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Nintendo’s Switch 2 price rise is being backed by Zelda, a growing software catalogue and a persuasive 2027 release runway.
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Blizzard has confirmed World of Warcraft Forever, a level-60 Classic Plus experience with new zones, quests, dungeons, raids and a November launch.
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World of Warcraft: Forever brings new zones, quests, dungeons and raids to a level-60 Classic+ adventure set within the game’s first year.
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BlizzCon 2026 delivered announcements for Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft, Overwatch and Hearthstone, including new games, expansions, heroes and release dates.
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Warcraft 3 returns to its story-driven roots with Forsaken Kingdom, a two-part campaign and major free update for Reforged.
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Blizzard has unveiled World of Warcraft: The Last Titan, the 12th expansion and final Worldsoul Saga chapter, due sometime in 2027.
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From time-travelling adventures to cyberpunk mysteries, these five science-fiction series offer smart, memorable viewing without requiring a paid streaming subscription.
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Lucasfilm’s Star Wars 50th-anniversary publishing slate includes new graphic novels, comics, horror stories, reference books and art books arriving from 2026.
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Doctrine brings vampire-inspired support gameplay to Overwatch with Infuse, drone healing, a health-changing ultimate and difficult perk choices.
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Blizzard has revealed Diablo 5’s Plague Knight, a disease-spreading warrior, alongside new details about the caravan hub and procedurally generated dungeons.
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The Vermilion Mask director Tetsuaki Watanabe explains why Crunchyroll’s new fantasy anime uses clear, classic action direction inspired by the 1990s.
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From Shinobi 3D to Ever Oasis, these ten overlooked Nintendo 3DS games deliver inventive combat, memorable worlds and excellent reasons to revisit the handheld.
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Brandon Sanderson’s reading recommendations span classic quests, elaborate magic systems, political fantasy and recent adventures from ten acclaimed authors.
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Diablo 4: Age of Hatred Collection brings the complete action RPG to Switch 2, with stable handheld play and confirmed Joy-Con 2 mouse support.
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World of Warcraft is bringing back Wrath of the Lich King in a limited-time remix, with rapid progression, unusual powers and rewards arriving in 2027.
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Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 returns to Netflix on 17 September with 10 new animated episodes, a supernatural Hawkins mystery and a fast season turnaround.
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Netflix’s Steps gives Cinderella’s misunderstood stepsister Lilith a magical adventure about identity, inclusion, sisterhood and challenging fairy-tale ideas of perfection.
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David Bowie’s Labyrinth remains a landmark fantasy film, blending Jim Henson’s puppetry, memorable music and a legendary Goblin King performance.
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J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek trilogy divided fans, but its bold reboot restored Paramount’s confidence and helped launch a new era of Star Trek television.
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Shaun the Sheep heads into spooky territory with a Halloween adventure featuring a ruined pumpkin patch, a missing Farmer and a mysterious beast.
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Ocarina of Time looks like a fairy tale, but cursed families, undead monsters, torture dungeons and Dead Hand reveal Nintendo’s surprisingly dark horror streak.
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Woodrunner Games’ Croak turns a hand-drawn Frog Prince, sticky tongue and pinball movement into an approachable precision platformer for 2026.
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Ace Combat 8’s developers built specialised cloud technology to improve visual realism, tactical depth and performance across its vast aerial battlefields.
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A Roblox creator was removed from RDC 2026 after protesting child-safety policies, highlighting legal and regulatory scrutiny surrounding the platform.
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Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil aims to capture the panic, scarce resources and vulnerable perspective that make the games frightening, rather than simply copying their heroes.
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Wahlap’s GTI Asia China Expo 2026 lineup includes Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune Ignition, Battle Through The Heavens, Pokémon Spot and more.
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GTA 6 DualSense pre-orders overwhelmed PlayStation Direct, while retailer stock shifted quickly and eBay listings climbed as high as $195.
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link remains a challenging, distinctive Nintendo classic and an ideal retro adventure for a focused weekend campaign.
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Resident Evil 2: Arcade returns to US testing with all five stages, while Taiko No Tatsujin receives another UK trial with online features enabled.
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Ikea’s Kallax shelf enters Skyrim as a free Xbox and PC mod, bringing Matt Berry’s voice, a dedicated questline, magical storage and an IKEA shout.
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Metroid Ravenous gives Samus Aran a furious new voice, contrasting sharply with Metroid Prime 4 and revealing a far more aggressive side of the bounty hunter.
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The September Nintendo Direct showed the Switch 2 handling some ports well, while demanding open-world games exposed worrying performance limits.
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Silent Hill f and Urban Myth Dissolution Center join forces for new artwork, a discounted Steam bundle and a free browser mystery game.
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The Sinking City 2 turns Frogwares’ detective series into a focused survival horror adventure, delivering memorable monsters, strong weapons and an appropriately grim ending.
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Hideo Kojima praises Kane Parsons’ Backrooms and hints that the filmmakers could work together after the film’s Japanese premiere Q&A.
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An alleged playable SNES build of Rare’s cancelled Project Dream has surfaced online, revealing more about the RPG that became Banjo-Kazooie.
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Xbox will publish Hideo Kojima’s Physint after PlayStation cancelled its involvement, while the project’s film and television ambitions remain part of the deal.
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PlayStation’s cancellation of Hideo Kojima’s Physint and Xbox’s unexpected publishing deal have sparked debate about creative ambition, strategy and console-industry confidence.
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Dontnod has reported falling revenue, reduced liquid assets and possible job cuts, raising serious questions about the studio’s ability to continue beyond January 2027.
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Explore 19 standout cosplay looks from Paris Japan Expo, featuring characters from Resident Evil, Zelda, One Piece, Dark Souls and more.
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