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Elden Ring turns brutal difficulty and environmental storytelling into comedy, making the player’s mistakes and defeats part of the game’s charm.
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Elden Ring’s latest trailer introduces a parade of strange little creatures. Here’s what the footage shows—and why their identities remain open to interpretation.
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FromSoftware’s Armored Core series spans 17 entries, offers demanding mecha combat and could be ready for a possible return with Armored Core 6.
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Elden Ring’s skeletons connect ancient mythology and tabletop fantasy with FromSoftware’s distinctive talent for making familiar enemies funny and frustrating.
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A close look at why Elden Ring’s dogs remain frustrating opponents, from regular hounds to Monstrous Dogs and the Red Wolf of Radagon.
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Horses are difficult to recreate in games, but thoughtful movement, handling and animation can turn a basic mount into a meaningful part of exploration.
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Elden Ring turns cloth into a powerful storytelling tool, using shape, texture and movement to give garments a surprising role in its dark fantasy world.
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Saber CEO Matthew Karch confirms generative AI is used in Rideshare “Stimulator” while disputing former lead writer Stella Sacco’s account.
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Saber Interactive denies replacing a writer with ChatGPT on Rideshare Stimulator, while confirming generative AI will support its infinite NPC passenger mode.
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Xbox says a July outage was worsened by a client bug that disrupted licence checks, game launches and library access for some players.
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CD Projekt has confirmed nine layoffs and nine internal job applications linked to Project Sirius, the troubled Witcher multiplayer project.
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Actor Max Burkholder discusses Kingdom Hearts, demanding film sets, modern RPGs, Blue Prince and picking up Bravely Default for Nintendo Switch 2.
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Matthew Lillard revisits his arcade defeat in Dragon’s Lair, his FIFA downtime and the family fun of playing Apex Legends with his son.
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ArtStation and Sketchfab have left Epic Games for KitBash3D, prompting relief among artists who want stronger protection for human-made digital work.
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Super Woden: Rally Edge launches on consoles on 2 September, combining PS1-inspired visuals, precise arcade handling, career upgrades and four-player local multiplayer.
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Oblivion Remastered runs surprisingly well on Switch 2, leaving PlayStation and Xbox players asking why their versions still need essential fixes.
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Stardew Valley’s Switch 2 physical edition arrives with a cartridge, manual and enhanced features, offering collectors a tangible alternative to the digital release.
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The End of Oak Street sends a strained suburban family into dinosaur-filled prehistory, delivering inventive creatures and thrilling set pieces despite thin character work.
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Coyote vs. ACME transforms a troubled release history into a fast, funny Looney Tunes courtroom comedy with heart, sharp satire and classic cartoon energy.
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A rumour points to Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald arriving on a modern Nintendo platform in late 2026, with eShop clues adding intrigue.
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Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho may return for a second season, adapting the Demon World Unification Tournament with new demon-world characters.
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After Lego halted eight years of Bionicle fan-game development, Unmasked Games has revealed Rustbound, an original adventure built from that experience.
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Matthew Lillard reflects on how his son’s online friendships during the pandemic changed his view of gaming, technology and children’s social connection.
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From Call of Duty to Duke Nukem Forever, these seven 2000s shooters reveal how quickly ambitious gunplay, dated design and inflated hype can age.
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Matthew Lillard’s son introduced him to Overwatch and Apex Legends, showing how family gaming can turn a child into the teacher.
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Andy Weir’s new Audible Original, Exoplanet, brings time travel, alien threats and survival across centuries to a full-cast audio thriller launching 5 November.
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Ghost of Yotei’s Complete Edition adds the Echoes of Sekigahara story expansion, Most Wanted roguelike mode and free updates for existing players.
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Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara launches October 1 with new story missions, a roguelike survival mode, fresh gear and a free owner update.
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The 2026 Game Awards race is already taking shape, with Resident Evil Requiem leading a field that includes Big Walk, Crimson Desert and Pokémon Pokopia.
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Paizo is bringing more than 1,200 official Pathfinder and Starfinder titles to DriveThruRPG as distribution problems continue to reshape its business.
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From corporate conspiracies to cyberpunk bartending, these eight games offer compelling dystopian worlds to explore after leaving Night City behind.
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Project Sirius, CD Projekt’s multiplayer Witcher project, has suffered fresh staff losses after a 2023 restart and amid a crowded development schedule.
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The Pokémon Go Explorer Gadget automates catches and PokéStop spins, but testing limits, background behaviour and accessory support remain unsettled.
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The Sims 4’s Immersive Map Mod combines more than 30 worlds into one cohesive, customisable map with Maxis-match visuals and cloud animations.
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Xbox has revealed a $89.99 limited-edition Gears of War: E-Day controller, Xbox Design Lab customisation and a matching 8BitDo charging dock.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II leads PlayStation Plus’s August 2026 Game Catalog, joined by Helldivers 2, Hell Is Us and a broad selection of games.
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Amazon Game Studios will leave western publishing behind for Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, with Smilegate and NC-linked partners taking over.
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Dimension 20’s Toylight campaign turns toys and wooden blocks into a colourful war zone, with six episodes arriving weekly on Dropout from September.
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The voices of Professor X, Apocalypse, Rogue and Nightcrawler unpack the emotional battles, romance and sacrifice at the heart of X-Men ’97 season 2.
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Y’shtola, Night’s Blessed has become Magic’s most popular Commander thanks to flexible deckbuilding, reliable card draw and a design its creators now call slightly too generous.
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