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Kingdom Hearts 4 is Twice as Long as KH3

Square Enix has revealed even more details about Kingdom Hearts 4, following its debut of the new world coco at the recent D23 festivities. Broadly speaking, fans should expect Kingdom Hearts 4 to be roughly twice the length of Kingdom Hearts 3, although whether or not that adds to the overarching playtime remains to b...

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Path of Exile 2's melee options have "been a bit deficient," but that changes with 1.0

Path of Exile 2 version 1.0 will add a lot, including the finale of its main campaign, but one inclusion sparked wider attention among the ARPG's community than any other: Swords. The lack of one of the world's most common melee weapons has become a running joke among the community, and Game Director Jonathan Rogers [....

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Nvidia says it would be making a whole lot more money if it weren't for the memory crisis it's contributing to

Nvidia's latest earnings call is in and, as you can probably guess, the GPU maker turned AI hardware creator is raking in cash hand over fist. But alas, a projected 70% revenue increase for the 2028 fiscal year is apparently conservative, as the blasted memory crisis is getting in the way. You know, that memory crisis,...

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All Sonic x Fortnite Easter Eggs & References

We've found over 20 references in the Battle Royale map for Sonic the Hedgehog, showing just how deep the Sega and Epic Games partnership goes for the respectful Sonic x Fortnite crossover. If you're curious which elements from Sonic's past feature in Fortnite, then we've got you covered, as we'll show you all the refe...

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Crimson Desert will be slowing down its free updates in preparation for its paid DLC, and I'm just glad Pearl Abyss is finally pacing itself

You've got to give Crimson Desert kudosβ€”it's been getting hit with free update after free update, including, most recently, an overhaul to the game's story. But that'll be slowing down in coming months, as Pearl Abyss gears up to release the game's first major paid piece of DLC content."While there still will be update...

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Gamescom Was Plagued By AI This Year

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 was a two-hour highlight reel of disappointment this year. There were occasional gems like Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons and Metro 2039 nestled between the endless dark fantasy soulslikes and anime-inspired action games, but the showstopping reveals were a remaster of a 10-year-old game a...

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Bleach Just Introduced Ichigo's Most Powerful Form

Ichigo Kurosaki is Bleach's main protagonist, which means he has fought many of the anime series' strongest villains. To fight these villains, Ichigo constantly needed to get stronger, and in doing so, he acquired multiple forms. The Thousand-Year Blood War arc introduced Ichigo's true Zanpakuto and a new form, and whi...

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Total War: Warhammer 40k will let you stuff your 'almost dead' Space Marine characters into Dreadnoughts so they can keep fighting

The Total War: Warhammer 40k Gamescom demo is underway, with lots of players getting their hands on the upcoming grimdark strategy game for the first time. Total War's content creators have been giving their impressions, but Creative Assembly also snuck in a new Alpha Strike livestream, and this is one of the biggest i...

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Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that lets you digitise physical Xbox One and Series X games

UPDATE 11.25AM BST: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma shed a little more light on the feature in a BBC interview. The gaming chief said 1,000 titles will be initially supported across Xbox One and Series X. The interview also clarified the point about transfer of the digital license, confirming it does indeed move with the disc, al...

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GameRant Daily Crossword (August 28, 2026)

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GameRant Daily Crossword Mini (August 28, 2026)

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Name That Game (August 28, 2026)

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