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Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 Makes UESC Easier, but Bungie Insists It Will Not Change Direction on ‘Friction’ the AI Enemies Provide

Marathon has its first post-launch patch, which makes a number of important balance changes.Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 makes changes that make the extraction shooter slightly easier, following feedback from some players that it is too hard due to the sparseness of ammo and healing items, as well as the toughness of ...
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Intel’s new, “fastest ever” desktop CPUs put their focus back on game performance

Intel have announced a handful of new gaming CPUs, the Core Ultra 200S Plus series, to release next month. After 2024’s original Core Ultra 200S family went for efficiency gains at the cost of frame-punching game power, these 200S Plus chips are once again tuned more for straight performance, which ...
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Nintendo Shares Surge After Reports of Pokémon Pokopia Success

The perceived success of Pokémon Pokopia has led to a surge in Nintendo's stock price, which has slumped so far this year.As noted by Bloomberg, this week's 10.5% spike in Nintendo shares is the steepest climb seen by the company since April 2025, back during the height of Switch 2 ...
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Fortnite’s Original Save the World Mode Finally Going Free-to-Play, and Launching For Switch 2

Save the World, Fortnite's original PVE survival mode, is finally going free-to-play after almost nine years.From April 16, all Fortnite players will be able to access Save the World without having to purchase access — as long as they play via a supported platform. To date, the mode is unavailable ...
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New tactics RPG Never’s End blends Final Fantasy with the turbulent spell combos of Divinity: Original Sin

Never's End is the new strategy RPG from a former Destiny developer in which you lead a party of possessed villagers against a ravening (yet cuddly) tide of undead. At a glance, it's an elegantly muted Final Fantasy Tactics, with doll-sized characters on a spinnable grid-based map. In the hands, ...
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“I Need A Union Contract To Feel Safe” – Mega Man 11 Voice Actor Not Returning For Dual Override

"It's been an honor voicing Mega Man in Mega Man 11".After what's felt like a lifetime, Capcom finally confirmed Mega Man: Dual Override, the latest entry in the iconic side-scrolling action series. Scheduled to launch on Switch and Switch 2 in 2027, there's not a whole lot we know about ...
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Over 2 Million Of Us Have Downloaded Capcom’s Pragmata Demo

Two million people have already downloaded the demo for Capcom's upcoming sci-fi game, Pragmata. Pragmata Sketchbook — the free slice of the game that offers players across all platforms (PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S) — gives players a taste of the "tactile combat system that ...
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Capcom’s Demo For Its New IP ‘Pragmata’ Has Now Hit Two Million Downloads

"Millions of people are excited for our game".Capcom's new IP Pragmata got a demo not long ago and it seems the word about it is spreading. Following the downloads for this 'Sketchbook' trial reaching one million combined downloads across all platforms last month, we've now got an update.Read the full ...
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Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Estimated File Size And Price Seemingly Revealed

Yoshi returns in a new journey this May.Yesterday, as part of the ongoing MAR10 Day celebrations, Nintendo locked in a May release date for the Switch 2 title, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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My Nintendo Store Adds A Super Mario 40th Anniversary Reward (North America)

The celebrations don't stop with this pin set.Alongside the MAR10 Day celebrations this year, Nintendo has released a new My Nintendo Reward on its official store in North America.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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