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Could Final Fantasy 16 be the last numbered Final Fantasy game?

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has said he thinks "Maybe it's time we removed the numbers" from Final Fantasy games. In an interview with GQ, he talked about the baggage that inevitably comes with having a 35-year-old series with soon to be 16 numbered mainline games in it (not ...
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Nintendo Japan To End Repairs For Wii U When Current Parts Inventory Runs Out

Get booked in soon.Nintendo's Japanese support service has announced that it will be ending repair support for the Wii U. When exactly? Well, that really depends on when its current parts inventory runs out.The announcement was made on the Japanese Nintendo Support Page, confirming that the period of holding repair ...
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Exoprimal devs tell us how they pushed for thousands of onscreen dinosaurs, and why it bears no relation to Dino Crisis

Last july I was given the opportunity to play an early beta for Exoprimal, Capcom’s upcoming multiplayer shooter that pits you and a bunch of your mech suit-wearing buddies against unstoppable raptor hordes. In the nine months since I took command of a T-Rex and did a sick backflip, my ...
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Mario Kart Tour Lawsuit Calls Out “Immoral” Lootbox Gacha System

The pipe has backfired.At the end of last year, Nintendo removed the gacha elements from its mobile racing game, Mario Kart Tour. It replaced this system where players would "fire" a pipe to receive a random item with a 'Spotlight Shop'.Although the item system has already been updated, Axios reports ...
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3DS System Update 11.17.0-50 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Ultra stable.Nintendo has issued a surprise update for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. This bumps the system up to Version 11.17.0-50. As usual, it's another "stability update" - with improved system stability to further enhance the overall user experience.Dataminer 'OatmealDome' also notes how the system settings, eShop app and ...
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How to Get More Batteries in Tears of the Kingdom

Along with hearts and stamina, one of the most precious resources in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is your battery life. And we don't mean the battery of your Nintendo Switch that keeps running out from playing so much.Link's Zonai batteries power all of his machines when ...
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Tears of the Kingdoms Builders Have Graduated to Looney Tunes Traps and Podracers

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an endless viral video generator. Since the game came out last week, players have surprised and delighted us with some of the things they've been able to do with Ultrahand. It's truly a game best suited for the social media age, ...
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Forza Horizon 5 update adds new cars, overlanding modifications and photo mode features

In today's Forza Horizon 5 livestream, developers Playground Games offered details of the open-world racer's free "Explore The Horizon" update. It'll launch tomorrow and includes six new cars, new photo mode features, and new pathfinder challenges. Read more ...
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Grab an RTX 4070 Ti gaming PC for £1260 with Diablo 4 and a free headset

Right now you can pick up a great deal on a powerful RTX 4070 Ti gaming PC over at CCL, equipped with a Core i5 12400F processor, 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM, an MSI Pro B660M-E motherboard and 1TB Kingston NV2 NVMe SSD - all for £1260. That's an awesome spec for ...
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Random: Zelda Devs Reveal Which Link They Think Is The Stinkiest

Pooey!We've often found ourselves wondering a lot of things about the Legend of Zelda franchise and, more specifically, its main protagonist, Link. Which Link is the strongest? What does he do in his spare time? Just how long does he really sleep?What we've never really considered, however, is which Link ...
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