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Prime Day iPad deals are still kicking, these are the biggest sales still live
Deals Prime Day iPad deals have come to an end, but these offers are still live
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has got the shiny hunting sicko in me cautiously optimistic, but I hope the RPG doesn't repeat one of Scarlet and Violet's biggest mistakes
Opinion Opinion | I love looking for rare, sparkly Pokemon, but I yearn for the return of Legends: Arceus' visual and audio cues
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has Sega's "secret sauce" thanks to the devs combining "the essence" of multiple other "legendary" racing games like OutRun and Initial D
News Sega knows its stuff when it comes to racing games
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is getting a whole new location, extra late-game bosses, and more to celebrate the French JRPG hitting 5 million copies sold: "We hope the update we're working on will act as a 'thank you'"
News "We're so grateful to our fans for their love of the world we created"
The Outer Worlds 2's first open biome is "pretty big and meaty" because Obsidian "wanted to see how far we could push things," but the RPGs other areas "are not much smaller"
News Thorough explorers can expect to spend "a dozen-plus hours" in the area
Demon Slayer and Solo Leveling anime star "thrilled" to be in Sony's Ghost of Yotei since "Tsushima is one of my favorite games of all time," says he's given a character "very Saul Goodman-like energy"
News Aleks Le voices two characters in Sucker Punch's new game
"Nintendo is so wrong, it hurts" – US IP expert says Nintendo claiming mods don't invalidate its Pokemon patents is "just a loser argument" and a "Hail Mary" in its ongoing legal fight with Palworld
News "I would never make that argument in a million years"
After a Fortnite player's post about their late sister "saying hello to me in my favorite game" went viral, Epic Games added a statue in her honor: "I will forever cherish this"
News "I am beyond grateful"
Helldivers 2 dev says "there are no easy solutions" to fix the massive 150GB PC file size, but Arrowhead is "sure to find a better balance between loading times and installation size soon"
News "We're taking your concerns very seriously"
This Pokemon glitch has gone undocumented for 19 years, and I'm betting the one player who was told they were wrong about it 15 years ago is feeling pretty smug right now
News Behold, the Gen 4 Flinch Glitch
"EA has a huge repository of dormant IPs that are just sitting there" after $55 billion buyout, says former Dragon Age and Anthem producer, so it could make better "financial sense" to sell studios instead of shutting them down
News Selling IPs could help deal with that impending $20 billion of debt
Starfield and Deus Ex actor has done "a lot" of work with EA, but isn't sitting idly by as rumored AI-powered cost-cutting plans surface following controversial $55 billion buyout: "F*** you"
News It's been claimed that investors are hoping to use AI to save money and help manage the $20 billion of debt EA is set to take on
Persona 4 Revival is "shaping up nicely" – but it's "not just about adding more" content, because the JRPG devs "have to create an experience that's enjoyable in a new and different way"
News "We're working hard to make it a game that lives up to everyone's expectations!"
As Skyrim Grandma retires, I beg you to turn your attention to this iconic, retired JRPG superfan, who loves Persona, Xenoblade, Atelier, the PS Vita, and a lot more
News Food4Dogs is an icon, and two recent releases have her in "JRPG heaven"
World of Warcraft housing finally launches in early access this December for Midnight expansion owners, giving Blizzard's MMO a feature seen in the likes of Final Fantasy 14 for years
News WoW is about to get way cozier
Former Dragon Age director says it's "hard to imagine" BioWare pivoting from "very progressive messaging to having the reverse" following EA's $55 billion buyout, and public perception not being "apocalyptically bad" if it did
News He also questions if The Sims would fit into the "messaging desires of the three groups that are involved in the acquisition"
Ex-BioWare veteran says EA's $55 billion buyout is "likely going to mean layoffs and studio closures and a dramatic reduction in people" thanks to that looming $20 billion of debt
News "There is hope to be had here, but it's going to definitely be painful before that hope is going to come to fruition"
Call of Duty: Warzone's weapon attachment tweaks are being separated from the other games like Black Ops 7 to allow for "faster meta shifts" and tuning
News "An attachment in Multiplayer may have completely different stats in Warzone"
"I don't think it works super well": BioShock creator Ken Levine hasn't been involved in BioShock 4's development, and he's not sure if people would want him to "come in and punch things up" anyway
News "Me just coming in [...] and saying X, Y, and Z, that's not really how games are made"
Almost a year and a half since launch, Stellar Blade adds new epilogue content that has fans begging for a chapter select option "so we don't have to play through the whole game again… please"
News At least it gives us something to do while we wait for the sequel
EA's new buyers reportedly hope AI can be used to cut operating costs and boost profits, just in case that $20 billion in debt wasn't already concerning enough
News It's not clear exactly what AI might be used for, however
"He's kind of a piece of s**t, really": Final Fantasy 16 lead Ben Starr returned to voice Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles antagonist Dycedarg because he's a "very different" character to Clive
News "It was a very difficult decision to come back to this franchise"
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 director says fan feedback can only go so far, the upcoming JRPG "should be a better experience" but the "creative vision" at Square Enix won't change
News "That creative vision you have has to come from the creative team"
