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PlayStation Reverses Course on Helldivers 2 PSN Account Requirement

PlayStation has reversed course on the Helldivers 2 PSN account requirement, walking back the unpopular policy after a weekend long backlash that included tens of thousands of negative reviews, some of which spread to Sony's other Steam games.Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking ...
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New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available

Get it while you can.The Pokémon Company is currently running a new limited-time distribution for the latest Switch titles Scarlet and Violet.This time it's a special Gift Distribution for a Flutter Mane based on a Pokémon used in last year's Korean Trainers Cup stream. It will be available until 7th ...
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Helldivers 2 Pulled From 177 Countries Due to PSN Linking Requirement, Arrowhead ‘Talking Solutions’

As Helldiver 2's reviews continue to collapse on Steam, Arrowhead's best-selling action game has been pulled from around 177 countries in the wake of the new PSN account linking requirement that has turned its fanbase upside down.Egypt, Georgia, Jamaica, and Morocco are some of the notable countries where Helldivers 2 ...
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Soapbox: ‘Revenge Of The Sith’ On DS Is Still Top-Tier Star Wars Gaming

Heart Palpatinetions.Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim celebrates Revenge of the Fifth with a DS throwback...Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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What’s on your bookshelf?: Borderlands, Life Is Strange, and Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome to Booked For The Week - our new Sunday feature where we ask a selection of cool industry folks questions about books! The very first book was famously written in the 1200's by notable scholar and six-time wrestling world champion Booker ...
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PS5 Pro: Everything We Know About PlayStation’s Next Console

Even though the PlayStation 5 Slim launch is still fairly close in the rearview mirror, many are already wondering about a potential PlayStation 5 Pro. It makes sense - platform holders like Sony have a history of releasing souped-up revisions of their flagship consoles to provide new visual and quality-of-life ...
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Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers’ Choice (April 2024)

Our picks for the best eShop games in April.It's that time — welcome back to our monthly eShop Selects feature! This time, we're covering April — somehow, we're already in May.As mentioned last month, we've made another change to the piece. Now you'll be voting for your favourite hidden gem ...
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Star Wars arrives in Fall Guys this week, alongside major changes to bean physics

I need to take all the opportunities to write about Fall Guys that I can get, given how much time I spend playing it with my son. This is a pretty good opportunity, too: a set of Star Wars skins are coming to the bean battle royale, as announced yesterday ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Mario Paint (SNES)

Vincent van Goomba.Hey folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl!We had a veritable doozy last week when we checked out Pokémon Yellow Version for the humble Game Boy; truly one of the standout titles in the gargantuan franchise.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Video: Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD For Switch Gets A New Trailer

Spooky surprise.Next month, Nintendo is reviving the 3DS title Luigi's Mansion 2 on the Nintendo Switch. In the lead up to Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, it's now uploaded a new trailer for the game titled 'Rude Awakening'.In this "visually enhanced" adventure for the Siwtch, Professor E.Gadd calls on Luigi after ...
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