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Retro-Inspired Action RPG Shrine’s Legacy Gets Official Release Date

Developer Positive Concept Games and game management platform indie.io announced at gamescom Wednesday that 16-bit action RPG Shrine’s Legacy will release October 7 on Steam. If you’re not already familiar with Shrine’s Legacy, it’s inspired by classic RPGs of the SNES era and blends that retro look with more modern ...
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Video: At Last! We’ve Played Hollow Knight: Silksong On Switch 2

Threading the needle.You've read the title, you've seen photos of the booths online, so you know it's coming — six years after its last official public demo, we've finally played Hollow Knight: Silksong. And, we've played it on Switch 2, too.Ahead of the game's special broadcast tomorrow, 21st August, we ...
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ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Launch October 16: Get Ready to Play!

August 20, 2025 ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Launch October 16: Get Ready to Play!
  • Roanne SonesCVP Gaming Devices and Ecosystem, Xbox
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Inside The Blood of Dawnwalker’s narrative sandbox and dual gameplay

I’m Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, Creative Director at Rebel Wolves, working on The Blood of Dawnwalker — a story-driven, open-world RPG set in 14th-century Europe. We recently showcased a closer look at the gameplay at gamescom and wanted to share some of the exciting new details with you. Entering the narrative ...
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Donkey Kong Bananza Breaks Nintendo Tradition With a Rare Discount Only Weeks After Launch

The only game IGN has awarded a 10 in 2025 has been discounted only a few weeks after it launched on Nintendo Switch 2. Donkey Kong Bananza is down to $62.99 at Amazon right now, $7 off its original list price, and a 10% saving for those counting.$7 savings isn't ...
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Lego Voyagers’ building is better when you – and a friend – are the blocks

Despite the grand sense of wanderlust dripping off its title, Lego Voyagers casts you and a pal not as minifig explorers (or even the tiny brickfolk of Lego Builder's Journey), but as humble 1x1 blocks. You’ll get one eye each, and be thankful for it. Nonetheless, Voyagers still wants you ...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong – We Played It! | gamescom 2025

I finally played Hollow Knight: Silksong. No, I don’t mean to brag, but instead find myself having to type it out just to convince my eyes that it actually happened. Yes, it may have only been for around 20 minutes, but the long-awaited sequel shows little sign of disappointing.During my ...
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Resident Evil Requiem Hands-On Preview

Since 2017’s Resident Evil 7, a regular staple of Capcom’s horror series has been the inclusion of an enemy that stalks you. Jack Baker burst through a wall and into our hearts, the world fell in love with Mr. X, and Lady Dimitrescu provoked *cough* her own kind of online ...
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Love or hate Pragmata’s hacking, it’s more than just a minigame

I loaded up a recent Pragmata demo in blissful ignorance – or, at the very least, regular ignorance – of the depth of feeling surrounding its central hacking system. The need to shut down robotic baddies’ defences before giving them the ol’ semi-auto handshake is, it seems, widely enough perceived ...
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Comic Adaptation ‘I Hate This Place’ Stalks Onto Switch This November

I hate this wait.Skybound Entertainment and Broken Mirror Games have announced that I Hate This Place, the adaptation of the comic series from writer Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin, will launch on the Switch on 7th November 2025.The new trailer also gives us a further glimpse at the craft-based ...
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