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All the Games like Dark Souls at E3 2021

It’s hard to describe to those that don’t play the games, but there is a sense of gratification to overcoming the challenge in Dark Souls. This is something that developers have noticed in the years…

June 19, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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All the Games like Left 4 Dead at E3 2021

If there’s one thing that a lack of being able to see anyone for 18 months has done, it's make online multiplayer games all the more appealing, and even a mostly solitary loner like me has jumped…

June 18, 2021 | 05:00 EDT

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Guardians of the Galaxy Nintendo Switch is a Cloud Version

The Guardians of the Galaxy Nintendo Switch edition won't is a little different than the others — the Switch is getting a "Cloud Version" that will require an active Internet connection to play it.…

June 15, 2021 | 02:30 EDT

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Advance Wars: 1+2 Re-Boot Camp Coming to Switch This Year

A Game Boy classic is coming to the Switch with a fresh new look: Advance Wars: 1+2 Re-Boot Camp is going to get tactical on the Nintendo Switch later this year. The Advance Wars games originally…

June 15, 2021 | 12:41 EDT

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WarioWare: Get It Together Announced at Nintendo Direct E3 2021

Announced at Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct: the WarioWare: Get It Together release date has been confirmed for September 10, 2021. You can check out the new WarioWare trailer and get an idea of the…

June 15, 2021 | 12:34 EDT

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Metroid Dread Announced at Nintendo Direct E3 2021

Metroid fans, your prayers have been answered. In a surprise announcement at this year's E3 2021 through their Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo gave some updates on their sci-fi action series…

June 15, 2021 | 12:23 EDT

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Super Smash Bros. x Tekken Crossover Revealed During Nintendo Direct

A Super Smash Bros. x Tekken crossover has been revealed during the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct — Kazuya Mishima will be the next new character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The E3 2021 Nintendo…

June 15, 2021 | 12:12 EDT

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Every Announcement From Nintendo Direct E3 2021

The Nintendo Direct for E3 2021 is finally upon us, and after weeks of anticipation, we finally have something to talk about. The 40 minute direct kicks off with Shinya Takahashi and Yoshiaki…

June 15, 2021 | 12:02 EDT

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Xbox's Summer Game Demo Event Will Showcase 40 Unreleased Games

As part of E3 2021, Jessica Ronnell, the Xbox Events and Community Management Lead, has announced that Xbox's Summer Game Demo event will allow players to download 40 unreleased demos of unreleased…

June 15, 2021 | 10:51 EDT

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[Updated] Twitch No Longer Streaming Nintendo Direct E3 2021 Due to Nintendo Saying No-Costreaming to Creators

Update 11:35 AM Eastern: Twitch has just sent out a tweet announcing that they are backing out of broadcasting the Nintendo Direct on /twitchgaming because "all creators can't co-stream." This would…

June 15, 2021 | 09:57 EDT

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Elex 2 Announced For PC And Consoles

Piranha Bytes has officially announced Elex 2. The sequel to 2017's sci-fi action-RPG is coming to PC and consoles at an unspecified date, and will take place several years after the events of the…

June 15, 2021 | 08:30 EDT

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Yooreka Studio Reveals 8 New Games for the Next Year

Yooreka Studio has ambitious plans for the future! It's launching eight brand-new games over the next year — and you'll be able to try out five of them during the Steam Next Fest. You may not have…

June 15, 2021 | 06:40 EDT

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6 Terrible Games That Can Join Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

The announcement by Limited Run Games that they are re-releasing the 3DO 'classic' Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is, to say the least, shocking and unexpected. I guess it goes to show that any game, good…

June 15, 2021 | 10:30 EDT

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10 Great Games You May Have Missed This E3

Great games are overlooked all throughout the year, but it is no more prevalent than during the week (weeks now?) of E3. Many people know E3 for the big press conferences from the big companies like…

June 16, 2021 | 01:37 EDT

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WayForward Announces River City Girls 2, Arriving 2022

There's a big surprise for fans of beat 'em up games! WayForward has announced River City Girls 2, and that's not all — a western release of River City Girls Zero is also on the way. River City…

June 14, 2021 | 05:03 EDT

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Sports Story Announces 'Full Career' for Tennis Gameplay

The Sports Story tennis mode will be getting much more content than we might have expected: Sidebar Games has announced that a full Sports Story tennis career is being created for this upcoming game…

June 14, 2021 | 02:59 EDT

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Intellivision Amico Reveals New Game from Ecco the Dolphin Team

Tommy Tallarico of the Intellivision Amico team has revealed a brand-new game from the Ecco the Dolphin creators coming to the console and highlighted that there will be no Intellivision Amico…

June 14, 2021 | 02:24 EDT

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All the Games Like The Sims at E3 2021

There were a lot of E3 2021 announcements this year, and fans of The Sims have a few things to look forward to — here are all of the games like The Sims we saw at E3 2021! The Sims is undoubtedly…

June 14, 2021 | 06:43 EDT

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Redfall Subreddit Struggling With Reveal Redfall is Not Elder Scrolls

Like every year, E3 brings joy and disappointment for gamers of all types. One group is experiencing a very specific type of disappointment after the reveal that Redfall is its own game and not the…

June 14, 2021 | 02:00 EDT

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New Blood Goes Beyond Retro FPS With 5 New Teasers

Dusk and Amid Evil developer New Blood Interactive has hidden sneak peeks of five new projects between the trailers in its sizzle reel. The projects include a Fallout-style isometric RPG, a top-down…

June 14, 2021 | 11:35 EDT

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World War Z Has a Sequel in World War Z: Aftermath

World War Z is getting a sequel developer Saber Interactive announced at E3 2021, and it is World War Z: Aftermath. Using the next version of Saber Interactive's Swarm Engine, World War Z: Aftermath…

June 14, 2021 | 11:17 EDT

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E3 Hype: The Pre-Rendered Wait For Next Year's Games

After an admittedly uneventful launch of a new generation of consoles, it became rather clear that developers around the world are still working on their visions of a true next-gen game. This was…

June 16, 2021 | 01:00 EDT

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Everything we Know About Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 was one of the larger showcases at the E3 Microsoft conference, and thankfully for Forza fan's we now have some more information to chew on a day after the reveal, which showed the…

June 14, 2021 | 12:07 EDT

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Dolmen Delayed to 2022, Now Being published by Prime Matter

Dolmen, a third-person action RPG, now has a new publisher, Prime Matter, the newest publishing label of Koch Media, which was revealed at E3 2021. This was revealed along with the Dolmen delay to…

June 14, 2021 | 10:37 EDT

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The Final Fantasy Origin PS5 Demo Is Literally Unplayable

The E3 2021 PS5 demo for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Square Enix's new Soulslike action RPG, is currently unplayable. When downloading the Final Fantasy Origins PS5 demo from the…

June 14, 2021 | 10:03 EDT

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Every Announcement from the Future Games Show E3 2021

Following the PC Gaming Show, we got to the Gamesradar+ ran E3 event titled Future Games Show. This year, hosted by Laura Bailey (of The Last of Us 2 Fame), and Troy Baker (of almost everything fame…

June 13, 2021 | 07:07 EDT

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Exploring Ruin Raiders With One Of The Artists

One of the forces that drive gamers to play is curiosity. We want to explore every single part of a game to answer any questions we may have about it. Roguelike and roguelite games take a different…

June 17, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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Every Announcement from the PC Gaming Show E3 2021

Continuing through the day we've got more PC relates announcements for E3 2021 from the PC Gaming Show. In the past this conference has contained all kinds of PC, Indie, and even hardware-related…

June 13, 2021 | 05:35 EDT

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Updated: The Halo Infinite Release Date is Still Unknown

Update: After the fast-paced confusion Jeff Rubenstein responded to Wario64 on Twitter clarifying that it is indeed a type and so we're back to wondering when we'll get to step into Master Chief's…

June 13, 2021 | 04:35 EDT

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Guardians of the Galaxy Game Arrives This October

The Square Enix Presents Summer Showcase kicked off with a reveal of a Guardians of the Galaxy game, coming to PC and consoles later in 2021. Guardians of the Galaxy exploded in popularity following…

June 13, 2021 | 03:26 EDT

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Every Announcement From Square Enix Presents 2021

E3 continues its slew of announcements with Square Enix Presents. We know we'll see Babylon's Fall, Life is Strange: True Colors, and Marvel's Avengers, but there's certainly some surprises as well…

June 13, 2021 | 03:18 EDT

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Xbox Game Pass Wins Big at Microsoft’s E3

This year was the first-ever joint Microsoft-Bethesda E3 press conference. Overall, the presentation delivered a promising vision of the future of Xbox, building on the past few years of good will…

June 13, 2021 | 03:15 EDT

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Co-Op Shooter Redfall Announced by Arkane Studios

Arkane Studios closes out the Xbox Showcase with a bang, with a brand new game titled Redfall. The fast-paced CG trailer showed off a quartet of characters, packing guns, unique tech, and even magic…

June 13, 2021 | 02:36 EDT

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The Outer Worlds 2 Announced

The Outer Worlds 2 trailer was revealed at Microsoft’s E3 2021 presentation. The sequel to Obsidian Entertainment’s 2019 hit The Outer Worlds, The Outer Worlds 2 was announced and came with a very…

June 13, 2021 | 02:26 EDT

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Forza Horizon 5 Release Date Surprisingly Set for 2021

The Forza Horizon 5 release date has been surprisingly revealed and it's a lot sooner than you might think — this brand-new racing game arrives in 2021. Surprise! A new Forza Horizon game is coming…

June 13, 2021 | 02:15 EDT

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Diablo 2 Resurrected Release Date Revealed for 2021

Following months of speculation, the Diablo 2 Resurrected release date has been set for September 2021. That's not all — the Diablo 2: Resurrected multiplayer open beta is coming even sooner. Diablo…

June 13, 2021 | 01:52 EDT

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl Release Date Announced

The Stalker series has returned, with a brand new entry, and we now know the Stalker 2 release date. Titled S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl, the trailer showed off several vignettes of the…

June 13, 2021 | 01:39 EDT

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Naraka: Bladepoint Release Date Announced

If you enjoyed the last beta for Naraka: Bladepoint, you're in for a treat. Chinese publisher NetEase Games and developer 24 Entertainment just announced the Naraka: Bladepoint release date, and it's…

June 13, 2021 | 01:16 EDT

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Starfield Release Date Leaked

The trailer for Bethesda's Starfield has been accidentally leaked early via The Washington Post. The trailer ends with the Starfield release date: November 11th, 2022. Even with that leaked trailer…

June 13, 2021 | 12:38 EDT

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Every Announcement From Xbox + Bethesda E3 2021

We've now seen great showcases from Ubisoft, Devolver Digital, and third parties like Summer Game Fest but now is Xbox's time to show off what they have planned. This is the first big conference…

June 13, 2021 | 01:11 EDT

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Hack and Slash Final Fantasy Origin: Stranger of Paradise Announced for PlayStation 5

Today Square Enix showed off a number of interesting titles at their conference, some known and some unknown. One title that they did formally announce was a new take on the Final Fantasy formula in…

June 13, 2021 | 04:00 EDT

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Delivers New Story in 2022

We've finally gotten a look at a new Avatar game. No, I'm not talking about The Last Airbender. I'm talking about James Cameron's Avatar — get ready to explore Pandora in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora…

June 12, 2021 | 04:22 EDT

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[Updated] Geoff Keighley, Content Creators Blocked from E3 Co-Streaming

Update (06/12/21, 4:10 PM) – The ESA has provided a statement regarding the E3 co-streaming program which explains the small pool of selected partners and clarifying its plans for co-streaming. Here…

June 12, 2021 | 03:33 EDT

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Cozy Catventure Snacko Will Pounce Onto Switch and PC

If you're a fan of Stardew Valley and cats, you're in for a treat. Announced at this year’s Wholesome Direct showcase, Snacko is a farming sim takes place on an island of the same name. The game…

June 12, 2021 | 03:24 EDT

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Every Announcement From Ubisoft Forward 2021

Ubisoft Forward was the name of the company's E3 Presentation this year, symbolized by their franchises literally moving forward during their pre-show event. When the show itself properly began…

June 12, 2021 | 03:02 EDT

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Some of the Highlights of the Wholesome Direct 2021

The Wholesome Games Direct is always a great showcase of a lot of upcoming indie games. Each of the titles shown in the hour presentation has their own unique style, voices, and quirks to them that…

June 12, 2021 | 03:01 EDT

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Everything Announced at Guerilla Collective 2 Day 2

While not quite E3 the mid-year gaming extravaganza that is decentralized E3 is continuing today with all kinds of fantastic events and reveals ahead of us. The first event of the day is Day 2 of the…

June 12, 2021 | 11:06 EDT

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Creating Hokko Life: Building 'Something From Nothing'

Simulation may seem like an odd genre of gaming. Many may wonder why a person would spend time playing a game about a real-life activity rather than pursue it. Well, depending on your circumstances…

June 16, 2021 | 12:00 EDT