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Extraction Shooter Player Puts Down Guns And Starts Selling Fruit Instead

Don’t shoot! I have fruit!

By Claire Jackson Published December 1, 2025

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Nightreign‘s Deadliest Field Boss Is Not Who I Expected

Bell Bearing Hunter's placement is raising questions

By Ethan Gach Published December 1, 2025
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Ubisoft’s Becoming The King Of Switch 2 Ports

Assassin's Creed Shadows looks phenomenal and (mostly) runs well on the portable console hybrid

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 1, 2025
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A Terrible AI Song About Charlie Kirk Is Infecting The Internet

Odds are you’ve seen some of your favorite media set to a fake man shouting about Charlie Kirk

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 1, 2025
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Arc Raiders Is So Good I Keep Playing No Matter How Much I Suck

The extraction shooter's combination of a compelling loop and existential danger has me in its deadly grips

By John Walker Published December 1, 2025

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Arc Raiders Fans Have A New Tool For Revenge Against Assholes

Ready to do some bounty hunting?

By Claire Jackson Published December 1, 2025
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IOI Promises That ‘Of Course’ It Is Going To Make A New Hitman Game

Also: PlayStation awards dominated by Xbox, Zootopia 2 is a massive hit, and some new GTA 6 leaks hit the web

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 1, 2025
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The Game Awards Is Hyping A Satanic Statue That Randomly Appeared In The Desert

It sure is neat lookin', but it's still not quite clear what game the statue is for

By Claire Jackson Published December 1, 2025
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One Person Is Buying Every 1st Edition Kabuto Pokémon Card And Resellers Are Fighting Back

Fish around in your attic, because this once worthless card can now buy you a meal

By John Walker Published December 1, 2025
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Fortnite Has Been Dragged Into The AI Slop Wars

Season 7 is already facing questions of what's gen AI and what's not

By Ethan Gach Published December 1, 2025

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20 Extraordinary Indie Games To Slam On Your Wishlist This Black Friday

Another incredible selection of unknown games, both out now and coming soon

By John Walker Published November 28, 2025
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What My Video Game Family Is Bringing To Thanksgiving

Expect to find Barret by the grill

By Ash Parrish Published November 27, 2025
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Mario Is The New Mickey As He Opens Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Also: just how badly did Bloodlines 2 bomb?

By Ethan Gach Published November 27, 2025
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20 Incredible, Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgaming 2025 everybody! Celebrate with a huge pile of unknown indies to put on your radar

By John Walker Published November 27, 2025
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Cyberpunk 2077 Is Keeping CD Projekt Red Funded As It Breaks A Witcher 3 Record

The sci-fi open-world RPG just reached a new sales milestone

By Ethan Gach Published November 26, 2025

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Clout Chaser Deletes Viral AI GTA 6 Bait And Claims It Was ‘Just A Joke’ After Backlash

An AI-generated video claiming to show off impressive GTA 6 graphics in action went viral this week

By Alyssa Mercante Published November 26, 2025
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Monster Hunter Fans Just Made Magic: The Gathering Do Something Unprecedented

The latest Secret Lair drop announcement was a debacle

By Ethan Gach Published November 26, 2025
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Marvel Rivals’ New Mode Sounds Like The Stuff That Crashes Your PC

What happens if 36 Doctor Stranges open a portal on the field at once?

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 26, 2025
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Another Long-Time Game Studio Is On The Chopping Block After Being Bought By Private Equity

Splash Damage, the studio behind Gears Tactics and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, announced possible layoffs

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 26, 2025
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Charlie Cox Still Isn’t Ready To Take Credit For His Award-Nominated Clair Obscur Performance Because Game Performances Are Complicated

The Daredevil actor says all credit and recognition for his role as Gustave should go to his motion capture actor

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 26, 2025

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