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• Nintendo Turns 137 Today, Making It Older (And Better) Than Sliced Bread

  23-09-2026 16:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo is officially 137 years old today, and while that's an odd number to celebrate, it's certainly an impressive one. While it's a leading producer of video games and gaming hardware, the company originally started life as a maker of hanafuda playing cards in 1889, evolving with the times to eventually become a gaming powerhouse. But to put its age into perspective, it's worth looking at things that Nintendo predates.That makes for a long list, but the biggest surprise, as pointed
  
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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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• Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension In Over 15 Years

  26-09-2026 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Announced today during Minecraft Live, Mojang is adding the first new dimension to the blocky sandbox game in more than a decade and a half.The Sift is an ethereal-looking fourth dimension that was first marketed for Minecraft Dungeons 2, and it's now been confirmed that it's coming to the base game in 2027.The Sift is a major new addition for Minecraft, marking the first new dimension since 2011's The End, where players go to fight the Ender Dragon in the end game. Speaking to GameSpot, Minecra
  
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• The Next Minecraft Update Adds Ice Caves, A New Mob, And More

  26-09-2026 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Minecraft's next game drop will add a new underground environment to the sandbox game, along with a new hostile mob, and items that bring frosty mechanics to exploration and combat.Announced during Minecraft Live on September 26, the upcoming game drop is expected to follow the usual drop cadence of once per quarter, releasing in December 2026. Its biggest addition is ice caves--a rare underground extension of Minecraft's existing cold biomes.Ice caves are a new underground biome coming to Minec
  
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• Microsoft CEO Attempts To Kill Remaining Xbox Goodwill

  26-09-2026 01:06 via gamespot.com
  
  After Xbox laid off 1,600 employees over the summer, Microsoft's gaming division followed up with more layoffs and studio closures this week. In the wake of these events, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is taking a look at the bright side and praising Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's actions as a necessary step."There's some amount of streamlining the team is doing, and Asha is doing, which is great to see," said Nadella during his appearance on the Sources Podcast. He also noted that he feels "fantastic abou
  
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• This Diablo 4 Trick Lets You Become Stronger Than Ever, But It Might Not Be Intended

  25-09-2026 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Diablo 4 players are decking themselves out in full sets of Mythic Unique gear as part of Season 15, resulting in characters that are more powerful than ever before. Whether that was Blizzard's goal, or this is simply a mistake of some kind, is currently up for debate.It's about as big of a change from one season to the next that Diablo 4 has ever experienced. Back in Season 14, Blizzard added the "crafted" item tag to Mythic Uniques made via the Horadric Cube, Blacksmith, or Jeweler, with a lim
  
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• Yes, Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Somehow Still In Development

  25-09-2026 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  No news is good news, they say. They also say that some news, however little, is good news, too, and girl, do we have some news: Ubisoft's struggling action-adventure game Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still alive despite remaining in development hell.Ubisoft Bordeaux's lead writer and associate narrative director Rik Godwin took to Bluesky on September 22 to provide a brief update on the game."Odd sort of non-announcement but for the past few months I've been working on Beyond Good & Evil 2 i
  
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• Switch Pirate Ignored Nintendo’s Lawsuit, Now He Owes $4.5 Million

  25-09-2026 18:08 via gamespot.com
  
  After suing a former Reddit moderator in October 2025 for pirating Switch games, a Washington court has ordered the individual in question to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages.
  According to a September 25 TorrentFreak report, US District Judge Lauren King ordered former r/SwitchPirates moderator James "Archbox" Williams to cough up $4.5 million in damages to Nintendo after the company accused him of operating several pirate shops to illegally decrypt and distribute Switch games to the public.
  
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• Castlevania Turns 40, And Konami May Have Just Teased A 3D Collection

  25-09-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Castlevania celebrated its 40th anniversary this week--an impressive milestone in video games and a terrifying pair of numbers for anyone who was born in 1987. Konami marked the occasion with a new video paying tribute to the original whip-slinging hero of the 1986 Famicom game, as well as all of the other influential entries in the Castlevania series over the last four decades. It's a cute little retrospective, and it might also be teasing something else from Konami, if our tinfo
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day Preload Times, Install Size, And Global Launch Dates

  25-09-2026 13:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Several years have passed since the last new Gears of War game was released, but at long last, that drought is almost over. Gears of War: E-Day will be one of the early highlights of October, and if you're looking to rev your Lancer up and turn back the Locust tide, you can start playing really soon. Like other big upcoming games, you'll also have the option to preload Gears of War: E-Day, so you can jump right into the fray on launch day. Here's a closer look at the timing for this ne
  
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• The Best News For Saw: Genesis Is We Have To Wait Longer To Play It

  25-09-2026 01:43 via gamespot.com
  Saw: Genesis was set to be the next asymmetrical multiplayer horror game to debut, but its 2026 early-access launch has been pushed to 2027, developer Bloober Team announced. The horror-focused studio said it needs more time to get Saw: Genesis to a place the team is satisfied with.It's an interesting admission, since some teams use Steam Early Access for exactly that purpose: to get the game in good shape. But in the increasingly competitive and crowded space of licensed multiplayer horror
  
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• In Saraab: Beyond The Veil, Your Inner Demons Are Coming For You This November

  25-09-2026 00:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone looking for a creepy adventure to play in November will want to check out Saraab: Beyond the Veil. Solo developer Lubna Ahmed has announced a November 3 release date for the game on PC via Steam and Itch.io, and a demo will be available for it during the October edition of Steam Next Fest.An Arabian folklore-inspired horror visual-novel game, Saraab follows Elham, a schoolgirl whose brother has suddenly been kidnapped. Rescuing your sibling means confronting your own inner
  
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• First Full Madden Movie Trailer Has Us So Very Confused

  24-09-2026 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Madden, the David O. Russell-directed John Madden biopic starring Nic Cage, got its first full-length trailer today, and to be completely honest, I have no idea what to make of this movie. Based on the two minutes seen in the trailer, it could either be a subversive comedic delight or The Room 2, but with even more footballs and fewer tuxedos.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzh7HzLXXpk
  The trailer, which shows some of John Madden's time as the head coach of the Raiders before shifting to broadca
  
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• Nintendo Reportedly Canceled A Ubisoft-Developed Zelda Game Starring Ganondorf

  24-09-2026 22:18 via gamespot.com
  Zelda fans have had no shortage of new games to play in recent years, but it appears that one game--starring the franchise's iconic villain--was also in the works at one point. Rather than having Nintendo internally develop the game, however, the project was in the works at Ubisoft.
  In a September 24 report, Insider Gaming says that Ubisoft Milan was working on a Zelda spin-off with the internal name "Goliath," which was set to star a new protagonist. During the early period of development, this
  
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• Steam’s Punk Games Showcase Hates AI Slop, Loves Blowing Up Nazis

  24-09-2026 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Punks are taking over Steam starting on October 9 with the Punk Games Showcase, a week-long, curated digital festival celebrating games made with and expressing a punk spirit. Over 400 games were submitted for consideration, and the final list includes over 100, with the intention of filtering out any that included generative AI, among other factors. Many featured games have already been released, while others are still to come. A few of them are even out this month or during the event.I'm
  
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• Arc Raiders Is Finally Testing A PvE Mode

  24-09-2026 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has officially announced that fans of the popular extraction shooter will soon have a more cooperative-focused way to enjoy exploring topside, as a long-awaited PvE mode will be available to test from October 13-20.The announcement comes three months after news that Embark was testing a unique PvE map condition on Chinese beta servers. This time around, though, players won't be forced to seek a specific map condition to get their PvE fix. Instead, a new toggl
  
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• March 2027 Could Be Make-Or-Break For Marathon

  24-09-2026 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie has big plans to revive not only Destiny 2, but to also evolve its extraction shooter, Marathon. Following its launch in March 2026, the studio says that it has been reviewing feedback around Marathon, and it revealed how it plans to evolve the experience as it heads toward a big update in March 2027.One of Bungie's major points of focus is a Marathon experience that is more than just an extraction shooter. "PvEvP will remain an important part of Marathon, but it will become one
  
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• Control Resonant Is Making Dylan Stronger, Even If He Just Woke Up From A Coma

  24-09-2026 19:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Control Resonant has officially launched, and Remedy Entertainment has also paired it with a fresh patch to make it a little less brutal. Hotfix 1.3.3 is primarily focused on adjusting enemy health pools and Dylan's overall strength, and once it's installed, you can expect the parautilitarian to have an easier time making enemies falter."We strongly believe these changes will improve the gameplay feel and flow while still providing a challenge," developer Remedy Entertainment wrote in the hotfix
  
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