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#LeonMustDieForever
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"Leon must die forever" screams Resident Evil Requiem's new endgame battle rush mode, out now for free

Resident Evil Requiem gets a free ‘fast-paced’ bonus mode, Leon Must Die Forever, and it’s available now

Resident Evil Requiem update live, adds Leon Must Die Forever mini-game

Resident Evil Requiem’s “Leon Must Die Forever” Mode is Live, Adds a Timed Combat Gauntlet

Resident Evil Requiem Unleashes Free LEON MUST DIE FOREVER Minigame

Resident Evil Requiem Adds Free Leon Must Die Forever Minigame

Resident Evil Requiem gets Leon Must Die Forever challenge mode in free update

Resident Evil Requiem Update Adds New Minigame Mode 'Leon Must Die Forever'

Resident Evil Requiem's new game mode is here, free to download, and it looks like bloody chaos

Resident Evil Requiem Just Dropped A Free Roguelite Mode Built Around Leon’s Ass-Kicking Skills

Resident Evil Requiem Introduces Leon Must Die Forever Mode

Resident Evil Requiem free DLC Leon Must Die Forever is out now

New Leon Mode Released for Resident Evil Requiem, Rather Than The Mercenaries Offering That Fans Were Expecting

#Switch2
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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 price rises, consoles now $500 in the US

Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase, going into effect worldwide

Nintendo Switch 2 Global Price Increase Announced, Will Cost $500 From September 1st

Nintendo Announces Sweeping Price Hikes For Switch 2

Guide: Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games - Every First-Party Title To Pass One Million Sales

Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase, consoles will soon be $500 in the US

Nintendo announces Nintendo Switch 2 price increase

Nintendo reveals best-selling Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 games

The Nintendo Switch 2 Is Officially Getting A Price Hike In September

Switch 2 price increase to $500 coming in September

Nintendo Sabotages Ocarina of Time Remake With Switch 2 Price Increase

#GetMassiveEndgameOverhaul
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Here's What's Coming In Path of Exile 2's Huge 0.5.0 Patch, With A New Campaign, Endgame Revamps, In-Game Build Guide And More

Massive Endgame Overhauls Are Coming To Path of Exile 2's Next Patch, With Revamped Atlas, Mechanics And Storylines

Grinding Gear Games Reveals Largest Path Of Exile II Update So Far, Return Of The Ancients

Path of Exile 2's complete endgame redesign is great for everyone, especially newcomers

Path of Exile 2 gets Return of the Ancients on May 29

Path of Exile 2's 'Return of the Ancients' update improves the endgame

Path of Exile 2 to Get Massive Endgame Overhaul

Path of Exile 2's massive Return of the Ancients expansion will be its last major update before it leaves early access later this year: 'I want to get this game finished, I really, really do'

Path of Exile 2 Reveals Return of the Ancients, the Final Major Update Before 1.0 Launch Later in 2026

#Marathon
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Sony Reports $765 Million Impairment Losses From Bungie in Latest Earnings Report

Bungie Was a $765 Million Thorn in Sony's Side in 2025

Sony took a $765 million impairment loss in FY25 on the $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition

Sony Files Second $565 Million Impairment Against Bungie

Sony Writes Off Another $565 Million Impairment Loss Against Bungie

Sony Reports $765 Million Impairment Loss Due to Underperformance of Marathon Developer Bungie

Sony Records New $560 Million Loss On Bungie Acquisition As Marathon Struggles And Destiny 2 Nosedives

#LimitResellerActivityStea
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Still hoping to snag a Steam Controller after it sold out? You'll have to literally join a queue to get one

Valve announce a reservation system for the new Steam Controller

Steam Controller Reservations Begin on May 8th, as Valve Looks to “Limit Reseller Activity”

Steam Controller Reservations Open Tomorrow, Giving You Another Chance To Get Your Hands On Valve's Controller

Valve opens Steam Controller reservations, but it's "limited to one" per person, so you better act fast

Valve tackles "incredibly frustrating" sold-out Steam Controller shortage with new reservation system

#TheLegendOfZelda
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Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, director of classic Mario and Zelda games, is retiring

Longtime Mario developer Takashi Tezuka retiring as executive officer from Nintendo

Nintendo Legend Takashi Tezuka Is Retiring From His Role In June

Nintendo veteran designer Takashi Tezuka set to retire as Executive Officer

Legendary Nintendo Designer Takashi Tezuka Set to Retire

Legendary Nintendo Designer Takashi Tezuka Retires After 42 Years Of Working On Mario, Zelda, And More

#BakingInAssumptions
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Eve Online studio CCP Games is rebranding following its split from Crimson Desert’s Pearl Abyss

Crimson Desert Lacks Roadmap Because Pearl Abyss Isn’t “Baking in Assumptions” About Players’ Wants

How to get the Sotdae of Bond and tame birds in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert Dev Explains Why Not Being AAA is a Major Advantage

How to tame the Hyacinth Macaw in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert Dev Explains How It's Able to Update the Game So Fast, and Why There's No Content Roadmap

#LegoBatman
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LEGO Batman's PS5 Launch Trailer Is Stuffed with References, Right Down to the Music

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight includes some incredibly deep - and very funny - cuts from the series' history

New LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launch trailer

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Launch Trailer Released

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Launch Trailer Features Seal's Iconic Batman Forever Song, Kiss from a Rose

New Lego Batman Trailer Uses The Perfect Song To Get Me Freakin’ Pumped For Launch

#Playstation6
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ANALYSIS: PS5 sales drift behind PS4, while Sony says it’s undecided on PS6 release date and price

PS6 Launching Timing and Prices “Not Yet Decided,” Says Sony CEO

PS6 Release Date and Price Not Decided Yet, Says Sony

Sony hasn't decided on PS6 release date or price yet, and may even "change business models" in response to the memory crisis

PS6 Release Date And Price Are Still Up In The Air, Sony Says

#Switch2
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Star Fox's original artist reckons Fox McCloud's design is better in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie than it is in the Switch 2 game

Star Fox’s original artist prefers movie Fox McCloud design to the new one

Star Fox Is Back, So What's Nintendo's Excuse For Other Abandoned Franchises?

Star Fox Creator Prefers Character's Movie Design, Following Mixed Response to Nintendo Switch 2 Game Reveal

Star Fox Remake – Nintendo Switch 2 (2026 Main Theme)

#SummerAliensFireteamElite
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 revealed to arrive this "Summer"

Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Goes Bigger in 4-Player Co-Op PS5 Sequel

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is coming this summer, now with more marines and a 'massive variety of new xenomorphs' to slice 'em up

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

#HeavenlySword
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Clair Obscur and Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis says Hollywood snobbery towards video games is changing

Expedition 33 Star Says Video Games Are Finally Winning Over Acting Snobs

Andy Serkis says 'there has always been that snobbery' when it comes to videogame acting, but the times are changing thanks to games like Expedition 33

Andy Serkis Praises Expedition 33, Says Hollywood's 'Snobbery' Towards Video Game is Changing

#ProjectEthos
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2K lay off staff at Project Ethos while touting "a renewed direction and vision" for their by-the-numbers hero shooter

2K lays off staff working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos, while hinting at "new direction and focus"

Developer Behind 2K's Project Ethos Suffers Layoffs, but Take-Two Is Sticking With the Game

#ItsNextAndFinalContentPat
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Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release might slip beyond 2026, but at least we're getting a crafting system that summons skeletons to beat you up when you use it

Path of Exile 2 Will Get Full 1.0 Release After ExileCon, After Its Next And Final Content Patch

Path of Exile 2 release date coming soon as early access gets final patch

#Neverness
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Neverness to Everness devs respond to AI criticisms and pledge to review assets

Neverness to Everness Developer Responds to Generative AI Controversy Saying Small Parts of The Game Used The Tech is Being Reworked

NTE: Neverness to Everness Developers Admit AI Used in Game

#NextgenPlatformInvestment
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PS5 Shipments Total 93.7 Million Worldwide, Sony Increasing “Next-Gen Platform” Investments

Sony Ships 93.7 Million PS5 Consoles, But Recent Sales Down by Almost 50%

PS5 Sales Drop Nearly 50% Compared To This Time Last Year, But Has Still Shipped 93.7m Units

#RockstarGamesGtaOnline
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GTA Online Nightclub Owners Are Cashing In Big in This Week’s Update

Double Nightclub Bonuses This Week in GTA Online

With GTA 6 Due Out in November, Rockstar Teases 'Exciting New Update' for GTA Online This Summer

#ARebootOn
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STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Will Force Us to Curse That Goddamn Semi-Colon All Over Again on PS5, PS4

Steins;Gate Re:Boot Remake Arrives in August

Steins;Gate Is Getting a ‘ReBoot’ on 6 Platforms Including Nintendo Switch 2 This August

#Switch2
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Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan

Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices around the world

Nintendo hikes Switch 2 prices, revises console costs in Japan, US, Canada, and Europe

#ThroneAndLiberty
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Throne and Liberty teases the arrival of The Frozen Divide update soon™

Throne and Liberty Teases 'The Frozen Divide', Possible Next Expansion

Throne and Liberty teases The Frozen Divide, but details are still thin

#Switch2
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Nintendo financial results – May 2026 – Switch 2 at 19.86 million units, Switch at 155.92 million, more

Nintendo Switch 2 console has sold 19.86 million units since launch

Nintendo Switch has now sold 155.92 million units

Nintendo has now sold 19.86 million Nintendo Switch 2 units worldwide

#SummerLaunchTheSinkingCit
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The Sinking City 2 Gets Gameplay Trailer And Release Window

STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Gets Story Trailer And Release Window

The Sinking City 2 Only Months Away, Survival Horror Gameplay Revealed

The Sinking City 2 Gets Extensive Gameplay Trailer Ahead of Summer Launch

#Fallout1
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Fallout 1 and The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind now run on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy and computer terminals, thanks to a modder

One mad modder got the entirety of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind running on Fallout 4's in-game Pip-Boy

#Give
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Give yourself vampirism with a mortar and pestle in Dracula: The Disciple, an alchemist's castle puzzler from Styx devs Cyanide

Dracula: The Disciple May Be the PS5's First Puzzlevania

#TheWorldOfDarkness
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The World of Darkness grows bigger with a first look at Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish and a Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Rageborn reveal

Four years on from Earthblood, we're finally getting a new Werewolf The Apocalypse game