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The Epic Game Store should soon suck a bit less, with speedier load times and actual social features set for the summer

Other opinions about the storefront aside, the Epic Games Store launcher, on an experiential level, sucks. I'm not just being needlessly mean here, because this is the exact word Epic Games Store vice president and general manager Steven Allison used in a recent interview about the launcher, where he also ...
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The Excellent Co-Op Game Split Fiction for PS5 and Switch 2 Is on Sale for Under $40 at Walmart

Valentine's Day is just a couple of weeks away, and if you're looking for a fun gift idea that you can experience with your favorite person, a co-op game is always a great pick. Split Fiction is one worth considering - we called it an "expertly crafted co-op adventure" in ...
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QPAD Flux 65 Model 5 gaming keyboard review

I can only think of two reasons to get a 65% gaming keyboard instead of, at the very least, a tenkeyless: you either have a desk the size of a playing card, or you actually fell for the Alt+F4 trick once, and now harbour an everlasting bigotry towards the Function ...
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Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won’t Be a Third

Veteran role-playing game maker Obsidian Entertainment has no plans to continue The Outer Worlds with a third game, the studio has confirmed. As part of a Bloomberg interview, Obsidian revealed that last year's The Outer Worlds 2 had underperformed, and a sequel is not in development. Avowed, the company's other ...
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Preview: Five Takeaways From My Time With Virtual Boy On Nintendo Switch Online

Oh boy.Given that fans were expecting (or perhaps hoping, to be more accurate) to see DS games added to Switch Online, the upcoming inclusion of Virtual Boy on 17th February 2026 is quite possibly the biggest surprise from Nintendo in recent years.Did anyone really ask for this? Probably not. Is ...
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The Perfect Match: Find Your New Favorite Sports Game, and Win Exclusive Prizes

February 3, 2026 The Perfect Match: Find Your New Favorite Sports Game, and Win Exclusive Prizes
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Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 1 Lineup

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 1 lineup, which includes big hitters such as High on Life 2, Madden NFL 26, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.As detailed in a post on Xbox Wire, available today, February 3, are Final Fantasy II (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and ...
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Major Helldivers 2 Patch Adds a Tank, Boosts Melee Strength, and Prepares Players to Liberate Cyberstan

Helldivers 2's latest patch, Into the Unjust: 6.0.1., is rolling out now, adding a playable tank and interchangeable victory poses and emotes as part of a push towards the liberation of the Cyborg homeworld, Cyberstan."We have confirmed, with concrete proof and beyond any doubt, that the Automaton Collective stole our ...
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Ubisoft reportedly fire Assassin’s Creed designer who spoke out publicly against return-to-office, as union reps call for CEO to resign

An Assassin's Creed designer who publicly spoke out against Ubisoft's return-to-office mandate claims the company have now fired him. Developer David Michaud-Cromp posted on LinkedIn last week that he'd been put on unpaid disciplinary leave after recently criticising the policy change on the social media platform. If you're out of ...
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The Division: Definitive Edition Quietly Launches — But It’s Not the Remaster Some Had Hoped For

Ubisoft is yet to formally announce its Tom Clancy's The Division: Definitive Edition, but you can now purchase it via the Xbox store. Unfortunately, however, its release has confirmed exactly what this new version of the game entails — and it's not the remake or remaster that some fans had ...
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