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Halo Veteran Glenn Israel Departs After 17 Years

October 13, 2025
Glenn Israel, a 17-year veteran of Halo game development, has announced his departure from the series via a startling message that has left fans worried over the future of Xbox’s flagship shooter franchise. Originally an artist at Bungie, Israel ultimately served as an art director at 343 Studios (now Halo Studios), with contributions to a long list of Halo projects from 2009’s Halo 3…
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'I Want to Know What Sort of Odds I Am Trying to Beat When I Am Grinding a Game' — 150 Hours and Over 3,000 Boss Kills Later, a Superfan Has Worked Out Borderlands 4's Disappointingly Low Drop Rate

October 13, 2025
If you’re big into Borderlands 4, you’ll be wondering about its drop rate. The looter shooter is, when it comes to the endgame, all about getting the right items for the right build so those damage numbers keep on going up. But what are the actual chances of getting a…
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Walmart+ Members Get First Dibs on Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Preorders Today

October 10, 2025
Attention, Pokémon TCG collectors, another hot drop is hitting Walmart with more from its early-access restock program just in time for Phantasmal Flames, the latest and most hyped expansion I’ve seen in a long time. Following the frenzy of the recent Prismatic Evolutions ETB drop, Walmart is following it up by granting paid Walmart+ members the first opportunity to preorder three key…
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Absolum Review

October 10, 2025
They say “insanity” is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result, but if I believed that, I wouldn’t play video games – and I certainly wouldn’t be playing roguelikes. They are, by definition, doing a lot of the same things over…
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Little Nightmares 3 Review: Lacking Inspiration

October 9, 2025
Many of us have recurring nightmares from time to time, whether it’s the one where you go to school naked, or the one where all your teeth fall out, or indeed the one where you go to school naked and all your teeth fall out. However, Little Nightmares 3 isn’t the kind of recurring nightmare that’s likely to keep you awake at night. Instead, this puzzle-platforming sequel feels like a…
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Yooka-Replaylee Review

October 9, 2025
Despite all of their outdated issues, I have a soft spot for 3D platformers that makes itself known whenever something like Super Mario Odyssey finds a clever way to breathe new life back into the genre. Yooka-Replaylee, which remixes a platformer that was already soggy with…
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Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Drops to Its Lowest Price Yet During Prime Big Deal Days

October 8, 2025
Amazon’s had quite a few PlayStation game deals to look through during its Prime Big Deal Days sale event, but the biggest one to catch our eye is on Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (see here at Amazon). The latest release from Hideo Kojima has dropped to $49.99 in Amazon’s sale, saving you $20 off its retail price of $69.99. More importantly, though, this marks a new low price drop…
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