Ghost Of Yotei Expansion Coming This Fall, Will Add New Story Missions And Roguelike Mode
The expansion will cost $15 and adds a whole new location to the open-world game
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The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Re-Release Promises To Be The First Of Many From The Tolkien Catalog
Aspyr Media says it will have a bunch more LOTR games to come in the future
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The Oblivion Remaster On Switch 2 Is Better Than Expected And Fans Are Angry
Many players want Bethesda to update the RPG on PS5 and Xbox following the release of the new port
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Epic Sells ArtStation And Users Are Already Thrilled: ‘Free From Epic And Their Love Of AI Slop’
ArtStation also stated in a social media post that it is 'hopeful about what this next chapter could mean' for the platform
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Witcher Multiplayer Project Suffers Another Round Of Layoffs
Project Sirius is still in the works four years and two layoff rounds after its announcement in 2022
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Xbox Says July’s Massive Outage Was Made Far Worse By A Bug That’s Now Been Fixed
Still, it remains a grim reminder that we don't own the digital games we pretend we're buying
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Saber Interactive Denies Former Writer’s Claims She Was Replaced By GenAI On Their New Rideshare Game
Saber denies they replaced writers with genAI while also saying the game uses genAI
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Sydney Sweeney's Forgotten R-Rated 89-Minute Thriller Is Officially Streaming on Netflix
Sydney Sweeney is one of the most notorious actresses of her generation. Launched to fame by Euphoria, like many of her co-stars, she’s starred in some of the industry’s largest box office successes in recent years. Her work spans romantic comedies and thrillers, but she’s also…
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Phantom Blade Zero Reveals Major Launch Day Details Ahead of State of Play
Developer S-Game published an 11-minute pre-order trailer for its upcoming game, Phantom Blade Zero. It showcased the opening scene, cinematic cutscenes, action sequences, and boss battles. The trailer was posted to YouTube by both the official Phantom Blade Zero account and by…
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Who put all these banjos in my sci-fi game?
Why have the recent crop of science fiction video games all sounded so... rustic? Do they have more in common than just a country-fried soundtrack?
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X-Men ’97 Season 3 Confirmed? Plot, Potential Release Date, and Everything You Need to Know
X-Men ‘97 season 2 ended with a mix of victory and heartbreak as friends, family, and former teammates battled each other to try to stop Apocalypse and save Gambit. After a wild season involving time travel, aliens, and rogue AI, the finale gave the team reason to be hopeful for…
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Why Nier: Automata has one of the best soundtracks ever
Nier: Automata is a game about robots and androids that want nothing more than to be human. That theme is revealed through the game's incredible soundtrack. Read more about Polygon's pick for the best games of 2017:
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I fixed Fallout's music by creating a totally new genre | Unraveled
Fallout's lore has one massive problem: the music hasn't changed in centuries. So Brian David Gilbert unraveled a totally new genre of music that should be heard in the wasteland.
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Crystal Chronicles Has the Best Final Fantasy Music
Does Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, a game long forgotten in the Final Fantasy series, have the best soundtrack of all of the games? Brian thinks so. Let him convince you.
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Why Journey's last song was the hardest for Austin Wintory to compose
Composing Journey's soundtrack was a Journey in itself. *wink* Composer Austin Wintory sat down with us for an interview to explain how this creative process gave us Journey’s memorable score. While the game’s first song was practically written the day Wintory was asked to join…
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How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Sims soundtrack is an iconic piece of video game music, and the build mode's minimalist new age jazz piano songs are undoubtedly among it's most famous tracks. We spoke to Jerry Martin, the composer of the soundtrack, to find out how and why new age jazz piano became the…
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Xbox CEO teases The Elder Scrolls 6's title and praises the game's scale and story
After years of Todd Howard talking about The Elder Scrolls 6 in the vaguest terms possible, few could have predicted the juiciest update on the game would come from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. On Aug. 11, Sharma posted on her X account: "Live playthrough of The Elder Scrolls VI:…
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Fans Created A 2D Demake Of Metroid Prime In Celebration of Metroid Turning 40
And no, they didn't use generative AI to do it
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