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That Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag sea shanty deluge was just down to “technical issues”, Ubisoft say

I be a poor journo. Newly come from the official Ubisoft music YouTube channel. I spend my life in jeopardy. Of a publisher suddenly turning around and saying that a sudden mass reupload of Black Flag's sea shanties was in fact just a case of behind-the-scenes issues, rather than another ...
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The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Is Now Officially ‘Two Games In One’

Bang for your buck.Those who have played The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy know just how big of a game it really is. According to the publisher, however, the release was actually two games in one, and that's supposedly how it's going to be marketed from now on.Confused? Yeah ...
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Amazon MMO New World Has Just a Year to Live, Rust Dev Offers to Buy It

Amazon has announced that its MMO, New World, will be officially taken offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027.The game is now delisted, which means it is no longer available for purchase. You can still play New World until January next year, with the Nighthaven season extended until the ...
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Further testing seems to confirm Monster Hunter Wilds DLC performance improvement theory, to an extent

I think we all want it to be true that the Monster Hunter Wilds’ infamously limp PC performance can be blamed upon, as was reported yesterday, an overzealous DLC checking process gumming up what might overwise be a perfectly fine-running beastfight game. Partly because it just sounds funny. Willing but ...
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LEGO Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Final Battle Set Leaks, Features Link and Zelda Fighting Ganon

LEGO's upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time set featuring Link and Zelda's climactic battle with Ganon has leaked online, alongside its pricing and release details.The Final Battle will be a 1,003-piece design that launches on March 1, according to Brick Tap. The set will be priced at $129.99 ...
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Fallout Shelter is being turned into a reality TV series by Amazon, as vault life gets Squid Gameified

Abandon your plans to run for public office. If you don't, you'll not be eligible to apply to be a contestant on the Fallout Shelter reality TV series Amazon are now working on, following the success of their other Fallout show. Stop protesting, this is a once in a lifetime ...
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Zelda’s Next Lego Set Might Have Been Leaked, Here’s A First Look

A climactic battle awaits.Late last year, after some rumours, Nintendo teased a new Legend of Zelda-themed Lego set coming in 2026.Now that we're in the new year, it seems this set might have actually leaked ahead of the official reveal. As the rumours suggested, it appears to be a diorama ...
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Video: Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2 & Switch)

Including updates to resolution and load times.Nintendo officially launched Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch 2 this week, and since then, some video comparisons have now popped up online.One of these has been shared by the YouTube channel 'ElAnalistaDeBits', which not only presents a side-by-side visual comparison of the ...
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(For Southeast Asia) Nine quick-hit games to play, included with PlayStation Plus

Discovering a new game to get lost in for hours can be a phenomenal experience. But sometimes, you need a quick hit — a game you can pick up and play just for a bit and still have a great time. The PlayStation Plus Catalog and Classics Catalog are filled ...
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Preview: Raising My Daddy Rank At A London Gyoza Bar

Form an orderly Kiryu.My gaming life can now be cleanly split into two sections: the period before I had heard the phrase "Daddy Rank", and the period after it.It's one of the key features of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties that Sega was kind enough to show me at ...
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