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The original System Shock 2 will be delisted from Steam soon, then lumped in with the more expensive remaster

The classic 1999 version of System Shock 2 is set to be pulled from sale on Steam later this week. It'll still be kicking around, but as a freebie offered to owners of the game's 25th anniversary remaster, rather than something you can buy separately on Valve's store. Read more ...
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Devolver Digital Drops 17-Minute Gameplay Vid For Switch 2 Space Adventure ‘Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions’

Starseekers Unite!We've already had a very brief glimpse of System Era Softworks and Devolver Digital's rather excellent-looking Starseeker Astroneer Expeditions during the Switch 2 Direct six months back, and now the game has gone and got itself a great big 17-minute gameplay reveal, so we can get a proper look ...
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Call of Duty vs Battlefield War Ramps Up as Activision Readies Black Ops 6 Free Trial — Which Includes Full Access to the Campaign for the First Time Ever — for BF6 Launch Week

Activision has announced an eye-catching free trial of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 that just so happens to clash with the launch week of rival first-person shooter Battlefield 6.The week-long free trial of Black Ops 6, which includes full access to the campaign for the first time ever, as ...
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Baby Steps has a multiplayer mod and it looks like the ultimate breeding ground for bumbling betrayals

Falling over is the thing in Baby Steps. Sure, the goal in Bennett Foddy and co's walking sim is technically getting from A to B despite your doughy corpus' best efforts to get in the way, but it's the constant stumbling and hilarious unintended pratfalls which make these sorts of ...
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Battlefield 6 Is Out in 2 Days and All Fans Can Talk About Is the Open vs. Closed Weapon Debate

The long wait for Battlefield 6 is nearly over, but that isn’t stopping fans from arguing about whether multiplayer is better with Open or Closed Weapon classes.EA and the four-company team at Battlefield Studios will let loose their new entry in the large-scale military shooter series this Friday, October 10, ...
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Medieval dinostrategic warfare will soon be unleashed, as a Dinolords closed alpha roars into life this month

As someone from the north east of England, there's a good chance my genetic makeup's some mix of old school celt and one of the many Scandinavian invaders who sailed across looking to conquer back in a time when blokes called Cnut roamed northern Europe. I offer that background in ...
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorld’s First “Premium” DLC Pack Arrives This Week

The Minecraft crew join the Season Pass.Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was released for the Switch at the end of last month, and now in an update, Sega has locked in the first Season Pass DLC release date.This included a teaser trailer and the confirmation that the paid Minecraft Pack will be ...
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Nintendo Calls On ‘Stranger Things’ Star To Promote Its New Pokémon Adventure For Switch 2

Legends: Z-A will also be available on the Switch.As we've already mentioned, October is a huge month for the Switch 2 (and Switch) with the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.So far, there's been some Mega reveals and distribution events announced, and now Nintendo has sunk some of its marketing budget ...
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Player’s Choice promotion comes to PlayStation Store Oct 8

While we’re approaching boogeyman season, your evenings needn’t be filled with frights (unless you enjoy a good scare!). Find something fun to play, explore fantastical frontiers, rediscover a favorite game series and more with PlayStation Store’s Player’s Choice promotion, offering a selection of games at reduced prices for a limited ...
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‘What Am I Playing, Dude?!’ Speedrunner Finds Previously Undiscovered Mario Levels After 39 Years

Quick, gather 'round everyone. New Mario levels just dropped.You heard me. New levels. In Mario. Specifically, in Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, a game that first released in 1986 and which, you'd think, everyone had already discovered every single secret in.Nope. There was still more to find. And a ...
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