of items. On launch, Pokemon Champions had fewer than 200 Pokemon species, not counting regional variants, and most of the items commonly used in Pokemon VGC were cut entirely. This led to a Pokemon...

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Niantic Issues Official Statement on Pokemon GO Military Drone Controversy

Niantic Spatial has refuted claims that Pokemon GO data was used for the purpose of training military drones for the defense company Vantor, following a report from the outlet Trouw. In-game scanning was previously a feature in Pokemon GO that encouraged players to record videos around geographic locations marked as Po...

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FF7 Remake Director Thinks Streamers Are Dangerous For RPGs

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi worries that streamers are causing a "crisis" for the RPG genre, as those watching the game might not feel inclined to play it themselves.

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Whether you believe it or not, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says the end's been planned from the start

Generally when a game gets remade, you'll assume that it'll mostly be the same at least narratively, given how not normal can be with works that are considered uncomfortably sacred. That's certainly what many may have guessed about the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, only those pesky Whispers to get in the way offering...

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond exists only because of its "loud and consistent" community of fans

Spyro: A Realm Beyond exists only because of "loud and consistent" fans. Read more

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The Xbox Game Pass 2027 Lineup is Already Ridiculously Stacked

Thanks to recent announcements, it's clear that 2027 is already stacked when it comes to the new games coming to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, specifically the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers. Xbox Game Pass has been on a hot streak these last few years, with Microsoft ensuring that the service has an unendi...

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A little known rendering technique that can create low-cost, photo-real graphics may be about to have its big moment in game development

A photo-real art style rarely sells me on a game. That said, over the last few months, a tech delivering low-cost, photorealistic graphics has become something of a singular obsession of mine: Gaussian splatting.Previously, I lost myself in this very basic FPS laying its scene inside a Gaussian splat of a real-world ab...

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