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Mightreya is a crunchy, meaty, complicated anime-superhero fusion of Devil May Cry and Gravity Rush The suped-up combo you didn't know you needed.
28.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I still can't tell you what's going on in Hypnos but its demo's scenic megastructure world is one I want to keep exploring It's a daunting world, but I want to stick with it.
28.02.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One former Highguard level designer thinks it's struggled because Wildlight "leaned too far into the competitive scene" "Throughout development, we really leaned into the competitive side of it, and that was always one of my biggest fears as a player."
28.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy gets an early gameplay look-in, Rogue Trader gets an infinitely brief DLC teaser That's a lot of Warhammer for your eyes to take in.
28.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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While you wait for a release date announcement, have a gander at Nivalis' opening moments It's more of a sneak peak, but an enticing one all the same.
28.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marathon might be the perfect 2026 shooter in that I feel like I'm stuck in a giant Nvidia graphics card Marathon's server slam is a great introduction to its busy but interesting art direction, which feels like a parody of product design.
27.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teardown's multiplayer update rolls out next month, so start packing a voxel lorry with mates and explosives Teardown's multiplayer update rolls out in March, allowing voxel booming with your mates.
27.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Steam Deck is an adequate vessel for Resident Evil Requiem, despite missing desktop-grade smoothness It takes a touch more settings-tuning that on a beefy PC, but Resident Evil Requiem still runs pretty decently on the Steam Deck.
27.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steam Deck OLED prices will rise in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan next week, but it's tough to tell whether that's a harbinger of wider hikes Steam Deck OLED prices will rise in Japan, Korea and Taiwan next week, its official retailers in Asia have announced.
27.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Frostrail video delivers more survival train horror shooting plus weird underground Tomb Raider temples Here's an edited gameplay overview for Frostrail, the new wintry survival FPS from the creators of Barotrauma.
27.02.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to buy Warner has been dramatically gazumped by Paramount, to the tune of $111 billion Netflix’s push to buy part of Warner Bros Discovery, owners of Hogwarts Legacy devs Avalanche, NetherRealm and Batman makers Rocksteady, is no more.
27.02.2026 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 multiplayer mod is in the works, and you can try an experimental version already Some modders are working on a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 multiplayer mod, with an experimental version already playable via Github.
27.02.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nvidia recall Resident Evil Requiem-branded GeForce driver after users report GPU fan, clock, and performance problems Nvidia have taken down their latest GeForce GPU driver update, which promises optimisations for Resident Evil Requiem, amid reports of potentially harmful bugs.
27.02.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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ConcernedApe wins my funny bit of the year award for making Clint a marriage candidate in Stardew Valley's 1.7 update The one and only, Clint.
27.02.2026 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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What went wrong with Highguard? The "hubris" of its developer's leadership, say former staff in a new report It's hard to make lightning strike twice.
27.02.2026 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2026, IGN is turning 30, and so is Scream.

IGN sat down with series creator Kevin Williamson, Sidney Prescott herself Neve Campbell, and Isabel May, who joins Scream 7 as Sidney's daughter Tatum to look back on the wide-ranging influence of the franchise. https://bit.ly/40z0vFS

#IGN30

26.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Action RPG Grim Dawn is getting a 5.5km expansion, a free update and shapeshifting to mark its 10th birthday A decade on from its 1.0 launch, action-RPG Grim Dawn is getting some new Fangs of Asterkarn DLC that adds an extra 76% to the base game's map.
26.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's latest update adds in the incredibly red, claw-machine-arm-toting Techmarine class Plus a few other bits to tide you over.
26.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thwack, debt-driven driveabrawler Samson's just clocked us with an early April release date-laced punch Samson, the debt-based car and fist brawler from Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg's Liquid Swords, has an early April release date.
26.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attorney general's suit seeks to "permanently stop Valve from promoting gambling features in its games, disgorge all ill-gotten gains", and impose fines. https://bit.ly/4rBRVSC

26.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The team behind Electronic Arts-published early access skateboarding game Skate have announced that they're laying off an unspecified number of staff. https://bit.ly/4qTHEA7

26.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Colony sim Going Medieval, aka friendlier Rimworld, hits 1.0 release in March after 16 major updates After many years in early access, the Middle Ages equivalent of Rimworld launches into 1.0 this spring.
26.02.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Assetto Corsa Rally's latest update adds laser-scanned Monte-Carlo stages and won't stop shouting about SNOW Assetto Corsa Rally update 0.3 adds in two stages from the Monte-Carlo rally, two new cars, and DYNAMIC SNOW.
26.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Resident Evil Requiem's zombie nightmare runs like a dream on PC Resident Evil Requiem is one of the best-performing AAA games in years, with loads of PC-exclusive tools and settings.
26.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scout Report: A two-year break for Axis Football 2026 BUT REALLY THIS TIME Axis Football 2026 is baffling, and not just if you don't know anything about American football, yet can still make for a satisfying management sim.
26.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My thirst for campervanning has been quenched by Outbound’s Steam Next Fest demo and a Cyberpunk 2077 mod I went campervanning in both Outbound’s Steam Next Fest demo and, with help from a new mod, Cyberpunk 2077.
26.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Skate developers Full Circle lay off an unspecified number of staff, claim this'll somehow help them "better support" the game Skate developers Full Circle have laid off an unspecified number of staff, but say work on the game will continue.
26.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Valve accused of "letting children and adults alike illegally gamble" via loot boxes in New York state lawsuit Valve are being sued by New York attorney general Letitia James, with the lawsuit alleging loot boxes in games like Counter-Strike 2 violate gambling laws,
26.02.2026 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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The mysterious Assassin's Creed Hexe has a new creative director, claims report, as Ubisoft say goodbye to the legendary Clint Hocking Far Cry 2, Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs veteran Clint Hocking has left Ubisoft, according to a report, leaving the witchy Assassin's Creed: Hexe in other hands.
25.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four years after the last one, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2's enhanced editions have a new patch out in Steam beta Beamdog have released patch 2.7 for the enhanced editions of Baldur's Gate 1, 2, and Icewind Dale in Steam beta form.
25.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0