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Is yet another Microsoft studio, Obsidian, negotiating with Xbox to avoid closure? Conflicting reports emerge
A new report from The Game Business suggests that Obsidian Entertainment is another studio currently negotiating with Microsoft to avoid closure as part of the company’s controversial reassessment of its business. Only yesterday, we heard that Dishonored developer Arkane is reportedly one of five studios Microsoft is targeting to close down as part of its…
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“You can literally reroute a river into a desert and cause it to bloom”: Star Wars Galaxies lead says of his new sandbox MMO Stars Reach
Raph Koster’s career spans the evolution of the modern MMO. Creative lead on MUDs, Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and EverQuest 2, the systems and mechanics his teams developed live on in every active MMO today and many games besides. “People made fun of me for having dancing in Galaxies,” Koster tells me. “Fortnite ought…
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2025’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine remaster that was inexplicably exclusive to PC and Xbox seemingly on its way to PS5 and Switch 2
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition, the remaster of the classic Relic action game, was released in June last year, less than one month after its initial unveiling. Curiously, however, the remaster was only announced, and released, for PC and Xbox Series X/S. Read more
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Nintendo’s massive Elephant Mario statue pre-orders are up, price revealed
First 4 Figures is releasing a collectible statue for Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Elephant Mario power-up, and that is neat.
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Prince of Persia creator returns with perfect America 250 gift for July 4
Liberty is a new graphic novel from Jordan Mechner that might be a history buff dad’s American Revolution dream gift.
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AMD is reportedly bumping the price of its GPU and VRAM bundles to graphics card makers and you can expect to feel the sting soon
AI, you’ve struck again.
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GTA 6 gameplay could be coming very soon based on Rockstar’s history.
While the wait to get Grand Theft Auto 6 details has been excruciating, Rockstar’s history tells us that we’re in for a marketing blitz soon.
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Flask is a grim brew of homunculus autobattling and hand-drawn alchemy, and it’s got a new demo on Steam
Everyone, look how open-minded I am: I’m spotlighting a demo for a game I’m not personally interested in. Nobel Peace Prizes, FIFA Peace Prizes, Pepsi sponsorships, surely all mine now that I’ve pointed out Flask – a darkly comedic deckbuilding autobattler, with scratchy hand-drawn art by Danish pencil warlock John Kenn Mortensen – has a…