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Civ 7 Is At The Center Of A Switch 2 Hacking Spree

2K has reportedly started recalling the physical version of the strategy game due to the exploit

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 6, 2026

James Bond appears young as he starts his new career.

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007 First Light, One Of 2026’s Biggest Surprises, Will Now Let You Play The First Mission For Free

Players will be able to carry over progress into the full game if they decide to buy it and continue

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 5, 2026

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Massive GTA 6 Mural Tagged By Graffiti Artist Overnight And People Aren’t Happy: ‘As A Graffiti Artist Myself, I Honestly Think This Is Pretty Disrespectful’

Some have defended the artist, claiming the mural is just a big advertisement and fair game for tagging

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 5, 2026

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PlayStation’s Massive Black Friday 2026 Sale Is Live Now And Filled With Big Deals On PS5 Games

Silent Hill 2, God of War Ragnarok, Astro Bot, Disco Elysium, Well Dweller, and many more PS5 games are currently on sale

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 4, 2026

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Lore-Obsessed Fans Think The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel Is Connected To Skyrim

Bethesda's next RPG might be years away, but fans are already theorizing about when it takes place and how it might involve time travel

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 4, 2026

Sam Altman Speaks At Openai Developers Conference In San Francisco

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Sam Altman Pulls Spectacular 180 After Unpopular Comments About RAM: ‘It Is F*cking Annoying’

The OpenAI boss changed his name on Twitter to Ram Altman as part of his backpedaling

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 4, 2026

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Elder Scrolls 6 Gets Its First New Teaser Trailer In Over 8 Years, But Still No Release Date

It has been nearly a decade since Todd Howard and Bethesda first announced the upcoming RPG

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 3, 2026

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GOG Explains How One Of The Most Important PC Games Ever Made Is Trapped In Licensing Hell

Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty was a very influential RTS that is owned by at least four different companies

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 2, 2026

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Undiscovered Star Wars Secret Finally Found, Dev Who Hid It: ‘It’s Been A Long 3 And A Half Years’

If you enter in a familiar code in Jedi: Survivor you'll see something very strange

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 2, 2026

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New Port Of NFS Underground 2 Turns The Beloved PS2 Racer Into A Wild MMO

Relive your teenage nostalgia alongside thousands of other players inside a web browser

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 2, 2026

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The Original Silent Hill’s Infamous Alley Intro Is Still The Scariest Moment I’ve Ever Experienced In A Game

Perhaps I'll just go back to playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater instead...

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 29, 2026

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Every Halloween Candy, Ranked From Worst To Best

We reviewed and ranked 40+ different candies including Milky Way, KitKat, Tootsie Rolls, and Starbursts

Zack Zwiezen, Ethan Gach, & Rebekah Valentine Published October 26, 2026

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Battlefield 6, One Year Later

It's been quite an up and down year for EA's big military shooter

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 23, 2026

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Sony Continues Its March Towards An All-Digital Future As It Reportedly Kills Off Its Last 4K UHD Player

It's part of a larger push by the PlayStation maker to move away from making home electronics, like TVs