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Nintendo Direct Announced For This Friday On Eve of Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary

A Nintendo Direct is confirmed to be taking place this Friday, September 12. The broadcast will begin at 6am PST/9am ET/2pm BST, and will run for roughly a whole hour.As for what’s going to be included in the stream, Nintendo has yet to confirm. But seeing as it's taking place ...
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Amazon’s New Amiibo Sale Features 33% off Zelda’s Sidon, Riju, and Tulin for a Limited Time Only

While some had suggested Nintendo might abandon amiibo with Nintendo Switch 2, that’s not been the case.In fact, there are some fresh ones in 2025 from Donkey Kong Bananza and Street Fighter 6, but there are also fresh figurines from The Legend of Zelda. Better yet, not only does Amazon ...
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Crusader Kings 3’s Coronations DLC debuts to boos and jeers from the Steam review court, largely thanks to “broken” oath breaking

I bring ill tidings from the land of folks who're usually busy stressing about their heirs, sire. Crusader Kings 3's paid Coronations DLC has arrived alongside the Ascendant update, and I regret to inform you that the little expansion's immediately been put in the stocks. The rotten tomatoes doth fly ...
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GTA 6 Delay Wasn’t Bad News for Everyone — Ghost of Yotei Dev Jokes It Sparked a Studio-Wide Celebration It’s Still Recovering From

Sucker Punch director Nate Fox has revealed that the day Rockstar confirmed GTA 6 was delayed until 2026 was a "great" one for the Ghost of Yotei team.Grand Theft Auto 6 was due out in fall 2025, but over the summer, Rockstar confirmed a delay to May 26, 2026, saying ...
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Nintendo Updates Two DS And 3DS Game Trademarks

But why?Nintendo has updated two trademarks relating to Magical Starsign on the DS and Tomodachi Life on the 3DS.As highlighted by Mike Odyssey over on X, the trademarks are currently under examination as of 2nd September 2025 before full publication, which is normal. As for why they've been updated, well ...
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Borderlands 4 Bundle Containing Fortnite Skin is an eBay Investment, Randy Pitchford Suggests — Even Though Account Trading Risks a Ban

Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford has suggested that the game's pre-order bundle, which contains a free Fortnite skin, could become a worthwhile investment — after a previous Borderlands skin fetched "over $2k when trading on eBay."Writing on social media, Pitchford highlighted the looter shooter's Epic Games Store pre-order offer, which ...
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Following mass layoffs, Microsoft exec insists return to office mandate is “not about reducing headcount”

Microsoft have announced plans to roll out a policy which will mandate that staff return to working from the office at least three days per week, with a first phase of it set to come into force as of February 2026. In a memo about the move shared by The ...
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Better for Battlefield 6 vehicles to start off “too weak”, says producer to players sore about tooled-up engineers

In my experience, there are two kinds of tank in Battlefield games. There are the ones driven by other people, which are cut from solid granite yet move like ballet dancers. And then there are the ones driven by me, which are made out of candy floss and handle like ...
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Emergency Meeting! Among Us Adds Two New Roles In Latest Update

Introducing the Detective and Viper.Among Us has received a new update across all platforms this week, bumping it up to Version 17.0.0 and adding two new roles to the game along with various quality of life updates.The new roles include the Detective and the Viper. Here's a rundown about both ...
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Among Us Latest Update Adds Two New Roles

Introducing the Detective and Viper.Among Us has received a new update (17.0.0) across all platforms today, adding two new roles to the game and various quality of life updates.The new roles include the Detective and the Viper. Here are the abilities of both, along with a look:Read the full article ...
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