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Dungeon Siege is coming back after a decade of silence – but as a metaverse thing. The classic hack ‘n’ slash series, which last appeared as the Obsidian-developed Dungeon Siege 3 in 2011, will be reintroduced as “interactive RPG experiences” within The Sandbox, a Minecraft-ish metaverse platform that has recently …

A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fan has theorized that the Gen 9 starters were inspired by classic Spanish novel Don Quijote de la Mancha. As shared in the Pokemon subreddit (opens in new tab), one user says they believe the starter Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet (Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly) …

Pokemon Legends: Arceus has its first major update, Daybreak, and it’s available now. Announced during the Pokemon Presents presentation earlier today, Daybreak is the game’s 1.1.0 update. According to The Pokemon Company COO Takato Utsunomiya, it’ll focus around an investigation “into a curious phenomenon that is causing mass outbreaks of …

Gabe Newell, head of Valve, has confirmed that there are currently no plans for the company to introduce a game subscription service, like Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass or EA’s EA Play. Despite the release of its highly-anticipated and all-new handheld system, Steam Deck (opens in new tab), Newell says that …

A U.S. Army major blames the “Nintendo generation’s” choice of leisure activities on increased injuries in basic training. A blog post on the U.S. Department of Defense’s official DVIDs media site (opens in new tab) (via Vice (opens in new tab)) more generally attributes the rise in injuries among recruits …

Horizon Forbidden West protagonist Aloy is back and ready for it all over again in Fortnite Battle Royale. As you can see just below, Aloy has now dropped back into Fortnite, and you can now acquire Horizon Forbidden West’s protagonist through the in-game item store. You can purchase Aloy by …

Splatoon 3 pre-orders are live at retailers in the US and UK, but Nintendo has yet to reveal exactly when we’ll be splatting down. As spotted by Nintendo Life, Splatoon 3 pre-orders quietly opened up for physical and digital versions of the game. In the US, you can nab a …

Elden Ring has an accidental hard mode if players miss a vital NPC early on in the game.  As spotted by PC Gamer (opens in new tab), if players don’t come across a specific NPC early on in their Elden Ring playthrough, the game will become substantially harder from there …

A brand new Pokemon Presents is scheduled to air this coming Sunday on February 27. The official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account announced the forthcoming Pokemon Presents showcase. According to the new tweet seen just below, the presentation will be debuting at approximately 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET/2 p.m. GMT, and …

Life is Strange developer Dontnod has revealed ambitious plans to release several games across the next few years – though it hasn’t said what any of them are. The Parisian company, which recently opened a subsidiary studio in Montreal, has six in-house projects on the go. They’re all expected to …