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• Grab 8 Xbox Game Studios Hits For Only $10 This Week

  19-05-2025 22:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox Game Studios Humble BundleGet 8 games for only $10 until May 24. See at Humble Bundle Between The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Doom: The Dark Ages, 2025 is turning out to be a pretty good year for Xbox Game Studios. It's not the first time that we've seen a pretty stacked lineup of games for the brand, and if you're on PC, you can grab eight Xbox Game Studios PC games for only $10 from Humble Bundle right now. You'll want to be quick, though, because this deal expires on May 2
  
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• PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For June 2026 Revealed

  10-06-2026 17:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has revealed the latest games coming to the Game Catalog for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers in May. All of these games will be available starting June 16:
  Final Fantasy 16Sonic x Shadow: GenerationsKingdom Come: DeliveranceLife is Strange: Double ExposureFarming Simulator 25Blades of FireBlack DesertGitaroo Man
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• $80 Games Are Already Here

  10-06-2026 17:28 via gamespot.com
  
  While many are waiting to see if Rockstar Games decides to price GTA 6 at $80 or more, the video game market already has games at that price point, they've just gone more under the radar. Two more have been announced just this month but may have been missed amid the Summer Game Fest craze.Back in June 2025, Nintendo was the first major company to ask $10 more than the standard $70 rate with Mario Kart World. It was included with a $500 bundle that also included a console, so the effective price
  
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• Players Think Kingdom Hearts’ New Art Is AI-Generated

  10-06-2026 17:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Yesterday's Nintendo Direct certainly got Kingdom Hearts players talking--but it's not the kind of discourse Square Enix was probably hoping for after unveiling a new Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer and announcing that native versions of the entire Kingdom Hearts trilogy are coming to Switch 2 on October 8. Instead, eagle-eyed players are focused on what appears to be AI-generated key art, which Square Enix shared on X shortly after the announcement of the Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]As pointed ou
  
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• We Played Halo: Campaign Evolved, And The Old Remade Missions Are Pretty “Meh”

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  GameSpot is back from Summer Game Fest, and one of highly anticipated upcoming games we got to try out is Halo: Campaign Evolved. The remake of the 2001 original that's releasing this July for the game's 25th anniversary, the game promises a faithful update to the classic FPS that fans know and love.
  At SGF, GameSpot senior video producer Jean-Luc Seipke played two of the re-made missions, Assault on the Control Room and The Silent Cartographer. Their verdict?
  Meh."I think every Halo game h
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Modernizes Movement Without Going Full Parkour

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Popping Locust heads and active reloading has never looked better than in Gears of War: E-Day, but this prequel is also making some big changes to how you'll move through the campaign. Movement has received a massive overhaul in the prequel, as Marcus Fenix and the rest of his squad can get around all manner of obstacles to reposition themselves while in combat. The game technically has a jump button for getting over larger obstacles like display cabinets, but don't expect Gears of War: E-Day to
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Is Bigger, Bloodier, And More Ambitious Than We Expected

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day made a big splash during the Xbox Games Showcase, as The Coalition dropped an action-packed preview on audiences. Not only is Gears looking better than ever, thanks to Unreal Engine 5 powering it, but several design choices are also adding up to make the game play better through fluid movement mechanics and levels that'll give you opportunities to put your skills to the test.GameSpot had the opportunity to take a closer look at the game and sit down with The Coalition's devel
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day Happened Because Starting Over Sounded More Fun Than Gears 6

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day will once again see fan-favorite characters like Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago headline the next game in the franchise, but what about that unresolved cliffhanger from Gears 5? Will we ever see those lingering plot threads addressed? Developer The Coalition isn't spilling the beans on whether Kait Diaz and her team will be back in action, but the studio has revealed why it chose to craft a prequel instead of a sequel.Speaking to GameSpot, studio creative directo
  
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• Fable’s 1,000 Romance Options Sounds Like The Ultimate Challenge For Completionists

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Fable isn't just offering a grand fantasy adventure for players to embark on, but also a chance to catch their breath between quests, thanks to a world populated with hundreds of distinct non-playable characters. Each NPC has a unique personality and goals, and according to Playground Games, each one can be romanced. In fact, it's possible to marry every single one--just not all at once, as Fable has a monogamous approach to love."There are over 1,000 handcrafted NPCs in the game, and
  
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• Fable Lets You Live A Second Life, Not Just Save The World

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Fable is now arriving in February 2027, but with some extra months to fine-tune the fantasy adventure, Playground Games looks set to release an impressive entry in the classic franchise. Older Fable games from Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Studios had lofty ambitions, but with Playground at the helm, the new title is taking the series in an unexpected direction: life-sims.During Summer Game Fest, GameSpot got a closer look at Fable behind closed doors, with the game's developers showing off just how
  
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• Fable Doesn’t Use Arc Raiders-Style Text-To-Speech AI For Its 1,000+ Voiced NPCs

  10-06-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fable reboot has more than 1,000 NPCs that players can interact with. Given this scale, and the fact that they all speak, people are naturally wondering how developer Playground was able to pull this off, and if some kind of artificial intelligence system was used.
  During a recent group Q&A attended by GameSpot at Summer Game Fest, Playground confirmed that there is "no generation involved in it" after being asked if the studio used an Arc Raiders-style text-to-speech AI system."We've go
  
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• Gundam: Rogue Orbit Producers Say No GenAI Was Used In Its Development

  10-06-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Generative AI was a hot topic during Summer Game Fest, as more game development companies have been implementing it in upcoming projects. One game that isn't utilizing the technology is Gundam: Rogue Orbit, as the next entry in the decades-old mecha anime series has confirmed that its game is 100% human-created.Speaking to GameSpot, Gundam: Rogue Orbit producers Yuya Tomiyama and Shinya Satake had a simple response when quizzed about the game and how it is being developed.
  "For this title, we ca
  
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• If You’re Not Ready For A Showcase, Nintendo, Don’t Force It

  09-06-2026 22:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's decision to host a Nintendo Direct this June befuddles me. The virtual showcase wasn't terrible, but it certainly didn't wow me either. Deltarune is very cool, so it was nice to see a release date for Chapter 5, and I'm sure plenty of folks are thrilled to jump back into Pokemon Pokopia with its new expansion pass. But the games that would have been this Direct's big hitters, Kingdom Hearts IV and a remake for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, got extremely short teasers that didn
  
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• Kingdom Hearts Cloud Versions Shut Down Today, And You’ll Have To Buy New Versions To Keep Playing

  09-06-2026 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Prior to this week, the only options that Switch owners had to play the Kingdom Hearts franchise was via the cloud versions offered by Square Enix. However, with the new Switch and Switch 2 versions on the horizon, Square Enix has announced that Kingdom Hearts' Switch cloud versions are being delisted.The following titles will be affected by the decision and no longer playable after today, June 9.・Kingdom Hearts - HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX - Cloud Version
  ・Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapte
  
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• The New Guitar Hero–Err, Stage Tour–Reveals Its First Songs

  09-06-2026 21:12 via gamespot.com
  The Guitar Hero series made be dead and gone, but in its place comes a new game called Stage Tour, and it's made by the latest evolution of the same studio that created Guitar Hero.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckXRmcp_Uk
  A critical component of any good music games is its tracklist, and the Embracer-owned RedOctane Games has announced the first seven tunes for Stage Tour. The officially licensed setlist includes songs from a range of genres, and features big-name bands like Red Hot Chili Pep
  
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• Destiny 2 Player Count Soars Above Marathon’s Highest Ever As Guardians Log On For Final Update

  09-06-2026 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  The Monument of Triumph update is the final content update for Destiny 2. When I first began playing the game a decade ago, I was instantly hooked. Over the years I've made friends, experienced the best long-running narrative in a game ever, and cleared all of my plans to be able to experience the newest raid, dungeon, or next story beat.This time around it's a little different. There is no race to be prepared for, and my clan hasn't been frantically discussing the best builds or possible strate
  
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• I Didn’t Care About The New Star Fox Until I Found Out Who’s Making It

  09-06-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  I never played much Star Fox as a kid. Save for maybe a few minutes here and there at a friend or cousin's house, I've basically not played the series whatsoever. So I was safely out on playing the new one arriving this summer for Switch 2. But a funny thing happened this morning: We actually learned who is making it--something that oddly doesn't happen much with Nintendo games until we can watch the credits--and the answer has completely changed my plans.The New York-based Velan Studios was del
  
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• Death Stranding Movie’s Script Is “Almost Done,” Director Says

  09-06-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Death Stranding movie from Backrooms studio A24 and director Michael Sarnoski remains in development, and now Sarnoski has provided an update on how it's coming along and what fans can expect.Sarnoski, who is also writing the script, told IGN he is "almost done" with it. Hideo Kojima, who is producing the movie, has seen drafts of the script and has passed along revisions, but there is no word on the specifics of the changes.
  "Kojima has been really generous in letting me play in hi
  
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• Overwatch’s New Hero Is A Cyberpunk Demon

  09-06-2026 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's next hero is a dual-wielding cyberpunk demon named Shion, developer Blizzard has revealed, and she looks like she's ripped straight from Cyberpunk 2077.Shion is billed as "the most terrifying elder of the Hashimoto Clan," a Japanese criminal family that has ties to the global terrorist organization Talon and is behind the assassination of Sojiro Shimada, the father of Hanzo and Genji. That should make for some interesting story developments between the two brothers and Shion, with Ki
  
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• The Vampire Survivors Team Found The Perfect Anime To Adapt

  09-06-2026 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  During the June Nintendo Direct, Vampire Survivors developer Poncle announced an adaptation of the hit manga and anime series Jujutsu Kaisen, called Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton. Like Vampire Survivors, players will battle sinister forces--Cursed Spirits born from humanity's fears and anxieties--grow in power, and eventually become the strongest sorcerer on the block. The only catch is that this is a multiplayer game, and there's only room for one survivor when the clock runs out.Up to
  
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• If You’ve Been Sitting On Xenoblade Chronicles, You Have No Excuse With These New Switch 2 Editions

  09-06-2026 18:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Xenoblade Chronicles has been one of Nintendo's most significant JRPG series in recent years, but also at a scope pushing the original Switch hardware beyond its limits. So if you've been waiting for a better opportunity to experience these games, Nintendo has announced during the summer Nintendo Direct that all three mainline games will be receiving Nintendo Switch 2 editions. And the first game is out digitally today.Originally released for Wii, the first Xenoblade Chronicles almost wasn't rel
  
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• You Can Play Star Fox Today Thanks To A New Demo

  09-06-2026 17:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, during the Nintendo Direct livestream, Nintendo announced that you can give the new Star Fox a test flight later today with a new demo out now on the Switch 2 eShop.The demo was announced alongside a new look at the full release, with missions on Solar and Zoness among the included footage. The demo, meanwhile, will include the game's tutorial, as well as Meteo, one of the adventure's early missions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL6e98lg644&pp=0gcJCTkLAYcqIYzv
  The new Star Fox, a re
  
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• 007 First Light Sequel Sounds Like A Matter Of When, Not If

  09-06-2026 17:20 via gamespot.com
  
  007 First Light has been a big success for IO Interactive, which developed and published the James Bond game, but now that Amazon owns the franchise, what's going to happen with a potential sequel? That question remains unanswered, but now Amazon Game Studios boss Jeff Gattis has shed more light on the situation and strongly suggested that a sequel is a matter of when, not if.Speaking to IGN, Gattis first clarified his original comments, saying he never said that Amazon Game Studios would publis
  
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• Xenoblade Fans Are Eating Good With A New Game, Genesis, Announced For 2027

  09-06-2026 17:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo executive Yoshiaki Koizumi revealed that "a new story in the Xenoblade series is about to begin" at today's Nintendo Direct. Xenoblade Genesis is coming to Switch 2 in 2027.
  The reveal trailer for Xenoblade Genesis starts with a narrator saying that "Animawas the source for all things." This leads to describing the different elements in the world, like water, fire, and wind. Apparently, there are certain warriors who can utilize Anima that are named Vesselai.
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• Minecraft Is Finally Coming To Switch 2, With A Huge Improvement

  09-06-2026 17:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, Nintendo announced that Minecraft will be coming to Switch 2 in 2026, with improvements over its Switch 1 counterpart.The Switch 2 supports backwards compatibility, so Minecraft has been playable on the console since launch. However, the Switch 2 version brings enhanced lighting and shadow effects, meaning owners of the newest console will have an improved experience.
  https://youtu.be/pBL7nJLH8ro
  The game was rated for Switch 2 on the ESRB classification database in recent weeks, leading
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets A Surprise Look At Nintendo Direct 2026

  09-06-2026 17:04 via gamespot.com
  
  After revealing that three collections of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to Switch 2, the June 2026 Nintendo Direct revealed a fresh look at the elusive Kingdom Hearts 4--which will be available on Nintendo's console when it launches.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIpQz_9zQS0
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• Deltarune Chapter 5 Revealed, And It’s Out Very Soon

  09-06-2026 17:03 via gamespot.com
  
  During today's Nintendo Direct, a new chapter for Deltarune has been announced, and it's out later this month. Deltarune was a launch game for the Nintendo Switch 2, which included the first four chapters of the seven-part saga. Chapter 5 will release on June 24, which will be added as a free update for all platforms.
  
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• Nintendo Finally Reveals The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake For 2026

  09-06-2026 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has officially revealed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake as part of its summer Nintendo Direct showcase. The reveal showed no gameplay--only a cinematic trailer about the boy from the forest who didn't have a fairy. It did, however, confirm a 2026 release date. More details are said to be coming later this year.Rumors of an Ocarina of Time remake began to gather steam earlier this year when prominent leaker Nate the Hate reported on the game. He had also revealed a "classic-s
  
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• All The New Switch 2 Ports Confirmed In Nintendo Direct June 2026

  09-06-2026 16:55 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest Nintendo Direct showcased several games from other platforms coming to Switch 2, with some including additional content.
  Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (October 9)Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition (June 23)Stellar Blade (TBA 2026)Lies of P: Complete Edition (August 6 Digital, October 2 Physical)Minecraft (TBA 2026)Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5, 2.8, 3 (October 8)
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• The Duskbloods Is Getting A Network Test Soon, But No Release Date In Sight

  09-06-2026 16:53 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's next multiplayer experiment, The Duskbloods, is getting an online closed network test before the end of the summer, but no other real details, or a release date, were announced.The Duskbloods made a blink-and-you-missed-it appearance as part of the latest Nintendo Direct, with a new trailer that showed off the game's gothic setting and teased some of its story.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ij2uQ87nc
  "Upon the ancient Blood Soverign's honor, we are monsters," a unshown charac
  
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