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The relaxing cute world of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time ignited my hardcore side

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time seems to offer exactly what the cozy gaming community has been looking for. A community so eager to jump into a chilling, cute world of miniaturized characters that it helped Level 5’s newest title reach the mark of 1 million copies sold and flooded TikTok and Reddit […]

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Our favorite secret rares from Pokémon TCG’s Black Bolt and White Flare set

The Pokémon Trading Card Game’s next sets are Black Bolt and White Flare, two sets that go hand-in-hand to represent the Unova region from the Pokémon Black and White games. The special thing about this set is that not only will every Pokémon from Unova be included, but each one will get an illustration rare,

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Mindseye’s attempt at damage control just made the mess worse

When a new game is released, it’s typical for publishers to partner with gaming personalities to promote their game. Mindseye, the debut narrative game by the studio formed by the ex-president of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, was no different in this regard — Twitch streamers teased playthroughs on social media for launch day, June 10.

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Mario Kart World players have a compelling theory about future DLC

Mario Kart World boasted many new exciting features when it was released alongside the Switch 2 on June 5, including a massive main roster totaling 50 playable characters. Of these, 24 are main characters and 26 are detailed as NPC racers, with main characters having access to a slew of quirky, cute, and badass outfits,

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Capcom credits Netflix’s Devil May Cry anime with helping DMC 5 push past 10 million sales

Devil May Cry 5 has officially crossed 10 million units sold since its 2019 release, and according to Capcom, the boost came largely thanks to Netflix’s anime adaptation reigniting interest in the franchise. “Recently, on April 3, 2025, the company released the new Devil May Cry animated series on Netflix,” said Capcom’s press release, “in

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Seven years later, Nintendo fans beat Switch game even the devs didn’t

For every massive success Nintendo releases, there’s an oddball that confuses everyone. In 2017, that was the two-player party game 1-2 Switch, a collection of accessible mini-games. Think Wii Sports, but without the cutesy Miis, or Mario Party without the brand recognition. Players would be prompted to do anything from milking digital cows, to inflating

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Sony says it isn’t too worried about the Nintendo Switch 2

Sony is monitoring the Nintendo Switch 2 as a competitive console, but because of the PlayStation 5’s “differentiated strategy,” they’re not too worried. In a newly published Game & Network Services Segment Fireside Chat video, Hideaki Nishino, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO, addressed concerns that Nintendo’s positive and developing relationships with third-party developers would

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MindsEye team deploys first hotfix as they scramble to make the dang thing work

The creative team behind IO Interactive’s MindsEye isn’t having a good week. A weird pre-launch period has led to a messy, broken game; the PlayStation store has even issued refunds to some players who decided to bite the bullet and check the game out. Developers at Build a Rocket Boy are “heartbroken that not every

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Marathon isn’t going to be another Concord, Sony insists

Marathon isn’t going to be the next Concord, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Studio Business Group CEO Hermen Hulst. In a recent “fireside chat” with investors, Hulst admitted that Concord fell short of Sony’s expectations, but added that the publisher had learned some valuable lessons in the wake of the hero shooter’s disastrous August 2024

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You’re not imagining it: Mario Kart World’s NPC difficulty can be diabolical

Like many Nintendo party games, Mario Kart has a reputation for being accessible. The skill ceiling can be high for dedicated players, but the randomness of the racer makes it possible for newbies and casual players to still have a fighting chance. That core design ethos is still present in Mario Kart World, but Switch

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