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Victor recommends puzzle heist game, Relooted, by @nyamakop.co.za.

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Escape The Riddlerock Ruins Announced Lock Sock Studio has announced the development of its latest cozy escape room game, Escape the Riddlerock Ruins.

Lock Sock Studio, the developers of Escape From Mystwood Mansion, has announced the development of its latest cozy escape room game, Escape the Riddlerock Ruins.

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Overwatch Season 1 Launch Guide: Release Time, Lore Breakdown, New Heroes And More Here’s everything you need to know in preparation for the relaunch of Overwatch and its Season 1 - from release timing and preloads to lore explanations and hero recaps.

Get yourself ready for the new Overwatch with our comprehensive launch guide.

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Victor recommends slice-of-life rock band game, Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim, by Triple Topping and @akuparagames.bsky.social.

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Wolverine Launch Month Possibly Leaked By Latin American PlayStation Store New details on the Latin American PlayStation Store might have just helped us learn what month Marvel’s Wolverine will be releasing in.

Fans might have figured out which month Marvel's Wolverine is releasing...

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Overwatch 2 Player Count Surges Before New Season Launch The Steam player count for Overwatch 2 is climbing to new post-launch heights, as fans brace for the relaunch and revamp of the hero shooter coming next wee.

Players are returning to Overwatch 2 already, days before the launch of the all new Overwatch

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth On Switch 2 Has Sold Out At Square Enix Store The physical copy of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Switch 2 has sold out already at the Square Enix store, following fan anticipation and the included exclusive trading card.

Demand is high for more Final Fantasy on the Switch 2

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The Witcher 3 DLC Rumors Explained: What Do We Know? Rumors are spiralling online regarding a new DLC for The Witcher 3, despite it being over a decade old - but are they credible, and what’s expected? We’ll explain.

What exactly is going on with The Witcher 3's DLC rumors? We've got it all covered

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Fortnite Strips Back Festival Branding As Music Mode Underperforms Fortnite Festival is severely underperforming with its player count, and it strangely coincides with the removal of the Festival branding on promo material

Fortnite Festival's player count is still falling, and recent promotional material has dropped the word 'Festival' entirely

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10 Upcoming Indie 3D Platformers To Be Excited About In 2026 Hungry for some more platforming? Check out these upcoming indie 3D platformers for recommendations!

2026 has a lot of indie 3D platformers that you should keep an eye on!

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Disney Dreamlight Valley Announces Free Switch 2 Update The long-awaited Switch 2 update for Disney Dreamlight Valley just got revealed, and it’s completely free.

The long-awaited Disney Dreamlight Valley Switch 2 update is finally coming next month, and it's completely free to existing players!

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Lady Gaga To Be Featured In Pokémon 30th Anniversary Super Bowl Ad A small clip of the upcoming Pokémon 30th Anniversary Super Bowl commercial seems to have leaked online, and it features Lady Gaga and other celebrities.

A leaked clip for the upcoming 30th anniversary commercial for Pokémon at the Super Bowl features Lady Gaga

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Famitsu: Code Vein II Leads A Slow Sales Week This week’s Famitsu sales chart has Code Vein II debut as a best-seller, as other titles struggle to sell in a slow week across the board.

It's a slow sales week on the Famitsu charts, which gave Code Vein II an edge

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Abide Revealed: A Disturbing Stop-Motion Indie Horror Game Developer duo Talha & Jack Co have announced their third game, Abide, a stop-motion first-person horror game to be released on PC.

Developer duo Talha & Jack Co have announced their third game, Abide, described as an “extreme” stop-motion first-person horror game to be released on PC.

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Valve Just Confirmed Memory Shortages Affecting Steam Machine Launch As many have speculated, Valve has just officially confirmed that memory and storage shortages are affecting the launch rollouts of the Steam Machine and Steam Frame.

We just got confirmation that the Steam Machine and Steam Frame are having their launch rollouts and pricing affected by the current memory shortages - but the launch window isn't changing.

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Nintendo Responds To Metroid Prime 4 Sales Speculation Nintendo just directly responded to fan concerns about Metroid Prime 4 sales numbers following their recent quarterly financial report.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has sold over a million units across both Switch and Switch 2

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Fortnite Announces Second KPop Demon Hunters Collaboration A new wave of KPop Demon Hunters cosmetics are heading to Fortnite later this week, adding Jinu, Huntrix in their ‘Golden’ outfits and more!

Jinu is coming to Fortnite, and the Huntrix trio are getting new skins based on their 'Golden' outfits

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AMD CEO Says Steam Machine Is “On Track” For Launch Early This Year The upcoming Steam Machine has been sparse on updates regarding its release window, but the CEO of AMD just confirmed it’s coming early this year.

The Steam Machine should be coming soon, as it's "on track" for a launch early this year.

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Walter recommends free-to-play fighting game, 2XKO, by @riotgames.com.

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Menace Early Access Review - Vague Threat If you’re looking for a gritty, turn-based sci-fi tactical RPG, and are willing to wait a bit, Menace might be an option for you to consider.

Is turn-based tactical RPG, Menace, by Overhype Studios and Hooded Horse, worth picking up in Early Access?

Check out Axel's review below!

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Chappell Roan Fortnite Collaboration Revealed, With New Skins And Emote The teasers can finally end, as Chappell Roan has just been officially revealed in Fortnite - including two new skins, an emote, back bling, pickaxe, sidekick and more.

I'm gonna keep rebootin' at the Pink Pony Club!

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Chappell Roan Just Teased Her Fortnite Collaboration Coming This Week Chappell Roan’s new Instagram story practically confirms that she’s going to be Fortnite Festival’s next leading artist, coming this Thursday!

The Chappell Roan and Fortnite collaboration expected to drop later this week.

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Game Pass Adding Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Avowed And More To Xbox And PC It’s time for February’s Game Pass update, and it’s bringing some major games like Kindom Come: Deliverance to subscribers of the service on both Xbox and PC.

There are some massive games coming to Game Pass in the first half of February! Read the full update here.

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Metroid Prime 4 Seemingly Struggling To Sell Nintendo just delivered their latest financial report, and Metroid Prime 4’s absence suggests it’s not performing as well as fans would hope.

Perhaps one of the biggest stories from Nintendo's recent financial report is actually about something that’s missing - any mention of Metroid Prime 4.

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Nintendo Sales Update: Switch Outsells DS, Switch 2 Crosses 17 Million Sold Nintendo just shared their latest financial report, as the original Switch manages to finally outsell the Nintendo DS, and the Switch 2 pushes past 17 million sold.

Nintendo's latest financial update is here! The original Switch has finally outsold the DS, whilst the Switch 2 sold over 7 million units in the last quarter

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The Witcher 3 Composer Marcin Przybyłowicz Returning For Witcher 4 Iconic Polish composer Marcin Przybyłowicz is returning to the Witcher series with The Witcher 4, following his success with The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077.

The Witcher 3's composer is back for The Witcher 4!

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Splatoon Raiders Trademark Updated With February 17 Publication Date The trademark for the upcoming Splatoon Raiders has been updated with a mysterious February 17 publication date, suggesting we see more from the game this month.

Splatoon Raiders' updated trademark shows a publication date later this month, suggesting we might see more from the mysterious game soon...

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Amazon’s Pokémon Pokopia Pre-Order Bonus Revealed Amazon just revealed their Pokémon Pokopia pre-order bonus, and it’s… a plant! Fans across social media aren’t impressed, but there are better alternatives.

Amazon is thanking players for their preorders of Pokémon Pokopia with a "flat leaf plant"... yay! (We found other pre-order bonuses for UK and US too)

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Jess recommends psychological horror game, The 18th Attic, by Steelkrill Studio.

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Victor recommends isometric survival horror game, I Hate This Place, by Rock Square Thunder and @feardemic.bsky.social.

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