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Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Has an Official Release Date

Netflix has just confirmed that Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2 will air in Fall 2026. It's currently unclear exactly when in Fall Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2 will release, but that window typically means a launch sometime between the middle of September and early December.

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Steam Machine Hits Eye-Watering Price on eBay

Much like every other notable piece of tech that has launched in the past few years, Valve's Steam Machine is now being scalped on eBay for eye-watering, absurd prices. Valve opened reservations for the Steam Machine on June 22 and promptly sold out of pre-orders despite some controversy over the Linux-based console's...

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4 Sci-Fi Movies That Are Way Better Than Their Rotten Tomatoes Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes is a useful indication of which movies and shows are worth watching, but it isn't perfect. Some movies can earn glowing reviews but quickly fade from memory, while others receive lukewarm critical reception only to develop a passionate fan following years later. Sci-fi movies are particularly vulnerable...

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Sally Beaumont, voice actor in Old Skies and The SΓ©ance of Blake Manor, extols the virtues of narrative singleplayer games 'You can have lots of them in your PC toolbelt'

Disk Cleanup(Image credit: Future)Welcome toΒ Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?"Sally Beaumont's earliest...

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Nightdive says compatibility with fan missions was a big priority for Thief Remastered, and there's one massive mod in particular it knew it had to get working

Thief: The Dark Project is a brilliant game for many reasons, among which is that it has one of the best mapping communities of any game. While the Doom and Quake mapping scenes are larger and more prolific, Thief's mappers consistently punch so far above their weight they should probably get into boxing sims rather th...

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My Hero Academia: All 7 Times All Might Was Beaten

Out of all the amazing fighters introduced to fans in the My Hero Academia franchise, All Might has always stood out for being the most inspiring. It was thanks to his efforts and power that Japan was able to enjoy a lengthy and prosperous era of peace. For most characters in My Hero Academia, Toshinori was more than j...

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Medieval town-building sim Noble Legacy ramps up the realism with a transformative survival update

Medieval colony sim Noble Legacy has just become a lot more demanding and realistic, incorporating all manner of survival game elements into its existing blend of town building and people management. This major overhaul is "one of the largest changes since entering early access," including improved starting progression...

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Top Double Battle Teams in Pokemon Champions

Pokemon Championsis here to change competitive Pokemon battles for good. With lots of changes coming with it, like the presence of the Omni Ring, a device that allows for all special battle gimmicks to coexist in the same hub. That means a Mega Evolved Pokemon against a Terastalized one is going to be a common thing fr...

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What is the Future of Final Fantasy?

The Final Fantasy series has been reinvented constantly over the years with no single game existing as a template of what the series should be today. Three years after its most drastic departure yet, a new experiment, Final Fantasy Resonance, looks to speak to fans of the turn-based era. Moving forward, does Final Fant...

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Four Xbox Games Are Shutting Down This Summer

As the summer approaches, four Xbox games are set to wind down their online services for good over the next few months. Most of these Xbox titles are sports games, which, because of their annual release schedule, are often the victim of online server shutdowns as players move on to the latest release.

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Control Resonant lets Remedy's creativity shine, so avoiding generative AI was a "pretty natural" decision

Control Resonant is looking set to deliver that beautiful fusion of visuals, sound, and narrative that makes Remedy Entertainment's games such a treat for the senses. I came away from my recent preview of the action game very satisfied that the developer is continuing to excel in the areas it always has done. While I w...

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Phasmophobia delays highly-anticipated 1.0 launch to 2027 as it "prioritises quality over speed"

Phasmophobia maker Kinetic Games has revealed its new roadmap, confirming ghostbusters can expect the reworked Willow Street map by the end of July, "two major quality-of-life updates", and confirmation that the hugely anticipated 1.0 release has now slipped to 2027. Read more

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