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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (23rd August)

Take the day OFF.Well folks, it's the weekend once again, which means it's time to get some gaming done!But first, a recap. This week, Capcom launched an intriguing 30th anniversary website for Resident Evil, though there's not much on there right now beyond some cool artwork. Gamescom also happened, which ...
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Getting Free Saudi Arabia DLC Later This Year

Surprise! Assassin's Creed Mirage, the slimmer, Baghdad-set adventure launched in 2023, is getting fresh content set in AlUla, an ancient oasis city now found in Saudi Arabia. A new story chapter with additional missions, plus general gameplay improvements for the whole game, will launch for free later this year.Ubisoft made ...
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Revealing 4 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Hero Project games coming to PlayStation

Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of connecting with talented game developers from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through the PlayStation MENA Hero Project. This initiative was launched with a simple goal: to identify and support original voices and empower creators from emerging regions to ...
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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch Online Game Trial Now Available (Europe)

Get ready for the third entry.During Nintendo's recent Partner Direct, Capcom lifted the lid on Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.If you haven't got around to playing the second game Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin just yet, now is the chance if you happen to be based in ...
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Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For Hollow Knight: Silksong

It's almost here.After a long wait and even some delays, we're now just weeks out from the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong.The 'hands on' previews have been rolling in from Gamescom this week, so we're rounding up a handful here including our own. This is the final demo before the ...
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The Witcher Tabletop RPG Books Are Only $15 at Humble Bundle Right Now

There are so many different ways to experience The Witcher these days. My own entry point into this world was playing through the first Witcher game back when it first came out in 2007. But it wasn't until The Witcher 3 that I really felt the depth of the story ...
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This Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro has a scary name but a sizeable discount at Amazon

Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but why do product names in gaming sound so aggressive? Why can’t we get the Razer SoftKitty V3 Pro? Ah well. Read more ...
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The Division 2 Brought Back the Series’ Original Creative Director for Its New Survivors Extraction Experience

Ubisoft is keeping Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 updates coming with the announcement of a new survival extraction experience called Survivors.The team behind the long-running third-person shooter talked about how it plans to keep the sequel chugging along for at least another year during a gamescom 2025 panel livestream and ...
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Beautiful Disney-esque Horror ‘Bye Sweet Carole’ Gets Suitably Spooky Release Date

Bunny hop.Maximum Entertainment and Little Sewing Machine have announced that Bye Sweet Carole, a horror game inspired by Don Bluth and animated Disney movies, is launching on Switch on 9th October 2025, just in time for Halloween.The date was announced yesterday via the IGN Live Showcase, with Maximum Entertainment sharing ...
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There’s a new Platinum game hidden in the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake that’s actually a remake of a rework of a Zone of the Enders 3 prototype

Did you know that the original Metal Gear Solid 3 on PS2 had a reworked Zone of the Enders 3 prototype hidden in it? I didn't. The secret minigame in question is "Guy Savage", a barebones hack-and-slasher featuring hook swords, bestial transformations and zombie coppers. It's framed as a ...
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