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#WarSonsOfSparta
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God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok Combined Reportedly Earned Over $1.4 Billion

God of War Creator Trashes God of War: Sons of Sparta

Fans Are Already Debating Whether God of War's PS5 Trilogy Will Cut the Series' Sex Minigames

'It's a Terrible First-Party Game': God of War Creator Expands on PS5 Side-Scroller Criticism

New God of War PS5 Game Polarizing Fans, Refunds Demanded

"What the f**k are they thinking" - Original God of War creator slams Sons of Sparta, branding it "one of worst decisions" ever made

God of War Sons of Sparta – Mega Cat Studios discuss origins of Kratos and company’s name

‘What the f*** are they thinking?’ God of War creator says 2D spin-off Sons of Sparta doesn’t ‘respect the license’

God of War Sons of Sparta angers players over confusing co-op requirements

Should the God of War Trilogy Remake Bring Back the Sex Minigames?

'This is Not God of War' — Franchise Creator David Jaffe Trashes Side-Scrolling Spinoff Sons of Sparta

Yes, God of War Sons Of Sparta Dev Takes Its Name From A Real, Adorable Cat

#RainbowSixSiege
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Solid Snake joins Rainbow Six Siege as Ubisoft outlines sweeping Year 11 changes

Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Roadmap Out, Includes Permanent Operator Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid Series

Rainbow Six Siege Gets Solid Snake As A New Operator

Metal Gear Solid 4 PS5 Has Assassin's Creed Content But No Online

Rainbow Six Siege's Metal Gear Solid Update Is a Match Made in Stealth Heaven on PS5, PS4

Metal Gear's Solid Snake joins the roster of Rainbow Six Siege, finally making a crossover with Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher real

Solid Snake is coming to Rainbow Six Siege in March with David Hayter reprising the role, and a new trailer shows Snake and stealth game rival Sam Fisher finally squashing the beef

David Hayer to return as Solid Snake voice actor in Rainbow Six Siege

Metal Gear Solid 4 Remaster Is Leaving Online Multiplayer In The Past

#FinalFantasyViiRemakePart
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Going Multiplatform “Won’t in Any Way” Lower Visual Quality

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is 'Already in a Playable State'

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3's Multiplatform Approach Won't Affect Graphics, and Here's Why

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 will not "compromise on graphics whatsoever" despite move to multiplatform release

Final Fantasy 7 Remake director explains why Part 3 being multiformat won’t compromise performance

Hamaguchi says Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 developed for multiple platforms and says shift won’t impact the graphics

Final Fantasy Remake Series Going Multiplatform Will Not Lower Quality of Part 3, Director Insists While Acknowledging Fan Concern

#AHardGameToDemo
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Crimson Desert “is a Hard Game to Demo,” Says Pearl Abyss, Which is Why It Isn’t Getting One

"This is made to be a premium experience" Crimson Desert has no microtransactions despite its Black Desert Online pedigree, says Pearl Abyss

Crimson Desert is made by the devs of MMO Black Desert, but it won't have any non-preorder microtransactions on launch: 'This is the premium experience, that is the transaction'

'This Is a Premium Experience. That Is the Transaction. Full Stop' — Crimson Desert Dev Rules Out Microtransactions or a Cosmetic Cash Shop

#SwitchEmulatorsHit
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It’s that time of year again when Nintendo is going after Switch emulators on GitHub

13 Switch Emulators Hit By Latest Wave Of Nintendo Takedowns

Nintendo issues DMCA takedown on more Switch emulators, but at least one is fighting back

Nintendo strikes more emulators with DMCA takedown notices

#YouAreMySunshine
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Layers of Fear 3 Is What Bloober Team Was Teasing All This Time

Silent Hill 2 remake devs Bloober Team reveal Layers of Fear 3 via creepy poetry reading

Layers of Fear 3 Announced

Layers Of Fear 3 Announced With A Spooky Live-Action Trailer

#Castlevania
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Bloodstained director Shutaro Ida has sadly passed away at 52

Castlevania Director Shutaro Ida Has Died After Cancer Diagnosis

Shutaro Iida, dev of classic Castlevania games on GBA / Nintendo DS and Bloodstained director, has passed away

Castlevania Veteran Koji Igarashi Vows to Finish Making Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to Honor Deceased Director Shutaro Ida's Vision

#TheBiggestDownload
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Resident Evil Requiem Pre-Loads Start on February 25th, PS5 Install Size is 72.88 GB

Resident Evil Requiem Is the Biggest Download in Series History on PS5

Which Resident Evil Game You Should Play First?

Weapons Director Zach Cregger Was Given "Carte Blanche" To Reinvent Resident Evil For The Big Screen

I Really Hope We Aren’t Actually Getting A New Resident Evil Game Every Year

#ExpandingReplayabilityLoo
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Studio Avoided Open World For “Expanding Replayability Loop” With Tracks

Fuse taps into its Burnout heritage to make sure Star Wars Galactic Racer delivers "high risk, high thrill" races packed with that "Star Wars magic"

It's "hard to push innovation" in racing games compared to other genres, reckons Star Wars: Galactic Racer creative director

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Includes 'A Good Mix of Familiar Faces and New Characters,' Developer Says, Following Sebulba and Ben Quadinaros Reveals

The Big Star Wars: Galactic Racer Interview — Why It's Not Open World, How Its Story Mode Works, and When It's Set

#CurryTheKid
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Castlevania and Metal Gear Programmer Shutaro Iida Dies at 52

Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as 'Curry The Kid', has died at the age of 52

Castlevania and Bloodstained veteran Shutaro Iida has died at 52

#Million
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One of the Paul brothers (does it matter?) just sold a Pokémon card for $16.4 million to the son of Anthony Scaramucci – we need another asteroid, quick

Logan Paul's Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon Trading Card Sells for $16.4 Million, Setting New Record

Logan Paul Sells A Single Pokémon Card For Over $16 Million

#Switch2
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Assassin's Creed Shadows 'Claws Of Awaji' Expansion Lands Switch 2 Release Date

Assassin's Creed Shadows winter roadmap includes community parkour and Switch 2 Claws of Awaji release date

Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Claws of Awaji DLC shares Nintendo Switch 2 release date

#Playstation5
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Review: Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2) - The Definitive Version Of Adol Christin's Seafaring Saga

Ys X: Proud Nordics Review: PS5 JRPG Gets Definitive Version

Review – Ys X: Proud Nordics (PlayStation 5)

#Playstation
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Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Is Missing the Original Soundtrack, and Fans Aren't Happy

Details on the $30 physical version of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition have been confirmed

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition revealed for Nintendo Switch, out tomorrow [update: physical pre-orders]

#Report
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Report: Saudi Arabia eyeing $7 billion purchase of mobile studio Moonton

ByteDance reportedly in "advanced talks" to sell Mobile Legends dev Moonton Technology to Savvy Games for over $6bn

Report: ByteDance in talks to sell Mobile Legends studio Moonton for $6B–$7B

#Bloodlines2
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If you're wondering what Bloodlines 2 could have been, an iconic VTM modder has discovered new cut content

The modder who saved Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 1 has been showing off a treasure trove of material from the canceled version of Bloodlines 2

Hardsuit's canned Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 refuses to fade away, as leaked gameplay videos show what might have been

#Cameo
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RDR2 actor saves the day after fan deletes fiancée's save file

'Let Us All Send This Poor Girl Positive Vibes' — Arthur Morgan Actor Roger Clark Reveals Cameo Apology Request From Man Who Deleted Fiancé's Red Dead Redemption 2 Save File

Guy Deletes His Fiance’s Red Dead Redemption 2 Save, Begs Arthur Morgan For Help

#TheDawnOfWar4
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Total War Warhammer 3’s new DLC introduces Bhashiva and Tiger Warriors character pack, launching Spring

Total War: Warhammer 3's first character pack stars an all-new legendary lord that puts the 'cat' in Grand Cathay

The Dawn of War 4 team isn't worried about Total War: Warhammer 40k: 'This is definitely a case of holy s***, it's two cakes'

Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting some absolutely murderous cats

#Announced
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.hack//Z.E.R.O. Announced as CyberConnect2 Celebrates 30th Anniversary

CyberConnect2 has announced .hack//Z.E.R.O for 30th anniversary

#HidekiSato
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Hideki Sato, the brilliant engineer behind Sega’s hardware rise and retreat, dies at 75

Sega pays tribute to home console designer Hideki Sato: "His contributions had a significant and lasting impact on the entire gaming industry"

#AHeavyBlade
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New .hack game is JRPG .hack//Zero

Brand New .hack Game Announced as CyberConnect 2 Revives Classic RPG Series

#Gallery
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Gallery: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Official Character Posters Have Been Revealed

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Features A Deep-Dive Character From 1985

#TheSwitch2MightGetAPrice
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Nintendo Is Considering A Switch 2 Price Hike This Year, According To New Report

PS6 May Be Delayed To 2029, The Switch 2 Might Get A Price Hike This Year

#Switch
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Stellar Blade Dev Might Be Eyeing A Switch 2 Release In The Future

Stellar Blade on Xbox and Switch 2? Developer Shift Up's plan to "broaden audience reach" could see the game hit new platforms

#Playstation6
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Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Report Says

Sony is considering holding back PlayStation 6 until 2028 or 2029, report claims