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'We Don't Nickel-and-Dime People to Death' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Isn't a Live Service Game, Tim Willits Says, It's Something Else

Is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 a live service game? It’s not normally referred to as such, despite receiving a steady stream of updates that fuel repeated multiplayer play. There are free updates, big patches, and season passes packed with new cosmetics. Space Marine 2 launched in September 2024, but it’s still going strong, and a lot of that has to do with the way developer Saber Interactive continues to update the game. But still, it’s not thought of as a live service game. Live service has become something of a dirty word in the video game industry. It’s what the disastrous Concord was, what the ill-fated Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was, and what Highguard never got the chance to be. Space Marine 2, however, has yet...

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Save up to 50% on Space Marine 2 in Woot’s Latest Video Game Sale

Woot's latest video game sale - titled the 'Video Games For All!' sale - is stacked with exciting offers at the moment. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of the many great games on sale there that's crossed our radar, with big discounts on its standard edition for PS5 and its Ultima Limited Edition for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Just how big are these discounts at Woot? Well, the standard version of Space Marine 2 for PS5 is 50% off, down to $24.99. If you're looking to splash out on the Ultima Limited Edition instead, the Xbox Series X version is also 50% off right now, down to $49.99, while the PS5 version is 45% off, down to $54.99. Check out these deals below. Space Marine 2 Deal at Woot The Ultima Limited Edition is quite...

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Capcom Hid an Enormous Secret About Leon S. Kennedy That You'll Only Realize After Resident Evil Requiem's Credits Roll

We may now know the solution to Capcom's devious Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle, but a whole new mystery is just beginning for fans — one centered on Leon S. Kennedy, and a huge secret that's only hinted at in the game's closing moments. Warning: Spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem follow. Concept artwork for Leon S. Kennedy unlocked after beating Resident Evil Requiem shows a look at the hero's hand... wearing a wedding band. There are two versions of this artwork: one where Leon's hand is infected and ring-less, and one without the infection where a silver ring can be seen, worn on his ring finger. Leon spends most of his time in Requiem showing signs of nasty infection — something he hides under a pair of gloves. (Even if you...

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Cozy Narrative Gardening Game The Abbess Garden Launches on PC

Indie games have the freedom to experiment with different genre elements to create something unique, and that’s a pretty good encapsulation of The Abbess Garden, from first-time developer MD Studio and publishing platform indie.io. Your job is to tend a garden in France in 1643, but you’ll dig up more than just plants. You’ll also discover buried objects and uncover secrets that could be dangerous in the wrong hands. At its heart, The Abbess Garden is a cozy gardening game. Set at the abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs, a real French historical site, you’re entrusted with caring for the Abbess’s private garden, a patch of land that nobody has been allowed to enter in years. Time has taken its toll, and you’ll need to clear it of the wild...

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Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle Solution Finally Laid Bare, Hours After Pokémon YouTuber Completed It by Accident

The cryptic Final Puzzle challenge in Resident Evil Requiem seems to have been fully solved, with video evidence of the method now circulating online. Earlier today, Pokémon YouTuber Gengar Collects provided proof they were the first in the world to complete the Final Puzzle — but there was still confusion over how he'd done it, despite his attempts to try and help other fans. Now, a repeatable method for finishing the puzzle has been published online — albeit only after datamining work was carried out to reveal the necessary requirements. The solution is bizarre, and there's still discussion among fans now over why exactly it works this way. But first... here's what you have to do. Warning! Spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem...

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Resident Evil Requiem Criticized for 'Immersion-Breaking' Gore Censorship in Japan

Resident Evil Requiem released last Friday, and while many players are slicing up zombies as Leon S. Kennedy and creeping around as Grace Ashcroft, players of the Japanese version have noticed something is amiss. Namely, Requiem’s censorship of gore in its home country is being criticized for being immersion breaking and uncreative compared to past games in the series. Warning! Resident Evil Requiem spoilers follow: With Resident Evil being one of Japan’s major survival horror series, Capcom has previously come up with creative ways to censor domestic releases to meet the strict requirements of Japan’s CERO game ratings board. As The Gamer pointed out, in Resident Evil 7’s Japanese release, Capcom replaced the decapitated head found...

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Extraction Shooters Explained – What Kind of Game is Marathon?

The extraction shooter genre has officially exploded. For years it was synonymous with a couple of games, most notably Escape from Tarkov, but it's now more varied and beginner-friendly than ever. Arc Raiders has sucked in first-timers, and I'm tentatively excited by what I've played of Bungie's Marathon ahead of its full launch this week. But if you've never played an extraction shooter before, the genre can seem intimidating and opaque. What does that confusing name mean? What exactly is an extraction shooter? And what are the best ones to play right now? That's what we're here to explore. What is an Extraction Shooter? Every extraction shooter is different, but the basic loop goes something like this: You load into a map, either...

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Starfield PS5 Release Date, Price, and Editions All Leak Online Ahead of Official Announcement

Reliable video game leaker billbil-kun has revealed the release date and price for Starfield on PlayStation 5 ahead of an official announcement from Bethesda and Microsoft. In a post on Deadlabs, billbil-kun said Starfield will release on PS5 on April 7, and it will indeed have a physical edition. Assuming this release date is true (billbil-kun regularly and accurately leaks PlayStation Plus games, so we have no reason to doubt it), Bethesda’s sci-fi game launches on PlayStation two-and-a-half years after it debuted on PC and Xbox Series X and S, back in September 2023. Billbil-kun also revealed Starfield will launch on PS5 in Standard and Premium editions, as you’d expect, but there’s no early access for the Premium edition. As for...

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Resident Evil Requiem Blows Past Disney Cory in the House and Metal Gear Solid to Join Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as the Highest User Rated Game on M

Resident Evil Requiem looks like a smash hit for Capcom, with record-breaking Steam concurrent player numbers suggesting big sales. But it’s also a hit on Metacritic, where it has the joint highest user score of all time. Requiem has a user score of 9.5 on Metacritic, which is the same score last year’s breakout hit, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has. It surged past Metal Gear Solid, The Witcher 3, and Disney Cory in the House’s 9.3 (if you did a double-take at Disney Cory in the House being up there, well… there’s a whole thing about it being on this list that is well worth checking out). Also on 9.3, perhaps more deservedly, are the original Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3. Website user review scores can be manipulated, of...

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Resident Evil Requiem Includes Leon's Phone Number, Though Fans Are Disappointed by What Happens When You Call

Eagle-eyed Resident Evil Requiem players have spotted Leon S. Kennedy's cell phone number — but also been left disappointed when they try to chat with the franchise's 'hot uncle' for themselves. Rather than the gravelly tones of an experienced special agent, calling Leon's in-game number in real life simply leaves you with a message stating that "the number is not in service." There's no Easter egg here, either — no inputting a secret code to hear more. The number is, sadly, just a fake. Fans were initially excited to see Leon's number pop up on Grace Ashcroft's phone, with a screenshot showing the caller ID generating more than 25,000 likes on X/Twitter, as a fan asked whether anyone had tried it for real. Alas, the number is...

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Pokémon Fan Claims World First Completion of Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle — But Insists They're Unsure Exactly How They Did It

Resident Evil Requiem players have spent the weekend trying to solve the game's cryptic Final Puzzle, and now a Pokémon fan has provided video evidence they have completed the challenge — despite being uncertain exactly how they did so. Pokémon trading card fan Gengar Collects has posted numerous screenshots and video evidence on YouTube suggesting he has indeed finished The Final Puzzle, a labyrinthine quest that thousands of players have been trying to collectively solve since before Requiem officially launched last week. The only problem? Even with this evidence, which really does suggest Gengar Collects has completed the challenge, fans still aren't sure exactly how to do it for themselves, as it requires the holding of an item...

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There Are Just 50 Copies Worldwide of the Extremely Rare Tsukihime Trial Edition, And U.S. Customs Allegedly Just Cut One Up

An extraordinarily rare floppy disk — one of just 50 copies of Tsukihime Trial Edition ever produced — was allegedly destroyed coming through U.S. Customs. Collector Keripo shared a video of themselves opening the demo floppy disk delivery on X/Twitter, only to discover the disk had been damaged in such a way that it could only have been deliberate. Across the original packaging tape is another labelled "Opened and Resealed By Customs." It's unclear if it was courier DHL or U.S. Customs that destroyed the disk. "My Tsukhime Trial Edition (月姫 体験版) finally arrived, one of only 50 copies in the world," wrote Keripo on X/Twitter (thanks, Tom's Hardware). "Only to discover that U.S. Customs had removed all the bubble wrap and physically...

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Ex-Highguard Dev Says The Shooter 'Leaned Too Far Into the Competitive Scene,' And That 'Turned a Lot of Players Off'

Highguard, the free-to-play PvP raid shooter announced at The Game Awards last year and released only for most of its developers to be laid off just weeks after launch, may have failed because it "leaned too far into the competitive scene." That's according to former Wildlight developer and level designer Alex Graner, who told Quad Damage Podcast that developers "don't strive to create something that doesn't work out," throughout development, Wildlight "really leaned into the competitive side of it, and that was always one of my biggest fears as a player." "I can only speak to my side of it as a level designer, but when I joined [Wildlight], it was trying to figure out this new, ambitious game, and this team is always pushing the...

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God of War Developer Sony Santa Monica Reportedly Making Action-Focused Spinoff Focused on Faye

God of War developer Sony Santa Monica is reportedly working on a major spinoff focused on Faye — Kratos' wife and the mother of Atreus. Whispers of what exactly Sony Santa Monica was working on next have been growing over the past weeks, following an earlier tease by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier that the studio's next project was "not a new IP but it might feel like one." Over the weekend, the LinkedIn profile of a writer who worked on the project was widely shared online, describing it as "a new franchise within the God of War universe." Then, notorious leaker NateTheHate stated that the game would center on the character of Faye — something IGN also understands to be accurate. "Yes, the game is set within the God of War...

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As the Marathon Server Slam Comes to an End, Bungie Acknowledges Ultra Fast TTK 'Is the Hot Topic' — but Some Players Like It Just the Way It Is

The Marathon Server Slam is coming to an end, and Bungie has outlined the various hot topics players have surfaced ahead of launch. Chief among them is TTK (time to kill), which is ultra fast in Marathon. During the Server Slam, players found that they could be killed extremely quickly, with their shields and health bar gone in the blink of an eye. Enemy players are of course extremely dangerous in the extraction shooter, but the AI enemies are just as brutal. Turn around the wrong corner and you can find yourself eliminated before you can react, the run over and all your gear lost forever. “We've learned a lot from you, watched from the shadows as you've hit snags or found moments of glory, and taken notes the whole time,” Bungie...

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The Best Deals Today: Twin Peaks Blu-ray, Super Mario RPG, Fantasion Neo Dimension, and More

Another month has ended, and we are now officially in March! Today, there are quite a few solid discounts across the board, including savings on the Twin Peaks Blu-ray, Super Mario RPG, Death Stranding 2, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, March 1, below. Twin Peaks: From Z to A for $43.56 Twin Peaks is one of the most beloved projects of the late David Lynch, inspiring countless creatives across TV, film, and even video games. Currently, the Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray set is discounted to $52.51. This 21-disc set includes all three seasons of Twin Peaks, the Twin Peaks: Fire Walks With Me film, and over 20 hours of special features. Super Mario RPG for $35.99 Super Mario RPG is one of the best Mario games on...

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Resident Evil Requiem Endings Explained

Right at the end of Resident Evil Requiem, you’re presented with a choice to seal the fates of Grace and Leon. There are two options, and we trust that you chose wisely, because the outcome of one is certainly much less desirable than the other. If you’d like to know about the ending you didn’t choose, you’re in the right place. In the video above, you can see both endings play out, and in the text below you can read how it all goes down. So let’s dive in and explain both of Requiem's conclusions. The Good Ending Grace and Leon’s adventure brings them to Raccoon City, the place where all this Resident Evil mess began. While we all know that the NEST secret facility was hiding under the city, Requiem reveals that another lab lies...

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Indie Video Games Round-Up – March 2026

With February behind us, we’re already one-sixth of the way through the year. Yes, that’s right – maths. Anyway, it’s time to talk about some of the amazing indie games heading our way, and frankly, this month is absolutely stacked. There’s a huge number of cool titles to check out, so we’ve pulled together a list of the most interesting-looking ones. We want them to do well, and we want you to be happy. Everybody wins. Scott Pilgrim EX – 3rd March Scott Pilgrim EX brings everyone’s favourite brawling crew back together for another chaotic, beat-’em-up romp through Toronto and beyond. Expect punch-happy combos, familiar faces and surprise twists across space and time. Fans of classic brawlers and Tribute Games’ work will want to...

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Every LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Set Releasing in March 2026

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, a new take on the classic LEGO game formula, doesn't launch until May 29. Luckily, to hold over all you ravenous Batfans out there, there are a handful of new LEGO sets you can buy that not only look great on your bookshelves lined with your favorite Batman comics, but come with some pretty awesome, unique digital download codes you can use in the game. What do you get with the download code after scanning the QR code in the instructions? Well, it wouldn't be a LEGO Batman game without a ton of optional skins, and you'll get some fancy gold minifigure and Batmobile skins for your trouble. There are four of these new sets are available starting on March 1, each of which can be purchased via Amazon...

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Resident Evil Requiem’s Rhodes Hill Is the Ultimate RPD Remake

This article includes mild spoilers for the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center section of Resident Evil Requiem. With Resident Evil turning 30 this year, it’s no surprise that Requiem leans into nostalgia. Leon S. Kennedy is back in a starring role, and the game’s trailers feature ominous shots of a crumbling Raccoon City police station – the labyrinthine haunted house that our floppy-haired hero had to fight through back in 1998. But while this latest edition of Resident Evil features its fair share of direct nods to the past, it’s Requiem’s new ideas that actually feel the most nostalgic. The story’s early sections, in which you play fresh-faced protagonist Grace Ashcroft, are where Requiem most successfully evokes the earliest days...

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30 Horror Masterpieces To Play Before You Die

Masterpieces. As IGN celebrates its 30th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the past and celebrate the defining experiences that shaped gaming as we know it. In recognition of the release of a new Resident Evil (a series that's produced at least one masterpiece) we thought we'd start by exploring the incredible world of horror games. Few genres have mutated and evolved quite like horror has. It’s given us absolute classic franchises like Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Resident Evil, along with modern masterpieces like Dead Space, Bloodborne, and Mouthwashing. From humble and simplistic pixel art beginnings to the hyper realistic, ultra violent games of today, here we run down 30 horror masterpieces, plus the dozens of...

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Dimiterscu Wine, Tofu, and 26 More Brilliant Little Resident Evil Requiem Details

This article contains spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem. Resident Evil Requiem finally sees the series return to Raccoon City, so it’ll surprise no one that it’s campaign is loaded with Easter eggs and references to the past. From deep cuts referencing 1998’s Resident Evil 2, to nods to more modern games in the franchise, here are 28 brilliant little details we’ve spotted in Resident Evil Requiem so far. For veteran fans, the unquestionable highlight of Requiem is Leon’s return to the RPD. Well, its ruins – it definitely didn’t look like this last time. As expected, the dilapidated department is packed with references to the past. 1. Before you enter the doors of the Raccoon City Police Department, you'll notice the streets around...

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Marathon Review So Far

From ARC Raiders to Escape From Duckov, extraction shooters seem to be enjoying something of a renaissance right now, to the delight of shooter fans like myself. But of all the newcomers to that space, none have captured my attention more than Marathon since I first played its early alpha over a year ago. Even through some of Bungie’s recent lows, the idea of taking the high-stakes looting deathmatch that is an extraction shooter and combining it with the unparalleled shooting for which the studio is known has always been an awesome idea. Now, after playing Marathon for the better part of a day as it kicks off its server slam ahead of launch next week, that rad concept seems to have turned out about as well as I was hoping it would...

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The Massive 49" Samsung OLED G9 240Hz Gaming Monitor Drops to $900, Includes Resident Evil: Requiem

Amazon just dropped the price on one of the best ultra-wide gaming monitors. The massive 49" Samsung Odyssey G9 (G93SC) QD-OLED gaming monitor is down to $899.99 with free delivery. This sale coincides with another promotion where you can get a free Resident Evil: Requiem game code with purchase. The offer will automatically be applied during checkout. Resident Evil: Reqiuem is now available and with this voucher you'll be able to download the full version of the game. Check out our Resident Evil: Requiem review. The monitor also includes a 3 year warranty with burn-in coverage. 49" Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED Gaming Monitor for $899.99 Free Resident Evil: Requiem game code with purchase Samsung is one of the top selling OLED gaming...

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Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes Review

You may have clicked into this review thinking, “A review of Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes? In the year of our Lord 2026?!” And you know what, that’s fair. This fighting game came out at the beginning of 2024, and it’s one that builds off a foundation laid by the 2012 original, which we also never reviewed. Well, I’ve decided better late than never, because Under Night In-Birth 2 is quite simply one of the best 2D fighters on the market right now – especially for fighting game fans that pine for the days of fast-paced anime fighters but with all the modern conveniences we’ve come to expect. It’s full of gorgeous pixel art and completely outlandish character designs alongside things like exceptional netcode and the ability to take...

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World of Warcraft: Midnight Review So Far

At the very outset of World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion, we are summoned by an actual prayer to aid in repelling recurring big bad Xal'atath's invasion of the elven kingdom of Quel'Thalas. And while I'm all for starting out in medias res, this feels like a particularly hamfisted and contextless way to begin a story. It's almost disorienting at first, and I imagine even more so if you haven't watched the five or six pre-expansion cinematics Blizzard has released at this point. Thankfully, from that point onward, the 10 hours or so I've spent with Midnight so far have otherwise been delightful. Riding into the reimagined elven capital of Silvermoon is one of those WoW moments I'm not going to forget for a long time. Its gleaming...

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Don’t Miss Your Chance To Grab Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for $30 at Amazon

Between PlayStation's big PS Direct sale and Woot's new "Video Games For All!" sale, this is a great time to start filling up your library with new games at a discount. While there's plenty of great gaming deals to explore right now, one of our favorites is on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 at Amazon, which is sitting at just $30 for both PS5 and Xbox Series X. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for $30 This is a deal we've had our eye on for a little bit now, but it's may not stay at this price for much longer at Amazon. Considering it's a return to its lowest point for PS5 and incredibly close to Xbox's lowest price of $29.60, why not take this opportunity to scoop it up and immerse yourself in a thrilling RPG this spring? It's an RPG we...

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Resident Evil Requiem Confirmed as First Game to Use Sony's Upgraded PSSR Upscaler on PS5 Pro, More to Come in March

Sony has confirmed that Resident Evil Requiem is the first game to use its upgraded PSSR upscaler on PlayStation 5 Pro. The company made it official in a post on the PlayStation Blog, where Mark Cerny, Lead Architect, PS5 and PS5 Pro, said the upgraded version of PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) is rolling out globally to PS5 Pro players in the coming weeks. PSSR is an AI library that analyzes game images pixel by pixel as it upscales them, and it’s been used to boost the effective resolution of over 50 titles on PS5 Pro to date, Cerny explained. “We’ve been hard at work on a new version of PSSR, which takes a very different approach to not only the neural network but also the overall algorithm,” he added. “We are happy...

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'No Matter if You're a Runner or a Raider, Loot Is Loot' — Bungie and Embark All Smiles on Social Media After Marathon Temporarily Censored Arc Raider

The battle of the extraction shooters is on, but developers Bungie and Embark are presenting a united front on social media — even after Marathon temporarily censored Arc Raiders in chat. After the Marathon Server Slam event went live yesterday (and hit impressive Steam concurrent player numbers), players noticed that Embark’s hugely successful Arc Raiders was censored in chat. A clip showing Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins of Fortnite fame finding this out for himself went viral on social media after Jake Lucky posted it to Twitter / X, below. Other competitive shooters, such as Halo, Counter-Strike, and Apex Legends, were not censored. This censorship didn’t last long, and Arc Raiders is now allowed in Marathon chat. But the odd situation...

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'It Was Just Straight Up False Advertising' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's $5 Voice Pack DLC Sparks the Game's First Really Big Backlash Since L

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s long-awaited patch 12.0 launched this week, and with it came the new playable class, the Techmarine (check out the patch notes here if you want to know what's included). And while fans are having fun getting to grips with this new Astartes, Space Marine 2’s first ever voice pack has sparked a backlash. The $4.99 Chapter Voice Pack 1 includes 450 re-recorded voicelines and a unique Space Marine Head cosmetic for each of the following Space Marine Chapters: Blood Angels, Space Wolves and Black Templars. It’s only available as a standalone purchase, and is not included in either the Season Pass 1 or Season Pass 2 (much to the annoyance of some fans). But it’s the way these new voice lines are...

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