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• Aspyr hosting big Nintendo Switch sale, lowest prices ever for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered and more

  08-12-2025 02:20 via n4g.com
  A new Aspyr sale is up and running on the Nintendo eShop, and various titles have hit new low prices, including Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered.
  
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• New Switch 2 System Update Rolling Out, And You Probably Know What It Does

  09-12-2025 15:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Stability is nice to have in life. And Nintendo clearly believes it's good for the company's hybrid consoles. That's why updates improving stability for Switch 2 and the original Switch are now available, bringing both hardware versions up to 21.1.0.Nintendo started rolling out the new system updates for Switch and Switch 2 yesterday, December 8. Both patch notes are the same: "General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience." This is also the same language from a Switch 2
  
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• Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Is The Real Successor To The Last Crusade

  09-12-2025 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is celebrating its one-year anniversary today, December 9, 2025. Below, we examine how it carried the torch of the classic films to create the best new piece of Indy fiction in decades.Indiana Jones is one of the most revered blockbuster stories of the 1980s. Spielberg and Lucas' work on the original trilogy stands alongside Jaws and Star Wars as timeless classics that are worth revisiting regularly. The more recent entries--the Crystal Skull and the Dial of De
  
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• Monoliths Rumored Switch 2 JRPG Reveal Circles The Game Awards 2025

  09-12-2025 14:38 via n4g.com
  It is now thought that Monolith Soft will finally show off its long-awaited next RPG, which the company officially calls "Project Legacy," at "The Game Awards 2025." This has made everyone in the gaming world even more excited. The whispers have come in like a summer storm, starting fights, fan theories, and a lot of make-believe. But since Nintendo is known for being careful about what it shows, and Monolith Soft has a history of making carefully controlled announcements, the major issue is sim
  
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• Co-op Action Roguelike Sol Protocol Lands Early 2026

  09-12-2025 14:38 via n4g.com
  Singular Perception, the Italian team behind puzzle adventure Epyka, has announced Sol Protocol, a co-op action roguelike coming to Meta Quest and PC VR headsets in the new year.
  
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• YouTubers Ruined It: Players Say Black Ops 7 Zombies Is Now Harder After Season 1 Changes

  09-12-2025 14:37 via n4g.com
  Black Ops 7 Zombies Ashes of the Damned is now quite impossible to beat in Cursed Mode, and players are struggling after the Season 1 update. That's while some of the bigger CoD Zombies content creators are super happy that the boss fight is harder now.
  
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• Medieval Life Sim Adds Free Update That Includes Visible Pregnancy And More

  09-12-2025 14:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Since its official launch in 2021, Medieval Dynasty has given players a glimpse of life in the middle ages without any fantasy flourishes. You don't have to worry about dragons, wizards, or orcs killing you in this game, but you still have to survive in some harsh conditions. Now, a free update for Medieval Dynasty is adding some new touches for the game that go beyond mere survival.There were pregnancies and children in this game prior to the Labor of Love update, but there are now more realist
  
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• Geoff Keighley's Demonic Game Awards Monolith Has Been Spotted In LA

  09-12-2025 13:43 via gamespot.com
  
  As The Game Awards draws closer, everyone's attention right now is on a mysterious demonic monolith that is teasing something. First seen in the Mojave Desert--and described by TGA host Geoff Keighley as being pure "regal.inspiring.thickness" as it stood there--the monolith has now been spotted in Los Angeles. It's not clear if this is the same monolith as the one in the desert or a new one, and there's still no clue what this piece of aura-farming architecture is teasing yet.One franchise that
  
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• Analogue 3D Returns Soon With Fresh Retro Colourways

  09-12-2025 12:31 via gamespot.com
  
  The Analogue 3D is earning high praise as one of the best 4K N64 emulators ever made, and it'll soon be available in a wide range of "funtastic" colors. As part of a highly limited-edition release, Analogue will offer its console with transparent shells designed to emulate the look of classic N64 consoles from the 2000s. Priced at $300 each, these will launch alongside matching 8BitDo controllers on December 10 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET and will be delivered before Christmas. See at AnalogueAnalogue
  
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• Lord Of The Rings Lego Sets On Sale For Big Discounts, But Probably Not For Long

  09-12-2025 09:52 via gamespot.com
  
  The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dur Lego Set (5,471 Pieces)$400 (was $460)Get deal at Woot See at Best Buy See at Amazon See at Walmart The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell Lego Set (6,167 Pieces)$440 (was $500)Get deal at Woot See at Best Buy See at Amazon See at Lego StoreThe two largest Lord of the Rings Lego sets are on sale at Amazon-owned retailer Woot. From now until December 12, while supplies last, Lord of the Rings fans can save $60 on the 5,471-piece Barad-dur tower and the 6,167-piece Rive
  
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• Tiny Bookshop is coming physically to consoles on April 10th, 2026

  09-12-2025 09:01 via n4g.com
  "neoludic games along with Skystone Games and Silver Lining Interactive are thrilled to announce that Tiny Bookshop, the beloved narrative-management game, has officially returned to Nintendo Store pages, now stronger than ever! The teams have also confirmed that the long-awaited PS5 digital edition arrives alongside the PS5 & Switch physical release on April 10th." - neoludic games, Skystone Games and Silver Lining Interactive
  
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• The puzzle-action RPG CASSETTE BOY is coming to Steam on January 15th, 2026

  09-12-2025 09:00 via n4g.com
  "Pocketpair Publishing, the publishing label of Pocketpair, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo; CEO: Takuro Mizobe), is pleased to announce that the Puzzle Action RPG CASSETTE BOY, developed by Tokyo-based Wonderland Kazakiri inc., will be released on January 15, 2026." - Pocketpair Publishing.
  
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• The physics-based derpy battle sim, Total Tank Simulator 2, is coming to Steam in Q4 2026

  09-12-2025 09:00 via n4g.com
  "The indie games developer Noobz from Poland today announced with great joy that their physics-based derpy battle sim, Total Tank Simulator 2, is coming to Steam in Q4 2026," - Noobz from Poland.
  
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• The dark psychological thriller, When Sirens Fall Silent, has just been announced for PC

  09-12-2025 09:00 via n4g.com
  "Psychological horror specialists Wired Productions and LKA today unveiled their third collaborationWhen Sirens Fall Silenta dark, investigative, psychological thriller located in the suburbs of Rome, set in the early 1990s." - Wired Productions and LKA.
  
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• King of Tokyo Smashes To Consoles And PC

  09-12-2025 09:00 via n4g.com
  The popular tabletop game is coming to Consoles and PC.
  
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• Death Howl Review - A Pixelated Descent Into Grief and Horror | COGconnected

  09-12-2025 09:00 via n4g.com
  A soulslike deck builder with twist and a Scandanavian influence. Death Howl is a deeply strategic and symbolic experience.
  
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• 5 Best Builds in Octopath Traveler 0

  09-12-2025 09:00 via n4g.com
  Find out which builds work the best in Octopath Traveler 0 configuration, including weapons, armor, and accessories.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Shadows Review (Switch 2) - Twisted Voxel

  09-12-2025 08:29 via n4g.com
  A technical marvel that brings feudal Japan to handhelds, Assassins Creed Shadows retains its core identity despite aggressive texture downgrades.
  
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• Lego's Legend Of Zelda Deku Tree Model Gets Rare Discount

  09-12-2025 08:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Lego The Legend of Zelda: Great Deku Tree 2-in-1$265 (was $300) | 2,500 PiecesGet deal at Woot See at Amazon See at Best Buy See at Walmart See at Target See at Lego StoreThe Legend of Zelda fans can save on Lego's 2-in-1 Great Deku Tree building set at Woot right now. The Amazon-owned retailer has the 2,500-piece display model for $265 (was $300). Woot's Lego deals tend to sell out fast, especially on pricey models that almost always sell for full price at major retailers. This is the second t
  
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• Pokemon Thieves Make Off With $100,000 In Rare Cards

  08-12-2025 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon cards are as hot as they've ever been, and unfortunately for a local card shop in California, it means their merchandise was the target of a recent heist. On December 2, thieves targeted LA Sports Cards in Burbank and made off with $100,000 or more in Pokemon cards and other collectibles. The trio of thieves were captured on camera in KTLA 5's video report below.Store owner Kiet Nguyen noted that the thieves seemed to know just where to go to get the most valuable Pokemon cards in the st
  
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• The Boys Is Getting A "Chaotic" Video Game Aiming For Same Humor And Brutality Of The Show

  08-12-2025 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a major tease from series creator Eric Kripke, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and developer Arvore have announced a new The Boys video game. The Boys: Trigger Warning is coming in 2026 for Meta Quest and PlayStation VR 2.Preorders are open now for the promotional price of $24 USD from the Meta Quest storefront. It's not available yet to preorder for PSVR 2 yet, but you can wishlist it on the PlayStation Store. Continue Reading at GameSpot
  
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• A Full Star Wars: KOTOR 2 Remake Was In Development - Report

  08-12-2025 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  For a minute there, a full-on remake of Obsidian Entertainment's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 was apparently in development. However, the project appears to have been put on hold, according to a new report.According to Game File's reporting, new legal documents revealed that Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games were working on a full remake of KOTOR 2. Codenamed "Juliet" in the files, the project was a modern remake of the iconic 2004 RPG and was in development alongside the KOTOR remake, which
  
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• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Interview - PS5 Version, Sim Update 4, and the Future of MSFS 2024

  08-12-2025 21:36 via n4g.com
  Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 released on PS5, and Simulation Daily Interviewed Head of MSFS Jorg Neumann about it and the future on all platforms.
  
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• Skate Story Review Hellish Heelflips And Glassy Grinds | Console Creatures

  08-12-2025 21:35 via n4g.com
  Console Creatures writes, "Skate Story is brilliant and a skateboarding game like no other. Tight skateboarding, heady narratives, gorgeous graphics, and a banger soundtrack make it one of this year's best experiences."
  
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• Skate Story Review - Pop Love It | TNS

  08-12-2025 21:34 via n4g.com
  TNS: Check out our official review of Sam Eng and Devolver Digital's Skate Story, which is an otherworldy experience like no other.
  
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• Adventure Time: The Complete Collection On Sale For Best Price Ever

  08-12-2025 21:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Adventure Time: The Complete Series (DVD)$41.49 (was $52.59) See at AmazonAdventure Time is widely considered to be one of Cartoon Network's best original animated projects, and if you haven't checked it out yet, you can grab a significant discount on the complete series. As part of a limited-time deal, the DVD box set for Adventure Time: The Complete Series has dropped to $41.49 (was $52.59). This collection includes all 10 seasons of the award-winning show, making it an excellent way to add t
  
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• Tomb Raider News Confirmed For The Game Awards Following Remake Leak

  08-12-2025 21:26 via gamespot.com
  
  There will be some kind of Tomb Raider announcement at The Game Awards on December 11. Host and organizer Geoff Keighley announced today, "Lara Croft returns at The Game Awards.""Tune in Thursday night for a look at the future of one of gaming's most iconic franchises, Tomb Raider," he said. "This is one you won't want to miss."Lara Croft returns at #TheGameAwards!As just revealed in our The Game Awards Vote in Fortnite map portal, tune in Thursday night for a look at the future of one of gaming
  
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• Mewgenics Preview | Eurogamer

  08-12-2025 21:21 via n4g.com
  It takes approximately two minutes before Mewgenics shows you two cats, somewhat ironically, raw-dogging it. Within seconds, an oozing kitten is shot skidding onto the carpet, a car crash of various traits from its poorly-groomed parents. It will, in a matter of days, become a mage that can cast fireballs. It will also develop feline AIDS.
  
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• Future Assassin's Creed Games Could Have Multiple Protagonists, Says AC Shadows Dev

  08-12-2025 19:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has yet to share its plans for future Assassin's Creed games beyond Assassin's Creed Shadows, but that title's dual-protagonist setup with Yasuke and Naoe may not be the last time players get to have multiple characters to choose from."I think the learning for us is that, yes, we could do more dual-protagonist games in the future--if we have a good reason to do it narratively and for the setting," said Assassin's Creed Shadows associate director Simon Lemay-Comtois while speaking with Ga
  
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• High On Life 2 Is Getting A Physical Edition Courtesy Of Limited Run Games

  08-12-2025 19:36 via gamespot.com
  
  High on Life 2$60 | Releases February 13, 2026See at Amazon See at GameStop See at Best BuyHigh on Life 2 is launching on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass on February 13, 2026, which is right around the corner. Limited Run Games is publishing the physical console version of Sasquatch Games' colorful and irreverent sci-fi shooter. While the physical PS5 and Xbox Series X standard editions are currently sold out at Limited Run Games' online store, the PS5 version is still in stoc
  
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