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The Stranger Things Final Battle Against the Mind Flayer Was Inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 — Larian Boss Responds

January 8, 2026
The Stranger Things final battle was inspired by Baldur’s Gate 3, the Duffer Brothers have revealed. Warning! Spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 8, The Rightside Up, follow: In the finale, our heroes travel to The Abyss for a final showdown against Vecna, whose base of operations turns out to be the Mind Flayer itself. The final battle involves our heroes taking on the Mind Flayer…
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Resident Evil Requiem Trailer Reveals Bustling City Location, In What Looks Like a Huge Departure For The Survival Horror Series

January 7, 2026
Resident Evil Requiem will feature gameplay set within a busy city environment, a new Nvidia trailer has revealed — prompting a mixed response from fans. Comments on today’s new Requiem trailer published by Nvidia range from praise for the look of the location to shock at the fact that it exists in a Resident Evil game. It’s fair to say that Capcom’s survival horror series has…
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Code Vein 2: The Final Preview

January 6, 2026
“Anime Souls” is a term often used to describe the original Code Vein. And while that is a very simple but fair descriptor – it is after all one of the very few soulslike games with an undeniably anime aesthetic – it also doesn’t really describe what was actually…
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Resident Evil 4 Remake Originally Began With a New Introduction Where You Played as Ashley

January 6, 2026
Resident Evil 4’s helpless companion character Ashley was once planned to star in a newly-designed intro made for Capcom’s acclaimed remake. Everyone knows by now how Resident Evil 4 opens: with fan-favorite character Leon S. Kennedy thrown into the action as he investigates the abduction of Ashley Graham, the U.S. president’s daughter. And in the final version of the brilliant…
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'Backtracking Development Again Was Out of The Question' — Nintendo Says Metroid Prime 4's Open World Hub Was a Victim of The Game's Lengthy Development

January 5, 2026
Nintendo has said it was unwilling to backtrack on the design of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s controversial open world hub despite seeing “changed” attitudes to open-world games, as the project had already been rebooted once already. The Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 blockbuster launched last month to mostly positive reviews, but also a broad swathe of criticism specifically for its…
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