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Pokémon Doubles Down on Decision to Penalize Pro Player

April 23, 2026
A Pokémon pro who saw his tournament win taken away from him in controversial circumstances will not be getting an official reprieve.That’s according to a new, official ruling handed down by Play! Pokémon, the team within The Pokémon Company that handles competitive events, which doubles down on the decision to punish Pokémon Go player Firestar73, and levies fresh accusations that he was…
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Scrapped The Super Mario Bros. Movie Ending Revealed

April 22, 2026
Nintendo originally planned to include more cameos in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, including a character from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Freshly-discovered storyboards from the development of Nintendo’s 2023 blockbuster show how an earlier version of its Peach…
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Crimson Desert Kliff Motion Capture Actor Comments

April 22, 2026
Most who have played Crimson Desert will be aware of the discussion around main character Kliff and his lack of personality. The gruff Greymane is a man of few words; ‘Alright,’ which he responds with to even the most dramatic of lines of dialogue from other characters…
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(UPDATE) Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 Steelbook Confirmed as Preorder Bonus for Select Regions

April 22, 2026
UPDATE: Konami has confirmed to IGN that the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Steelbook Case will be a preorder bonus only. It is also not a UK exclusive, but only available in “select regions”. Konami has shared the following European countries where the Steelbook Case will be available as a preorder bonus, alongside the corresponding retailer, but has also said there are “more to…
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Former The Last of Us Dev Hints at Potential Future Story

April 21, 2026
A major plot point that could play into The Last of Us: Part 3 has been revealed by a former Naughty Dog developer. Speaking via the podcast KiwiTalkz, ex-Naughty Dog lighting artist Gabriel Betancourt has discussed a surprising conversation he once had with franchise…
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Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026: Everything Announced

April 21, 2026
As players beat each other senseless — uh, in-game, of course — during last weekend’s Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, Bandai Namco pulled back the cover on what Dragon Ball fans can expect from the franchise over the next 12 months or so, including confirmation of…
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Escape From Tarkov Update

April 21, 2026
Battlestate Games has released update 1.0.4.5 for Escape from Tarkov, which makes a number of improvements and balance changes. The influential extraction shooter has increased the FPS limit in menus, and made changes to the animation system and audio engine to improve PC resource usage. Meanwhile, the architecture of post-raid systems is reworked to reduce the time required to exit a raid and…
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Catan: On the Road Card Game Review

April 20, 2026
You’ll likely be aware of Catan, the board game phenomenon that bought the novelty and imagination of German design into worldwide awareness, selling 40 million copies along the way. You’re perhaps less likely to be aware of the dizzying number of expansions and spinoffs…
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Slay the Spire 2 Review-Bombing

April 20, 2026
Recent Slay the Spire 2 Steam reviews have fallen to “Mixed” after a new update triggered a second wave of review bombing. The sequel to developer Mega Crit’s popular roguelike deckbuilder, which launched in Early Access to “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews March…
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FFXIV and Jollibee Collaboration Brings New In-Game Chicken Emote, Limited-Time Clothing, and Menu Items

April 20, 2026
In an out-of-left-field collaboration, Square Enix is teaming up with Filipino fast food chain Jollibee to bring Final Fantasy XIV content to the game and, well, to real life, too! During the latest Live Letter from the Producer detailing the upcoming Patch 7.5, FFXIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida revealed the partnership and what exactly you can get from it. While you can get the six-piece…
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