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That Sad Zelda Trailer Was Based On A Japanese Amazon Review

As reported at the time, the commercial’s creators were inspired by, of all things, an Amazon review left under the game’s predecessor, Breath of the Wild. Written by a Japanese user, it told the tale of a “working adult” who spends his days “plainly wondering why I’m still alive”. Rediscover your sense of adventure with

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New Total War Game Has Been Announced, Set In Ancient Egypt

After wrapping up their Warhammer trilogy in the most blockbuster way possible, Creative Assembly have just announced a brand new Total War game based on the stuff the series made its name on: actual human history. And this time we’re going back to ancient Egypt. This Arcade-y Basketball Game Brings The NBA Jam Vibes The

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Destiny 2 Gets PlayStation-Inspired Armor Sets And Cosmetics

Image: Bungie / Sony Bungie has just revealed details for the upcoming Destiny 2 Season of the Deep, which includes a ton of new in-game events, fishing (yes, you’ll be able to fish in Destiny 2), and a PlayStation crossover offering Sony game-inspired armor ornament sets. The crossover content is part of a “[celebration of]

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PlayStation CEO Says Its Games Still Won’t Come To PC Day One

If you were hoping PlayStation would reverse course and launch its games on PC sooner than months or even years later, keep on that hopium. The company recently said it will continue to “stagger” exclusive releases on other platforms. This Arcade-y Basketball Game Brings The NBA Jam Vibes In an interview with Famitsu (that was

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The Next Big Wave Of Video Game Layoffs Is Here

Despite a booming job market overall, 2023 kicked off with the biggest tech companies laying off thousands of employees. Cuts at Microsoft hit Halo Infinite devs at 343 Industries and other game teams across the company, including at Bethesda. Months later, layoffs are continuing across other pockets of the video game industry, impacting major companies

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Tears Of The Kingdom’s Newspaper Quest Is One Of Its Best

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Lucky Clover Gazette quest line (referred to as Potential Princess Sightings) is long and involved, but it’s easily one of the most rewarding detours you can take on your way to saving Hyrule from Ganondorf’s clutches. In this 12-part quest, Link joins Penn, a go-getting reporter, in

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Final Fantasy XVI Has No Day 1 Patch For Folks Without Internet

“I’ve been waiting for this patch to download for 84 years…”Image: Square Enix Folks who don’t have internet or don’t want to sit through a long day-one patch download for Final Fantasy XVI are in luck, as Square Enix doesn’t have one planned for when the Devil May Clive action-RPG hits PlayStation 5 on June

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New Warhammer 40K Retro Shooter Is One Of 2023’s Best Games

In a world flooded with games based on Warhammer 40000, I really wonder if we need any more. So many of them are forgettable or bland. But then, every so often one of these Warhammer video games breaks through the noise, catches my attention, and reminds me that, yes, this IP can still provide awesome

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Fortnite Gets Miles Morales Ahead Of Spider-Verse Movie

Image: Epic Games / Marvel Fortnite has added multiple Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse items to its shop, as well as themed quests and extras as part of an update released on May 23. Though the battle royale game has collaborated with superheroes plenty of times before (Fortnite update Twitter account FortniteBR notes there are now

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