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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?

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.

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?

BRAVO SIX, GOING LOW MW3 has the worst review scores in Call of Duty history

Good god, it's even worse than Redfall!

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."

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.

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?

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.

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.

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!

UP, UP, AND AWAY PlayStation Plus' Classics Catalogue is getting the truly memorable... Pixar's Up for PSP?

Alright, sure, I guess!

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.

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."

Unity is "likely" to lay off staff in the coming months

More bad news for the games industry is on the way.

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!

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.

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.

FREE IS BETTER Warner offers two free fatalities in response to Mortal Kombat 1 Halloween backlash

The company said it appreciates the feedback.

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."

MORE WITCHER Geralt rises again: Doug Cockle lends his voice to our favorite Witcher in Netflix's upcoming animated film

The voice is back.

POKEMON ADVENTURES Pokemon Horizons: The Series will launch exclusively on BBC in the UK this December

Through iPlayer and on CBBC.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

OLED HO! Valve introduces Steam Deck OLED for a more immersive gaming experience

High dynamic range screen, longer-lasting battery, faster downloads, and more.

BIG NUMBERS PS5 passes 46.5M sales milestone, Spider-Man 2 slings 5M units

Some nice sales numbers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

QUALITY COMES FIRST PlayStation delays several planned live service games to make sure people will actually like them

Several titles that were once in the publisher’s immediate future plans have now seemingly been pushed back.

REPORT Embracer may close Timesplitters studio Free Radical Design - report

Reports state the studio could close as part of a companywide restructuring.

WHAT'S REAL? Check out some Alone in the Dark extended gameplay footage

Gloomy neighborhoods, dangerous situations, and monsters.

FRIENDS 'TIL THE END Chucky wants to play with you in Dead by Daylight

It's just child's play.

THEY REALLY MEAN IT Mean Girls, the movie based on the musical based on the movie, gets its first trailer

Apparently this isn't our mother's Mean Girls.

PAY-TALITY Mortal Kombat 1 continues to illustrate that gross microtransactions work

As SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes ravaged the company's bottom line, Mortal Kombat 1 and its grim monetization practices filled the gap.

TACKLING THE ISSUES EA Sports FC 24 Title Update 5 stops players from accidentally stumbling into possession like powerful idiots

Ultimate Team player items should also hopefully no longer randomly lose some PlayStyles during an Evolution.

HAANG ON Netflix's live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer lands tomorrow, five years after series announcement

The show was first announced back in 2018.

HAPPY N7 DAY Bioware teases next Mass Effect with a short video for N7 Day 2023

Who is this, why did they draw their weapon, and where are they headed?

NEVER AGAIN GTA 5 players refused to get their hopes up for a GTA 6 reveal... until today

The day has come when fans could finally celebrate without fears of bogus leaks and fake news.

DON'T PANIC Rockstar confirms GTA 6 trailer is coming early December

Yup, it's happened.

DADDY'S (MAYBE) BACK Will GTA 5's Michael return in GTA 6? His voice actor is keeping things mysterious

Vice City’s psychologists might need to start quietly preparing to be yelled at.

THE ONE THING Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer launch is close, and people are worried about cheaters

Coming off the Modern Warfare 3 beta, which had its own issues with cheating, the community is bracing for bumpy launch.

SO 2000 AND LATE How one email got the Scott Pilgrim anime the original movie cast

"Scott Pilgrim… to be continued?"

KEEP IT ROLLING Crunchyroll follows in Netflix footsteps, offering games on top of anime

The next Netflix of games?