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Reminder: Two More Mega Evolution Are Now Available In Pokémon Unite

Mega Gyarados and Charizard Y join the fray.A major game update for the free-to-play Switch and mobile title Pokémon Unite was released earlier this month.Now, before we get to the end of the year, the development team has added Mega Charizard Y. This follows Mega Gyarados, which joined the fray ...
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Square Enix’s HD-2D Series ‘Octopath Traveler’ Hits Another Sales Milestone

It's now sold over six million copies.Square Enix released the HD-2D RPG Octopath Traveler 0 on the Switch and Switch 2 earlier this month.Now, following this, it has provided an update about the lifetime sales of the series – revealing it has now sold over six million copies worldwide. This ...
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The Best Deals Today: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Battlefield 6, God of War Ragnarok, and More

The holidays are almost here, and we've rounded up the best deals for Sunday, December 21, below. Don't miss your chance to save on these last-minute gifts!Save on Assassin's Creed Shadows for Nintendo Switch 2Launched earlier this month, Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally available on Nintendo Switch. Right now, you ...
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The first RPS Christmas Cracker 2025

We eight scribes from RPS are, Bearing jokes, we wrote in the past, Christmas crackers, god we’re knackered, After twelve months of graft. O, reader of wonder, loved the most, Why not subscribe to Supporters posts? January leading, still proceeding, See you once we’ve munched our roasts. But first, time ...
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Opinion: Who Needs Link? This Top-Down Metroidvania Is The Best Zelda Game Of 2025

A String Between Worlds.When you start up a top-down Zelda game, you usually know how things will start. You’ll get some scrolling exposition text setting up the events of the game, and you’ll either be plonked in the middle of a room or a field, ready to save the princess, ...
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What’s on your bookshelf: Santa Maw

He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, he’s checking it thrice, he’s checking it four times, he’s checking it five times, he’s checking it Six times, he’s checking it Six times, he’s checking it Six times… Hello reader who is also a reader. We don’t have a game developer ...
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Expedition 33 may be a turn-based RPG, but it refuses to behave like one

Clair Obscur gripped me within the first minutes of its dramatic prologue. A turn-based RPG with a Belle Époque, steampunky aesthetic and a bleak world of monsters and magic? I know they say not to put a hat on a hat, but when that hat's a beret… magnifique. The story ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Ice Climber

'Tis the season.Ho, ho, ho, everyone! Welcome to a particularly festive edition of Box Art Brawl!Last week saw two covers for Mega Man 6 going head-to-head, and it was a little closer than we expected. The yellow Japanese variant (this writer's favourite) just clinched it, however, taking 54% of the ...
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PSA: Skyrim’s ‘Anniversary Edition’ Bundle Is Currently 60% Off, Includes Free Switch 2 Upgrade (Europe)

Must resist...Skyrim didn't exactly launch in the best state when it got shadow-dropped on the Switch 2 earlier this month, and Bethesda has this week released a patch to address input latency issues.If you are considering giving the game a look (or a second chance) now that this update has ...
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Everyday Sororicide is a game about women dueling to the death where you can only play once a day

Every game has its limitations, there is only so many actions you can take, narrative threads to unspool, buttons to press. What about a game that you can only play one round of every day? A game where you "take up the sword against an NPC or another girl-esque thing ...
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