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Xbox’s First Showcase Of 2025 Will Have Deep Dives Into Doom: The Dark Ages And More

Microsoft announced the dates for its first Developer Direct of the year

By Ethan Gach Published January 9, 2025
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Fallout Season 2 Filming Delayed By Massive LA Fires

Production on the hit Amazon show was set to start on Wednesday after a holiday break

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 8, 2025
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Troubled Transformers Game Finally Canceled Amid Cuts At Studio Behind Gears Tactics

Transformers: Reactivate is no more, resulting in layoffs at Splash Damage

By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2025
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Microsoft Is Racing To Bring The Xbox Experience To PC Gaming Handhelds

While a true portable Xbox is years away, it's suggested 2025 might get something close

By John Walker Published January 8, 2025
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New Sony Tech Will Put You Inside The World Of The Last Of Us

The Future Immersive Entertainment Concept looks cool, but is still many years away

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2025

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New ‘Handheld’ Gaming PC Is So Big You Could Kill Someone With It

The only thing bigger than Acer's Nitro Blaze 11's screen is its $1,100 price tag

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2025
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Our 27 Most Anticipated Games Of 2025

Grand Theft Auto VI isn't the only major release we can't wait to get our hands on

Ethan Gach & John Walker & Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen & Carolyn Petit Published January 7, 2025
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The OG Diablo Is Coming To Game Pass

Game Pass PC and Ultimate subscribers will soon be able to kill demons and loot like its 1997

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2025
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PlayStation 5 Is Getting A New Set Of Killer-Looking, All-Black Accessories

The lineup includes a black DualSense Edge and PS Portal

By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2025
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Call Of Duty Keeps Getting More Expensive To Make Even Though It’s Selling Fewer Copies

Court documents reveal an astonishing $700 million budget for Black Ops Cold War

By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2025

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13 Years Later, You Can Still Find People Playing Call of Duty On PS Vita

There are still plenty of folks playing Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified' s multiplayer mode

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 6, 2025
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Amazon Cancels Mighty No. 9 3DS And Vita Pre-Orders 12 Years After They Were Originally Promised

The Mega Man successor was a $4 million crowdfunded disappointment

By Ethan Gach Published January 6, 2025
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50 Percent Of PS5 Owners Are Freaks And Actually Shut Their Console Down When They Stop Playing

Sony reveals a fascinating stat about how people use its latest console

By Ethan Gach Published January 6, 2025
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January’s Can’t-Miss Game Releases, A Surprise Horror Hit On Steam, And More Of The Week’s Top Stories

Also, the chief creative officer at the studio behind Helldivers 2 weighs in on 'DEI' in games

Kotaku Staff Published January 4, 2025
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This New Dungeons & Dragons Pinball Machine Will Send You On An Epic Adventure For Just $7,000

You can fight a dragon voiced by Star Trek: TNG 's Michael Dorn

By Ethan Gach Published January 3, 2025

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Pokémon Go‘s Dreadful Community Days Are Doubling In Price

After halving their length, then scrapping their stories, the events are now twice as expensive!

By John Walker Published January 3, 2025
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Free COD: Black Ops 6 Crossover With Squid Game Locks Best Rewards Behind A Paywall

Activision reveals a new type of Call of Duty microtransaction

By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2025
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Report: Apple Has Halted Production Of Its Colossally Expensive Vision Pro VR

The $3,500 mixed-reality headsets haven't proven exactly a barnstormer

By John Walker Published January 2, 2025
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Google Tries To Ban Game That Inspired Balatro Over Nonexistent Gambling Gameplay

Luck Be a Landlord is the latest deckbuilder snagged by ratings snafu

By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2025
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Helldivers 2 Dev Says ‘Make Good Games,’ Not ‘Contemporary Political Statements’

The Arrowhead Game Studios exec was asked about 'DEI' in the sci-fi shooter

By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2025

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