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#PlayingTheLongGame
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Monster Hunter Wilds' PC performance might stand to be improved by limiting DLC checks, but that's not necessarily a silver bullet

Monster Hunter Wilds’ Poor PC Performance is Reportedly Due to Constant DLC Checking

Wudwud Headgear Available in Monster Hunter Wilds Event Quest

Monster Hunter Wilds sleuth has seemingly uncovered bizarre reason for performance drops: "I refused to believe what I was seeing"

Redditor claims that Monster Hunter Wilds runs better 'the more DLC you own', and it does—but not by much on my machine

'More DLC = More FPS' — Monster Hunter Wilds Players Ask Capcom for Answers After Theory Suggests a Backend DLC Check Is Tanking Performance

Monster Hunter Wilds' Poor PC Performance Could Be Down to a DLC Check

Monster Hunter Wilds Modder Uncovers Bizarre Reason Why PC Performance Might Be So Bad

#Miscommunication
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007: First Light gets updated system requirements, with IOI’s apologies

007 First Light Now Recommends Lower RAM on PC as IOI Blames “Internal Miscommunication”

The 007 First Light system requirements

IO Interactive revises (and reduces) 007 First Light PC system specs after gamers highlight "inconsistencies" in previous versions

IOI Lowers 007 First Light Hardware Requirements After 'Miscommunication'

The name's still Bond but at least everything is right this time, as 007 First Light's devs have corrected their system requirements after 'an internal miscommunication' error

(Updated) 007 First Light PC Specs Revealed, but There's Something Missing

#TombRaider
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Amazon unveils first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider series

Our First Look At Sophie Turner As Lara Croft In Tomb Raider

Here's Your First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for Amazon's TV Show

Sophie Turner Looks Incredible As Lara Croft In Amazon's Tomb Raider Series

First images of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft revealed in classic game attire

Amazon Shares First Look at Sophie Turner's Lara Croft

The Internet Reacts To Sophie Turner As Lara Croft

Here’s Sophie Turner As Lara Croft For The New Tomb Raider Show

#LifeIsStrange
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Square Enix sets Life is Strange reveal, weeks after ratings board leaked new game

Square Enix Confirms New PS5 Game in Beloved Adventure Series, Out 2026

The Next Life is Strange Revealed Next Week

Life Is Strange Confirms Its Return Following Leak, Full Reveal Coming Next Week

New Life Is Strange Game Confirmed, Full Reveal Coming Later This Month

New Life is Strange Game Launches This Year, Square Enix Confirms Following Leak

#EverythingToKnowBeforeJum
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Animal Crossing New Horizons’ version 3.0.0 update has added more improvements beyond what was announced

How to Access and Upgrade the Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ShackStream: Exploring Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0 & Slumber Islands

How to increase house storage - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

How to get all Splatoon collaboration items - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - A Cheap Upgrade, But Lacking Substance

Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) - An Approachable And Addictive Masterpiece

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0.0 Patch Notes - Switch 2 And Switch New Content, Features And More

How to save your game in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch and Switch 2

How to get LEGO items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons update 3.0

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0.0 patch notes

How To Unlock The Hotel In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Oh My Goodness You Can Jump, Strafe, and Walk Backwards in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Now

Everything To Know Before Jumping Into Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 Update

#FalloutShelter
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Amazon has greenlit a Fallout reality show where contestants live in a vault for a ‘huge cash prize’

A Fallout Shelter reality show is in the works

Fallout Shelter Reality Show Announced For Prime Video

Amazon's next Fallout spinoff, Fallout Shelter, is open for casting

Fallout Shelter Is Now an Amazon Reality Competition TV Series Where Contestants Live Together Inside a Vault

#TheSwitch2
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake: PS5 and PC are getting the ‘Streamlined Progression’ features coming to Switch 2 and Xbox

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade’s New Streamlined Progression Features Also Coming to PS5 and PC

Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5 Gets Bonus Switch 2, Xbox Features Next Week

FFVII Remake Streamlined Progress Patch Dated for PS5, PC

Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5 and PC get a meaty update ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 and Xbox versions of the game next week

#WarTvSeries
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Ryan Hurst Cast As Kratos In The God of War Prime Video Series

Amazon's God of War TV Series Casts Its Kratos, Story Setup Revealed

Amazon's God of War series has found its Kratos, and it's Ragnarök's Thor

Amazon's God Of War TV Show Has Cast Kratos

Ryan Hurst, the voice of Thor in God of War: Ragnarok, will star as Kratos in the God of War TV series on Prime

#TheDolphinOfficiallyRetur
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Sega's beautiful singing boy Ecco the Dolphin is getting a new game from the original creator, with a countdown underway

Ecco the Dolphin Will Swim Again in Several Upcoming Games

Ecco the Dolphin Officially Returns as A&R Atelier Confirms New Games in Development

Ecco The Dolphin Creator Confirms Multiple Games in Development, Says 'Ecco Has Always Been More Than a Game About a Dolphin'

#MarvelRivalsSeason
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Marvel Rivals Season 6 Launches Alongside Deadpool On January 16th While Its Pro League Will Compete For A Prize Pool Of $3 Million In 2026

Marvel Rivals’ Deadpool Is A Triple Threat

Marvel Rivals' Deadpool is a triple-role menace, and the Merc with a Mouth's cringe-worthy interactions don't disappoint

Marvel Rivals Season 6 release date, Deadpool abilities, and more

#SteamMachine
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Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me

Is Hytale Steam Deck compatible?

Steam Machine Has "Fewer Constraints" For Verification Compared To Steam Deck

#BullyOnline
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Bully Online shoved into a shutdown locker, as the modders behind it say that's "not something we wanted"

Bully Online Mod Creators Insist Shutting the Project Down 'Was Not Something We Wanted'

Bully Online Mod Suddenly Shutting Down Just Months After Launch

#Rpg
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Sea of Stars brings classic JRPG action with modern conveniences to mobile

Sea of Stars Comes To iOS And Android In April

RPG Sea of Stars Going Mobile

#CivilizationViiArcadeEdit
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Civilization VII is the latest entry in the hit 4x series to make its way to Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade February 2026 Update Adds Civilization VII

80s arcade glow coming to Apple Arcade, here’s what we know, plus other February releases

#TotyCaptains
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EA SPORTS FC Team Of The Year Revealed As Mbappé And Bronze Crowned TOTY Captains

FC 26: Lúcio Hero SBC - Cheapest Solution & Card Review

Full FC 26 Team of the Year promo brings free Hero upgrades and another unstoppable Claudia Pina

#FatalFury
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SNK Confirms New Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season with One of the Worst Trailers You'll Ever See

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 2 DLC begins with Kim Jae Hoon next week

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves Season 2 Launching January 22

#GameTrial
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Madden NFL 26 gets Switch 2 Game Trial

Nintendo's First Game Trial Of 2026 Is Exclusive To Switch 2 (North America)

US: The latest Game Trial is Madden NFL 26

#Playstation
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Nintendo, Sony And Xbox Update "Safer Gaming" Principles

Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox update their 2020 pledge to "improve player safety across our platforms"

Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo provide joint update on player safety commitment

#Playstation
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Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store without warning, all from a single developer

Sony removes hundreds of "shovelware" games from its digital storefront originating from one developer

Sony Just Took Over 1,000 Shovelware Games Down From the PSN Store

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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The Elder Scrolls Online's smaller expansions are "not in any way" a result of last year's layoffs

The Elder Scrolls Online dev has heard your ESO Plus feedback, but it's a "tough conversation" to have right now

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield's 'communication breakdowns', and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 'to be The Empire Strikes Back'

Despite an incredibly tough 2025 for ZeniMax, The Elder Scrolls Online's leadership is hopeful: 'We've definitely got our eyes on the future, because this is our home'

#TheEpicGamesStore
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Here's This Week's Free Game From The Epic Games Store On Mobile

These Two Stealth Games Are Free on the Epic Games Store Right Now

Free on the Epic Games Store this week: Two stealthy Styx games

Two Stealth Classics Are Free on the Epic Games Store

#Rpg
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Hopetown studio Longdue confirm original narrative lead on Disco Elysium-esque RPG's exit, but say its opening is now playable

Disco Elysium had so much text it broke the branching narrative software: 'we were writing too much'

#TheAssassinsCreed4BlackFl
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The Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake sea shanty siren song grows even more deafening, as Ubisoft reupload a bunch of sailing tunes

Evidence mounts to suggest Ubisoft really is about to announce an Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake

#OccultInvestigationSociet
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Blue Archive gets spooky with the debut of the new Occult Investigation Society characters

Blue Archive’s “Occult Investigation Society!” Update Live

#CozyCaravan
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Cozy Caravan review - "Lots of cute quests!"

Cozy Caravan Froglet Guide