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New Official Sonic Racing Crossworlds Ad Goes After Mario Kart World Like It’s The 1990s

Plus: Xenoblade gets mentioned in an unexpected place, Palworld will leave early access next year, more games come to Game Pass, and MindsEye's lead actor talks about the flop

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 16, 2025

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Borderlands 4 Might Be Getting FOV Sliders On Console After All Following Flood Of Complaints

Randy Pitchford worried the feature could impair 'fairness' for an upcoming mode

By Ethan Gach Published September 15, 2025

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Ex-Nintendo Staffers Talk About Leaks: ‘You’re On Pins And Needles Until You Get That Phone Call’

Nintendo Ninjas are real and 'elite' at their jobs

By Ethan Gach Published September 11, 2025

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The Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Skin Situation Keeps Getting More Confusing

Also: Borderlands 4 is doing a beer-based giveaway, Silksong has a secret super-hard mode, your car might be an Xbox, and the best games of 2025 so far

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 10, 2025

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Ghost Of Yotei Studio Still ‘Hungover’ From Celebrating GTA 6 Delay

The sequel's director called Rockstar Games' announcement 'a great day'

By Ethan Gach Published September 9, 2025

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Your Town’s Size In Octopath Traveler 0 Will Be Limited By Your Platform Choice

Plus: MachineGames wants to kill more Nazis, Nintendo doesn't need new IP, someone recreated The Office in No Man's Sky, and the next Knives Out movie has a trailer

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2025

A Legion Go 2 is held up on a show floor.

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PC Gaming Handhelds Are Getting Ridiculously Expensive

The Legion Go 2 is almost double the price of its predecessor

By Ethan Gach Published September 5, 2025

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12 Years After It Was Announced, Binding Of Isaac Creator Finally Shares A Release Date For His Next Game

Plus: Insomniac's Wolverine might get a new trailer soon, Shinobi gets a resolution bump on Switch, and wow, a launch trailer for Silksong

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 4, 2025

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New Footage Surfaces Of One Of The Most Infamous Canceled Games Ever

Prey 2 had an E3 trailer and everything before Bethesda ultimately canned the sci-fi shooter

By Ethan Gach Published September 3, 2025

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Modders Are Bringing The Crew Back To Life After Ubisoft Killed It

Plus: The PS5 is too expensive according to Capcom's president, another game is delayed by Silksong, and we've got some PAX West 2025 news

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 2, 2025

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9 Minutes Of Battlefield 6‘s Battle Royale Mode Just Leaked And It Looks Massive

The military shooter still doesn't come out for over a month

By Ethan Gach Published September 1, 2025

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Hideo Kojima Says AI Will Be Just As Important To Games As The Leap To 3D

Also: Cyberpunk 2077 sold well on Switch 2, Bella Ramsey tells haters to shove it, someone bought a lot of Mario Paint carts, and there are reports of a PS6 handheld

Ethan Gach, Zack Zwiezen Published August 29, 2025

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Capcom Has Reportedly Tried And Failed To Remake Dino Crisis A Few Times

Plus: Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox port is odd, some former Black Panther devs are working on something new for Wizards of the Coast, and some M&M lore

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 28, 2025

A Tarnished looks out at the Morning Checkpoint blurbs.

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Alex Garland Wrote 160-Page Elden Ring Movie Script From Scratch To Win Miyazaki’s Approval

Also retro game publishers are back from the dead and making moves

By Ethan Gach Published August 27, 2025

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New Leak Suggests Deadpool Is Coming To Marvel Rivals

Plus: New gameplay of a Fallout-themed Doom mod, Overwatch 2's director talks about the game's poor Steam rating, and Lady Gaga's Roblox event was a dud

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 26, 2025

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One Year After Concord, PlayStation Studios Boss Says Sony’s Learned A Lot

Meanwhile, Silksong's impending launch is rocketing Hollow Knight back up the charts

By Ethan Gach Published August 25, 2025

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One Game Has Already Been Delayed To Avoid Silksong‘s September Launch

Plus: Black Ops 7 ditching an option found in nearly ever past Call of Duty game, Double Fine not making sequels, and the weirdest Fortnite stream

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 22, 2025

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The Gorillaz Are Coming To Fortnite According To New Leaks

Plus: the next Forza might be set in Japan, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor is heading to Xbox, the Analogue N64 is delayed again, and more

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 21, 2025

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Switch 2 Already Shaping Up For A Big 2026 With Starfield Also Reportedly Getting Ported

Indiana Jones apparently isn't the only big Xbox game coming to Switch 2 next year

By Ethan Gach Published August 20, 2025

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Brainrot Slop Is Taking Over Fortnite (And Everything Else, Too)

Plus: Halo's best guns come to Helldivers 2, eight games are leaving PS Plus, Game Boy emulation hits a new console, and a cool video about coding art

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 19, 2025