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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for February 13 to 17

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! ...
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Players’ Choice: Best of PS5

Since PS5 launched in 2020, millions of players have soared over the Forbidden West, broken the cycle on Atropos, faced the gods of Midgard, and saved Astro’s friends across the Playroom. PS5 owners have guided their team to glory, faced down their opponents in enormous battles, and discovered unbelievable worlds ...
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V Rising is overhauling the magic system in May’s free expansion

Vampiric survival game V Rising continues its early access with a free expansion coming in May. It's meaty, overhauling a few areas of the game including magic progression, spellcasting, and lair building in preparation for the endgame. But it’s also “giving you more of what you already love” with new ...
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The Future of Apex Legends

This week’s Unlocked column is a little different. As a seasoned Apex Legends player, I’ve been playing the game ever since it was released. With its biggest update ever on the horizon, I spoke with the developers to see what’s in store.Apex Legends turns four this year and ever since ...
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Dragon Quest Series Producer Leaves Square Enix After 13 Years

Ryota Aomi moves onto a "new journey".Dragon Quest series producer Ryota Aomi has announced that he has left Square Enix after working with the company for 13 years.Sharing the news on Twitter (via Gematsu), the long-time producer — who first worked on Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the ...
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Five years on, Wizard Of Legend is still kicking ass and taking names

As Magic Week reaches the halfway point here at RPS, we've covered a pretty broad spectrum of wizard games over the last few days. There's your chill little potion brewers that let you coo over a bubbling cauldron all nice and cosy like; there's your darker, more supernatural witchy adventures ...
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Nintendo Updates Its ‘Switch Online + Expansion Pack’ Trailer With New Footage

Game Boy has arrived & more N64 games are coming.Nintendo yesterday bolstered its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with some new retro libraries. Now, following on from this, it appears to have updated its official "overview trailer" for the service in its homeland of Japan. Within it, you can ...
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More Characters Seemingly Returning To Mario Kart 8 Deluxe In Future DLC Waves

Birdo could be just the start.It's not every day a new character is announced for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but yesterday was one of those rare cases with the return of Birdo. This pink racer originally debuted in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! on the GameCube.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Genshin Impact Developer: ‘We Deeply Regret the Harm’ After Voice Actor Accused of Sexual Abuse

The English voice actor for Genshin Impact character Tighnari, Elliot Gindi, has been accused of grooming underage fans, transphobic behavior, and emotional abuse by moderators of his Twitch and Discord server. Gindi has since admitted that numerous screenshotted chatlogs demonstrating him engaging in such behavior are real, and both he ...
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A Division 2 Fix Accidentally Made Updates Impossible

The Division 2 development team has notified players that a recent update has caused an error that is now preventing the team from updating the game at all.The Division 2 development team took to Twitter to explain the unfortunate situation, saying it was caused when they were trying to deal ...
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