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• No Game Has Ever Needed Early Access More Than 1666: Amsterdam

  10-08-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its reveal at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, 1666: Amsterdam quickly became my most anticipated game of 2026. While the entire world seems to be pining for Rockstar's next big adventure in Vice City, after that showcase I found myself ensnared by Panache's promise of a dark tale full of witchcraft and stunningly rendered cobblestone streets. Its initial reveal--coupled with the knowledge that one of the key members behind the first few Assassin's Creed titles was attached to the g
  
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• After eBay’s Resounding Rejection, GameStop Reconsiders Its $56 Billion Acquisition Bid

  10-08-2026 18:24 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen might be ready to pull the plug on his ambitious plan to purchase eBay for $56 billion, a new report claims. Cohen--who came up with the plan while seated on his porcelain throne--had been pursuing the deal ever since it was announced, but eBay rejected the offer, saying it was “neither credible nor attractive.”According to Bloomberg, Cohen is now considering a different strategy that would revolve around a partnership between eBay and Game
  
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• This Switch Game You Might Have Bought Is Now Totally Unplayable

  10-08-2026 18:03 via gamespot.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite is now completely removed from sale and impossible to play for people who bought it.
  Developer Cold Iron Studios announced earlier this year that Fireteam Elite, a game that runs in the cloud and not locally, would be shut down on August 5, and now that day has come. The game was delisted on the Switch's eShop earlier this year, along with other digital platforms.
  However, the game remains playable on other platforms in an offline state. Beca
  
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• 1666: Amsterdam Hands-On Preview

  10-08-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Panache Digital Games' upcoming adventure game is interesting conceptually, but its early hours leave a lot to be desired.
  
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• Fields Of Mistria Romance, Marriage, And Children Guide

  10-08-2026 17:49 via gamespot.com
  
  In This Article Fields Of Mistria Dateable NPCs listFemale Marriage CandidatesMale Marriage CandidatesHow To Build Relationships In Fields Of MistriaHeart Events In Fields Of MistriaHow To Date In Fields Of MistriaAll Date Inspiration ItemsGetting Married In Fields Of MistriaHaving A Baby In Fields Of MistriaAll Fields Of Mistria Proposal Gifts
  One of the biggest selling points of Fields Of Mistria is the detailed and varied dating life your character can have with a range of diverse NPCs. If yo
  
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• How Long To Beat Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

  10-08-2026 17:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is the latest fighting game collaboration between a game studio and Marvel Comics. Generally speaking, there isn’t much to do outside of the arcade or story modes, as well as challenging combo trials to get those fingers slamming on the buttons, but little else. However, there has been a shift toward including single-player offerings, and as such, there are a sizeable number of single-player modes available from the start.Those primarily playing Marvel Tokon wi
  
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• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Character Tier List

  10-08-2026 17:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is rather unique in that it's a 4v4 fighting game. However, it's a little more complicated than 3v3 fighters of the past, as the order in which you select your character fixes them into specific roles: Leader, Shooter, Vertical, and Assault.As a result, the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls roster needs to be evaluated with everything in mind. Some fighters are versatile, while others are one-note, and that's how we'll be evaluating their overall rankings on the tier list
  
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• Brand New Day Is Giving Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Its Biggest Sales Boost In Years

  10-08-2026 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day just cleared $1.6 billion at the box office, and that has also led to a surge in sales of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. According to new data estimates by Alinea Analytics, another 316,000 copies of the 2023 game have been sold on PS5 and PC via Steam since Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung into theaters, generating $11 million in sales.As Alinea's head of market analysis Rhys Elliot noted online, 20% of the copies sold since the film launched were physi
  
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• GTA 6 On A Disc Doesn’t Make Sense But Could Happen, Take-Two CEO Says

  10-08-2026 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  For big games like GTA 6, discs "don't really make sense for the consumer," but it's something Take-Two would hasn't totally ruled out for the upcoming game, the company's CEO recently said.Speaking to IGN, Strauss Zelnick said more than 90% of Take-Two's sales currently are digital, going on to say people "need to be connected" to play most games today.
  “So everyone's connected. So it's just a matter of the most efficient way to get the title into people's hands," he said.No discs for GTA
  
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• No Man’s Sky 10th Anniversary Trailer

  10-08-2026 16:02 via gamespot.com
  
  On August 9th 2016 the first Travellers set foot on their first planet in No Man's Sky. 10 years on and over 40 major (free) updates later, and the universe is more bustling and vibrant than ever.
  
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• Ryan Hurst Shows Off How Shredded He Got For God Of War, Before Misfortune Struck

  10-08-2026 15:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone looking to portray Sony's beefiest protagonist, Kratos, in a live-action God of War series would need to be suitably jacked for the role, and actor Ryan Hurst certainly looks like he spent most of the day at the gym. Following a devastating bicep tear injury that forced him to vacate the role, Hurst has posted an image online of just how massive he got to play the stoic god-killer, and that simple selfie looks leagues better than the official God of War TV series promotional image that pr
  
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• Ryan Hurst Shows Off How Shredded He Got For God Of War, Before Misfortune

  10-08-2026 15:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone looking to portray Sony's beefiest protagonist, Kratos, in a live-action God of War series would need to be suitably jacked for the role, and actor Ryan Hurst certainly looks like he spent most of the day at the gym. Following a devastating bicep tear injury that forced him to vacate the role, Hurst has posted an image online of just how massive he got to play the stoic god-killer, and that simple selfie looks leagues better than the official God of War TV series promotional image that pr
  
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• GTA 6 Preorder Numbers Won’t Be Revealed Because They Could Be Misleading, Take-Two CEO Says

  10-08-2026 15:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick recently said GTA 6's preorder numbers are unprecedented in the gaming industry, and that's part of the reason why the company is not revealing actual numbers. Zelnick said in an interview with Bloomberg that GTA 6 preorders "vastly" surpassed internal expectations, but he's unsure "whether they mean anything.""The massive demand for preorders we’ve seen to date could reflect a pull forward of sales that otherwise would materialize in the fullness of time," he sa
  
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• Don’t Expect To Hear About GTA 6’s Online Mode Soon

  10-08-2026 15:09 via gamespot.com
  
  GTA Online for GTA 5 has been, and continues to be, a gigantic success for Rockstar and Take-Two. So why hasn't Rockstar divulged any information about how GTA 6 will work with respect to multiplayer and online? We don't know, and a new report claims Rockstar isn't going to reveal anything anytime soon."Right now, Take-Two is only talking about GTA 6 in terms of the single-player portion, which will notpresumably have recurring revenue. I don't think they are putting microtransactions in the sin
  
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• Halloween: The Game Banned In Australia, But Murdering People Isn’t The Problem

  10-08-2026 14:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Halloween: The Game is right around the corner, but fans of the old-school horror film series in Australia and New Zealand won't be allowed to take part when the game comes out next month. Developer Illfonic has confirmed that it has been denied classification in those countries, effectively ruling it out from being sold legally within those regions. The strange thing is the reason behind the denial for classification, as it's not because players can take control of a stab-ha
  
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• Valve Warns Steam Machine Owners Their Personal Details May Have Been Stolen

  10-08-2026 14:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Valve has begun notifying customers of its Steam Machine PC that their personal details may have been compromised. Affecting European owners of the PC, Valve says that a logistics company that helps ship the unit in that region was the target of a cyberattack, although "additional information" related to Steam accounts remains safe.Because the company holds onto consumer information for up to 90 days, details like a client's name, street address, phone number, and email address may have been acq
  
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• Don’t Miss Out On Grabbing This 97%-Rated Cozy Indie Game For Its Lowest Price Yet

  09-08-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to tinkering with electronics and messing with components, my fat little fingers make it difficult. Take one look at my gaming PC build and, if you’re a fan of neat cable management, you might pass out on the spot. Fortunately, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repair offers exactly what the name suggests, and this charming indie is already highly rated on Steam, so now’s a great time to grab it at its lowest price yet.Some of the best cozy games still offer a satisfying chall
  
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• Fortnite’s Item Shop Has Become An Increasingly Annoying Labyrinth Of Frustration

  07-08-2026 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fortnite item shop has always been kind of annoying, because it's never had a consistent inventory you could browse like a normal store. There are more than 2,000 Fortnite skins that have been sold in the item shop, but only a few dozen are available on any given day. But Epic has never been content with just the FOMO angle--the company has been dinged by regulatory agencies all over the world for its "dark patterns" and coercive sale techniques.In some very significant ways, the Fortnite it
  
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• Magic: The Gathering Has A Kickass Video Game You Probably Don’t Know About

  07-08-2026 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  We’re currently experiencing a huge renaissance of Magic: The Gathering popularity. The 33-year-old card game designed by Richard Garfield introduced the world to the concept of the trading card game itself: a game where players would collect individual game pieces and craft a deck that represented spells they would cast and creatures they would summon. It was a wild new form of player expression that greatly impacted the world of tabletop gaming for all time. Magic: The Gathering also tol
  
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• Who Gets Left Behind In Sony’s All-Digital Future?

  07-08-2026 22:28 via gamespot.com
  When Sony dropped the announcement that it was going to be ending physical disc production for PlayStation 5 in early 2028, I saw many posts on social media lamenting how this decision would have an outsized impact on certain groups and institutions. People without reliable internet, lending libraries, gaming tournament organizers, gamers in developing countries--how would the decision to move to download-only games affect these people?I reached out to several folks, some of whom I knew while ot
  
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• The Best Otome Games To Play That Aren’t Love And Deepspace

  07-08-2026 22:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Otome has a long history, as vibrant and complex as any other video game subgenre. For decades, most of that history has been obscured in North America. The good news is now is the best possible time to get into Otome. The massive success of Love and Deepspace has more than proven that there is a huge audience for games focused on romances with men, and more of these games get translated (and made in English) than ever before. And, should you get interested in retro offerings, there are now fan
  
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• I Replaced All My Consoles & PC With A Steam Machine For A Month

  07-08-2026 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Can the Steam Machine truly become my all in one solution for gaming?
  
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• THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: All The News, Trailers, And Reveals

  07-08-2026 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Since the Not-E3 blitz of summer gaming showcases, things have been relatively quiet since then. Amidst that break, THQ Nordic dropped a new showcase full of trailers to show what the publisher has on the way from its various studios. While it wasn't focused on big-name games like the ones you'd find in dedicated Xbox and PlayStation showcases, THQ Nordic instead has titles in very specific niche genres and IP.
  https://youtu.be/ToLh5Ruefxk
  Several of them are already available via early access o
  
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• AI Tools Aren’t Going To Replace Anyone, Says GTA 6 Publisher Boss

  07-08-2026 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  During the latest investment call for Grand Theft Auto 6's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, CEO Strauss Zelnick weighed in on the future of AI in game development. While Zelnick acknowledges that even his company will utilize AI, he reiterated his belief that the emerging technology won't replace anyone."Those [AI] tools are not going to replace anyone," said Zelnick. He also expanded on the company's approach, which he characterized as focusing on creating entertainment rather leading with
  
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• MLB The Show 26 Celebrates The Trade Deadline’s Biggest Villain

  07-08-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Tarik Skubal has been one of the best starting pitchers in all of baseball over the last few years, winning two consecutive Cy Young Awards as a member of the Detroit Tigers. But the Tigers have been having a rough season, and the team dealt Skubal to the Dodgers at the trade deadline this past weekend. Now, MLB The Show 26 is celebrating Skubal's move to Los Angeles with a special Diamond Dynasty card, so everyone can play as the biggest villain in baseball.Coming later today around noon PT / 3
  
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• Why GTA 6 Doesn’t Have Early Access, According To Take-Two

  07-08-2026 16:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two Interactive's quarterly earnings call had plenty of new information about GTA 6, including why the game won't have an early access perk. Speaking to investors, CEO Strauss Zelnick was also asked why Take-Two Interactive is selling fewer special versions of GTA 6--so far only the $80 standard and $100 ultimate editions are available to preorder--and why early access wasn't offered as an additional perk, when it is available for its line of 2K sports games like NBA, WWE, and PGA
  
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• The Best Fields Of Mistria Crops For Every Season

  07-08-2026 16:37 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're jumping on the Fields Of Mistria 1.0 release, you'll no doubt be looking for some support in your farming endeavors. Crops can be tricky to master, as you'll need to know the right time to plant them, accounting for seasonal restrictions and regrowth time.From the moment you set foot on your new farm, you'll be presented with a bag of turnips and a bag of tulips. These are two out of four of the main plant types in Fields Of Mistria--vegetables and flowers, alongside tree fruits and fo
  
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• Here’s How To Check If You Can Play The Duskbloods This Month

  07-08-2026 16:32 via gamespot.com
  
  You can now check if you were picked for the closed network test for The Duskbloods, but you won't get an email invitation as you might expect.To see if you can take part in the playtest of From Software's Switch 2 multiplayer title, you'll have to go to the website for the network test. From there, click on the three-line menu on the top right of the page and select "Account" to go to your personal page.Once there, you'll see your selection results--the page will tell you either way. Unfortunat
  
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• Take-Two CEO Says Streaming Could Soon Make Expensive Consoles Matter Less

  07-08-2026 16:30 via gamespot.com
  
  A base PS5 or Xbox Series X|S console costs far more today than it did almost six years ago, but despite that, GTA 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive doesn't believe that the more-expensive gaming hardware will slow down its business or sales of the upcoming game. Speaking to investors as part of a briefing on its recent financial quarter, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick did mention that lower-priced gaming hardware would still be preferable, but the current state of the technology could have a surpr
  
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• GTA 6 Preorders Are “Unprecedented” Across The Industry, Take-Two Claims

  07-08-2026 15:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the launch of GTA 6 preorders in late June, it immediately became apparent that there was, unsurprisingly, huge demand for the game. Now, in a Take-Two earnings call, the publishing company's CEO said the number of preorders is "unprecedented" across the industry.Strauss Zelnick said, "No one's ever seen anything like this before at Take-Two, or in the industry." He went on to add that exceptional preorders don't always equal exceptional sales, though. "To be clear, we haven't sold one
  
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