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Koo is meant to make Beast of Reincarnation’s world feel alive, but constant alerts and repetitive barks drain the mystery from exploration.
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Eli Roth has revised his claim about Ice Cream Man, acknowledging limited AI use after a preview credit raised questions about the film’s animation.
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Big Walk turns its tutorial into a shared playground, teaching movement and interaction through exploration, noisy experiments and unrestricted multiplayer play.
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The Ninth Jedi finale establishes Kara’s new Jedi Order, defeats Nawaam and leaves Lah Zhima’s fate unresolved ahead of a possible second season.
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Moonlighter, the acclaimed shopkeeping and dungeon-crawling RPG, is free on Steam through August 9 ahead of its sequel’s September launch.
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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault launches fully on 2 September with new story content, equipment and platforms during a packed release season.
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EA’s $55 billion Saudi-led sale is complete, but the publisher now faces a $700 million annual savings target and renewed fears of widespread layoffs.
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Learn how to unlock Dive in Pokémon Pokopia, find Manaphy, build Lapras’ habitat, learn Surf, and raise Bleak Beach to Environment Level 5.
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Big Walk turns expressive hand gestures into a clever co-op language, making non-verbal communication central to puzzles, accessibility and shared play.
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King has rejected a Swedish collective bargaining agreement after nearly a year of negotiations, citing its benefits package and operating model.
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Closed captions may have revealed the name of MJ’s new boyfriend in Spider-Man: Brand New Day—and it could connect the film to a divisive comic character.
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Eli Roth says the Borderlands film lost its identity by trying to satisfy children, gamers and mainstream audiences at the same time.
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Pokémon Pokopia’s free 2.0 update adds underwater building, broad quality-of-life improvements and fixes the habitat system’s most dramatic reactions.
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Disney Plus is adding selected TikTok videos through a new mobile feature, shortly after cancelling the planned second season of Marvel’s Wonder Man.
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Marvel Rivals season 9.5 overhauls texture compression, reducing storage requirements by 15 GB on consoles and 40 GB on PC.
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Game Freak promises continuous updates for Beast of Reincarnation after technical issues, tiny text and mixed reactions from critics and Steam players.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave expands the series’ range of representation, but inconsistent rendering leaves several dark-skinned characters looking unnaturally ashy.
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Game Freak’s first Beast of Reincarnation patch will target text size, camera behaviour, story pacing, graphics defaults and bugs after mixed player feedback.
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Banned horror game Vile: Exhumed is being prepared for a $10 physical release, with half of proceeds pledged to a charity supporting people escaping violence.
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RuneScape’s $12 party-decoration bundles faced criticism over limited-use items, prompting Jagex to add blueprints, offer refunds and adopt a buy-once model.
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Re:Zero season 4 returns on August 12 with eight final episodes, a new Recapture Arc trailer and record-breaking audience interest.
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Monster Hunter Wilds now has an official prologue demo, offering several opening missions while omitting photo mode and online multiplayer.
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The Pokémon Company faces a proposed class action after former director Ben Tsai was accused of placing cameras in workplace and local bathrooms.
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Pinball’s strongest buyers may now be collectors and home gamers, leaving manufacturers and operators to reconsider the economics of commercial locations.
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Diablo 4 is reportedly coming to Switch 2 in September, while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 faces a major Unreal Engine 5 porting challenge.
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Halo Studios is facing layoffs after the successful launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved, even as critics praised the remake and Xbox continues its wider cuts.
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Coyote vs. Acme survived cancellation and studio uncertainty. Here’s the story, cast, Looney Tunes connections and Australian release information to know.
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Pokémon Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin DLC confirms links to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!, including new details about Kanto and Hoenn champions.
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A reported PS5 box warning echoes Sony’s plan to end disc production in 2028, but the packaging image remains unverified.
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Nintendo’s original Metroid introduced interconnected exploration, ability-based progression and secrets that would shape the metroidvania genre for decades.
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The Promised Neverland celebrates its 10th anniversary with a 36-page one-shot, returning to Weekly Shonen Jump after its divisive anime adaptation.
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James Cameron is reconsidering his post-Avatar future as production costs, lengthy schedules and changing creative priorities cast doubt over the saga’s next chapters.
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Find every early charm location in Beast of Reincarnation, learn how to identify and reroll charms, and check all primary and secondary effects.
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Robert Bogue says he auditioned for more than 60 GTA 6 roles but never heard back from Rockstar, despite his previous work on GTA V.
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The Pokémon Company International faces a proposed class action lawsuit after a former engineering director was accused of recording people in workplace bathrooms.
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LEGO’s 3,491-piece Ministry of Magic set recreates key Harry Potter locations with 14 minifigures, including the first Arabella Figg figure.
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Final Fantasy 14 players on Switch 2 are facing lengthy loading screens in instanced duties, while Square Enix tests a performance fix.
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The Hobbit’s new Magic: The Gathering cards give younger Bilbo Baggins a striking redesign, while Tolkien’s world once again fits the game’s fantasy foundations.
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A report claims Diablo 4 could reach Nintendo Switch 2 in September, with ratings listings and a US$69.99 code-in-a-box edition pointing to a possible launch.
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Learn the prerequisites for Bubbly Basin, find Popplio at Bleak Beach and reach the underwater gate in Pokémon Pokopia.
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