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UK Charts: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Crashes Out Of The Top 40

Y'all got no taste, or what?When we check out the latest UK Charts data each week, we generally have a pretty good idea of where some of the newest titles will end up placing. Granted, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was a little lower than our estimates when it debuted ...
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Valve added an invisible wall to this sewer pipe in Half-Life 2 in their anniversary update – but it only annoyed speedrunners

Half-Life 2 just got a small update, mostly to fix a long-running music bug. But hiding in the patch notes is an apology of sorts, a nod to that most tenacious of bunnyhopper: the Half-Life 2 speedrunner. It seems the recent 20th anniversary update for the classic first-person shooter messed ...
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Silent Hill 2 remake’s narrative designer thinks one of the advantages to horror is that it’s cheaper

As anyone who’s ever glanced at some of the better entries at r/twosentencehorror will tell you, the genre thrives on restrictions. Here's a creepy good 'un: "'Please, God, don't let it look in the closet,’ I silently prayed. 'Please, God, don't let it look in the closet,' it parroted back ...
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Koei Tecmo Confirms Upcoming Atelier Resleriana Game Won’t Feature A Gacha System

Res(leriana)t easy.Back in September, Koei Tecmo announced another Atelier game for Switch. We still don't have a precise release date for the catchily-titled (deep breath) Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian, but we do know that it'll be launching at some point in 2025. Other details are ...
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Stylish sniper puzzler Children Of The Sun just got a horde mode update and a hefty Steam discount

I just played the neon bathroom graffiti on magic mushrooms stylings of puzzle game Children Of The Sun for the first time last night, and it is very much my thing. It’s glowy! It’s violent! It’s thinky! You can be a bullet, and then you can be another bullet! Mental! ...
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Zelda: Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Releases Its New Rhythm Game In February 2025

Feel the beat in Rift of the NecroDancer.Brace Yourself Games - known for titles like Crypt of the NecroDancer and Cadence of Hyrule - has announced its new rhythm title Rift of the NecroDancer will launch on 5th February 2025.This game was confirmed for the Switch in 2023 during an ...
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Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Country Entrance Revealed, Here’s A Look

As the "highest tier" guests get an early tour.Earlier this month, Nintendo finally lifted the lid on Super Nintendo World's expansion Donkey Kong Country. It's scheduled to open next month on 11th December 2024 and ahead of the big launch, Universal has revealed the entrance and welcomed the first guests ...
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Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 502: All Good Things

Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Howdy folks! Friend of the podcast Shuhei Yoshida joins us to recap some of his biggest moments across 31 years of PlayStation, including his role as Head of Indies Initiative and his work with PlayStation Studios. Shu celebrates ...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Review in Progress

Just like its predecessor, with the entirety of planet Earth available to explore, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has a whole lot to do. 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator was the first (and, so far, only) 10 I've given in a review, and the enormity of the options available in this year’s ...
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Review: Nine Sols (Switch) – An Intense Metroidvania That’s Still A Treat On Switch

Sublime Switch combat.Scroll through the eShop any week, and under the new releases section, you are bound to find a Metroidvania, if not several. The genre is packed with so many games that few manage to break out. However, Red Candle Games' Nine Sols did manage to make a name ...
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