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Way back in September of 2022—over two and a half years ago—an early leak gave us the names of the GTA VI protagonists: a young guy named Jason and his paramour, a woman named Lucia. The first trailer showed us these characters and their close, obviously romantic relationship, but it didn't actually give us their...
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The dream of finally playing Half-Life 3 remains alive and well. Even though fans have gotten Black Mesa, which modernizes the original game, and have a gorgeous remasteed Half-Life 2 in the pipeline, there’s still a yearning for a new adventure featuring Gordon Freeman. If an insider is to be believed, this might...
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Bungie is working towards the release of Marathon, which the company hopes will be its next big blockbuster, it’s still supporting Destiny 2 with new content updates despite a shrinking team. Unfortunately for the studio, it’s big reveal event for Destiny's The Edge of Fate expansion, along with the details of an...
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Nintendo’s lawyers have been busy lately. The company is in an ongoing legal battle with the makers of Palworld, and they're squashing developers of Switch emulation software. The legal team isn’t getting rest any time soon as the company has a new target in its crosshairs, third party accessory manufacturer...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster has been everything fans of the original could have hoped for. Old mods work surprisingly well and muhc of the fondly remembered quirkiness of the game is still there. Despite all of the improvements in the remaster though, there’s still plenty of loading screens, which are a...
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The impending release of Grand Theft Auto VI, which could potentially make or break the gaming industry, is causing many publishers to shuffle upcoming games out of the way of Rockstar's upcoming magnum opus. 2K Games seemed to be attempting just that as it moved up the release date for Borderlands 4—notably, both 2K...
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In a move announced with all the fanfare of a tax audit, Microsoft has quietly hiked prices on every piece of Xbox hardware it sells—consoles, controllers, and headsets alike. The news was buried in a support article on the official Xbox website, which is kind of like hiding a price hike in the fine print of a dentist...
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These are some wild times we living in. Nintendo is pushing the price of first-party games to $80 with the release of its Switch 2 console, Microsoft is jacking up prices of all Xbox hardware (up to $100) and also following suit with higher priced games, and the latest-generation GPUs for PCs are seeing big premiums...
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The video game industry is banking on big releases, such as the juggernaut that is Grand Theft Auto VI alongside the Nintendo Switch 2, to kickstart a turnaround. However, until both hit the market and can have the effect industry analysts are hoping for, it looks as if studio closures and job losses will continue...
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The Venn diagram of "quirky input hardware fans" and "retro gaming enthusiasts" is nearly a circle, so we're rock-solid confident that you will find this new mouse colorway from 8BitDo quite tantalizing indeed. The Retro R8 mouse isn't a new product, and the extant pointing device is already well-regarded, but now the...
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The hype around Grand Theft Auto VI continues to reach absurd new heights, as the game's one and only trailer has now smashed past 250 million views on YouTube, alongside over 1 million comments. For a relatively short teaser with no real gameplay footage, those numbers are basically unheard-of, and just further proof...
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AMD confirmed it will be hosting a press conference at this year's Computex event in Taipei. It will be a livestreamed affair, so you can tune in and watch in real time. Why would you want to? On its Computex landing page, AMD hints at there being a "key" gaming product announcement at the event, which could mean...
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It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who keeps up with gaming news, and yet your author here is a bit surprised himself to tell you that the Elder Scrolls Part IV: Oblivion remake is indeed real—and you can buy it right now. If that's all you need to know, scroll down and click on the last link to go to the store...
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If you're the proud owner of an Intel Core Ultra 200-series CPU, rejoice, as there may be good gaming gains to be gotten from a new BIOS feature that Intel is rolling out. Intel's engineers dubbed the new feature the 200S Boost overclocking profile, and it promises to boost gaming performance without voiding your...
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Pocketpair is currently defending itself versus Nintendo and the Pokémon Company in court battles on both sides of the Pacific, in a legal fight that started last year following the explosive popularity of Palworld. Now, there’s more insight as to how Pocketpair will be defending itself in Japanese court, in a case...
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Now that Easter is in the rear view mirror, we can turn our attention to the next holiday, albeit an unofficial one, which we're dubbing 'Nintendo Switch 2 Midnight Preorder Bonanza!'. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? In case you missed it, Nintendo recently re-announced when Switch 2 preorders will open in the...
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Marvel Rivals has found success in the competitive online gaming space where many others have failed, often catastrophically. It has managed to carve a place for itself in this crowded segment, raking in big time revenue for its publisher, NetEase. However, its player base hasn’t always been happy with the design...
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The last few weeks have been more chaotic than Nintendo might have liked after fully taking the wraps off the Switch 2. The company was forced to delay the preorder date and there were doubts it would be able to stick to the price point it initially announced thanks to the fluid situation around tariffs. Gamers can...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more machines. However, the new ways players can access remote play might feel like...
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Leading gaming peripheral maker Corsair has released two pieces of gear that caters to hardcore fans and enthusiasts alike. For audio, the Void Wireless v2 headset now boasts 70 hours of run time, Dolby Atmos spatial audio support, quick switching between wireless connections, and lighter weight. Under its Fanatec...
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: MSRP $429 The new GeForce RTX 5060 Ti brings NVIDIA's latest Blackwell GPU architecture down below $500, to target mainstream 1440p gamers, with peak performance realized in advanced AI rendering techniques like DLSS4 with multi-frame generation. Blackwell Architecture Power Efficient...
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Nintendo still has not announced when exactly it's upcoming Switch 2 console will be available to preorder in the United States, but according to a leaker with a positive track record, it could happen as soon as next week. With that in mind, we suggest revisiting our Switch 2 preorder guide and preparing yourself for...
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