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FICKLE RICK Rick and Morty’s Season 7 recast is the least of its problems
Cartoons have been changing voice actors for decades, but few of them are a lightning rod for culture wars.
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VROOM THE SPIDER “There’s a lot of nostalgia there” – How Bloodborne Kart’s devs have laser-targeted PS1 lovers
Originally a meme, this soon-to-be open source kart racer looks like the next best bet.
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MATERIA PROBLEMS Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth definitely features a character being "impaled" by a sword, per the ESRB rating
But which impaling are we talking about here?
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CHIMNEY BOP Celebrate Christmas in style with this horrid viral PS4 theme from some game nobody remembers
Marvel as the commercialisation of Christmas continues to plummet new and exciting depths.
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WAY DOWN WE GO Modern Warfare 3's Steam launch nowhere near the heights of MW2
Players on Steam have, shockingly, not been buying Modern Warfare 3 in droves.
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POST-BOMB BASH Fallout 76's fifth birthday bash is such a big deal that Sheogorath himself will be in attendance
What better way to celebrate than with a parade blessed by Wes Johnson’s dulcet tones?
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BRAVO SIX, GOING LOW MW3 has the worst review scores in Call of Duty history
Good god, it's even worse than Redfall!
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A DELIGHTFUL BREW Spirittea review: A beautiful blend of Stardew Valley and Spirited Away that is hard to put down
This town of troublesome spirits and charming townsfolk arrives on Xbox Game Pass today, so chop chop.
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SIMPLE CAN BE BETTER Cyberpunk 2077 taught CD Projekt to be less subtle with player choices in Phantom Liberty
"We kind of missed the point."
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WITCH GAME IS THAT? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's not-quite-open world was inspired by one of the PS4's best RPGs
And Final Fantasy 15 helped lay the groundwork too.
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BEARLY UNDER AN HOUR Baldur's Gate 3 bear sex speedruns are finally here and already under an hour
Halsin might not be as easy to seduce as Lae'zel, but surely the bear element makes up for that, right?
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A TALL ORDER LetMeSoloThem, Elden Ring royalty, has hit a remarkable landmark and become a true Elden Lord
Players just can't seem to help but pull off impressive feats in this game.
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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK Tekken 8's final base character Reina might fill that Heihachi-shaped hole in your heart
The upcoming fighting game now has a complete roster.
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ASTRONOMICAL Netflix might have put out the most important anime of the year, so please don’t skip it
And that's in a year where we've already had some great anime.
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SPIDER-MAN SQUARED Marvel's Spider-Man 2's cube glitch cannot be contained, as it returns to claim another costume
Long live the cube!
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UP, UP, AND AWAY PlayStation Plus' Classics Catalogue is getting the truly memorable... Pixar's Up for PSP?
Alright, sure, I guess!
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OLE RELIABLE Super Mario RPG remake was made by a long-time Dragon Quest support dev
The remake of the classic RPG is out next week.
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SIGN HER UP Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's titular voice actor "would love" to play the princess in live-action film
"I would love to play Zelda over and over again."
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Unity is "likely" to lay off staff in the coming months
More bad news for the games industry is on the way.
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LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Arcane season two gets a release window, but you'll have to wait a while longer
At least we know when it's coming back!
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NEIGH IT AIN'T SO Konami continues to beat dead horse, is hiring for "large-scale" Silent Hill projects
No word on what these projects will be though.
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GO TO HELL Netflix is getting one of the best roguelites around and more next year
Netflix continues its attempt to be the Netflix of games.
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TIME TO HAVE FUN What are you playing this weekend?
It's been a long week.
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FREE IS BETTER Warner offers two free fatalities in response to Mortal Kombat 1 Halloween backlash
The company said it appreciates the feedback.
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DECADE IN THE MAKING Miyamoto's 10-year pursuit of a live-action Legend of Zelda movie faces "an extremely high hurdle" with fans
Nintendo doesn't want to "disappoint the global fan base."
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MORE WITCHER Geralt rises again: Doug Cockle lends his voice to our favorite Witcher in Netflix's upcoming animated film
The voice is back.
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POKEMON ADVENTURES Pokemon Horizons: The Series will launch exclusively on BBC in the UK this December
Through iPlayer and on CBBC.
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SOME WORK LEFT Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Series S issues being ironed out, getting "very close now"
Some of the main thing holding the development team back are being resolved.
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OMNI VAN-ISHED Invincible season 2 has an Omni-Man shaped hole - for good and bad.
Omni-Man's absence is obviously the point of season 2 so far, though that approach has its pros and cons.
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SPARTAN CHESS Halo Infinite Forge mod makes a really good case for a turn-based Halo
Master Chief moves three steps closer to the enemy, calmly reloads his gun, turn ends.
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LONDON PUN The best game set in London isn’t what you think
England’s capital is gaming’s second city, but some games get it so wrong.
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SPLAT Warzone will now make sure cheaters plummet to their deaths as comeuppance for their crimes
The Ricochet Anti-Cheat team is kicking off another year of Call of Duty with some cruelty towards cheaters.
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WHAT A LAD Xbox Game Pass new addition asks: What if Superman and James Bond had a baby?
He’s just a good old gregarious geezer gallivanting around with gadgets.
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EARLY PRATTSENT The Super Mario Bros Movie is coming to US Netflix in time for Christmas, Pratt lovers rejoice
No, you don’t have to tell the actor you love his Mario voice before the film will play (we assume).
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SIXTEEN MONTHS Shocking no one, Modern Warfare 3's campaign was a terribly rushed development - report
Modern Warfare 3 feels rushed and hastily cobbled together because it was.
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EVEN MORE LAYOFFS Warframe publisher Digital Extremes confirms layoffs, plans to give up control of Wayfinder
These developments follow a recent change in leadership at the company.
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VORACIOUS Honkai: Star Rail shoots past one million PS5 players
Great news for the game that's still making serious bank worldwide. It's also, you know, good.
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COD BLIMEY Modern Warfare III's mundane recreation of London's south bank makes me want an entire game of that
Hyper-realistic scenes of ordinary urban afternoons are wasted on Call of Duty.
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SO LONG, WEIRD SHOES Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix stops Shadowheart from being distracted, dwarf barbarian shoes lose the blueberry look
Shadowheart will now follow along with the rest of the team.
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LOKI BEATS TO STUDY How is Loki so good when almost everything else Marvel at the moment is... bad?
There's something about the time-traveling thriller that sets it apart.
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OLED HO! Valve introduces Steam Deck OLED for a more immersive gaming experience
High dynamic range screen, longer-lasting battery, faster downloads, and more.
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BIG NUMBERS PS5 passes 46.5M sales milestone, Spider-Man 2 slings 5M units
Some nice sales numbers.
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IT'S THE LAW The new RoboCop game rules, now do Judge Dredd
With new impetus and new technology, it's time to revisit Judge Dredd.
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PLAY MW3 EARLY How to play MW3 multiplayer early on all platforms
You can access Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer on all platforms using these clever tricks.
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GT-EHHH, MAYBE NOT GTA 6 may be coming soon, but a GTA movie seems unlikely to quickly follow unless Take-Two changes its mind
The company behind Rockstar is wary of potentially putting out something substandard.
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Deals Save $50 on the Xbox Series X from Dell and get a $75 gift card in this early Black Friday deal
Surprise discount.
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DEUS EX-PROTAGONIST Starfield's protagonist could have had Adam Jensen's gravelly voice if Bethesda hadn't changed its mind
The voices behind the two coolest members of Constellation recorded some lines for the game's player character.
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Finally, concrete GTA 6 news is coming next month.
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DEFYING EXPECTATIONS People are hating on MW3, so does that mean XDefiant actually has a chance?
Could Ubisoft’s free-to-play arena shooter fill COD’s boots?
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STEALTHY STEAMINESS Good news Steam weirdos, Valve may soon let you hide your dodgy games from friends
They all still know what you get up to on an evening, and it saddens them.