Frank West leaning out of a helicopter in the newly-announced Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Brings a Classic Back from the Dead

Capcom has announced another remaster of Dead Rising, and this one looks like it's bringing a full visual overhaul to the classic zombie-slaying sandbox game. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster was…

June 26, 2024 | 11:50 EDT

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Guide

Palworld Sakurajima Lifmonk Effigy Locations

With the Palworld Sakurajima update now released a new island has been added to the map. On top of new Pals to collect and factions to take one an added bonus of the new level cap and region is that…

June 26, 2024 | 05:30 EDT

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SunnySide Review - Buggy but Absolutely Worth It

If you thought you were done with cozy farming sims, think again – SunnySide takes everything people thought they knew and loved about the cozy farming genre and flips it on its head. Gone are the…

July 2, 2024 | 09:30 EDT

Artwork of Sargon in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Price Sliced Permanently

Ubisoft has announced a permanent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown price drop, so if you missed out on one of 2024's best games, now's your chance to pick it up. As spotted by PCGamesN, Prince of…

June 26, 2024 | 11:29 EDT

A knight rearing up on a horse in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Update Makes the DLC Easier

Bandai Namco and From Software have released an Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree update, and if you've been struggling with the DLC's difficulty, this one's for you. The update is a small one; it…

June 26, 2024 | 10:53 EDT

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Forza Horizon 4 Delisting Announcement Prompts Huge Player Surge

Playground Games and Microsoft have announced that Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted from digital storefronts later this year, prompting a massive player surge for the game on PC. In an announcement…

June 26, 2024 | 10:03 EDT

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Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader Gets "Biggest Update So Far"

Owlcat has released a new Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader update, and it's the game's biggest yet, bringing over 2500 changes to the grimdark CRPG. The studio estimates that the new update, catchily…

June 26, 2024 | 09:32 EDT

Artwork for Naraka: Bladepoint, The Witcher, and Tomb Raider side by side
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Naraka: Bladepoint Is Getting Witcher and Tomb Raider Crossovers

24 Entertainment and publisher NetEase have announced that Naraka: Bladepoint is getting three new high-profile collaborations to celebrate its third anniversary, as well as a new map, a new weapon…

June 26, 2024 | 08:55 EDT

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Surgeon Simulator Acquired by Infogrames, nee Atari, nee Infogrames

Atari's distribution and publishing subsidiary Infogrames (formerly known as Atari, itself formerly known as Infogrames) has purchased the Surgeon Simulator IP from former owner tinyBuild. In a…

June 26, 2024 | 08:04 EDT

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Dead by Daylight Tomb Raider Crossover Tests Lara's Survival Skills

Behaviour Interactive has announced a Dead by Daylight Tomb Raider crossover, bringing everyone's favorite gun-toting heroine Lara Croft into the fold as a survivor. As an official announcement says…

June 25, 2024 | 12:15 EDT

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Big Phasmophobia Update Introduces Point Hope and Speeds Up Leveling

Kinetic Games has released a new Phasmophobia update, and this one's got enough to offer that the devs have officially made it the 0.10 update, meaning future roadmap updates will have higher version…

June 25, 2024 | 11:50 EDT

A mysterious hooded figure standing amidst smoky ruins in the Warhammer 40k: Darktide Secrets of the Machine God update
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Warhammer 40k: Darktide Secrets of the Machine God Update Brings New Mission and More

Fatshark has released the Warhammer 40k: Darktide Secrets of the Machine God update, and it contains a new mission for you to try out, plus new weapons and more. The patch is live on Steam right now…

June 25, 2024 | 11:22 EDT

Mickey looking curious and holding a paintbrush in Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
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Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Release Date Revealed for September

THQ Nordic and developer Purple Lamp have announced the Epic Mickey: Rebrushed release date, and the reworked 3D platformer is on its way to modern systems this fall. The game, which was originally…

June 25, 2024 | 10:50 EDT

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Farming Simulator 25 Comes to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in November

Giants Software has announced Farming Simulator 25, the latest iteration of the hugely popular Farming Simulator franchise, and it's coming in fall. Launching on November 12th on PC and current-gen…

June 25, 2024 | 10:10 EDT

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SteamWorld Heist II Preview - Time to Plunder

SteamWorld is host to a myriad of titles spanning across multiple genres. You have the base-building sim SteamWorld Build, or even the turn-based RPG SteamWorld Quest. As a tactics fan, my personal…

June 26, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

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Chained Together Is Steam's Latest Surprise Hit

Sometimes, the stars align and a game manages to rack up tens of thousands of players on Steam, seemingly from out of nowhere. Such is the case with Chained Together, a new platformer that asks you…

June 24, 2024 | 12:14 EDT

The real-life Aetheryte Crystal in London, celebrating Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail's release
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Real-Life Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Aetheryte Appears in London

Square Enix has unveiled a real-life Aetheryte Crystal landmark at London's King's Cross St. Pancras train station to celebrate the upcoming launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. The newest…

June 24, 2024 | 10:56 EDT

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War Thunder Devs Apologize for Using Challenger Explosion in Key Art

War Thunder developer Gaijin Entertainment has apologized after players spotted that the studio had used a shot of the explosion from the Challenger disaster in a piece of artwork for the free-to-…

June 24, 2024 | 09:33 EDT

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Full Cities: Skylines 2 Economy 2.0 Patch Notes Revealed as Huge Update Goes Live

Paradox has released a major new Cities: Skylines 2 update, and it's a very big one indeed, bringing overhauls to economic systems, a building upgrade rework, and more. The Economy 2.0 update has…

June 24, 2024 | 07:59 EDT

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The First Descendant Preview - Nexon's Answer to Destiny

I'm always on the search for the next "podcast game," as I like to call them. You know the type of game you can just have going on one screen, with videos, music, or podcasts rolling in the…

June 26, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

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Review

Riven Review - Islands of Adventure

With the success of 2020’s Myst remake, it was only a matter of time before its sequel, Riven, saw a similar treatment. Thus, we have four years later, the newly updated version of Riven that…

June 24, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

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Level Zero: Extraction Release Date Brings Alien Extraction Shooting Fun in August

Publisher tinyBuild and developer Doghowl Games have announced the Level Zero: Extraction release date, and the alien-blasting extraction shooter is launching later this summer. Per an announcement…

June 21, 2024 | 11:49 EDT

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VALORANT Console Preview - One Tap, B Plant, No Cap

In the wake of eSports becoming a growing mine of financial prosperity and career opportunities, it makes sense that console players tend to be on the outside looking in. A keyboard being the optimal…

June 24, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

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Review

Dice & Fold Review - An Excellent Dice-Filled Dungeon Delve

The roguelike genre is one that’s exploded in recent years, with numerous fantastic roguelikes like Balatro and Hades II releasing for fans of the genre. Dice & Fold is a newcomer, and its debut…

July 8, 2024 | 07:08 EDT

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Otherskin Is a New Third-Person Shooter With Strong PS2 Vibes

Publisher FDG Entertainment and developer Game Atelier have announced Otherskin, a third-person shooter-platformer hybrid that has more than a hint of the PS2 era about it. Game Atelier, whose name…

June 20, 2024 | 12:12 EDT

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Ambitious Cyberpunk Restaurant Sim Nivalis Gets Spring 2025 Release Window

Developer and publisher Ion Lands has announced that Nivalis, the ambitious followup to cyberpunk taxi-driving sim Cloudpunk, is launching in spring 2025. The game takes place in the same city as …

June 20, 2024 | 11:40 EDT

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Gladiator Sim We Who Are About to Die Gets Biggest Update "By a Lot"

Gladiator sim We Who Are About to Die has received a massive new update, which developer Jordy Lakiere says is the game's biggest update yet "by a lot". The Spectacles update has been "over six…

June 20, 2024 | 11:12 EDT

A skeletal figure wielding a scythe in Shadow of the Erdtree, the DLC for which Elden Ring patch 1.12 is preparing
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Elden Ring Patch 1.12 Arrives Ahead of Hugely Anticipated DLC

Bandai Namco and From Software have released Elden Ring patch 1.12, and while the update is paving the way for tomorrow's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, that's far from all it's doing. As well as adding…

June 20, 2024 | 10:31 EDT

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Aska Fishing Guide | How to Find and Catch Fish

In this Aska Fishing Guide, we'll teach you a trick to reliably catch fish from the ocean and tell you how you can harvest fish for their meat. Feeding your villagers is an important part of Aska,…

June 20, 2024 | 11:21 EDT

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Creatures of Ava Wants You to Save Its Many Adorable Animals in August

11 bit studios and developer Inverge have announced the Creatures of Ava release date, and the adorable-looking creature-saving action-adventure game (that's a lot of hyphens) is launching very soon…

June 19, 2024 | 11:59 EDT

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Monster Hunter Stories 2 Sales Pass the Two Million Mark

Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Stories 2 sales have reached a major milestone almost three years after the turn-based RPG's original release. Per a press release, Monster Hunter 2: Wings of…

June 19, 2024 | 11:36 EDT

A ginger cat looking into the camera in Nacon's Cat Rescue Story
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Cat Rescue Story Lets You Run Your Very Own Cat Shelter in September

Nacon and Tivola have announced Cat Rescue Story, a cat shelter sim that lets you start and run your very own center for adorable stray kitties. Launching on September 26th, Cat Rescue Story …

June 19, 2024 | 09:55 EDT

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Life by You Creators Tried "Everything" to Avoid Cancellation

A former Life by You developer has spoken out about his experiences working on the now-canceled life sim, which he says was "a strong project ready to launch to a strong audience". Speaking on…

June 19, 2024 | 09:26 EDT

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Danganronpa Creators "Risking Their Lives" for New School-Based SRPG

Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka says that he and his team are "risking their lives" for their newest project, the PC and Switch-focused tactical RPG The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. In an…

June 19, 2024 | 08:35 EDT

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Aska Will Test Your Survival Skills (and Your Patience)

You are the last man standing after a terrible cataclysm, but you won't be alone forever — in Aska, you can transform one lonely person on an island into the head of a Viking village filled with…

June 24, 2024 | 08:00 EDT

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How to Find a Cave in Aska | Where to Get Iron Ore

In this guide, we'll tell you how to find a Cave in Aska so you can get Iron Ore to make sturdier buildings and better tools for your villagers! You'll start your adventures in Aska using crafted…

June 20, 2024 | 11:06 EDT

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Aska Invasion Guide | How to Defend Your Village

This Aska Invasion Guide will tell you how Invasions work, which enemies will attack you, and what you can do to fend off the invaders! There's more to Aska than spawning some villagers and building…

June 20, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

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Aska Cooking and Food Guide

Our Aska Cooking and Food Guide will tell you how to cook food and provide your villagers with better nutrition; we also list several cooking recipes. Keeping your villagers fed in Aska isn't easy,…

June 20, 2024 | 10:45 EDT

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Aska Farming Guide | How to Grow Crops

This Aska Farming Guide will tell you how to get started Farming, how field Add-Ons work, and which crops you can grow on your Farm. As your Settlement grows, you'll find that simply gathering…

June 20, 2024 | 10:48 EDT

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Aska Villager Guide | How to Grow Your Population

In our Aska Villager Guide, we'll tell you how to summon villagers, how to keep villagers alive, and how villager Perks work. Villagers are critical to your success in Aska; they can help with…

June 20, 2024 | 10:51 EDT

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Aska Building Guide | How to Make a Strong Settlement

This Aska Building Guide will tell you how building works, how to repair and rebuild structures, and what you need to build Add-Ons to existing structures. A major component of Aska is attracting…

June 20, 2024 | 10:54 EDT

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Aska Crafting and Unlocks Guide

This Aska Crafting and Unlocks Guide will tell you how crafting works and how to unlock new crafting recipes. We also provide a list of crafting recipes. Crafting is a big part of Aska — you'll have…

June 20, 2024 | 10:57 EDT

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Aska Map Guide | Important Locations

This Aska Map Guide will tell you how the map works in Aska and it highlights several notable locations that you can find in the world. The map in Aska is full of wonderful food and other resources…

June 20, 2024 | 11:03 EDT

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Aska Resources Guide | How to Get Crafting Materials

Our Aska Resources Guide will tell you where you can find the raw crafting resources and food items you'll need for your equipment and buildings! Crafting and building are big parts of Aska, and you…

June 20, 2024 | 11:10 EDT

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Aska Guide | Tips and Tricks for Beginners

This Aska Guide will explain the HUD, tell you about the game's mechanics, and walk you through your first few days of starting a new Viking settlement. As a hybrid survival game and colony sim, …

June 20, 2024 | 11:13 EDT

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Fallen Aces Preview - It's Gabagood

Fallen Aces is clearly a labor of love. Developed by Trey Powell and Jason Bond, this New Blood Interactive-published title nails this hand-drawn, noir-inspired mafia game and offers a compelling…

June 19, 2024 | 02:59 EDT

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Pax Dei

Pax Dei is a survival crafting MMO with social elements that allow you to immerse yourself into the world around you. How you play is up to you, with the ability to explore, fight, build and more.…

June 18, 2024 | 08:57 EDT

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Ark: Survival Ascended Gets Official Power Rangers Mod for Some Reason

Modding platform CurseForge has teamed up with Hasbro - yes, actual Hasbro - for an official Ark: Survival Ascended Power Rangers mod. I promise I'm not making this up. The mod brings the original …

June 18, 2024 | 08:48 EDT