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A Far Cry TV Show From The Creator Of Alien: Earth Is Really Happening

It's Always Sunny''s Rob Mac is also developing the show based on Ubisoft's long-running franchise

By John Walker Published November 25, 2025

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Soulless Robot Olaf Will Haunt Disney Theme Park In Search Of Friendship

The Frozen character is somewhat cute but more unnerving

Nicole Carpenter Published November 24, 2025
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Timesplitters Remake Finally Launches After Messy Decade Long Development

Timesplitters Rewind is out now on PC and the devs call it the 'largest free video game' ever made

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 24, 2025
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Bloodlines 2 Dev Was Begging To Name It Something Different

In a recent interview, the game’s writer talked about the struggles of finishing the beleaguered project

By Claire Jackson Published November 24, 2025
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Multiplayer Battles Already Feel Stale

The fun free-for-all competitive battles have become a whole lot of the same

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025

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Ghost Of Yotei Dev Fired Over Charlie Kirk Joke Speaks Out: ‘At No Point Did Anyone Ask Me To Apologize’

Sucker Punch cut ties amid an online harassment campaign

By Ethan Gach Published November 24, 2025
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The Steam Machine Keeps Sounding More And More Expensive

Each new detail points to a PS5 Pro-sized price tag

By Ethan Gach Published November 24, 2025
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Gamers Are Using GTA V and Fortnite To Fight Against ICE

Only in Fortnite can you Boogie Bomb an ICE agent and force them to dance under a disco ball

By Alyssa Mercante Published November 24, 2025
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Wild Arc Raiders Moments Like These Show Why People Love It

Never give up, never surrender

By Claire Jackson Published November 24, 2025
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Former GTA Boss Isn’t Buying All Of The AI Hype

GTAV and RDR2’s writer notes that AI isn’t capable of genuine creative work

By Claire Jackson Published November 24, 2025

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The Most Underrated Tomb Raider Game Came Out 25 Years Ago Today

Tomb Raider: Chronicles was the unfair recipient of a unwarranted backlash

By John Walker Published November 24, 2025
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Xbox Prices Could Go Even Higher: ‘They Didn’t Plan Ahead At All’

A report about RAM shortages has fans worried about another price hike

By Ethan Gach Published November 24, 2025
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Cool Star Wars Fight Might Have Ripped Off A 2019 Fan Film

Also: Sci-fi game Exodus will likely be at the Game Awards, Battlefield 6 is going free for a week, and Stellar Blade 2 might be a multiplatform launch

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 24, 2025
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Don’t Hold Out Hope For A Trailer At The Game Awards, Naughty Dog’s Big New Sci-Fi Game Is Still Years Away

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is very unlikely to be showing up before 2027

By John Walker Published November 24, 2025
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Report: GTA 6 Dev Firings Started With A Crackdown In Slack

We now know more about why Rockstar fired several union members in October

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025

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GameStop Is Threatening Pokémon Scalpers With Lifetime Bans If They Catch Them Weighing Packs

As scalpers keep finding new ways to make Pokémon worse, GameStop says it will ban customers who try to game the system

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025
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Roguelikes, Shooters, And More: Here Are 51 Games Coming Out In November 2025

There are dozens of upcoming releases that aren't Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

By Ethan Gach Published November 24, 2025
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What Dispatch’s Devs Hope The Industry Learns (And Doesn’t Learn) From Its Success

AdHoc proved people still want narrative adventure games, so what notes does it have for other developers?

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025
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What We Love And Miss About The Xbox 360

As fans celebrate peak Microsoft gaming, we share how the Xbox 360 won us over

Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Alyssa Mercante & Moises Taveras & Kenneth Shepard Published November 24, 2025
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Tragically, Udo Kier Dies Before Completing His Role For Next Kojima Game

The cult actor, best known for Command & Conquer, died aged 81

By John Walker Published November 24, 2025

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