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Xbox Game Pass in January 2023: Persona 3 Portable, Monster Hunter Rise, and More

It's a slightly quieter start to January for Xbox Game Pass, with only six more games confirmed to be hitting the service so far this month. We already knew about all six of these, including the three Xbox has chosen to highlight in their first Xbox Wire Game Pass blogpost ...
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New Persona 5 Royal Update For Switch Resolves Pesky Screen Issue

Download it today.Bayonetta 3 isn't the only Switch game to receive an update today, it seems the Atlus title Persona 5 Royal has also been bumped up to a new build.It's not all that much, but Version 1.02 appears to iron out some annoying bugs that may or may not ...
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Random: Pixel Artist Reimagines Zelda II For Game Boy Advance

Can someone please make this?Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link might not necessarily be everyone's favourite, but there are plenty of Nintendo fans out there who still have fond memories of the 1988 NES title.If you have ever wondered what this game could potentially look like if it was revived ...
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New Super Mario Galaxy 2 World Speedrunning Record Set at AGDQ

A new speedrunning world record has been established in Super Mario Galaxy 2, with Twitch streamer Jhay managing to beat their own record by just over four seconds.In case you missed it or want to see it again (who wouldn't??), BIG GGs to @NotImJhay for getting the WR in Super ...
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Tactical card battler Duelyst is now completely open source

It feels like Duelyst spent several years trying to find a business model that worked, before it finally shut down for good back in 2020. Well now the whole thing - code and art - is open source and available for use in others projects, royalty-free. Read more ...
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Random: This Mash-Up Of Pokémon And Zelda Is Mindblowingly Detailed

Link used Master Sword! It's super effective!You may already know by now that I love deep dives, especially into the Zelda and Pokémon series — I've probably written thousands of words doing trailer breakdowns and lore explanations across the games over the past couple of years here on Nintendo Life.So ...
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Dungeons & Dragons is getting a live-action TV series

A Dungeons & Dragons TV series has been greenlit by Paramount+. The streaming service have given the project an eight-episode order, with Rawson Marshall Thurber, the writer and director of Netflix's Red Notice, to write and direct the first episode. Read more ...
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty: Exclusive Boss Battle Gameplay with New Weapon Type – IGN First

Tough boss fights are the highlight of any Team Ninja action game, and it looks like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will be no different. For today’s IGN First, here’s an exclusive first look at one of the game’s earlier bosses, Aoye. Aoye is a fictional creature that appears in the ...
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“Nobody said a word about a PC version,” says Final Fantasy 16 producer

During a recent Final Fantasy 14 developer livestream, the subject of Final Fantasy 16's PC port came up. "Nobody said a word about a PC version release," said Yoshi P, the producer on both FFXIV and FFXVI. "Why is it like a PC version is releasing 6 months later? Don't ...
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Pokémon Cards Targeted In Series Of Trading Card Store Burglaries In Tokyo

Damages estimated at "tens of millions of yen".A number of burglaries at trading card stores have been reported in Tokyo, Japan, as a result of the rising popularity and value of Pokémon cards. Since last summer, Japan Times reports that damages from these burglaries are estimated to be around tens ...
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