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PlayStation Plus Will Cut Spider-Man, One Of Its Biggest Games

It’s a new month, which means Sony’s adding another crop of games to its PlayStation Plus vault for Extra and Premium subscribers. There are some good additions here, including Dishonored and Doom Eternal. But, as the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new: Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man is poised to get

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Diablo IV Will Release Story Updates Every Three Months

Screenshot: Blizzard Blizzard has recently expanded on the kinds of updates that Diablo IV fans can expect to see after launch. The developers say they are adding story content to the base game every three months. Diablo IV will also have a battle pass some time after the game is released. 8 Minutes Of Diablo

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Best Version Of Xbox’s Next Big Exclusive Won’t Be At Launch

Just days after Redfall gameplay footage from IGN was lampooned across the internet for looking stiff and unimpressive, Microsoft revealed that its first big blockbuster of 2023 won’t support 60fps at launch. It’s another disappointing data point for a first-person shooter arriving as a new-gen exclusive at a time when higher frame rates have become

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After Much Controversy, Nvidia Adds A Budget PC Graphics Card

Image: Nvidia Last year, Nvidia launched beefy, expensive power hogs with the GeForce RTX 4080 and 4090 graphics cards and canceled the only real budget option over its own confusing naming conventions. Today, compromised performance in exchange for big savings is back on the table thanks to the 4070, a $600 card that promises plenty

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Fans Revolt Against AI Making Their Games Feel Cheap, Soulless

Despite all the discourse about what effects that AI will have on game development, we don’t have to speculate about what can happen. We can just take a look at how AI is transforming game development in China right now. A combination of AI adaptation and regulatory setbacks have reportedly caused illustration jobs to decrease

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Frostpunk: The Board Game: The Kotaku Review

I’ve reviewed a lot of board game adaptations of video games on this website, and with good reason: it’s the most intimate intersection of our board game and video game coverage. In nearly every case, the key consideration has been how does the board game feel compared to the original. What kind of concessions have

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A Game Of Thrones Mod Is Coming To Crusader Kings III On PC

Anyone who is familiar with Crusader Kings II will be familiar with AGOT, a sprawling mod that transforms the world of medieval Europe into George R R Martin’s Westeros from A Song Of Ice And Fire. So it is good, and also terrifying (in terms of my spare time) news that the mod is ready

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Next Resident Evil Movie Goes All Out, Fans Dig The Absurdity

Normally I wouldn’t get too excited about a Resident Evil film, as both the live-action and CG entries haven’t been great. But a new trailer for the upcoming Death Island looks too damn campy and fun to ignore. I mean, all your favorite Resident Evil heroes—like RE4’s Leon and RE3’s Jill—are back together to take

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Nintendo’s Doing A Live Fan Event That Sounds Like Its Own E3

Now that this year’s E3 is dead, what fills the summer void is up in the air. You’ve got the usual contenders, such as Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest and Xbox’s joint Starfield presentation with Bethesda, but nothing matches E3’s scale. While PlayStation has yet to formally announce anything, Nintendo is reentering the field with

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Evangelion Creator Wants To Take A Break After 30 Years Of Work

Hideaki Anno, the auteur behind the mid-‘90s smash-hit mecha anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, recently revealed that his work schedule is clear for the first time in 30 years. The Week In Games: High On Witchcraft During a press event for his new tokusatsu-tribute film Shin Kamen Rider, Anno spoke about what creative ventures were on

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