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200 Games, Four controls, One Glorious Atari Handheld

Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · 8d

So many buttons, so little time

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A chat with the designers behind the Atari Gamestation GO

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 28

How a four-week delay improved Dying Light: The Beast

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · Aug 25

Here's a story AND a podcast for your Monday morning.

Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 25

With the new LEGO Batman announced, now's a great time to read up (and listen up) to the HUGE role Batman played in the history of LEGO video games.

How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout

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How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout

A $210 million video game acquisition that became a formative pillar of a major studio’s investment in the game industry may not have happened had it not been for a tiny caped crusader. Fresh off the...

Xbox handheld hits next month with intriguing game badging system

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 27

Perhaps lost today in the tsunami of video game impressions, interviews, and general mayhem of Gamescom, Asus announced that the…

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Perhaps lost today in the tsunami of video game impressions, interviews, and general mayhem of Gamescom, Asus announced that the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X will begin hitting stores this October. The

Nate Mitchell and Matt Hansen on the Death of Spectre Divide & Mountaintop Studios

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 25

Spectre Divide vanished. After five years of development, 65 million dollars in investment, and an early wave of strong support…

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Spectre Divide vanished. After five years of development, 65 million dollars in investment, and an early wave of strong support from pro players and the press. The tactical shooter meant to disrupt the Counter-Strike space

How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 25

With the new LEGO Batman announced, now's a great time to read up (and listen up) to the HUGE role Batman played in the history of LEGO video games.

How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout

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A $210 million video game acquisition that became a formative pillar of a major studio’s investment in the game industry may not have happened had it not been for a tiny caped crusader. Fresh off the...

Xbox handheld hits next month with intriguing game badging system

Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 20

Xbox handheld has a release date! Are you getting one?

ROG Xbox Ally and Rog Xbox Ally X hit Oct. 16, price TBA

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 19

We chatted with the creators of Lords of the Fallen about how this new game will improve on the franchise.

Lords of the Fallen 2’s developers know where the sequel needs to improve

In this exclusive Gamescom interview, CI Games open up about the lessons their upcoming Soulslike sequel is learning from the 2023 title

Hands-on with Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2’s incredible Gamescom

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 19

We played through more than two hours of content from the start of Bloodlines 2 with full access to character classes and the open world, and no limitations on how many times we could play through different paths and classes for a full week before Gamescom kicked off.

After a reboot and change in developer, Bloodlines 2 resurfaces with an incredibly confident Gamescom demo

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025: World premieries, news, and trailers

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 19

ONL Gamescom is a go and live right now

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Every ONL 2025 game for Epic Games Store players

Gamescom 2025: Your one-stop hub for ONL, news, hands-on, interviews, and showcases

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 12

Are you ready for weeks of gaming news chugging out of this year's Gamescom?

Epic has you covered in more than THIRTY languages!

Bookmark this page and check back throughout the show for live coverage from the shows and floor.

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In-depth coverage, hands-on, and interviews from Gamescom 2025, one of the largest video gaming events in the world

Clickholding, Hellraiser, El Paso ... anywhere?

Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Aug 11

I’ve had a few conversations with Strange Scaffold’s Xalavier Nelson, Jr. over the years, but it still feels like there’s so much…

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I’ve had a few conversations with Strange Scaffold’s Xalavier Nelson, Jr. over the years, but it still feels like there’s so much to talk about. That’s mostly because Xalavier is such a deeply thoughtful, interesting guy. But

Clickholding, Hellraiser, El Paso ... anywhere?

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Jul 31

New podcast just hit: An interview with the talented El Pasoan Xalavier Nelson, Jr. of Strange Scaffold

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A conversation with Stange Scaffold's Xalavier Nelson, Jr.

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Grab Borderlands 4 on the Epic Games Store and get the Mad Moxxi Bundle in Fortnite!

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Jul 26

Something fun for you: An ongoing series of photos of handheld game systems from the hugely popular to the oddly eclectic, updated daily.

Just a little sunshine for your mornings.

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Jul 29

Mad Mixxi bundle coming to Fortnite!

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Get some!

Madden NFL 26 uses real-world data to make its football simulation even more authentic

Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Jul 26

Something fun for you: An ongoing series of photos of handheld game systems from the hugely popular to the oddly eclectic, updated daily.

Just a little sunshine for your mornings.

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Jul 7

Death, taxes, and Madden NFL

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Madden NFL 26 rebuilds its players and coaches from the ground up using decades of real-world game data. We talk with the team about making the most true-to-life Madden football simulation yet.

Earning Epic Rewards just got faster

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Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · Jun 26

Get your rewards, but quick!

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