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Telltale Brings Five-Chapter Sci-Fi Adventure 'The Expanse' To Switch

Telltale Brings Five-Chapter Sci-Fi Adventure 'The Expanse' To Switch

Update: Limited Run Games physical release announced. : The famous narrative game studio Telltale, known for series such as Sam & Max, has this week surprised fans with the release of The Expanse: A Telltale Series Deluxe Edition on the Switch eShop.

Nintendo Life
The Expanse: A Telltale Series Deluxe Edition
Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review For Elden Ring On Switch 2

Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review For Elden Ring On Switch 2

"The delay has proven immensely beneficial". After being delayed to "allow time for performance adjustments", Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition finally arrived on the Switch 2 last month. So, was it worth the wait? Digital Foundry has now taken a look and confirms the delay has been "immensely beneficial to the quality of the final release".

Nintendo Life
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NBA 2K’s Best Mode Is Even Better This Year

NBA 2K’s Best Mode Is Even Better This Year

NBA 2K has long been the standard-bearer for high-quality sports games. It's the pinnacle that other series like Madden, FC, and even the oft-beloved MLB The Show aspire to emulate in whatever ways their respective sports allow. That's not to say it gets everything right, but it often feels like the team at Visual Concepts is competing against itself. It creates trends; it doesn't chase them. That's always been most obvious in The City, the series' social PvPvE hub and the lifeblood of the game

GameSpot / Mark Delaney
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14 Predictions for the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct

14 Predictions for the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct

IGN's Logan Plant shares 14 predictions for the pair of Nintendo Directs airing in the coming days.

IGN / Logan Plant
'No One Puts Double Fine Out of Business Except for Me' — Tim Schafer Explains How He Kept Double Fine Afloat After Leaving Xbox

'No One Puts Double Fine Out of Business Except for Me' — Tim Schafer Explains How He Kept Double Fine Afloat After Leaving Xbox

Tim Schafer, game designer and founder of Psychonauts developer Double Fine, gave a strong response after Xbox divested the studio as part of its massive restructuring efforts this summer.

IGN / Virginia Glaze
Preview: Honkai: Nexus Anima Is HoYoverse at Its Weirdest, and PS5 Owners Need to See It

Preview: Honkai: Nexus Anima Is HoYoverse at Its Weirdest, and PS5 Owners Need to See It

This Pokémon-inspired auto-battler is a treat. I’ve written a little bit about Honkai: Nexus Anima before, but I hope you’ll indulge me a little longer while I tell you about its latest build. I went hands-on at Gamescom, in Chinese dev HoYoverse’s business area. And while I was sceptical of this project when it was first announced, it’s really grown on me. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square
Honkai: Nexus Anima
gamescom Apologizes for Its Initial Response to Thefts, Promises Improved Security Measures

gamescom Apologizes for Its Initial Response to Thefts, Promises Improved Security Measures

gamescom has provided a second response regarding the theft of developers’ equipment during its event, offering an apology for its initial reaction to the ordeal.

IGN / Virginia Glaze
Halloween: The Game Review So Far

Halloween: The Game Review So Far

So far this asymmetrical horror game is more trick than treat.

IGN / Tom Marks
Halloween The Game
15 discouraging hours with the new Onimusha, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches

15 discouraging hours with the new Onimusha, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches

Two hard games. One gave me a headache. And that’s the one I’m sticking with.

Game File / Stephen Totilo
Tetris Responds After Trump Administration Launches 'Build the Wall' Clone Game

Tetris Responds After Trump Administration Launches 'Build the Wall' Clone Game

Official Tetris pages have responded after the Trump administration launched a clone video game called 'Build the Wall.'

IGN / Michael Cripe
9 Game and Movie Trailers Worth Watching This Week

9 Game and Movie Trailers Worth Watching This Week

Street Fighter, Stranger Than Heaven, buzzy festival movies, horror schlock, a super-stylish indie, and more.

IGN / Leanne Butkovic
Rockstar Censors GTA 6 Extended Look Trailer for China

Rockstar Censors GTA 6 Extended Look Trailer for China

Rockstar Games has published a heavily censored version of the Grand Theft Auto 6 extended look reveal for China.

IGN / Michael Cripe
GTA 6
Bungie Confirms Plans to Sublease Parts of Its Enormous Bellevue Headquarters Following Mass Layoffs

Bungie Confirms Plans to Sublease Parts of Its Enormous Bellevue Headquarters Following Mass Layoffs

Bungie has responded after announcing plans to sublease 210,984-square feet of its massive headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, saying this move reflects its continued focus on a “digital first” model.

IGN / Virginia Glaze
After AI slop accusations, Humankind 2 studio says its new trailer was definitely "made by humankind" and at least five chickens

After AI slop accusations, Humankind 2 studio says its new trailer was definitely "made by humankind" and at least five chickens

A large portion of the internet pointed their virtual fingers at Humankind 2's new trailer and shouted 'AI slop!' Developer Amplitude Studios is now denying those claims and has even released a behind-the-scenes clip to prove a whole human crew (plus five chickens) made the Gamescom ONL reveal.

Eurogamer / Kaan Serin
Humankind 2
Newest D&D Beyond Content Drop Brings New Playable Species, Spells, and Wondrous Location

Newest D&D Beyond Content Drop Brings New Playable Species, Spells, and Wondrous Location

Wizards of the Coast has released a new Dungeons & Dragons content drop on D&D Beyond, bringing new spells and a new playable species to the fantasy TTRPG.

TechRaptor / Tyler Chancey
Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games: Release Dates for 2026 and Beyond

Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games: Release Dates for 2026 and Beyond

Building up the Switch 2 library.

IGN / Cristina Alexander
Penny Arcade Announces PAX Unplugged Houston, an Expansion of the Beloved Tabletop Convention

Penny Arcade Announces PAX Unplugged Houston, an Expansion of the Beloved Tabletop Convention

Penny Arcade and ReedPop have announced PAX Unplugged Houston, the second official tabletop convention of the international PAX expos.

TechRaptor / Tyler Chancey
D&D Arcana Unleashed - Powerful Magical Tools And Adventures That Feel Like 5.5 Is Starting To Tread New Ground

D&D Arcana Unleashed - Powerful Magical Tools And Adventures That Feel Like 5.5 Is Starting To Tread New Ground

Arcana Unleashed promotes a high magic world, enhanced tools for crafting a world with your players, and a high level mission based adventure.

TechRaptor / Andrew Stretch
After a Record Breaking State of Play in June, the Latest Edition Did Disappointing Numbers

After a Record Breaking State of Play in June, the Latest Edition Did Disappointing Numbers

The comedown. Sony’s previous State of Play in June is the second most watched PlayStation livestream ever, beaten only by the PS5’s reveal during the peak of the pandemic in 2020. To date, it’s attracted over 5.1 million views, with the bulk of those coming around its air date on 2nd June. (It officially set the record on 6th June.) Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square
It looks like No Man's Sky's next update is imminent as Sean Murray breaks out the emojis again - and fans reckon it's a big one

It looks like No Man's Sky's next update is imminent as Sean Murray breaks out the emojis again - and fans reckon it's a big one

Yes, it's time to brace yourself once more, No Man's Sky fans: Sean Murray is delving into his big bag of emojis, indicating - with reliable certainty - the exploratory space sim's highly anticipated 10th anniversary update will be with us very soon. And there's hope among the playerbase that Cosmos, as the update was previously confirmed to be called, might be a big 'un.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
No Man's Sky
Here's A Look At All Four Graphics Modes In The Blood Of Dawnwalker On Xbox Series X|S

Here's A Look At All Four Graphics Modes In The Blood Of Dawnwalker On Xbox Series X|S

Three on Xbox Series X, one on Xbox Series S. One of the biggest releases of this week has been the open-world dark fantasy action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, and considering it has four graphics modes across Xbox Series X and S in all, we've been curious to see how it'd fare. As we often do, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing for some initial footage of both the Series X and Series S versions of The Blood of Dawnwalker, and there are definitely some interesting insights to be gained from the

Pure Xbox
The Blood of Dawnwalker
Rack up Points in Arcade Hit Railbreak DX, Out Now on XBOX Series X|S & XPA

Rack up Points in Arcade Hit Railbreak DX, Out Now on XBOX Series X|S & XPA

Hello and welcome to the highest-octane arcade experience of your life!  I’m Julia Wolbach, and I’m stoked to tell you all about Railbreak DX, a gore-geous on-rails shooter releasing today on XBOX Series X|S & XPA today with support for XBOX Cloud Streaming.  Read on for some secret developer tips to help up your zombie-blasting […] The post Rack up Points in Arcade Hit Railbreak DX, Out Now on XBOX Series X|S & XPA appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire / john sherwood, 3rd Party Product Specialist
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Nearly a decade on, legendary director Hideki Kamiya says he's "100% serious" about reviving Xbox's canned Scalebound

Nearly a decade on, legendary director Hideki Kamiya says he's "100% serious" about reviving Xbox's canned Scalebound

Hideki Kamiya was being super serious about resurrecting Scalebound, PlatinumGames' dragon-filled romp that was cancelled by Xbox nearly a decade ago.

Eurogamer / Kaan Serin
Scalebound
Play the Wreck Runners September Update Early with XBOX Insiders

Play the Wreck Runners September Update Early with XBOX Insiders

The Triangle is changing, and XBOX Insiders can experience what is coming next before the September Update officially arrives. This free playtest is open to everyone on XBOX Series X|S. You don’t need to own Wreck Runners to play. Bring up to three friends, climb aboard the ORCA, and help us test an unreleased build […] The post Play the Wreck Runners September Update Early with XBOX Insiders appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire / Tim
Wreck Runners
PAX Unplugged Houston to debut in June 2027: "It's a chance to bring PAX back to the PAX South fans that missed us"

PAX Unplugged Houston to debut in June 2027: "It's a chance to bring PAX back to the PAX South fans that missed us"

ReedPop and Penny Arcade have announced the inaugural PAX Unplugged Houston, scheduled for June 2027.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
Double Fine Productions announces chaotic bus driving game Thank You Bus Driver for PC

Double Fine Productions announces chaotic bus driving game Thank You Bus Driver for PC

Double Fine Productions has announced Thank You Bus Driver, a “chaotic bus driving game where …

Gematsu / Sal Romano
Thank You Bus Driver
Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Review - At the Manor of Madness

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Review - At the Manor of Madness

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon is a counterpart DLC to Legacy of the Moonspell, and it has a nefarious aesthetic.

TechRaptor / Austin Suther
Vampire Survivors
DLSS 5 Will Be Coming to Older Graphics Cards After All

DLSS 5 Will Be Coming to Older Graphics Cards After All

On Nvidia's forums, an Nvidia employee claimed that the company will be expanding DLSS 5 support to RTX 40 series graphics cards at some point, but we're probably going to be waiting a while for it.

IGN / Jacqueline Thomas
PS Plus Premium's Cloud Streaming Is Unlimited, But for How Much Longer?

PS Plus Premium's Cloud Streaming Is Unlimited, But for How Much Longer?

As Xbox puts a cap on Game Pass Ultimate. I know there aren’t many fans of cloud streaming among enthusiasts, but I always like to remind everyone how good Sony’s solution actually is. That’s because I think it’s a little bit underrated – there’s substantially more chatter about Xbox’s Cloud Gaming and NVidia’s Geforce Now than PS Plus Premium, despite the latter usurping its competitors in some areas. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square
Hype for GTA 6 is giving PS5 and Xbox console sales a much needed 30% boost

Hype for GTA 6 is giving PS5 and Xbox console sales a much needed 30% boost

GTA 6 is already giving PlayStation and Xbox consoles a much needed sales boost, at least in the UK, even though Rockstar Games' inevitable pile of cash doesn't drop for another couple of months.

Eurogamer / Kaan Serin
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