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Valve argues loot boxes "widely used, not just in video games but in the tangible world" as it expresses 'disappointment' over New York state lawsuit

Eurogamer icon 156 days, 16 hours, 22 minutes ago by Matt Wales

Valve argues loot boxes "widely used, not just in video games but in the tangible world" as it expresses 'disappointment' over New York state lawsuit

Following recent news the state of New York is suing Valve over its implementation of loot boxes - which New York attorney general Letitia James has described as "illegal gambling" - the Steam owner has shared a lengthy public statement, saying it is "disappointed" at the decision and doesn't believe the "mystery boxes" in its games violate the state's gambling laws.

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Resident Evil 2 director demands 'not scary' version of Requiem

Polygon icon 156 days, 16 hours, 23 minutes ago by Jen Glennon

Resident Evil 2 director demands 'not scary' version of Requiem

Hideki Kamiya jokingly requested a "not scary mode" for Resident Evil Requiem on social media

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New Apple Studio Displays Double Internal Storage to 128GB

MacRumors icon 156 days, 16 hours, 26 minutes ago by Juli Clover

New Apple Studio Displays Double Internal Storage to 128GB

The Apple Studio Display and ‌Studio Display‌ XDR are equipped with A19 and A19 Pro chips, respectively, and each display has 128GB of internal NAND storage. With A-series chips, the Studio Displays run an iOS-based operating system, which is what the internal storage space is used for. The A19 and A19 Pro handle camera processing for the Center Stage camera, color calibration, USB and Thunderbolt device management, spatial audio, and more. Storage space is necessary for the existing software, d...

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Xbox Project Helix won't be in developers' hands until 2027

Polygon icon 156 days, 16 hours, 27 minutes ago by Michael McWhertor

Xbox Project Helix won't be in developers' hands until 2027

Microsoft says that "alpha" dev kits for the next-gen Xbox go out to game developers in 2027, casting down on a 2027 release date for Project Helix.

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From GDC: Building the Next Generation of Xbox

Xbox Wire icon 156 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago by Danielle Partis, Xbox Wire Editor

The post From GDC: Building the Next Generation of Xbox appeared first on Xbox Wire.

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What time does Monster Hunter Stories 3 release in your time zone?

Polygon icon 156 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago by Josh Broadwell

What time does Monster Hunter Stories 3 release in your time zone?

Monster Hunter Stories 3's release times are staggered depending on platform, with PC releasing at one time and console times depending on time zone.

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'We are definitely not doing QTEs', said Dispatch's creative director before doing QTEs: 'We just needed it to not suck'

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago by Rory Norris

'We are definitely not doing QTEs', said Dispatch's creative director before doing QTEs: 'We just needed it to not suck'

What came first? The dispatching minigame or the Z-Team?

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Valve clarifies what's required for a game to be Steam Machine and Steam Frame verified, but it just makes me worry about the Gabecube even more

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 16 hours, 35 minutes ago by Nick Evanson

Valve clarifies what's required for a game to be Steam Machine and Steam Frame verified, but it just makes me worry about the Gabecube even more

Still, its advice for games being made with SteamOS in mind is all top-notch.

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Critical Role Campaign 4 table episodes are changing the show's schedule for the better

Polygon icon 156 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes ago by Aimee Hart

Critical Role Campaign 4 table episodes are changing the show's schedule for the better

Critical Role shifts its break strategy for Campaign 4, further clarifying how many episodes each table will have.

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Slay the Spire 2 Necrobinder character guide - strategy, builds, and tier list

PCGamesN icon 156 days, 16 hours, 39 minutes ago by Christian Vaz

Slay the Spire 2 Necrobinder character guide - strategy, builds, and tier list

Learn the inner workings of The Necrobinder, the brand new necromancer who can create a boss-sized ally in Slay the Spire 2.

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Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine

Engadget icon 156 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes ago by Lawrence Bonk

Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine

A new company called Musical Beings has officially unveiled the Tembo, which might be the cutest drum machine ever made. Just look at this thing! It's got a wooden chassis that resembles a standard drum machine, but with one key difference. The sequencer is tactile. Users arrange beats by placing magnetic pucks that trigger samples. This seems like a really good way to introduce the basics of sequencing and beatmaking to kids and young adults, being that DAWs and grooveboxes can feature a steep ...

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Valve posted a statement on the New York lootbox lawsuit

GamingOnLinux icon 156 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago by Liam Dawe

Valve posted a statement on the New York lootbox lawsuit

Valve have been the target of multiple lawsuits lately, and now they've put up an explainer update on their position with the New York lootbox lawsuit

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How the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dev process powered creative design freedom

PlayStation Blog icon 156 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes ago by Tom Guillermin

I’m Tom Guillermin, co-founder and CTO of Sandfall Interactive, and I’m excited to share some insight into how our team created the community and critically acclaimed RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This blog draws on our session at the GDC (Game Developers Conference) Festival of Gaming, where video game professionals from across a range of...

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Apple Vision Pro is Getting the 'World's Most Advanced Flight Simulator'

MacRumors icon 156 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes ago by Joe Rossignol

X-Plane, which is advertised as being the "world's most advanced flight simulator," is coming to Apple's Vision Pro in the next month or so. The upcoming visionOS 26.4 update adds support for NVIDIA's CloudXR 6.0 platform, and this will enable Vision Pro users to wirelessly stream immersive PC games from NVIDIA RTX-powered servers via Wi-Fi, including the flight simulator X-Plane 12. According to Justin Ryan, the simulator will stream at up to 4K at 120 FPS. Vision Pro users will be able to conn...

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One of my favourite 4K OLED monitors just got updated with Samsung's latest Tandem OLED panel tech

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 16 hours, 49 minutes ago by Jeremy Laird

One of my favourite 4K OLED monitors just got updated with Samsung's latest Tandem OLED panel tech

The only bit that's missing is the 'RGB stripe'...

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Who is the Architect in Slay the Spire 2?

PCGamesN icon 156 days, 16 hours, 54 minutes ago by Gina Lees

Who is the Architect in Slay the Spire 2?

If you've encountered the Architext at the end of Act 3, here's how he fits into the story and whether he can be beaten.

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Unity announce expanded supported for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

GamingOnLinux icon 156 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes ago by Liam Dawe

Unity announce expanded supported for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

For GDC 2026, Unity revealed expanded official support is coming for Steam. This includes Native Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and more

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Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts

Engadget icon 156 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes ago by Matt Tate

Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts

Meta has announced that it’s introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. Designed to allow young people under the age of 13 to use the messaging platform more safely, these accounts feature new controls that enable a parent or guardian to restrict who can send them messages. Parent-managed accounts can also only be used for messaging and calling, so additional features like Channels, location sharing and Meta AI integration aren’t included. To set up an account, you’ll need to put your phon...

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Learn about real-life rewilding in "idle city-builder + creature collector" Grow Wild, which is taking playtest sign-ups

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 156 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes ago by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Learn about real-life rewilding in "idle city-builder + creature collector" Grow Wild, which is taking playtest sign-ups

Spectrum48's Philip Sinclair has spent 15 years rewilding a field, "rewilding" being a process of restoring ecosystems to something like a state of 'natural' equilibrium. Now, he's making a videogame about it. That game is Grow Wild, which is currently accepting playtest sign-ups. It sees you restoring biomes across the globe, touching down on sickly square arcadias like an avenging angel equipped with a trowel, magnifying glass, and probably some tartan-pattern slippers, out of shot. It makes m...

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The next entry in the Harvest Moon series includes wild wolves and tigers that will make you lose your items

Eurogamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 11 minutes ago by Victoria Phillips Kennedy

The next entry in the Harvest Moon series includes wild wolves and tigers that will make you lose your items

Natsume has announced the next entry in the Harvest Moon series.

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Asus CFO Nick Wu thinks Apple's MacBook Neo is 'certainly a shock to the entire market'

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 14 minutes ago by James Bentley

Asus CFO Nick Wu thinks Apple's MacBook Neo is 'certainly a shock to the entire market'

A $600 MacBook would have been unusual even without the RAMpocalypse.

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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me: Listen to an exclusive from Ilona Andrews' new isekai fantasy

Polygon icon 156 days, 17 hours, 14 minutes ago by Samantha Nelson

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me: Listen to an exclusive from Ilona Andrews' new isekai fantasy

The bestselling authors of the Kate Daniels series kick off their new Maggie the Undying fantasy series with a tribute to long-suffering fandoms

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Meta bought Moltbook, an almost entirely AI-populated social media platform, for we don't know how much—and we're not completely sure why yet, either

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes ago by Jess Kinghorn

Meta bought Moltbook, an almost entirely AI-populated social media platform, for we don't know how much—and we're not completely sure why yet, either

Clawing back AI talent.

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How to get paper in Pokémon Pokopia

Polygon icon 156 days, 17 hours, 16 minutes ago by Julia Lee

How to get paper in Pokémon Pokopia

You can make paper using Pokémon with the Recycle specialty in Pokopia, but you'll need to find wastepaper first.

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Solasta 2 early access release time in your time zone

Polygon icon 156 days, 17 hours, 16 minutes ago by Paulo Kawanishi

Solasta 2 early access release time in your time zone

Learn when Solasta 2 early access releases in your time zone, a new CRPG that fans of Baldur's Gate 3 will definitely love.

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Anime Fighters Simulator codes March 2026

PCGamesN icon 156 days, 17 hours, 18 minutes ago by Joshua Brown

Anime Fighters Simulator codes March 2026

Get ahead in the biggest Roblox revival of the year with the latest Anime Fighters Simulator codes, grabbing anything from Shiny Potions to Dungeon Tokens.

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This gaming mouse and controller hybrid looks ridiculous, and that's why I have to try it

PCGamesN icon 156 days, 17 hours, 18 minutes ago by Edward Chester

This gaming mouse and controller hybrid looks ridiculous, and that's why I have to try it

The Phase, from Pixelpaw Labs, is a mouse without a scroll wheel that can split into two controllers, seemingly for the worst of all worlds.

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John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is the mindless zombie shooter I've been looking for

PCGamesN icon 156 days, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago by Tom Hopkins

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is the mindless zombie shooter I've been looking for

If you're looking for a simple but fun zombie FPS, you can do a lot worse than giving John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando a try.

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The Next Harvest Moon Game, 'Echoes Of Teradea', Has Been Announced For Switch 1 & 2

Nintendo Life icon 156 days, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago

The Next Harvest Moon Game, 'Echoes Of Teradea', Has Been Announced For Switch 1 & 2

Moon and Gloom. Surprise, farmers! Natsume has today planted the first seed for its upcoming all-new Harvest Moon game, Echoes of Teradea, confirming that it'll sprout onto both Switch 1 and 2. We don't have a release date just yet, though the dev has shared a fair amount of information about what we can expect from this one, teasing new love interests, exploration abilities and more.

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The Season of Slaughter Begins in Diablo IV

Xbox Wire icon 156 days, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago by Danielle Partis, Xbox Wire Editor

The post The Season of Slaughter Begins in Diablo IV appeared first on Xbox Wire.

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Cancelled LucasArts Star Wars shooter that 'would have just made Disney money' is playable online for the first time

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes ago by Nic Reuben

Cancelled LucasArts Star Wars shooter that 'would have just made Disney money' is playable online for the first time

"Dev costs were done" when First Assault was cancelled in 2013.

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In an amazing live mash-up, composer Austin Wintory turned Ben Starr's Clair Obscur monologue into a Balatro gag

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes ago by Wes Fenlon

In an amazing live mash-up, composer Austin Wintory turned Ben Starr's Clair Obscur monologue into a Balatro gag

Jimbo's revenge.

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Former Highguard dev who called out grave-dancing over the reveal trailer says the discourse 'had some very dark corners that may have accelerated the timeline of our failure,' but adds, 'it wasn't the primary cause'

PC Gamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 32 minutes ago by Andy Chalk

Former Highguard dev who called out grave-dancing over the reveal trailer says the discourse 'had some very dark corners that may have accelerated the timeline of our failure,' but adds, 'it wasn't the primary cause'

Highguard closes for good tomorrow, less than two months after it launched.

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Pokémon Pokopia is such a "viral hit" that it's making Nintendo's share price surge (after months of going down)

Eurogamer icon 156 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes ago by Fran Ruiz

Pokémon Pokopia is such a "viral hit" that it's making Nintendo's share price surge (after months of going down)

That Pokémon Pokopia game is pretty good, ey? Well, the market appears to think the same based on the initial reception and the fact the physical game-key card release is sold out in most retailers.

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Mewgenics co-creator Edmund McMillen says first DLC will be "small" - but it certainly doesn't sound like that to me

PCGamesN icon 156 days, 17 hours, 36 minutes ago by Aaron Down

Mewgenics co-creator Edmund McMillen says first DLC will be "small" - but it certainly doesn't sound like that to me

New details for the first Mewgenics DLC have been teased, and it looks like it will be a considerably bigger offering than implied.

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