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20 Greatest Video Games of the 20th Century

  • Collider ranks the 20 greatest video games from the 20th century
  • List spans early 1970s titles through to the year 2000
  • Early entries include Castlevania, The Sims and Resident Evil

Collider has published a ranking of the 20 greatest video games of the 20th century, judged on gameplay, design, visuals, narrative, influence and lasting appeal, spanning the medium's earliest decades from the 1970s through to the year 2000. - Games are ranked by their historical importance and influence…

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Yes, the Palworld devs see your cursed NSFW mods: “I don’t think this is official”

  • Palworld’s developers have seen NSFW mods.
  • The studio says the content is unofficial.
  • The mods are fan-made, not game content.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has acknowledged that it is aware of unofficial sexually explicit mods made for the survival game. The response matters because it confirms the studio is monitoring fan-made content while making clear that such material is not endorsed or produced by the developer. The article centres…

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BG3 third-person camera mod completely changes how you play Baldur’s Gate 3

  • New mod adds true over-the-shoulder camera view to Baldur's Gate 3.
  • Mod auto-switches to tactical view in combat, adjustable via menu.
  • Popular with many fans, but criticised by some as against Larian's vision.

A new fan-made mod for Baldur's Gate 3 called True Third-Person Camera has introduced an over-the-shoulder camera view to the RPG, offering players a more cinematic, immersive alternative to the game's default top-down tactical and free-movement camera options. Developed by a modder known as Relysia, the mod has…

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The Vast Majority of Capcom’s 2026 Game Sales Have Been Digital

  • Capcom reports 93.3% digital sales in Q1 2026, with personal computers accounting for 60% of digital revenue versus 33% for consoles
  • Resident Evil franchise surge drives the trend; RE2 has become the series' best-selling entry, ending RE5's 15-year dominance
  • Shift reflects broader industry movement toward digital distribution ahead of PlayStation's 2028 halt on disc production

Capcom's financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 show that digital sales now dominate the company's business, accounting for 93.3% of all game sales in the period, with physical media making up just 6.7%. The figures have unsettled some players, arriving amid growing anxiety over…

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Newly Independent Double Fine Has to Lay Off 23 Devs to Ensure Survival of the Studio

  • Double Fine cuts 23 staff after becoming independent from Xbox
  • Tim Schafer calls it necessary for the studio's survival
  • Part of wider Microsoft Xbox studio cuts and restructuring in 2026

Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, has laid off 23 members of staff just as it regains independence from Microsoft's Xbox division. Founder Tim Schafer said the cuts were necessary for the studio's survival, describing the decision as painful but unavoidable given the need to become a size…

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Amidst Sony’s Disc Debacle, Capcom Sales Data Is a Brutal Reality Check for Fans of Physical Media

  • Capcom's Q1 sales were 93.3% digital, only 6.7% physical
  • Comes as Sony plans to end PlayStation disc production by 2028
  • 60.4% of Capcom sales were on PC, 32.9% on consoles

Capcom's newly released financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year show that 93.3% of its game sales were digital, with physical copies accounting for just 6.7% — a stark illustration of how far physical media has been eclipsed in the games industry. The figures land…

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Fortnite Adds New Spider-Man, Hulk, and Punisher Skins in Brand New Day Crossover

  • Fortnite adds Spider-Man, Hulk and Punisher skins for Brand New Day
  • Web shooters swing item returns to the game
  • Ties in with Spider-Man: Brand New Day's cinema release this Friday

Epic Games has announced a Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossover for Fortnite, timed to coincide with the film's cinema release. The update brings back the popular web shooters item, letting players swing across the map, alongside new character skins tied to the movie, reinforcing Fortnite's continued strategy of…

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Halo: Campaign Evolved PC Settings Guide

  • Halo: Campaign Evolved runs on Unreal Engine 5, unlike prior Halo titles.
  • The game scales poorly to lower-end hardware compared with rivals.
  • IGN recommends matching graphics presets to hardware rather than fine-tuning.

IGN has published a PC settings guide for Halo: Campaign Evolved, the second remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, which was built using Unreal Engine 5 rather than a bespoke in-house engine. While this allows the game to look stunning on high-end machines with strong lighting and environmental detail,…

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Speaking of Matt Damon, there’s a new survival game out this week on Steam where you’re stranded on Mars and have to grow potatoes to survive

  • Sol One, a new Mars survival game, launches on Steam this week, drawing inspiration from the 2015 film The Martian
  • Players are abandoned on Mars after a devastating storm and must cultivate crops and gather resources to survive
  • The game emphasises resource management and environmental challenges whilst players work toward eventual escape and return to Earth

A new survival game has launched this week on Steam, placing players on Mars where they must grow potatoes to stay alive, echoing the premise of the film The Martian starring Matt Damon. The comparison is likely to prove a useful hook for the game, given the strong…

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Michael B. Jordan Says He ‘Can’t Wait’ to See David Jonsson as the Next Black Panther

  • Michael B. Jordan backs David Jonsson as the next Black Panther.
  • Jonsson will play T'Challa's son in Black Panther 3.
  • Black Panther 3, directed by Ryan Coogler, is due December 2028.

Actor Michael B. Jordan has publicly endorsed David Jonsson's casting as the new Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, expressing enthusiasm when asked about it on the red carpet. Jordan, who played the villain Erik Killmonger in the first two Black Panther films, is a longtime collaborator…

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