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• Baldur's Gate 3 Reaches Impressive Player Numbers Following Patch 8 Launch

  23-04-2025 23:25
  
  Larian Studios' fantasy epic was already a landmark title when it launched in 2023, winning over critics and fans alike with its depth, and storytelling. Now they are celebrating a new milestone as their video game Baldur's Gate has reached a new player count peak following Patch 8 release.
  
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• Here’s Why A Nightmare On Elm Street Game Hasn’t Happened In Decades

  21-09-2026 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  With Friday the 13th, Halloween, and other horror franchises getting video game adaptations in recent years, you might wonder when it'll be Freddy Krueger's turn, but according to Illfonic, the team behind those games, the task is harder than you might think. To do it right, one aspect of the films creates a big roadblock."There are plenty of IPs that people are like, 'Why aren't you doing this?' and 'Why aren't you doing that?' As much as I love Elm Street, [those movies are] about these big ov
  
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• Comparing Games Like Halloween To Dead By Daylight Doesn’t Make Sense, Illfonic Says

  21-09-2026 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Halloween is the latest in a long line of asymmetrical multiplayer horror games to release over the past decade, and like all the others, it's faced lots of comparisons to Dead by Daylight (DBD), the decade-long leader in the genre. It's an "easy" comparison to draw, Illfonic chief creative officer Jared Gerritzen said, but ultimately it's inherently flawed."It's literally cricket versus baseball. It's so easy to see an image of cricket and say it's exactly like baseball; it's like, really, is i
  
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• Resident Evil Director Reacts To People Who Didn’t Like The Controversial Ending, Says It Was Almost Completely Different

  21-09-2026 20:29 via gamespot.com
  
  The new Resident Evil movie from director Zach Cregger hit theaters on September 18, and it had a scary-good first weekend at the box office. The movie got great reviews but some people didn't like the ending specifically.
  Cregger said in new interviews that he respects that, but doesn't agree--and the ending was almost totally different.
  This story contains major spoilers.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNd1gb19A-c
  The Resident Evil movie ends by revealing that Austin Abrams' character, Bryan,
  
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• Destiny Isn’t Dead After All, Bungie Admits It Lost Sight Of What Players Loved

  21-09-2026 18:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie has admitted that it "lost sight" of what players loved about its games over the past few years, acknowledging that a series of broken promises and shifting promises caused the studio to lose the trust of its community. Now, the Destiny developer promises to refocus on its players, with plans to restore removed Destiny 2 content and evolve Marathon beyond its current extraction-shooter format.In a new video accompanied by a blog post on the Bungie website, Bungie studio head Poria Torkan
  
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• Wolverine Dev Denies Using GenAI After Weird-Looking In-Game Sign Discovered

  21-09-2026 17:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Fans recently discovered an odd-looking bathroom sign in Marvel's Wolverine, prompting people to wonder if developer Insomniac Games used generative AI.According to Insomniac's community and marketing director James Stevenson, that's a bunch of baloney. The reason the bathroom image looks weird is because of a "UV map bug," he said. A fix is now in the works.
  "There are no AI-generated assets in Marvel’s Wolverine," Stevenson said.
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• Pokemon Is Celebrating Space Week With Cool Merch, And You Just Know Scalpers Will Ruin It

  21-09-2026 17:12 via gamespot.com
  
  World Space Week kicks off on October 4, and if the idea of exploring the infinite horizon of the cosmos doesn't interest you, then maybe a world-famous Pokemon can inspire you to reach for the stars. As part of the event, the European Space Agency is teaming up with The Pokemon Company to shine a light on space exploration, and it'll feature a very special Pikachu. Back in June, French Astronaut Sophie Adenot traveled to outer space and back with a special Pikachu plush to lay the groundwork fo
  
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• Physint Is Biggest-Selling Game Kojima Could Ever Make, He Says

  21-09-2026 16:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Gaming legend Hideo Kojima was recently in the news when it was announced that Sony had dropped his new spy game Physint, with Xbox swooping in to sign it. In the aftermath of the shocking announcement, more information has come to light, including how Kojima thought Physint had major commercial appeal.He told The Washington Post, "This is the biggest selling title I could possibly create." He went on to say, "I didn't think Physint would be on the list of being canceled."Kojima's Physint stars
  
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• We Can Take A Small Bite Of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Early

  21-09-2026 16:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Konami has revealed that a free demo for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse will become available on October 1. Even better, progress from this early taste of the metroidvania title will carry over to the game's full launch, which is on October 15. The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo will offer up the opening chapter, according to Konami. That likely means we see Rose and Trevor Belmont arrive in the burning city of Paris, before being split up. Then it's up to Rose to utilize her sword and mag
  
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• Hideo Kojima Doesn’t Know If Physint Will Be Xbox Exclusive

  21-09-2026 15:56 via gamespot.com
  
  In a big twist, Sony just dropped Hideo Kojima's new spy game Physint, with Xbox swooping in to pick it up. But will Physint be exclusive to Xbox?
  Kojima himself said in a new interview with IGN that he does not know. "That would be a question for Xbox. But I don't know for sure," he said.
  Under former Xbox CEO Phil Spencer's leadership, Microsoft began releasing some of its major games on rival platforms. Even Halo is on PlayStation today.New CEO Asha Sharma has signaled a return to exclusives.
  
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• 007 First Light Dev Says It Had “No Choice” But To Delay The Game’s Switch 2 Edition Again

  21-09-2026 15:17 via gamespot.com
  
  IO Interactive recently delayed the Switch 2 edition of 007 First Light yet again, and now the studio's technical producer, Cristina Vega, has shared more details on why the company had "no choice" but to postpone it a second time.Speaking to Inven Global, Vega said the deal is "disappointing news for fans," but it was a decision "also made for their benefit." The game was originally due to arrive alongside the other versions in May 2026, but IO pushed the game to Summer 2026, and now again to M
  
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• Sony Turned The DualSense Into Live, Laugh, Love For Lisa’s New PS5 Controller

  21-09-2026 15:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Last year, Sony announced that it was partnering with Blackpink member and actor Lisa to promote the PlayStation 5, and that collaboration has resulted in an interesting spin on the PS5 DualSense controller. While previous limited-edition controllers for games like Marvel's Wolverine, Marathon, and GTA 6 have used bold, striking designs to capture eyeballs, the Lisa Limited Edition is something else entirely. See for yourself:While it might look like the Live, Laugh, Love of DualSense contr
  
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• How Many Resident Evil Games Fit In The Popcorn Bucket? Now We Know

  21-09-2026 14:29 via gamespot.com
  
  In the realm of gaming memorabilia, novelty items often serve as little more than dust collectors once the hype fades. However, Capcom's first aid kit popcorn bucket, launched as a collectible for the release of the Resident Evil movie, might actually be more practical than it first appears.
  Instagram user pokicourtney has discovered the ultimate purpose for the green bag--storing physical copies of games from the Resident Evil franchise.The popcorn bucket manages to hold a surprisingly dense am
  
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• Hideo Kojima Says Sony Dropping Physint Was A Serious Blow, But There’s No Bad Blood

  21-09-2026 13:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony's announcement that it would no longer publish Physint for PlayStation came as a shock, especially to the game's director, Hideo Kojima. While Xbox has since stepped in to save the project, there was still plenty of speculation as to why Sony was passing on it, with some people claiming that Kojima had begun to miss deadlines and was going over budget on his Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor. In a new interview, Kojima has revealed more details about the project and how Sony deliver
  
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• Resident Evil Movie Beats Box Office Expectations With $108 Million Opening

  21-09-2026 12:02 via gamespot.com
  
  The box office tallies for Resident Evil are in, and as expected, the new Zach Cregger-directed movie has been a big hit on its opening weekend. In North America, the film made $60 million, and globally, it brought in $48.3 million. That makes for a combined total of $108.3 million.That exceeds the original prediction of between $40 million and $50 million by a comfortable margin. How does that current box office tally stack up to previous live-action Resident Evil movies?https://youtu.be/KGlapn
  
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• Indie Dev Says “AI” Voice In His Game Was Actually His Wife

  19-09-2026 01:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Someone playing Refractive Entertainment's recently released action-RPG Luminary for less than an hour accused the team of using AI for the game's only voiced character. The player said the voice "killed it" for them. There was just one problem: It wasn't AI. It was actually the developer's wife doing her first-ever voice acting gig.Refractive Entertainment launched Luminary into Steam Early Access on August 11. It's a resource-gathering action-adventure sandbox with an art style that's giving F
  
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• New Pokemon Plane Looks Incredible, Even Includes Themed Cups And Napkins

  18-09-2026 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled a Pokemon-themed airliner to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary this year, and it looks incredible.
  The Green Pokemon Jet, as it's called, made its inaugural flight from Haneda to Honolulu today following a big unveiling event--you can see video and images below. The airplane goes well beyond simply getting a Pokemon wrap, though it does have that, too, featuring famous Pokemon like Bulbasaur, along with Pikachu. Because how can you
  
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• I Guess I’ll Delete Every PS5 Game I Own To Make Room For FF7 Revelation

  18-09-2026 21:10 via gamespot.com
  
  There are quite a few months until Final Fantasy 7 Revelation launches on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. But you're going to want to get your systems ready now because the download for the final showdown between Cloud and Sephiroth may be big.According to a September 18 VGC Interview with game director Naoki Hamaguchi, the file size for Revelation will "probably" be absolutely massive. So huge, in fact, that Hamaguchi acknowledged that there was no way the game would
  
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• Ex-Naughty Dog Dev Apologizes To God Of War Studio For What He Said About Laufey

  18-09-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Bruce Straley, best known for his work at Naughty Dog on the Uncharted and The Last of Us franchises, has apologized to God of War: Laufey studio Santa Monica Studio, after he said he was "not excited" about what the game was offering, at least in some respects.Straley told Edge that he thinks "every pixel" in Laufey looks "mindblowing and that he is "blown away" by the lengths Santa Monica Studio went to. However, Straley said he is "not excited" by "what you're doing in the game."Beyond Laufey
  
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• Very Large Man Could Join Helldivers Movie After A Different Very Large (Aqua)Man Dropped Out

  18-09-2026 20:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony's upcoming Helldivers movie remains in development, and now a key piece of news has surfaced. According to Deadline, Reacher star Alan Ritchson will replace Jason Momoa as the lead, following Momoa's departure earlier this year.Justin Lin, known for his work on the Fast & Furious and Star Trek franchises, remains attached to the Helldivers movie as director.
  Alan Ritchson in Reacher.The movie is set for release in theaters on November 10, 2027. Ritchson is reportedly going to play one o
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Could Take 100 Hours To Beat, And Its Director Has Done It 46 Times

  18-09-2026 19:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is shaping up to be the biggest entry in the remake trilogy by a considerable margin, as game director Naoki Hamaguchi estimates that a complete playthrough of everything that the game has to offer could take up to 100 hours. That includes the campaign, side activities, and endgame content--something that Hamaguchi has experienced dozens of times for himself throughout the development of Revelation.This is all part of the job; to ensure that players enjoy a smooth expe
  
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• People Can’t Stop Talking About Mario’s New Tiny Pockets

  18-09-2026 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo recently held two Direct presentations back to back, with fans hoping that the company would reveal a new Mario game of some kind. While that didn't happen, what we did get was the reveal that Mario Kart World is getting some new tracks. Now, though, it seems the company has some more Mario news for us: new logos and renders for everyone's favorite mustachioed plumber.It seems that over the last day or so, Nintendo quietly updated the look of the "Super Mario" logo. Honestly, the change
  
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• Sony’s Iconic PS4 Game-Sharing Meme Has Been Recreated To Capture Our Depressing Future

  18-09-2026 18:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Thirteen years ago, Sony "won" E3 with a simple public service announcement that dunked on Microsoft's controversial Xbox One DRM plans. All it took was 22 seconds for Sony's Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes to show how game sharing would work on the PS4, resulting in a huge PR win for the company. Fast-forward to 2026, and at the Tokyo Game Show, Yoshida and Boyes reunited to recreate that meme, but with a big difference: This time, there's no disc to pass between friends.
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• A Lot Of People Are Seemingly Taking Time Off Work To Play GTA 6. Are You?

  18-09-2026 18:01 via gamespot.com
  
  BambooHR, a human resources company that provides software-as-a-servicefor more than 30,000 companies, has released data that suggests people are taking time off to play GTA 6 this November.
  You might have seen anecdotes online, or even stories from people you know in real life, about skipping work on November 19 to play GTA 6. BambooHR's data, though, shows a more concrete trend.
  Why work when you can play GTA 6?Using paid time off (PTO) data from active employees in the US, BambooHR found that
  
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• Nintendo Says We’re Still At The Beginning Of The Switch 2 Story

  18-09-2026 17:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The Switch 2 is a little over a year old, and unsurprisingly, Nintendo says that its console is just getting started. In a new interview, Nintendo of America president and COO Devon Pritchard teased a multiyear plan for the company, revolving not only around producing video games but also expanding its IP into other forms of entertainment. "We're at the beginning of Nintendo Switch 2," Pritchard said to Variety. "This is just beginning, and we've already had some really wonderful experience
  
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• Sony Says Free TV On PS5 Is “One Plus One Equaling A Lot More Than Two”

  18-09-2026 16:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony recently launched "Live TV on PS5," an offering that gives all PlayStation 5 owners access to 100+ channels of free ad-supported TV and movies. Keith Le Goy, the chairman of Sony Pictures TV, recently discussed the reasoning behind launching the service and why he believes it represents "one plus one equaling a lot more than two."Speaking to Variety, Le Goy said PS5 already has 40-50 million people who are "incredibly engaged" with gaming, but also love movies and TV shows. Therefore, he sa
  
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• Blacksmiths Discover Control Resonant’s Massive Hammer Is Simply Too Much Hammer

  18-09-2026 15:58 via gamespot.com
  
  The best tool you can own in life is a hammer, and in Control Resonant, fixing Manhattan requires a VERY big one to perform some percussive maintenance. The Aberrant is the melee weapon that you'll wield in battle, and while it can take a variety of forms, it looks especially satisfying to morph it into a gigantic hammer that wouldn't look out of place in a Looney Tunes cartoon if Rob Zombie were directing it. But what would that version of the Aberrant look like in real life? Pretty intimidatin
  
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• The Resident Evil Movie Is Already Breaking Records

  18-09-2026 15:55 via gamespot.com
  
  The Resident Evil movie from Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger officially releases today, September 18, but like many big movies, it actually debuted the night prior. The movie made $9 million or more in the US for its Thursday previews, according to Deadline, and that's a record for the series.Experts predict the movie will make between $40 million and $50 million for its first weekend in the US, and now it could go higher, the report said.
  Austin Abrams in Resident Evil.The previous
  
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• Far Cry TV Series Adds Batman, Knuckles McGinty, And More Big Names

  18-09-2026 12:42 via gamespot.com
  
  The Far Cry TV series for FX is starting to take shape, as new cast members for the anthology series have been announced. Joining Rob Mac (who is also a co-showrunner alongside Noah Hawley) are Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi, along with several new faces, including Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater, Jamie Demetriou, and Sam Spruell.According to Variety, all of those actors will appear in the first season of Far Cry, making for a pretty stacked cast. Leigh earned acclaim for
  
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• New GTA 5 Source Code Leak Is Uncovering A Ton Of Cut Content

  18-09-2026 11:58 via gamespot.com
  
  A huge batch of previously leaked Rockstar files has resurfaced online, giving players a new look at Grand Theft Auto 5's canceled content, including a surprisingly massive Liberty City expansion and the long-rumored Agent Trevor DLC.The files reportedly total around 192GB, dwarfing the roughly 4GB collection of GTA 5 source code material that surfaced publicly in 2023. GTA modder TJGM has been digging through the newly accessible files and has already highlighted several discoveries, including
  
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