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Heart Machine, the studio behind Hyper Light Drifter, has laid off nearly all staff after a publisher cancelled an unannounced project, leaving its future uncertain.
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Amplitude Studios reflects on how Early Access changed from a collaborative development model into a launch-day test of player expectations.
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticises proposed EU age restrictions, while privacy concerns and Australia’s verification rules widen the online safety debate.
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Treyarch is leaving its two-year Black Ops run behind, promising a fresh Call of Duty direction after Black Ops 7’s poor reception and sales.
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Early reviews describe Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot as a confident blend of survival horror, comedy and game-inspired progression, with some second-act reservations.
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Two new motion arcade racers bring Cyberpunk 2077 combat and expanded Asphalt motorcycle racing to venues, with important cabinet and power considerations.
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EA says its Saudi-backed ownership will not control creative decisions, but queer fans fear debt, layoffs and corporate pressure could reshape beloved series.
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Bill Skarsgård will lead Hideo Kojima’s Physint, with Xbox confirming steady progress, an expanding cast and ambitions beyond games.
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GTA 6 will launch with a 34-track original soundtrack on streaming, CD and vinyl, despite the game itself reportedly shipping without a disc.
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Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration set is producing unusually strong pull rates, sending chase-card prices down and giving collectors a better chance at premium cards.
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Valor Mortis launches on October 13, 2026, at $40, with its developers betting an accessible price can cut through a crowded release season.
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Twitch CEO Dan Clancy expects GTA 6 to deliver a major viewership surge at launch, with multiplayer potentially creating an even bigger boost next year.
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Netmarble’s Bloomwalker now carries an official Ni no Kuni and Level-5 connection, though the extent of that relationship remains unclear.
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Marvel’s Wolverine’s no-fail QTEs are not inherently bad. The real problem is that missed inputs rarely create meaningful visual, narrative or gameplay consequences.
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Swedish unions have set a potential strike deadline at King, the Candy Crush developer, after more than a year of negotiations over workplace conditions.
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The Blood of Dawnwalker turns a vampire rescue mission into a tense time-management RPG, though its generous deadline softens the consequences.
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Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine radically remixes X-Men history, prompting debate over whether its changes preserve the characters or misunderstand what made them endure.
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A failed Xbox One DRM plan may be powering disc-to-digital transfers today, revealing both the benefits and unresolved risks of digital game ownership.
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A Marvel’s Wolverine player escapes a mission area, exploring unfinished woodland, hidden town sections and Tokyo’s carefully staged background details.
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Steam’s needle-in-a-haystack trend shows how quickly copycat games can overwhelm search results, obscure original developers and complicate game discovery.
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Bungie has dismissed viral claims that Marathon and Destiny could merge, while fans debate the lore, future of Destiny 2 and studio’s shifting priorities.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave offers four flexible starting heroes, but choosing one first could shape a sprawling adventure lasting more than 120 hours.
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Harbour Masters has confirmed years of AI-assisted development across its Nintendo 64 PC ports, prompting debate over disclosure, review and fan expectations.
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Blizzard’s platform messaging for Diablo 5 and StarCraft is unusually uneven, with PC implied for one game and Xbox confirmed for the other.
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From Among Us to Project Winter, these eight social deception games turn hidden roles, suspicion and betrayal into tense multiplayer challenges.
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GOTY Watch is underway, with the latest Point It Out! episode exploring early Game of the Year predictions and the releases shaping the conversation.
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ABC’s 49-episode sci-fi anthology The Outer Limits blended ambitious ideas, memorable effects and influential writers—and remains free to stream.
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Stephen King’s The Dead Zone combines supernatural mystery, crime cases and political suspense across six seasons, and the complete series is free to watch on YouTube.
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Juliet Starling returns in Lollipop Chainsaw 2: Back2Back, with familiar zombie-slaying action, new movement tricks and an early demo that needs polish.
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Five gripping thrillers span time travel, psychological crime, historical mystery and action, offering Australian readers complete stories with momentum from beginning to end.
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Mass layoffs are reshaping game development, affecting workers, studio plans and the future of video games. Here is why the consequences extend beyond job losses.
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Gundam Rogue Orbit combines accessible high-speed mech combat, flashy melee weapons and deep customisation in a fresh Gundam setting arriving in 2027.
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Fifteen years later, The God Complex still stands as Matt Smith’s most unsettling Doctor Who episode and the true emotional ending of Amy Pond’s journey.
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Resident Evil is expected to reach VOD in October, physical formats before the end of 2026, Netflix in December and Disney Plus in summer 2028.
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Ten years after his debut, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man still has one of the MCU’s smartest and most entertaining character introductions.
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Roadside Picnic closes with Redrick Schuhart’s desperate plea for universal happiness, a final science-fiction moment that remains haunting, compassionate and unforgettable.
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Subscription MMOs such as EverQuest Legends and Monsters & Memories are renewing debate about whether monthly fees can challenge free-to-play online gaming.
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Solo Leveling: Karma will revisit Sung Jinwoo’s unseen 27-year war in the Dimensional Gap, with roguelite combat coming to PC and mobile in 2026.
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From Spencer Mansion to Raccoon City and beyond, we rank the mainline Resident Evil games by horror, characters, design and lasting impact.
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A Twitch CEO has suggested GTA 6 multiplayer will launch in 2027, potentially only months after Rockstar’s scheduled November 2026 release.
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