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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Brings Mephisto, the Paladin, and a New Warlock Class on April 28
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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Brings Mephisto, the Paladin, and a New Warlock Class on April 28

Diablo IV's Lord of Hatred expansion arrives April 28 with two new classes, the returning Paladin and the brand-new Warlock, plus skill tree reworks and the Skovos region.

Housemarque's Saros Goes Gold Ahead of April 30 PS5 Launch
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Housemarque's Saros Goes Gold Ahead of April 30 PS5 Launch

Housemarque's Saros has gone gold and launches April 30 as a PS5 exclusive, featuring roguelite progression, bullet hell combat, and permanent upgrades across runs.

Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Set for June 7 With Gears of War: E-Day Deep Dive
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Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Set for June 7 With Gears of War: E-Day Deep Dive

Microsoft confirms the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 for June 7, immediately followed by a Gears of War: E-Day Direct with new gameplay reveals. Xbox FanFest returns for the brand's 25th anniversary.

Crimson Desert Blows Past 4 Million Copies Sold as Pearl Abyss Plans DLC and Updates
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Crimson Desert Blows Past 4 Million Copies Sold as Pearl Abyss Plans DLC and Updates

Pearl Abyss's Crimson Desert surpasses four million copies sold just weeks after launch, with Steam reviews climbing to Very Positive and DLC plans confirmed.

Warren Spector's Thick as Thieves gets a bit less interesting as it ditches PvPvE for solo and co-op play
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Warren Spector's Thick as Thieves gets a bit less interesting as it ditches PvPvE for solo and co-op play

In the summer of last year, during Day of the Devs, immersive sim legend Warren Spector said that at his studio OtherSide Entertainment, "we don't play it safe. We take chances." He was talking about

What are we all playing this weekend?
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What are we all playing this weekend?

Surprise, Friday WAP attack! No, I've (hopefully) not mucked up the time the WAPs are posted, as I did last time this particular RPSponsibility was trusted to me. It's a long weekend here in the UK th

Marathon isn't deathmatch gone wide, it's multiplayer Alien: Isolation and every other player is a xenomorph
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Marathon isn't deathmatch gone wide, it's multiplayer Alien: Isolation and every other player is a xenomorph

The human colony on Tau Ceti IV has been abandoned for half a century, as far as anyone can tell. The only exports leaving the planet are those nabbed by Runners in mechanical bodies, like fruit picke

After five hours with highly anticipated pirate survival game Windrose, I can see why it's one of Steam's most wishlisted games
news3 weeks ago

After five hours with highly anticipated pirate survival game Windrose, I can see why it's one of Steam's most wishlisted games

You could lock me into a chest packed with pieces of eight then toss me into a churning sea of pirate games and I'd still tell you there aren't enough of them as I slowly sink toward Davy Jones' Locke

The Last of Us multiplayer game was roughly 80% complete when it was cancelled, claims former director
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The Last of Us multiplayer game was roughly 80% complete when it was cancelled, claims former director

Former director of The Last of Us multiplayer game has claimed the cancelled online project was roughly "80 percent" finished when it was cancelled. Read more

Slay the Spire 2 early access review
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Slay the Spire 2 early access review

I worried about Slay the Spire 2 before its early access release because everything I saw reminded me of the original. I understood there were differences, but they didn't seem big enough or pronounce

Sony Raises PS5 Prices by Up to $150 as Memory Chip Costs Soar
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Sony Raises PS5 Prices by Up to $150 as Memory Chip Costs Soar

Sony raises PS5 prices by $100-$150 across all models effective April 2, citing surging memory chip costs driven by AI data center demand. The PS5 Pro now costs $899.99.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Arrives April 16 With Switch 2 Enhancements
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Arrives April 16 With Switch 2 Enhancements

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launches April 16 for Nintendo Switch with Switch 2 enhancements including 1080p handheld play and GameChat. A free demo is available now.