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Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 rolls back difficulty changes that made fighting xenos “intense and stressful”

The developers of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 have released an update to the third-person shooter that reverts a lot of tough difficulty changes made in a previous patch. Turns out upping the spawn rate of the vicious Tyrannid baddies across all difficulty modes was not welcome among the meathead ...
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Nintendo’s Switch Online Playtest Goes Live and Players Immediately Leak Gameplay and Even Stream It

Despite Nintendo’s warning to Switch owners not to breathe a word about its mystery online playtest, players have posted screenshots, gameplay videos, and even streamed it online now it's live.Earlier this month, Nintendo asked those who successfully signed up for its then mysterious Switch Online Playtest not to reveal what ...
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This map ancillary might be my favourite thing a Total War Warhammer 3 patch has ever added

To be fair, there are several, far more substantial additions teased in Total War: Warhammer 3 design director Mitchell Heastie’s latest blog on the strategy game’s upcoming Patch 5.3. There’s also some interesting insight regarding design decisions, and the systems CA are hoping to tweak in the future. We’ll talk ...
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Nintendo’s Switch Online Playtest Is Already Being Streamed, Unsurprisingly

It told players to "not discuss or disclose content".Just weeks ago, Nintendo announced it would be hosting a new Switch Online Playtest Program. As part of this, it told participants to "not discuss or disclose" anything about it, and pretty much straight away, information about what to expect was leaked ...
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Random: Game Director Masahiro Sakurai Reveals His Daily Work Routine

Balancing a new game and YouTube channel.When development on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finally ended, fans were relieved the game's director Masahiro Sakurai would be able to take a break and get some rest.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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(For Southeast Asia) An Open Beta Test for “Monster Hunter Wilds” has been announced! A deeper look into the newly revealed trailer #5!

We’ve got some adventurous announcements to make for those who are eagerly awaiting the release of Monster Hunter Wilds on February 28! First, we invite you to participate in the Open Beta Test in October to traverse the dynamically-changing locales, examine the diverse ecology, and test your hunting skills on ...
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Alan Wake II: The Lake House DLC Review

Under any other circumstance, The Lake House would sound like a nice spot for a serene summer getaway. In this case, though, it’s the setting for the second and final installment of Alan Wake II DLC, so it is naturally anything but. There’s no rest and relaxation to be found ...
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Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Tops Switch ‘Best-Sellers’ In Opening Month (US)

And placed fourth in the "top 20".The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom got off to a strong start in the UK and Japan, and now the charts are in for the US.As highlighted by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, Echoes of Wisdom was unsurprisingly the best-selling Nintendo game of September ...
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First Control 2 Teaser May Have Just Been Revealed Thanks to an Optional Scene in Alan Wake 2’s New DLC

The connections within Remedy's shared universe continue to grow strong amid the release of Alan Wake 2's new DLC, titled the Lake House. Included in the DLC is what looks like a pretty substantial teaser for Control 2, the upcoming sequel to the cult favorite supernatural horror game. You can ...
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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Gets New Creative Director as Veteran Designer Fawzi Mesmar Takes the Reins of Long-Delayed Sequel

The long-delayed sequel Beyond Good & Evil 2 officially has a new creative director, with veteran designer Fawzi Mesmar announcing that he is taking the reins in the wake of the sudden death of Emile Morel in 2023."Today I’m glad to share that I joined Beyond Good & Evil 2 ...
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