Steam Users Might Finally Be Free From The Tyranny Of Ubisoft’s Hated Connect Launcher
Remember the days when you could just double-click an icon on your desktop?
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Nintendo Announces Big ‘Customer Appreciation Sale’ Supported By Tariff Refunds It Doesn’t Want To Pay Back To Players
No, the company won't provide any refunds, but it will sell you some games and merch at a discounted price
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PS Plus Game Catalog Pickings Get Slimmer In September 2026 But There’s Still Some Neat Stuff
Some interesting games you may have missed are joining the subscription library
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Director Says He Wanted To Show ‘That Final Fantasy Doesn’t Have To Be A Traditional-Style JRPG’
Naoki Hamaguchi talks about pushing past franchise limits
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Director Is Leaving It All On The Field: ‘I’m Approaching The Development As If There’s Never Going To Be Another Final Fantasy 7 Game’
Naoki Hamaguchi talks side quest rewards, political messaging, and more
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How Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Is Going All Out For The Big Finale: Having Less Content Was ‘Never Part Of The Conversation’
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation isn’t backing down from the smorgasbord open-world design of Rebirth, and its developers feel confident in the vision built for the finale to the trilogy
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19 Of The Sharpest Cosplay Fits From Paris’ Japan Expo
Featuring Metal Gear Sold, Monster High and Cyberpunk 2077
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Life Is Strange Developer Dontnod Is Fighting For Its Life
The underperformance of recent projects at Dontnod has left the company fearing that closure may be imminent
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Kojima's Physint Dramatically Dropped by PlayStation, Picked Up by Xbox
PlayStation will no longer partner with Hideo Kojima on Physint, the game director's return to the action-espionage genre that made his name. In a stunning turn of events, the Metal Gear Solid spiritual sequel has switched sides and landed at Xbox.
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15 Classic Games That Prove Great Graphics Aren't Everything
There’s no getting around it: graphics matter a great deal where video games are concerned. For many years, they were one of the best reasons to invest in new consoles and better gaming PCs. There have always been games that didn’t compete for a position at the head of the pack,…
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What time does Wardogs release in your time zone?
The Wardogs release time is right around the corner, folks, and it's been a long time coming. After a number of incredibly successful beta periods and closed playtests, the Bulkhead-developed multiplayer FPS will be released into Steam Early Access on Thursday, Sept. 10. Plenty…
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The 8 Biggest Book-to-Screen Adaptations of Fall 2026
Books have inspired some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, like Jurassic Park and The Lord of the Rings,along with hit TV series like Game of Thronesand The Handmaid's Tale. Beyond coming with a built-in audience, books offer memorable characters and imaginative worlds…
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47 Years Later, Garfield's Best Quote is Still an Iconic Comic Strip Moment
“I'd like to say it was some sort of a divine inspiration that created the strip. In fact, it wasn't so much that as a conscious effort to come up with a good, marketable character,” Davis told The Washington Post in 1982, and he has since said similar things.
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The 10 Most Anticipated Board Games of Fall 2026
After spending summer traveling or enjoying the nice weather outside, fall’s plunging temperatures offer the perfect excuse to stay indoors and play some games. But beyond a packed release schedule for video games, fall is a huge time for board games, with many new titles…
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The Internet Reacts To PlayStation Breaking Up With Hideo Kojima
'Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing'
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31 Years Later, Matthew Lillard’s Fan-Favorite Techno-Thriller Is Officially Free on Streaming
Which brings us to the 1995 cyber-thriller Hackers, a film that feels specifically designed to produce maximum Matthew Lillard energy. Directed by Iain Softley, the film follows a group of teenage punks with a knack for hacking, who get caught in a corporate embezzlement scheme…
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Mare of Easttown Meets Killing Eve in Hulu's 8-Part Crime Thriller Series
Options on TV right now seem unlimited in nearly every genre, with new shows releasing almost daily, and currently, a new show on Hulu combines the grittiness of HBO's Mare of Easttown with the character-driven female story of Killing Eve. It is an intersection that most did not…
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Xbox Swoops In To Save Kojima’s Stealth Action Game Physint After PlayStation Tried To Cancel It
The project is giving big Metal Gear vibes, but is a next-gen game
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