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"This is Not God of War" Original Creator Criticizes God of War Laufey

David Jaffe, creator of the original God of War back in 2005, has criticized the reveal of God of War Laufey. The next entry in the franchise was shown during the recent State of Play, highlighting how players step into the shoes of Kratos' wife Laufey (or Faye) as she battles other Gods (including other Gods of War) i...

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Google Play Store Deletes Clone Of Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life After It Gets Over 50,000 Downloads

“IT ISN'T TOMODACHI LIFE!!!!!”

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Until Dawn 2's New Characters Have Confused Remake Players

At last night's State of Play, Firesprite Games announced Until Dawn 2, a sequel to the 2015 narrative horror game that proved a big hit when it released on PlayStation 4.

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All Insomniac's Venom Rumors and Leaks Explained: Story, Setting, and More

We don’t exactly know what Insomniac has planned for the future of the Marvel’s Spider-Man IP, but we do know that the studio will develop its superhero world with at least one more major release. Indeed, all eyes are on Marvel’s Wolverine, which is set to launch later in 2026, but some Spider-Man fans might be more in...

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The X-Men don't exist in Marvel's Wolverine, and while Spider-Man does, he'll only appear fleetingly in an "Easter-eggy" kind of way

Seeing Jean Gray in the trailer for Marvel's Wolverine yesterday, and her ability to work with Logan as an ally in combat, naturally gave rise to another question about the game: which other famous X-Men characters will we see? Read more

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"The difference is not just that you can’t fight back, it’s that you feel like you shouldn’t": Alien Isolation's lead designer wants you to "respect" the dinos in The Lost Wild

Annapurna Interactive have shared a new trailer and fresh details for The Lost Wild, a survival horror game set on an island of wrecked scientific bases, where dinosaurs have somehow endured into the modern era – a kind of "jurassic park", if you will. Announced back in 2022, it's the work of Great Ape Games, a t...

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Every Big Game Releasing In September 2026 To Avoid The Arrival Of GTA 6

There were some big takeaways from Tuesday's State of Play. However, one of the big realizations once the dust had settled was, after so many games confirmed their release dates, just how busy September has become all of a sudden.

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Thermaltake has built a PSU that splits in two… on purpose

Thermaltake says it's bringing innovation back to power supplies with its latest unit, shown off at its booth right in the centre of Computex's busiest intersection. It was hosting a surprise visit by Jensen Huang at the time of my visit—chaos. Luckily I could hide away from the action down the company's power supply a...

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Data digest: King’s €6bn EU report, Playstack sold, more UA finance, April’s top games, more

Every Wednesday we break down the latest data, research and financial results into digestible chunks. Read on for the numbers you need to know about without the fluff. This column is sponsored by Xsolla, which can help you to quickly launch your branded web shop to boost revenue and expedite your marketing ROI. Get sta...

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God of War Laufey is bringing back the original trilogy's faster combat

Though it takes place in the same world as the 2018 God of War reboot, and God of War Ragnarök, God of War Laufey surprisingly borrows some of the most defining characteristics of the original trilogy. Read more

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Black Ops 7's new Classic mode is an Omnimovement-free dream for old people like me

Listen, I'm old. My first Call of Duty game was Big Red One in 2005, when I was 11. So for the past few years, I have struggled with CoD's movement. From slide-canceling to Omnimovement, I am simply too long in the tooth to learn how to maximize these movement systems. Thankfully, Treyarch is being considerate of old-t...

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Path of Exile 2's new endgame is a massive upgrade, but GGG is already planning to make it juicier

I've been having a blast with Path of Exile 2's new update Return of the Ancients, and the general consensus I've seen has been largely the same. Developer Grinding Gear Games hasn't finished cooking, however. Having tackled "almost all" of the main progression blockers and severe bugs in PoE 2 0.5, the team is continu...

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