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• NBA The Run Already Beats NBA 2K In One Key Area

  04-06-2026 19:25 via gamespot.com
  
  NBA The Run is much more fun than I expected. Built as a revival of the arcade take on basketball games seen in titles such as NBA Jam and, more specifically, NBA Street, I thought I knew what I was getting into and yet it really surprised me. This is partly because of how the team at Play By Play Studios, built from some former EA Sports developers, ensured that defense is as powerful as offense. Playing against Wemby was a pain because his alien-like frame allowed him to consistently bloc
  
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• Paramount Skydance Is Buying Mortal Kombat And Batman, But That’s Not All It’s Doing To Expand Its Gaming Footprint

  05-06-2026 17:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Paramount Skydance has announced a new in-house game development studio, Paramount Games Studio, and we won't have to wait long at all to find out what the company is working on.Variety reports that Paramount Games Studio will announce its first game today, June 5, during the Summer Game Fest showcase. It's a AAA game, but that's all that is known about it so far.
  Paramount already had game studios after its combination with Skydance, including Skydance Interactive and Skydance New Media. These
  
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• Xbox “Must Have Exclusive Content,” CEO Says

  05-06-2026 17:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Asha Sharma has now been the Xbox CEO for 100 days, following her surprising elevation to the role earlier this year. Under Sharma's predecessor, Phil Spencer, Xbox-exclusive games migrated to PlayStation 5 even as Xbox console users have continued to ask for more exclusives. Sharma has previously indicated a willingness to reconsider exclusivity going forward, but now she's shared her belief that Xbox needs exclusives to shore up its future."We're the number two publisher in the world and in or
  
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• Black Ops 7 Revives Classic CoD Movement In Season 4, And Players Are Loving It

  05-06-2026 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's fast-paced omnimovement is dialed back in Season 4's new limited-time playlist, and the community response has been very positive. The classic playlist features movement and gameplay inspired by older games in the series, which feels much like playing a remastered version of Black Ops 2.
  Call of Duty Season 4 introduced Black Ops Classic, a new throwback mode that scales back the movement, removing the game's advanced omnimovement, sliding, and wall-tap mechanics. Cer
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2: One Year Later

  05-06-2026 16:40 via gamespot.com
  One year ago today, Nintendo released the Switch 2. The successor to the original Switch boasts a larger screen, magnetic Joy-Con controllers, a new C for "Chat" button for its social hooks, and most importantly, more powerful internal hardware. The Switch 2 is still the place to play Nintendo first-party games--and more and more of them are becoming exclusive to the new hardware, forgoing the Switch 1. But the increased horsepower means the Switch 2 is a viable platform for big third-party game
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 At One: Nintendo’s Biggest Wins, Misses, And Surprises

  05-06-2026 16:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, June 5, is the first anniversary of the Switch 2, Nintendo's successor to its best-selling console ever. The hybrid handheld has seen its share of highs and lows since launch, and it still feels like it hasn't fully found its groove. Many people believe that the best is yet to come, and the next year will be key if Nintendo wants the Switch 2 to match the success of the original Switch.With that in mind, let's look back at the Switch 2's first year, its biggest successes, and where Ninten
  
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• New Lara Croft Actor Reveals How She Busted Up Her Arm Making The New Game

  05-06-2026 16:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Alix Wilton Regan, who plays Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst, has discussed an injury she sustained while working on Legacy of Atlantis.
  She told WhatCulture Gaming that she is known to go "a little bit too hard" when doing performance-capture work, and that happened with Legacy of Atlantis.
  "I just forget that I'm not actually Lara Croft. I was recently throwing myself into a door voluntarily as she batters the door down, and I hurt my arm by
  
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• God Of War Laufey’s Director Talks Fan Skepticism, New Ideas, And Phranque The Cube

  05-06-2026 15:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The showstopper at PlayStation's State of Play was a new entry in the God of War franchise. However, instead of introducing Kratos's newest adventure, Santa Monica Studio revealed God of War Laufey, which, as indicated by the title, shifts its focus to Faye, a hero and warrior in her own right, to tell a tale that runs parallel to the events of the 2018 God of War reboot.Somewhat expectedly, there has been everything from excitement to anger at the new direction. But to Santa Monica Studio, Lauf
  
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• Backrooms Director Eyeing A Portal Movie, But He’s Cautious About Adaptations

  05-06-2026 15:27 via gamespot.com
  
  20-year-old Kane Parsons has one of the biggest movies of 2026 in Backrooms, and everyone wants to know what he will make next. In addition to spinning Backrooms into a TV series, Parsons is eyeing a movie based on Valve's Portal game.The New York Times reports that Parsons said adapting the puzzle-platformer would be his dream. The report did not include any direct quotes from Parsons about this, so that's all we know, but the author of the piece, Kyle Buchanan, shared quotes online that didn't
  
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• Madden 27 Finally Adds The League’s Most Controversial Play (And 52 More Things)

  05-06-2026 02:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The NFL would prefer a calendar that is never truly football-free, and one thing keeping the league in the spotlight during the otherwise quiet month of June is the annual reveal of the next Madden.
  This year, Madden NFL 27 is following one of the series' best efforts in a long, long time, though last year's game also took some hits as time went on and updates didn't address issues--or even made things worse in some cases. Madden 27 is clearly made with this community feedback in mind, feat
  
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• EA College Football 27 Will Let Your Team Enter The Field To Mass Effect And Battlefield Music

  05-06-2026 02:00 via gamespot.com
  
  EA Sports is lifting the curtain on both of its American football games, Madden 27 and College Football. Both games will offer plenty of new features both on and off the field, with a major College Football being the ability to customize your team's home stadium in Teambuilder. Part of that stadium-customizing experience is through a new audio suite for your school's fight music, and with that new tool, EA College Football will be digging into the EA vault for inspiration.
  Eight tracks from past
  
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• Ready Your Clown Noses: The Game Reveals We Keep Hoping For Ahead Of SGF 2026

  04-06-2026 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Is there anything quite like the summer game reveal season? First with E3 and now with Summer Game Fest and all the associated publisher-led events, early June is the time when the industry shows off its biggest games. As players, it's also the time when we set absolutely unrealistic expectations and have our hopes crushed underfoot.We all have our perpetual picks for a game we hope to see, but know that we probably won't. For a long time the classic example was Hollow Knight: Silksong, a game t
  
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• FIFA World Cup Game Coming To Netflix With Updates Based On How The Tournament Goes

  04-06-2026 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix has announced an officially licensed FIFA Men's World Cup 2026 game, and it'll be playable for all subscribers from their TV, computer, or phone, featuring in-game updates based on how the real-world tournament unfolds.FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, as it's called, releases on June 11. Described as a "streamlined" soccer/football game, the game uses your phone as the controller, with players swiping their finger to pass and shoot the ball.
  The game features all 48 teams in the World Cup
  
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• Early Amazon Prime Day Deals Are Rolling In

  04-06-2026 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon's Prime Day 2026 event officially runs from June 23 to June 26--but, as is tradition, Amazon is giving shoppers a head start with Early Prime Day Deals. Discounts are now live for all sorts of popular products, including Echo devices, smart glasses, Fire TVs, and Kindles. You'll find all the Early Prime Day Deals on the Amazon hub page, but if you need help sifting through the savings, below you'll find a small collection of our favorites.
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• You Can Now Preorder Lego’s Biggest Set Ever, The 12,060-Piece Sagrada Família

  04-06-2026 21:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Lego Sagrada Família (12,060 Pieces)$800 | Releases November 1, 2026Preorder at Lego StoreIf you're the type of Lego builder who's always looking for a bigger and better challenge, Lego's newest set is made for you. The Sagrada Família is a whopping 12,060 pieces, making it Lego's largest and most complex set to date. It's exclusively available at the Lego Store and retails for $800. If you're feeling up to the challenge, you can preorder it now in advance of its release on Novembe
  
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• The Best PS5 Game & Hardware Deals This Week (June 3, 2026)

  04-06-2026 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  State of Play brought plenty of big announcements this week, showing off tons of great games that'll be arriving over the next few months and years. But right now you can also cash in on some great PS5 deals, as Days of Play is lingering around until June 10. This means all sorts of games and accessories are available for cheap, and retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are price-matching some of the best digital discounts.As usual, console deals are slim this week. With Sony recently hiking the pr
  
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• Subnautica 2 Dev Outlines Upcoming Content Drop, Including Brand-New Region

  04-06-2026 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  After all of the drama that played out in court, Subnautica 2 has gotten off to a hot start. There's still work to be done on this early-access release, but Unknown Worlds has now shared some of its plans to improve the game and previewed its next big update.In a new video, Subnautica 2 design lead Anthony Gallegos teased the upcoming content drop, which will introduce the Collector Leviathan's home as a new region. That update will feature a new chassis "that brings back one of the most request
  
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• New PC Game Hijinks High From Laid-Off Xbox Developers Challenges You To Become A High School Menace

  04-06-2026 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Sackbird Studios, the independent studio founded by a number of developers who were at ZeniMax Online Studios before Microsoft canceled their new game and laid them off, has announced a new project called Hijinks High.
  It's an online co-op game where players team up with up to five others to "cause as much ruckus as possible" during a day of high school. The aim is to become "the school's menace."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL4IsR-aNb4
  Players can take part in randomized missions where they
  
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• Backrooms Director Praises Valve’s “Integrity” For Not Making Sequels Just For Money

  04-06-2026 20:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of one of 2026's most successful movies in Backrooms, is also a big fan of game developer Valve and specifically how the company is known to select its projects. Given the enormous success of Backrooms, people are naturally wondering what he's going to do next, and Parsons teased that "stuff may already be moving a little bit."Speaking on The Town podcast, Parsons singled out Valve as the closest comparison to what he would call his North Star in terms of h
  
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• Devil May Cry’s Anime Was Secretly A Movie Trilogy All Along, And Season 3 Is The End

  04-06-2026 19:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix's Devil May CryNetflix has dropped some good and bad news for fans of its Devil May Cry animated adaptation, as it has confirmed that the show will be back for a third and final season. Showrunner Adi Shankar also addressed how the third season will bring the first--and only--arc of Devil May Cry to a close, and it represents the culmination of the story he aimed to tell. But with one season left to go, he hinted at how he's planning to do something different."This was always Dante's Div
  
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• All CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Season 4 Weapons And How To Unlock Them

  04-06-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty Season 4 arrives in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and Activision has detailed six weapons you can earn throughout the season. Season 4 expands the weapon pool with new guns and an additional melee weapon, and they can all be earned for free. In this guide, we’ll highlight all the new Season 4 weapons in Call of Duty and how you can unlock them.The Season 4 roadmap for Black Ops 7 and Warzone details a brand-new battle pass, more multiplayer maps, additional Zombies maps,
  
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• Forza Horizon 6: Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge Location

  04-06-2026 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Forza Horizon 6's introductory festival playlist, Welcome to Japan, has now moved into the Winter season--and it's brought a fresh set of challenges along with it. One of these is the Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge, which requires you to find and take a photo inside a baseball stadium somewhere in Japan. No worries, though, as we've got everything you need to know below. Here's how to complete the Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge in Forza Horizon 6.Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge location in For
  
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• Summer Grade Fest: How Many SGF Live 2025 Announcements Panned Out?

  04-06-2026 19:08 via gamespot.com
  
  While June usually marks the end of the school year for kids around the country, in the video game world, June is just the beginning. Summer Game Fest Live kicks off a busy reveal season for indie and AAA gaming alike, but sometimes what's shown on stage doesn't always make it to your home console or PC. With SGF Live 2026 on the horizon, we're looking back at last year's show to evaluate how many of those games did make it to shelves, how many are still in development, and how many, if any
  
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• This Key Battlefield 6 Feature Is Arriving Soon, But Another Is Still Further Away

  04-06-2026 18:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield Studios has provided a community update for Season 4 of Battlefield 6 and Redsec, which is releasing in July. The season will add naval warfare, new maps, and one of the game's highly-requested features. We also have a better timeline for when the requested server browser feature will arrive, but it's probably not as soon as players were hoping for.Players have been asking for in-game proximity for Battlefield 6 and Redsec battle royale, and Battlefield Studios has finally confirmed
  
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• Battlefield 6 Season 3 Blastpoint | Official Gameplay Trailer

  04-06-2026 18:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Blastpoint, the second Season 3 update for #Battlefield6 and #REDSEC, arrives June 9 with the reimagined Cairo Bazaar, the return of Obliteration, and the Explosive Charge Bonus Path.Fight through Cairo’s dense streets in close-quarters combat as PAX and NATO forces battle for control. Secure neutral bombs, escort carriers, and destroy enemy M-COMs in the return of Battlefield 4’s iconic Obliteration mode.Unlock free rewards, including the PP-19 SMG and Handheld Jammer Recon Gadget,
  
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• Hasbro’s Latest Toy Drop Is Packed With Transformers, X-Men, And Star Wars Nostalgia

  04-06-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're in the mood to spice up your desk or shelf, action figures are a great way to scratch that itch. Hasbro is still one of the top toy manufacturers out there, and it has several new figures launching later this year that Star Wars, Transformers, and GI Joe fans will want to check out.
  These will all be available to preorder starting June 5 exclusively through Target ahead of their respective release dates, and they range from nostalgic throwbacks to retro-inspired recreations of classic
  
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• Exclusive: Magic The Gathering’s Marvel Set Just Added Another Fantastic Commander

  04-06-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Not only are we less than three weeks away from the release of Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes set, we're also exactly a month out from U.S. Independence Day, making GameSpot's exclusive MTG card reveal all the more appropriate. If you'd like to get your hands on the set, check out our Magic: The Gathering Marvel preorder guide.To help celebrate the lead up to this super hero-sized set, Wizards of the Coast offered us a first look at Captain America, Wings of Freedom. Below is the car
  
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• Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date After Performance-Related Delay

  04-06-2026 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments."Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, an
  
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• Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date, $80 Price After Performance-Related Delay

  04-06-2026 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments."Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, an
  
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• Destiny 2 Ending New Content Is “Unthinkable,” Warframe Dev Says

  04-06-2026 17:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie recently announced that it is ending ongoing content releases for Destiny 2 on June 9, with the Sony-owned studio shifting to new projects. The end-of-service announcement was upsetting to many, including Warframe creative director Rebecca Ford.
  She said on the OnlyFrames podcast that there is "no world where it makes sense."
  "Obviously, that news was just cataclysmic. I think there is no world where it makes sense from someone who, you know, enjoys video games that you can just do that,"
  
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