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Rumour: Microsoft Will Bring Critically Acclaimed Exclusive To A “Competitor System” This Year

"It's going to be met with a lot of excitement".It's a new year and sure enough new rumours are already popping up about what other games could be made available to Nintendo fans in the future.The latest story doing the rounds suggests a Microsoft game "met with high critical acclaim" ...
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Former Stardew Valley developer’s new life sim set in a city looks ambitious

Arthur 'Mr. Podunkian' Lee, one-time contributor to the megalithic Stardew Valley, is now working on a life sim of his own. It's currently unnamed, but it's set in a city, it's got bikes, and it's got a tentative intention to release in 2024. Read more ...
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Portal: Revolution is a huge, eight-hour mod that bridges the gap between Portal 1 and 2

Portal: Revolution is an eight hour fan-made Portal 2 prequel, with 40 new test chambers, voiced characters and new puzzle mechanics. It looks seriously impressive and it's out now, with a trailer below. Read more ...
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Reigns: Three Kingdoms arrives on PC next week

Reigns is a kingdom management game which boils narrative choice down to its simplest form, by presenting the player with a long series of binary choices they swipe left or right on. From that basic interaction, it spins enjoyable yarns with some strategic underpinnings. It's had several followups and spin-offs ...
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Daily Deals: Super Mario RPG, Crucial 2TB SSD, Thermaltake A3 850W PSU

It's the first weekend of 2024, and there are some exciting deals that have gone live now that the holiday season has ended. From video games to PC components, there is no shortage of deals you don't want to miss out on. The best deals for Saturday, January 6, include ...
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Netflix Exclusive Reigns: Three Kingdoms Launches On Switch Next Week

Featuring a new card battle system & online play.Devolver Digital and UK studio Nerial have today locked in a release date for Reigns: Three Kingdoms on the Nintendo Switch and PC, announcing it will be arriving next week on 11th January 2024.This fifth entry in the Reigns strategy series was ...
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Feature: Zelda’s Forgotten Steward – Who Is Hidemaro Fujibayashi?

The man, the myth, the legend.Since his outstanding work on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, director and producer Eiji Aonuma has cemented himself as the driving force behind one of Nintendo’s most celebrated, enduring, and lucrative franchises. For many Zelda fans, he holds just about as much prestige ...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 6th)

Back for more in '24.And just like that, we're one week into 2024 — well, near enough — and it's time for the first What Are You Playing of the year!Before we dive into a weekend of gaming plans, remaining Quality Street and questionable leftover Christmas cheese, however, let's take ...
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Splatoon 3 FrostyFest “Sneak Peek” And Voting Now Live, Includes Free Goodies

The first Splatfest of 2024 starts next week.The "sneak peek" of the Splatoon 3 FrostyFest is now officially underway. The theme, as previously revealed, is "Who do you spend holidays with?" and the choices are friends, family or "solo".Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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The Weirdest Pokemon Evolution Methods in the Scarlet and Violet DLC

Listen, there are some weird Pokemon evolutions out there, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have them in spades. Sometimes the cute little guy you first caught will evolve into an absolute monstrosity, or just something a little bit... off. But who doesn't love a good motley crew?The Pokemon Scarlet and ...
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