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Nintendo’s Switch 2 Announcement Reportedly Impacted Steam Deck Sales

The surprise reveal got everyone's attention.The Steam Deck is very much focused on the PC market, but even it's seemingly been unable to avoid the excitement of the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement last week with a reported slump in sales revenue.As highlighted by Twisted Voxel (via Steam Deck HQ), the ...
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Metal Poster Pre-Order Bonus Revealed

Available now in the US.Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition will land on the Switch this March, and ahead of this Wii U title's return, pre-order deals are now going live in North America.If you're planning on picking up a physical copy, you might want to check out Best Buy, as ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Doom: The Dark Ages is set to release for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC on May 13 if you buy one of the more expensive editions, or May 15 if you buy the standard edition. The latest in a long line of heavy-metal-infused, demon-slaying first-person shooters, Doom: The Dark ...
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Xbox Developer_Direct 2025 Recap: Everything We Announced

January 23, 2025 Xbox Developer_Direct 2025 Recap: Everything We Announced During the latest Developer_Direct, we showed off tons of brand new gameplay and provided developer insights on four upcoming games launching for Xbox Series X|S, PC, Game Pass, and cloud  – and even ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages launches on PS5 May 15 – id Software reveals new gameplay details

Hello everybody! This is Hugo Martin, Game Director on Doom: The Dark Ages reporting from the offices at id Software – we are all hard at work polishing this latest installment in the franchise. It’s almost ready and we can’t wait for you to play it.  In the meantime, we ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages – The First Preview

After id Software’s brilliant revival of Doom in 2016 and its even tighter 2020 sequel Doom Eternal, it’d be hard for Doom to soar any higher. So it isn’t. Instead, it’s keeping both feet planted firmly on the ground and bringing the high-speed, high-skill-ceiling first-person shooter even closer to the ...
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Koei Tecmo surprise-release Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, “definitive” Unreal remaster of the 2008 hack-and-slash

Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo have surprise-released Ninja Gaiden 2: Black, an Unreal Engine 5 version of Xbox 360 hack-and-slasher Ninja Gaiden 2. It's out right now on Microsoft's Game Pass service. I'd say it has materialised from the darkness like a ninja, but there are a lot of ninjas ...
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South of Midnight Release Date Revealed at Xbox Developer Direct

During today's Xbox Developer Director, we saw a new trailer for South of Midnight complete with a release date of April 8, 2025.In the trailer, we saw a good look at Hazel's powers, which blend the traditional craft of weaving with magic to allow her to fight, conjure things, and ...
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Opinion: The Hyped-Up New Pokémon TCG Set Is A Total Bummer To Open

Pokéntial earnings.It must have been tough for chocolate lovers to get any chocolate when Willy Wonka was hiding golden tickets inside the wrappers.Joking aside, that's more or less been the vibe from Prismatic Evolutions, the just-released, mega-hyped Pokémon card set that’s memorable for its heavy representation of the fan-favourite Pokémon ...
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How Two Protagonists with Contrasting Combat Respect the Evolution of the Series

January 23, 2025 Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How Two Protagonists with Contrasting Combat Respect the Evolution of the Series If there’s one element of the Assassin’s Creed series that has evolved significantly, it’s the combat. While earlier games established the franchises’ trademark stealth skillset – skulking across ...
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