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An island with a treasure chest and a sailing ship in key art for Sea of Legends, an open-world CRPG designed in part by Jordan Weisman
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BattleTech Creator Unveils New RPG Sea of Legends, Kickstarter Coming Soon

Jordan Weisman, the man behind BattleTech and Shadowrun Returns, has unveiled his new pirate-themed RPG Sea of Legends, based on the tabletop game.

September 10, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

Kay and ND-5 in Star Wars Outlaws
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Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.1.2 Improves Insta-Fail Stealth and More

Ubisoft has released Star Wars Outlaws update 1.1.2, and it contains fixes for some of the game's more frustrating sections, plus more.

September 10, 2024 | 10:05 EDT

Lilac sitting with their Homunculi in Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
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Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist Release Date Revealed

The full release date for 2D Metroidvania platformer Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist has been revealed, and it's just a few months away.

September 10, 2024 | 09:33 EDT

Aloy aiming a bow in the Sony PlayStation game Horizon Forbidden West
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Ex-Sony Boss Says Laid Off Industry Staff Should Just "Drive an Uber"

Ex-Sony boss Chris Deering has made some...questionable comments on a podcast, claiming that those hit by industry layoffs should "drive an Uber".

September 10, 2024 | 08:48 EDT

A promo image of the Captain Phasma and Darth Maul Miniatures from Star Wars Villainous Revenge at Last.
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Star Wars Villainous Revenge At Last Brings Darth Maul and Captain Phasma to the Table

Ravensburger has announced a new expansion called Star Wars Villainous Revenge at Last. It brings Darth Maul and Captain Phasma to the game.

September 9, 2024 | 02:51 EDT

A character riding a unicorn in a forest in Mirthwood
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Fantasy Life Sim Mirthwood Delayed to November

Fantasy life sim Mirthwood has been delayed by a couple of months to November, developer Bad Ridge and publisher V Publishing have announced.

September 9, 2024 | 12:48 EDT

Three Guardians standing on a cliff in Destiny 2
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Destiny 2 Switching to Two Expansions and Four Free Updates Per Year

Bungie has announced big changes to the way Destiny 2 expansions will launch, and the studio is moving away from its yearly model.

September 9, 2024 | 12:08 EDT

The two PS5 Slim models, representing tomorrow's PS5 Technical Showcase presentation
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PS5 Pro Reveal Could Be Imminent as "Technical Presentation" Announced

Sony has announced a PS5-focused "Technical Presentation" for tomorrow, so could that much-talked-about PS5 Pro reveal finally be on the cards?

September 9, 2024 | 11:25 EDT

ND-5, the droid companion to outlaw Kay Vess in Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws
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Activist Ubisoft Investor Calls for "Strategic and Structural Change"

An activist investor in Ubisoft has called for management changes at the company, citing "deep dissatisfaction" with the studio's current performance.

September 9, 2024 | 11:06 EDT

The Kuo Toa fish people chanting in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Level Editor and More Unlocked Thanks to New Mod

An enterprising modder has created a mod that allows access to the Baldur's Gate 3 level editor feature, among other things.

September 9, 2024 | 10:27 EDT

Alex and Jonas in artwork for Oxenfree
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Oxenfree to Be Removed From Digital Storefront Next Month

Developer Night School has announced that horror adventure game Oxenfree is to be removed from a certain digital storefront next month.

September 9, 2024 | 09:56 EDT

A chibi pixel art figure next to a heart in artwork created by Hideaki and Saori Utsumi for their new studio Birdkin
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Ex-Capcom Staffers Form New Husband-and-Wife Indie Studio

Hideaki and Saori Utsumi, two ex-Capcom staffers, have founded a new husband-and-wife indie studio by the name of Birdkin.

September 9, 2024 | 09:16 EDT

A player platforming across mushrooms alongside their friends in Abiotic Factor
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Abiotic Factor Devs Promise Fix for Connectivity Issues

Abiotic Factor developer Deep Field has acknowledged an ongoing connectivity bug in the game, pledging to fix it in the forthcoming Community Update 2.

September 9, 2024 | 08:58 EDT

Artwork of the TIE Phantom from the cancelled Star Wars X-Wing Ship Pack.
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Atomic Mass Games Gives Away Canceled Star Wars X-Wing Ship Pack Cards

Atomic Mass Games has released ship cards of a canceled Star Wars X-Wing expansion on their website as a print-and-play download.

September 6, 2024 | 04:19 EDT

Artwork for the Spiders game GreedFall
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GreedFall 2 Developer Spiders Secures Better Pay and Policies After Strike

Spiders, the studio behind GreedFall 2 and Steelrising, has negotiated better pay and working conditions with its bosses following a strike.

September 6, 2024 | 11:40 EDT

Alan Wake firing his gun at an enemy in the PC version of Alan Wake
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Alan Wake PC Update to Remove Iconic Licensed Song

Remedy has revealed that an upcoming Alan Wake PC update is set to remove the David Bowie song "Space Oddity" from the original version of the game.

September 6, 2024 | 10:53 EDT

A Space Marine looking out over a battlefield in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2
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Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Credits Feature a Nice, Surprising Tribute

An eagle-eyed Redditor has spotted a touching tribute to an iconic British gaming content creator in the credits of Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2.

September 6, 2024 | 10:34 EDT

Dhalsim using a special attack in Street Fighter 6
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Street Fighter 6 Sales Top 4 Million Around the World

Capcom has revealed that Street Fighter 6 sales have hit another major milestone, fifteen months after the game's initial release.

September 6, 2024 | 10:05 EDT

A character holding a torch and looking scared while darkness encroaches all around in Dark and Darker artwork
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Dark and Darker Season 4 Brings Reworked Map, New Boss, and More

Ironmace has released the update that begins Dark and Darker Season 4, and it brings a full reset, as well as a new boss, a reworked map, and more.

September 6, 2024 | 09:43 EDT

Several characters depicted in colorful concept art for the Pathea Games title My Time at Evershine
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My Time at Evershine Is the Third My Time Game, Kickstarter Coming Soon

Pathea Games has revealed My Time at Evershine, the followup to cozy life sim sandbox games My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock.

September 6, 2024 | 09:08 EDT

Key art for the Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Children of Morta DLC crossover, complete with art of two characters from the latter game
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Gets Surprise Children of Morta DLC

Owlcat has released a brand new Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous DLC pack, and it brings a crossover with a well-known indie roguelite.

September 5, 2024 | 11:23 EDT

A Joker card saying "Hello there! My name is Jimbo." in the Balatro mobile release date trailer
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Balatro Mobile Release Date Revealed in Funny, Yet Terrifying Trailer

Publisher Playstack and developer LocalThunk have revealed the Balatro mobile release date, and it's coming to a mobile device near you very soon.

September 5, 2024 | 11:08 EDT

Lae'zel looking up in awe in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 Out Now on PC, Full Patch Notes Revealed

Larian has released Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7, and as you'd likely expect, it comes with an absolute novel's worth of patch notes.

September 5, 2024 | 10:49 EDT

A promo image containing group shots of Felicia Day, Aabria Iyengar, and Erika Ishii. The Twenty-Sided Tavern logo is at the top of all three images.
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The Twenty-Sided Tavern Welcomes Aabria Iyengar, Felicia Day and Erika Ishii As Guest Cast Members

The Twenty-Sided Tavern, the upcoming D&D theatrical production, has announced special guest cast members: Aabria Iyengar, Felicia Day, and Erika Ishii.

September 5, 2024 | 10:26 EDT

A giant tree with Astro Bot-style eyes next to Astro Bot himself in, erm, Astro Bot
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Astro Bot DLC Post-Launch Will Include Challenge Levels and Speedrun Stages

3D platformer Astro Bot is already garnering critical acclaim, and it looks like the game will be getting more levels after it launches as well.

September 5, 2024 | 09:40 EDT

A player aiming a rifle at a giant zombie in State of Decay 2
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State of Decay 2 Updates to End Later This Year

Undead Labs has announced that State of Decay 2 updates will come to an end after a forthcoming final update later this year.

September 5, 2024 | 09:20 EDT

Wukong holding his staff in Black Myth: Wukong
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Black Myth: Wukong Expansion Coming as Sales Top 18m

Sales of the hugely successful Soulslike Black Myth: Wukong have topped 18 million, and an expansion for the game is apparently in the works as well.

September 5, 2024 | 08:29 EDT

A promotional image of the Chemistry Set card game, showing the game's box and cards.
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Chemistry Set Card Game Brings Scientific Joy, Courtesy of Former Zachtronics Developers

Former Zachtronics developers form a new studio, Coincidence Games. Their first title is a card game called Chemistry Set.

September 4, 2024 | 04:02 EDT

Misfits & Magic Season 2 Preview Image
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Misfits & Magic Season 2 Announced; Return Three Years Later

Misfits & Magic is returning for a second season, Dropout announces an 11 episode run starting later this month with the return of the whole season 1 cast to fix the future of magic!

September 4, 2024 | 01:30 EDT

Key art depicting several characters and a car in Deliver At All Costs
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Konami Reveals Wacky 50s Courier Game Deliver At All Costs

Konami and developer Far Out Games have revealed Deliver At All Costs, a wacky courier action game set in a heightened version of the 1950s.

September 4, 2024 | 10:50 EDT

A player fishing on an alien planet in No Man's Sky
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No Man’s Sky Aquarius Update Invites You to Relax With Some Fishing

Hello Games has released the No Man's Sky Aquarius update, bringing fishing to the expansive space sim, plus lots more besides.

September 4, 2024 | 10:19 EDT

A pink, screaming sheep in the Minecraft movie trailer
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The First Minecraft Movie Trailer Is Out and It Kinda Sucks

Warner Bros has released the very first Minecraft movie trailer, and it looks...well, it doesn't look particularly great, unfortunately.

September 4, 2024 | 09:55 EDT

Three soldiers in key art for Europa Universalis IV
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Europa Universalis IV Players are Getting Four Free DLC Packs

Paradox has announced that four Europa Universalis IV DLC packs will be given away to all owners of the base game for free.

September 4, 2024 | 09:25 EDT

The player holding a gun in a dilapidated farmhouse in We Harvest Shadows
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We Harvest Shadows Dev Admits He's "Out of Money", Asks for Advice

We Harvest Shadows developer David Wehle has admitted that he's "pretty much out of money", and he's looking to the community for advice.

September 4, 2024 | 08:55 EDT

Star Child eating in Concord
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Concord Trophy-Hunters Resort to Drastic Measures for Platinum Before Shutdown

Trophy-hunters in Sony's doomed shooter Concord are resorting to some drastic (and pretty funny) measures to chase that Platinum.

September 4, 2024 | 08:28 EDT

A promotional image of several miniatures from Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game. The miniatures include an Arasaka mech, an Arasaka soldier, and Adam Smasher.
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Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game Campaign Raises Over $1 Million In One Day

The crowdfunding campaign for CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077: The Board Game went live on Gamefound. It raised over $1 million day one.

September 3, 2024 | 03:15 EDT

Three characters in official artwork for Concord
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Concord Shutting Down, Sony Offering Full Refunds

Sony has announced that it's shutting down Concord this Friday, and that everyone who bought the game will be issued a full refund.

September 3, 2024 | 12:47 EDT

A group of tamers and Tems enjoying a picnic in artwork for Temtem update 1.8, the final update for the game
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Final Major Temtem Update Arrives, Extensive Patch Notes Revealed

The last big Temtem update before the game enters maintenance mode has arrived, and it's absolutely massive, as you might expect.

September 3, 2024 | 11:42 EDT

A character with their arm detaching from their body in Harebrained Schemes' cyberpunk RPG Graft
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Graft Is a New Cyberpunk RPG from Shadowrun Dev Harebrained Schemes

Shadowrun Returns developer Harebrained Schemes has revealed its new RPG Graft, a grim cyberpunk tale with the Ship of Theseus metaphor at its core.

September 3, 2024 | 10:10 EDT

Garcia and Johnson in Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
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Shadows of the Damned Remaster Censored in Japan, Creators Confirm

Shadows of the Damned co-creators Shinji Mikami and Goichi Suda have confirmed the game's remaster has been censored in its native land of Japan.

September 3, 2024 | 09:18 EDT

Deadshot aiming while a possessed Flash stands behind him in the Rocksteady game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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Suicide Squad Developer Rocksteady Hit by Layoffs

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady has apparently been hit by layoffs over the poor performance of the looter shooter.

September 3, 2024 | 08:34 EDT

Logos for Hopoo Games and Valve side-by-side
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Risk of Rain 2 Dev Hopoo Games to Shut Down as Creators Join Valve

Original Risk of Rain 2 developer Hopoo Games has seemingly shut down, with many of its staff members, including its co-founders, joining Valve.

September 3, 2024 | 08:03 EDT

Batman looking moody while confronting thugs in Batman: Arkham Knight, representing James Gunn quashing The Batman game rumors
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DCU Head James Gunn Quashes The Batman Video Game Rumors

James Gunn, the head of the DCU movie department, has taken to social media to quash rumors regarding a video game set in the world of The Batman.

August 30, 2024 | 11:40 EDT

Three grotesque-looking monsters in the Darkest Dungeon 2 Kingdoms update
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Darkest Dungeon 2 Kingdoms Update Split Into Three Parts, First Due in Q4

Red Hook has revealed that the upcoming Darkest Dungeon 2 Kingdoms update will be split into three parts, the first of which is due later this year.

August 30, 2024 | 10:33 EDT

Artwork for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, showing Princess Zelda in the spooky Still World
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New The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Trailer Shows Off Swordfighting, Dungeons, and More

A new The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer has been released, and it's showing off some of Zelda's new abilities, plus the Still World and more.

August 30, 2024 | 10:12 EDT

Three characters in action poses in key art for Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5
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Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5 Release Date Locked In for September

HoYoverse has revealed that Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5 is officially arriving next month, bringing new five-star characters and more with it.

August 30, 2024 | 09:53 EDT

Players banding together to fight a blob monster in the Risk of Rain 2 DLC Seekers of the Storm
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Gearbox's First Risk of Rain 2 DLC Is Apparently a Complete Disaster

Seekers of the Storm is the first Risk of Rain 2 DLC released under Gearbox's stewardship, and it's apparently a complete and utter mess.

August 30, 2024 | 09:32 EDT

Two characters and a dragon-like winged animal in Visions of Mana
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Visions of Mana Studio Hit by Huge Layoffs on Release Day Per Report

Visions of Mana studio Ouka has reportedly been hit by huge layoffs on the day of its game's release amidst a wider shift in strategy by owner NetEase.

August 30, 2024 | 08:45 EDT

A promotional image of Dimension20 Time Quangle, showing the show's title on a light-blue and black swirling pattern.
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Dropout Announces VOD Dates For Their Actual Play Live Show, Dimension20 Time Quangle

Dropout has announced official VOD dates for the UK and Ireland live show performances of the actual play, Dimension20 Time Quangle.

August 29, 2024 | 05:25 EDT

A promo image of the Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown preview, showing card artwork of Dachsbun.
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The Pokemon Company Previews Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown, and Two Premium Boxes are Coming In November.

The Pokemon Company previews its next set, Pokemon TCG Stellar Crown. In addition, two premium boxes are arriving in November.

August 29, 2024 | 04:15 EDT

Jesse pointing her gun at some enemies in Control, which will be followed by Control 2 at some point in the future
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Remedy Teams Up with Annapurna for Control 2, TV and Movie Projects

Remedy has announced a partnership with Annapurna for the co-financing of Control 2, as well as TV and movie projects for Control and Alan Wake.

August 29, 2024 | 12:38 EDT