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Celebrating Halo 2’s Online Greatness Ahead of its 20th Anniversary

As I settled back into the day-to-day work routine at IGN to start 2024, it randomly occurred to me that Halo 2 will turn 20 years old later this year – specifically, on November 9. That got me reminiscing about one of my favorite games ever – and probably my ...
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Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater remakes listed for 2024 release

Did we put the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Silent Hill 2 remakes on that list of our most anticipated games of 2024? The article is so voluminous I’m not sure I have the energy to check. I get halfway down the page and feel like I need ...
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City of Heroes Fan Server Now Officially Licensed by NCSoft

City of Heroes is making an official return as a fan server dedicated to keeping the superhero multiplayer game running has been granted an official license by publisher NCSOFT.Revealed in a forum post, a representative of the fan server, titled Homecoming, announced their hard work paid off. City of Heroes ...
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Soapbox: The ‘Recharged’ Series Proves Atari Is No Longer A Spent Force

A look at Atari's lineup of neo-retro revivals.Before there was Nintendo, there was Atari.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 8 – 12

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 8 – 12 Published January 5, 2024 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, ...
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Surgeon Simulator Developer Bossa Studios Hit With Lay-Offs

Surgeon Simulator and Lost Skies developer Bossa Studios has become the latest affected by the sweeping lay-offs hitting the video game industry.As revealed by GI.biz, the UK developer laid off almost one third of all staff as 19 employees lost their jobs, caused by what co-founder Henrique Olifiers called a ...
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Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $1,000

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is releasing a ship bundle for its controversial space simulator that costs an eye-watering $48,000.Revealed on its website, the Legatus 2953 pack will arrive in the first quarter of 2024 and cost $48,000 despite the game not having officially launched yet."Ahead of all others, ...
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Persona 3 Reload’s Super Stylish Opening Cinematic Revealed

Content Warning: The following article contains mentions of themes some readers may find distressing, including those of self-harm and suicide.Atlus has released the super stylish opening cinematic for Persona 3: Reload ahead of its February 2 launch.The two minute movie, which can be viewed below, is everything you'd expect of ...
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Monster Hunter Series Producer Shares New Year’s Message Ahead Of 20th Anniversary

Fan-favourite monster results arriving in March.Capcom has been gearing up for the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter for a while now and today's New Year's video message from series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto gives some indication of what's in store for 2024.To be clear, the message is not packed with information ...
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Kojima says horror game OD is as “experimental” as Boktai, so here’s a quick overview of solar powered gaming

Hideo Kojima's new Xbox Game Studios project OD is a horror game that is "also a movie, and at the same time a new form of media" and who knows, perhaps it also runs on solar power. That's the extremely direct and literal reading of Kojima's latest social media tease, ...
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