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Soulmask Provides Yet More Catnip for Survival-Crafter Lovers on Steam

Soulmask is another indie survival-crafter looking to wear the genre's increasingly contested crown, but its player numbers are no joke.

May 31, 2024 | 12:04 EDT

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It's Official: Toys for Bob's Next Game Will Be Published by Xbox

Toys for Bob's next game will officially be published by Xbox, the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon developer has announced.

May 31, 2024 | 11:30 EDT

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Princess Maker 2 Regeneration Delayed on PlayStation After Sony Demands Changes

Bliss Brain has announced that Princess Maker 2 Regeneration has been delayed on PlayStation owing to changes demanded by Sony.

May 31, 2024 | 10:51 EDT

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This Week in Gaming Business - Sony's Future and More

In this week's gaming business roundup, we look at comments made by PlayStation's CEOs, CD Projekt's financials, and more.

May 31, 2024 | 10:13 EDT

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Little Nightmares 3 Delayed to 2025, More Info Coming Later in Summer

Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games have announced that Little Nightmares 3 has been delayed to an unspecified point in 2025.

May 31, 2024 | 08:34 EDT

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Every PlayStation State of Play SGF 2024 Announcement

Sony is starting off SGF with a PlayStation State of Play showing off 14 new titles across PlayStation 5 and PSVR2.

May 30, 2024 | 06:06 EDT

Promotional image of the Destiny 2: The Finale Shape D&D Crossover, showing a Warlock, Titan, and Hunter in monster-themed armor, an owlbear sparrow, and a Tiamat-themed ship.
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape D&D Crossover Cosmetics Announced

Bungie have collaborated with Wizards of the Coast to launch Destiny 2: The Final Shape D&D crossover cosmetics for their dedicated player base.

May 30, 2024 | 02:02 EDT

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(Updated) The Sims 4 Is About to Start Harassing You to Log In Daily

The Sims 4 is about to get a battle pass-style login rewards system, if an unlisted video and community datamining are to be believed.

May 30, 2024 | 11:29 EDT

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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Release Date Finally Revealed

After several years of delays, Nacon has finally announced the Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown release date, so let's hope this one sticks.

May 30, 2024 | 11:02 EDT

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Bloober Team and Take-Two's Private Division End Partnership for New IP

Bloober Team and Private Division have ended their partnership for upcoming survival horror game Project C, the Polish developer has announced.

May 30, 2024 | 10:25 EDT

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Minecraft Animated Series Coming to Netflix

Microsoft and Netflix have announced a Minecraft animated series as part of the franchise's 15th-anniversary celebrations.

May 30, 2024 | 09:40 EDT

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Destiny 2: The Final Shape Expansion Leaks After Sony Streaming Slip-up

The entirety of the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion The Final Shape was leaked briefly last night, including info about Collections, the Season Pass, and more.

May 30, 2024 | 09:17 EDT

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Will Be On Game Pass Day 1

Microsoft has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will indeed be on Xbox Game Pass on Day One, with a new trailer released today

May 28, 2024 | 10:10 EDT

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Praise the Emperor! Space Marine 2 Won't Have Microtransactions

Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have confirmed that Space Marine 2 won't feature any kind of microtransactions or cash shop.

May 24, 2024 | 11:39 EDT

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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Roadmap Reveals DLC Release Windows

Rabbit and Bear has released a new Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes roadmap, revealing roughly when the game's additional DLC episodes are coming.

May 24, 2024 | 11:19 EDT

Key art for Genshin Impact version 4.7, which depicts the two Travelers on a hillside
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Genshin Impact Version 4.7 Release Date Set for Next Month

HoYoverse has revealed the Genshin Impact Version 4.7 release date, along with a host of new info about what you can expect from the update.

May 24, 2024 | 10:42 EDT

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This Week in Gaming Business - 10k Layoffs So Far This Year

In our roundup of this week's gaming business events, we take a look at layoffs aplenty, final studio farewells, and developments in publishing.

May 24, 2024 | 09:44 EDT

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Pokemon Franchise Nears 500 Million Software Sales in Latest Figures

The Pokemon Company has revealed some pretty impressive numbers for the Pokemon franchise, which is now nearing 500 million worldwide software sales.

May 24, 2024 | 08:52 EDT

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Abiotic Factor Update Brings Dynamic Difficulty and Much More

A new Abiotic Factor update is here, and this one's all about introducing features and tweaks the community has been requesting.

May 23, 2024 | 11:35 EDT

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Strange Horticulture Sequel Strange Antiquities Officially Announced

Strange Antiquities is a sequel to the wonderful 2022 puzzler Strange Horticulture, and it'll let you run your very own antiques shop in a spooky town.

May 23, 2024 | 10:38 EDT

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Surprise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is Xbox's Mystery Showcase Game

Activision has officially unveiled Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, alongside an enigmatic teaser involving Mount Rushmore and some blindfolds.

May 23, 2024 | 10:10 EDT

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Atari Acquires Intellivision, Burying a 45-Year-Old Hatchet

Atari has announced that it has acquired former retro rival Intellivision and many of the games from its library, although not the Amico.

May 23, 2024 | 09:54 EDT

A zoomed-out view of a city with lots of skyscrapers and houses in Cities: Skylines 2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Continues Renovations and Delays More Content

Paradox has promised that the Cities: Skylines 2 economy rework will arrive soon, but the game's Creator Packs have been delayed as a result.

May 23, 2024 | 09:25 EDT

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Embracer Group Has Over 70 Projects in the Works

Embracer Group has released its latest financial statements, and while sales are up, some of the group's games haven't performed so well.

May 23, 2024 | 08:48 EDT

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Card-en-Ciel Brings Mega Man Battle Network-Like Card Battling in October

Inti Creates has revealed the release date and showed off some gameplay for upcoming Mega Man Battle Network-inspired card battler Card-en-Ciel.

May 22, 2024 | 11:41 EDT

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Mattel Partners With Outright Games to Definitely Not Make Shovelware

Mattel, the company behind IPs like Barbie and Hot Wheels, has announced a new partnership with "top-tier" publisher Outright Games.

May 22, 2024 | 11:11 EDT

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Helldivers 2 Developer Arrowhead Appoints New CEO

Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead has appointed a new CEO, leaving chief creative officer Johan Pilestedt free to work on the development side of things.

May 22, 2024 | 09:45 EDT

Valorant prototype replay system demonstrated opposite recorded gameplay, showing a door wildly out of place
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Valorant Replay Prototype Demonstrated But Don't Expect It Soon

Valorant Replays were demonstrated for the first time today in the latest Valorant Dev Update, which also shared new information about update 8.11

May 21, 2024 | 12:58 EDT

A group of Tarnished kneeling in front of a rune-like symbol in the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC trailer
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New Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Trailer Tells an Oblique, Beautiful Story

A new Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC trailer has been released, and it contains new details about Miquella, Messmer, and the Land of Shadow.

May 21, 2024 | 11:31 EDT

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Amazon Games Opens New Studio Headed by Ex-Ubisoft Exec

Amazon Games has announced the opening of a brand new studio in Bucharest, and it's headed up by an ex-Ubisoft executive.

May 21, 2024 | 10:40 EDT

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Little Kitty, Big City Breaks Two Major Milestones in Less than Two Weeks

Double Dagger Studio has announced that Little Kitty, Big City has crossed a million players on Game Pass, and it's broken a big sales milestone too.

May 21, 2024 | 09:57 EDT

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Nintendo Buys Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat Porting Studio Shiver

Nintendo has announced that it has purchased Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 Switch porting studio Shiver Entertainment from Embracer Group.

May 21, 2024 | 08:25 EDT

Sora looking up in one of the Kingdom Hearts games, which are coming to Steam soon
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Kingdom Hearts Steam Releases Confirmed for Next Month

Square Enix has announced that the Kingdom Hearts series is heading to Steam soon, although Melody of Memory fans might be out of luck.

May 21, 2024 | 07:48 EDT

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Life By You Release Date Delayed Indefinitely

Paradox's Life By You has been delayed again, this time without any new release date or timeframe for the upcoming Sims-like game

May 20, 2024 | 07:33 EDT

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Accessibility Options Revealed Ahead of Launch

Ninja Theory has detailed some of the accessibility settings you can look forward to when Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 launches tomorrow.

May 20, 2024 | 11:36 EDT

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MultiVersus Reveals Jason Voorhees and Agent Smith in New Trailer

Warner Bros has confirmed two further characters for the MultiVersus roster, and they're both pretty iconic and terrifying villains.

May 20, 2024 | 09:41 EDT

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Death Stranding 2 Filming and Recording Completed, Kojima Says

Hideo Kojima has revealed that the filming and recording process for upcoming open-world sequel Death Stranding 2 has been completed.

May 20, 2024 | 09:15 EDT

Greg Davies and Alex Horne standing on stage of the Taskmaster set in the VR game.
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Serve the Taskmaster at Home When Taskmaster VR Releases this June

Lord Greg Davies has generously bestowed upon us all the ability to serve him virtually at home. We all can be so lucky this June.

May 20, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

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V Rising PS5 Release Date Revealed for Next Month

Stunlock Studios has revealed the V Rising PS5 release date, and the vampiric open-world survival game is heading to PlayStation very soon indeed.

May 20, 2024 | 08:46 EDT

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Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian Studios Opens New Location in Warsaw

Larian Studios, creator of Baldur's Gate 3, has opened a new studio in Poland to aid with production on "two very ambitious RPGs".

May 20, 2024 | 08:18 EDT

A creepy vampiric monster wrapped in tentacles in Redfall
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Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality

One final Redfall update is on the way after all, and it will bring features like an offline mode, single-player pausing, and revamped systems (ahem).

May 17, 2024 | 12:18 EDT

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EA Sports College Football 25 Gameplay Reveal Shows Attention to Detail

EA has revealed the first gameplay footage for EA Sports College Football 25, as well as some of the game's iconic mascots, team walk-outs, and more.

May 17, 2024 | 11:49 EDT

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Take-Two Head Denies Closing OlliOlli World, Kerbal 2 Devs

Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick has denied closing Rollerdrome developer Roll7 or Kerbal Space Program 2 studio Intercept Games.

May 17, 2024 | 10:49 EDT

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This Week In Gaming Business - Layoffs, Shutdowns, and More

We've put together a roundup of some of the week's biggest stories in the world of gaming business, including layoffs, closures, and more.

May 17, 2024 | 09:51 EDT

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Dave the Diver Godzilla DLC Coming Next Week

Free Dave the Diver Godzilla DLC is coming soon, meaning that your wishes to serve up Kaiju sushi may be coming true sooner than you ever dreamed of.

May 16, 2024 | 02:58 EDT

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Activision Announces New Polish Studio Elsewhere Entertainment

Call of Duty publisher Activision has announced a brand new internal studio called Elsewhere Entertainment, and it's already hard at work on its first game.

May 16, 2024 | 11:55 EDT

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EA Sports College Football 25 Release Date Announced, Full Reveal Coming Tomorrow

EA has revealed the EA Sports College Football 25 release date, and a full reveal for the game is coming tomorrow, the studio says.

May 16, 2024 | 11:30 EDT

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Won’t Be Always Online After All

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows won't require an online connection to play, but installation is a different story.

May 16, 2024 | 10:35 EDT

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Manor Lords Sales Top Two Million in Less Than Three Weeks

Hooded Horse and Slavic Magic have announced that Manor Lords sales have crossed yet another major sales milestone, cementing the game's success.

May 16, 2024 | 09:46 EDT

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Deep Rock Galactic Season 5 Digs Deeper in June

Ghost Ship has announced the Deep Rock Galactic Season 5 release date, and the new season is arriving in just a few weeks.

May 16, 2024 | 08:49 EDT

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Core Keeper Release Date Set for August

Developer Pugstorm and publisher Fireshine have announced that survival sandbox adventure Core Keeper is set to launch in full this August.

May 16, 2024 | 07:50 EDT