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All of the Lego Animal Crossing sets interconnected.

Lego’s Animal Crossing sets are every bit as adorable as the games

The Lego Animal Crossing collaboration begins next year with five distinct sets that can also interconnect.
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A fight in Checkmate Showdown.

You need to play these 7 creative Steam Next Fest demos this week

Steam Next Fest is back and it's bringing tons of creative demos. If you need help finding some highlights, start with these.
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An astronaut explores a planet's surface in Starfield.

A field-of-view slider headlines Starfield’s latest update

Bethesda just added first- and third-person FOV sliders to Starfield in its latest update.
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Key art for Pokemon Yellow

With 3DS online support ending, we need classic Pokémon games on Switch

With the Nintendo 3DS' online features shutting down, It's time to bring Pokémon's poorly preserved Game Boy entries to Switch.
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Don’t let these 3 October hidden gaming gems fly under your radar

While lots of huge AAA games have already come out in October 2023, you shouldn't miss these three other games that also came out this week.
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Redfall Cover

Major Redfall patch adds 60 fps performance mode, a stealth overhaul, and more

Redfall finally got the performance mode that was promised before the game even launched via a massive new patch.
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Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Play these 3DS and Wii U games before Nintendo shutters their online features

From Super Smash Bros. to Kid Icarus Uprising, these Wii U and 3DS games will lose crucial features when Nintendo shuts down their online services in April.
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Animal Crossing Lego figures stand together.

Animal Crossing is the next Nintendo franchise to get the Lego treatment

Nintendo is teasing a Animal Crossing-themed collaboration with Lego.
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EMBARGO 10/4 12:01 AM PT: A camera angle up close to a Forza Motorsport race.

Xbox’s 2023 games feel like the Series X launch lineup we never got

The exclusives Microsoft released for Xbox Series X/S this year have made 2023 feel like what 2020 should have felt like.
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Mega Man and Mario fight in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U,

Nintendo is shutting down online services for 3DS and Wii U next April

Nintendo will discontinue online services for most Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games and applications in 2024.
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The base players build in The Alters.

The Alters turns Fallout Shelter into an ethically focused management sim

The Alters is a resource management game where players don't just have to find resources, but directly deal alternate versions of themselves.
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Basim showing off his hidden blade.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage review: stealth throwback feels behind the times

Assassin's Creed Mirage channels the spirit of older Assassin's Creed games, but that comes with some dated ideas.
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A single car makes a turn in Forza Motorsport.

Forza Motorsport review: the long-awaited racing tune-up delivers

The long wait for Forza Motorsport was worth it as this is one of the best-looking and smoothest-playing games on Xbox Series X.
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Ellie looking concerned.

Naughty Dog devs suffer layoffs, reportedly impacting Last of Us multiplayer spinoff

Naughty Dog is the latest video game studio suffering layoffs, with around 25 developers from multiple departments getting their contracts terminated.
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A frozen man with Liar written on his chest sits in front of oil rigs in Frostpunk 2.

Frostpunk 2 takes notes from Cities: Skylines with its grander scope

We got a first look at Frostpunk 2's Utopia Builder mode, which sets the stage for a much larger postapocalyptic city-builder.
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Key art for Starfield

The best video games of September 2023: Starfield, Cyberpunk, and more

September gave us a bounty of great games to kick off a crowded fall. Here's what you'll want to put in your backlog.
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A team groups up in Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2 is now available on Steam for free after surprise launch

After a tease earlier this year, Counter-Strike 2 just got a surprise launch on Steam.
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Aloy swimming underwater.

Horizon Forbidden West is the next PlayStation game to make its way to PC

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition comes to PS5 next week and will get ported to PC in 2024.
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The Last of Us 2 Ellie Gun

Video game voice actors are poised for a strike after successful SAG-AFTRA vote

SAG-AFTRA voted to approve a strike against the video game industry ahead of its next round of bargaining sessions.
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A trenchcoat-clad character walks down a lit hallway in El Paso, Elsewhere.

El Paso, Elsewhere review: you won’t want to put down this Max Payne-inspired indie

El Paso, Elsewhere is designed like third-person shooters from the early 2000s, and it uses that aesthetic to tell a captivating story.
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The limited edition transparent Analogue Pocket handhelds.

These transparent Analogue Pockets will take you back to the good old days

Analogue has unveiled seven new transparent limited edition Analogue Pocket handhelds to will be available for preorder soon.
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Bayonetta holds a magical device in Bayonetta 3.

Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatinumGames next month

Bayonetta series director and PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya will leave the acclaimed studio in October.
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Play Xbox Game Pass’ weirdest game before it leaves on September 30

Xbox Game Pass is losing some gems on September 30, including this weird and wild Western.
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A black Xbox Series X and controller against a black background.

Leaked Xbox controller could fix the most underwhelming thing about the Series X

The recent Xbox leaked revealed several pieces of unannounced hardware, but Series X's possible new controller stands out the most.
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Art of Unity

Unity backtracks on its controversial Runtime Fee plan following backlash

Unity is making changes to its upcoming Runtime Fee policy so it's less aggressive toward smaller developers and games already in development.
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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition is about to clear its final hurdle

In a positive development for Microsoft, the U.K. is now open to approving its Activision Blizzard acquisition.
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The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 3 is in development under new executive producer

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment announced their intention to make Tom Clancy's The Division 3.
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An ominous red portal opens up in a field in the Mortal Kombat 1 trailer.

Mortal Kombat 1 already teased a sequel. Here are 5 key takeaways from the ending

Mortal Kombat 1's story mode and Tower endings leave five key conflicts ripe fori expansion in a sequel.
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Ichiban fights a guy with a machete in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will kick off a crowded 2024 for RPG lovers

Sega confirmed the release date for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and it's a bit earlier in 2024 than expected.
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Xbox Series X on a table.

Xbox’s Phil Spencer responds to blockbuster leak: ‘So much has changed’

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer finally responded to the Xbox massive, self-inflicted leak, claiming a lot has changed since the documents in it were made.
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Smoke and Cyrax in Mortal Kombat 1

Mortal Kombat 1 review: a morbidly fun fighter with one fatal flaw

Mortal Kombat 1 is NetherRealm's most refined fighting game yet, though its story and Invasions mode are a let down.
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The Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld sits on a stack of comics.

Xbox has no plans to make its own handheld system, per leaked documents

Leaked documents show that Xbox has no plans to make its own Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck rival, noting that handhelds are "not in scope."
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Xbox's logo used during the Extended Games Showcase

Every blockbuster reveal from the Xbox leak: new consoles, Bethesda games, and more

An unprecedented leak just revealed Xbox's plans for the next several years, which include new consoles, controllers, and unrevealed Bethesda games.
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Key art for Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story.

Get an exclusive new look at Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

We have an exclusive new trailer for Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story, along with new insight into Riot Forge's spinoff strategy.
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