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Microsoft reveals next-gen console details and promises an ‘order of magnitude increase’ in power | VGC Xbox discussed Project Helix at GDC and confirmed dev kits for 2027…

Microsoft has revealed new details on its next-gen console, Project Helix, and promised an ‘order of magnitude increase’ in power. Dev kits will be shipped next year.

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March PS Plus Game Catalog titles confirmed, including Persona 5 Royal and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | VGC Seven games and one Classics Catalog title will be added to the service on March 17…

March's seven PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles have been officially confirmed, including Persona 5 Royal and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

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Acclaimed RPG Chained Echoes’ creator is suing its publisher because its physical edition still isn’t here two years later | VGC First Press Games was supposed to release the Kickstarted game in 2024…

The creator of critically acclaimed RPG Chained Echoes says he's suing publisher First Press Games because the physical editions of the game still haven't been released two years after they were supposed to be.

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A Lego PlayStation is reportedly coming later this year | VGC It will join the NES, Atari 2600 and Game Boy in Lego’s collection of console replicas…

A Lego PlayStation is reportedly coming later this year.

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Classic PS1 shoot ’em up Sonic Wings Special is getting re-released on PS5 and Switch 2 this week | VGC It’s the latest game in Hamster’s Console Archives series of retro releases…

Classic PS1 shoot 'em up Sonic Wings Special is getting a re-release on PS5 and Switch 2 this week.

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Marathon review: Bungie’s extraction shooter is a hostile beast worth taming | VGC Bungie’s take on the tumultuous genre is as alluring as it is unforgiving…

Marathon Launch Review: In a tumultuous landscape for live-service games, Bungie has carved its own place in the extraction shooter genre with an unmatched presentation and breakneck rhythm.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Nintendo’s share price climbs 15% in two days following the success of Pokémon Pokopia | VGC It’s a welcome shift for the company, whose share price recently dropped 40%

Nintendo’s share price has climbed 15% in two days following the success of Pokémon Pokopia.

It's a welcome change for the company, whose share price recently dropped 40% over three months.

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Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii: English translations of Japanese games lose ‘flavour’ because it’s ‘a simple language’ | VGC The intricacies of Japanese dialogue are lost when translating to English…

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii says English translations of Japanese games lose "flavour" because it's a more "simple language".

The intricacies of Japanese dialogue are lost when translating to English, Horii says.

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Six of March’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles have leaked, including Madden NFL 26 and Persona 5 Royal | VGC Tekken Dark Resurrection will also be added to the Classics Catalog…

Six of March's PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles have leaked, including Madden NFL 26 and Persona 5 Royal.

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Lego’s large-scale Mario Kart Luigi set has appeared on its store ahead of an official reveal | VGC The set was teased in January…

Lego's large-scale Mario Kart Luigi set has appeared on the official Lego store ahead of an official reveal.

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Surprise Nintendo trailer confirms new Yoshi game release date | VGC Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is hitting Switch 2 in 2 months’ time…

A surprise Nintendo trailer has confirmed that Switch 2 sidescroller, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, will release on Thursday, May 21.

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Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks ‘to help pay the bills’ | VGC “The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot…

Epic Games says it's increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks starting from next week, "to help pay the bills".

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Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales | VGC The Sonic publisher is aiming to improve its marketing and sales practices…

Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales.

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Super Mario Bros Wonder Switch 2 Edition gets a new overview trailer and more single-player details | VGC Rosalina, Koopaling boss battles and the new Flower Pot Mushroom are shown in more detail…

Super Mario Bros Wonder: Switch 2 Edition has received a new six-minute overview trailer showing more details on both single-player and multiplayer modes.

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A decade after it was announced, the Jay and Silent Bob beat ’em up is finally coming next month | VGC Chronic Blunt Punch is being published by Atari and Digital Eclipse…

A decade after it was originally announced, beat 'em up Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is finally coming next month.

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Capcom confirms Resident Evil Requiem story expansion and teases major plot twist | VGC A RE9 story expansion is coming soon, in addition to other new content…

Capcom has confirmed that a story expansion for Resident Evil Requiem is in development, in addition to other new content.

“In this story, we will dive deeper into the world of Requiem. We’re hard at work on it now."

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Bloober Team says it will reveal several new projects this year, including the ‘ambitious’ Project H | VGC Project H will be developed by the team behind Cronos: The New Dawn…

Bloober Team says it will officially reveal several of its in-development projects this year, including the ‘ambitious’ Project H.

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Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon has been shut down | VGC A UK government filing shows the company was dissolved last month…

Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon has now been officially shut down.

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Departing WarioWare director says he’ll keep making smaller, ‘unconventional’ games after leaving Nintendo | VGC Goro Abe says his new role as a professor won’t stop him creating games…

WarioWare series director Goro Abe has said he'll continue making smaller, "unconventional" games despite leaving Nintendo to become a university professor.

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Nintendo releases final Mario Galaxy Movie trailer and confirms new cast members | VGC Yoshi and Honey Queen have been revealed…

Nintendo has premiered the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and confirmed more movie star cast members.

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection Review: Gotta Hatch ‘Em All | VGC Capcom’s gorgeous third turn-based Monster Hunter spin-off might be the best one yet…

Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection Review: Capcom's gorgeous third spin-off might be the best one yet.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC | VGC The Resident Evil 4 director left Tango Gameworks in 2023…

Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound Games’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC.

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Master Chief voice actor demands his voice be removed from the White House’s ‘disgusting and juvenile war porn’ | VGC A clip of the Halo character was used in a propaganda video celebrating Iran airstrikes…

Master Chief voice actor Steve Downes has demanded that his voice be removed from the White House's "disgusting and juvenile war porn".

A clip of the Halo character was used in a propaganda video celebrating Iran airstrikes.

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WarioWare series director Goro Abe has left Nintendo | VGC Abe will be taking on a new role as a university professor…

WarioWare series director Goro Abe has announced that he has left Nintendo.

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American McGee says the story of his Alice spiritual successor will tie to the end of the second game | VGC A game based on McGee’s Plushie Dreadfuls is in the works…

American McGee says he "made an explicit point" to tie the start of his upcoming Plushie Dreadfuls game to the end of Alice: Madness Returns.

McGee says the new game is a spiritual sequel, "but not one that gets us in trouble with the lawyers".

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Amazon hikes Pokopia price as new Pokémon game seemingly sells out everywhere | VGC It’s claimed that Nintendo has underestimated demand for the physical version…

Amazon has hiked the price of Pokopia's physical version to $80, after the new Pokémon game seemingly sold out everywhere this weekend.

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Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store | VGC Users in certain regions are being offered personalised discounts of up to 17%

Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store, it's been discovered, with some users being offered personalised discounts of up to 17%.

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Valve insists it will release Steam Machine and Steam Frame in 2026, after blog said it ‘hoped’ to | VGC The company has now edited the blog to remove the uncertainty…

After causing uncertainty with a blog article saying it "hopes to ship" Steam Machine and Steam Frame this year, Valve has insisted that they will ship in 2026.

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Xbox Project Helix could cost $999 to $1,200, report suggests | VGC Xbox’s PC-console hybrid will reportedly be more powerful than PS6, but at a price…

Xbox Project Helix could cost between $999 and $1,200, a new report suggests.

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PlayStation PC Ports have struggled due to delayed releases, research firm claims | VGC As PlayStation reportedly scales back its PC plans, it’s claim it suffered because of delayed release strategy…

PlayStation’s PC game sales have struggled because of delayed releases, according to a new analysis following news that it's reportedly scaling back its PC plans.

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