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The Top 10 Beat 'Em Ups To Play Right Now

Few genres provide the simple pleasure of a good old-fashioned beat ‘em up. After all, these arcade-style games let you and your buddies punch and kick dozens of often colorful enemies in the face. What’s not to love? Double-teaming mobs…

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The June Gaming Showcase Streaming Schedule

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June is fast approaching, and while there won’t be an E3, we’ll still get plenty of announcements thanks to a variety of summer gaming showcases. Most of them come out of Summer Game Fest, Geoff Keighley’s annual onslaught of livestreams…

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GreedFall 2: The Dying World Sets Sail In 2024

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Developer Spiders has announced GreedFall 2: The Dying World, a sequel to its 2019 role-playing game GreedFall. The game takes place three years after the events of GreedFall. Players control a native of Teer Fradee, the first game’s island setting, who is captured and taken…

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Tango Gameworks: A Decade Later

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It took more than 10 years, but Shinji Mikami says his original vision for Tango Gameworks is finally coming to life. Mikami established Tango in 2010 after nearly two decades at Capcom, directing games like Resident Evil and Resident Evil…

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Marvel Is Announcing A New Game Tomorrow

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Marvel has revealed that it is announcing a new game tomorrow, May 18. This news comes by way of a new tweet from the official Marvel Entertainment Twitter account, which teases the game in a quick 22-second video. As for…

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Aloy Is Getting An Adorable Nendoroid Figure

18 hours ago Game Informer

Aloy is the star of Horizon Forbidden West – one of the best games of this year – and will soon shrink in size to forever be preserved as an adorable Nendoroid action figure. Slated to release this December, this…

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Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown Delayed To 2023, Last-Gen Versions Canceled

18 hours ago Game Informer

Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown has been bit by the delay bug. The game was scheduled to launch this September, but it’s been pushed to 2023. The long-awaited revival of the dormant racing franchise needs more time in the shop…

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Ubisoft's Roller Champions Finally Launches Next Week

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Ubisoft’s roller derby-inspired Roller Champions finally has a release date, and its inaugural season is only a week away. On May 25, the free-to-play multiplayer title goes live. The game’s 3v3 contests combine skating, racing, and a bit of rugby.…

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I Don't Know Anything About Warcraft But I'm Enjoying Arclight Rumble

20 hours ago Game Informer

Platform: iOS Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Developer: Blizzard Entertainment It is important to keep in mind what is going on within Activision Blizzard at this time regarding ongoing allegations about the work culture. The ongoing lawsuit from the California Department of…

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Escape Academy Preview – A Campus Tour Of This Colorful Escape Room Simulator

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Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher: iam8bit Presents, Skybound Games Developer: Coin Crew Games Release: 2022 Escape Rooms have become all the rage over the last decade, but the pandemic has put a damper…

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Deathverse: Let It Die Will Get Two Open Betas And The First One Happens Next Week

23 hours ago Game Informer

Deathverse: Let It Die, an arena-based melee brawler and follow-up to 2016’s Let It Die, was announced during an October PlayStation showcase last year and now, everyone will get the chance to go hands-on with it. That’s because Deathverse is…

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Saints Row Preview – Cleaning Up The Life Of Crime

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Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher: Deep Silver Developer: Volition Release: August 23, 2022 Rating: Mature We had the pleasure of having the upcoming reboot of Saints Row on the cover of Game Informer…

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The First Episode Of Pokémon: Hisuian Snow Is Out Now

23 hours ago Game Informer

The first episode of Pokémon: Huisian Snow, a new limited web Pokémon series, is now live on YouTube. It’s less than seven minutes long so it’s worth a watch for anyone who likes Pokémon, but it’s especially a must-watch for fans…

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong Review

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Reviewed on: PC Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher: Nacon Developer: Big Bad Wolf Release: May 19, 2022 Rating: Mature Vampires secretly walk among us. They drive fast cars. Lord above us in…

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Director Says Square Enix Will Share FF7 News Next Month

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Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed that Square Enix has news to share in regards to the Final Fantasy VII franchise next month. Nomura said this in a Japanese live stream about Final Fantasy VII: The First…

Trailers

Watch Jennifer Walters Get Angry In The First She-Hulk Trailer

2 days ago Game Informer

Disney has unveiled the first trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the upcoming Marvel series that premieres on Disney+ this August. Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is a lawyer juggling an increasingly chaotic life, including working for a newly launched superhuman…

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The Best Surprise Gaming Spin-Offs

2 days ago Game Informer

Today’s reveal of Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim has unsurprisingly and understandably elicited a mixture of surprise, confusion, and flat-out ridicule. I won’t tell anyone that either emotion is invalid, but I do take exception to…

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Dead By Daylight Is Getting A Dating Sim Spin-Off

2 days ago Game Informer

Today’s Dead by Daylight 6th Anniversary livestream brought a lot of exciting announcements, but none were stranger or more surprising than the reveal of Hooked on You. This wild spin-off surgically removes Dead by Daylight’s terrifying killers and plops them…

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Take The Initiative In Magic: The Gathering's New Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur's Gate Set

2 days ago Game Informer

Next month, Wizards of the Coast is mixing two of its biggest properties once again, but this time with a Commander twist. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate brings D&D flavor back to Magic: The Gathering in a fully draftable…

Playstation

The Top 10 PlayStation 5 Games

2 days ago Game Informer

“What games should I get for my PlayStation 5?” This is the question we’ve been asked the most since Sony’s new generation of gaming arrived last November. People want to see what games are the best showpieces of PlayStation 5’s…

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Salt and Sacrifice Review – Consumed By Frustration

2 days ago Game Informer

Reviewed on: PC Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC Publisher: Ska Studios Developer: Ska Studios Release: May 10, 2022 The sting of another death fades as I attempt to shake off my nerves. I’m preparing to clash with a Sanguimancer…

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Techland Reveals Concept Art For New AAA Open-World Fantasy Action-RPG

2 days ago Game Informer

Techland, the studio behind this year’s Dying Light 2 Stay Human, has revealed the first look at its unannounced fantasy RPG that’s now in development. The game, which does not yet have a title, is officially being referred to as…

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Xbox Game Pass Gets Jurassic World Evolution 2, Vampire Survivors, And More

2 days ago Game Informer

May’s second batch of Xbox Game Pass titles is on the way – in fact, many of them are available right now. Subscribers can enjoy acclaimed indie titles such as Her Story and Umurangi Generation, and dinosaur enthusiasts can build…

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Fortnite V-Bucks Purchased On PlayStation Can Be Used Across All Platforms

2 days ago Game Informer

A blog post on the official Epic Games website announced that the incoming v20.40 update allows V-bucks purchased on PlayStation to be accessed across all viable platforms. This correlates with Fortnite’s Shared Wallet system, which is currently available on Xbox,…

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Everything Shown During Today’s 505 Games Showcase

2 days ago Game Informer

505 Games, the publisher behind games like the yet-to-be-released Payday 3, Control, and the PC version of Death Stranding Director’s Cut, held its first-ever games showcase today. The event revealed three new games and a quick look at Eiyuden Chronicles:…

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Take-Two Will Release Over 30 Games By 2025, Including New Ports And Remasters

2 days ago Game Informer

Things are ramping up for Take-Two Interactive as a new financial report details the publisher’s IP plans for the next three years. According to Nintendo Life, many projects are in the works, from those already announced to undisclosed titles. Ultimately,…

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The Final Fantasy 14 Housing Lottery Is Finally Fixed

2 days ago Game Informer

Final Fantasy XIV’s housing lottery is finally fixed after one month of being broken. On April 16, an FFXIV maintenance update indicated that the latest lottery cycle for housing in-game was broken, so when checking the placard where winners were…

Reviews

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Review – Lots Of Chores, Little Reward

3 days ago Game Informer

Reviewed on: Switch Platform: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC Publisher: 505 Games Developer: Natsume Atari Release: May 10, 2022 Rating: Everyone 10+ Summed up, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is a simple and straightforward action/RPG. It’s easy to get lost in…

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Kerbal Space Program 2 Will Now Blast Off In Early 2023

3 days ago Game Informer

Kerbal Space Program 2 will remain grounded a while longer. Developer Star Theory has delayed the game’s launch to early 2023. Creative director Nate Simpson explained on the project’s forums and in a video message that designing the space flight simulator…

Trailers

Taz, The Iron Giant, And Velma Revealed In MultiVersus Cinematic Trailer, Open Beta Begins In July

3 days ago Game Informer

It’s been a big couple of weeks for MultiVersus, with the announcement of a big Evo tournament a few days ago, the first gameplay demonstration along with that announcement, and the game goes into a new round of closed alpha testing this…

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Why The Halo TV Show Isn't Working

3 days ago Game Informer

While I haven’t been able to keep up with the confident viewing pace that some of my colleagues have, my longtime enthusiasm for the franchise couldn’t keep me away from viewing the new Halo TV series. Each episode leaves me…

Fall Guys Is Going Free-To-Play, Launching On Xbox And Switch Next Month

3 days ago Game Informer

Fall Guys, the popular obstacle course-based multiplayer game, is going free-to-play on June 21. Mediatonic, the developer behind Fall Guys, announced this today in a special livestream for the game. June 21 will also see the launch of Season 1…

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Sony’s Revamped PlayStation Plus Is Shaping Up, But Does It Have To Be This Confusing?

3 days ago Game Informer

This morning, PlayStation revealed a new look at the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and classic games lineup and it has me quite excited. The first-party PS5 and PS4 lineup looks great, even if we likely will never get first-party…

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Robocop Added To Fortnite, Ali-A Joins Icon Series This Week

3 days ago Game Informer

Epic Games has announced that Robocop is now available for purchase in the Fortnite Item Shop alongside news that YouTuber Ali-A will be added to the Fortnite Icon Series this Thursday, May 29, at 8 p.m. ET. Robocop was actually…

This Elden Ring Mod Lets You Party Up With NPCs And Bosses

3 days ago Game Informer

Is Elden Ring’s merciless combat giving you trouble? That’s alright, we’ve all been there. If you’re a PC player, good thing the modding community is particularly generous with its wacky experiments. PC Gamer reports that a new mod allows Tarnished…

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Marvel’s Midnight Suns Might Release Sooner Than You Think

3 days ago Game Informer

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a new superhero title, initially slated for a March 2022 release until it was delayed until the second half of the year. Firaxis, the team behind the classic strategy franchise, XCOM, is helming the project. Midnight…

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Ubisoft+ Classics Will Bring 27 Games To PlayStation Plus Extra And Premium Subscribers

3 days ago Game Informer

Ubisoft announced that its subscription service, Ubisoft+, will hit PlayStation, bringing with it a new tier for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers called Ubisoft+ Classic, which will include 27 titles at launch. Sony just released a new look at…

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PlayStation Reveals PS5, PS4, PS3, And Classic Games Lineup For Revamped PS Plus

3 days ago Game Informer

Back in March, Sony unveiled its new and revamped PlayStation Plus service coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles next month. Today, the company has released a new look at the lineup of PS5, PS4, PS3, and “classic” titles that…

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Exploring The Full History Of Supergiant Games' Pyre | Video Gameography

5 days ago Game Informer

We’ve emerged from the depths of the BioShock series to begin a fresh season of Video Gameography! We’re doing things differently this time as we’re discussing the gameography of a developer rather than covering an individual game series. That studio is…

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Codes To Unlock Characters In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

6 days ago Game Informer

To unlock every character in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, you’ll need to play through all nine movies and perform specific tasks, but you can get a few by simply entering a code. TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive…

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New Doctor Strange Action Figure Is Scarily Realistic, Has Arm Vipers

6 days ago Game Informer

When I was a kid, I had a Luke Skywalker action figure with a lightsaber that slid out of his wrist. It was one of my prized possessions, even though the details were lacking. This version of Luke looked more…

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Weekend Warrior – The Most Evil Friday

6 days ago Game Informer

We’ve made it through another week but have landed on an ominous date to start the weekend. It’s Friday the 13th! Today marks the release of the game on the latest cover of Game Informer, Evil Dead: The Game. And wouldn’t…

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Halo Series Episode 8 Review – Discussing THAT Master Chief Scene

6 days ago Game Informer

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Halo series has continuously been a roller coaster ride of good and bad, and few episodes encapsulate that as well as this week’s tale in “Allegiance.” Join us on The Game…

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The Modern Gamer’s Glossary

6 days ago Game Informer

Whether youʼve been playing for a long time or just getting into the hobby, we throw around a lot of terms in our discussions of games, and it can be easy to get confused. It’s impossible to create an exhaustive…

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Preview | All Things Nintendo

6 days ago Game Informer

On this week’s episode, Brian invites Game Informer‘s Marcus Stewart so they can discuss their hands-on impressions of the upcoming retro brawler, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Before that, the duo quickly runs down the news from the week,…

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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is Getting Rocko, Hugh Neutron, And Jenny

6 days ago Game Informer

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is getting three new characters over the next several months. Today, players can download X-J9 AKA Jenny from My Life as a Teenage Robot. Hugh Neutron, the duck-loving meme king and father of Jimmy Neutron, arrives this summer. Lastly,…

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Evil Dead: The Game | New Gameplay Today Live

6 days ago Game Informer

Evil Dead: The Game has arrived, giving fans of Sam Raimi’s beloved horror series the chance to mow down Deadites as Ash and friends! Today on Twitch at 2 p.m. Central, the Game Informer crew will rev up their chainsaws,…

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Future Of Arma Livestream Scheduled For Next Week

6 days ago Game Informer

Arma fans may want to clear Tuesday, May 17, from their calendars. Developer Bohemia Interactive announced a livestream on that day focused on the future of the series. Bohemia’s press release teases next to nothing of what to expect, only saying the presentation…

Switch Surpasses PS4 Lifetime Sales In US, Elden Ring Tops COD: Vanguard In Less Than 3 Months

6 days ago Game Informer

April 2022 will go down as a historic month for Nintendo’s Switch console because it’s the month the hybrid console surpassed the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 4 in the U.S. This news comes by way of The NPD Group’s…

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Top 10 Party Games To Play Right Now

6 days ago Game Informer

Party games can provide some of the best experiences in all of gaming. They force players to group up and work together toward a common goal, which can be very rewarding. Not all of them do that, though – some…

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Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance | The Coolest Cards We Pulled From Booster Packs

6 days ago Game Informer

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is back with its second expansion of 2022, and this time, despite the Sword & Shield nomenclature on the box, I was most excited for the Pokémon that appeared in games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus.…

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