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Two brothers admit to stealing more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG cards after failing to escape the police and hide the loot
Two brothers from Warrington, Cheshire, have admitted stealing more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon Trading Card Game cards and other collectibles during a series of break-ins at collectibles stores. The case highlights how the surging value of rare Pokémon cards has made them an increasingly attractive target for criminals, at a time of heightened demand…
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Klonoa Plush With “Removable Collar” Now Available For Pre-Order
Video game merchandise company Fangamer has opened pre-orders for a new official Klonoa plush in the US and Europe, priced at $39 / €44. The item is based on Namco’s 1997 platformer Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and stands about 8.5 inches tall, with orders not expected to ship until the first quarter of 2027. Designed…
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Pokémon Champions Has Now Surpassed 10 Million Downloads Worldwide
The Pokémon Company has announced that its free-to-download title Pokémon Champions has surpassed 10 million cumulative downloads worldwide, combining figures from both the Switch and mobile versions. The battle-focused game launched on Switch in April before arriving on smartphones the following month, and the milestone marks a solid start for the competitive-play title. To mark…
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DOOM’s Developer id Software Has Supposedly Lost Around 50% Of Its Team
Following a major restructuring of Microsoft’s gaming division under new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, DOOM developer id Software has reportedly lost around half of its staff. The cuts form part of Microsoft’s confirmed plan to eliminate over 3,000 gaming roles within the next 12 months, of which roughly 1,600 have already gone. The scale of…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Needs To Copy Harry Potter To Fix Its Greatest Mistake
A Collider opinion piece argues that the Game of Thrones franchise should produce a video game to make amends for what the author considers its greatest failure: the mishandling of the White Walkers and the Night King in the show’s rushed final season. The writer suggests following the model of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Legacy, which…
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Prime Video’s Tomb Raider Reboot Gets Glowing Endorsement From Video Game Star
Amazon’s Prime Video has secured a public endorsement for its forthcoming Tomb Raider television series, part of a wider push by the platform to acquire major entertainment franchises. The reboot will star Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, with Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge attached as creator, writer and co-showrunner, signalling significant investment…
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Nintendo Expands Switch Online’s Game Boy & GBA Library With Four More Titles
Nintendo has added four more retro titles to the Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy and Game Boy Advance libraries. The Game Boy games are available to anyone with a standard subscription, while the Game Boy Advance title requires the pricier Expansion Pack membership, meaning access depends on which tier of the service a player holds.…
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10 Best Cozy Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Collider entertainment writer Dawson Nyffenegger has published a ranked list of what the site considers the ten best “cozy” video games of all time. The piece matters as a guide for players seeking low-stress, low-stakes gaming, and it reflects the genre’s growing popularity as people increasingly turn to calming, comforting games to unwind and ease…
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Crimson Desert Dev Working On Getting Switch 2 Version Up And Running
Pearl Abyss, the South Korean studio behind the open-world action-adventure Crimson Desert, is developing a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game, with CEO Heo Jin-Young confirming in a recent corporate briefing that it has reached a stage where “basic gameplay is possible”. The update matters because it moves the prospect of a Switch 2…
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Task Bar Hero class tier list and the best team compositions for idling your way through the endgame
This PC Gamer article is a gameplay guide for the idle role-playing game Task Bar Hero, offering a class tier list and recommended team compositions to help players progress through the game’s endgame content. It matters mainly to fans of the game seeking to optimise their party rather than as general news. The retrievable text,…