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A Surprise Lurks in Thursday's ID@Xbox Showcase
Thursday's ID@Xbox Showcase has confirmed four games so far, but IGN is teasing a surprise on top of the announced lineup. Here's why it might be worth your time.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Mass Effect TV Rewrite for 'Non-Gamers'? Writer Says No
Daniel Casey, the lead writer on Amazon's Mass Effect TV adaptation, says no one has ever told him to rewrite the show for non-gaming audiences.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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No Multiplayer? Black Flag Remake Tagged 'Solo' Only
Ubisoft's teaser for the Black Flag remake describes it as 'the iconic solo pirate adventure,' all but confirming the original's multiplayer mode won't return. The full reveal airs April 23.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Forza Horizon 6's Neon Controller Is Gorgeous Chaos
Xbox's new Forza Horizon 6 limited-edition controller is a translucent, neon-drenched love letter to Japanese street racing, and it's going to divide every single person who sees it.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Take-Two CEO to Musk: AI Should Replace You First
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick responded to Elon Musk's claims about AI replacing game development by asking why the world's richest man is still working 20-hour days if AI is so capable.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Is Mercenaries Returning? RE Requiem Files Say Yes
A dataminer has uncovered ten unused music tracks buried in Resident Evil Requiem's files, and several of them sound exactly like what you'd hear in a Mercenaries stage.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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$100M+ Budget Makes Elden Ring A24's Biggest Bet
A24 has never spent anything close to $100 million on a single film. The Elden Ring movie, directed by Alex Garland and starring Kit Connor, changes that calculus entirely.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Yoshida Says Jim Ryan Fired Him for Saying 'No'
Speaking at an Australian games festival, the former PlayStation Worldwide Studios president said Jim Ryan fired him in 2019 because he wouldn't comply with unspecified demands he called "ridiculous."
Nathan Lees3 min read
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$10K Standoff Left Bethesda Without New Vegas Source Code
A $10,000 payment that never happened may be the reason Fallout: New Vegas still hasn't been remastered. Chris Avellone says Bethesda simply doesn't have the source code to pull it off.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Nioh 3's Free Update Drops April 27 With Brutal New Missions
Team Ninja is giving Nioh 3's endgame a serious shot of adrenaline next week with free high-difficulty Battle Scrolls, a new gear progression system, and skill rewards that should keep hardcore players busy until DLC arrives later this year.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Green Tunic, Master Sword: Zelda Movie's Link Revealed
A now-deleted Instagram post from the Zelda movie's cinematographer reveals concept art of Link in his iconic green tunic, wielding the Master Sword. It's the clearest look yet at the film's visual direction.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Japan's Most Wanted Game Isn't GTA 6. It's Pokemon.
The latest Famitsu most wanted chart tells a very different story than Western hype would suggest. Pokemon Winds and Waves commands four times the votes of GTA 6 in Japan.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Toriyama's Last Game? Xenoverse 3 Confirmed for 2027
The Age 1000 project is officially Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, and it carries the last creative contributions of series creator Akira Toriyama.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire Rockets to #2 on Switch 2 eShop
A 1930s cartoon noir FPS just outsold Pragmata, Mario Kart World, and nearly every Nintendo first-party title on the Switch 2 eShop. Mouse: P.I. For Hire's debut is one of the most impressive indie showings on the platform yet.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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200+ Issues of Legendary Byte Magazine Now Free Online
The Internet Archive hosts over 200 issues of Byte Magazine, the publication that grew up alongside personal computing itself. It's a free, browsable time capsule stretching back to 1975.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Nintendo's New London Pop-Up Hides Inside an Argos
No announcement, no marketing push. Nintendo just slipped a full pop-up store into a London Argos, and a TikTok video is the only reason anyone knows about it.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Pragmata Cracks Switch 2's Top 3 in Week One
Capcom's long-awaited sci-fi adventure hit the Switch 2 eShop running, debuting at #3 overall with its Deluxe Edition also cracking the top 10.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Six Days, 1 Million Sold: Windrose Conquers Steam
Kraken Express's pirate survival-crafter Windrose has hit 1 million copies sold in under a week, peaking at 200,000 concurrent players on Steam.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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FFXIV's New Emote Costs a Jollibee Chicken Bucket
Want FFXIV's exclusive Eat Chicken emote? You'll need to buy a Jollibee chicken bucket or a Moogle hoodie to get it.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Marathon's Best Shotgun Hit With a Second Nerf
The WSTR has been Marathon's undisputed king of close-range combat since launch. One nerf wasn't enough, and now Bungie is going back for round two.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Neverness to Everness Drops April 29 With Persona 5 Tracks
Hotta Studio's supernatural open-world RPG launches worldwide on April 29 with a surprising music collaboration that pulls tracks from Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5: The Phantom X.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Wake Island Returns as BF6 Roadmap Drops Seven New Maps
Battlefield Studios has laid out its 2026 plan for BF6: seven new maps, naval combat, Wake Island, and a proper server browser. It took four months, but the roadmap is stacked.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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PS Plus Premium's April Offering? One PS2 RPG.
Premium subscribers are paying top dollar for Sony's highest PS Plus tier. In April 2026, their exclusive bonus is a single PS2 RPG: Wild Arms 4.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Even Microsoft Doesn't Know How to Fix Game Pass
Asha Sharma reportedly called Game Pass 'too expensive' and is floating ideas like a first-party-only tier and removing Call of Duty from day one. None of it is a plan. That's the problem.
Nathan Lees4 min read