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Palworld dev Pocketpair, famous for making wholly original games, won’t publish your game if it uses generative AI

Earlier this year, Palworld developer Pocketpair used its newfound success to start a publishing arm. This, I think, is generally a net good, even if I have some feelings about the studio as a whole, which we'll dig into shortly. Nobody has money in this industry except for the few ...
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Metroid Prime Remastered Almost Had Completely New Cutscenes

But producer Kensuke Tanabe decided against it.Nintendo is shortly launched Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new art book looking at concept art for the original trilogy on GameCube and Wii (with a small section dedicated to Metroid Prime Remastered).Speaking of the more recent Switch remaster, the book reveals ...
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How Ember Knights was Built from the Ground Up for Co-op

October 22, 2025 How Ember Knights was Built from the Ground Up for Co-op
  • Brad Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Doom Turtle
Summary
  • Great co-op starts with great combat. That’s why we built Ember Knights around fast-paced, responsive hack-and-slash gameplay from day one.
  • Designing for synergy changes everything. We reworked weapons, ...
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Battlefield 6 Season 1 first details and hands-on report

Battlefield 6 has blasted onto the FPS scene, revitalizing Electronic Arts’ franchise with a return to classic elements and a hefty dose of widespread destruction. But its October 10 release was just the beginning. Developer Battlefield Studios has more free content coming for the game, starting with its first season, ...
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Dispatch Review in Progress

Only the first two episodes of Dispatch's eventual eight have been released so far, but it's safe to say I’m already quite invested in this unique narrative adventure, which feels like a spiritual successor to the Telltale Games of the 2010s. Half TV show, half puzzle game, this superpowered workplace ...
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria’s first expansion launches next month, even if gameplay is currently MIA

It's been more than a year since The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria first launched, and now it seems like the survival crafting game's first proper expansion is right around the corner. Developer Free Range Games shared a new trailer yesterday, which was roughly Durin's Day, a rare ...
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Battlefield 6 Season 1 Trailer Highlights Blackwell Fields and Eastwood Maps Ahead of Next Week’s Launch

The first Battlefield 6 Season 1 trailer is here, revealing a first look at the new Blackwell Fields and Eastwood maps, new weapons, and more.EA and Battlefield Studios published the debut trailer for the Season 1 update ahead of its launch next week, October 28. The two-minute video shows off ...
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PowerWash Simulator 2 review

The first level of PowerWash Simulator 2 is cleaning the moving van that just brought you to your fancy new office. 'We're not in Kansas anymore,' say developers FuturLab, as you take in the map wall where you can select levels in an expanded PowerWash world, the open warehouse space ...
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Nintendo’s Excellent Pikmin Short Is Finally Available On YouTube

Both versions!When Nintendo followed up on its recently 'Close to You' short with another version that confirmed the presence of Pikmin, the company annoyingly kept it locked to its Nintendo Today! app.Well, not anymore, because both versions of the film – Pikmin and invisible Pikmin – have been uploaded to ...
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Introducing No Man’s Sky: Breach, A Spooky Free Update For Existing Players

October 22, 2025 Introducing No Man’s Sky: Breach, A Spooky Free Update For Existing Players
  • Sean Murray, Founder, Hello Games
Summary
  • No Man’s Sky Breach is free to existing Xbox and Game Pass players now.
  • Uncover the tragic fate of the lost Fireship Arcadia corvette ship in No Man’s Sky’s ...
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