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Weeks before GTA 6, Rockstar Games imposes new guidelines that restrict mods for missions, maps, updated storylines, and third-party IP

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Ahead of the bottomless GTA 6 mods we'll surely get whenever the crime epic finally comes to PC, Rockstar Games has imposed new restrictions on the modding community and, boy, they are tight.

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Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games

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Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire might join their handheld third-generation siblings on a journey to the Nintendo Switch - at least, that's what fans think after an official channel posted what looks like a HD version of the classic games that…

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Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon "did not reach as many players as we had hoped"

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Bungie's been having a tough time these past few years, but the studio's new leadership is making big promises. Starting with Destiny 2 - the devs will start to let some of the game's older campaigns and raids out of the vault, while…

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The Blood of Dawnwalker getting a new difficulty option, combat changes and more in game's first "big" patch scheduled for early October

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Speaking to Eurogamer, The Blood of Dawnwalker game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has discussed several game improvements coming in a "big patch" currently scheduled for early October - including a brand new difficulty option, combat…

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Grand Theft Auto 6 sleuths are torn on whether a famous Florida locale is in the game or not

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Grand Theft Auto fans are known for a love of speculation and information sleuthing at this point, and this certainly hasn't changed since Rockstar released the extended gameplay preview for Grand Theft Auto 6. The community's current…

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Hideo Kojima doesn't know if Physint will be released on PS5, and he hasn't decided if it's going to use Sony's Decima game engine

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Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has spoken about a number of topics concerning Sony's sudden shocking decision to back away from publishing his tactical espionage project, Physint. It was a decision made in June, and…

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World of Warcraft: Forever players are being naughty with the new naming system

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World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has proven exceptionally popular, as 'crazy' numbers of players flock to play this new twist on the beloved MMO. And among Forever's new features is a character naming system that has allowed creative…

Mystique's lesbian relationship in Marvel's Wolverine is seemingly censored in certain parts of the world

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Some Marvel's Wolverine players have claimed their game has been altered to censor aspects of Mystique's lesbian relationship and marriage to Tyger. A number of posts on Reddit and social media appear to show how differently the…

The Blood of Dawnwalker cost less than expected to make - it's more of a double-A game than a triple-A blockbuster

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Polish developer Rebel Wolves has revealed the budget for dark fantasy vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker, and it's lower than expected, aligning it more closely with a double-A production than a triple-A blockbuster.

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Microsoft patents idea for in-game PC and Xbox adverts shown during downtime "trigger events"

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Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that allows PC and Xbox games to serve advertisements during game sessions, seemingly without disrupting gameplay.

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Zach Cregger's quirky Resident Evil film proves sceptics wrong with series-best opening weekend

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Zach Cregger's quirky new Resident Evil film is a big success, recording the best opening weekend for a Resident Evil film ever.

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Dead Cells studio's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo in time for the spooky season

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If you've been hungering for something gothic as we inch towards October, the scariest month of the year, then you're in luck. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo you'll be able to sink your fangs into soon.

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Marvel's Wolverine "fart gas" scent trails addressed by a surprise update

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Marvel's Wolverine has received a hotfix update that addresses one of the core features in the game many people have an issue with: scent trails. These are represented on screen by a gassy, bright blue line, and they're used by Wolverine…

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Silent Hill: Townfall review

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As I watch the credits roll on Silent Hill Townfall, it's hard to believe this is the same series that had, until just a few years ago, been neglected into near-irrelevance. Like 2025's excellent Silent Hill f, Townfall is a fascinating…

Sunday, Sep 20

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Call of Duty maker Activision claims video game cheating is now a £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) a year industry

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Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about £6.3 billion - $8.5bn - every year in account sales, boosting, and spoofing services.

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Hideo Kojima responds to accusations of Physint being over budget and late on deadline, says he still "loves Sony" despite collapse of publishing deal

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Last week, we learned that Sony "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishing duties for the in-development title,…

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Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years

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World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected.

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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gets a playable demo and a new trailer ahead of its October launch

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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival has a new playable demo out now on Steam ahead of its full launch on 8th October.

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The Last of Us director apologises for calling out Sony Santa Monica's God of War Laufey after saying he was "not excited"

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The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was "not excited" about the upcoming game's gameplay.

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Wolverine developer Insomniac denies using generative AI after fans spot strange restroom sign

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Wolverine developer Insomniac has denied using generative AI after fans jumped on social media to share screenshots of a bizarre restroom sign.

Saturday, Sep 19

HoYoverse's Nodusfall might look like Elden Ring, but there's a promising dark fantasy action game here that took me by surprise

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Nodusfall, aesthetically at least, is about as far from a typical HoYoverse game as you can get. Gone are the bright colours, cute creatures, and bountiful anime women. In their place, we get all the familiar trappings of dark fantasy:…

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What we've been playing - "the rest of the party is, frankly, absolutely feral, so I've been trying to balance that out"

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Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, it's a Chris Tapsell (that's me!) triple-bill - a triple-Tap? - as the team's been either quite stretched or rightfully…

Friday, Sep 18

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Sony execs behind iconic game-sharing meme recreate it, but fittingly, without a physical game

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Former PlayStation executives Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes have recreated their iconic "this is how you share your games on PS4" moment - now with a very timely game-less picture.

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New 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work

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Rockstar Games' latest leak seemingly includes a nearly 200GB version of GTA 5's source code, suggesting the developer started and then scrapped plans for a Liberty City DLC, alongside very early files related to GTA 6.

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Despite controversial reviews and online mockery, Marvel's Wolverine looks to have sold 1.9m on PS5 - and over 1 in 5 sales are physical

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Marvel's Wolverine has been in the hot seat over the last week or so, but mixed reviews and internet memes seemingly haven't put a dent in the superhero game's adamantium frame. A new report states the latest from Insomniac Games has…

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be "around 200GB" says game director, as he details Sephiroth and Vincent Valentine DLC plans

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We're still about six months out from the release of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the final part of the FF7 Remake trilogy. But, already, there is a lot of discussion about the size of the game; whether it's all the divisive side activities…

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Control Resonant review

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The first time I ate mold was like something out of a Victorian morality play. It was in boarding school, when fuzzy blue-grey discs would sometimes appear on the bottom of a quiche, or after I saw one of the kitchen ladies use a cleaning…

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Bolstered by Switch 2 sales and Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's reveal, Nintendo of America COO promises: "This is just the beginning"

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Nintendo is having a pretty good time of it at the moment. Last year, we learned that the Switch 2 became the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, usurping the PS4's golden record. Then, earlier this year, we learned…

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Rockstar hasn't said anything about a GTA 6 Online multiplayer mode just yet, but Twitch's CEO reckons it'll land next year

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Rockstar has remained very tight-lipped about GTA 6's multiplayer component, the potential successor to GTA 5's incredibly popular Grand Theft Auto Online, not yet commenting on whether it will even launch one. All we know currently is…

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Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert

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It's been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the "return of Xbox" new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over, which enacted the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures, we've also seen mass layoffs in other…