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#Rockstar
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GTA 6 pre-orders open June 25th as Rockstar drops cover art, no price yet though

Rockstar Reveals Grand Theft Auto 6 Pre-Orders Open Next Week

GTA 6 PS5 Pre-Orders Open on 25th June, Cover Art Revealed

Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Orders Begin on June 25

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Reveals Cover Art for 2026’s Biggest Video Game

Rockstar reveals the Grand Theft Auto 6 box art, which is quite nice I suppose, and pre-order dates for the game

Rockstar confirms GTA 6 pre-order date and cover art, begging one question: what's the price?

GTA 6 pre-orders open next week, and to celebrate Rockstar has revealed its official cover art

GTA 6 pre-orders begin June 25, cover art revealed

Grand Theft Auto 6 cover art revealed as Rockstar locks in November release date

After GTA 6's cover reveal, we ranked every GTA box art

GTA 6: Every Detail in the Cover Art Explained

GTA 6 Cover Art and Pre-Order Reveal Comes With a Fresh Look at Vice City

GTA 6 Cover Artwork Revealed, Pre-Orders Begin June 25

Nearly 30 Years Later, Only One GTA Cover Actually Shows The Titular Crime

A History Of Grand Theft Auto Box Art, From GTA 1 To GTA 6

GTA 6 Pre-Orders Start Next Week As Rockstar Reveals The Game’s Official Cover Art

#VampireSurvivors
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Vampire Survivors Dev 'Reviewing' Fortnite Collaboration Due to Epic's Use of Generative AI

Vampire Survivors dev 'reviewing' Fortnite collab after Epic's AI announcement

Vampire Survivors studio Poncle is "reviewing" its Fortnite collaboration after the State of Unreal show and Epic's focus on generative AI

Hours after announcing a collab with Fortnite, Vampire Survivors dev suggests it may back out over Epic's touting of generative AI

Vampire Survivors is getting a Fortnite collaboration, though it's already set to review it over Epic's AI usage

After Epic outline a genAI focused Unreal Engine 6, Vampire Survivors studio Poncle say they're "reviewing" their Fortnite collab

Vampire Survivors Developer 'Reviewing' Fortnite Crossover Plans, After Epic Details Unreal Engine 6 AI Usage

#EpicGames
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Epic Games Gives Us An Exciting First Look At Unreal Engine 6

Epic's Unreal Engine Rolls Out Major Update, Lumen Lite Mode Now Available For Switch 2

Unreal Engine 6 will merge UE5 and UEFN into 'a single, unified engine'

'[It] is going to change a lot about how games are made': Epic merges Unreal Engine 5 with Unreal Engine for Fortnite to give game devs around the world Unreal Engine 6

Everything you need to know from State of Unreal 2026: Unreal Engine 6, Unreal Engine 5.8, and $1bn paid to UEFN devs

Epic Unveils Unreal Engine 6, Releases Unreal Engine 5.8 Now

#Playstation5
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Preview: Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Feels Right At Home On Switch 2

Don't Miss Granblue Fantasy: Relink a Second Time Around, Endless Ragnarok PS5 Demo Out Now

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok hands-on report, demo available today

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Team Outlines New Features and Excitement for Nintendo Switch 2

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Preview – The Expansion Fans Have Been Waiting For

Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Preview: A Deeper Look at the New Summon System

#NewDayMovie
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 To Add A New Suit For Peter Parker on July 28, Ahead of Brand New Day’s Release

Spider-Man 2 PS5 Gets New Suit from Brand New Day Movie on 28th July

Spider-Man 2 PS5 Getting New DLC Out of Nowhere

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Is Adding New Suit from Brand New Day for Free

New Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Reveals The Hulk And Keeps Sadie Sink Under A Hood

#PokemonPokopia
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Pokémon Pokopia "Wish Upon A Jirachi" Event Starts Next Week

Pokemon Pokopia Gets a Jirachi Event Next Week

Jirachi is coming to Pokémon Pokopia next week for a limited time

Pokemon Pokopia gets special Wish Upon a Jirachi event

Pokémon Pokopia Adds Mythical Pokémon Event, as Fans Believe Shiny and Costume Creatures May Follow

#CallOfDutyBlackOps1
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Treyarch Officially Confirms Modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops Reboots

PS5's Call of Duty: Black Ops Ports Get More Likes Than Modern Warfare 4

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 Ports Now Official, Launching in July

PS5 Getting Fan Favorite PS3 Action Games, But There’s a Catch

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 Ports Announced For PlayStation

Fan-Favorite Call Of Duty: Black Ops Games Are Getting New PlayStation Ports

#GrowsMoreCommonInGamesGam
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Palworld Developer Doesn’t Use Generative AI Because “Gamers Don’t Want It”

'Gamers Don't Want It': Palworld Dev Against Generative AI as It Grows More Common in Games

"Gamers don't want it": Palworld lead says Pocketpair doesn't touch AI because players hate it and artists "like doing stuff themselves"

Palworld Dev On AI: “Gamers Don’t Want It”

#TheAdventuresOfElliotTheM
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Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millenium Tales

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales – The Next Great HD-2D Adventure?

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

This Minor Setting Is All But Optional In The Adventures Of Elliot

#FinalFantasy14
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Japan is Giving Final Fantasy Goodies Away if You Pay Your Taxes

Final Fantasy 14 will give players in Japan a dog for paying their taxes

Tokyo’s Shibuya region is giving residents Final Fantasy 14 in-game items for donating their taxes

Final Fantasy 14 Rewards Japanese Players for Paying Their Real-Life Taxes With a Giant Dog

#RockstarFaces
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Rockstar Faces A Fresh Setback In Its Union-Busting Case

Rockstar faces legal setback as UK tribunal allows its fired workers to bring every one of their union busting allegations to trial

UK employment tribunal denies Rockstar's request to have 'blacklisting' claims removed from upcoming trial

#TheAdventuresOfElliotWand
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Nintendo Download: 18th June (North America)

US: Nintendo Download for 18th June, 2026

Nintendo Download – June 18, 2026 (North America) – The Adventures of Elliot, Wanderstop, Dark Scrolls, more

#Sonic
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Sonic the Hedgehog Woobles Kits Let You Crochet Amigurumi Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles

Sonic Team boss says SEGA tasked him with bringing Sonic back from the dead

Sonic Team head talks about how SEGA was once ready to stop making Sonic games

#WorldCup
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Day 8: FC 26 Simulation and Predictions

FIFA Rivals Introduces 2026 World Cup Rewards Starting Today

World Cup: Who’s the Best FC 26 World’s Game Player?

#Dispatch
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Dispatch tackles Nintendo's Switch censorship requirements with a brilliantly named HR Violations update and an oozing jam donut where the dong should be

Dispatch on Nintendo Switch 2 gets censorship toned down but it’s still there

Dispatch HR Violations Pack Update Restores Content on Nintendo Switch

#Roblox
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"One view of the future is that Roblox grows and eats gaming" - Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney delivers impassioned speech about the future of gaming

'It feels to many like a tidal wave is sweeping over the AAA game business,' says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney in his diagnosis of the industry's woes

Tim Sweeney Pitches Epic As A Savior For An AAA Gaming Industry Being Devoured by Roblox

#LaidOff
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Anyone Not Working on The Elder Scrolls or Fallout at Bethesda is Being Laid Off – Rumor

New Elder Scrolls Online Golden Pursuits Begins, Based On New Challenge Difficulty System

#TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOf
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Feature: Seven Hilarious Ocarina Of Time Moments I Can't Wait To See In The Zelda Remake

Nintendo Sneakily Changes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Listing

#AugustVideoStreetFighter6
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Video: Street Fighter 6 Gameplay Shows Off New DLC Fighter, Out August

Filipino Fighter Yasmine Rushes into Street Fighter 6 with First PS5 Gameplay

#SunnySummerFontinalia
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Genshin Impact Luna VIII Adds Sandrone and the Frost Moon

Genshin Impact Version Luna VIII Launching July 1

#MegaManDualOverride
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Mega Man and Onimusha Will Be Playable at Gamescom 2026

New PS5 Game Mega Man: Dual Override Will Be Playable at Gamescom

#VirtuaFighterCrossroadsDr
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Virtua Fighter Crossroads Draws Comparisons to Shenmue, and Sega Understands Why

Virtua Fighter Crossroads Is Going For Broke On Things Most Fighting Games Wouldn’t Bother With

#ChampionsJuneUpdateDelive
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Pokémon Champions June Update Delivers Massive Nerfs to Annihilape and Grimmsnarl

Pokémon Champions is simultaneously inaccessible for newcomers and too shallow for veterans

#TheGrinch2SavingChristmas
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The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas Announced For Xbox, PlayStation, Switch And PC

3D platformer The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas announced for Nintendo Switch

#TheSwitch2
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Going Back to Star Fox 64 Is the Perfect Warm‑Up for the Switch 2 Remaster

Nintendo reveals stunning Star Fox poster before Switch 2 launch