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How Best Buy Became a Hidden Haven for Authentic Pokémon TCG Drops at MSRP Prices With Anti-Scalper Queues
Looking for authentic Pokémon TCG cards? Best Buy offers a wide selection, MSRP pricing, and strong bot protection to beat the scalpers.
Read at IGNFollowing a strong start, Rebel Wolves line up The Blood of Dawnwalker's first big patch for next month, adding in a new, easier difficulty mode and more
After a rip-roaring start for The Blood of Dawnwalker (one that has seen a bit of pushback against its timer mechanic , and an apparent confirmation of a sequel being in the works ), developer Rebel Wolves are gearing up for the game's first big update, one that'll introduce...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunUndead Labs Goes Independent After Xbox Separation, Confirms State of Decay 3 Is Still In Development
Undead Labs has confirmed that State of Decay 3 is still in development after the studio separated from Xbox, becoming an independent, employee-owned developer.
Read at IGNI set out to prove polling rate affects my aim and instead found my favourite DPI setting
The polling rate boot camp was worth it, but for a different reason.
Read at PC Gamer"I'm still blown away by the amount of talent": Hellblade devs Ninja Theory face closure after Microsoft fail to reach a deal with buyers
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that they were trying to sell UK-based Hellblade creators Ninja Theory as part of their steady efforts to siphon larger, shinier doubloons from the Xbox gaming business by laying off thousands of people . Today, they are proposing to...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunArtist who hand-paints some of gaming's best fantasy world maps brings them together in oversized and extremely lavish art book
If you're an enjoyer of video game maps, you might like this: celebrated artist and cartographer Francesca Baerald - who's created in-game (and out) maps for Dragon Age, Warcraft, Octopath Traveler , Diablo, Dungeons & Dragons and many more - is releasing a glossy new art...
Read at EurogamerArc Raiders Is Finally Getting More Endgame Content
Aleksander Grøndal, an executive producer on Arc Raiders, has revealed that there will be more endgame content coming soon.
Read at Polygon'State of Decay 3' Gets Encouraging Update as Studio Escapes Xbox Layoffs
Undead Labs is now fully independent from Microsoft and will release 'State of Decay 3' in 2027.
Read at PolygonWhat the hell are you guys doing?
Smashing together Bethesda and Obsidian is baffling.
Read at PC Gamer'You're Going to Take a Hit': Rainbow Six Siege Director Bracing for GTA 6 Launch Impact, Promises Players Who Stick Around Will Be Served 'Like Kings and Queens'
Ubisoft has discussed how it is bracing for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, and plans to reward Rainbow Six Siege players who stick around "like kings and queens."
Read at IGNWith "a dozen" music levels, Rayman Legends Retold doubles down on the best bit of the original game, and having played it I couldn't be happier
I own Rayman Legends on six platforms. The game, a 2D platformer that launched back in 2013, initially released onto the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii U and PS Vita. A year later, it came to Xbox One and PS4. Fast-forward three years and it's on Switch, and then in 2021 it came to...
Read at EurogamerWhy Blizzard vet Rob Pardo is going all-in on Arkheron, the PvP dungeon crawler that's like dark-fantasy Backrooms: 'It's very much been an odyssey'
Arkheron is the first game from Rob Pardo's studio, now 10 years in the making.
Read at PC GamerRayman Legends Retold Does a Good Job of Scratching That Platforming Itch | IGN Preview
Rayman Legends Retold isn't breaking any new ground – not visually and not gameplay-wise, not that it should be expected to since it's a remake, after all – but it is a clean remake chock-full of content both new and old at a pretty nice value. It might be of particular...
Read at IGNObsidian’s New Fallout Game Is Still Coming, As The Studio Moves Under Bethesda’s Umbrella
As Xbox continues its reset and lays off nearly 300 staff , the company announced that some of its subsidiaries have been shaken up as well. This includes Obsidian Entertainment, which will now operate under Bethesda Softworks. On September 22, Xbox chief content officer and...
Read at GameSpotXbox’s Forza Studios Have Been Tag-Teaming For Years. Now They’re Becoming One
Big changes are afoot at Microsoft, as the company announced a massive reorganization of its Xbox gaming division . While Activision and Bethesda will expand their remit , adding several studios to their portfolio, Forza series developers Playground and Turn 10 won't be...
Read at GameSpotBloodborne’s JackSepticEye Says He’s A “Vibe-Checker” For The Movie
When the R-rated Bloodborne movie was officially announced with YouTuber Seán McLoughlin AKA JackSepticEye signed on as a producer, many wondered what, exactly, his involvement might be. Now, we have a better idea. Appearing on 100 Questions with Tom Simons ( via GamesRadar...
Read at GameSpot"Good luck today, Halo friends": After years of rivalry, Call of Duty's creators have taken charge of Xbox's defining FPS series amid yet more layoffs
For decades, Halo developers have resisted the influence of the vastly better-selling Call of Duty shooters. Now, the makers of Call of Duty own Halo. As part of Microsoft's on-going axing-down of their Xbox gaming business , the company have placed Bungie's old FPS in the...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunLEGO Teases Dragon Ball Sets
LEGO has released a short teaser video announcing that at least one Dragon Ball LEGO set is coming soon.
Read at IGNState Of Decay 3 Lives On, And Is Still Coming To Game Pass
In the wake of the latest round of reshuffles and retrenchments, Microsoft has confirmed that State of Decay 3 developer, Undead Labs, has reached an agreement with a new publisher that will keep the game alive. Undead Labs will now continue working on State of Decay 3, with...
Read at GameSpotXbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda, and puts Activision in charge of Halo
Xbox says it's now "roughly three-quarters of the way" to completing its planned 3,200 job cuts.
Read at PC GamerNodusfall Hands-On Preview: It’s Hoyoverse’s New One About Squadding Up and Killing Really, Really Big Monsters
I didn’t know anything about Nodusfall coming into it, but I came out very, very impressed by it. It’s no secret that the action game is in something of a bad way at the moment. Most things are kind of sauceless, a well-done steak. Nodusfall isn’t Devil Mary Cry or Ninja...
Read at IGNTragedy: Crusader Kings 3's pope DLC will not let you use blood boys to prolong your life, and yes I did ask the devs
If it was good enough for Pope Innocent VIII…
Read at PC GamerFading Echo makes a splash on PlayStation 5 today
Hi PlayStation players! This is Sylvain from Emeteria, a New Tales studio, the team behind Fading Echo, and we’re excited to share that our fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG is launching today on PlayStation 5. In Fading Echo, you play as One, a young Legend fighting...
Read at PlayStation BlogToday's changes might get Xbox a new Halo sooner, but history shows production line development makes for boring games
When I was younger, I loved Chewits. Each parcel of chewy sugar threatened to tear out a tooth, but their punch of strawberry, blackcurrent, and orange flavour was hard to resist. Left to my own devices, I would take packs of Chewits, unwrap all the sweets, and press them...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunXbox lay off 268 people as Activision take over Halo and Rare, while Obsidian become part of Bethesda, plus Forza and Fable studios merge
Well, there you go . Xbox have enacted a second round of layoffs and internal upheaval this year, following July's initial shooting of 1600 staff into the sun and parting ways with multiple studios. This time, 268 staff have been let go, while a bunch of studios still under...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunZach Cregger explains which two movies inspired his Resident Evil film: 'Like if those movies loved each other very much'
Did Zach Cregger just give us the talk?
Read at PC GamerAMD's market cap just blasted through the $1 trillion barrier
Still worth less than one fifth of Nvidia.
Read at PC GamerXbox confirms 268 more layoffs, further studio closures, and Obsidian's shift to Bethesda as major restructuring continues
Following reports that further job cuts were imminent at Xbox , Microsoft has confirmed more sweeping changes as its major restructuring continues. As a result, some Xbox studios will combine, others are set for closure, and 268 more layoffs have been announced.
Read at EurogamerIt's The End of An Era For 'Halo' and 'Fallout' As Xbox Reshapes Studios
Studios like Obsidian, Playground, and Turn 10 will all see major internal changes according to Xbox. The publisher also announced more layoffs
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