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Ubisoft Defends Assassin's Creed Shadows Microtransactions And Sets Expectations For The Game's Long-Awaited Arrival of Isu Content

As a major new update adds fresh story to Assassin’s Creed Shadows, including the game’s first proper dollop of Isu content, Ubisoft has defended the game’s microtransactions and attempted to set expectations among long-term fans for the game’s post-launch plans. Shadows is notable among Assassin’s Creed entries for featuring next to no mention of the Isu, the…
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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…
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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 4gamer and translated by GamesRadar+), Hashino suggested that the foundational RPGs — think “true classics” like…
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25 Years of PS2: ‘It Was Really the Beginning of Narrative-Driven Gaming’

The PlayStation 2’s meteoric journey to become the best-selling console of all time transformed not just gaming, but culture at large. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, God of War, and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty started a new era of interactive stories – one where games competed with films for prestige and attention, and were discussed not just in specialist magazines and forums but…
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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…
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The Best Magic: The Gathering Black Friday Deals We've Found So Far

Looking to buy a loved one some Magic: The Gathering for the holidays, or picking some up for yourself over the Black Friday weekend? Then we’ve got deals for you. From Booster Boxes teeming with packs to preconstructed Commander Decks and more, we’ve been hunting for Magic products and have found some great deals. Even better, the deals are only likely to improve as we enter the ‘real’…
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