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Preview: This Free Animal Crossing Rival Could Give Nintendo a Serious Headache

  • HoYoverse's free Petit Planet is a cosy Animal Crossing-style rival launching this winter.
  • It offers cross-platform play and frequent post-launch content updates.
  • Preview praises its unique "Starsea Voyage" exploration mode over standard sim features.

HoYoverse, the Chinese studio behind Genshin Impact, is developing Petit Planet, a free cosy life-sim in the mould of Animal Crossing, and Push Square's preview suggests it could genuinely eat into Nintendo's market share. While it won't match the cultural weight of Nintendo's established icons like Tom Nook…

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Xbox Cloud Gaming’s new hourly cap is reportedly set exactly where Microsoft stops making money on it

  • Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming now has monthly hourly caps by tier
  • Report claims caps match Microsoft's break-even point exactly
  • Caps linked to AI's growing demand on Azure server capacity

Xbox is introducing hard monthly time limits on its cloud gaming service, and a new report suggests the caps were set precisely where Microsoft stops turning a profit on the feature. This matters because it points to Microsoft prioritising cost control over service generosity for Game Pass subscribers,…

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2026 Has Been the Best Year for City-Builders in Decades

  • 2026 is being called a landmark year for city-builder games
  • Timberborn, Nova Roma and Corsair Cove all launched or exited early access
  • Anno 117 expanded with new content, more expansions planned

2026 has emerged as an exceptionally strong year for city-building games, with a dense run of high-quality releases keeping fans of the genre spoiled for choice, according to Polygon. The wave of releases spans full launches, early access debuts and major expansions, reflecting renewed creative energy in a…

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Confession time: Alright, come clean—how tidy are your bags in your MMOs?

  • PC Gamer asks readers to confess how tidy their MMO inventories are
  • Light community discussion piece, not a hard-news story
  • Article text was mostly unavailable beyond the headline

This piece from PC Gamer is a lighthearted community discussion feature inviting readers to share how organised (or chaotic) their inventory and bag management is in massively multiplayer online games. Rather than reporting hard news, it taps into a familiar shared experience among MMO players, using it as…

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7 Games To Play While You Wait For Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

  • Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launches on Switch 2 on 17 September
  • Polygon suggests seven tactical RPGs to play in the meantime
  • Picks include Unicorn Overlord, Tactics Ogre: Reborn and Horizon's Gate

With Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave due for Nintendo Switch 2 on 17 September, Polygon has put together a list of seven tactical RPGs to fill the wait. The recommendations span different aspects of the Fire Emblem formula, from real-time strategy and army management to grim political drama and…

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Kingdom Hearts’ Highly Anticipated Fortnite Collab Delayed, Rumors Say

  • Fortnite's Kingdom Hearts crossover reportedly delayed, according to leakers.
  • Sora's Keyblade was expected with patch v42.10 but didn't appear.
  • Datamines suggest release now planned for 17 September.

Fortnite's Chapter 7 Season 4 has begun introducing crossover characters from other video game franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot, with Kingdom Hearts' Sora widely expected to follow. Epic Games had teased Sora's Keyblade as part of the season, but leakers now say the collaboration…

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‘Resident Evil’ Is Officially Coming Back Bigger Than Ever at the Box Office

  • New "Resident Evil" reboot may triple the franchise's opening-weekend record
  • Director Zach Cregger follows hits "Barbarian" and "Weapons"
  • Film starring Austin Abrams opens in cinemas on 18 September

Sony's upcoming Zach Cregger-directed reboot of "Resident Evil" is projected to smash the franchise's domestic opening-weekend record, potentially by a factor of three, ahead of its 18 September release. The buzz reflects both a heavy marketing push, including a major PLF and IMAX rollout, and the strong reputation…

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Acer Project DualPlay Mini concept hands-on: Flipping from powerful handheld to powerful tiny laptop

  • Acer showed a concept hybrid handheld/mini-laptop at IFA 2026
  • Flip-and-swivel mechanism impressed, but device is heavy and lacks a trackpad
  • Unlikely to become a retail product due to design constraints

Acer unveiled the Project DualPlay Mini at IFA 2026, a concept device that flips and swivels between a handheld gaming PC and a small laptop, both using the same eight-inch display. The gadget stood out as one of Acer's most intriguing showcase items, though Engadget's hands-on suggests it…

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Marvel’s Venom Still in Dev for PS5, Will Surely Be Huge

  • Insomniac's Venom game is still in development, per a reliable leaker
  • Claim aligns with Jason Schreier's earlier denial of cancellation rumours
  • Game may launch as a cross-gen PS5/PS6 title; no announcement date yet

Marvel's Venom, an Insomniac Games spin-off title, remains in active development for PlayStation despite lingering doubts about its status. The claim comes from leaker NatetheHate2, who has a track record of accurate industry predictions, and echoes earlier comments from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, who dismissed cancellation rumours earlier…

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Has the Best Parry in Video Games

  • Polygon review praises Onimusha: Way of the Sword's parry system as genre-leading.
  • Game launched 4 September on consoles and PC, starring Miyamoto Musashi.
  • Strong animation, sound and controller feedback elevate a common mechanic.

Polygon's review argues that Capcom's newly released action RPG Onimusha: Way of the Sword features the best parry mechanic in video games, despite parrying having become an overused and stale trope across the genre, even appearing in unrelated titles such as 007 First Light. The writer credits this…

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