Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Was Meant to be Single Player-Only “From Day One

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set to feature both Peter Parker and Miles Morales as playable character, and pretty much since the day that was confirmed along with the game’s announcement a couple of years ago, many have wondered whether the game will feature a co-op option. Of course, developer has reiterated on a couple of occasions that the superhero sequel is set to be an exclusively single ...read more

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Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade Confirmed for Ubisoft Forward

The upcoming Ubisoft Forward showcase is one of several major events lined up for the next couple of weeks, and Ubisoft is clearly billing it as a packed show. The company recently confirmed that the likes of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Crew Motorfest, and more will be showcased. Meanwhile, a major mobile title will also be making an appearance. Taking to ...read more

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Redfall devs reportedly hoped it would be cancelled

A new report claims to shed light on the circumstances that resulted in Redfall’s disappointing release last month. Following several delays, the first major Xbox exclusive from Bethesda released with a number of technical issues and generally reviewed poorly, garnering aggregate scores of 56 (Xbox Series X/S) and 54 (PC) on Metacritic. Redfall is a multiplayer loot shooter, a genre ...read more

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Epic Games Store Reveals June's First Free Mystery Game

Epic Games revealed this week's free game that's the latest in its lineup of the Epic Games Store's current run of mystery games. Teases from before the reveal led players to have a pretty good idea of what the free game might be, and if you were among those who were also convinced that the game would be Midnight Ghost Hunt from Vaulted Sky Games, you'll be happy to see that you were correct. ...read more

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Nintendo Switch eShop Closes Down in Russia

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, several prominent game publishers ceased releasing games in the region. Nintendo stopped releasing physical games in the country last year, and now it seems gamers will not be able to access digital titles from the Nintendo Switch eShop, either. According to an email obtained by Game Developer, Nintendo of Europe has dropped nearly all support for the ...read more

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 5 Will Launch “Soon”

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe refuses to lose momentum, and is not only continuing to sell at an impressive rate (with nearly 54 million units sold worldwide as of the end of March), but has also seen frequent DLC releases. March saw the launch of its fourth wave of Booster Course Pass content, but with two more waves left in the pipeline, how long will it be till the next one launches? While a concrete ...read more

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CD Projekt Red Hit With Layoffs As Gwent Development Slows Down

Last December, The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red announced plans to end official support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game in 2023. While the Polish publisher agreed to continue hosting tournaments and release three new expansions in April, July, and September, the plan was to transition Gwent "into the hands of the community" by 2024. The plan was also to transition Gwent's developers to ...read more

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AEW: Fight Forever Gets New Trailers Showing Off The Young Bucks

As part of its final marketing push before release, AEW: Fight Forever has gotten a series of new trailers highlighting some of the pro-wrestlers that will be part of the game’s roster at launch. Check out the trailers, featuring Eddie Kingston, Nick Jackson, and Matt Jackson below. The short trailers give us quick look at the three wrestlers’ movesets, showing off the diversity of the ...read more

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Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade Confirmed for Ubisoft Forward

The upcoming Ubisoft Forward showcase is one of several major events lined up for the next couple of weeks, and Ubisoft is clearly billing it as a packed show. The company recently confirmed that the likes of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Crew Motorfest, and more will be showcased. Meanwhile, a major mobile title will also be making an appearance. Taking to ...read more

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Redfall devs reportedly hoped it would be cancelled

A new report claims to shed light on the circumstances that resulted in Redfall’s disappointing release last month. Following several delays, the first major Xbox exclusive from Bethesda released with a number of technical issues and generally reviewed poorly, garnering aggregate scores of 56 (Xbox Series X/S) and 54 (PC) on Metacritic. Redfall is a multiplayer loot shooter, a genre ...read more

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Warzone 2 Netherlands map reportedly in the works for season 4

Warzone 2 is reportedly getting a new map set in the Netherlands for season 4. According to Charlie Intel, the new Warzone 2 map will be called Vondel and arrive with support for Resurgence initially, with DMZ support to be added "at some point." It's also reportedly adding Battle Royale support at an unspecified time after launch, which would mark the first time Battle Royale mode had two ...read more

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Wolfenstein 3 Possibly in Development at MachineGames

Wolfenstein 3 may have entered development at MachineGames, if new job listings published by the studio are anything to go by. Publisher Bethesda previously said that it’s “absolutely doing” Wolfenstein 3, but with MachineGames working on Indiana Jones, it was unclear if a new Wolfenstein had been formally greenlit. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, a job listing for Senior Animator seeks ...read more

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Street Fighter 6 Lets You Avoid Players Using Wi-Fi

Street Fighter 6's online modes feature a symbol that shows whether a player is using WiFi or a wired connection, which is apparently causing some players to cancel their pre-orders. There might only be a few days until Street Fighter 6 launches, but that doesn't mean that there's not time for a bit of controversy in the community. Reviews of the game dropped yesterday and while you might ...read more

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Final Monster Hunter Rise Event Will Stream on 7th June

Capcom has revealed the last digital event for Monster Hunter Rise will be livestreamed next week on 7th June 2023. In it will be details on a "Bonus Update" for the PS5, PS4 title as well as a developer roundtable where the team reflects on the game as well as the Sunbreak expansion. "Find out what's coming in the Bonus Update! Then, join the team for a developer roundtable, as they reflect ...read more

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Microsoft’s appeal against UK Activision deal block has been scheduled

Microsoft’s appeal against the UK competition watchdog’s decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be heard in court in July. In April, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said it was preventing the $69 billion deal due to concerns about its impact on the nascent cloud gaming market. Microsoft, which is challenging the decision on five grounds, officially ...read more

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Blizzard says Diablo 4 servers are ‘prepared’ for launch traffic

Blizzard has claimed its Diablo 4 servers are “prepared” for launch this week. Speaking on the recent Server Slam open beta, Diablo 4 general manager Rod Fergusson reassured fans that the team is ready for the mass influx of players at the launch of Diablo 4.

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Was Meant to be Single Player-Only “From Day One

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set to feature both Peter Parker and Miles Morales as playable character, and pretty much since the day that was confirmed along with the game’s announcement a couple of years ago, many have wondered whether the game will feature a co-op option. Of course, developer has reiterated on a couple of occasions that the superhero sequel is set to be an exclusively single ...read more

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Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade Confirmed for Ubisoft Forward

The upcoming Ubisoft Forward showcase is one of several major events lined up for the next couple of weeks, and Ubisoft is clearly billing it as a packed show. The company recently confirmed that the likes of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Crew Motorfest, and more will be showcased. Meanwhile, a major mobile title will also be making an appearance. Taking to ...read more

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Final Fantasy 16 Producer Confirms PC Version

Final Fantasy XVI will be releasing on PlayStation 5 in the very near future, but many fans have been hoping to hear news on a PC version. A PC release for the game has been a poorly kept secret for quite some time now, and it seems Square Enix has finally made it official. In an interview with Japanese outlet Ascii (translated by SiliconEra), producer Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida revealed that ...read more

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Final Fantasy 16 Developer Will “Consider” Doing DLC

Final Fantasy 16’s development team has stressed frequently that the upcoming action RPG is going to tell a full story with a definitive beginning and end, and that, with that remit of being a self-sufficient tale being so important to the game, there are also currently no plans for any post-launch DLC. However, that last bit might not be entirely set in stone. Speaking in a recent interview ...read more

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Warzone 2 Netherlands map reportedly in the works for season 4

Warzone 2 is reportedly getting a new map set in the Netherlands for season 4. According to Charlie Intel, the new Warzone 2 map will be called Vondel and arrive with support for Resurgence initially, with DMZ support to be added "at some point." It's also reportedly adding Battle Royale support at an unspecified time after launch, which would mark the first time Battle Royale mode had two ...read more

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God of War Art Director Joins Netflix to Create New AAA Game

Raf Grassetti, the art director behind God of War and God of War Ragnarok, has announced that he is now working at Netflix to develop a new AAA IP. Earlier in May, Grassetti revealed that he would be departing from Sony and developer Santa Monica Studio for a position that he was keeping hidden at the time. Now, it's known that Netflix will be Grassetti's new stomping grounds and he happens to be ...read more

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Wolfenstein 3 Possibly in Development at MachineGames

Wolfenstein 3 may have entered development at MachineGames, if new job listings published by the studio are anything to go by. Publisher Bethesda previously said that it’s “absolutely doing” Wolfenstein 3, but with MachineGames working on Indiana Jones, it was unclear if a new Wolfenstein had been formally greenlit. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, a job listing for Senior Animator seeks ...read more

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PS5 SSD Trending After Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC Announcement

PS5 SSD has been trending within gaming circles on social media following the announcement of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC version. The trend stems from people raking up comments made by Insomniac Games in the past, stating that Rift Apart was only possible on PS5 due to its SSD. Insomniac’s comments about Ratchet & Clank PS5 had nothing to do with PC It’s not uncommon for comments to ...read more

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Nintendo Switch eShop Closes Down in Russia

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, several prominent game publishers ceased releasing games in the region. Nintendo stopped releasing physical games in the country last year, and now it seems gamers will not be able to access digital titles from the Nintendo Switch eShop, either. According to an email obtained by Game Developer, Nintendo of Europe has dropped nearly all support for the ...read more

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 5 Will Launch “Soon”

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe refuses to lose momentum, and is not only continuing to sell at an impressive rate (with nearly 54 million units sold worldwide as of the end of March), but has also seen frequent DLC releases. March saw the launch of its fourth wave of Booster Course Pass content, but with two more waves left in the pipeline, how long will it be till the next one launches? While a concrete ...read more

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Final Monster Hunter Rise Event Will Stream on 7th June

Capcom has revealed the last digital event for Monster Hunter Rise will be livestreamed next week on 7th June 2023. In it will be details on a "Bonus Update" for the PS5, PS4 title as well as a developer roundtable where the team reflects on the game as well as the Sunbreak expansion. "Find out what's coming in the Bonus Update! Then, join the team for a developer roundtable, as they reflect ...read more

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Nintendo Collector Goes Viral For Trading Rare Items For Zelda Switch

While the combination of ever increasing rents, dwindling footfall, and rising digital sales mean physical game stores are getting wiped out, they still perform a great function for many gamers. This includes the ability to trade items. Being able to sell or part exchange is one of the pros of owning physical media with many a seasoned gamer taking advantage of it at their local video games store ...read more

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Pokemon Printed Record Number of Cards in 2022

The Pokemon Company printed nearly 10 billion cards in 2022. Over the weekend, The Pokemon Company updated a list of running figures about the Pokemon franchise, which included some very eye-raising statistics about the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Approximately 9.7 billion cards were printed by The Pokemon Company between March 2022 and March 2023, setting an internal record. This marks the second ...read more

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Front Mission 2: Remake Delayed, Now Planned for Q3 2023

Forever Entertainment’s Front Mission 2: Remake has been delayed. Originally slated for June 12th on Nintendo Switch, it’s aiming to release later this year. In a statement on Twitter, the publisher apologized for the delay, saying it was a decision “not taken lightly, but in collaboration with the development team.” “We want to ensure that we have sufficient time to add as many ...read more

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Nintendo sends Valve DMCA notice to block Steam release of emulator

On Friday, the developers behind open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin received a DMCA takedown notice from Nintendo blocking Dolphin's impending release on Steam. The development team launched a Steam page on March 28 and announced it on the Dolphin blog, writing: "We're pleased to finally tell the world of our experiment. This has been the product of many months of work, and we look ...read more

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3DS Hackers Are Already Pirating Games Again Despite Update

Earlier this week, Nintendo released a firmware update for its dead console, the 3DS. While the 3DS still has a bunch of dedicated players, the update came as a huge surprise, as no new games are developed for the console, and its eShop has been offline for weeks. Therefore, it was quickly assumed that there was only one real purpose for the update: to stop piracy. However, if this was ...read more

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Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade Confirmed for Ubisoft Forward

The upcoming Ubisoft Forward showcase is one of several major events lined up for the next couple of weeks, and Ubisoft is clearly billing it as a packed show. The company recently confirmed that the likes of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Crew Motorfest, and more will be showcased. Meanwhile, a major mobile title will also be making an appearance. Taking to ...read more

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Redfall devs reportedly hoped it would be cancelled

A new report claims to shed light on the circumstances that resulted in Redfall’s disappointing release last month. Following several delays, the first major Xbox exclusive from Bethesda released with a number of technical issues and generally reviewed poorly, garnering aggregate scores of 56 (Xbox Series X/S) and 54 (PC) on Metacritic. Redfall is a multiplayer loot shooter, a genre ...read more

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Epic Games Store Reveals June's First Free Mystery Game

Epic Games revealed this week's free game that's the latest in its lineup of the Epic Games Store's current run of mystery games. Teases from before the reveal led players to have a pretty good idea of what the free game might be, and if you were among those who were also convinced that the game would be Midnight Ghost Hunt from Vaulted Sky Games, you'll be happy to see that you were correct. ...read more

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CD Projekt Red Hit With Layoffs As Gwent Development Slows Down

Last December, The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red announced plans to end official support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game in 2023. While the Polish publisher agreed to continue hosting tournaments and release three new expansions in April, July, and September, the plan was to transition Gwent "into the hands of the community" by 2024. The plan was also to transition Gwent's developers to ...read more

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Warzone 2 Netherlands map reportedly in the works for season 4

Warzone 2 is reportedly getting a new map set in the Netherlands for season 4. According to Charlie Intel, the new Warzone 2 map will be called Vondel and arrive with support for Resurgence initially, with DMZ support to be added "at some point." It's also reportedly adding Battle Royale support at an unspecified time after launch, which would mark the first time Battle Royale mode had two ...read more

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Wolfenstein 3 Possibly in Development at MachineGames

Wolfenstein 3 may have entered development at MachineGames, if new job listings published by the studio are anything to go by. Publisher Bethesda previously said that it’s “absolutely doing” Wolfenstein 3, but with MachineGames working on Indiana Jones, it was unclear if a new Wolfenstein had been formally greenlit. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, a job listing for Senior Animator seeks ...read more

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PS5 SSD Trending After Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC Announcement

PS5 SSD has been trending within gaming circles on social media following the announcement of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC version. The trend stems from people raking up comments made by Insomniac Games in the past, stating that Rift Apart was only possible on PS5 due to its SSD. Insomniac’s comments about Ratchet & Clank PS5 had nothing to do with PC It’s not uncommon for comments to ...read more

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Street Fighter 6 Lets You Avoid Players Using Wi-Fi

Street Fighter 6's online modes feature a symbol that shows whether a player is using WiFi or a wired connection, which is apparently causing some players to cancel their pre-orders. There might only be a few days until Street Fighter 6 launches, but that doesn't mean that there's not time for a bit of controversy in the community. Reviews of the game dropped yesterday and while you might ...read more

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Trackmania Has Been Played by 5 Million Players

Ubisoft has announced that its arcade-style racing game Trackmania has reached 5 million players. The studio took to Twitter to announce the milestone. Trackmania was originally released back in July 2020 after seeing a delay from its original May 2020 release date. The game was released at the time exclusively on Ubisoft’s own Uplay storefront and the Epic Games Store, but has since made ...read more

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TikTok sues Montana after new law banning its app

In a highly anticipated move, TikTok filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Montana. The legal action comes in response to a recent law passed by Montana, which aims to ban TikTok within the state's borders. TikTok's lawsuit asserts that this ban infringes upon the fundamental right to free speech, amounting to unconstitutional censorship. The lawsuit, which seeks to overturn the ...read more

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Terrified of leaks, Apple is banning employees from using ChatGPT

Apple is joining the growing list of companies banning ChapGPT and other third-party generative AI tools for company use. According to a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal, Apple is worried that employees using these tools could inadvertently leak confidential information. And considering what happened with Samsung in April, when employees accidentally uploaded private source code not ...read more

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Google now says it will not delete accounts that have YouTube videos

Earlier this week, Google announced plans to start deleting personal accounts on its service that had not been used or accessed for two years. In the original version of the blog post announcing this move, it stated: Starting later this year, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, we may delete the account and its contents – including content within Google ...read more

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YouTube Possibly Deleting Millions of Old Videos

Google is possibly gearing up to delete millions of old YouTube videos. Google is one of the biggest companies on the planet as it owns the dominant search engine, a major email platform, and one of the biggest, most used websites on the planet with YouTube. Their reach is massive and they've been at the core of the internet for decades now. Although not every Google project has been a runaway ...read more

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Pokemon Go Will Add Master Ball

Pokemon Go is finally adding the Master Ball. Today, Pokemon Go announced that it was adding the Master Ball, a Poke Ball able to capture any Pokemon, regardless as to how they were encountered. The Master Ball will be given out to players who complete the Seasonal Let's Go Research task before it ends on June 1st. While players will only be given a single Master Ball at first, Pokemon Go hinted ...read more

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Windows 10 users are getting pushy upgrade ads from Microsoft

It seems Microsoft has really upped the ante on advertising its own products recently(opens in new tab). We've seen so many test builds in Windows 11 and a surprising amount of them seem to feature ads for other Microsoft products(opens in new tab) like Office or One Drive. For those who haven't upgraded to Windows 11 yet, never fear because you can still experience intrusive advertising. ...read more

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TikTok gives “supreme access” to CCP, says former ByteDance executive

A former ByteDance executive, Yintao Yu has filed some explosive claims with the San Francisco Superior Court as part of a wrongful dismissal case, The New York Times has reported. The claims include the Chinese Communist Party having a committee within ByteDance with kill switches and access to data, including that of US users. Yu also alleges that the company promoted anti-Japanese sentiments, ...read more

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AEW: Fight Forever Gets New Trailers Showing Off The Young Bucks

As part of its final marketing push before release, AEW: Fight Forever has gotten a series of new trailers highlighting some of the pro-wrestlers that will be part of the game’s roster at launch. Check out the trailers, featuring Eddie Kingston, Nick Jackson, and Matt Jackson below. The short trailers give us quick look at the three wrestlers’ movesets, showing off the diversity of the ...read more

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Street Fighter 6 Gameplay Video Showcases Luke vs Ryu

Capcom has released a new gameplay video for Street Fighter 6, showcasing a match-up between series veteran Ryu and newcomer Luke. Check it out below, with real-time commentary by Jeremy ‘Vicious’ Mitchell. The gameplay is a pretty good showcase of the new Drive System. Hitting a Drive Impact, players can break through attacks and stun their opponent, making a comeback. Drive Rush allows ...read more

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A new Silent Hill: Ascension trailer has been released

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming “interactive streaming series” Silent Hill: Ascension. The trailer gives more detail on Ascension’s visual style, and sheds some light on its story. Rather than a conventional game, Ascension is a live-streaming interactive series which, according to studio Genvid Entertainment, uses a “real time interactive system that enables ...read more

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Tekken 8 Announces Cop Turned Cyborg Bryan Fury is Back

Tekken 8 doesn't have a firm release date just yet, but it seems like it'll definitely be out very soon. The team at Bandai Namco has been consistently dropping new character trailers every few weeks since the start of this year. The latest drop gives players their first look at Bryan Fury, the cop turned cyborg who debuted back in Tekken 3. He's been in just about every Tekken release since ...read more

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Street Fighter 6 Hypes up Imminent Release with Launch Trailer

Capcom has already put out a massive game this year with Resident Evil 4 Remake, but there’s more to come still for the Japanese publisher. The highly anticipated Street Fighter 6 is out next week, and ahead of its imminent release, Capcom has released a launch trailer to fan the fames of its hype machine. Street Fighter 6 is shaping up to be a densely packed experience in more ways the one. ...read more

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Shows off New Gameplay Trailer

Announced back in late 2021 to much fanfare, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been on many people’s radar since its reveal, and though we haven’t seen an awful lot of it in recent months, publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have released a brief new gameplay trailer to offer a glimpse of what the third person shooter will have in store for players. Space ...read more

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Aliens: Dark Descent Gets Gameplay Trailer, Story Details

The Alien franchise has long been a source for video games from nearly every genre you can imagine. That includes everything from the fan-favorite horror game Alien: Isolation to the most recent game in the franchise Aliens: Fireteam Elite, a third-person shooter that served as a sequel to the original film trilogy. Next up for the series is something a bit different with Aliens: Dark Descent. ...read more

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Diablo 4 story trailer sets the scene ahead of next month’s release

Blizzard has released Diablo 4’s story launch trailer, which is viewable below. Set 50 years after Diablo 3’s Reaper of Souls expansion, Diablo 4 sees Sanctuary’s creators, the angel Inarius and demon Lilith, “fighting each other with humanity as their battleground”, says associate writer Eden Trujillo.

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