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A close-up of Yoshitaka Mine in Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties addon
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Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties Addon was Originally Just a Movie

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has revealed that Dark Ties, the fully-fledged spinoff launching alongside Yakuza Kiwami 3 in February, was originally intended as a movie before being expanded into a playable…

September 30, 2025 | 09:54 EDT

A Na'vi and a purple-haired human looking at the player in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From the Ashes Expansion Revealed for December

Ubisoft and developer Massive Entertainment have announced From the Ashes, a brand new story expansion for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora that's set to launch alongside the third movie this December.…

September 23, 2025 | 11:28 EDT

A character telling you that your fief is ready for your command in Wartales' new Contract: The Fief DLC
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Wartales' New Contract: The Fief DLC Lets You Manage Your Own Domain Later This Month

Shiro Games has announced a new DLC pack for Wartales in the form of Contract: The Fief, and, as the name suggests, it'll put you in control of your very own domain when it launches later this month…

September 11, 2025 | 11:08 EDT

The player playing guitar beside their Palico companion in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Capcom Says "PS5 Barrier" to Blame for Slowing Monster Hunter Wilds Sales

Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto has blamed something he calls the "PS5 barrier" for slowing Monster Hunter Wilds sales, suggesting that the console and its ancillary purchases are at least partly…

September 2, 2025 | 09:04 EDT

Four characters gliding through the air in Lost Skies
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Lost Skies 1.0 Release Sets Sail for Mid-September

Developer Bossa Studios and publisher Humble Games have announced when you can expect the 1.0 release of skybound survival game Lost Skies, and it's just around the corner. Per a press release, Lost…

August 27, 2025 | 11:56 EDT

Seregios spreading its wings in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds PC Optimizations Coming in Winter, Capcom Promises

Capcom has revealed that PC optimizations are on their way to Monster Hunter Wilds later this year, likely in an attempt to combat the negative feedback the game has been receiving for its PC version…

August 19, 2025 | 08:44 EDT

Ryo and Shenhua walking side-by-side in Shenmue III
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Shenmue III Enhanced Wants to Be the Definitive Shenmue III Experience

Shenmue auteur Yu Suzuki and his studio Ys Net have announced Shenmue III Enhanced, a...well...enhanced re-release of Shenmue III that brings visual and gameplay improvements aplenty. As spotted by…

August 18, 2025 | 09:55 EDT

A monster rearing its head in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Update 1.021 Brings New Endgame Content and More Tomorrow

Capcom is releasing a new Monster Hunter Wilds update tomorrow (or today, depending on where you are!), and the studio has released the patch notes ahead of the update's launch, showing what kind of…

August 12, 2025 | 10:14 EDT

Gemma with giant cat paw gloves in Monster Hunter Wilds
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New Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Content Bumped Up to Mid-August

Capcom has announced that it's moving some of Monster Hunter Wilds' upcoming endgame content forward, so it'll no longer be appearing in the forthcoming Title Update 3, but much sooner instead. In a…

July 29, 2025 | 12:36 EDT

The player petting a snow mammal creature in Light of Motiram
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Sony Sues Tencent Over Horizon-esque Light of Motiram

Sony has filed a lawsuit against Chinese gaming giant Tencent over the latter's open-world survival game Light of Motiram, which Sony alleges is a "slavish clone" of its own Horizon series of games…

July 29, 2025 | 09:54 EDT

A zombie leaping at Kyle Crane in Dying Light: The Beast
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Dying Light: The Beast Delayed for "Extra Polishing"

Developer and publisher Techland has announced that upcoming zombie sandbox parkour-'em-up Dying Light: The Beast has been delayed by a few weeks in order to ensure additional polish. While the game…

July 25, 2025 | 07:45 EDT

An Avatar and a character looking at the player in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Update to Add New Game Plus and More in December

Ubisoft has announced a new update for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and the studio has promised to add two of the features most requested by the game's community. As revealed in a social media post…

July 21, 2025 | 12:14 EDT

A soldier stabbing an enemy with a sword in Wartales
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Wartales Roadmap for 2025 Promises Fief DLC in September and More

Developer and publisher Shiro Games has released a brand new Wartales roadmap covering the rest of 2025, and there's plenty on the way this year, including DLC that will let you build and manage your…

July 17, 2025 | 09:47 EDT

A manmade device moving towards a giant alien crab in Subnautica 2
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Subnautica 2 Lawsuit Revealed as Krafton Reportedly Extends Bonus Period

Charlie Cleveland and his fellow Unknown Worlds co-founders have released the public text of their Subnautica 2 lawsuit, and it comes just as publisher Krafton reportedly extends its employee bonus…

July 17, 2025 | 09:11 EDT

The player encountering a strange-looking alien creature in Subnautica 2
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Subnautica 2 Delayed to 2026, New Gameplay Trailer Revealed

Krafton has announced that upcoming underwater survival sequel Subnautica 2 has been delayed to next year, but we've got a new gameplay trailer to keep us going in the meantime. In a news post on…

July 10, 2025 | 08:55 EDT

A monster roaring at the screen in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 PS5 Version Confirmed for Later This Year

Developer and publisher GSC Game World has revealed that its post-apocalyptic RPG shooter Stalker 2 is coming to PlayStation 5 later this year. The announcement of the game's PS5 port was made via a…

July 9, 2025 | 10:50 EDT

A character playing a flute in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
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Fantasy Life i Photo Mode Revealed as Sales Pass 1.2m

Developer and publisher Level-5 has announced that its cozy open-world RPG Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has passed another big sales milestone, and that a major update is coming to the…

July 8, 2025 | 08:59 EDT

Lagiacrus roaring in Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 2
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Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 2 Brings Lagiacrus and More Next Week

Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 2 will arrive next week, bringing with it two new monsters to fight, new layered weapons, and extra quality-of-life features, plus more.…

June 27, 2025 | 08:28 EDT

The player carrying a gun and an anomaly-measuring instrument in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Update 1.5 Brings Huge A-Life Changes, New Threats, and More

GSC Game World has released Stalker 2 Update 1.5, which brings yet more improvements to the game's much-talked-about A-Life system, as well as new threats to face and more. Following on from May's…

June 25, 2025 | 11:57 EDT

A female character with a knife upraised in Dune: Awakening
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Dune: Awakening Sales Reach 1m as Dev Shares Fun Stats

Dune: Awakening developer and publisher Funcom has announced that the game has reached a major sales milestone since its release earlier this month, and the studio has also shared some fun stats to…

June 23, 2025 | 10:25 EDT

Len Using the Wooden Raft on the Ocean
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How to Get a Boat in Len's Island

In this guide, we'll tell you how to get a boat in Len's Island and how you can use the Wooden Raft to safely explore all of the islands on the map. A Wooden Raft will always be visible on the map…

June 19, 2025 | 06:46 EDT

Ciri and Geralt in The Witcher 3
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The Witcher 3 Is Getting Cross-Platform Mod Support Later This Year

CD Projekt Red has announced that The Witcher 3 will be getting cross-platform mod support later this year, potentially bringing some of the game's most popular mods to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. As…

May 30, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

Akuma in the new Monster Hunter Wilds Street Fighter 6 crossover
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Monster Hunter Wilds Street Fighter 6 Collaboration Wakes the Demon

Capcom has announced that the worlds of Monster Hunter Wilds and Street Fighter 6 are crossing over, with one of the latter franchise's most iconic fighters making his way to the action-RPG as a set…

May 22, 2025 | 09:52 EDT

A group of characters sitting around a campfire in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Patch 1.4 Brings "Big Improvements" to Combat AI and More

GSC Game World has released Stalker 2 Patch 1.4, and it's bringing tons of improvements to the game's combat mechanics, plus more changes to the much-vaunted A-Life AI system and lots of other tweaks…

May 15, 2025 | 08:26 EDT

George Miller as Tarman in Death Stranding 2, which has gone gold
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Death Stranding 2 Goes Gold, Kojima Celebrates With Daruma Doll

Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions have announced that upcoming open-world epic Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has gone gold, and Kojima is celebrating with a time-honored Japanese…

May 9, 2025 | 09:41 EDT

Lucia and Jason sharing a drink in Grand Theft Auto VI
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Second Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Released Following Delay

Rockstar has released a second Grand Theft Auto VI trailer just a few days after announcing that the game would, in fact, no longer make its intended release window of fall 2025. Last week, Rockstar…

May 6, 2025 | 09:54 EDT

A peasant in a straw hat in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Sales Reach 3m

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer and publisher Warhorse Studios has announced that its medieval open-world RPG has managed to pass a brand new sales milestone. Speaking over the weekend,…

May 5, 2025 | 07:57 EDT

Lucia in an orange prison uniform in Grand Theft Auto VI
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Grand Theft Auto VI Release Date and Delay Revealed

Rockstar and Take-Two have announced the Grand Theft Auto VI release date at long last, but if you were hoping for the game to be released this year, then you're going to be disappointed. As…

May 2, 2025 | 08:11 EDT

Sheogorath balancing a staff on his hand in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
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(Updated) Oblivion Remastered PC Patch Breaks Upscaling, Still Isn't Fixed

Update: Bethesda has now issued an update for Oblivion Remastered that appears to restore all of the previously-removed graphical options. Original story follows below. Original story: Over the…

April 28, 2025 | 08:55 EDT

Nikki wearing a light blue outfit with green hair in Infinity Nikki Version 1.5
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Infinity Nikki Version 1.5 Brings Co-op and More Next Week

Infold Games has revealed Infinity Nikki Version 1.5, and if you've been waiting to experience the wonders of Miraland alongside a friend, then this is the update for you. Per a press release, …

April 25, 2025 | 08:39 EDT

A close-up of Atsu, the protagonist of Ghost of Yōtei
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Ghost of Yōtei Release Date Revealed for October

Sony and Sucker Punch have announced the Ghost of Yōtei release date, and it won't be long until you can check out the studio's sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. Per a new PlayStation Blog post, the game…

April 23, 2025 | 08:37 EDT

The player lighting an explosive while in combat with enemies in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Hardcore Mode Released for True Masochists

Warhorse Studios has released a new update for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and if you've been waiting for the immersive medieval RPG to up its difficulty a few (hundred) notches, this one's for you…

April 16, 2025 | 10:11 EDT

Korshunov in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Roadmap for Q2 2025 Promises A-Life Updates and More

GSC Game World has released a brand new Stalker 2 roadmap that covers the second quarter of the year, and it promises more fixes to the game's A-Life system, plus lots of other new features and…

April 14, 2025 | 11:06 EDT

Nikki sitting next to Momo as they fish in Infinity Nikki
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Infinity Nikki Steam Release Date Set for the End of April

Infold Games has announced the Infinity Nikki Steam release date, with the cozy open-world adventure on its way to Valve's platform later this month. Back in February, Infold revealed that Infinity…

April 11, 2025 | 10:56 EDT

A character aiming a bow at off-screen foes in Enshrouded key art
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Enshrouded Sales Hit 4m as Sixth Major Update Revealed

Developer Keen Games has announced a major new sales milestone for open-world survival-crafter Enshrouded, and new details about the game's sixth major update have also been revealed. Per a press…

April 11, 2025 | 10:28 EDT

A player driving a construction vehicle in Satisfactory Update 1.1
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Satisfactory Update 1.1 Brings Controller Support and More on Experimental Branch

Factory-building sim Satisfactory has received its first post-launch update (well, via the experimental branch, at any rate), and it's bringing controller support, a photo mode overhaul, and much…

April 1, 2025 | 11:00 EDT

The player and their Palico companion eating a meal together in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Sales Reach 10 Million, Breaking Another Record

Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Wilds sales have hit yet another milestone, cementing the game's legacy as the studio's fastest-selling game and breaking another company record in the…

March 31, 2025 | 07:51 EDT

A sinister-looking female figure in the V Rising 1.1 update
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V Rising 1.1 Update Brings New Biome and More Next Month

Stunlock Studios has revealed the release date for V Rising Update 1.1, which will serve as the vampire survival game's first major update since its 1.0 release. The developer first promised a big…

March 27, 2025 | 11:51 EDT

Artwork depicting several characters and creatures in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
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Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Now Lets You Pause the Game in Solo Play

Mojang and Microsoft have introduced a pause menu to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, which means that if you're playing the game on your own, you no longer have to worry about being unceremoniously…

March 26, 2025 | 12:28 EDT

Artwork of Mizutsune in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 Release Date Revealed for Next Week

Capcom has announced the release date for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1, which is set to introduce a new (or perhaps that should be returning) monster and more to the game next…

March 25, 2025 | 11:17 EDT

Mizutsune waking up in Monster Hunter Wilds
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First Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update Showcase Set for Next Week

Capcom has announced when the first Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update showcase will air, giving you a glimpse of some of the new stuff coming to the phenomenally popular action RPG as part of its…

March 21, 2025 | 12:15 EDT

Nata, the young boy at the center of the story of Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Breaks 8m Sales in Just Three Days

Capcom has revealed the first sales figures for Monster Hunter Wilds, and it probably won't surprise you to learn that the game has dwarfed the two most recent entries in the series in terms of…

March 4, 2025 | 08:31 EST

Characters celebrating in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Hits 1.2m Steam Players at Launch, Breaking Capcom Records

Monster Hunter Wilds has debuted to record Steam player numbers, shattering previous records for both the Monster Hunter franchise and Capcom as a whole on the platform. Per SteamDB, the game…

February 28, 2025 | 08:56 EST

Character in orange and black armor holding an Artial sword and shield.
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Monster Hunter Wilds Artian Weapons Guide

Another Monster Hunter, another type of endgame weapon to work towards. In Monster Hunter Wilds, Artian weapons are the new endgame grind. These weapons are more than worth getting, and we'll go over…

February 27, 2025 | 06:00 EST

A Palico with an expression of surprise on its face in Monster Hunter Wilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 Brings New Monsters and More in April

Capcom has already announced when you can expect Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 to arrive, even though the game itself hasn't even been released yet. In a post on Steam, Capcom reveals that the…

February 27, 2025 | 11:41 EST

A pop-up camp during the morning in a desert.
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Monster Hunter Wilds Map and Pop-up Camp Guide

Maps in Monster Hunter Wilds are expansive, and you'll need to explore them thoroughly before you can setup more camps to rest and resupply at. Our guide will show full maps for each area, along with…

February 27, 2025 | 06:00 EST

Gareel talking to the player.
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Monster Hunter Wilds Research Report Questline Guide

Our Monster Hunter Wilds Research Report Questline guide will go over where to find each of the Endemic Life you're asked to find by the two researchers. Where to Find Endemic Life Tracktail Lizard…

February 27, 2025 | 06:00 EST

Fishing up a whopper in the Scarlet Forest on an overcast day.
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Where to Catch Every Monster Hunter Wilds Fish

In-between hunting, there's always time for a spot of fishing in Monster Hunter Wilds. Follow our guide to find out how to fish, and where you can catch the ones you'll need for quests and a certain…

February 27, 2025 | 06:00 EST