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Ariana Grande in Fortnite, and Elphaba in Wicked.

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I can't believe this is true, but Wicked's biggest song features a hidden Fortnite cameo

Technical wiz.

Jan. 31, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 screenshot showing Spidey swinging through the streets of Manhattan alongside an exploding elevated subway train while drones swarm overhead.

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2's PC port is already getting slammed by Steam users

Players report issues with crashes, bugs, and poor optimisation.

Jan. 31, 2025 Vikki Blake

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A screenshot of several eBay auctions listing Elden Ring Nightreign codes. Neightreign cover art is superimposed over the top

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Elden Ring Nightreign beta test scalpers reckon you'll pay £400 for a free network test code

Singing in the reign.

Jan. 31, 2025 Vikki Blake

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Marvel star randomly reveals plan to revive Sleeping Dogs movie project, and wants a sequel game

Rousing prospect.

Jan. 31, 2025 Tom Phillips

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A purple racing car in the middle of a race. Three cars are leading as a light aircraft dips down on the horizon. There is a speedometer and other UI information around the peripherally of the screen.

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Ridge Racer 64 is finally playable again after its N64 debut 25 years ago

On your marks...

Jan. 31, 2025 Vikki Blake

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Deadrop promotional art showing Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm firing a weapon.

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DrDisrespect studio Midnight Society announces closure four months after "significant" layoffs

As Google lifts streamer's monetisation ban.

Jan. 31, 2025 Matt Wales

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A shot from the intro sequence of Netflix's Devil May Cry animated series showing a close-up of Dante eating pizza, cheese hanging from his mouth.

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Devil May Cry's animated Netflix series gets April release date, Limp Bizkit opener

Dante's peek.

Jan. 30, 2025 Matt Wales

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An image split into three diagonal strips, each showing art from Monster Hunter Wilds, Onimusha Way of the Sword, and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection.

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Capcom games showcase coming next week, with a Monster Hunter Wilds stream right after

The Seikret's out.

Jan. 30, 2025 Matt Wales

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Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 officially heading to PlayStation 5 this "spring"

Plus free content update coming all platforms.

Jan. 30, 2025 Matt Wales

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Sony yanking PS5's PlayStation anniversary console themes soon, but says they'll be back

Following a "fantastic response".

Jan. 30, 2025 Matt Wales

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Date Everything! pushed to later date

Still has glitches, which you can also romance.

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Summer Game Fest dates confirmed

Geoff back in June.

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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A screenshot from survival MMO Dune: Awakening showing what looks like everything that can happen in the desert there: ornithopters flying over a huge sandworm, vehicles spouting dust in their wake, and players with high tech gadgetry on.

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Dune: Awakening's "early 2025" release date is looser than you might think

Plenty of wriggle room.

Jan. 30, 2025 Robert Purchese

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BioWare veteran writer among those looking for work after post-Dragon Age: The Veilguard downsizing

Mass Effect 5 looks set to be written by different staff members entirely.

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Nintendo announces bad news if you use Japanese eShop with a foreign card or Paypal

Payment methods no longer accepted "to prevent fraud".

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Beyond: Two Souls TV series announced, produced by the game's star

Page turner.

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 "the top-selling game on Xbox and PlayStation" last quarter

Four million players dipped their toes in Indiana Jones' Great Circle.

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Xbox hardware sales slump, but Game Pass is surging

Microsoft gaming revenue down year-on-year overall.

Jan. 30, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 recommended specs and PC features detailed

Ahead of this week's launch.

Jan. 29, 2025 Matt Wales

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A helmeted character - presumably Shepard - standing side on to the camera, with a planet as a backdrop, and light coming from the horizon. Half it is paragon blue, the other half renegade red.

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BioWare confirms "many" staff moved elsewhere in EA as "core team" focuses on Mass Effect 5 in downsized studio

Amid reports of potential layoffs.

Jan. 29, 2025 Matt Wales

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A screenshot showing Spider-Man swinging through the city streets beneath a bright blue sky in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

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Sony pulls controversial PSN account requirements for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and other games on PC

As it launches PSN in-game incentives.

Jan. 29, 2025 Matt Wales

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PlayStation Plus shifting focus to PS5 games next year, will only "occasionally" include PS4 titles

As "many" players now on PS5.

Jan. 29, 2025 Matt Wales

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A promotional image for Payday 3 showing its four clown-masked protagonists posing together with their weapons drawn.

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PlayStation Plus February games revealed

Payday 3! High on Life! More!

Jan. 29, 2025 Matt Wales

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Pokémon TCG Pocket in-game image showing Pikachu and Eevee.

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Pokémon TCG Pocket players brand trading system "a joke" and "downright greedy"

"As a whale, this game isn't getting another dime from me."

Jan. 29, 2025 Tom Phillips

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Nintendo loses trademark fight against Super Mario supermarket

Store subject.

Jan. 29, 2025 Tom Phillips

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