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Snake a Cheap MGS Delta Deal, a LEGO Skywalker Sale, Plus Rare Baldur's and Helldivers Drops!

Welcome back, my friends, to an icy-winded winter week of red hot deals. Keep warm with some video game bargains, like wheely cheap Xbox accessories, cut-price keyboards, and, of course, something to play. That could be a preorder for a Kojima all-timer reimagined, or a LEGO jaunt that's fun for the whole family. Lots to choose from; all of it actually worth buying. In retro news, I'm remembering the 15th birthday of Fat Princess, a PS3 multi-fest I spent many a hard day's knight dying in. Built for 32-player mayhem, the core gameplay revolves around kidnapping the titular monarchs in a never-ending war between the red and blue kingdoms. How was that battle waged? Hat's where it got interesting, because the capabilities of every...
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Throne and Liberty’s Beta Is Fun But Doesn’t Do Enough to Stand Out

I’ve done my time in major MMOs like Final Fantasy 14 and World of Warcraft, but outside of that I’ve only dabbled in the various other forms this subgenre can take. So when I say that Throne and Liberty isn’t quite rising to my past experiences with massively multiplayer dungeon-diving, loot-grinding, and boss-slaying, it’s an opinion coming largely from a “normie.” That said, both FF14 and WoW have big expansions launching the same year as this, NCSOFTs Guild Wars 2 follow up, and though its world is beautiful and its combat grows into a compelling and active ballet of skill interactions, the largely boring story and repetitive quest design I experienced in my 10 or so hours with the Open Beta makes me worried for Throne and Liberty’s...
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The Dark Pictures Anthology Actor Tony Pankhurst Has Passed Away

Tony Pankhurst, the UK actor who became a recognizable face in Supermassive's horror series The Dark Pictures Anthology, has passed away aged 67. Supermassive's X/Twitter account revealed that Pankhurst had passed away. In a tribute page published by his family (spotted by GameSpot), it was revealed that Pankhurst had passed away on May 9, with Supermassive Games learning of the news today and providing a recent donation to the family. As the tribute page reveals, any donations would be provided to "Hospice in the World," as the organization "provided such love and support to [Pankhurst] in his final weeks." "We are all saddened to hear of Tony Pankhurst's passing. He was the face of The Curator, and we loved working with him,"...
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Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Gameplay Revealed, Staggered Launch Confirmed

Warner Bros. Games has revealed a first look at gameplay of the upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. The ‘Welcome Students’ pre-order trailer, below, reveals the gameplay fans can expect from Unbroken Studios' game, which is based on the magical sport of Quidditch made famous by the Harry Potter series. The video highlights the game’s single-player Career Mode and Online Competitive Mode, and offers a glimpse at the character creator. We see many familiar characters, including Harry Potter himself, Ron Weasley, and Draco Malfoy. There’s also a look at the Quidditch World Cup Stadium, as well as some of the arenas set in familiar wizarding world locations. Here’s the official blurb: Warner Bros. Games has an interesting...
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Bethesda Trademarks Starborn, Sparking Speculation About Possible Starfield DLC

Bethesda has trademarked ‘Starborn,’ a clear reference to its recently released Starfield. The trademark, spotted by X/Twitter user @bogorad222, was submitted by Bethesda owner ZeniMax Media Inc., which itself is owned by Microsoft. The trademark has already sparked speculation about whether it relates to an expansion-sized DLC that might follow the upcoming Shattered Space, or a smaller-scale DLC, perhaps focused on the player character. Warning! Spoilers for Starfield follow. The word Starborn in the context of Starfield relates to the beings revealed after the player character collects enough artifacts for Constellation. During the course of the Starfield story, the beings are confirmed to be humans who have passed through a...
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Cutscene Suggests We're Now Saving the Justice League

A new Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League cutscene has sparked a debate about the direction the story is going in, as the latest season teases the next playable character. Mrs. Freeze was added to Rocksteady’s controversial live service shooter last week as part of the launch of Season 2, and with it came a cutscene that’s set tongues wagging within the game’s small but loyal community. Warning! Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League Season 2 spoilers follow: The new cutscene shows the return of The Flash after the Suicide Squad save him from captivity by killing yet another post-launch Brainiac as part of Season 2. The Suicide Squad had killed The Flash alongside other corrupted members of the Justice League in a bid to save...
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Assassin’s Creed Reddit Says Ubisoft Statement ‘Exacerbated’ the ‘Tedious Discussion’ About Shadows, Warns Users Against Disputing Yasuke's Status as

The main Assassin’s Creed subreddit has warned users against debating the historical accuracy of the upcoming video game Assassin’s Creed Shadows, specifically protagonist Yasuke's status as a samurai. Moderators of r/assassinscreed, which has over 700,000 members, locked down a post titled “There is no ‘debate’ - Yasuke was a Samurai. If you disagree, you can do that somewhere else,” due to “brigading” in the comments. The post followed a controversial statement issued by Ubisoft to Japanese fans in which the company apologized for promotion materials it said “have caused concern” among the community. The four-page message, posted in both English and Japanese, explained that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is not intended to be a factual...
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95 Bucks Off an FC, A Cheap 1TB SD, Chopped Down FF Rebirth, Pokémon, Diablo, NBA, and More!

Welcome to the last gasp of July 2024, and your first inhale of a week full of pine-fresh bargains. If I didn't already own several, the top of my To Buy list would be that 83 buck 1TB MicroSD. It's a pretty perfect storage solution for both Switch and Steam Deck users. Oh, and you can also zip down to the Top 10 games of last week and get decent coins off a thing that everybody seems to want right now. In retro news, I'm marking the 20th birthday of Sid Meier's Pirates!, an arrr-rated remake of an '87 classic I smashed repeatedly on PC. Think: a 2.5D, top-down Sea of Thieves, and you're not far off the mizzenmast—fencing, naval battles, sniffing out treasure, and harnessing winds/avoiding reefs are your bread and butter gameplay. The...
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Daily Deals: Kingdom Hearts All-in-One Package, God of War Ragnarok, Sony INZONE 4K Monitor, and More

After a long week, the weekend is finally here, and we're rounding up some of the best deals you can find. This weekend, you can expect to save on new video games, accessories, and monitors. The best deals for Saturday, July 27, include the Kingdom Hearts All-in-One package, Final Fantasy XVI, the Sony 27" INZONE M9 Monitor, and more. Kingdom Hearts All-in-One Package for $39.13 If you're itching to start a new series, Kingdom Hearts is one of the best out there to jump into. From Tetsuya Nomura, Kingdom Hearts mashes together the worlds of Disney and Square Enix to tell the tale of light and darkness. This All-in-One package contains a total of ten games, with everything up to Kingdom Hearts III included. Now is the perfect time to...
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The Sims 4 Review - 2024

Editor's Note: Alongside the release of The Sims 4’s Lovestruck Expansion Pack, we are taking a fresh look at the base game in 2024, replacing our original review from 2014. You can read more about our review policies and philosophy here. In 2014, while wearing a cardboard plumbob headband I’d hastily made the night before, I lined up at a local game store to pick up my pre-ordered copy of The Sims 4. With a create-a-sim wardrobe full of Pinterest-friendly fashion items and a host of then-modern appliances, The Sims 4 felt like a cutting-edge sequel at launch, one that reflected those simpler times. But what’s even more impressive is that now, almost a decade of updates later, it’s still the benchmark life simulator, offering a...
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First Look at Animalities in Mortal Kombat 1 | SDCC 2024

NetherRealm has revealed animalities for Mortal Kombat 1 in what marks a return of the fatality variant after a 29-year absence. Animalities, which made their debut in 1995’s Mortal Kombat 3, let the victorious character turn into an animal before tearing their victim apart in typically gory fashion. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 attended by IGN, NetherRealm showed off Mortal Kombat 1’s animalities with teaser footage. Rain, for example, turns into a puffer fish who explodes from the inside of his opponent. A new trailer, below, showed off more animalities, including hyena, hippo, gorilla, t-rex skeleton, and wolf finishers. Of course, Scorpion turns into a scorpion. Mileena turns into a preying mantis. The...
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Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns DLC Revealed, Includes Ghostface, T-1000, and Female Sektor and Cyrax | SDCC 2024

Mortal Kombat 1 is keeping its bloody waterfall of post-launch DLC going with a list of new crossover fighters that include Ghostface from Scream, Robert Patrick’s T-1000 Terminator, and Conan the Barbarian. A lineup of six new fighters was revealed by NetherRealm Studios during San Diego Comic-Con 2024 today. No gameplay was shown, but we do have a first-look image of every fighter joining Mortal Kombat 1’s roster. The DLC, titled Khaos Reigns, includes the three aforementioned movie representatives, as well as Noob Saibot, Sektor, and Cyrax. Like many characters in the alternate universe that is Mortal Kombat 1, Noob Saibot is sporting a new look. It’s Sektor and Cyrax who get the biggest changes, though, as NetherRealm has...
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Castle Crashers Is Getting Steam DLC Over a Decade After Release

The smash hit Xbox 360-era 2D side-scrolling hack-and-slash game, Castle Crashers, is getting DLC on Steam over a decade after its launch on the platform. Earlier today, developer The Behemoth unveiled Castle Crasher’s upcoming DLC, Painter Boss Paradise, during a YouTube livestream. The DLC will not only see an artistic update to its ensemble cast and weapons, but it will also let players design their characters using the Steam workshop. Paint Boss Paradise will also introduce a new playable character named Paint Junior, whom the devs describe as someone who can “vanquish enemies with the very power of their imagination.” Seeing as how the live stream is titled “The Behemoth Roadmap,” Painter Boss Paradise’s announcement wasn’t...
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An Elusive Once Human Deviation Confirmed to Be Bugged, But a Fix Is Coming

Once Human players have scoured its map for Deviations to help them survive an apocalyptic wasteland, and it turns out one rare collectible, Hug-in-a-Bowl, is bugged. Finding Hug-in-a-Bowl is tricky. Though some had luck finding it during beta periods, many have been led to believe it has a low drop rate. Even thorough individuals have struggled to uncover it at its Iron River and Broken Delta spawn locations. Rare items are nothing new for multiplayer titles like Once Human, but this particular Deviation has caused enough problems among fans to become a talking point in Steam and Discord communities. It’s been an issue since Once Human 1.0 arrived earlier this month, but it turns out there’s a technical hiccup keeping it from more...
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Save Over 30% Off This Anker Power Bank Bundle: One for Extended Trips, the Other for Quick Stops

Amazon is taking 32% off this Anker power bank bundle, now only $124.99: Anker Prime 27,650mAh USB Power Bank with 250W Charging Anker Zolo 10,000mAh USB Power Bank with Built-In USB-C Cable The Anker Prime is the successor to the Anker 737 that we deemed the best Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally charger. Note only does it carry a hefty 27,650mAh capacity, it also boasts an absolutely massive 250W of USB power delivery to charge even the most power hungry MacBooks, iPhones, and handheld gaming consoles (simultaneously, in most cases). It's a bit on the heavy side, so if you want something lighter, the Zolo is the perfect alternative. It's 1/3 the footprint, 1/3 the weight, and has 10,000mAh of battery capacity. The Anker Prime...
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Valorant Out Now on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S

Valorant has launched on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S in open beta form, Riot has announced. The free-to-play team-based shooter already enjoys enormous popularity on PC, where it launched first in 2020. But there are some key differences between the PC version and this console port. On PC, hip-fire is Valorant's primary shooting mode, and aim-down-sights (ADS) is a secondary, supporting mode. For the console port, Riot created Focus, a new shooting mode that functions much like hip-fire but with reduced sensitivity. In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft said Valorant on console lets players shoot from the hip whenever they need speed in moving both their camera and aim (think: peeking around corners and dodging) but with the...
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Dolph Lundgren Lends His Voice to Mutant: Year Zero CGI Animated Movie

Dolph Lundgren and Ian McElhinney have joined the cast of CGI animated movie Mutant: Year Zero., Deadline reports. The film is based on Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, the 2018 XCOM-style tactics game from Funcom, which itself was based on the decades-old Swedish tabletop RPG. It’s being rendered using Unreal Engine 5, and directed by Hasraf 'HaZ' Dulull, the indie filmmaker behind The Beyond and 2036: Origin Unknown. Mutant: Year Zero is set in a post-apocalyptic future where civilization is rebuilding itself via The Ark. The movie follows a group of mis-fits, anthropomorphic mutants on a mission to locate the engineer of the Ark who has mysteriously gone missing. They believe he holds the key to a mystical place of salvation known...
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Remnant 2’s Third and Final DLC, The Dark Horizon, Revealed

Remnant 2's third and final DLC is called The Dark Horizon, developer Gunfire Games has announced. The announcement was made a year after the successful launch of the co-op shooter sequel, dubbed ‘Dark Souls with guns’, alongside a release window of September 2024. “Players will return to the necropolis world of N’Erud only to discover that a bizarre phenomenon has taken hold,” Gunfire teased. The September 2024 release window for The Dark Horizon amounts to a delay of sorts, given Gunfire had committed to releasing all three DLCs in Remnant 2’s first year. “We’ve made the difficult decision to move back the release of our third DLC, so that we have more time to deliver you the best possible experience that you deserve,” Gunfire...
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is ‘Steam Native,’ So You Don’t Need the EA App to Play the Game on PC

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is “Steam native,” which means the EA App is not required to play the game on Valve’s platform. Most EA-published video games do require the EA App, which replaced Origin in 2022, to play on Steam, much to the annoyance of many PC gamers. For example, the Steam store page for Respawn’s battle royale Apex Legends includes a note that it “requires” an EA account, which supports linking to a Steam account. The 10-year-old Dragon Age Inquisition not only requires an EA account to play on Steam, but EA online activation and Origin (now outdated) client software installation and background use as well. But EA and developer BioWare have decided to make the upcoming action fantasy role-playing sequel go “all-in”...
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Elden Ring Streamer Defeats Shadow of the Erdtree's Final Boss on PS5 and PC Simultaneously — Using a DualSense and a Dance Pad

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the final boss of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Elden Ring streamer MissMikkaa has successfully defeated Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss on PC and PlayStation 5 simultaneously while using a dance pad and a DualSense at the same time, marking the end of an impressive challenge run. “2X RADAHN HAS BEEN DEFEATED! 4 days of 239 non-stop tries (14 hours) in my Ultimate Challenge run where I play Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree two times simultaneously, on dance pad & controller,” tweeted the streamer after defeating the DLC. “I really thought this might be impossible in the DLC, but holyyy.. I did it.” Shadow of the Erdtree’s bosses are legendarily difficult at the best of times —...
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Marvel Rivals Reveals First Look at Thor and Jeff the Landshark | SDCC 2024

Hero shooter Marvel Rivals hit San Diego Comic-Con 2024 with a long list of announcements, including story details, new character reveals, and the voice cast. During a Marvel Games presentation at SDCC, developer NetEase showed attendees trailers for the Marvel Rivals story, as well as a feature on Thor and Jeff the Landshark, who join the roster of playable characters on July 29. As you’d expect, Thor, the God of Thunder, brings his powerful hammer and lightning abilities, while Jeff the Land Shark adds… his own unique charm and ferocity to the game. Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play superhero team-based PvP shooter in the Overwatch style, with fan-favorite characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange available to...
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3 Free Games Worth Grabbing, A $59 Elden Ring, Cheap Game Pass Storage, and More!

Thank your own personal deity—possibly Sheogorath—it's Friday! If you somehow haven't already taken the plunge, may I cheerfully suggest you go die, repeatedly, in Elden Ring at a very low price? Alternatively, Humble has quite the quiver of sports games available, and Xbox folk can save a ton on a terabyte. Whichever way you do go, stay safe, save often, and I'll see you Monday. In retro news, I'm remembering the 23rd birthday of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, an N64 cartridge I still own that's now worth, ohhh, a kidney. Originally slated to be on the ill-fated N64DD and technically the sequel to Kirby's Dream Land 3 on SNES, Crystal Shards was a six-planet platformer that was the only title in the franchise to offer combinable copy...
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Guilty Gear Strive Producer Talks Lucy From Cyberpunk Edgerunners - Evo 2024

Guilty Gear Strive is now entering its fourth year of content updates, and despite now earning the reptutation as being the "old man" on the block, especially when put side-to-side with more recent releases like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and Mortal Kombat 1, Strive is still continuing on just as strong as ever. Which brings us to Evo 2024, where Arc System Works made perhaps their biggest announcement involving Guilty Gear Strive to date: In addition to two returning characters, Dizzy and Venom, and one brand new character, Unika, they would also be adding their first guest character to the roster: Lucy from Cyberpunk Edgerunners. I got a chance to catch up with Guilty Gear Strive Producer Ken Miyauchi to find out how this...
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Fortnite Is Leaving the Samsung Galaxy Store, But Coming to Other Mobile Storefronts Soon

Epic Games has announced a number of new updates to how Fortnite will be distributed on mobile devices, including its planned removal from the Samsung Galaxy Store and its addition to a number of other mobile storefronts in the near future. In a blog post today, Epic revealed that it would be bringing its mobile games, including Fortnite, to "other mobile stores that give all developers a great deal" and that it would be "ending distribution partnerships with mobile stores that serve as rent collectors without competing robustly and serving all developers fairly, even if those stores offer us a special deal for our own games." The post specifically calls out EU and iOS-only storefront AltStore as one of the places Epic Games will...
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Marvel Rivals Doesn’t Stray Far from Overwatch but it’s Super Fun Regardless

Marvel Rivals is not attempting to reinvent the wheel. When it was first unveiled earlier this year, the gut response—from fans and skeptics alike—was that it looked a whole lot like an Overwatch facsimile with licensed Marvel heroes and villains filling in the roles abdicated by Genji, Winston, and Roadhog. After jumping into the closed beta for a few hours, I can confirm all of those suspicions. This is a hero shooter that has studied the established formula hard, but so far, that has resulted in an experience that's flashy, polished, and ready to get under your skin. Like most multiplayer games, Marvel Rivals glosses over the specifics for why this alliance of superheroes has decided to beat each other to death over a variety of...
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Eagle-Eyed SDCC Fans Think They've Spotted a Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remaster Tease | SDCC 2024

San Diego Comic-Con 2024 officially kicks off today, and eagle-eyed fans are already spotting hidden announcements appearing at the convention. One video game fan in particular noticed branding for what looks like an unannounced remaster of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2. Over on ResetEra, user Mama Robotnik posted pictures from the SDCC show floor showing statues based on the Legacy of Kain series. Alongside the statue is a sign with the branding "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remastered." However, Crystal Dynamics has not officially confirmed an official remaster for either of these games. IGN has reached out to Crystal Dynamics for comment. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was first released in 1999 for the PS1 and PC, while...
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IGN Plus Games: Claim a Free My Lovely Daughter Steam Key!

If you're an IGN Plus member, a new game is available to claim now with IGN Rewards. You can claim a free My Lovely Daughter Steam key with your membership while supplies last. If you're a fan of simulation games or visual novels, this game is perfect for you! Developed by GameChanger Studio, My Lovely Daughter has something for everyone, especially with this Deluxe key that includes a free artbook, soundtrack, and ReBorn DLC. Claim a Free My Lovely Daughter Steam Key! This My Lovely Daughter Deluxe Steam Key offers plenty of extras. First, you'll get the My Lovely Daughter game, which follows a father who aims to revive his daughter using alchemy. This dark story features dozens of different "daughters" to raise and care for, with...
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Capcom Really Wants to Make a New Vs. Series Game - Shuhei Matsumoto Interview

One of the biggest surprise announcements this year happened during the June Nintendo Direct, when from out of nowhere, Capcom dropped a trailer for Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. A collection that bundles together six of the games that make up the foundation of the beloved vs series, including one of the most highly regarded fighting games of all time, Marvel vs Capcom 2. At Evo 2024, I got a chance to talk with Capcom producer Shuhei Matsumoto to ask some questions about how this collection finally came to be, the significance of its release in relation to the future of the Versus series as a whole, and also got to hear about the origins of the SNK crossover that's happening with Terry and Mai joining the...
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Blizzard Is Looking at Bringing 6v6 Back to Overwatch, But it Won't be Easy

Blizzard Entertainment has laid out plans to begin testing for the potential return of 6v6 matchups in Overwatch 2…eventually. The update on the controversy plaguing the Overwatch community comes from game director Aaron Keller, who posted a 3600-word Director’s Take blog post on the subject today. It’s a lengthy statement on the history of 6v6, why it was removed with the launch of Overwatch 2, and how Blizzard plans to experiment with the mode once again. That’s right – the team is interested in bringing back the 12-player option nearly two years after it was swapped out for the faster-paced 5v5 mode. “The community has, juuuust once or twice, suggested a test,” Keller says. “Why not put various forms of 6v6 in the game in order to...
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