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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on September 30, with launch discounts and a complete bundle.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios has fallen from a broad network of first-party teams to three core developers, with further restructuring still possible.
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Gears of War: E-Day story director Juan Vaca has confirmed his layoff, just four days after announcing that the highly anticipated game had gone gold.
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Star Wars Zero Company is estimated to have passed one million sales, offering a bright commercial result while Bit Reactor’s staffing crisis remains unresolved.
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A Halo Studios cinematic director says he was promoted and then laid off within the same week as Xbox reshapes its development teams.
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A Pokémon card shortage allegedly drove an Ohio collector to track a delivery driver, creating a criminal case over a sought-after trading card release.
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White Knuckle transforms climbing into a tense early-access horror challenge, combining hand-by-hand movement, scarce tools, rising sludge and roguelike restarts.
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Disney has greenlit a new Darkwing Duck animated series starring Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan and Lilimar, but Disney+ still has no release date.
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People Playground’s Steam Workshop has been hit by malware twice in one year, with players urged to delete mods, scan devices and change passwords.
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Tapas is shutting down after hosting more than 100,000 titles, leaving creators and readers worried about archives, audiences and lost income.
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Leaked Avengers: Endgame encore footage expands Steve and Peggy’s story, teases a multiverse collapse and gives fresh fuel to a Loki identity theory.
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Undead Labs has become an independent, employee-owned studio after significant layoffs, while insisting State of Decay 3 remains on schedule.
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FrostPrime says he left GG Talent Group after refusing to stop criticising Dan Gheesling’s U.S. Army-sponsored Twitch streams.
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Obsidian will report to Bethesda, but Microsoft says the RPG studio’s creative identity remains intact as Xbox adopts a franchise-led strategy.
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Former BioWare developer Mark Darrah explains why he would cut the Fade from Dragon Age: Origins and outlines changes for the wider trilogy.
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Former Halo developers and executives react to Xbox’s latest layoffs, the closure of Halo Studios’ development role and Activision’s new franchise leadership.
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An early Tokyo Game Show demo suggests Lollipop Chainsaw 2: Back2Back has familiar ingredients but lacks the style, humour and impact of its predecessor.
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Xbox’s latest studio reshuffle places major franchises under Activision and Bethesda, prompting analysts to question the company’s identity, strategy and future.
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McDonald’s is testing third-party advertising on drive-thru menu screens, showing promotions after customers order while they wait to collect their food.
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Barbie Rewind gathers classic Barbie games across decades of consoles, pairing a decorated Dreamhouse hub with a playful trip through gaming history.
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Xbox is rolling out Mythic achievements for full game completion, complete with a separate 0 Gamerscore reward and an unexpectedly long unlock sound.
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Dressmaker transforms sewing into a relaxed creative game, letting players measure clients, build patterns, manage fabric and create wonderfully strange outfits.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is enjoyable, but its relentless dialogue and overexplained tutorials repeatedly interrupt the adventure and slow its momentum.
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From dark seinen adaptations to classic remakes, these ten new spring 2026 anime series offer Australian viewers plenty to add to their watchlists.
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve delivers immersive clouds, accessible flight combat and ambitious multiplayer plans in a promising hands-on preview.
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Microsoft’s latest layoffs have fuelled speculation that World’s Edge cancelled a new Age of Empires project, though the game has not been officially identified.
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After 25 years of co-op, two old friends revisit Halo: Campaign Evolved and discover that the game’s real legacy is friendship, chaos and shared time.
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Capcom is remaking Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies for Meta Quest, bringing first-person courtroom action to VR in 2027 instead of announcing Ace Attorney 7.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is bringing Night City back into focus—and may be enough to send one lapsed player racing back to Cyberpunk 2077.
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Find every known Control Resonant power upgrade point, including concrete crates, testing facilities and arcade-machine rewards across six zones.
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The best opening route in Control Resonant is West Incursion Zone, Evacuation Zone, Central, then The Park for stronger abilities and easier exploration.
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Find every mysterious dog toy in Control Resonant, including the movement abilities and routes needed across Downtown, Central, The Park and more.
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Find every known Control Resonant health upgrade point, with clear directions for Downtown, Central, West Incursion Zone, Evacuation Zone, The Park and Underpass.
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Need to rebuild your character in Control Resonant? Here are the four ways to earn reset items for weapons, combat abilities and talents.
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Master Control Resonant’s map, upgrades, combat and exploration systems with ten practical beginner tips for handling the Hiss and paranatural threats.
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Find the Urban Fresh Mart cash register code in Control Resonant, reverse the soda machine’s flashing-light clue, and unlock the hidden West Incursion Zone room.
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Undead Labs nearly joined Splash Damage before the deal collapsed, leaving the State of Decay 3 developer employee-owned and independent from Microsoft.
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Dynamic Duo, DC’s animated Robin film, shifts to September 2028 while revealing its cast and confirming the project sits outside James Gunn’s main DC Universe.
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Meta’s lightweight VR Glasses promise 2.4K visuals, games, films and immersive sports when the $1,299 headset launches in spring 2027.
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Counter-Strike 2’s latest update adds Rush Hour, revised combat effects and temporary pet chickens that players can hatch, name and raise.
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