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A person looking concerned in the Civilization 7 opening cinematic
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Civilization 7 UI Problems and Other Criticisms Will Be Addressed, Firaxis Says

Firaxis has promised fixes for some of players' most common complaints regarding Civilization 7, including the game's UI and more.

February 7, 2025 | 09:02 EST

A banner advertising iicon, a new event by E3 organizer the ESA
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The ESA Announces iicon, an Event That Sure Doesn't Sound Like E3

The ESA has announced iicon, a new gaming-focused event, but if you're expecting it to be like E3, you may well be disappointed.

February 6, 2025 | 12:02 EST

Troops doing battle on a map in Civilization 7
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Civilization 7 Debuts to 50k Early Access Players and Mixed Steam Reviews

Civilization 7 has begun its early access (as opposed to Early Access) period, and its player count is soaring, but reviews are mixed.

February 6, 2025 | 11:42 EST

A character standing in a futuristic-looking plaza in 2K Games' Project Ethos
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2K Reportedly Fires Project Ethos Studio Head After Underwhelming Reveal

Michael Condrey, the head of Project Ethos developer 31st Union, has reportedly been fired by the studio's parent company 2K Games.

February 6, 2025 | 11:02 EST

A woman holding a plant in the Bandai Namco game Synduality: Echo of Ada
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Bandai Namco Staff Count Quietly Falls by Over 100 in Less Than a Year

Bandai Namco's staff count quietly fell by more than 100 in the period between April 2024 and this month, a new report has revealed.

February 6, 2025 | 10:04 EST

A Messenger crawling over the player in the Bloodborne PSX demake
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Bloodborne PSX Demake Taken Down by Sony DMCA

A Bloodborne PSX demake has been hit with a DMCA by Sony, representing the second such claim made by the company in a week.

February 6, 2025 | 09:35 EST

Captain Titus in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2
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Space Marine 2 6.0 Datavault Update Brings New Map, New Enemy, and More

A new Space Marine 2 update is here, bringing a new PvP map on which to do battle, a new Datavault area on the Resilient, and more.

February 6, 2025 | 09:17 EST

The Paradox and Haemimont Games logos
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Paradox to Buy Jagged Alliance 3 and Surviving Mars Dev Haemimont Games

Paradox Interactive has announced that it will purchase Bulgarian developer Haemimont Games, best known for Surviving Mars and Jagged Alliance 3.

February 6, 2025 | 08:56 EST

Snake aiming his pistol off-camera in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
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Metal Gear Solid Delta Release Date Seemingly Leaked Via PlayStation Store

The Metal Gear Solid Delta release date appears to have been leaked by a PlayStation listing, and the game looks set for a summer launch.

February 6, 2025 | 08:23 EST

Killer Instinct Battletoad Tossed out representing the Iron Galaxy layoffs
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Rumbleverse and Killer Instinct Studio Iron Galaxy Suffers Layoffs

Iron Galaxy layoffs are the latest to hit the industry, as the noted co-development studio is having to let go of over 60 staff members today to keep its doors open.

February 5, 2025 | 03:43 EST

A Dialga card displayed on a smartphone in Pokemon TCG Pocket
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Gives All Players Trade Tokens After Trading Criticism

The Pokemon Company has announced that all Pokemon TCG Pocket players will receive 1,000 Trade Tokens to apologize for the trading feature's launch.

February 5, 2025 | 11:35 EST

A soldier being armored up in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Already Surpassed a Million Sales

Warhorse Studios has announced that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has topped a million sales just a day after its initial release.

February 5, 2025 | 11:16 EST

The Steam logo against a tiled backdrop of games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Destiny 2
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Steam Now Warns You If an Early Access Game Hasn't Been Updated In a While

Valve has rolled out a new Steam feature that warns you when a game in Early Access hasn't had an update in a while, but there are caveats.

February 5, 2025 | 09:36 EST

Varric looking off into the distance in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, an EA game
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Flopped Because of No "Shared World Elements", EA Says

In a new financial earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson appears to imply Dragon Age: The Veilguard flopped because it isn't a live service game.

February 5, 2025 | 08:59 EST

Oda Nobunaga against a backdrop of the moon in the Onimusha 2 remaster
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Onimusha 2 Remaster and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Release Date Revealed

Capcom has revealed an Onimusha 2 remaster that's set to launch this year, as well as the release date for Capcom Fighting Collection 2.

February 5, 2025 | 08:24 EST

Three cars racing each other in The Crew, which is central to the Stop Killing Games petition (to which the UK government has now responded)
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UK Government Responds to Stop Killing Games Petition, Says No New Rules

The UK government has responded to a Stop Killing Games petition regarding publishers disabling games without allowing users to "retain or repair them".

February 4, 2025 | 11:52 EST

A close-up of Raiden in the PlatinumGames title Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
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Hideki Kamiya Reveals More PlatinumGames Execs Have Left the Studio

Several more PlatinumGames execs have apparently departed the company, if a video by founder and former CEO Hideki Kamiya is to be believed.

February 4, 2025 | 11:26 EST

A car in close-up in Wreckfest 2
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Wreckfest 2 Early Access Release Date Scheduled for March

Developer Bugbear and publisher THQ Nordic have revealed the Wreckfest 2 Early Access release date, with the racer landing on PC in March.

February 4, 2025 | 10:44 EST

A Helldiver wearing the new armor sets, which feature a masked helmet, in the Helldivers 2 Servants of Freedom Warbond
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Helldivers 2 Servants of Freedom Warbond to Bring Portable Hellbomb and More

A new Helldivers 2 Warbond, Servants of Freedom, has been announced for this week, and it'll give you your very own portable Hellbomb, plus more.

February 4, 2025 | 10:25 EST

Gohan in glasses in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Sales Break the 5m Barrier

Bandai Namco has revealed that Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero sales have topped another big milestone just a few months after the game's release.

February 4, 2025 | 10:02 EST

Mario skidding around a track in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a Nintendo Switch game
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Nintendo Profits Plummet as Switch Crosses 150m Sales

Nintendo has released its latest financial results, and while profits and sales are down, the Switch itself has hit a new sales milestone.

February 4, 2025 | 09:38 EST

Sackboy smiling at the camera in Sackboy: A Big Adventure, a Sumo Digital (and Sumo Group) game
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Sumo Group Announces Layoffs Amid Refocus on Support and Work for Hire

Sumo Group, the parent company of Team Sonic Racing and Sackboy developer Sumo Digital, has announced layoffs and a shift in direction.

February 4, 2025 | 09:05 EST

Battlefield 2042 artwork showing soldiers running towards the camera
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Battlefield Labs Could Let You Shape the Next Battlefield Game Through Testing

EA has announced Battlefield Labs, an initiative that will allow certain Battlefield players to test out the next game's features during development.

February 3, 2025 | 11:32 EST

The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) logo over a stylized map of the US
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ESA Says Trump's Tariffs Could Cause "Significant Harm to Everyday Americans"

The ESA has hit out at Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign-made goods, suggesting they could cause "significant harm" to consumers in gaming.

February 3, 2025 | 11:09 EST

A party of adventurers fighting a monster in Revenge of the Firstborn
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Revenge of the Firstborn Is a New "Classics-Inspired" Isometric CRPG

Sawtooth Games has announced Revenge of the Firstborn, a new "classics-inspired" CRPG based on the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition SRD.

February 3, 2025 | 09:50 EST

A couple with a baby in the Marvelous game Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
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Story of Seasons Studio Marvelous Changes Leadership Due to Poor Performance

Story of Seasons and Rune Factory studio Marvelous has announced a change of leadership thanks to poor performance over the preceding nine months.

February 3, 2025 | 09:27 EST

A DJ Sim fumbling his headphones in The Sims 2
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The Sims 1 and 2 Re-Released for Franchise's 25th Anniversary

EA has re-released The Sims 1 and 2 for the franchise's 25th anniversary, and bundles for both games are available on PC now.

January 31, 2025 | 11:37 EST

An ornate-looking image of the back of a hunter in Bloodborne, which has had a fan-made 60FPS patch DMCA'd by Sony
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Sony DMCAs Unofficial Bloodborne 60FPS Patch

Sony has issued a DMCA takedown against a fan-made Bloodborne 60FPS patch, sparking fresh speculation that a remaster could be imminent.

January 31, 2025 | 11:18 EST

Venom roaring in Spider-Man's face in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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Spider-Man 2 PC Port Hit With Negative Reviews Over Poor Quality

The PC port of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is coming under fire for what users describe as extensive technical problems, including freezes, stuttering, and more.

January 31, 2025 | 10:54 EST

Velma and Finn in MultiVersus
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MultiVersus Updates Will End After Season 5, Offline Mode Being Added

Warner Bros. has announced that major MultiVersus updates will come to an end after Season 5, in a situation that's hauntingly familiar for the company.

January 31, 2025 | 10:05 EST

A soldier falling while a gun falls ahead of him in Midnight Society's game Deadrop
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Dr. Disrespect's Former Studio Midnight Society Closes Down

Midnight Society, the studio founded by controversial YouTuber Dr. Disrespect, has been shut down, which also means shooter Deadrop is, well, dead.

January 31, 2025 | 09:17 EST

A player killing a zed in Killing Floor 3
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Killing Floor 3 Release Date Revealed for March

Tripwire Interactive has revealed the Killing Floor 3 release date, with the zombie-slaying (sorry, "zed"-slaying) shooter due out in March.

January 31, 2025 | 08:38 EST

A car drifting around a corner in Ridge Racer 64, which is now on Nintendo Switch Online
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N64 Classic Ridge Racer 64 Comes to Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo has released retro racing classic Ridge Racer 64 on Nintendo Switch Online, and you'll need an Expansion Pack to play, as usual.

January 31, 2025 | 08:08 EST

Artwork of a number of the cast members of Date Everything!
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Date Everything! Delayed, Will No Longer Launch on Perfect Release Date

Upcoming inanimate object dating sim Date Everything! has been delayed once again, meaning it sadly won't reach that perfect Valentine's Day release date.

January 30, 2025 | 12:00 EST

A shot of a physical library containing many gaming history research materials, representing the Video Game History Foundation's new online library
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Video Game History Foundation Opens Free Online Gaming History Library

The Video Game History Foundation has launched a massive new online museum dedicated to historical industry research materials, and it's free!

January 30, 2025 | 11:24 EST

Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 game director Jonathan Rogers
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Path of Exile Updates Paused as Grinding Gear Focuses on Path of Exile 2

Grinding Gear Games has announced a pause for Path of Exile updates as it works on fixing some of Path of Exile 2's "major issues".

January 30, 2025 | 10:52 EST

Harding in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a BioWare game
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BioWare Hit by Layoffs Following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Failure

Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio BioWare has been hit by layoffs following the underperformance of its flagship RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

January 30, 2025 | 10:18 EST

The four new cars being added as part of the latest Gran Turismo 7 update
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Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55 Packs In Four New Cars and More

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55 is here, and it's bringing four new cars for you to drive, as well as new tracks for the game's AI racing agent and more.

January 30, 2025 | 09:38 EST

Elliot Page's character Jodie Holmes in Beyond: Two Souls, which is getting a TV series
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Beyond: Two Souls TV Series Coming, Elliot Page to Produce

A Beyond: Two Souls TV series is in the works, with game star Elliot Page and his production company Pageboy Productions set to develop the adaptation.

January 30, 2025 | 09:11 EST

A Nintendo Switch in its dock with the Joy-Cons in their housing, representing the Japanese eShop crackdown
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Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop Payment Crackdown Bans Overseas Cards and PayPal

Nintendo has announced a crackdown on non-Japanese payment methods for the Japanese Switch eShop, meaning you can't use overseas-issued cards or PayPal.

January 30, 2025 | 08:39 EST

Spider-Man swinging through the city in the Sony game Spider-Man 2
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Sony Walks Back PSN Requirement for Some PC Games, Promises Incentives

Sony has walked back its PSN account requirement for some single-player PC games, and it's offering additional incentives for signing up to an account.

January 29, 2025 | 12:14 EST

Iron Man flying towards the camera in a trailer for Marvel Snap
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Marvel Snap Developer to Self-Publish, Mostly, Following Unplanned Outage

Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has revealed that it intends to self-publish the game going forward, with support from an external studio.

January 29, 2025 | 10:42 EST

An astronaut running across the surface of a planet in the No Man's Sky Worlds Part 2 update
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No Man's Sky Worlds Part 2 Update Brings New Terrain, Story, and More

The No Man's Sky Worlds Part 2 update is here, and it's got plenty of new planets for you to explore, plus gameplay improvements and more.

January 29, 2025 | 10:10 EST

Regina running down a hallway in Dino Crisis, which, along with its sequel, has been resurrected on GOG
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Dino Crisis 1 and 2 Brought Back to Life on PC via GOG

GOG has revived Dino Crisis and its sequel, and now, the storefront wants to know which games you'd like to see brought back next.

January 29, 2025 | 09:34 EST

James Sunderland looking at a jukebox in the Silent Hill 2 remake
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Sales Top 2m Worldwide

The Silent Hill 2 remake has topped another big sales milestone, developer Bloober Team and publisher Konami have announced.

January 29, 2025 | 09:18 EST

Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino of Sony, whose positions have been changed in a leadership shakeup
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Sony Ditches Co-CEO Strategy in Leadership Shakeup

Sony Interactive Entertainment has ditched its co-CEO strategy in a leadership shakeup, leaving Hideaki Nishino as sole head of the division.

January 29, 2025 | 08:59 EST

Official artwork for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, which depicts explorers in front of a banner showing historical scenes
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Upcoming Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition DLC Officially Canceled

Xbox and the Age of Empires dev team have announced that an upcoming Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition DLC pack has been canceled.

January 29, 2025 | 08:16 EST

A corpse wearing a New Mexico-appropriate outfit in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico
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New Vegas Mod Fallout: Nuevo Mexico Canceled for Dev's "Mental Health"

Ambitious New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo Mexico has been canceled so that its developers can prioritize their "mental health" and "face reality".

January 28, 2025 | 11:54 EST

A character in a cap and sunglasses in The Division 2
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The Division 2 Story DLC Delayed Again, No New Release Date Announced

Ubisoft has announced that an upcoming The Division 2 story DLC pack has been delayed out of 2025, but its third season is still on track.

January 28, 2025 | 10:46 EST

Johan Pilestedt discussing Helldivers 2
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Helldivers 2's Johan Pilestedt to Take "Sabbatical" Before Working on Next Game

Helldivers 2 chief creative officer Johan Pilestedt will be taking a "sabbatical" from work, after which he'll focus on a brand new Arrowhead game.

January 28, 2025 | 10:20 EST

A character jumping for joy in Enshrouded, which has just received a major new update
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Enshrouded Pact of the Flame Update Out Now, Full 1.0 Launch Next Year

Keen Games has released a brand new Enshrouded update in Pact of the Flame, and we also now know roughly when the game's 1.0 release is coming.

January 28, 2025 | 09:42 EST