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The entire Assassin’s Creed series is hiding a secret pattern that’s already told me everything I need to know about AC Hexe

  • Writer claims AC games follow a hidden protagonist "pattern"
  • Predicts next AC Hexe protagonist will be a scholarly, "nerdy" type
  • Piece is opinion/speculation, not an official Ubisoft announcement

A GamesRadar opinion piece argues that the Assassin's Creed franchise has followed a consistent, largely unnoticed pattern in the type of protagonist it chooses for each instalment, and claims this pattern already reveals what kind of character players can expect in the upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe. The writer's…

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This PS5 RPG Will Expand ‘Beyond the Game’ with an Official Anime

  • Kuro Games established internal animation studio Kuro Onroad
  • First project is Wuthering Waves: Elysium anime based on the popular RPG
  • Move reflects industry trend of game franchises expanding into animation

Chinese studio establishes animation division. Kuro Games, the Chinese studio behind the wildly popular open world RPG Wuthering Waves, has established a new animation division named Kuro Onroad. Its first project will be an expansion of its wildly popular PS5 game, an anime named Wuthering Waves: Elysium. You…

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UK games retailer Game entered administration owing £16m, thanks to fierce competition, consumer trends, and “uncertainty associated with Brexit”

  • Game entered administration owing roughly £15.8m in February 2026
  • Brexit uncertainty, digital shift and competition blamed for collapse
  • No major console launches since 2020 worsened trading conditions

UK high street video game retailer Game entered administration in February 2026, owing approximately £15.8m, according to a new report from administrators KR8 Advisory. The report, written by administrators James Saunders and Lauren Wentworth after their April appointment, attributes the collapse to shifting consumer habits, intense competition and…

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Halo Formula One and Ninja Warrior are taking the community by storm

  • Halo's Forge mode has spawned an unofficial Formula One-style racing league.
  • HT Formula M has 35 drivers and a 1,200-member Discord community.
  • Halo Ninja Warrior, built by one fan, has 26,000+ Instagram followers.

Halo's Forge creation tool, long known for user-generated maps and modes, has quietly spawned two thriving community subcultures: a Formula One-style racing league and an obstacle-course competition modelled on Ninja Warrior. The racing league, run under the HaloTracks governing body via the "haloformula" Instagram account, recreates real-world circuits…

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First Proper Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Reveals Thor, Steve Rogers, and Doctor Doom Himself

  • First full Avengers: Doomsday trailer released as tickets go on sale
  • Reveals Doctor Doom, Thor and a returning Chris Evans as Steve Rogers
  • Massive ensemble cast teased, with Doom shown as seemingly unstoppable

Marvel Studios has released the first proper trailer for Avengers: Doomsday as tickets go on sale, offering the clearest look yet at returning characters including Thor, Steve Rogers and Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom. The footage matters because it hints heavily at the film's central threats and stakes,…

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Xbox Explains What Makes A Game An Xbox Exclusive

  • Xbox plans more console exclusives.
  • Decisions will be made game by game.
  • Live-service games remain multiplatform.

Xbox has said it will rebuild a reliable pipeline of exclusive games to help grow its platform, while continuing to decide each title’s availability individually. The approach matters because Microsoft has recently released more first-party games on rival consoles, creating uncertainty over what “Xbox exclusive” now means. Chief…

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President Curtis review: Rick and Morty’s first spinoff is a deeply nerdy gift for America’s 250th

  • Rick and Morty's first spinoff, President Curtis, premieres 26 July on Adult Swim
  • Created by Dan Harmon and James Siciliano; ten-episode season one
  • Blends American history jokes with mythic threats; strong but niche appeal

Adult Swim is launching President Curtis, the first official spinoff from Rick and Morty, centred on the show's recurring commander-in-chief character voiced by Keith David. Created by Dan Harmon and James Siciliano, the series premieres on 26 July and leans heavily into American history jokes and mythic Americana…

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All Picture Pursuit: Peter Pan quest Lost Boy Motif locations in Disney Dreamlight Valley

  • New Disney Dreamlight Valley quest asks players to find four hidden Lost Boy Motifs
  • Motifs are scattered across Skull Rock, a large and tricky area to explore
  • Completing the hunt rewards a reusable Lost Boy Motif bag

This is a walkthrough guide for the "Picture Pursuit: Peter Pan" quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley, which tasks players with finding four hidden Lost Boy Motifs inside the Skull Rock location. The area is described as one of the largest and most difficult to navigate in the game,…

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My sluggish limbs mean I’m terrible at Black Myth: Wukong on both a controller, as well as mouse and keyboard—so surely a brain-computer interface is the answer

  • Writer struggles with Black Myth: Wukong on both controller and mouse/keyboard.
  • Blames their own slow reflexes rather than the game or hardware.
  • Jokingly suggests a brain-computer interface as a solution.

This is an opinion piece from PC Gamer in which the writer reflects, with a degree of self-deprecating humour, on their own poor reaction times and dexterity making them consistently bad at Black Myth: Wukong's demanding combat, regardless of whether they use a controller or mouse and keyboard.…

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“Honestly, it’s still getting worse” – Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase

  • Valve says component prices are still rising, not stabilising.
  • Steam Machine already launched at £879, above Valve's target.
  • Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 have all faced recent price hikes too.

A Valve engineer has warned that component prices remain on an upward trajectory even after the company's Steam Machine console launched at a higher-than-intended price, raising the prospect of further increases across gaming hardware. Speaking to Bloomberg, Yazan Aldehayyat said the ongoing memory and storage crisis, driven largely…

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