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Monster Hunter Wilds Is One Of Steam’s Best-Selling Games Of 2025 Despite Being One Of The Year’s Worst PC Ports

Clair Obscur didn't even crack the top 12

By Ethan Gach Published December 29, 2025

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Leak Is A Fascinating Look At The Game We Didn’t Get

The Teraleak shows that the Switch RPG was almost a very different game, for good and ill

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 29, 2025
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This Isn’t Clair Obscur, It’s A Remake Of An 18-Year-Old Chinese RPG

A new Sword and Fairy 4: Remake trailer is turning heads

By Ethan Gach Published December 29, 2025
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Cyberpunk 2077 Company Spins Off Its Steam Competitor

GOG is now fully independent and separate from CD Projekt Red

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2025
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Konami Is Turning Silent Hill Into An Annual Franchise

After getting the popular horror series back on track, Konami has ambitious plans for the future

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 29, 2025

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Witcher 3 DLC Would Make The Wait For Witcher 4 Slightly More Bearable

Also: when will we finally see Arkane's Blade?

By Ethan Gach Published December 29, 2025
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Rainbow Six Siege Engulfed In Chaos After Hackers Hand Out Billions Of Dollars Of In-Game Money

The Ubisoft game suffered a huge attack that forced the game offline over the weekend

By John Walker Published December 29, 2025
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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To

Fishing trips. punk bands, and BritBox the video game

By Ethan Gach Published December 26, 2025
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Every Time Todd Howard Has Talked About Fallout 5

The next Fallout game is likely five or more years away, but that hasn't stopped Bethesda's creative director from chatting about it

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2025
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Professor Layton Boss Wants People To Stop Demonizing Generative AI

Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has shared further thoughts on AI after a past interview of his went viral online

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2025

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A Giant Lord Of The Rings Minas Tirith Lego Set Rumored To Cost Over $600

Where was Gondor when my credit card payment failed?

By Ethan Gach Published December 26, 2025
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Marathon’s Visual Overhaul Has Some Fans Shocked At How Good It Looks While Others Think It’s Lost Its Soul

Bungie's extraction shooter looks more polished but less distinct

By Ethan Gach Published December 26, 2025
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Metroid Prime 4 Devs Explain How They Got Stuck With An Open-World Hub

Despite realizing that fans were souring on open-world design, Retro was apparently unable to reset again

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2025
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I Think The Mega Dimension DLC Might’ve Made My Pokémon Stupid

Pokémon Legends: Z-A's expansion has monsters taking the scenic route when attacking

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 26, 2025
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Stardew Valley Gets Free Upgrade For Switch 2 But There Are Some Issues

Also: the first Nicolas Cage Madden trailer has been unleashed

By Ethan Gach Published December 26, 2025

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Surprise Pokémon Leak Reveals Fresh Clues About The New Gen 10 Games

New details about the upcoming Pokémon Wind and Wave show the games’ map, battle gimmicks, more

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 24, 2025
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Clair Obscur Director Says Everything In Its Games ‘Will Be Made By Humans’ Moving Forward

Also: where the heck is that rumored Final Fantasy 9 remake?

By Ethan Gach Published December 24, 2025
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RIP The Art Of The Old Christmas Time Video Game Commercial

Let's remember some old Christmas time video game commercials

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 24, 2025
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Newly Dubbed Mario Fan Video Perfectly Lampoons AAA Gaming

A viral Unreal Engine 5 render of gritty Mario has fresh voiceover and it's the best

By Ethan Gach Published December 23, 2025
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James Bond Game Delayed 3 Months, Snagging GTA 6′s Old Spot

007: First Light will get some extra polish

By Ethan Gach Published December 23, 2025

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