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Crash Team Rumble Review - A Bandicoot Bash
By Aron Garst - Gameinformer | Jun 22, 2023 - 00:26<p><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2023/06/21/ecf5adf4/ctr_launch_surrealsummit_01_sh.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="Crash Team Rumbl...
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Twitch’s new sensation is a weird indie climbing game that’s also quietly promoting NFTs
By PC Gamer | Jun 22, 2023 - 00:17Only Up! Doesn’t have great reviews on Steam, but thousands of people are watching it on Twitch.
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Gasp: Infamous Microsoft Office mascot Clippy was actually designed on a Mac
By PC Gamer | Jun 22, 2023 - 00:00Just when you think you know everything about one of the most divisive figures in PC history...
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Japan’s Nintendo Direct had some really cool reveals today
By Eric Van Allen - Destructoid | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:46Looking into other Directs Nintendo Directs are always chock-full of information on games coming to different regions. And while the North American Nintendo Direct had a bunch of games to show off, t...
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Vampire Survivors getting four-player couch co-op in free August update
By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:37Vampire Survivors, developer Poncle's conspicuously vampire-free minimalist survival RPG, is getting four-player couch co-op in a free update for Xbox, PC, and Switch on 17th August. When couch...
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How To Get A Chocobo Mount In Final Fantasy 16
By Michael Higham - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:31Final Fantasy XVI tucks away some helpful gameplay features behind certain sidequests. You'll know a sidequest unlocks a new something important if the green quest icon has a plus sign in it, and thes...
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Persona 5 Tactica Has A Launch-Day Edition Exclusive To GameStop
By Brendan Hesse - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:15Persona 5 is going tactical with the upcoming Persona 5 Tactica. The turn-based strategy RPG features the cast of Persona 5 in an all-new adventure due out on November 17 for Nintendo Switch, PC, Play...
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Pick up the gorgeous Starfield Xbox Wireless Controller for £5 off
By Will Judd - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:05Microsoft has done a great job making some truly inventive special edition Xbox Series controllers, and their latest effort is one that uses the 'NASA-punk' aesthetics of upcoming big budget Bethesda...
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Save Big On Some Of Capcom's Newest And Best Games For PC
By Brendan Hesse - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:01A bunch of Capcom games and DLC packs are on sale at Fanatical right now, with select PC titles discounted by up to 86%. See all deals at Fanatical Many of Capcom's latest releases are inclu...
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House Flipper 2 shows off its renovations in its demo
By Zoey Handley - Destructoid | Jun 21, 2023 - 23:00Measure twice, cut once I can’t really imagine a future where I can afford to buy a home for myself, let alone one where I could make a living buying up repair jobs and selling them at a higher price...
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All Of The Internet’s Urgent Final Fantasy XVI Questions, Answered
By Ashley Bardhan - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 22:36You could think of Final Fantasy XVI as just the latest in a line of many games developer Square Enix made to re-energize its now almost 40-year-old series. But unlike many of those other titles, whic...
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Sega's holding a showcase this Friday to mark Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday
By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Jun 21, 2023 - 22:27Happy almost-birthday Sonic and your plimsolls of wonder! The blue blur is celebrating another year of not being Bubsy the Bobcat this Friday 23rd June, and Sega is marking the occasion with a spec...
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Where to buy Legend of Zelda amiibo
By Cameron Faulkner - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 22:23Image: Nintendo Princess Zelda and Ganondorf amiibo are coming this holiday The Legend of Zelda amiibo have been some of the toughest ones to find over the years. That changed...
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The New Crash Bandicoot Game Has The Odds Stacked Against It
By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 22:20At its best, Crash Team Rumble is a pretty fun romp in the Crash Bandicoot universe with the potential for great team-based play. At its worst, it can feel mindless and like you’re just throwing toy v...
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Smosh Co-Founders Buy Back Popular Video Game Let's Play Channel 12 Years Later
By Isaiah Colbert - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 22:15Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, the co-founders behind the formative YouTube let’s play and sketch comedy channel, Smosh, broke the internet with the surprising announcement that they bought their old...
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Best minigames in Final Fantasy history, ranked
By Tiago Manuel - Destructoid | Jun 21, 2023 - 22:00Ranking all the best mini-fantasies within Final Fantasy As many of you may already know, Final Fantasy XVI will feature exactly zero minigames. That's a fairly disappointing aspect of a game that's...
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Where to pre-order Super Mario Bros. Wonder
By Alice Newcome-Beill - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:59Image: Nintendo Here’s where to reserve your copy ahead of the October 20 launch date The latest Nintendo Direct pulled back the curtain on a number of exciting new Switch titl...
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Iron Lung dev weirded-out by their game being linked to the Titanic sub story and sales spiking: 'this feels so wrong'
By PC Gamer | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:59The 2022 lo-fi horror game sees players trapped in a sub of limited capabilities.
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Konami, Please Don’t Forget About Metal Gear Solid 4
By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:54During Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, Konami showed off a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1. The upcoming collection of past Metal Gear games includes some of the earliest and bi...
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Sonic Central stream teasing “upcoming projects” airs on June 23
By Tiago Manuel - Destructoid | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:41Gotta go live Sonic the Hedgehog's official Twitter page has just announced that Sonic's YouTube and Twitch channels will host a new Sonic Central on June 23. The live showcase is akin to something l...
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Save $20 On Super Mario Bros. Wonder And RPG If You Buy Them Together
By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:33Nintendo revealed a bunch of its upcoming fall games during its June Direct, and two of the biggest qualify for its ongoing Switch voucher discount program. Separately, Super Mario RPG Remake and Supe...
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Vampire Survivors is finally getting couch co-op multiplayer for up to 4 players
By PC Gamer | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:24PvP won’t be officially supported, but there will be ways to jerk your pals around if you want.
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Fans Think Mario’s Voice Sounds Weird In The New Game
By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:23Mario is back in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but longtime fans don’t think the Italian plumber sounds like his old self. They’re now listening to a one-second clip of Mario saying “Wonder” over and over...
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Submarine game spikes on Steam as search for OceanGate vessel continues
By Cass Marshall - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:21Image: David Szymanski A news story that inspires thalassophobia The world is watching the search for the OceanGate submarine, lost at sea with five occupants within. The vesse...
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Razer Wolverine V2 Xbox Controller Is 50% Off At Amazon
By Brendan Hesse - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:01One of the best third-party controllers for Xbox, the Razer Wolverine V2, is on sale at select retailers for just $50 (normally $100).See at Amazon See at GameStop Razer's Wolverine 2 is an excellent...
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Final Fantasy XVI New Game Plus mode detailed
By Steven Mills - Destructoid | Jun 21, 2023 - 21:00A whole new world In a recent interview with IGN, Square Enix Director Hiroshi Takai and Combat Director Ryota Suzuki provided details on the intricate New Game Plus system for Final Fantasy XVI. App...
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Legendary RPG Series Creator Wants To Help Find The Missing Titanic Sub
By Isaiah Colbert - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:52We’re a few days into the search for a missing tourist submarine that vanished while on a trip to survey the ruins of the Titanic dominating headlines. Now, as time for those aboard grows increasingly...
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CoD: Warzone 2 - How To Unlock Free Rise Up Weapon Blueprint On Vondel
By S.E. Doster - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:51Season 4 of Call of Duty: Warzone 2 includes the brand-new Vondel map, and there's a secret Easter egg you can complete to earn the free Rise Up weapon blueprint for the Lachmann Sub. Here's everythin...
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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon Of Decieving Customers Into Buying Prime
By Grace Benfell - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:48The Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon for allegedly enrolling customers into Prime without their consent and making it difficult to unsubscribe.According to the Associated Press, the FTC filed...
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One Diablo 4 dev wrote a surprisingly heartfelt item description to “help someone remember things will get better”
By Matt Jarvis - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:46The world of Diablo 4 is full of misery and sadness. There are flayed corpses everywhere, fathers are haunted by the ghosts of their dead sons, blokes cram flaming eyeballs into their skulls and so...
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Overwatch Audio Bug Sure Sounds Like This Character Is Cursing Real Bad
By Alyssa Mercante - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:30You probably overlooked a tiny, seemingly insignificant line about an audio bug in the latest batch of Overwatch 2 patch notes. It makes sense–the patch notes included the return of the long-missed “o...
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Xbox Game Pass price hike is coming in July
By Owen S. Good - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:29Image: Microsoft Game Pass goes up $1, Game Pass Ultimate up $2; PC Game Pass unchanged The price of Xbox Game Pass is going up. The Verge reported on Wednesday that Xbox Game...
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‘Spreadsheets in Space’, EVE Online, now has actual spreadsheets thanks to Microsoft Excel compatibility
By Matt Jarvis - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:22Because nothing is just a joke anymore, EVE Online - CCP’s sprawling starship MMO jokingly nicknamed ‘Spreadsheets in Space’ due to its intense level of complex management - now has an official Mic...
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This Alien Abduction Horror Game Is Going Viral For Good Reason
By Mark Delaney - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:19It's been a years-long quest of mine to find good alien abduction horror games. There are strangely few, and I've never really understood why. There are, after all, roughly a few dozen Lovecraftian ho...
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Nintendo has saved the Switch’s 2023, but Switch 2 still looms
By Oli Welsh - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:15Image: Nintendo Nintendo’s internal studios are propping up a console near the end of its life Going into the latest Nintendo Direct, the schedule of releases for Nintendo Swi...
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Save $20 On Switch Games Like Super Mario Bros. Wonder And Pikmin 4
By Grace Benfell - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:12You can shave $20 of the asking price of newly announced titles like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and the Super Mario RPG remake if you buy a $100 voucher. To get access to the offer, you'll have to be an...
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You Can Now Buy A Diablo 4 Guitar Thanks To Their Latest Crossover
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:09Blizzard is at it again with another Diablo 4 crossover. But this time, instead of visiting KFC to unlock cosmetics, you will have to visit your local guitar store to purchase the limited-edition Jack...
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Everyone loves Elephant Mario and it’s (mostly) wholesome
By Cass Marshall - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:08Image: Nintendo Be forewarned — it got horny Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct was jam-packed with pleasant surprises, from a Super Mario RPG remake to the return of Detective Pikach...
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Narrative cutscenes to be axed from future Halo Infinite seasons
By Chris Moyse - Destructoid | Jun 21, 2023 - 20:00Team will focus on in-game features and fixes Bad news for Halo lore fans, as developer 343 Industries has confirmed that it will no longer be producing narrative cutscenes for Halo Infinite — The ci...
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Microsoft raising prices for Xbox Series X, Game Pass in coming months
By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:58Microsoft has announced price hikes for its Xbox Series X console, as well as monthly Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions, with the increases set to come into effect over the c...
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Every Single-Player Final Fantasy Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
By Kenneth Shepard, Alexandra Hall, Ethan Gach, Claire Jackson, and Carolyn Petit - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:55The Final Fantasy series has become synonymous with experimentation and continual reinvention, with each entry taking you to a new world with new characters, new systems, and new experiences. As such,...
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‘Elephant Mario’ From Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has The Internet Screaming
By Levi Winslow - Kotaku | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:55Immediately after Nintendo wrapped up its 40-minute Direct presentation with a look at the upcoming side-scroller Super Mario Bros. Wonder, fans across the internet have been posting about how much th...
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Star Ocean: The Second Story R will bring the ‘90s PlayStation RPG to PC with a hot new 2.5D look
By Matt Jarvis - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:55Science-fantasy RPG Star Ocean: The Second Story is back with a remake that gives the ‘90s PlayStation game a gorgeous lick of 2.5D paint and its first-ever outing on PC. Read more
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Stock Up On Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Before The Price Goes Up
By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:45The price of Xbox Game Pass (and Game Pass Ultimate) is about to go up, and in an economy where every dollar counts, now's a good time to stock up on Xbox Game Pass memberships while you can. For now,...
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Cyberpunk 2077’s massive credits roll gets even bigger with the addition of more than 1,600 voice actors
By PC Gamer | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:44sterday’s update expands Cyberpunk’s voice acting credits to include, well, everyone.
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Here’s where to pre-order Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
By Alice Newcome-Beill - Polygon | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:30Image: Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft Here’s what comes with Ubisoft’s open-world sci-fi adventure Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launches on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X...
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Aliens: Dark Descent Review - New Terrifying Potential
By Anthony Jones - Gameinformer | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:30
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Xbox Series X Consoles And Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions Are Getting A Price Increase
By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:29Microsoft will be increasing the price of its Xbox Series X consoles and Game Pass subscription service across the world. While the console price will remain the same in the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil,...
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Samsung Is Hosting A Big Sale Right Now On Popular Tech
By Jon Bitner - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:27Tons of deals are now live at Samsung, including enticing price cuts on TVs, monitors, smartphone, tablets, and other popular electronics. Many of the discounts end when July rolls around--and a few e...
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Star Ocean: The Second Story R Is An HD-2D Remake Of The PlayStation Original
By Grace Benfell - Gamespot | Jun 21, 2023 - 19:25PlayStation RPG classic Star Ocean: The Second Story is getting an HD-2D remake and releasing on a Nintendo console for the very first time. Star Ocean: The Second Story R is coming to Nintendo Switch...
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