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After Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ controversial patch 1.5 made key bosses immortal, here’s the obligatory rollback mod

Last week, soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers got a patch that rendered a number of its bosses unkillable, seemingly in response to pressure from some Chinese players. For those who aren't keen on the patch's changes, which particularly transforms the challenge you'll face in the game's fourth region, there's now a ...
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Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy Precons Bundle Just Another Big Discount at Amazon Today

In case you missed it, Final Fantasy’s Magic: The Gathering set was, as Ron Burgundy would say, “kind of a big deal”.Just a few days ago, we shared that the Commander Decks had dropped under MSRP for the first time at Amazon, but now you can save even more if ...
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Pokémon Champions Confirmed For Switch 2, Includes “Free-To-Start” And “Paid” Digital Version

More details will be "shared in the future".We've just had an update about the new battle-focused game Pokémon Champions at the World Championships, and apart from the news it will lead as the main title for the VGC next year, along with a Mega Evolution update, we've also got details ...
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Everything Announced at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships

The 2025 Pokémon World Championships just concluded, and as is tradition, the closing ceremonies featured new announcements fun for Pokémon fans of all kinds, presented by Tzunekazu Ishihara, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company. Here’s a round-up of all the important Pokémon announcements revealed at the World Championships you ...
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Pokémon Teases New ‘Pokémon XP’ Event

Taking place in "downtown San Francisco".The major mystery reveal at this year's World Championships event for Pokémon was the announcement of Pokémon XP.This news was revealed alongside the confirmation of an "epic arena experience" for Championship Sunday next year at the Chase Center, San Francisco between 28th - 30th August, ...
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Pokémon Champions will Replace Scarlet and Violet at the Pokémon World Championships Next Year

In a Pokémon World Championship Series first, the 2026 and future formats will be using yet-to-be-released Pokémon Champions as the game for VGC competitors instead of a "mainline" game. To switch up the format even more next year, Pokémon Champions will include the Mega Evolution mechanic in the official format ...
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2025 Pokémon Worlds VGC Champion Kevin Han Achieves Historic First

Pokémon World Championships competitor Kevin Han just won the 2025 Video Game Seniors World Champion title in Anaheim, CA, making him the first to win the VGC Pokémon World Championships in both the Junior and Senior age divisions. To make this achievement even more impressive, Han took these titles back-to-back, ...
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The Best Deals Today: Lies of P, The First Berserker: Khazan, Doom: The Dark Ages, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Sunday, August 17, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers.Lies of P for $29.99Lies of P has continued to sit atop many favorite game lists over the last few years. A sequel is in development, with a major tease left for ...
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Review: ANTANK S3 MAX TV Dock Station For Nintendo Switch 2 – A Decent Little Travel Dock

A SIWIQU by any other name.Nintendo's own dock is a non-nonsense device that just works. You slide your console in, crack the Joy-Con off, and boom, you're off to the races. Given the larger size of Switch 2, though, its dock is a substantial slab of black plastic and various ...
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What’s on your bookshelf?: The Stanley Parable, The Beginner’s Guide, and Wanderstop’s Davey Wreden

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! That's two weeks in a row now, which I've decided is enough for me to not have to caveat or lampshade ...
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