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• We want to see your Marvel collection!

  08-03-2019 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers: Endgame is around the corner, and we want to commemorate the end of the franchise with you. We’ve partnered with TV Guide, TechRepublic, ZDNet, and CNET, searching high and low for the hardcore fans that love Marvel to create a gallery that showcases your favorite Marvel collectibles. You can share a complete set of comics, your favorite Avenger t-shirt, or maybe you even have a Marvel shrine. Anything and everything Marvel is on the table!Here is my personal collection.My person
  
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• Silent Hill: Townfall goes Until Dawn mode with celebrity cameos from The Odyssey and Lost actors

  25-08-2026 20:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Konami gave a particularly chilling Silent Hill: Townfall update at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 with a murky new trailer that reveals a few celebrities in developer Screen Burn's new psychological horror game. Townfall's voice cast will include Lost star Terry O'Quinn, as well as The Odyssey actor and It: Welcome to Derry hero Jovan Adepo.
  Until now, main Silent Hill games have only ever gotten close to Hollywood by stealing Christina Aguilera's 1999 Teen Choice Awards outfit for hot pink f
  
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• Tides of Annihilation devs confirm Resident Evil Requiem's Grace actor will replace Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English

  25-08-2026 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new trailer for upcoming action game Tides of Annihilation has arrived as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live and confirmed the rumors: Angela Sant'Albano, best known as the voice of Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem, is taking over the role of protagonist Gwendolyn. Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English previously pulled out of the role, citing a "need to take time to rest and properly look after my mental and physical health."You can get a taste of Sant'
  
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• New PUBG Game Ded Net Looks Nothing Like PUBG

  25-08-2026 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the surprise announcements at Gamescom's Opening Night Live event was PUBG Ded Net, a spin-off with a new premise where "death is only the beginning."Set in the fictional world of Cascadia in the '90s, Ded Net is a new multiplayer FPS that "combines shooter gameplay with roguelite progression."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zh1OhGVsyo
  That's all there is to go on at this stage, but you can sign up to test the game on Ded Net's website.It's not surprising to see PUBG expand like this. Af
  
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• Wait, Is Mega Man: Dual Override Just Mega Man X Now?

  25-08-2026 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Mega Man: Dual Override is delivering another retro-inspired take on the classic Blue Bomber with a release slated next year. But based on his latest trailer revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, he's cribbing heavily from his sequel series, Mega Man X.
  The trailer showed Mega Man using special equipment allowing him to dash, hover, and more. Those moves are familiar for fans of the MMX series, which takes place a hundred years after the original Mega Man. The dashing especially has always se
  
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• Exodus, The New Sci-Fi RPG From Former BioWare Devs, Finally Gets A Launch Date

  25-08-2026 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Archetype Entertainment has just given players another glimpse of its upcoming third-person sci-fi RPG, Exodus, via a new trailer revealed during the Gamescom Opening Night Live ceremony. Even better, the trailer ended with a release date announcement: Exodus is set to launch for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on April 7.Exodus' new cinematic gameplay trailer introduces Salt, a companion character who joins the player's party as a skilled mercenary with expertise in long-range sniping. B
  
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• Mass Effect-like RPG Exodus finally gets a release date, and it's not that far away

  25-08-2026 20:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Archetype Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast have released a new trailer at Gamescom for their upcoming sci-fi RPG Exodus, confirming it'll release on April 7, 2027.While surprises are a major part of Opening Night Live, one game we knew we'd be seeing more of during the Geoff Keighley-led showcase was Exodus, a Mass Effect-like RPG which is the debut title by Archetype Entertainment – a studio comprised of talent from Naughty Dog, Halo Studios, EA, and crucially, BioWare. However, I'm
  
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• The Metroidvania I've wanted for 3 years is finally out next year, and it looks like Mexican Castlevania: "Alucard's suit is like 90% of a mariachi suit already"

  25-08-2026 20:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  I first caught wind of Mariachi Legends almost three years ago. I'm the furthest thing from a Metroidvania sicko there is, but I just couldn't resist this one for one big reason: Mexican food. Mariachi Legends is heavily inspired by Mexican folklore and prominently features traditional Mexican cuisine, and just like that it's been on my radar ever since. Now, it has a release date: April 27, 2027.A new trailer for Mariachi Legends debuted during Gamescom Opening Night Live, and the game looks be
  
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• Ananta release date places the free-to-play anime take on GTA in January 2027, just 2 months after Rockstar's GTA 6

  25-08-2026 20:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, which means we're getting a first look at a plethora of new titles and various sneak peeks at those we've already been looking forward to – including Ananta.In case you've not seen Ananta out in the wild before, it's a free-to-play open-world anime-style game (say that three times fast, eh?) with some heavy GTA vibes that mark it as an action-packed adventure fans of Rockstar's own beloved series won't want to miss – and it turns out it's arrivi
  
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• Crimson Desert is already getting an Enhanced edition with "new story moments" and new language options

  25-08-2026 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pearl Abyss has announced Crimson Desert Enhanced: a new update for the massive open-world game bringing new story moments to the game.During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Pearl Abyss unleashed a new trailer for Crimson Desert. However, it wasn't a trailer for the DLC expansion, or even some new animals to tame like most updates before it. The trailer touted "new story moments," being added to the game, which should hopefully flesh out the narrative – which many consider to be the weake
  
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• Nodusfall looks more like Monster Hunter and Elden Ring than the usual games from creator and Genshin Impact studio Hoyoverse

  25-08-2026 20:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Genshin Impact studio Hoyoverse revealed another new game at today's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 showcase: Nodusfall, a co-op action game that looks nothing like most Hoyo games. Nodusfall is described by presenter Geoff Keighley as a mythical action game where teams of Weavers take on divine beasts and beings. Snippets of presumed gameplay woven into the many cutscenes on display suggest teams of four players will help each other in boss fights, and that's just the start of the Monster Hun
  
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• Genshin Impact Maker’s Nodusfall Sure Looks Like Multiplayer Elden Ring

  25-08-2026 20:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Gamescom 2026 kicked off with a major surprise in the form of Nodus Fall, a multiplayer souls-like from the Hoyoverse, the studio behind Genshin Impact.The trailer wasn't shy about its inspirations, namely 2022's Elden Ring. Multiple shots in the trailer look like they could have been ripped straight out of From Software's open-world RPG, including a boss enemy that looks nearly identical to Elden Ring's infamous Malenia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I59kIiEDOMM
  No release date or platforms fo
  
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• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Tactics – Official Reveal Trailer

  25-08-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Take a look at the reveal trailer the latest entry into the Rainbow Six series! A fresh new tactics style game with all the strategic gameplay you would expect.
  
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• Rainbow Six is getting its first new single-player entry in 18 years, an XCOM-style strategy game from the Mario + Rabbids co-developer

  25-08-2026 20:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ubisoft has revealed Rainbow Six Tactics, a single-player turn-based strategy game set to launch in 2027.
  In the works at Mario + Rabbids co-developer Ubisoft Paris, the game will see players running the Rainbow Six organization – led by Vegas protagonist Paul Bishop – as it works to counter a global threat, with 15 recruitable operators from Siege available. Rainbow Six Tactics is structured like XCOM, in the sense that players will deploy units into turn-based combat while managing
  
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• Rainbow 6 Tactics Looks Like If Siege And XCOM: Chimera Squad Had A Baby

  25-08-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Ubisoft announced the next game in the long-running Tom Clancy series: Rainbow 6 Tactics. The announcement trailer showcased how the turn-based tactics game will play--it looks pretty much like Rainbow Six Siege and XCOM: Chimera Squad had a baby.And it's entirely single-player, which is great! I love playing Siege, but after years away, I simply cannot enjoy it anymore. The game has too many operators to keep track of (any hero shooter with 50+ characters is
  
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• RollerCoaster Tycoon finally gets another chance as Atari hands the reins to the indie studio behind a zoo management game with 90% positive Steam reviews

  25-08-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Atari has just announced RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, a new take on the beloved management series, during Gamescom Opening Night Live. This time, the publisher is handing the reins to Springloaded, the indie studio that previously turned the heads of management game fans with Let's Build a Zoo.RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks is "coming soon" to Steam early access, and the developers are keen to ensure the community is involved in making this one right."We have a tremendous legacy to uphold
  
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• Humankind 2 Forces You To Deal With The Consequences Of Climate Change

  25-08-2026 19:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Gamescom Opening Night Live has been dropping trailers for all manner of games, and if you're a fan of historical turn-based strategy games, then you can check out the first look at Humankind 2. Just like the first game, Humankind 2 tasks you with starting a civilization and guiding it through various eras by using diplomacy, military might, and new technologies to stay a step ahead of your rivals. Developer Amplitude Studios says that players can expect the core 4X experience to offer new
  
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• RollerCoaster Tycoon Is Back, And This Time It Has Bubsy

  25-08-2026 19:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Atari announced a new RollerCoaster Tycoon title during Gamescom Opening Night Live's pre-show. It's developed by Let's Build a Zoo studio Springloaded and officially titled RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWsU277r8OM
  Atari has been the steward for the RollerCoaster Tycoon series since its Infogrames days in the early 2000s, but has not delivered a truly beloved new game in the series in a long time. With Wonderworks, Atari and Springloaded are using Steam Early
  
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• Murals Turns Famous Fairy Tales Into A Silly Action-Adventure

  25-08-2026 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, during Gamescom Opening Night Live, Disney Illusion Island developer Dlala Studios introduced its next game: Murals, which puts a new spin on some classic childhood stories, and will launch on PC in 2027.
  Murals is an isometric action-adventure game set within multiple famous fairy tales, including Hansel and Gretel, The Little Mermaid, and Rapunzel, but not the way you might remember them. Rapunzel's hair, for example, is actively trying to kill her, while "Sleeping Beauty" is suffering
  
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• Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: All The Biggest Announcements, Games, And Trailers

  25-08-2026 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Gamescom Opening Night Live is here, and once again, we're expecting a bumper night full of new game reveals, gameplay deep-dives, and more from Geoff Keighley's second big show of the year. As usual, we'll be keeping tabs on the event--and the preshow hosted by Kyle Bosman that starts at 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET--so if you don't have time to sit down for all of the announcements, you can check back here for updates on all the big announcements.Taking place from the Gamescom showfloor, Gamescom
  
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• Here's how to watch the Future Games Show at Gamescom

  25-08-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Future Games Show is set to return next week, so here's how you can watch all of the shows that are coming to you from Koln, Germany.First up is the Future Games Show at Gamescom. The main event, this one is hosted by Resident Evil Requiem's Leon and Grace, Nick Apostolides and Angela Sant'Albano. With more than 40 games to show off, including 13 world premiers - including Tides of Annihilation, Onimusha: Way of the Samurai, Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, and many more, make sure not to m
  
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• Horrified: Ravenloft is a slam-dunk for D&D fans, but innovation is starting to be 'mist'

  25-08-2026 18:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons – Ravenloft is a cozy board game, and you can't tell me otherwise. OK, I hear you. The world it takes place in is a pulsing mass of awful that's as far from 'homey' as you could possibly imagine. But because it takes a beloved franchise back to its gothic roots by crossing over with what is arguably D&D's most popular adventure, it feels… well, nostalgic. That's why I've been more excited to try Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons – Ravenlof
  
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• When Valve killed its Ravenholm game, Arkane founder says "we did not understand" its thinking: "It all came down to the economics behind Half-Life 2 and how the DLCs were selling"

  25-08-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dishonored boss and Arkane founder Raphaël Colantonio, now creative director at Weird West maker Wolfeye Studios, previously worked with Valve on a Half-Life 2 Ravenholm game before its abrupt cancellation. In a new interview, Colantonio reflects on his time with Valve and shares more about how that unfortunate project put him on a course for immersive sim history. Speaking with Press Box PR, Colantonio describes the disappointment around Valve's decision to end Ravenholm's development. "It
  
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• JRPG remake Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter did so well, "we're hoping to continue the remakes for a while," Falcom president says

  25-08-2026 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that we're one year removed from Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a remake of 2004's The Legend of Heroes, Falcom is keen to carry on the same path. A direct sequel is coming, and more are on the way, it's just a matter of what those games will look like.Toshihiro Kondo, the company's president, spoke about the current strategy in an interview with Gungho. "Since the Trails series has continued for over 20 years, I know it's not always easy to jump in from the latest title," he says, in a clip
  
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• King Legacy codes (August 2026) for Cash, Gems, EXP boosts, and more

  25-08-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  King Legacy codes have been around for a long time now, but they are still useful in this popular RPG adventure as you sail the seas fighting pirates, dragons, and other enemies. Your search for a wide range of physical in-game fruits will take you all over the map, so any help is always welcome.The promos that are currently active provide a variety of benefits, from a significant cash injection and some free stat resets so you can respec your character to a decent period of double EXP earning i
  
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• The Sinking City 2 locked buoy solution

  25-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sinking City 2 locked buoy is a confusing puzzle involving fish and a code that makes little sense and, if I'm honest, I kind of solved it accidentally. However I did solve it and if you're here, you haven't. So let me tell you what you need to do now I've worked out what's going on. It's a weird little challenge that seems designed to be confusing, and not one you can tackle until a while after you first find it, so it's easy to get a bit lost. The Sinking City 2 locked buoy solutionThe sol
  
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• Lies of P director says he wouldn't settle for a game-key card on Nintendo Switch 2 because everyone at his studio is a "proud gamer"

  25-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lies of P director Jiwon Choi says that Nough Studio didn't consider launching the game's complete edition as a game-key card on Switch 2 as everyone at the company is a "proud gamer."There has been a lot of discussion about physical versus digital games, particularly since PlayStation announced that it would end physical disc production, before emailing PS5 players to remind them they don't own their digital games. Essentially, the question of game ownership is on everyone's lips with new topic
  
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• New Paralives update adds the camera options we've wanted from The Sims 4 competitor since its Early Access release: "You're welcome"

  25-08-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Paralives just got a brand-new update, addressing some of the most common bugs and adding various hotly requested features to the indie life sim – including alternative camera controls, which I might be a tad bit too excited about.As per the Paralives roadmap, there's still plenty to come to The Sims 4 competitor, but the developers have undeniably been on the case. Recently, we saw improvements made to baby Paras' uncanny appearances – and, now, we've got more columns in the Paramak
  
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• New GTA 6 leak shows physical media is alive and well in Vice City, including one game that pokes fun at The Last of Us and Naughty Dog's many remasters

  25-08-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The drip of GTA 6 leaks from anonymous group Cyberleek has turned into a flooding riverbed. The rush of information isn't slowing, and Cyberleek seems intent on never stopping, despite Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, trying its best to unmask the leaker group's members. Meanwhile, a new gameplay clip from Cyberleek suggests that GTA 6 features a The Last of Us reference.In Cyberleek's most recent clip, which was uploaded to Twitter and beyond but went down shortly after due to a copyright s
  
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• McDonald’s Halo: Campaign Evolved Skin Has Me Loathin’ It

  25-08-2026 18:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Eating a Big Mac can help you obtain a special armor set for Master Chief in the UK and Ireland. Thanks to a new McDonald's collaboration with Xbox, there is a new Halo: Campaign Evolved skin that's mainly red and gray, with a yellow visor and flourishes. It costs 1,500 rewards points in the McDonald's app--a tier in the US that will get you a free apple pie, small coffee, or vanilla cone.Now we could talk about the hilarity of a Master Chief skin for a game predominately played from the first-p
  
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