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Ragdoll Robot Boxing codes (November 2026) and how to redeem them for free Lucky Spins and Gears
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Ragdoll Robot Boxing codes (November 2026) and how to redeem them for free Lucky Spins and Gears

Ragdoll Robot Boxing codes will give you a head start in this mechanized fighting championship, while you command your robot to jab, cross, and hook punches to knock down their opponent. Whether you're going up against real players or bots, you'll need to duck and weave until you can unleash your...

19h ago
I just found out you can use your Steam Wishlist to search for deals on games outside of Steam, saving my nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3
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I just found out you can use your Steam Wishlist to search for deals on games outside of Steam, saving my nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3

I may be very late to the party with this discovery, but I only just realised you can connect your Steam Wishlist to a third-party deals tracker. The beauty of which is that, once hooked up, you can see what games you've been pining for are going cheap not just on Steam but through any major...

20h ago
I just found out you can use your Steam Wishlist to search for deals on games outside of Steam, saving my nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3
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I just found out you can use your Steam Wishlist to search for deals on games outside of Steam, saving my nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3

I may be very late to the party with this discovery, but I only just realised you can connect your Steam Wishlist to a third-party deals tracker. The beauty of which is that, once hooked up, you can see what games you've been pining for are going cheap not just on Steam but through any major...

21h ago
How to find the hookshot - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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How to find the hookshot - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

You need the hookshot to progress in Ocarina of Time remake’s main quest. Here’s how and where to find it.

1d ago
Pokémon Dissonance Fan Game Gets New Teaser Trailer
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Pokémon Dissonance Fan Game Gets New Teaser Trailer

🤝 Like our website? Support us as an independent publisher by tipping, joining our paid community or checking out our accessories brand GAMENOOK! The trailer for this game is just over a minute long, and I'm already hooked. To say this is a GBA-esque game, the scenes

2d ago
Hookeye – Beta Demo
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Hookeye – Beta Demo

Hookeye is a first-person horror fishing game set on a foggy California dock, where an obsessed fisherman refuses to leave despite dwindling gear and fading sanity. In Hookeye you’ll scrap together limited bait and hooks, sacrificing smaller catches in pursuit of something far more illustrious...

6d ago
Life-Sim Meets Otherworldly, Encroaching Horror in Village In The Shade
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Life-Sim Meets Otherworldly, Encroaching Horror in Village In The Shade

Cozy life-sim games where you get to retreat to a rustic village for a relaxing, self-sufficient life on a farmstead are hardly in short supply--and, with so many stellar entries in this genre out there, a game following this formula needs a really good hook to stand out. Village in the Shade, a...

Oct 30, 2026
Today's Minute Cryptic Answer, Explained - October 31, 2026
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Today's Minute Cryptic Answer, Explained - October 31, 2026

Solve today's Minute Cryptic clue, 'Old snob rattled and shook tin for a bank deposit?'.

Oct 30, 2026
Brand-New Co-Op Sim Game on Steam Launches to 93% Positive Reviews
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Brand-New Co-Op Sim Game on Steam Launches to 93% Positive Reviews

Hubble Bubble is a brand-new co-op simulator game that lets gamers run a hookah lounge alongside up to three friends. This new Steam co-op game is already proving to be a huge hit with players, launching with 93% positive reviews on the platform.

Oct 29, 2026
10 Near-Perfect Netflix Sci-Fi Shows That Hook You in the First Scene
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10 Near-Perfect Netflix Sci-Fi Shows That Hook You in the First Scene

From mind-bending mysteries to dystopian futures, these Netflix sci-fi series prove that some stories can't be forgotten from the moment they start.

Oct 24, 2026
New Psychological Horror Game Inspired by Silent Hill Officially Releases December 9
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New Psychological Horror Game Inspired by Silent Hill Officially Releases December 9

Some great Silent Hill-inspired games are following the franchise's return to prominence, such as Steam’s Hookeye.

Oct 21, 2026
Hooky – Beta Sign Up
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Hooky – Beta Sign Up

Hooky is a chaotic first-person multiplayer card game where you and your friends play as fish trying to survive a deck full of deadly Hooks lurking beneath the waves. In Hooky you and up to 8 friends take turns drawing from a cursed deck, using sabotage, sneaky traps, and clever gambles to avoid...

Oct 21, 2026
Massively OP Podcast Episode 584: Old men with old phrases
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 584: Old men with old phrases

Justin and Chris discuss Funcom's layoffs, Enshrouded's launch, RuneScape's canceled Reignited, DDO's promo, and Dark Age of Camelot's 25th birthday, with adventures in RimWorld, LOTRO, Fallout 76, and Skate, plus a mailbag topic on essential MMO hooks.

Oct 20, 2026
This Character-Action Zombie Game Stumbles Into Its Own Way
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This Character-Action Zombie Game Stumbles Into Its Own Way

Stupid Never Dies makes a strong, if extremely weird, first impression. Wrapping roguelite progression around the system of an action-RPG and setting that story in an inventive punk-inspired world of monsters is an inviting hook. Plus, it's hard not to feel some affection for the dimwitted hero and...

Oct 20, 2026
‘It Represents an Evolution of the First-Person Shooter’ — Why Infinity Ward Is Giving Extraction Shooters Another Shot in Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ Mode
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‘It Represents an Evolution of the First-Person Shooter’ — Why Infinity Ward Is Giving Extraction Shooters Another Shot in Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ Mode

The last time Call of Duty attempted an extraction shooter, we were living in a world without Arc Raiders in it. The DMZ beta that came with 2022’s Modern Warfare 2 was a valiant first draft, but one that ultimately failed to hook a sizable player base with its shoot, loot, and extract loop. Now...

Oct 20, 2026
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Psychological Horror Fishing Game ‘HOOKEYE’ Launches This December; New Trailer Streaming With Demo Available Now

Indie development duo Mallorian and FloralNoise have announced that their psychological horror fishing game HOOKEYE will launch for PC via Steam on December 9, 2026. The short-form horror title follows a fisherman whose obsession with catching a mysterious siren pushes him toward increasingly...

Oct 19, 2026
Take on big oil and pirates as a lonely wind turbine in Spin Tide
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Take on big oil and pirates as a lonely wind turbine in Spin Tide

Indie developers just keep coming up with absolute gems. Spin Tide is another survivor-like but it's the style and animations that hooked me in. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/take-on-big-oil-and-pirates-as-a-lonely-wind-turbine-in-spin-tide/

Oct 19, 2026
Take on big oil and pirates as a lonely wind turbine in Spin Tide
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Take on big oil and pirates as a lonely wind turbine in Spin Tide

Indie developers just keep coming up with absolute gems. Spin Tide is another survivor-like but it's the style and animations that hooked me in. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Oct 19, 2026
I haven't wanted to 100% a game in a long time, but…
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I haven't wanted to 100% a game in a long time, but…

I've only played a bit of offroad driving sim Over the Hill, but I'm already hooked. Or should I say: winched.

Oct 16, 2026
GTA 6 Still Making Changes Ahead Of November 19 Launch
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GTA 6 Still Making Changes Ahead Of November 19 Launch

"The game is never completely settled," Rockstar director of technology Phil Hooker said.

Oct 16, 2026
Hunt for Blackbeard Game Review
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Hunt for Blackbeard Game Review

There’s some version or another of Peter Pan that has Captain Hook deliver a quick monologue to Pan just before the good captain is vanquished. “You’ve defeated my men, taken my ship,” that sort of thing. While I cannot find this monologue in any edition of the script, I remember it very clearly...

Oct 15, 2026
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 Review
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 Review

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 wastes no time hooking you into its blistering, blood-soaked world. Seriously, there are only a few minutes of speedy exposition before you're sent diving through a battered spaceship, hurling bullets and slicing rogue enemy agents to pieces – all while shouting...

Oct 14, 2026
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After two hours playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, it’s fired a Hookshot into my heart again

Nintendo looks set to remind everyone why Link's N64 adventure is many people's favourite game of all time

Oct 14, 2026
GTA 6 Tech Will Help Create the Next Rockstar Game, Won't Be Another 8-Year Wait
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GTA 6 Tech Will Help Create the Next Rockstar Game, Won't Be Another 8-Year Wait

Laying the groundwork for the future. A new interview with lead Rockstar developers has shared how the technology the developer has been creating for GTA 6 will also help make the games that come after it release faster. Speaking to Bloomberg, development heads Phil Hooker and Aaron Garburt "vow"...

Oct 14, 2026
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