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The Sims 4’s next expansion looks perfect for all your reality TV show fantasies

You know, I'm surprised that EA has never made a Sims reality show where contestants have to act out odd, Simish challenges on a Truman Show-esque production lot, given how much the games themselves feel like simulators for the trashiest (said lovingly) TV show genre. In the meantime, while it ...
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds’s next big update ups the level cap to 99, even though it’s literally pointless right now

RuneScape: Dragonwilds just held its 2026 summit this week, and with it came a bevy of details about future updates and plans for the survival game. Oh what joy for you scaper or runes! The main thing that got a look-in was the game's next big update, Dowdun Reach: Madness ...
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Feature: Here’s All The Best Switch 2 & Nintendo Stuff I’ve 3D Printed So Far

Resin-dent Evil?For past me, the idea of 3D printing — just the mention of it, the sound of the words — always conjured up images of stuff like Tom Cruise and his wee red balls in Minority Report.I know, the 'precog' machine in that particular movie wasn't really a 3D ...
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While the jury’s still out on it, Highguard gets a temporary new mode that ups the headcount in matches

I'm sure there's been many a Dweet and forum post about Highguard is already a dead game or some such silly thing to say about a game that's not even a week old, but it does at least seem like developer Wildlight is paying attention to some of the more ...
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Poll: What Nintendo Switch 2 Games Are You Most Excited For In 2026?

Will it be a big one?We're already a month into 2026, and it's been a pretty solid start to the year for Switch 2. But there's plenty to come over the next 11 months, including many likely surprises for Nintendo's newest console.Amidst big anniversaries for Zelda and Metroid, we already ...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (31st January)

This is the life.Well done, everyone! We finally made it to the end of January! There was quite a bit of Nintendo news this week, so we're sure everyone will enjoy kicking back with a couple o' games over the weekend.We were treated to yet another Nintendo Direct this week, ...
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‘What the Duck Is This?’ — Arc Raiders Duplication Glitch has Players Running Into Hoarders With Hundreds of Squeaky Bath Toys

A new Arc Raiders duplication glitch has fans worried about exploits, but others just want to know why it’s being used to spawn mountains of rubber duck trinkets.The Headwinds update brought new content, alongside fresh gameplay tweaks, when it launched for Arc Raiders players across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox ...
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Hopes To Share Switch 2 Update In “Very Near Future”

The port is already well underway.We heard recently from Final Fantasy director Naoki Hamaguchi how the follow up games to Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 would have "exactly the same" gameplay as other platforms, so when exactly can we expect the next title?Speaking to Polygon recently, Hamaguchi ...
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Dispatch Dev AdHoc Responds To Nintendo’s Statement, Says It Intends To Address Censored Switch Content

"We’re already working with Nintendo on a path forward".Following an official response from Nintendo yesterday about the censorship in the Switch versions of Dispatch, the developer AdHoc Studio has now shared a lengthy statement.In this update, which follows a comment it made to Nintendo Life earlier this week, the studio ...
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Google’s Project Genie Seemingly Causes Some Investors to Lose Faith in Roblox, Unity and…GTA 6

Just one day after the announcement of Genie, Google's generative AI-powered virtual world creator, a number of major video game companies are seeing their stock prices tumble, seemingly because some investors think you can just generate an entire video game with AI now.Of course, that's not what Genie is. Genie ...
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