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Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties Bring Much-Needed Combat and Visual Upgrades

As a Yakuza fan, I’ve recommended the series from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, otherwise known as RGG, to plenty of people, but it has long come with one big caveat: Yakuza 3. It’s not that there is anything necessarily wrong with it, but with high-quality remakes of the first games ...
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Just Cause devs Avalanche shut down UK studio amid wider cuts after Microsoft’s shelving of Contraband

Just Cause developers Avalanche Studios are cutting staff and closing their Liverpool, UK-based studio following Microsoft's cancellation of co-op smuggling game Contraband. Read more ...
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Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow Translates the Soul of Thief to VR

I was very pleasantly surprised when a new Thief game was announced at Sony's June 2025 State of Play. It's one of my favorite franchises -- I am still of the opinion that Thief II: The Metal Age is the best stealth game ever made – and it's been dormant ...
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You were meant to get a PowerWash Simulator 2 release date today, but it’s not ready yet, so there’s a demo instead

It's been a good half a year since FuturLab announced PowerWash Simulator 2, their follow-up to the very popular, and seemingly quite satisfying, original game. There's been various developer logs and tidbits of details shared in the intervening days, weeks, and months, but the one thing that's been missing so ...
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Fantasy Roguelike ‘Absolum’ Isn’t Out Yet, But It’s Already Getting An Animated Series

Absolumely.From everything we've seen, Dotemu and Guard Crush Games' fantasy 'Rogue 'em Up', Absolum, is shaping up to be a decent slice of stylish fun. It arrives on Switch in just a few weeks on 9th October, but before we get to see the finished product for ourselves, the studios ...
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Grounded 2’s Hairy and Scary Update Crawls Onto Your Screens Today

September 30, 2025 Grounded 2’s Hairy and Scary Update Crawls Onto Your Screens Today
  • Shyla SchofieldSenior Communications Manager, Obsidian Entertainment
Summary
  • Face off against AXL, the terrifying new tarantula boss.
  • Craft an entire suite of tarantula-themed gear, from armor to a candlelit throne.
  • Build smarter with the streamlined BUILD.M grid system, ...
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My Hero Academia: All’s Justice out Feb 6, 2026 on PS5

In My Hero Academia: All’s Justice, you can relive the Final War of My Hero Academia with cinematic visuals in Story Mode, and experience new My Hero Academia action in flashy, over-the-top 3v3 battles featuring a giant roster of characters and their Quirks!   In our latest trailer, we revealed new modes such as the ...
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Exclusive: Fortnite Reveals KPop Demon Hunters Rumi Outfit

IGN can exclusively reveal the Fortnite outfit for KPop Demon Hunters character Rumi.Rumi, Mira and Zoey — the KPop Demon Hunters trio better known as HUNTR/X — will all land in Fortnite this week on October 2, and star in Demon Rush, a special version of the game's fan-favorite Horde ...
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The former Disco Elysium devs of Summer Eternal announce their new game “Red Rooster”… in the form of a book

Summer Eternal, one of the infinite number of Disco Elysium spiritual successor studios that cropped up last year, have been mostly quiet on whatever it is they've been cooking up since forming. They announced their existence with an evocative political manifesto, and today they revealed what's next. No, it's not ...
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Resident Evil Requiem Director Says Western Fans More Likely to Play in First-Person After Growing Up With FPS Games Like Doom

The director of Resident Evil Requiem has said Western players are more likely to choose the game's first-person option, after growing up on a diet of PC first-person shooters such as Doom. Meanwhile, Japanese fans more accustomed to third-person console RPGs like Dragon Quest have tended to play Requiem's demo ...
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