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PUBG creator’s oddly named open world survival roguelike Prologue: Go Wayback gets an early access release date

How do you follow on from making a game that essentially popularised a whole new genre? I can only imagine that question is one Brendan Greene, aka Player Unknown, i.e. the creator of PUBG, has asked himself a few times. The answer to that question is Prologue: Go Wayback, a ...
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The Best Deals Today: Kirby Air Riders, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Saturday, November 1, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers.Save $5 Off Kirby Air RidersWelcome to November, and we're just a few weeks away from the release of Kirby Air Riders! This racer looks to pack in a massive amount of ...
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Rockstar have been accused of union busting after the firing of more than 30 staff members

Things aren't sounding so hot over at Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar right now. Yesterday, a report came out from Bloomberg (paywalled) that a number of employees have been allegedly fired, with the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union claiming it was an act of union busting. Two-Two, Rockstar's parent ...
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Arc Raiders’ first roadmap promises lots of goodies like a new map, quests and more before the end of the year

Sure looks like Arc Raiders is off to an alright start, 'ey? Success doesn't mean there's any rest for the wicked, i.e. a live service game, however. Just yesterday, only a day after launching, developer Embark Studios revealed their Arc Raiders roadmap for the rest of 2025. It's light on ...
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Feature: The Art I ‘Stole’ From Nintendo

And where it is now.It began with a Zelda T-shirt.I was wearing my “It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.” shirt while running a quick errand at the bank. The teller spotted it. He was at least 20 years younger than me, but his “Nice shirt!” comment kicked off a ...
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Guide: Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For November & December 2025

Prepare yourselves, Warriors, Riders, Bounty Hunters.As we slide into the last two months of 2025, there's a bumper crop of games hitting a Switch (or Switch 2) near you as the holiday season approaches.Nintendo is publishing a pair of Switch 2 games in November, with Koei Tecmo's take on Zelda-styled ...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st November)

FIGHT!Gosh, we're into November already – how on earth did that happen? Well, either way, it's the weekend, so let's do a quick recap of the week before we dive into what we're playing, shall we?Naturally, the biggest news of the week was the announcement from Nintendo that Animal Crossing: ...
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Nintendo Music Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Including an update for Animal Crossing tracks.: In case you missed it, this week marks the first anniversary of the Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers.Nintendo already rolled out a music update earlier this week - adding the DS soundtrack New Super Mario Bros. and it's now apparently ...
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Is Getting Another Free Guest Character Next Week

Ichiban joins the race.Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been available for the Switch since September, and has already received some updates.Now, in a Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio live stream this week, the team behind the Yakuza series and Yakuza: Like A Dragon game have revealed the free guest character Ichiban Kasuga ...
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ARC Raiders Review in Progress

I thought I was only going to play five or six hours of ARC Raiders on launch day before sitting down to write this initial review in progress, but after just a handful of matches, I suddenly couldn’t pull myself away – and before I realized it, I’d been playing ...
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