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No Man's Sky Is Adding Pokemon-Style Battles In Xeno Arena
In the nearly 10 years since its debut, No Man's Sky has undergone some very dramatic changes. But the latest update from Hello Games has taken on even more unexpected directions, including some Pokemon-like battles in the new Xeno Arena.
As laid out in the new patch
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Pokemon Champions Bug Has Made Some Players Lose Access To Their Precious Monsters
The newly released Pokemon Champions game lets you use Pokemon from older games through Pokemon Home, though some players shared that a bug has locked their beloved pocket monsters in purgatory after the transfer process.
Competitive Pokemon player
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Yet Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down Just Weeks After Launch
The live-service game graveyard has just gained another tenant, as the developers of The Cube, Save Us announced that the online extraction shooter will shut down next month, starting May 8. Describing the end of the game's service as "heartbreaking," developer XL Games added
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Rockets Past Sonic 2 And Uncharted On The All-Time Video Game Movie Charts
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie continues to soar at the box office, and it's now passed $400 million globally. It's also now surpassed Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Uncharted to become the No. 7 highest-grossing video game movie of all time, and it's expected to keep climbing up the charts.
Through April 7, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has earned $208 million in North America and $206 million
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Resident Evil Requiem Channels An Unmistakable Lord Of The Rings Horror Scene
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy has become an influential part of pop culture in the decades since it was first released, and it looks like it may have inspired one of the creepiest boss fights in Resident Evil Requiem. Whether it's an accidental homage or a deliberate nod to 2003's Return of the King, the
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007 First Light Delayed For Switch 2
IO Interactive has announced that its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light, will not come to Nintendo Switch 2 alongside the other editions. The Switch 2 version has been delayedto an unspecified date this summer.
The game's other editions for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC remain on schedule to launch on May 27. The
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Release Date Seemingly Leaked By Dataminer In Cryptic Math Problem
A noted Halo dataminer appears to have hinted at when Halo: Campaign Evolved will release--you just have to do some math to figure out what this leaker is claiming.
Halo fan account grunt.api shared a couple of
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Xbox Controllers Have Been Shipping Without Batteries For Months, But Microsoft Is Finally Compensating People
Microsoft has acknowledged that it accidentally released some Xbox controllers without included batteries. To make up for it, Microsoft is offering up compensation in the form of a free rechargeable battery as opposed to the standard AA batteries it should have come with.
This mishap impacted only a "limited number"
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Samson’s Crime Story Helps It Stand Out From GTA, But Jank Is A Problem
Like a lot of crime stories, Samson: A Tyndalston Story is about desperation, but it's the first game about jacking cars, punching gangsters, and stealing money that I've ever seen really turn that desperation into a gameplay loop.
Developer Liquid Swords' dark and dingy third-person action game puts you in the
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Forza Horizon 6 And Its Japanese Setting Elevate Great, But Familiar, Racing
Heading into its sixth entry, Playground Games has established a strong but now very recognizable Forza formula with its open-world racing series. Its Horizon series has occupied a space that no other in the genre has managed to claw back, offering the freedom to explore condensed versions of captivating locales behind the wheel of hundreds of different cars, from lowly commuting
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