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Stellar Blade Shines on Steam as PlayStation PC Hype Fades

Stellar Blade — Shift Up’s blockbuster action-RPG — has done wonderfully well on PC having launched first on PlayStation. According to the developer’s presentation to investors, Stellar Blade’s PC release sold more than 1 million copies in three days, sold a total of 3 million copies across both PS5 and PC, and has been recommended by 98% of its PC users, boasting an…
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JRPG 3.0: Hashino Says Next-Gen RPGs Will Transform Genre Up

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino claims Japanese role-playing games — often categorized as JRPGs — are entering a new age, dubbing the resurgence as JRPG “3.0.” Speaking at the Korean G-Star 2025 gaming conference (as reported by…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Suffers 'Terrible' Launch in Europe, With 63% Fewer Copies Sold Than Battlefield 6 — but There's Important Context to Consider

The performance of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is starting to come into focus, with sales data suggesting it’s struggling not just against rival shooter Battlefield 6, but also last year’s Black Ops 6. The Game Business reported that Black Ops 7’s European launch saw opening week sales down 63% versus the blockbuster Battlefield 6 during the equivalent launch periods for each shooter. Black…
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The Top 20 Games That Defined the Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 turns 20 years old today, and so what better time to look back at the games that most defined the console. The 360 was not only the most successful machine Microsoft has ever made, but arguably the most beloved too. And for great reason: the second Xbox mixed powerful hardware with innovative, boundary-pushing, and risk-taking software to power a memorable generation that lasted eight…
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'I Can't Believe We've Reached a Point Where I Have to Clarify This' — Director of Marathon Cinematic Short Expresses Disbelief He Has to Defend It as 'Not AI'

The director of the Marathon reveal cinematic short has expressed his disbelief that he feels forced to come out and defend the work as “not AI.” The Marathon cinematic short, below, is over eight minutes long and sets the scene for Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter with a voice cast that includes the likes of Elias Toufexis and Ben Starr. It was written and directed by Alberto Mielgo…
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