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• WoW One-Button Rotation Tool Will Basically Play The Game For You

  30-04-2025 21:37
  
  Blizzard continues to bake features and capabilities into World of Warcraft previously relegated to third-party add-ons, but it's going a step further with the newly announced Rotation Assist option coming in the MMORPG's next patch.As announced by WoW game director Ion Hazzikostas in a new episode of the WoWCast, the new optional UI feature is coming as part of WoW's 11.1.7 update. It will make it so the game's UI will display which ability a player should use next to deal optimal damage, mimic
  
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• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Review | Cloud Dosage

  16-12-2025 22:13 via n4g.com
  Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection revisits the series early years with modern tools, flexible options, and a deep interactive documentary.
  
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• Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties Receive M18 Rating Details

  16-12-2025 22:10 via n4g.com
  IMDA Singapore rates Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties M18, citing graphic violence, coarse language, and suggestive content ahead of the compilations 2026 release.
  
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• Xbox Focus Is "Delivering Player Satisfaction & Value;" Evaluating $80-Priced Games

  16-12-2025 21:52 via n4g.com
  Xbox's boss says they are focused on delivering player satisfaction and value, and how they are always going to listen to what people want.
  
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• Gaming Is Growing Again and Adults Are the Ones Leading It

  16-12-2025 21:42 via n4g.com
  Adults are gaming more than ever. Here is why the industry is shifting and how gaming grew up with us.
  
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• The Best Battle Royale Games in VR: Bring Your Friends

  16-12-2025 21:32 via n4g.com
  Battle royale games have found a natural home in VR. While the genre is still growing, a few standout games have established themselves as the best VR battle royale experiences available today.
  
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• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Demo Now Available on Xbox and Switch 2

  16-12-2025 20:52 via n4g.com
  Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade demo is now available on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, with different download sizes and manual search required on Nintendo eShop.
  
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• The Majority Of Bethesda Is Working On The Elder Scrolls 6, But It Could Overlap With Other Projects

  16-12-2025 20:44
  
  In January 2026, it will be seven and a half years since the announcement teaser for The Elder Scrolls 6. In that time, Bethesda has had remarkably little to say about it or even a trailer to show off. Now, Bethesda's Todd Howard has indicated that most of the Bethesda team is working on The Elder Scrolls 6."It's progressing really well," Howard told Game Informer. "The majority of the studio's on [Elder Scrolls 6]. but I'll say this: We always overlap. So, we're very used to overlapping develop
  
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• How Total War: Warhammer 40K's Factions Will Be "Totally Different" From Past Games

  16-12-2025 20:41
  
  Total War: Warhammer 40,000's four asymmetrical factions will vary wildly from one another, as developer Creative Assembly has now outlined how some of the game's factions will play and be "totally different" from factions seen before in the Total War franchise.After being announced during The Game Awards, more details about developer Creative Assembly's next game have been revealed via a new developer roundtable. The four factions players will have to choose from include Space Marines, Astra Mi
  
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• Terminator 2D: No Fate Review | Cloud Dosage

  16-12-2025 20:40 via n4g.com
  Terminator 2D: No Fate delivers old-school 90s visuals and run-and-gun action built for quick runs and repeat play.
  
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• Trouble Witches FINAL! Episode 01 Daughters of Amalgam Review | The Outerhaven

  16-12-2025 20:38 via n4g.com
  Trouble Witches FINAL! Episode 01 Daughters of Amalgam is a side-scrolling bullet hell that is about witches flying and shooting.
  
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• Milanos Odd Job Collection Review (PC) Home Alone But With Capitalism | The Outerhaven

  16-12-2025 20:38 via n4g.com
  The Outerhaven writes: Discover why Milanos Odd Job Collection is a charming yet imperfect remaster. From adorable art to added features, heres our full review of this classic.
  
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• Echo Aviation Controller Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator and More

  16-12-2025 20:38 via n4g.com
  For those who love flight simulators but also enjoy the form factor of traditional controllers, Honeycomb released Echo Aviation Controller.
  
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• Arc Raiders A Toxic Trail Quest Guide

  16-12-2025 20:28
  
  Arc Raiders has a whole lot of quests, and one set of them requires you to do some digging on who has contaminated the water supply. This questline eventually leads to A Toxic Trail, which sends you back to a previous location to figure out more about what's going on with the water. In this guide, we'll tell you how to complete A Toxic Trail.You don't necessarily need to extract from the map to complete A Toxic Trail, but it's not a bad idea to do so, especially if you don't have a safe pocket f
  
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• Arcade1Up Classic Special Edition Cabinets Get First Discounts At Amazon

  16-12-2025 20:14
  
  Arcade1Up NBA Jam Deluxe Cabinet$400 (was $500) See at Amazon Arcade1Up Classic SE: Pac-Man Cabinet$284 (was $334) Get deal at Amazon Arcade1Up Classic SE: Ms. Pac-Man Cabinet$284 (was $334) Get deal at AmazonArcade1Up machines are on sale for terrific prices at Amazon, but these deals probably won't stick around for very long--multiple cabinets have sold out within the past few days. Amazon's sale includes $50 discounts on two of the new Classic Special Edition standing cabinets--Pac-Man and M
  
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• Activision Is Trying Really Hard To Get You To Play Black Ops 7 Right Now

  16-12-2025 20:13
  
  Activision has made a couple of announcements that seem to suggest the company is trying extra hard to encourage people to buy and play Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.For starters, Activision has launched a new week-long free trial for Black Ops 7's multiplayer mode. In the free trial, which runs December 16-22, players can access 20+ maps and try the Ashes of the Damned map for Zombies. In terms of modes, players can try out mainstays like Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Domination, and Kill Confirmed,
  
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• Baldur's Gate Boss Wanted One Very Specific Thing Cut From Divinity: Original Sin 2's Re-Release

  16-12-2025 19:47
  
  Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian just recently launched its acclaimed previous game, Divinity: Original Sin II, on Switch 2, and studio boss Swen Vincke said he tried hard to cut one element in particular for the new release.Speaking to Mein-MMO, Vincke responded to the interviewer saying they are a big fan of the game's squirrel NPC, Sir Lora. Vincke hates the little critter and wanted him gone for the re-release."It's funny that you like Sir Lora. I hate him. If there is one thing I regret abo
  
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• Glen Schofield Writes Thank You and Goodbye message to EA and Activision

  16-12-2025 19:46 via n4g.com
  Glen writes: "For me, its a bittersweet moment. I spent roughly a decade at each company, right in their primes. Watching them fade from their roles as dominant publishers and powerhouse training grounds hits harder than I expected."
  
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• Shift Up CEO Kim Hyung-tae receives Presidential Citation at the 2025 Korea Content Awards

  16-12-2025 19:40 via n4g.com
  Shift Up announced that CEO Kim Hyung-tae received the Presidential Citation for his contribution to the development of the game industry at the '2025 Korea Content Awards' held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 10th.
  
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• Hellraiser: Revival dev diary suggests game shouldn't be played if "sensitive" to adult themes

  16-12-2025 19:40 via n4g.com
  Eurogamer: Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games has released a developer diary for the upcoming horror, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, revealing a little more about what we can expect from the all-new story and its, uh, "mature" themes.
  
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• The Boys: Trigger Warning Might Be the VR Game Fans Didnt Know They Needed

  16-12-2025 19:39 via n4g.com
  As VR continues to evolve, one of its most interesting frontiers is the adaptation of established entertainment franchises. Deadpool, Men In Black, and now The Boys. But this latest addition has already seen a lot of hype it may struggle to live up to.
  
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• Destiny 2: Renegades Review - IGN

  16-12-2025 19:39 via n4g.com
  This Star Wars-flavored expansion is cringey and light on content, but whats there works surprisingly well.
  
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• Catalyst picks up "years after" Underworld, continuing Lara Croft's story from the Legend trilogy

  16-12-2025 19:38 via n4g.com
  Don't worry though, it's designed "for everyone"
  
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• The Last Case of John Morley Review | TheSixthAxis

  16-12-2025 19:23 via n4g.com
  TSA reviews The Last Case of John Morley
  
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• Sucker Punch Co-Founder Brian Fleming Leaving Studio at End of Year

  16-12-2025 19:23 via n4g.com
  Starting January 1, longtime creative and technical leaders Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley will step into new roles as studio heads, continuing to guide the teams focus on ambitious, character-driven experiences that define PlayStation Studios.
  
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• Dead Island 3 Officially in Development, Targeting 2028 Release

  16-12-2025 19:23 via n4g.com
  Dead Island 3 is officially in development according to a report released by Dambuster Studios Limited. Targeting a 2028 launch.
  
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• Save Over 60% On Lifetime Access To Rosetta Stone

  16-12-2025 19:07
  
  Rosetta Stone Lifetime Subscription$149 (was $399) See at Rosetta StoneWhile learning a language is challenging, it's never been easier to start, thanks to the abundance of learning apps and online classes. One of the longest-running and highest-rated of these is Rosetta Stone. The service offers comprehensive courses in 25 languages, all of which use a unique immersion learning style, making it one of the most effective language learning programs out there. Of course, as with any language-lear
  
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• Where To Find Candleberries In Arc Raiders And All Flickering Flames Items

  16-12-2025 18:25
  
  The Cold Snap update has added plenty of snow and freezing conditions to Arc Raiders, but there's also a bit of holiday cheer to be found topside. That is, if you're engaging with the Flickering Flames project and collecting the necessary Candleberries to complete it. These hard-to-find berries are necessary for filling out the project alongside a handful of other fairly common items. Even better, each time you fulfill a requirement in the project, you'll earn rewards like Raider Tokens or Merit
  
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• How Horses' Ban Reflects The Gaming Industry's Double Standards And Emotional Immaturity

  16-12-2025 18:13
  
  A tectonic shift in the political climate has given rise to a sharp increase in authoritarian practices and policies and made 2025 an unprecedented and disconcerting year for censorship, including for the video game industry. In the face of outstanding pressure on the payment processors powering storefronts like Steam and Itch, thousands of games--largely pertaining to adult subject matter that was sexual in nature and labeled NSFW--were either removed or deindexed from those respective stores.
  
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• Arc Raiders The Clean Dream Quest Guide

  16-12-2025 18:03
  
  There are a lot of quests to complete in Arc Raiders, but only a few send you beneath Spaceport's Launch Tower to navigate its dark and dreary tunnels. One of these quests, The Clean Dream, asks you to begin by searching containers and monitoring a filtration system before sending you off to a whole new map. If you're looking to tackle this quest, we've got everything you need to know below.Table of Contents [hide]Search 4 containers in the underground tunnelsSearch 4 containers in the undergrou
  
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