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A Switch 2 version of Assassin's Creed Shadows has appeared on a French retailer's website, further increasing the likelihood of an official announcement.

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Switch 2 version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows appears on French retailer website | VGC

A Switch 2 port has been expected since it appeared on the PEGI site in April…

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A new ToeJam & Earl game is "in the planning stage", its co-creator has revealed.

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A new ToeJam & Earl game is ‘in the planning stage’, co-creator reveals | VGC

Greg Johnson also gave an update on Amazon’s ToeJam &

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The Weekly Round-Up: Nintendo’s Pikmin puzzle, the PS6 hype train and the day the music died.

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The Weekly Round-Up: Nintendo’s Pikmin puzzle, the PS6 hype train and the day the music died | VGC

Our light-hearted recap of the week’s most interesting news…

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"We just want it to feel authentic" - The next game from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive won’t necessarily have to follow the same art style or genre, its creative director has suggested.

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‘We just want it to feel authentic’: Clair Obscur studio’s next game won’t necessarily have the same story, art style or genre | VGC

The game’s creative director says nothing’s ready to be confirmed yet…

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An art director and concept artist who worked on the Halo series for 17 years has left Halo Studios, posting a cryptic message which suggests it was on bad terms.

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Halo art director leaves after 17 years with cryptic message suggesting it was on bad terms | VGC

“Stay strong, take evidence when necessary, and find where you belong”…

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Borderlands 4's creative director has warned players that using a mod to skip dialogue could break missions, and that implementing the option in a future patch is "way more involved" than it may appear.

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Borderlands 4 creative director warns players that using a mod to skip dialogue could break missions | VGC

Adding dialogue skipping in a patch is “way more involved and riskier than it appears”…

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"There are so many better options for your money" - A popular streamer with more than 20 million followers has turned off all possible donation avenues and told fans to either save their money or give it to charity.

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‘There are so many better options for your money’: Popular streamer turns off all donation, tells fans to give to charity | VGC

Cr1TiKaL says fans should be holding onto their money or giving it to good causes…

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First Play: Watch us play Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit, a retro platformer coming to modern platforms and the NES.

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Battlefield 6 Review: Excellent multiplayer shines despite boilerplate single-player effort.

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Battlefield 6 Review: Excellent multiplayer shines despite boilerplate single-player effort | VGC

Fun, rewarding, and full of excellent maps and modes, DICE’s shooter sequel is exactly what Battlefield needed…

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PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny has referred to a potential PlayStation 6 in a video about future AMD tech.

Speaking about three new tech 'breakthroughs', Cerny said he was "really excited about bringing them to a future console in a few years’ time".

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Mark Cerny triggers PS6 speculation by discussing AMD tech coming to ‘a future console in a few years’ time’ | VGC

The PlayStation 5 architect was discussing the future of console technology with AMD’s Jack Huynh…

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Nintendo has confirmed that its Pikmin-themed Close to You videos from this week were short films made by Nintendo Pictures, seemingly cooling expectations that they were teasing an upcoming game or movie.

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Nintendo says its ‘Close to You’ Pikmin videos were Nintendo Pictures short films, rather than a game or movie teaser | VGC

The second video revealed the hidden Pikmin that were invisible in the first one…

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Nintendo Switch 2 continues to break launch sales records in the US, as analysis shows it sold more units in its first three months than PS4 did.

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Switch 2 continues to break US launch sales records, selling more in its first three months than PS4 | VGC

Nintendo’s console is 5% ahead of the previous record pace set by Sony’s console…

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Podcast: @macarthurboyd.bsky.social joins @jordanmiddler.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social to chat about Pokemon, Silksong and more.

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The studio behind Hyper Light Breaker is ending development on the game and has confirmed it will be laying off some staff as a result.

The game entered Steam Early Access in January.

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Development ends on Hyper Light Breaker as studio Heart Machine says it’s making layoffs | VGC

The Hyper Light Drifter prequel has had mixed reviews while in Early Access…

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The Minecraft DLC pack is now available for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, adding three characters, a new track, a new vehicle and various decals, music and emotes.

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The Minecraft DLC pack is now available for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | VGC

It’s the first of six paid guest DLC packs planned for the game…

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Another apparent Animal Crossing clone has appeared on the PlayStation Store, following the removal of a similar game earlier this year.

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Another suspiciously Animal Crossing-like game has appeared on the PlayStation Store | VGC

Anime Village Online is the second apparent clone of Nintendo’s game attempting to make it onto PS5…

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Three more SNES games have been added to Switch Online, including the first Bubsy game and a Mario title receiving its first ever release outside of Japan.

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Switch Online’s SNES library gets three more games, including a Mario game’s first ever release outside of Japan | VGC

Mario & Wario, Bubsy and Fatal Fury Special join the Nintendo Classics line-up…

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This year's Fortnitemares event in Fortenite starts tomorrow, adding such skins as Jason Voorhees, Scooby-Doo, Ghostface, Huggy Wuggy, Doja Cat and more.

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This year’s Fortnitemares event in Fortenite adds Jason, Scooby-Doo, Ghostface and more | VGC

Huggy Wuggy and Doja Cat are also coming to the Halloween themed event…

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Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an in-development Assassin’s Creed game set during the American Civil War, partly due to concerns over the political climate in the United States.

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Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin’s Creed game partly due to ‘political concerns’ | VGC

The cancelled game would’ve starred a black man in post-Cival War America…

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Microsoft has detailed October’s Xbox Game Pass games.

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Xbox reveals October’s Game Pass games | VGC

Ninja Gaiden 4 and more are joining Game Pass this month…

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Microsoft has added The Outer Worlds 2 controller designs to its Xbox Design Lab service.

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Xbox adds The Outer Worlds 2 controllers to Xbox Design Lab | VGC

Users can customize Outer Worlds 2 Xbox and Elite controllers…

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Sandfall Interactive is working on a Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update featuring a new environment, boss battles, and more, it’s announced.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is getting a big update with a new environment, bosses, and more | VGC

Update details were shared after Expedition 33 cleared 5 million sales…

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Nintendo has posted a new version of its mysterious Close to You video from yesterday, revealing that the baby's room was full of Pikmin.

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Nintendo’s mysterious Close to You animation is revealed to be based on Pikmin | VGC

A new second version of the video reveals the hidden Pikmin…

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The Classic Edition of critically acclaimed 10-player co-op platformer Pico Park has been accidentally made permanently free on Steam.

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Critically-acclaimed 10-player co-op platformer Pico Park is accidentally made permanently free on Steam | VGC

The game’s Classic Edition can no longer be charged for on Steam…

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The horror-themed Season 6 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone starts tomorrow. It will include Predator, as well as a new Slasher Deathmatch mode featuring Jason Voorhees and Chucky.

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Chucky, Jason Voorhees and Predator are coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone | VGC

Season 6, dubbed The Haunting…

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