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Check Out This Really Awesome Moment From Arc Raiders’ Server Slam This Weekend

A Redditor synced up two perspectives of the same brutal fight

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025

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This PS2 Game Is Still Sitting On A Delaware Walmart Shelf 16 Years Later

For sale: PBR: Out of the Chute, never played

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 21, 2025
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18 Excellent Horror Games You Can Play For Free With PS Plus This Halloween

The PlayStation subscription service is full of great horror picks

By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2025
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Netflix Wants To Turn A Board Game About Resource Management Into A Barbie-Sized Hit

The streaming giant is expected to start cooking on a ‘slate’ of Catan-themed projects

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025
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Report: Microsoft Jacks The Price Of Xbox Dev Kits To $2,000

Even dev kits are getting their prices jacked way up

By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2025

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HBO Dares You To Cancel With Another Annual Price Hike

The home of Superman, The Last of Us, and more keeps getting more expensive

By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2025
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Disney Killed Adam Driver’s Cool Star Wars Movie For The Dumbest Reason

Steven Soderbergh was on board to direct Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 21, 2025
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Don’t Download PS Plus’s Latest Batch Of Games Until You’ve Read This

If you previously gained Yakuza: Like a Dragon from PS Plus Essential, you could end up losing it forever

By John Walker Published October 21, 2025
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Square Enix Should Just Keep The Final Fantasy VII Remakes Going

Also: when is Battlefield 6's battle royale mode coming, and how many more Xbox ports to PS5 will we get in 2026?

By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2025
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Upcoming Steam Game Lets You Be A Horrible Date

I’d swipe right on this one

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025

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Yoko Taro Hides Clues When Signing Merchandise To Fight Scammers

The director says ‘nearly half’ of the merch bearing his autograph on the internet is fake

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 21, 2025
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CEO Weighs In On Streamer Assault At TwitchCon: ‘I Care Deeply About Emiru’

Dan Clancy was pressed about the incident in a recent interview

By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2025
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Lay’s Says 42 Percent Of People Didn’t Know Its Potato Chips Were Made From Actual Potatoes

Did you know that Lay's potato chips are made from potatoes? I'm not lying

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2025
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Here Are The 10 Most Popular Free Demos From October’s Steam Next Fest

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era and more topped the most downloaded list

By Ethan Gach Published October 20, 2025
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Two Awesome FEAR Games Are On Sale Right Now (Oh, And FEAR 3 Is Too)

Bullet time and jump scares, just in time for Halloween

By Claire Jackson Published October 20, 2025

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EA Quietly Announces A Nearly Decade-Old Sims Game Is Shutting Down Soon

The Sims Mobile will be removed from stores on October 21 and officially shut down in January

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2025
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A Ton Of Great Switch Games Are Ridiculously Cheap Right Now

Slay The Spire, Risk of Rain 2, and more indie hits are over 50 percent off

By Ethan Gach Published October 20, 2025
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The Greatest Cosplay Appearing At Fan Expo Canada 2025

Featuring some incredible outfits from Final Fantasy, The Boys and KPop Demon Hunters

By John Walker Published October 20, 2025
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Kenny Loggins Disavows AI-Generated Video Of Trump Dumping Poop On Protesters To ‘Danger Zone’

No, you’re not having a stroke, that was a real thing that happened

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 20, 2025
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Finally Allows Crossdressing And There’s A Reason Players Are Using It

The RPG is very fluid in how it lets the player present themselves

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 20, 2025

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