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Persona 5 Royal Mod Lets You Finally Date The Dudes

If you’ve been looking to romance Ryuji, Yusuke, Akechi, or Mishima, now you can on PC

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 29, 2024

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Dead Video Game Franchises We’d Like To See Return

Everyone has a favorite video game series they’re mourning to this day, here’s ours

Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & Claire Jackson & Moises Taveras & Zack Zwiezen Published May 29, 2024

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Sony Deletes Its Controversial Interview With Last Of Us Director Due To ‘Significant Errors’

The Neil Druckmann interview covered topics like using AI to write dialogue and Naughty Dog’s next game

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 29, 2024

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Multiversus’ Re-Launch Already Has Its Competitive Fans Upset

The crossover fighter’s monetization may make it costly to host tournaments

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 28, 2024

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is On Sale For The First Time

The second chapter in the Remake trilogy has a nice discount at certain stores

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 28, 2024

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PS2 Games Are Coming To PS5 Again Starting With Tomb Raider And Star Wars

But let’s be real, the true star of the show is Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 28, 2024

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Baldur’s Gate 3 PlayStation 5 Deluxe Editions Delayed Due To Production Issues

North American PlayStation 5 owners will have to wait a little longer for their copies

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 24, 2024

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Fans Are So Hungry For Persona 6 They’re Excited About A Placeholder Logo

An established leaker has posted what they claim was an early logo used in development

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 24, 2024

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Another The Last Of Us Game Actor Is Reprising Their Role In The Show

American Fiction star Jeffrey Wright will return to play Isaac in the second season

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 24, 2024

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Did Fans Get Characters Modeled After Hideo Kojima Into The Silent Hill Interactive Show?

Silent Hill Ascension let players create custom characters that could end up in the series

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 24, 2024

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This Inside Out 2 Character Is Practically Begging To Be In Kingdom Hearts IV

Lance Slashblade is a video game character that’s described as a ‘ Final Fantasy -style’ swordsman

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 23, 2024

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The Internet Reacts To Hunter Schafer Playing A Switch For Vogue

The Euphoria star is giving gamer rot and we have no choice but to stan

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 23, 2024

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Last Of Us Director Says AI Will ‘Push The Boundaries Of Storytelling In Games’ [Update]

Neil Druckmann says AI can be used to create ‘nuanced dialogues and characters’ as if his team hasn’t already been doing that

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 23, 2024

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The Kingdom Hearts Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

Square Enix’s Disney and Final Fantasy crossover has been on a lot of platforms, and some have been kinder to it than others

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 22, 2024

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Overwatch 2 Ditches Another New Game Mode As It Slowly Sheds What Made It A Sequel

The Hero Mastery Gauntlet mode may not have been great, but its loss is still indicative of a larger trend

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 22, 2024

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Pokémon Fans Want Stephen A. Smith To Voice The New Pokédex

The sports personality pondered if Mewtwo could beat LeBron James in basketball

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 21, 2024

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake Restores A Party Member’s Trans Identity

Vivian’s transgender identity was taken out of the English localization on the GameCube

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 21, 2024

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One Of The Best Video Game Songs Of All Time Just Got Radically Transformed

Utada Hikaru’s ‘Simple and Clean’ has enamored Kingdom Hearts ’ fans since 2002

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 21, 2024

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After Years Of Waiting, The Kingdom Hearts Series Is Finally Coming To Steam (With One Exception)

The Disney x Final Fantasy crossover has been stuck on the Epic Games Store for years

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 21, 2024

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The 10 Best X-Men Games Of All Time

From fighting games to RPGs, the X-Men have been around

Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit Published May 21, 2024