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Yoshi's First Game in 7 Years Ditches Finish Lines
Seven years since Crafted World, Yoshi's Switch 2 debut drops the run-to-the-right formula entirely in favour of creature discovery and systemic puzzles.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Just Bought a Studio? Behaviour Lays Off Staff Again
Behaviour Interactive has cut more jobs, with at least one senior Dead by Daylight animator confirming they were affected. This comes just weeks after the studio spent money acquiring The Fun Pimps.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Tifa in Street Fighter 6? Leaker With Perfect Record Says Ye
The same Reddit user who nailed Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui's SF6 appearances now claims Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart is part of the Year 4 roster. Multiple sources appear to back it up.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Third-Party Xbox? VP Shuts Down Helix Speculation
Xbox's next-gen VP had to publicly confirm that Project Helix is a first-party console after leaker claims about third-party chip licensing spiraled into speculation that Microsoft was getting out of the hardware business entirely.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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A Flamethrower Mech and a Missile Pistol? Helldivers 2 Deliv
Two new exosuits, a lock-on missile pistol, and a disposable multi-barrel machine gun headline Helldivers 2's Exo Experts Warbond, arriving April 28.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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A $10 Game Pass Deckbuilder Just Scored 89 on Metacritic
Poncle's Vampire Survivors spin-off swaps auto-shooting for card-driven dungeon crawling, and critics are calling it one of the best deckbuilders in years. It's $10, or free on Game Pass.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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18 Years Later, Aion's Sequel Finally Goes Global
Aion 2, the sequel to the 2008 MMO that once boasted over 7 million monthly subscribers, is finally heading west with a PC-native global release on Steam later this year.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Xbox Slashes Game Pass Prices, Pulls Call of Duty from Day O
Microsoft is cutting Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99 per month, but the trade-off is losing day-one access to Call of Duty. New entries will arrive about a year after launch instead.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Black Flag Remake Leaked So Many Times Ubisoft Gave Up
Ubisoft opened its teaser with "gaming's worst kept secret." Two days later, the trailer leaked anyway. At this point, the leaks are the marketing.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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MindsEye Studio Secretly Spied on Staff at Home, Union Claim
Forty Build a Rocket Boy employees signed a collective grievance after discovering surveillance software had been secretly installed on their work devices, allegedly recording keystrokes, screen activity, and microphone audio in their own homes.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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430 Roles Later, Troy Baker Wants to Direct the Game
The voice behind Joel, Indiana Jones, and Booker DeWitt wants to move behind the camera and build his own studio. He's already in early conversations about it.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Splatoon Raiders Hits Switch 2 July 23 with No PvP
Nintendo has confirmed Splatoon Raiders launches exclusively on Switch 2 on July 23, 2026, and it's entirely single-player focused. A Splatoon game with no competitive multiplayer is a bigger swing than it sounds.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Toei Launches Game Studio, Won't Touch Dragon Ball
The anime giant behind Dragon Ball and One Piece is entering the games industry with a new publishing label, but its debut lineup will feature entirely original IP instead of its iconic franchises.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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PlayStation's June Deadline: Verify or Lose Chat
Sony's age verification push now has a hard deadline. PS5 players in the UK and Ireland must verify by June or lose access to voice chat, messaging, and more.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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A 'Rough' PS5 Port Still Launched Starfield to #1
An estimated 140,000 PS5 copies and a weak release window were enough to put Starfield back on top of US sales charts for the first time in nearly three years.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Build a Pirate Kingdom and Fight Krakens in Corsair Cove
The Tropico 6 developers are building a pirate kingdom sim with turn-based naval combat, kraken hunts, and over 50 production chains. Corsair Cove is heading to PC later this year.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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The Man Behind AirPods and iPad Will Run Apple Next
Apple's next CEO isn't a services guy or a software visionary. He's the hardware engineer who shaped the products millions of gamers actually use every day.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Skip Age Verification? PlayStation Cuts Your Voice Chat
Sony is telling PlayStation users to verify their age or lose access to voice chat, messages, parties, and even Discord integration. The rollout starts in the UK and Ireland, with global expansion planned later this year.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Excommunicate Your Rivals? CK3 Unlocks Playable Popes
Paradox has revealed Crusader Kings III's Chapter Five, and the headline feature is wild: you can finally play as the Pope and excommunicate your rivals. A second expansion adds merchant republics with trade routes and monopolies.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Your PlayStation Wants a Selfie to Prove You're an Adult
Sony is now prompting PS5 users to scan their face, upload government ID, or verify a phone number just to keep using party chat and messages.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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$350B to $4T: Tim Cook Exits as Apple CEO
After 15 years and a market value jump from $350 billion to $4 trillion, Tim Cook is handing Apple's CEO role to hardware engineering chief John Ternus.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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NTE's Persona 5 Crossover Is Songs Only, No Characters
Neverness to Everness is getting Persona 5 music at launch, but Joker and the Phantom Thieves are staying home. It's a walkman-and-car-radio-only deal.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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No ID, No Party Chat: PlayStation's Age Wall Hits Soon
Sony is rolling out mandatory age verification for PlayStation communication features. Skip it, and you lose access to messages, voice chat, party sessions, and even Discord integration.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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10 In, 10 Out: Game Pass April's Second Wave Drops
Xbox's second Game Pass wave for April 2026 brings Vampire Crawlers, Kiln, Aphelion, and Final Fantasy V while pulling Citizen Sleeper, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and eight others on April 30.
Nathan Lees4 min read