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  • Wizards of the Coast will be releasing Magic: The Gathering Modern Horizons 3 on June 14. The product range, which includes booster boxes and commander decks all designed for the Modern gameplay format, is now available for preorder. The preceding sets, Modern Horizons 1 and 2, enjoyed popularity amongst players, and Modern Horizons 3 is…

  • John Romero, the acclaimed developer of Doom, took to Twitter to clarify the pronunciation of the gamer slang term “gib,” short for “giblets.” The term is often used to describe the effect of a game character being blown into chunks of meat and organs. Romero emphasized that the correct pronunciation uses a soft “G,” contrary…

  • Blizzard’s newest Loot Reborn patch for Diablo 4, which has overhauled some core game systems, now significantly reduces the gold cost of transmutation in item Masterworking. Masterworking, a system launched in the patch, gives players a new approach to upgrade their items and presents a new endgame dungeon, the Pit, where players can earn crafting…

  • Nintendo has announced its acquisition of Miami-based Shiver Entertainment, the game studio responsible for the Switch versions of Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1. The acquisition will make Shiver a fully-owned subsidiary of Nintendo, with a focus on continuing to port and develop games across multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Despite not disclosing the…

  • Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer behind Helldivers 2, has announced that it cannot confirm when its next game patch will be released. The team is purportedly taking additional time on this patch to maintain the quality of updates, with community manager, Thomas ‘Twinbeard’ Petersson, indicating that future patches may be less frequent. The team believes…

  • Atlus announced new demons for the upcoming game, SMT V: Vengeance, including debutants Nyami Nyami, Anansi, and Onyankopon from African mythology, and the previously featured DLC demon Cleopatra. Nyami Nyami, a dragon race demon, is personified as the Zambezi River God of the Tonga and Lozi people in Southern Africa, with the body of a…

  • Halo and Destiny creators, Bungie, have made their iconic shooter game Marathon freely available on Steam, with sequels Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity set to follow. The ports to Steam are managed by the renowned Aleph One community who’ve kept the Marathon 2 game engine alive through an open source project. Despite not being as…

  • Nintendo has announced Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, a new collection of NES games for the Switch, designed to cater to the speedrunning trend. The set comprises 13 of their classic games such as Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros., however, players are challenged with completing “bite-sized bits of classic blockbusters” as…

  • In Metaphor: ReFantazio, a game developed by Atlus, players embark on a six-month in-game journey in the Gauntlet Runner to gather support and aim for the throne of Euchronia. During this road trip, players will travel across different locations, participate in various activities like cooking, reading, and bonding with party members, and continuously grow their…

  • Recently, Atlus released another preview for its upcoming JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio. This sheds more light on the game’s innovative battle system, which allows players to toggle between real-time and turn-based combat. Your actions during real-time battles, designated as “Fast” mode, vary based on your chosen archetype or class, providing a dynamic approach to defeating lower…

  • Atlus, a video game company, is offering fans unique Nahobeeho credit card stickers if they register for the Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V: Vengeance) newsletter. To get these stickers, fans must enroll in the company’s newsletter, the “Godhood Guild”, and share their personal information. The offer, valid until May 20, 2024 or as…

  • An upcoming Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game for the Switch has been inadvertently revealed by the ESRB’s rating announcement. Rated for everyone with elements of Mild Fantasy Violence and In-Game Purchases, the game will include a collection of 2D challenges and platformer games featuring speedrun and survival modes. Several challenges involve reaching specific points,…