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Survivor’s Next Big Performance Update Is Here

Image: EA The march of post-launch patches for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor begins. Following a massive day-one update that still left some bugs and performance issues for its Metroidvania exploration and Souls-like combat, especially on PC, EA has released another big patch for PC players with one for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players coming

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Xbox Leak Takedown Hits Official Account For Its Own Shooter

Image: Bethesda / Arkane Redfall, Arkane’s new co-op, immersive-sim, vampire-killer game is out on May 2, and naturally leaks of the game are spilling out on Twitter. At the same time, the official Twitter account for the title is doing its usual round of hype promo posts. The timing of these two forces, however, can

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The Full Super Mario Bros. Movie Keeps Popping Up On Twitter

With Twitter struggling since Elon Musk was forced to buy the social media platform in October 2022, folks on the decaying Bird App have taken to posting entire films online thanks to the site’s stark lack of content moderation and safety, including the Chris Pratt-led The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Let’s Talk About Gotham Knights’

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Survivor May Include The First Toilet In A Star Wars Game

There I was, exploring the large hub world of Koboh, the first planet you visit after the opening section of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. I had found myself inside a grungy cantina on the planet. And without realizing it, I went the wrong way and stumbled into the cantina’s refresher aka the bathroom. And hiding

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Tears Of The Kingdom Leaks Weeks Early

Over a week ahead of schedule, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now out in the wild. After months of dissecting every little leak they could find about the game, some fans are now descending upon footage of how it starts in search of new information while others try to avoid spoilers

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Blockbuster Game Development Costs Are Out Of Control

The production of big-budget games has felt unsustainable for a while now, and all evidence points to major blockbusters only getting more expensive in the years to come. Testimony in the regulatory fight over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that game publishers are spending more than ever to make new entries in their biggest

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Japanese Pokémon Card Store Bans Adults From Buying Them

In the wake of Pokémon cards totally selling out in Japan, it appears that one trading card store in the country’s Akihabara district has adopted some drastic measures: Bar adults from buying cards so kids can enjoy the hobby. Let’s Talk About Gotham Knights’ Predictable Ending Read More: Japan Has Completely Run Out Of Pokémon

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Wait, Kurt Busiek & Mike Mignola Made A Final Fantasy Comic??!!

I’m not a full-time comics guy, but I certainly have my favourites. And Hellboy might be my most favourite of all, so to have gone decades without knowing that its creator Mike Mignola worked on a Final Fantasy comic has blown my weekend wide open. Oshi No Ko Is An Early Anime Of The Year

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ChatGPT AI Elder Scrolls Skyrim Mod Is A Robotic Horror Movie

Screenshot: YouTube Proponents of modern AI tech—and this is our weekly reminder that it’s not actually artificial intelligence at all—have big plans for video games. Ubisoft is dabbling, Square Enix is dabbling, but those are just testbeds: for a more comprehensive look at what AI supporters want to see in their video games, you should

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These Expensive Headphones Come With Controversial Waifus

In nearly every niche online community, there are two kinds of people: those who like the porn related to their obscure interests, and those who don’t. Oshi No Ko Is An Early Anime Of The Year Contender With headphones enthusiasts, particularly those who enjoy high-performance, Chinese-made, or “chi-fi,” in-ear monitors (IEMs), the war is less

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