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Brand-New PS Plus Monthly Game for August 18 Revealed Ahead of Time

PS Plus has yet to reveal every game coming to the Extra and Premium tiers for August 2026, but it has already revealed one of those games ahead of time. As fans should know, PlayStation Plus follows a reliable pattern of Wednesday reveals and Tuesday additions for the most part. It has experimented with the addition a...

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Boruto Officially Evolves The Uchiha Clan With New Kekkei Genkai

The Uchiha Clan is one of the strongest clans to exist in the world of Naruto. Until recently, in Konoha, it was still the absolute strongest. Following the Uchiha Clan Massacre, which was led by Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha under Danzo's command, the Uchiha clan underwent a significant transformation. Years later, t...

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Take-Two boss "not in the least" concerned bad press around Rockstar's employment tribunal will affect GTA 6 launch

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick, who heads the company Rockstar belongs to, has said he's "not in the least" concerned that bad press over alleged union-busting will affect the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6. Read more

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Playing The Monstrous Feminine: Maggie Robertson on Warlock, and why Shakespeare "is great for games"

Maggie Robertson's portrayals of monstrous, "complex" women aren't stopping any time soon. The Resident Evil Village and Baldur's Gate 3 actor was revealed to have a starring role in Warlock, Invoke Studios' upcoming D&D action-adventure game. Her role? A powerful, "dangerous" witch named Tasha. If you're not an avid t...

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Overwatch’s New Hero’s Ult Is Called Limit Break, But She’s Not A Final Fantasy Fan

Like D.Va, D.Mon is a pro gamer turned mech pilot

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Where To Get More Portal Pods In Pokemon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC

With the addition of Bubbly Basin to Pokemon Pokopia, players now have access to Portal Pods. A Portal Pod is a new storage item that allows players to store materials, which can be later retrieved from any other Portal Pod.

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New Steam Free-to-Keep Promotion Game Hits New All-Time Peak Player Count (Claim Before It's Gone)

As of this writing, Steam's Free-to-Keep Promotion has resulted in its current ongoing game hitting a new all-time peak player count on Steam. This comes as no surprise given the popularity of Steam's Free-to-Keep Promotion, but oftentimes these games are not for everyone. The latest addition still isn't, but it's for...

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Overwatch's new mech hero is the sword-and-board sequel to D.Va, except her code isn't 'a plate of spaghetti' under the hood

Back in 2018, Blizzard revealed something very funny about its iconic mech hero D.Va: Everything about her is a mess under the hood.Game director Aaron Keller likened the way D.Va is programmed to a "plate of spaghetti," when speaking to Kotaku at the time. When she ditches her mech, she's actually transitioning into a...

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Blizzard Swears Overwatch’s New Mech Hero Isn’t ‘D.Va 2.0’

D.Mon is meant to be the ‘icy, cool, and very confident’ leader to D.Va’s more aggressive, dive-based playstyle

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Planning Changes After Huge Loss of Players and Revenue

DeNA is planning another round of measures for Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket as a way to combat a major decline in engagement and revenue. The developer confirmed as much in a recent financial report, which offers one of the clearest signs yet that Pokemon TCG Pocket continues to lose momentum.

4 weeks ago 👁 12
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Overwatch Reveals Future Heroes Will Be Teased Through Easter Eggs

My detective hat and delusional theory board are officially back in business. Overwatch players should continue paying close attention to the game's maps, as Blizzard has confirmed that future heroes will continue to be teased through environmental Easter eggs before their official reveals.

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Overwatch’s D.Mon Almost Had A Completely Different Weapon Kit

If Overwatch has shown anything in its recent seasons, it is a willingness to mine its own mythos for gold. With Season 4 anchoring the narrative in Busan, the arrival of Yuna Lee - better known as D.Mon - was inevitable. For years, the MEKA Squad pilot existed as a phantom in the game’s lore, first introduced in an an...

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