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From Pac-Man and Tetris to Street Fighter 2 and Doom, these ten landmark games reshaped arcade culture, genres, player freedom and gaming hardware.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City turns the PlayStation 2 into a neon 1980s crime playground, pairing open-world freedom with iconic music and memorable chaos.
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Phantom Blade Zero pre-orders are now live digitally, but the absence of a disc edition has left fans questioning whether S-Game plans a physical release.
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Liam Neeson’s 2024 crime thriller is surging on Netflix, combining a measured Irish setting, a strong cast and one of his better recent action roles.
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The Pokémon TCG’s 30th anniversary set brings back Fat Pikachu, introduces a berry-loving card and reveals one heartbreakingly lonely design.
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Twitch has enabled Amazon generative AI training for channel content by default, with creators required to find a buried setting to opt out.
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Half Mermaid’s Precognition began as an FMV Metroid idea before evolving into a darker science-fiction thriller about changing the future.
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Pokémon Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin DLC combines underwater beauty with abandoned landmarks, lost characters and a quietly devastating story about grief and hope.
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Find the toe biter buggy in Grounded 2 with a complete guide to the nest recipe, required materials, optical disk route and Papa Toe Biter fight.
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Kingdom Hearts’ D23 anniversary panel will stream live for one hour, with Square Enix teasing a behind-the-scenes discussion and fans hoping for Kingdom Hearts 4 news.
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Ten hours with King’s Field 4 reveal an influential but brutally awkward FromSoftware RPG packed with poison, cryptic systems and unforgettable frustration.
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Finn Bennett and Shaun Thomas compare the armour worn by their characters on the set of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Ira Parker explains why A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms includes poop jokes and reveals that one planned gag was cut before release.
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Tanzyn Crawford embraced the physical risk of a pivotal scene in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, where Aerion attacks Tanselle.
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Showrunner Ira Parker takes viewers behind the scenes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ iconic season one Trial of the Seven battle.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker is working with George RR Martin while exploring ideas for the fantasy series’ future seasons.
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Find the pond jockey in Skunk Pond, prepare for the underwater fight and scan its meat to unlock the harpoon gun in Grounded 2.
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Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in development, while its possible connection to the upcoming HBO series remains unclear.
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Kohei Horikoshi’s Quit Laughing, Shijima offers striking monsters and heartfelt supernatural action, but its horror ambitions remain less developed than its promising characters.
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Sunderfolk, a tabletop-inspired tactical RPG from former Blizzard developers, is free on Xbox for a few days through Xbox Free Play Days.
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Combolands combines procedural islands, adjacency bonuses and roguelike progression to create a brisk city-building challenge with plenty of room for experimentation.
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X-Men ’97’s season 2 post-credits scene reveals Mystique’s next move, Graydon Creed’s presidency and the villains likely to shape season 3.
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From Aang and Lara Croft to terrifying Clickers and Trogdor, these 18 San Diego Comic-Con 2026 cosplay looks capture the event’s creative range.
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BioWare once documented 19 uses of “damn” in Star Wars films after Lucasfilm rejected the word for Knights of the Old Republic.
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Mario Kart World is said to be outside the Game of the Year conversation for two reasons, but the available material does not identify either one.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong has won critical acclaim, but its demanding opening may stop some GOTY voters from seeing the full experience.
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Blue Prince has entered the Game of the Year conversation, but two major obstacles could prevent the game from receiving a nomination.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has strong reviews and performances, but will voters remember its GOTY eligibility when the biggest award is decided?
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The supplied GOTY 2025 prediction feature confirms a six-game forecast but does not identify the titles or provide an official nominations list.
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Reacher season 4 swaps quiet investigation for conspiracies, captivity and relentless pursuit, giving Alan Ritchson a faster, more spy-driven action showcase.
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The Game Awards has revealed six 2025 Game of the Year nominees, creating a shortlist that feels familiar while also being described as unprecedented.
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LeKukie’s latest Super Mario Bros. world record leaves just 0.1 seconds between elite speedrunning and the NES classic’s theoretical perfect time.
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Overwatch is changing its battle passes, making rewards easier to target and bringing selected older cosmetics back without their original seasonal deadline.
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Star Wars Zero Company combines Clone Wars characters with flexible turn-based tactics, but repetitive side missions and cumbersome base management hold it back.
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From Stardew Valley to Destiny 2, fishing minigames turn waiting, timing, collection and social play into memorable breaks from the main game.
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Madoka Magica’s Walpurgisnacht: Rising will receive the franchise’s first IMAX release, with simultaneous screenings scheduled across more than 60 Japanese theatres.
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The Blood of Dawnwalker launches on 2 September, bringing a vampire protagonist, branching choices and former Witcher 3 developers to PC and consoles.
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Saber Interactive’s Rideshare Stimulator trailer includes a Texas licence plate that appears to reference Randy Pitchford’s long-running USB controversy.
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Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO uses an alien catastrophe, AI anxiety and anti-war themes to explore technology humanity may not control.
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Nintendo’s awards history offers an incomplete picture of its games, with voting systems and timing unable to fully measure lasting quality or player enjoyment.
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