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• How Best To Use The New Sprites In Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3

  06-06-2026 04:03 via gamespot.com
  
  In Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3, the sprites are back! These lovable little spirits, which we first met back in Chapter 6 Season 1, have returned to the Battle Royale island following the cataclysmic confrontation between the Ice King and the Foundation in the Shattered live event. Now, there's a lot more of them than there used to be, and they're about to become a lot more pivotal to the Fortnite Battle Royale experience than ever before, because they're Season 3's central gameplay mechanic
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Reaches $1 Billion, And It’s The First 2026 Film To Do So

  08-06-2026 16:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie continues to soar at the box office, despite already being available to watch at home, and now it's crossed a major milestone. The animated movie from Illumination, Universal, and Nintendo has exceeded $1 billion worldwide.It's made $429 million from North America and $571.5 million from international markets for a global total of just over $1 billion. The movie was released on April 1 and is now the first movie in 2026 to pass $1 billion.https://www.youtube.com/watc
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online Classic Games To Get Challenges, Dataminer Claims

  08-06-2026 16:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The NES, SNES, and Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online apps all received mysterious updates (to versions 9.0.0, 6.0.0, and 4.0.0, respectively), and a prolific dataminer has claimed that these patches are meant to add challenges.These challenges aren't accessible yet, but according to LuigiBlood on Bluesky (as spotted by Nintendo Everything), they will be similar to what players saw in the 2013 Wii U game NES Remix.
  https://bsky.app/profile/luigiblood.bsky.social/post/3mnr4xhpypc2w
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• Crazy Taxi Is Back And It’s Coming With… Lore?

  08-06-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Disclaimer: Before the writing of this preview, Crazy Taxi's Steam page went live with a disclosure revealing the developer's usage of generative AI 'support tools.' No specifics were shared regarding the exact usage, except to say, 'No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game.' We were unable to question Sega on specifics of its use.  Crazy Taxi, the classic 1999 arcade where you pick up cab fares and deliver them around Bay City, is back, and it has fishing. Yes, fishin
  
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• Lego Batman’s Newest Easter Egg Really Makes You Work For It

  08-06-2026 15:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is full of Easter eggs, but one of its most obscure will put a smile on the face of anyone who grew up in the Commodore 64 era of computers. As spotted by the eagle-eyed Cabel Sasser, a quick jaunt to the Batcave during one of the early missions will see Batman use a very vintage computer to input some clues as he tracks down the Red Hood gang. In a brief moment, the CRT screen flashes with some code, which just so happens to work on a Commodore 64 PC.
  
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• Nintendo Direct Confirmed For June 9, And It’s A Big One

  08-06-2026 15:48 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Nintendo Direct livestream has been announced for June 9, making an already busy month of gaming showcases even busier. You can tune in at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET to watch it.As usual, Nintendo isn't sharing too many details on this livestream. Looking ahead, the second half of 2026 has a few big games on the way, including Star Fox and various third-party releases.Nintendo says the livestream will run for roughly 50 minutes, and it'll highlight upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo
  
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• Nintendo Direct Confirmed For June 9

  08-06-2026 15:48 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Nintendo Direct livestream has been announced for June 9, making an already busy month of gaming showcases even busier. You can tune in at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET to watch it.As usual, Nintendo isn't sharing too many details on this livestream. Looking ahead, the second half of 2026 has a few big games on the way, including Star Fox and various third-party releases.Nintendo says the livestream will run for roughly 50 minutes, and it'll highlight upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo
  
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• Blood Message’s Melee Combat Is Much More Impressive Than The Initial Trailer

  08-06-2026 15:30 via gamespot.com
  
  If the debut trailer for NetEase's new AAA action title, Blood Message, didn't blow you away during Summer Game Fest, then the follow-up video may make a better impression. Developer 24 Entertainment Lin'an has shared an extended look at Blood Message's gameplay that reveals a greater cinematic flare for action that the initial footage failed to convey.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSe_O_U5Gr0
  The game takes place in Asia sometime in the ninth century during the Shazhou uprising. Players cont
  
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• Here’s What Gears Of War’s Original Designer Thinks About E-Day

  08-06-2026 11:39 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a long time since Gears of War creator and original designer Cliff Bleszinski was guiding the franchise, but he eagerly watched the premiere of new footage of the latest game, Gears of War: E-Day, during the Xbox Games Showcase. And like a proud father, Bleszinski shared his enthusiastic response to what he saw."Loved the struggle with that one Locust, but it's weird how the other ones (not the 'naked' ones) went down so easy," wrote Bleszinski on X. "The tough one didn't seem to be dr
  
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• End of Abyss Is A Fantastic (And Hard) Addition To A New Era Of Survival Horror

  08-06-2026 01:01 via gamespot.com
  
  While its influences are clear, End of Abyss is laying the foundation for one of my most anticipated games of the year.
  
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• Xbox Clarifies Its Exclusivity Strategy Moving Forward, Wants You To Buy An Xbox

  07-06-2026 23:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Today's Xbox Games Showcase was the first under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who has pledged to consider making changes to Xbox's exclusivity strategy. Now, another Xbox executive, chief content officer Matt Booty, has clarified Microsoft's position on exclusives going forward.
  He told Gamertag Radio, "Our big multiplayer games [and] live-service games are going to continue to be multiplatform."
  So why isn't Gears of War: E-Day going to be on PS5, and is instead an Xbox console exclus
  
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• Spyro Devs Don’t See Many Comparisons To Its Flying, Except Iron Man Or Flight Sims

  07-06-2026 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  The announcement of a new Spyro the Dragon game in more than two decades during the Xbox Game Showcase is aiming high with the confirmation that it will feature "true dragon flight" gameplay for the first time. Speaking of the challenge of introducing this mechanic to the dragon's core kit in an interview with GameSpot, the developers at Toys For Bob hint that it's unlike anything from any other game."One of the big challenges was that, as we were thinking about what other games even broach this
  
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• Marathon May Never Be Popular, And That’s Why It’s So Good

  07-06-2026 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Marathon is burdened with the past. Its twin namesakes, the titular colony ship and the trilogy of classic boomer shooters for the Apple Macintosh, are both corpses plundered for new life. The protagonists of this new, rebooted game are scavengers, quite literally picking over the bones of what came before. This fact has colored the reception of Marathon from its very first announcement. The fact that Marathon was set to be a pure live-service game, with no single-player component, was a bl
  
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• What Ugly Truth Will God Of War Laufey’s Faye See Reflected In Her Sword?

  07-06-2026 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  The 20-minute gameplay reveal for God of War Laufey puts a lot of focus on protagonist Faye's new sword. And while we don't yet know what the sword is called or where it originally came from, I've already got so many questions about the blade. Most pressing, I want to know how Faye's new weapon will act as a thematic mirror for her, much as the Blades of Chaos and the Leviathan Axe acted as narrative reflections for Faye's husband, Kratos. If I had to guess, I think Faye's new sword is a reflect
  
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• Fable’s Chicken Obsession Goes Even Deeper Than We Imagined

  07-06-2026 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft and Playground Games have announced the preorder bonuses for the Fable reboot, and wouldn't you know it, one of the perks is a chicken suit.For anyone just catching up, the Fable franchise is basically obsessed wth chickens, so it's fitting that one of the preorder perks is a chicken suit. The "legendary" costume includes a beak, feathers, and "questionable dignity," according to the item's official description.In addition to the chicken suit, people who preorder Fable get the Wild Flo
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Is Drastically Changing Movement For The First Time In The Series

  07-06-2026 21:57 via gamespot.com
  During the Gears of War: E-Day Direct, which took place after a packed Xbox Showcase at Summer Game Fest, we got a good look at some of the big changes The Coalition is bringing to the Gears of War formula established nearly two decades ago. In short: Marcus can jump.Gears of War has been defined by its big, brutish protagonists who look and walk like tanks. It was the series that helped define waist-high cover when cover-based shooters were taking off, and hasn't really strayed much from that.
  
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• How The New Spyro Is Handling The Big-Name Options For Its Lead Voice Actor

  07-06-2026 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Spyro: A Realm Beyond is the first new Spyro game, not associated with the Toys to Life Skylanders spin-off, in years. In the intervening time the definitive voice of Spyro, Tom Kenny, has become one of the biggest names in the business thanks to voicing the mega-hit SpongeBob Squarepants. But despite the success, Kenny wasn't too big for his square britches. Spyro creative director Lou Studdert told GameSpot he was game for returning and still loves the character."We started a normal VO casting
  
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• Fable Reboot Story Expansion Announced 8 Months Before The Game Even Releases

  07-06-2026 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft and Playground Games showed off the Fable reboot at the Xbox Games Showcase, but the event didn't include all of the big announcements.After the showcase ended, Playground announced the game's first expansion, Order of the Hero. Described as a "story-driven" expansion, Order of the Hero will launch sometime after Fable releases, but a specific date was not confirmed.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuJjIgntefE
  Order of the Hero takes players to a "brand-new region" of Albion where they
  
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• Xbox’s Showcase Wanted Exclusives To Be A Big Deal, But Made Everything More Confusing

  07-06-2026 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  With new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma leading her first Xbox Games Showcase during Summer Game Fest, one thing was clear. In a very short amount of time, Sharma and her team have taken Xbox console exclusivity to heart, with not one, but two previously announced titles now scheduled to launch on Xbox and PC only, without the caveat of timed exclusivity allowing them to launch on PlayStation 5 later. But they were also part of the minority, muddying the messaging of an Xbox show that was meant to set the
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Open Beta: Start Dates And How To Get In Early

  07-06-2026 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears Of War: E-Day's big showing at the Xbox Games Showcase was primarily focused on single-player, but the game will have a multiplayer mode, too.
  While more details on multiplayer are being saved for later, Microsoft did confirm that an open beta for the multiplayer element is coming this August. Here's everything we know.Gears of War: E-Day releases on October 6 for Xbox Series X|S and PC. A PS5 version was reportedly going to happen, but got canceled as part of Microsoft's renewed focus on
  
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• Crazy Taxi: World Tour Uses Generative AI, Sega Reveals

  07-06-2026 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Sega has disclosed that Crazy Taxi: World Tour is using AI-generated content, according to the game's Steam page.The corporation states, "We use generative AI as a support tool for developers, aiming to provide better content to our users and enable developers to focus more on creative tasks." It goes on to clarify that AI has not been used in reference to the performers in the game.It is the first major game from Sega's upcoming slate confirmed to be using generative AI, since executives stated
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Includes The Chainsaw Lancer’s Origin Story

  07-06-2026 20:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day depicts the earliest days of the war between humanity and the Locust Horde, but if you thought that meant the famous chainsaw-equipped Lancer rifle wouldn't make an appearance, you will be pleasantly surprised.
  As shared during the Gears of War: E-Day Direct that followed the Xbox Games Showcase, the origin of the chainsaw-fitted Lancer will be shown during the campaign. Following a massive battle in a grocery store that saw survivors use a regular chainsaw as an improvised w
  
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• Xbox Unveils New 25th-Anniversary Edition Xbox Series X Based On Original Xbox–And It’s Gonna Be Pricey

  07-06-2026 20:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft announced new 25th-anniversary edition Xbox Series X model--aptly dubbed the Xbox Series X25--and a matching Xbox Wireless Controller during the Xbox Games Showcase. Pricing was not announced, but it's expected the system will cost a pretty penny given its special design and the global macroeconomic environment that's driving up prices on most products these days.The console and controller both sport translucent "OG Green" chassis emblazoned with "X25" logos. The new Xbox Wireless
  
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• Clockwork Revolution Is Another Xbox Console Exclusive, Coming In 2027

  07-06-2026 20:09 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of the Xbox Games Showcase, developer inXile showed off its upcoming action-shooter Clockwork Revolution, and confirmed that the game is releasing in 2027 as an Xbox console exclusive. It'll also release on PC.It's the second Xbox console exclusive that Microsoft confirmed during its Xbox Games Showcase, joining Gears of War: E-Day under that designation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B5NUd6B9I4
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• Persona 6 Is Finally Official After Years Of Waiting

  07-06-2026 20:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a series of leaks earlier this week, Sega and Atlus have officially revealed Persona 6, the next mainline entry in the long-running RPG series.The trailer was incredibly sparse on details, showing only a dark, ominous environment that looked a lot like a cemetery, bathed in green light. The color is important, as green has been associated for Persona 6 rumors for years now. For reference, all mainline Persona titles have a color attributed to them, with red for Persona 5, yellow for Pe
  
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• Spyro The Dragon Returns After 20 Years, And He’s Finally Taking Flight

  07-06-2026 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The first new Spyro game in over 20 years was officially revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase today. Developed by Toys for Bob, Spyro: A Realm Beyond sees the iconic purple dragon return in 2027, along with longtime Spyro voice actor Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants).
  With it being a long time since Spyro officially headlined his very own game, Toys for Bob has chosen to age the dragon up a little, as well as give him free rein to fly amongst the clouds, not just glide through them or be con
  
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• New Crazy Taxi Game Revealed Using That Classic Offspring Song

  07-06-2026 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of the Xbox Games Showcase, Sega officially unveiled Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a reboot of the classic arcade game. It will be coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.The brief gameplay teaser indicates that a lot of familiar elements from the original game will be returning, from a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge that confirms San Francisco as a location, Axel, one of the series' original drivers, who is also seen driving a passenger with a spiky punk
  
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• Magicians: The Devil’s Deal Looks Like BioShock With Stage Magic, Coming To Game Pass

  07-06-2026 19:53 via gamespot.com
  
  A new game premiere at the Xbox Showcase gave us serious BioShock vibes, set against a world of Houdini-era magic. The first-person shooter swaps out chemicals for trick cards, and naturally, the devil is involved. Magicians: The Devil's Deal is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox in 2027.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8b2Jd-2y54
  The trailer also included a mention that it will come to Xbox Game Pass.Magicians: The Devil's Deal is coming from Uppercut Games, a studio composed of BioShock vets, so the
  
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• Doom: The Dark Ages Swaps The Shield For An Awesome-Looking Spear In New Revelations DLC

  07-06-2026 19:45 via gamespot.com
  
  During the Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest, id Software revealed an expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages titled Revelations. Taking the Doom Slayer to hell and swapping out Dark Ages' distinctive shield for a spear, the DLC launches soon, on July 7 for all platforms.The spear is the star of the show here, acting as a big change to the shield that was a permanent part of your loadout in the main game. You'll be able to launch the spear at foes from a distance but also use it as a grappling h
  
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• New Co-Op Game, Join Us, Is Like GTA With Cults And The Apocalypse

  07-06-2026 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Getting a new gameplay trailer and release date during the Xbox Games Showcase today, Join Us is an upcoming co-op game for up to four players, and sees you take the role of a cult leader hellbent on securing the safety of your followers.
  Whether you're making difficult decisions on who to sacrifice, focusing on building your base, turning tractors into killing machines, commandeering a pig mount, or growing a vast collection of military-grade weapons, there's a role for everyone in the cult.
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