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Steam Users Can Grab This GOTY Winner Entirely Free On August 19

Free Steam games aren't exactly a rare sight to see these days by any means, with 2026 being an excellent year with highly rated games being offered to claim entirely for free. While this usually comes down to smaller titles or limited offers for indie games, Steam users will be able to claim a triple-a title entirely...

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Insomniac’s Explanation For Why Wolverine’s Suit Heals Itself Is Simple And Honest

They could have made up some bullshit, but this is better

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If you're not paying attention to retro game recompilations, you're missing the most exciting thing in gaming right now

In a few months, Nintendo will release a shiny remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Switch 2. Given its reputation as one of Nintendo's crown jewels, I imagine it will be remarkably faithful to the original, but with new graphics, some tweaks to the controls, and a few other modern touches—like the ki...

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2026's Most Unconventional Samurai Movie Has Already Been Released

2026 is full of exciting releases, with anticipated movies like the crime thriller Primetime, the superhero blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday, and the sweeping sci-fi epic Dune: Part Three generating a ton of hype. However, fewer fans are paying attention to the samurai genre, which has already produced an impressive movi...

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Overwatch Quietly Changes Its Omnic Detective Hero, and Players Aren’t Happy

While Overwatch has been on an absolute roll with its hero designs since its big relaunch, fans are questioning Blizzard’s decision-making when it comes to its unrevealed heroes. Specifically, players are concerned that Overwatch has changed the two upcoming designs for the worse, with countless posts about the “Omnic...

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Near-Perfect Survival Games Nobody Played

Survival games come in many forms. From horror-tinged fights for survival like The Forest to the Viking life-sim fantasy found in Valheim, the concept of survival is a great foundation on which to build a unique game. Even though each survival game has its own special take on the genre, working to live one more day is...

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The 'father of Master Chief' doesn't like the new Halo's new halos

Marcus Lehto is known to some as the "father of Master Chief," and for good reason: He was the art director on Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001, and its two direct sequels. The look of Halo is kind of his thing, in other words, and he has some issues with how the new Halo: Campaign Evolved looks—specifically, its halos.Hal...

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All Treyarch 30th Anniversary Login Rewards in Black Ops 7 (Free Weapon Blueprint)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's first half of Season 5 is almost over, and with it comes the arrival of Season 5 Reloaded. However, before then, players can earn a free Weapon Blueprint and more as part of the Treyarch 30th Anniversary Login Event, right after the Machine of War Event. Here is every reward you can get duri...

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One Piece: 7 Strongest Powers That Aren't Haki

Haki is one of the most amazing powers to exist in the world of One Piece. This ability is present within everyone; however, only a few managed to tap into it and utilize it to the very best. The rarest form of Haki, called Conqueror's Haki, is accessible only to a handful who are born with it. Haki is, quite clearly,...

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Brand-New Wolverine Screenshots Give Closer Look at Villains

Some new screenshots from Marvel's Wolverine paint a slightly clearer picture of the threats that Marvel Comics' iconic antihero will face in the upcoming title. Marvel's Wolverine is one of the most anticipated games of 2026 and will be exclusively available on PS5 consoles starting September 15.

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Five years after acquiring Oxenfree developer Night School Studio, Netflix are shutting them down

In 2021, in their bid to get more of a hold on the games industry after dominating film and television streaming, Netflix acquired Oxenfree and Afterparty developer Night School Studio, the first developer they had ever acquired. Now, five years later, the streaming giant is shuttering Night School Studio, as well as M...

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Netflix closes Oxenfree developer Night School, just a month after praising its new game as one of the company's 'most successful cloud game debuts'

Less than two months after the release of its latest game, Unhinged, Netflix is closing developer Night School Studios, as well as its Moonloot studio in Helsinki.Netflix confirmed the closures, first reported by Game File, in a statement provided to PC Gamer. "Games continue to be an opportunity for us to expand the v...

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