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Exclusive First Look at Stormlight: War for Roshar, the Massive Brandon Sanderson Board Game

  • Brotherwise Games reveals War for Roshar, its biggest Cosmere board game yet
  • Two-faction war game blends Euro-style strategy with card-driven combat, no dice
  • Kickstarter campaign for the game launches this autumn

Brotherwise Games, the exclusive publisher of tabletop games based on Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe, is preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for Stormlight: War for Roshar, its most ambitious board game to date. IGN was given an exclusive early hands-on with the title, which is described as blending…

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Shigeru Miyamoto thinks people don’t care about console specs that much anymore, believes Nintendo instead provides “gameplay that only we can create”

  • Miyamoto says gamers now value unique gameplay over console specs
  • Comments follow Switch 2's rapid sales and Switch 1's European discontinuation
  • Nintendo's single-architecture approach contrasts with Sony and Microsoft's struggles

In a new interview, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has said he believes consumers no longer prioritise raw specifications when choosing gaming hardware, arguing that Nintendo's strength lies in offering "gameplay that only we can create" rather than chasing the most powerful graphics. His comments come as the Switch 2…

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At 117GB, Final Fantasy 14 is about to be the biggest game on Switch 2, beating Square Enix’s previous monster RPG Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

  • Final Fantasy 14 will be Switch 2's biggest game at 117GB
  • It overtakes Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's previous size record
  • Large download size may strain Switch 2 storage capacity

Final Fantasy 14 Online is set to become the largest game available on Nintendo Switch 2, with its file size confirmed at 117GB, surpassing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth as Square Enix's biggest release on the console. The MMORPG is being ported to Switch 2 as part of a…

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Final Fantasy 14 Evercold’s new DPS job will be revealed in October, but Square Enix is already dropping some big, feathered hints

  • New Evercold DPS job reveal set for October.
  • Square Enix is teasing "feathered" hints beforehand.
  • Full details on the job remain unconfirmed for now.

Square Enix has confirmed that the new damage-dealing (DPS) job coming to Final Fantasy 14's Evercold expansion will be officially revealed in October, though the developer is already teasing details ahead of the full announcement. The reveal is significant for the game's large community, as new jobs are…

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Xbox is down, and users are even having trouble playing disc-based games

  • Xbox services down since Sunday evening, hitting sign-ins and games.
  • Disc-based games affected too, not just digital ones.
  • Comes days after a separate PlayStation outage and recent Xbox layoffs.

Xbox's online services have suffered a major outage, disrupting sign-ins, the digital storefront, apps and even the ability to play disc-based games, just days after a similar widespread failure hit PlayStation's network. The disruption matters because it leaves large numbers of players unable to use consoles they own…

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The Evolution of Marvel Fighting Games

  • IGN traces 32 years of Marvel fighting games ahead of Marvel Tokon
  • 1994's X-Men: Children of the Atom launched Capcom's Marvel fighting series
  • Avengers in Galactic Storm (1995) pioneered the "Assistant Character" mechanic

This IGN retrospective traces the 32-year history of Marvel fighting games, beginning with Capcom's 1994 arcade hit X-Men: Children of the Atom, which repurposed Street Fighter 2 Turbo's engine into a faster, more spectacle-driven format built around Marvel's mutant roster. The piece frames this genre as one of…

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Final Fantasy 6 Remake Would Have to Be ‘4 or 5’ Games, Suggests Series Producer

  • FF14 boss Yoshida says an FF6 remake would need 4-5 games
  • Comments made at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival 2026, not a confirmed project
  • Echoes 2024 claim that an FF6 remake could take 20 years

At a Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival panel this past weekend, series producers Naoki Yoshida and Naoki Hamaguchi discussed the long-mooted idea of remaking Final Fantasy 6, with Yoshida suggesting that, given the game's scale, a faithful remake would likely need to be split across four or five…

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Xbox online servers are down, leaving players unable to play digital games

  • Xbox Live is experiencing a major outage affecting sign-in and game access.
  • Comes a week after a similar PlayStation Network outage.
  • Highlights risks of relying on digital game licences over physical ownership.

Xbox's online services have suffered a major outage, leaving many players unable to sign in or play digital, disc-based and backward-compatible games. The disruption comes just a week after a similar outage affected PlayStation Network, reigniting concerns about the reliability of always-online gaming infrastructure and the risks of…

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New Far Cry game reportedly in the works after extraction shooter spin-off is canceled

  • New Far Cry game, codenamed Kodiak, reportedly in early development at Ubisoft
  • Planned extraction shooter spin-off, codenamed Maverick, has been cancelled
  • Series faces its longest gap yet since Far Cry 6 launched in 2021

A new Far Cry title is reportedly in development at Ubisoft, according to insider Tom Henderson, while a separate extraction shooter spin-off from the series has been cancelled. The new game, codenamed Kodiak, is an open-world FPS said to emphasise player interactions and player-driven stories, though it remains…

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The Biggest Trailers of San Diego Comic-Con | Comic Con 2026

  • SDCC 2026 unveiled major trailers for films and TV series
  • Avengers: Doomsday trailer shows Doctor Doom halting Thor's weapon
  • Lanterns premieres 16 August; Clayface releases 23 October 2026

San Diego Comic-Con 2026 delivered a wave of trailers and first looks at major upcoming films and television series, offering fans an early glimpse at the year's biggest genre entertainment. Highlights included the first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, new footage from DC Studios' Clayface, HBO Max's Lanterns…

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