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Insomniac's take on Wolverine is ferocious, destructive and cinematic - but a little predictable

"One thing we always think about a lot is how does our game open," says Mike Fitzgerald, Head of Technology at Insomniac Games. "When you start our first Spider-Man game... you jump out the window and you're swinging down the street. So what's the version of that for Wolverine?" Read more

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Xbox Game Pass Adds Day-One Title That's Like Terraria Meets Factorio

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass users are able to play Sandustry as part of their subscriptions as of today, August 13. The day-one indie marks the third brand-new addition to the service in August 2026, as well as the 125th Xbox Game Pass release this year.

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Caravan SandWitch is free on Epic, and 2024's indie darling is a must-play

If you love the post-apocalyptic vibes of Horizon, this week's free Epic Games Store game will have you feeling right at home - there's even a red-headed protagonist! Just no dinosaur robots, if that's a dealbreaker. While other apocalyptic narratives untangle the threads of how society functions following nuclear fall...

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You have fewer than 200 days to migrate all your old Pokémon from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon Home, or they're gone forever

Today, The Pokémon Company announced that it's shutting down Pokémon Bank, the Pokémon storage app was that was originally released for the Nintendo 3DS back in 2013. The service goes offline on 26th February, 2027, so you've still got plenty of time to access your old pals and begin migrating them...

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the Steam Boy, a Steam Deck crammed inside a Game Boy-like chassis

I love my Steam Deck. Although the internals are starting to look a bit long in the tooth these days, it still feels like the archetype of what a handheld gaming PC should be. It's a bit large and in charge though, which is why my ears pricked up when I heard of the Steam Boy.This custom Steam Deck re-imagining is the...

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Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony's move to digital-only sales: 'You won't have any choice at all'

Sony's decision to stop selling physical disks for its games makes a certain kind of sense from a mercilessly realist point of view—I'd be a hypocrite if I, a person with the majority of my games on one platform (Steam), shook my fist and wept for the end of physical media. But aside from the sentimental concerns—which...

3 weeks ago 👁 8
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Where is the Hokuryu Sunflower Farm in Forza Horizon 6?

One of the challenges for the new Series in Forza Horizon 6 is called #SunnySnap and requires you to not only find the Hokuryu Sunflower Farm but also to take a picture of it with a 2013 Wuling Sunshine S. Doing so will get you two Season Points and some fancy Yellow Sports Sunglasses for your character.

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Pokémon Is Finally Burning The Bridge Between Old And New Generations

After a decade of support, the series is cutting off the means to bring monsters from old games to new ones

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Nintendo Switch Online Update Just Added One of the Best GameCube Games Ever

The latest update to the Nintendo Switch Online service has given subscribers access to one of the best games ever released for the GameCube. Nintendo Switch Online's value grows significantly as new games are added to the lineup. The service has introduced support for more consoles over the years, with GameCube added...

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Grounded 2 Reveals Fully Updated Year 2 Early Access Roadmap

FOllowing the most recent content update for Grounded 2, Obsidian Entertainment releases a brand-new Year 2 content roadmap, giving fans an idea of what to expect and when for the Early Access title. Originally launching into Early Access over a year ago on July 29, 2025, Grounded 2 continues to receive constant update...

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Troubled Witcher multiplayer spinoff Project Sirius struck with new round of layoffs

Project Sirius, CD Projekt Red’s unsettled attempt at a multiplayer Witcher spinoff, is facing further difficulties. Following a Kotaku report, the Polish dev-publishers confirmed to IGN that they were cutting 18 staff members from the project – believed to be around a quarter of the game’s overall te...

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After War in the North, Aspyr's Next Classic Lord of the Rings Remaster Is an Easy Choice

Day after day, it feels like my childhood keeps finding its way back to me, as we are continuously treated to remasters and remakes of some of the most iconic gaming classics. These aren’t games that are merely a few years or even a decade old, mind you—these are games that originally launched before half of Gen Z was...

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