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PoE 2 Nearly Killed Divine Orbs as a Troll Move

Grinding Gear Games considered nuking Divine Orbs from Path of Exile 2 entirely, just to stop players comparing loot between leagues. They went the other direction instead.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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A Yoshi Game Just Outsold Pokemon Two Weeks Running

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book has topped the Switch 2 eShop charts for two consecutive weeks, beating Pokemon Pokopia even after its full launch. When was the last time a Yoshi game did that to anything?

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Microsoft Drops $250M to Kill Activision Merger Lawsuit

A Swedish pension fund argued Activision shareholders got shortchanged when Bobby Kotick rushed the Microsoft deal. Four years of legal drama later, Microsoft is writing a $250 million check to make it all go away.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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FF7 Remake's Most Annoying NPC Survives to Part 3

Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that Chadley, the FF7 Remake trilogy's most polarising NPC, will return with an expanded role in Part 3. The internet's reaction is exactly what you'd expect.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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A 20-Year Wait? Insider Pegs Elder Scrolls 6 for 2028-2029

Xbox insider Jez Corden estimates The Elder Scrolls 6 is still years away, with a likely launch window of 2028-2029. If accurate, Skyrim's sequel will arrive nearly two decades after the original.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Ex-Brazzers Owners Now Pay Game Writers by the Click

Valnet's new contracts at TheGamer mean writers earn nothing if their articles don't hit a minimum view count. The company was founded by the former owners of Brazzers and Pornhub.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Nothing Can Knock Tomodachi Life Off Switch's #1 Spot

The latest Switch eShop charts are in, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is still sitting unchallenged at number one. The rest of the top ten is almost entirely Nintendo first-party staples.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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A Kiss-Powered RPG Trapped in Japan for 13 Years

FuRyu's EXSTETRA, a fantasy RPG built entirely around kissing as a core battle mechanic, is finally escaping its 13-year Japan exclusivity with a global remaster launching on PC this July.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Dawn of War IV Won't Fight Total War for 40K Fans

King Art Games' creative director says Total War: Warhammer 40,000 isn't direct competition for Dawn of War IV, and that more great 40K games only help the franchise.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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13 Hours of Staring at a Cabin for One DBD Reveal

Behaviour Interactive revealed Jason Voorhees as Dead by Daylight's next killer after a nearly 13-hour livestream of a cabin in the woods. The reveal lands June 16, but the format left fans frustrated.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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FF14 Crossover Revived FF11 So Hard It Ran Out of Room

The Echoes of Vana'diel crossover brought so many players to the 24-year-old MMO that Square Enix ran out of server capacity and management IDs. Now the team is investigating whether it can actually expand the game.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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$560M Price Tag May Be Why Destiny 3 Is Dead

With Destiny 2 winding down and no sequel in active development, the staggering financial reality of building a modern AAA live-service game from scratch may have killed Destiny 3 before it ever started.

Nathan Lees4 min read