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• Activision Keeps Saying All The Right Things About Modern Warfare 4

  28-09-2026 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision has made a key announcement about how Double XP tokens work in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and it sounds like good news.Beginning with MW4, 2XP tokens will only count down when you're actually in a match. Previously, the timer would tick down when you were in a game's menus or searching for a match. That's not ideal for a lot of reasons, obviously.https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/2104619925881168010
  If you're anything like me, sometimes you have to get up to let
  
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• WoW: Forever’s Beta Just Keeps Getting Bigger

  28-09-2026 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever's beta is in full swing, and if its popularity is any indication of how the full launch might go, it's going to be big, as Blizzard has had to increase the beta's population cap multiple times.Forever was Blizzard's big finale during its BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, a modified version of WoW Classic that keeps the old-school MMORPG's gameplay and world but brings plenty of new changes and content as well. It's something WoW Classic players have asked for years, and
  
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• For The First Time Ever, Sony Skips CES, Which Was Home To One Of PlayStation’s Silliest Announcements

  28-09-2026 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has attended every edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) since it debuted in 1967, but that's ending for the upcoming show in January 2027. This means there won't be any PlayStation news, at least not directly from Sony.The company confirmed to Bloomberg that it's pulling out of the show this year following a strategic evaluation of its approach to "events and communications based on the needs and priorities of our diverse business."
  The company went on to say that today it's putti
  
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• Diablo 4 Season 15 Is Filled To The Brim With Big Secrets, And They Just Keep Coming

  28-09-2026 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Diablo 4 Season 15 is stuffed full of secrets years in the making, and despite the season having launched two weeks ago, players keep discovering new ones. Season 15, Hell's Legacy, is a major nostalgia trip for Diablo fans. It adds new dungeons, boss fights, and items from previous Diablo games to Diablo 4, as players team up with Deckard Cain to defeat echoes of the Prime Evils and harness some of their iconic powers.But those references to previous games go far beyond a handful of dungeo
  
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• This Promising New Soulslike Features A Black Metal Vocalist Among Its Impressive Cast

  28-09-2026 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The main voice actor cast for upcoming soulslike Valor Mortis has been revealed, and its star-studded lineup features the surprising addition of a name better known for fronting a black metal band.Adam "Nergal" Darski will play the role of Captain Raphael. If his impressive growls and screams in Behemoth are anything to go by, players can expect a pretty dramatic rendition of the character.
  It's not his first rodeo, surprisingly. He also voiced The Black Cat in 2022's Blacktail and was the narra
  
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• Witcher Fans Are Eating Well

  28-09-2026 20:18 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're a fan of The Witcher franchise, you're getting a lot of new stuff over the next few years, starting this week with the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered.
  Here's what's on tap for The Witcher over the next few years:2026The Witcher 3 Remastered, which includes a bevy of technical and graphical updates and improvements, releases on September 29. The long-awaited remaster, which is free for people who already own the game, includes a reimagined skill system, an expanded photo mode, impro
  
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• Behold, The $60 Gears Of War Pizza Cutter That Looks Like A Real Pain In The Butt To Clean

  28-09-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox has announced its next collaboration, and it's a partnership with Prince St. Pizza for a specially branded Gears of War pizza and a $60 pizza-cutter.
  Microsoft and Prince St. Pizza teamed up to make a Prototype Lancer pizza-cutter to promote this October's Gears of War: E-Day, and it's available for $60. To justify the steep price tag, Prince St. Pizza says it's a hefty metal cutter featuring a stainless steel blade and a handle that's meant to make you feel like you're wielding the iconic
  
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• Resident Evil Movie Demolishes Franchise Record After Just Two Weekends

  28-09-2026 17:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Zach Cregger's highly acclaimed Resident Evil movie had another strong showing at the box office for its second weekend, propelling the film to break another franchise record. It already broke the record for biggest opening weekend for the franchise, and now the movie has made more than $100 million domestically.
  That's a new record for the franchise--before this, the biggest success domestically for the franchise was 2010's Resident Evil: Afterlife ($60 million). Globally, Resident Evil has now
  
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• The Last Of Us Season 3 Adds John Goodman And Even More Actors From The Games

  28-09-2026 16:07 via gamespot.com
  
  HBO has announced further casting details for the upcoming third and possibly final season of The Last of Us.
  Two actors from the games are set to appear in Season 3--Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander--along with prolific veteran actor John Goodman, as relayed by Deadline.Bailey played Abby in Naughty Dog's The Last of Us: Part II, with Alexander portraying Lev. For the TV show, however, Kyriana Kratter is set to play Lev, while Kaitlyn Dever plays Abby.
  Bailey will play Elizabeth, one of the Serap
  
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• Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deliberately Moves Closer To Vanilla Minecraft

  28-09-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Minecraft Dungeons 2 is taking a different approach to its relationship with vanilla Minecraft than its predecessor did. According to the game's developers, the sequel deliberately moves closer to the mechanics and feel of the original sandbox game, in part because the Dungeons franchise is now established enough to stand on its own two feet.
  Speaking to GameSpot, Minecraft Dungeons 2 creative director Måns Olson and design director Laura de Llorens Garcia explained that the team deliberat
  
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• The Resident Evil Movie Wasn’t The Main Force Behind RE Games’ Recent Sales Boost

  28-09-2026 15:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has done big numbers at the box office since it hit theaters on September 18, but has that been reflected in increased Resident Evil game sales? According to new data, a set of fresh discounts prior to the movie's release did most of the heavy lifting for a surge in Resident Evil sales, and after the film landed, there was a "modest" bump in sales.According to Alinea analyst Rhys Elliott, Capcom discounted several Resident Evil games on September 10 and ke
  
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• God Of War Laufey Preorders Go Live September 29, Here’s What Each Edition Includes

  28-09-2026 14:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of its release on February 16, 2027, Sony has announced that God of War Laufey preorders will go live on September 29. The Standard Edition will be available in both physical and digital, but the Deluxe Edition will be a digital exclusive. Here's a closer look at what you get with each one.God of War Laufey: Standard Edition preorder bonuses
  Last Wish Armor Set
  Phranque Golden Leaves appearance (cosmetic) 
  In-game resource pack
  God of War Laufey: Digital Deluxe Edition
  Dark Alche
  
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• Is Gears Of War: E-Day On Steam?

  28-09-2026 12:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone looking to play Gears of War: E-Day has several options for which platform they choose to get the game on, and yes, Steam is one of them. While The Coalition's new entry in the Gears universe is exclusive to PC and Xbox Series X|S, PC owners can add Gears of War: E-Day to their Steam library. How does this differ from buying the game from the Xbox PC storefront or on console? Let's break it down.Gears of War: E-Day PC priceUnsurprisingly, the Standard and Premium Editions of the game will
  
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