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Dead By Daylight Is Giving Out Free Codes For Its Next Chapter
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Dead by Daylight's next chapter, Chorus of Sin, is a "community-driven" event that kicks off at the end of August, but you can start playing it up to a month early by winning yourself an early-access code. Starting July 30, Dead by Daylight content creators will stream the new Chorus of Sin chapter on Twitch, and tuning in for at least an hour will place you in a drawing that will randomly select winners. Those lucky players will receive Steam codes via email to play the next chapter ahead
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EA Says Saudi Takeover Deal Is Set To Close Next Week
via gamespot.comElectronic Arts will become a private company again very soon, with the gaming giant set to be acquired by an investors' group led by the Saudi Arabian government.
As revealed in today's SEC filing, "all regulatory approvals required to complete the Merger have been obtained. Electronic Arts currently expects the Merger to close on or about the close of trading on August 4, 2026."
The news comes just after the deal was approved by the European Union. The $55 billion deal is among the biggest eve
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Square Enix Insists That Cursed Kingdom Hearts Art Was Not AI-Generated
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Last month's Nintendo Direct was full of all types of treats for Kingdom Hearts fans, including the announcement that native versions of the entire Kingdom Hearts trilogy will be coming to Switch 2 via the release of The Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]. Players did not respond well to the trilogy's key art, which Square Enix shared on X shortly after the announcement. Players quickly noticed several strange details in the image, and accused Square Enix of using generative AI to create it.GameS
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Exclusive: Disney Insists That Cursed Kingdom Hearts Art Was Not AI-Generated
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Last month's Nintendo Direct was full of all types of treats for Kingdom Hearts fans, including the announcement that native versions of the entire Kingdom Hearts trilogy will be coming to Switch 2 via the release of The Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]. Unfortunately, players did not respond well to the trilogy's key art, which Square Enix shared on X shortly after the announcement. Players quickly noticed several strange details in the image, and accused Square Enix of using generative AI to
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Diablo 4 Will Finally Let You Play The Same Character Each Season
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Diablo 4 Season 15 will receive a new character Rebirth feature--one that will allow players to convert Eternal Realm characters into seasonal ones.Usually, it goes the opposite way. Characters at the end of a season are automatically converted into non-seasonal Eternal Realm ones, where they typically languish in neglect until they need to be deleted to make room for new seasonal characters. As part of the newly detailed Season 15, developer Blizzard will instead let players continue to pl
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Diablo 4 Season 15 Is Adding Stone Of Jordan And Other Iconic Items From Diablo’s Past
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Diablo 4's next season will see the return of some of the most iconic items from throughout the franchise's history, including powerful rings like Stone of Jordan and Ring of Royal Grandeur.The currently ongoing Season 14 hasn't exactly been Diablo 4's best season, but Blizzard is looking to give players an early preview of what's coming in Season 15 with a playable public-test realm build available August 4-11.As detailed in an official blog post, it's a season that looks to introduce several n
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Helldivers 2’s Long-Awaited Warhammer 40K Warbond Brings Grimdark New Weapons, Though Not The Most Iconic
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Helldivers 2 players will soon be able to dish out death to Super Earth enemies with Warhammer 40K weapons like the Meltagun, Bolt Pistol, and more.Games Workshop's grimdark Warhammer 40K universe is the next crossover coming to developer Arrowhead Studios' popular shooter on August 12 in the form of a Legendary Warbond, joining the likes of Halo and Killzone. While there are none of the setting's iconic Space Marines in sight, 40K's Astra Militarum faction is instead getting the spotlight.As re
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Rideshare “Stimulator” Is Basically An Uber Simulator With Weirder Passengers
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The gig economy comes for us all in the end, and if you've ever worked a few Uber shifts, you'll be well aware how some customers are a bit… odd. That's the vibe that Rideshare Stimulator--no, that is not a typo, and the game title is stylized as Rideshare "Stimulator" for some reason, but we're not doing that--is attempting to capture.
https://youtu.be/lQxBAE1tE8g
Like the many, many simulator games on the market, Rideshare Stimulator is aiming to authentically replicate what it's like t
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After Layoffs, New Elder Scrolls Online Content Is Delayed But Still Coming
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Despite losing a staggering amount of staff in a recent layoff, developer ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS) has reiterated that The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is "here to stay," and the team has dropped a new roadmap to prove that more content is still coming to the popular MMORPG.
In a July 30 news post on ESO's official website, game director Nick Giacomini outlined what you can expect from the MMORPG in 2026 and 2027. Many of the most anticipated changes, such as the combat and class refresh and U
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Bethesda’s New Logo Looks Like It Actually Belongs To A Video Game Company
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This year marks several big video game anniversaries, from the 25th anniversary of Halo to the Super NES turning 35, and publisher Bethesda Softworks is celebrating 40 years in the industry with a brand-new logo. The company unveiled the new design today, which has a very cyberpunk-inspired look to it with its choice of font, colors, and subtle decorative elements. "40 years of adventures. Here's to the worlds we've built together... and those still to come. We're marking the occasion with
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FF7 Revelation Director Really Wants You To Have A Physical Edition For The Game
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The biggest topic in the games industry right now is the debate around physical media, with Sony kickstarting the conversation by killing its production of PlayStation discs in January 2028. Everyone has thoughts about the company's decision, including Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi, who said he's trying to make a physical edition of the game happen.In a July 29 interview with GamesRadar+, Hamaguchi acknowledged that "the general trend" he's seeing is a shift towards downloa
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Halo: Campaign Evolved On PC Has A Missing Feature You Need A Mod To Access
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This week, PlayStation 5 players were able to join their Xbox and PC counterparts for the first time in Halo: Campaign Evolved. Console gamers are able to use a classic Halo feature that the PC port seemingly lacks: split-screen co-op. However, a new PC mod restores access to this missing feature.A Halo: Campaign Evolved split-screen co-op mod was posted on Nexus Mods by user Jpurd. As noted by Jpurd, the mod doesn't do anything except unlock the local split-screen option that was already in the
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Halo: Campaign Evolved On PC Has A Hidden Feature You Need A Mod To Access
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This week, PlayStation 5 players were able to join their Xbox and PC counterparts for the first time in Halo: Campaign Evolved. Console gamers are able to use a classic Halo feature that the PC port seemingly lacks: split-screen co-op. However, a new PC mod restores access to this missing feature.A Halo: Campaign Evolved split-screen co-op mod was posted on Nexus Mods by user Jpurd. As noted by Jpurd, the mod doesn't do anything except unlock the local split-screen option that was already in the
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EA CEO Got A Huge Pay Increase While Company Laid Off Devs
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When Saudi Arabia's leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts is finalized, the newly private company won't have to release any financial documents to the public. In the meantime, EA's latest financial disclosure has revealed that CEO Andrew Wilson received a massive $30 million increase in his compensation this year, and he wasn't the only EA executive to reap the rewards.Per EA's report filed with the Security and Exchange Commission, Wilson's compensation package in the previous fiscal year rose by
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WoW Classic Hardcore Players Are Being Terrorized By Hidden Underground Enemies
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World of Warcraft Classic's Hardcore servers are hard enough without having to worry about ambushes from underground, but that's exactly what's happening to unsuspecting low-level players in the game's Stonetalon Mountains zone. The recent patch 1.15.9 introduced various quality-of-life updates to WoW Classic, including improvements to raid frames, nameplates, and even the introduction of the modern game's UI edit mode. Unfortunately, as detailed by players on Reddit and a PSA on Wowhead, i
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Shrek Comes To Ubisoft’s Popular Fighting Game
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After Shrek was added to a popular soccer game, everyone's favorite green ogre is now in Ubisoft's fighting game Brawlhalla. Shrek is popping up all over the place this year to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 2001 film that won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
The Brawlhalla x Shrek event runs through August 19 and also brings Fiona and Puss in Boots to the fighting game; Donkey is available as a companion. As you can see in the trailer below, each character has
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Jumanji: Open World Trailer Embraces Respawns, Boss Fights, And Everything Else That Makes Games Fun
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Jumanji is rolling the dice for one last adventure, and ahead of its release later this year, you can check out the new trailer for the upcoming film.Once again featuring the familiar quartet of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillian, and Jack Black as the film series' video game avatars--who have somehow escaped into the real world and are acting like TikTok IRL NPCs--Jumanji: Open World is the final chapter in the trilogy that includes 2017's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and 2019's J
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Naruto Card Game First Look: Rules, Gameplay, And Cards Explained
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Trading card games are bigger than ever, and anime studios have taken notice. Following the launch of the popular One Piece TCG, the next big IP stepping into the scene is Naruto, the fan-favorite series that helped popularize anime throughout the 2000s. Naruto Card Game launches in Summer 2027, and ahead of its arrival, more details on it have been revealed at Gen Con 2026.What is Naruto Card Game?
https://youtu.be/2AByN4yTij4
Described as a strategic trading card game that features charac
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Resident Evil Movie Is Most Violent Thing Zach Cregger Has Ever Made — “You Gotta Go Grotesque”
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Zach Cregger is known for gore galore with his horror/thriller movies Weapons and Barbarian, but his new Resident Evil movie is "definitely the most violent" thing he's ever made.He told this to Empire, saying, "You gotta go grotesque" and "all the way" in terms of violence. "So it's gnarly. It's brutal. A very bloody affair," he said.
Beyond his directorial projects, Cregger appeared in countless sketches during his comedy days with Whitest Kids 'U Know, and some of them were very violent. In "
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Nexus Mods Wants To Replace Modding Frustration With One-Click Simplicity
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One of the best--and worst--things about PC gaming is the support for mods, allowing users to customize their games to an absurd degree. Installing a mod isn't always straightforward, and the more it remixes a game, the greater the chance of that title crashing, burning, and frustrating the user on the other end. Nexus Mods, one of the largest sites in the modding community, is aiming to fix that issue with a long-term plan to make mods easier to access and use.Following a change in leadership l
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Double Fine Cuts 25% Of Staff After Separating From Microsoft
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After regaining its independence from Microsoft, the veteran, esteemed game developer Double Fine has enacted a sweeping round of layoffs.
Studio head Tim Schafer said the San Francisco-based studio laid off 23 people this week, which, according to reporter Jason Schreier, amounted to about 25% of the developer's total headcount.
"As a small, tightly knit team, these actions are not taken lightly," Schafer said. "Only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful move."He
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Rockstar Co-Founder And GTA Co-Creator On Physical Games: Companies Should Provide It If People Want It
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Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Games and co-creator of the GTA franchise, has commented on the ongoing discussion and debate about physical games in the wake of Sony's decision to stop supporting discs in 2028.
Speaking to IGN, Houser said, "I don't know that I care." But he said, "If people want that, I think companies should provide it."
"But I don't know that I personally care," he said.He went on to say that one of the benefits of digital games is "the ability to update and fix probl
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Fight Scenes Started With Marvel’s Spider-Man Screenshots
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The new Spider-Man movie sees its star, Tom Holland, once again do whatever a spider can, which apparently includes using finishing moves from the recent Spider-Man games. In a new interview, Holland and film director Destin Daniel Cretton spoke about how the Spider-Man games from Insomniac influenced the film, specifically with how Spidey lands a knockout blow on his enemies."A lot of the action," from the games inspired Holland, as he explained to IGN during the premiere event for Brand New Da
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New GTA 6 Info Coming Soon, It Seems
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According to a reputable insider, new information about Rockstar's GTA 6 could arrive very soon. NateTheHate, who has accurately reported unannounced details about upcoming games before, recently said he expects to see "a fair bit" of GTA 6 in August.He went on to push back against the narrative that just because Rockstar has not marketed GTA 6 much so far, with just a few months to go before launch, that there is some cause for concern."They have a marketing plan & they are sticking to that
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Xbox Players Can Now Claim Free PC Versions Of These Ubisoft Games
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Xbox has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Ubisoft, and if you own certain games from the publisher on console, you'll now have free PC versions of them to play. Available right now, 13 games in total will be available for free through the Ubisoft Connect app on PC after you link your Xbox account:
Assassin's Creed MirageAssassin's Creed ValhallaAvatar: Frontiers of PandoraFar Cry 6Immortals Fenyx RisingPrince of Persia: The Lost CrownRiders RepublicSkull and BonesThe Crew 2The
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Silent Hill: Townfall Devs Were Given The Freedom To Make Their Own Kind Of Horror
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Glasgow-based developer Screen Burn has been around for over a decade, and Silent Hill: Townfall is the studio's highest-profile game to date. The studio has produced a few cult-classics over the years like Stories Untold and Observation, but with its Silent Hill spin-off, the team has described being handed the keys to Konami's premier survival-horror franchise as a "confidence builder."Silent Hill Townfall was announced during Konami's dedicated 2022 livestream for the series, which also saw t
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Silent Hill: Townfall Dev Wants Players To Discuss Its Story Mysteries For Decades
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One way to gauge the success of a game is by looking at how much talk it generates after launch, and in the case of Silent Hill Townfall, game director Jon McKellan has an ambitious goal for the Scottish psychological-horror. According to McKellan, the team at Screen Burn is looking to give players just the right amount of story. By maintaining an air of mystery and ambiguity, it will create a launchpad for people to discuss the themes and plot beats of Silent Hill Townfall for years to come."It
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Konami Wants You To Know How Serious It Is About Silent Hill
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Over the past few years, we've seen a major revival of the Silent Hill franchise, with 2024's Silent Hill 2 remake offering a spectacular reimagining of one of the series' most beloved entries while titles like Silent Hill f and Townfall propel the series forward and seek to redefine what a Silent Hill game can be. Turns out, having so many Silent Hill projects developed at the same time was a deliberate strategy set by Konami, and a way to prove to fans that it's serious about the franchise's f
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Here’s Why Silent Hill: Townfall Is A First-Person Game
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Silent Hill: Townfall makes some big changes from the usual Silent Hill experience that fans have come to expect, not only with its Scottish setting, but also with its first-person perspective. While this gameplay style is unusual for Silent Hill (we still remember you, PT), it turns out there was really no debate about whether it was right for Townfall.Speaking at a media roundtable event that GameSpot attended, director Jon McKellan said that from the very start, Silent Hill: Townfall was plan
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A Chance To Get Behind The Wheel Of Crazy Taxi: World Tour Is Coming Soon
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Those itching to take Crazy Taxi: World Tour for a test drive can now sign up for their chance, as developer Sega has announced a multiplayer closed network test.Crazy Taxi: World Tour's closed network test will run September 11-13 in the US. Those interested will need to sign up on the game's website by August 31. The test will be available on all of Crazy Taxi: World Tour's announced platforms (Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5), though Sega states on its website that certain platforms "m
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