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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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ELECTRIC BOOGALOO Gears of War 2, which turns 15 today, is peak absurdity that would be near impossible to reboot
I love me some OG Gears of War, but its greatest strengths are very much of its time.
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NUMBER ONE FAN Even Alan Wake 2's directors had to rely on fan wikis to keep track of some details
Looks like you're not alone.
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PASS THE GAMES The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in November 2023
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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The 20 best Nintendo DS Games to play in 2023
While the NDS library sits at over 2000+ titles, there are a few that stand out from the rest.
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The best PS2 games to play in 2023
It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.
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CONTROL YOURSELF Alan Wake dev, Remedy, offers status updates on major sequel and anticipated remakes
Control 2 and the Max Payne remakes sound like they're making good progress.
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FACE/ON The face of Max Payne, Sam Lake, on if he regrets using his likeness in the games
Alan Wake 2's director seems like he semi-regrets becoming the literal face of the Max Payne franchise.
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NEW JOB, WHO DIS? Xbox's leadership reshuffle isn't just corporate chair-swapping, it could help Bethesda avoid another Redfall
Microsoft hopes that a Booty (role) expansion might help its studios to produce the best work possible.
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STAR PERFORMER Starfield helped Xbox achieve record-breaking gaming revenue for Q1, but it's not all good news
Bethesda's RPG and Xbox Game Pass did well, hardware not so much.
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POTENTIAL X-FACTOR Xbox’s Activision deal is already working: data suggests more US adults are becoming interested in Game Pass
Uh oh, spicy numbers alert.
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CHEAP AS CHIPS Bag the original Alan Wake and more for a tenner right now
Hard to argue against eight games for a tenner.
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ALAN WAKE EVENT Epic Games is using the might of Fortnite to make Alan Wake popular
All it takes is a skin and a remake of a 13 year old game.
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BEYOND HERETIC If Phil Spencer really wants to bring back Hexen, the System Shock remake devs are standing by
Stop teasing folks and let it happen, Xbox man
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ROLL ON 2024 Xbox Game Pass won't see any surprise Activision Blizzard drops this year, Phil Spencer says
Don't expect “some kind of secret celebration drop” in the coming weeks
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MORE FALL GAMES Game Pass October adds Cities: Skylines 2, Dead Space Remake, Jusant, and more
Build a city, explore a night market, solve a mystery, and survive a horror remake.
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FIRE WAKE WITH ME Now that I'm finally watching Twin Peaks, Alan Wake makes a lot more sense to me
It turns out that Alan Wake makes a lot more sense if you watch the show that serves as its main source of inspiration.
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IT'S OVER, IT'S DONE Microsoft has completed its Activision Blizzard acquisition and, oh God, there’s even a trailer
Was the statement alone somehow not enough?
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BYE BYE BOBBY Activision Blizzard CEO (and James Corden fan) Bobby Kotick is out – but not just yet
You'll have to wait until 2024 for a Kotick-free ABK.
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CMA CLEARS THE WAY Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition has officially been approved by UK regulators
The mega deal edges even closer to completion
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GET STARTED Xbox Series S Starter Bundle comes with three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Jump into next-gen.
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MOB RULE Minecraft players demand Mojang does away with "inherently flawed" mob votes
You’re tearing us apart, Mojang!
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SAVE ME Beware of Forza Motorsport's loading screens, they could break your game
There are some known issues with the game previously known as Forza Motorsport 8, and they could affect your save file.
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IS IT OVER YET? Microsoft poised to close massive Activision Blizzard acquisition next week
Is the mega deal on the brink of reality?
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It was made in 59 What is the best driving (not racing) game?
Vroom vroom vroom vroom, parallel park in my room.
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MORE GAMES Xbox Game Pass gets a boost in October with Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Forza Motorsport, and more
Some game are leaving too, as usual.
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LAYOFFS Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs
According to a source familiar with the situation, the studio is facing its second wave of layoffs this year.
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CREATIVE KID Starfield mod actually makes space travel possible
Ostensibly a game about space exploration, Starfield doesn't actually let you... travel in space.
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BIG DUMMY Starfield patch stops mannequins from stealing your stuff
Bethesda's gonna stop them now.
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BLUE IN THE FACE Wish Xbox had more Japanese exclusives like Lost Odyssey? Phil Spencer says you can "count on" new games
Hi-Fi Rush was noted as a recent example of an exclusive Xbox title.
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THANKS FOR THE FUN These games will leave Game Pass soon, so grab them while you can
Seven games are saying "so long" to the service.
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ALSO FEATURING What are the best cameos in gaming?
Jeff Goldblum? Professor X? General Zod? They’ve all shown up in video games where we least expected them.
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SLEIGHT OF HAND Xbox’s cloud gaming workaround worked: Activision Blizzard acquisition gets closer to UK CMA approval
The CMA is happy with the new deal Microsoft offered in order to address the regulatory body's concerns.
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GAME PASS GROWING Xbox Game Pass gets a TGS 2023 boost, with new games coming soon
Coming soon to Game Pass.
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STARFIELD SOARS Starfield rockets past 10 million players
A wealth of space explorers.
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PAY NO MIND Phil Spencer really wants you to ignore that massive Xbox leak
Phil Spencer had a predictable response to the Xbox leaks.
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SOMEONE'S IN HOT H2O FTC denies responsibility for major Microsoft document leak
Government agency denies involvement in major corporate info leak.
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SEBILE Leaked Xbox controller to feature DualSense-like haptics, rechargeable batteries
The next Xbox controller will introduce many radical changes to one of the best controllers out there.
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BUY BUY BUY Even 20 years on, Xbox still talks about buying Nintendo
The last time Xbox tried to acquire Nintendo it ended in laughter.
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NO VALUE LOSS Starfield’s biggest mod site sticks it to the game’s most bigoted mod
The largest mod site on the internet has taken a stance against a certain subset of Starfield mods, and we're all better for it.
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NOT A FAN OF SPACE? A quarter of Starfield players couldn’t even be bothered to finish the first mission
Starfield, a game mainly about space travel/exploration, couldn't convince a chunk of its players to leave the surface of the tutorial planet.
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Cheaper By The Dozen Xbox Game Studios has "over a dozen" games in development
Expect plenty more additions to your Xbox wishlist, it seems.
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WHAT'S NEXT? Minecraft fans, mark your calendars: Minecraft Live 2023 airs on October 15
Find out what's next for one of the world's most popular games.
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HOTFIX HITS Starfield gets first update, regular releases of top community requested features on the way
The update makes some stability and performance improvements.
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SO LONG XBLG Here's the games you can expect on day one with Xbox Game Pass Core
There will be 36 games available to kick things off tomorrow.
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NO RUBBING New Forza Motorsport next-gen footage fails to capture the excitement of racing
Turn 10 has given us what might be the deepest look at Forza Motorsport gameplay yet, but it looks a bit tame.
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NO RUSH Starfield: You’re going to have to wait a little longer for official mod support
The official Starfield mod tools won't be with us until next year, but that's not to say we're short on mods right now.
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POINT BLANK Xbox is seemingly ending one easy way to get free money
Logging in every day, week, and month, checking off tasks and greasing your Xbox account with points? It seems it’ll soon be a thing of the past.
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The Mass Effect Mako-like vehicles in Starfield were not part of the game's vision
You do have your jetpack, at least.
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Pass It Over Xbox to reveal new Game Pass titles during Tokyo Game Show broadcast
Expect some games from developers across Asia.