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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s streamlined progression is a reminder of the joy of cheating

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth added 13 optional streamlined progression toggles in June.
  • Writer says these "cheats" revive the fun of classic gaming shortcuts.
  • Fan community is split over whether they undermine or enhance the experience.

A Polygon writer reflects on the return of overt "cheat" options in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, arguing that streamlined progression settings recapture the old-school thrill of classic video game cheats. The piece traces cheating's history from development tools like the 1986 Konami Code to 1990s devices such as…

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Against All Odds, Disappointing Arcade Racer Wreckreation Is Getting a PS5 Sequel

  • Wreckreation 2 announced for PS5 despite the original's poor reception
  • Made by When Tides Turn, largely the same team as before
  • Sequel emphasises arcade racing over the first game's world-editing tools

Wreckreation 2 has been announced for PS5 and other platforms, a surprise follow-up to a 2024 open-world arcade racer that was widely seen as underwhelming. The game comes from newly formed studio When Tides Turn, which appears to be largely the same development team behind the original, and…

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Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 ports were both in the top 10 US PlayStation games last week despite cheating and DLC mess

  • Black Ops and Black Ops 2 ports both charted top 10 on US PlayStation
  • Success came despite reported cheating problems on both titles
  • DLC handling for the re-released games has also drawn criticism

Ports of the original Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops 2 (2012) both landed in the top 10 best-selling PlayStation games in the US last week, despite ongoing complaints from players about cheating problems and a messy approach to downloadable content. The strong chart performance…

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Nintendo says it doesn’t have to share its tariff refunds with Switch 2 buyers

  • Nintendo seeks dismissal of a lawsuit over Switch 2 tariff-related price hikes.
  • Plaintiffs wanted a share of Nintendo's own tariff refund from the US government.
  • Nintendo says buyers agreed to prices paid; no rebate owed retroactively.

Nintendo has filed a motion to dismiss a proposed US class action lawsuit seeking a share of any tariff refunds the company recoups on the Switch 2 and its accessories. The suit followed price hikes on the console and controllers introduced after its June 2025 launch, which Nintendo…

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Round Up: “Incredibly Compelling” – The Splatoon Raiders Reviews Are In

  • Splatoon Raiders reviews are overwhelmingly positive ahead of 23rd July launch
  • Nintendo Life scored it 9/10; IGN also gave 9/10
  • Pocket Tactics awarded a perfect 10/10; praise for loot-shooter PvE format

Splatoon Raiders, Nintendo's new single-player-focused spin-off with multiplayer options for Switch 2, launches on 23rd July, and review outlets have published their verdicts ahead of release. The reception has been strongly positive across the board, with critics praising the PvE loot-shooter format for successfully reworking the series' signature…

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Pokémon Pokopia Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak contest event guide

  • Pokémon Pokopia's Zorua contest runs 19–27 July for stealth-based rewards
  • Sneak past three Pokémon to reach a Pokémon Center PC unseen
  • Faster times unlock rarer items, including a unique Hide-and-Sneak Trophy

Pokémon Pokopia has launched Zorua's Hide-and-Sneak contest, a limited-time minigame in which players must sneak up to a Pokémon Center's PC without being spotted by three watching Pokémon. Faster completion times unlock better rewards, giving players an incentive to keep replaying the event and refine their stealth tactics…

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Xbox Game Pass July 2026 lineup revealed with Halo remake

  • Halo: Campaign Evolved joins Xbox Game Pass day one on 28 July
  • Eight new titles round out July's Game Pass lineup, totalling 18
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 pulled from this month's additions

Xbox has revealed the second wave of Game Pass additions for July, headlined by the day-one release of Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the 2001 original that kickstarted the franchise. The announcement matters for subscribers because it offsets a heavy month of removals, with the new titles…

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Fallout: New Vegas director says RPGs should be messy and force players to make hard decisions: “No person can fix everything”

  • Fallout: New Vegas director says good RPGs need messy, hard choices
  • Quote: "No person can fix everything" underpins that philosophy
  • Reflects Obsidian's known approach to consequence-driven storytelling

The director of Fallout: New Vegas has argued that well-designed role-playing games should embrace messiness, presenting players with difficult choices that carry genuine trade-offs rather than clean, universally satisfying resolutions. The comments touch on a recurring debate in RPG design about whether games should offer players a way…

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Nintendo has no obligation to pass tariff refunds onto customers, the company says, because Switch buyers received “what they bargained and paid for”

  • Nintendo resists refunding customers despite tariffs being ruled illegal
  • Company says buyers got what they paid for, no rebate owed
  • Similar tariff-refund lawsuits are also targeting Sony over PlayStation prices

Nintendo is seeking dismissal of a US class-action lawsuit that argues customers should receive a share of any tariff refund the company obtains from the government. The company contends buyers who paid higher prices "received exactly what they bargained and paid for" and are not entitled to a…

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Nintendo asks for tariff-refund class action lawsuit to be dismissed

  • Nintendo wants customer refund lawsuit over tariff price hikes dismissed
  • Nintendo says buyers got what they paid for, no refund owed
  • Switch 2 price rising $50 from 1 September regardless

Nintendo has asked a US court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit brought by customers who argued they were owed refunds after the company raised hardware prices in response to Trump-era tariffs. The case follows Nintendo's own lawsuit against the US government in March, seeking repayment with interest of…

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