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Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Opening Permanent Location Featuring Animatronic Stage Shows in 2027

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is coming to life thanks to a new collaboration between Five Nights at Freddy's and entertainment and retail center American Dream.

https://www.ign.com/articles/freddy-fazbears-pizza-opening-permanent-location-featuring-animatronic-stage-shows-in-2027

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'They Fundamentally Don't Understand Art' — Doom Dev Blasts Xbox After Microsoft 'Gutted' id Software With Layoffs

After layoffs ripped through Doom developer id Software in July, id Software lead services programmer Chris Hays has taken aim at Xbox: "They fundamentally don't understand art."

https://www.ign.com/articles/they-fundamentally-dont-understand-art-doom-dev-blasts-xbox-after-microsoft-gutted-id-software-with-layoffs

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Danchi Days, out this October, brings the Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak vibes I've been desperately craving since chi…

I think about Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, a GBA game that has never seen a release outside of that platform, probably more than I should. That's primarily because my experience of it is solely relegated to occasionally…

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/danchi-days-out-this-october-brings-the-hamtaro-ham-ham-heartbreak-vibes-ive-been-desperately-craving-since-childhood

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Upcoming PS5 Games: The Future of PlayStation Exclusives

Checking in with the PS5 generation.

https://www.ign.com/articles/upcoming-ps5-games

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The Best Deals Today: AirPods Pro 3, LEGO Back to the Future, Saros, and More

A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on select LEGO sets, AirPods Pro 3, Saros, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, August 9, below. AirPods Pro 3 for $18…

https://www.ign.com/articles/best-deals-for-august-8-2026

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Bethesda 40th anniversary sale knocks 50% off Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations just a month after launch

The whole catalogue is discounted, but this one really stood out to me.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/bethesda-40th-anniversary-sale-knocks-50-percent-off-doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-just-a-month-after-launch/

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Polyzonia is an ecosystem sim about breathing life into the Amazon rainforest until it can look after itself

How about we get in our digital grass touching for the day? Well, I suppose we can't just yet, as Polyzonia, an ecosystem sim set in the Amazon rainforest, isn't out just yet, but it has caught my eye at the very least.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/polyzonia-is-an-ecosystem-sim-about-breathing-life-into-the-amazon-rainforest-until-it-can-look-after-itself

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The indie parkour game from one of the French brothers behind 2024's best FPS is coming out in just two weeks

Mirror's Edge, Hot Lava, and surf map enjoyers may want to keep an eye on Vholume.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-indie-parkour-game-from-one-of-the-french-brothers-behind-2024s-best-fps-is-coming-out-in-just-two-weeks/

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WoW developers reflect on Midnight's first season—a world without AddOns, task overload, and Prey

Curse of Ul'atek comes out next week, but how has Midnight's first season gone in the eyes of its devs?

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-developers-reflect-on-midnights-first-season-a-world-without-addons-task-overload-and-prey/

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Big Walk's voice chat volume issue has been resolved with its latest patch, but House House are sticking to their g…

We've all been there. You're out on a hike with some friends, solving some abstract puzzles for a purpose that's not immediately clear, when you get two feet away from your pals and they're as quiet as a dormouse. Or at…

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/big-walks-voice-chat-volume-issue-has-been-resolved-with-its-latest-patch-but-house-house-are-sticking-to-their-guns-on-its-overall-design

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Extraction shooter BR1 Infinite is paying players for every in-game kill, drawing concerns about gambling and cheating

New extraction shooter, BR1 Infinite, is reportedly bringing new meaning to the term "pay to play" by paying players for each in-game kill.

https://www.eurogamer.net/br1-infinite-extraction-pays-for-kills

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Stop waiting for the Game of Thrones CRPG of your dreams and settle for the pleasant eurojank compromise instead

It's rough, dated and still probably one of the better GoT games.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/stop-waiting-for-the-game-of-thrones-crpg-of-your-dreams-and-settle-for-the-pleasant-eurojank-compromise-instead/

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Forget Quake, Worms: The Director's Cut just got a free expansion for the series' 30th anniversary

Creator Andy Davidson hopes it gives the game "a new lease on life."

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/forget-quake-worms-the-directors-cut-just-got-a-free-expansion-for-the-series-30th-anniversary/

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Two months after revealing Crossfire, That's No Moon have seemingly laid off 14 members of staff

Two months ago, That's No Moon, a studio made up of former Naughty Dog and Infinity Ward devs, revealed Crossfire, a cinematic military shooter with a sci-fi flair. The team first formed around five years ago, but now i…

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/two-months-after-revealing-crossfire-thats-no-moon-have-seemingly-laid-off-14-members-of-staff

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Get a "new look" at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation at Gamescom's Opening Night Live

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the final chapter in the Remake trilogy, is set to feature in this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live.

https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-y-revelation-gamescom-new-look

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Blocky zombie survival sim Unturned releases its source code so players can build a 'lasting legacy' for the game 'regardless of the changes we make'

The source files are freely available for non-commercial use.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/blocky-zombie-survival-sim-unturned-releases-its-source-code-so-players-can-build-a-lasting-legacy-for-the-game-regardless-of-the-changes-we-make/

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God of War TV series sees further recasts as Amazon seeks older actors for Atreus and Thrud

The series will have different actors in these roles for Season 2.

https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/god-of-war-tv-series-sees-further-recasts-as-amazon-seeks-older-actors-for-atreus-and-thrud/

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Tencent's cyberpunk rival to Grand Theft Auto is in trouble as its developer lays off 80 people

Lightspeed LA says it will "shift the creative and development direction" of Last Sentinel.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/tencents-cyberpunk-rival-to-grand-theft-auto-is-in-trouble-as-its-developer-lays-off-80-people/

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How to craft an engagement ring in Fields of Mistria

Oh no, when I said he was "endgame" I didn't realize marriage was also very endgame content.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/fields-of-mistria-engagement-ring-how-to-craft/

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Trent Reznor on Doom: 'In some ways I felt a parallel with what I was trying to do with music'

A new range of Nine Inch Nails Quake merch is out.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/trent-reznor-on-doom-in-some-ways-i-felt-a-parallel-with-what-i-was-trying-to-do-with-music/

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Following its excellent Lord of the Rings cards, Magic: The Gathering's new Hobbit set is a bit of a second breakfast

It's nice to have, but it's more of the same.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/following-its-excellent-lord-of-the-rings-cards-magic-the-gatherings-new-hobbit-set-is-a-bit-of-a-second-breakfast/

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30 years after it 'ruined id Software,' Quake gets another big update while the studio once again grapples with adversity

New levels from MachineGames and archival development material have been added to the id Software classic in a free update.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/30-years-after-it-ruined-id-software-quake-gets-another-big-update-while-the-studio-once-again-grapples-with-adversity/

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Diablo 4's newest class barely made a splash with Lord of Hatred, but it's shaping up to be king of the next season

Warlocks finally get their time in the spotlight.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/diablo-4s-newest-class-barely-made-a-splash-with-lord-of-hatred-but-its-shaping-up-to-be-king-of-the-next-season/

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Devolver Digital wants to get off the stock market, because 'the ongoing challenge of delivering growth in line with market expectations' just isn't worth the headaches

Devolver went public in 2021 and it's not working out.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/devolver-digital-wants-to-get-off-the-stock-market-because-the-ongoing-challenge-of-delivering-growth-in-line-with-market-expectations-just-isnt-worth-the-headaches/

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Hideki Kamiya Reveals Spider-Man 2 Scene That Inspired Key Game Sequence in Okami

Hideki Kamiya revealed that Okami's main planner took inspiration from a scene in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 movie to shape one particular moment in the highly-acclaimed 2006 game.

https://www.ign.com/articles/hideki-kamiya-reveals-spider-man-2-scene-that-inspired-key-game-sequence-in-okami

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Arise Dark Lord is an action-RTS hybrid styled like a Lord of the Rings map where you raise an army of the undead t…

What do we want? The ability to be evil in video games! How do we want it? Designed in a way that's mechanically enriching! That's what I'm hoping Arise Dark Lord will be, anyway, a Frankensteinian mish mash of action, …

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/arise-dark-lord-is-an-action-rts-hybrid-styled-like-a-lord-of-the-rings-map-where-you-raise-an-army-of-the-undead-to-kill-all-humans

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Capcom says it wants Monster Hunter Wilds to outsell World 'over the medium to long term,' but it'll need to muster a lot of sales momentum to get there

Wilds didn't rank in Capcom's quarterly best sellers, but the company hopes to turn that around.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/capcom-says-it-wants-monster-hunter-wilds-to-outsell-world-over-the-medium-to-long-term-but-itll-need-to-muster-a-lot-of-sales-momentum-to-get-there/

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John Romero says id Software once sold empty Doom boxes to Taiwanese pirates so fans there could have legit copies: 'For us, it was distribution'

The id Software co-founder told the story during an opening panel at QuakeCon.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/john-romero-says-id-software-once-sold-empty-doom-boxes-to-taiwanese-pirates-so-fans-there-could-have-legit-copies-for-us-it-was-distribution/

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Couple's dispute over playing Slay the Spire 2 in bed gets a ruling from comedian John Hodgman: 'Pick an arbitrary battle and stick with it'

Gaming in bed: awful or lawful? The man who played the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" ads issues a landmark PC gaming ruling.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/couples-dispute-over-playing-slay-the-spire-2-in-bed-gets-a-ruling-from-comedian-john-hodgman-pick-an-arbitrary-battle-and-stick-with-it/

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Repair sick robots and contemplate the role of healthcare providers in the deeply textured, pixel art, cyberpunk vi…

All Our Broken Parts is a game that is a lot to take in almost out the gate. It's a cyberpunk visual novel with resplendently detailed pixel art where you play as a robot doctor taking care of other robots, each with th…

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/repair-sick-robots-and-contemplate-the-role-of-healthcare-providers-in-the-deeply-textured-pixel-art-cyberpunk-visual-novel-all-our-broken-parts

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You deserve a travel power adapter you actually like for your next trip

Get rid of those oversized all-in-one chunks of plastic.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/you-deserve-a-travel-power-adapter-you-actually-like-for-your-next-trip/

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