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Star Wars Outlaws Developer Defends Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, Says Cartridges That Force You to Download the Game Are Better For Loading

The use of Switch 2's widely-disliked Game-Key Cards was defended by a Ubisoft developer who worked on the Nintendo port of Star Wars Outlaws.Writing on social media, Ubisoft audio architect Rob Bantin shared the real reason why the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws uses a Game-Key Card ...
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The Best Deals Today: Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy XVI, and More

I love it when a deals roundup feels like it has something for every kind of shopper, and today’s definitely hits that mark. Between a couple of epic PS5 games, a brand-new SteelBook from Studio Ghibli, a surprisingly steep discount on a Switch 2 accessory, and even a pantry staple ...
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Feature: Nintendo Life Reader Survey 2025

Gotta answer 'em all!It's that time of year again folks. We would love to ask you some questions and would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to respond to our anonymous survey.Why is this important to us? Our websites survive mainly due to those who choose to ...
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Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict – Introducing Some of the 12 New Bosses in the Latest Update

September 5, 2025 Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict – Introducing Some of the 12 New Bosses in the Latest Update
  • Mark Roberts & Kane BennettGame Director & Audio and Narrative Director, Path of Exile 2
The Third Edict, the next major update for Path of Exile 2 ...
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Share of the Week – Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

This past week players snuck through Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and shared memorable moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Michael_Jambor shares a detailed close-up of Snake’s face AreeLyBadPun shares a faceoff with a crocodile georgie_1986_ shares a sharp-looking scientist crisg_art shares ...
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Score Resident Evil 4 (PS5) for $15 at Amazon Right Now To Play Before Resident Evil: Requiem

While we eagerly await Resident Evil: Requiem to give us a good scare next year, Amazon's dropped an excellent deal on a slightly older Resi title that's worth picking up to keep you on your toes in the meantime. The excellent Resident Evil 4 remake for PS5 has dropped to ...
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Dryft racing, hip-hop and pirates: the cheeky, eclectic games of Aussie studio Nonsense Machine

For most of his game-making career, Australian developer dweedes has projected an image of cheeky, punkish rebellion. His website WET GAMIN has accumulated a trove of experimental games over the last decade: short works by various freeware developers that exemplify a scribbly, DIY spirit. Now, making and selling games on ...
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Photograph bosses to death in this head-pulsing whirligig of a bullet hell

I fear and covet no videogame genre on this Earth like the bullet hell shoot 'em up. I find these scions of the arcades irresistibly beautiful. They look like how I imagine human nervous systems appear to thunder spirits. By the same token, I’m not sure they're actually designed to ...
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Devolver boss calls GTA 6 an “AAAAA game” in latest attack on human dignity

Not long before joining Rock Paper Shotgun, I wrote a feature for Edge magazine about the origins of the very silly term "AAA game". The overall conclusion I came to is that "AAA game" is possibly a boardroom-level borrowing from the credit rating industry and Hollywood, and that it has ...
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Stardew Valley’s Creator Has A Small Voice Role In Hollow Knight: Silksong

A star is born.Hollow Knight: Silksong, much like its predecessor, is known for featuring quirky voice roles to represent the numerous NPCs you'll encounter along your journey.One these roles features a developer with which you might be quite familiar: Eric Barone, A.K.A. ConcernedApe, A.K.A the creator of a little game ...
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