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"Disney Started Freaking Out" - Here's Why Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl Never Got A Proper Video Game Tie-In
"The push internally was, 'focus on Mansion and forget Pirates.'". There has been no shortage of stories over the years about the development of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film and the lack of confidence in the movie from Disney executives. But perhaps nowhere is this more apparent (to me,...
Hands On: The Evercade Nexus Feels Like A True Evolution Thanks To A Great Display And Dual Analogue
Enter the Nexus. The first thing I thought to myself when I picked up the Evercade Nexus for the first time was that it's nowhere near as big as I expected it to be. When Blaze announced its new handheld earlier in the year, the promotional images had me assuming it would be a Switch 2-sized...
ANBERNIC Shadowdrops A New $38 Retro Handheld Outta Nowhere
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Feature: 16 PS5 Predictions for State of Play September 2026
2 States, 2 Plays. Out of pretty much nowhere, Sony has announced not one, but two State of Play presentations, going out one after the other later this week. One is your typical State of Play, while the other is focused on games coming from Japan and Asia, and it should make for a very interesting...
Microsoft will give you $5 to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Xbox (or Xbox on PC)
Microsoft has kicked off a promotion seemingly out of nowhere to push people to pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on its platforms, rather than those of its competitors. Read more
PS5 Adds Free Live And On-Demand Movie And TV Channels, In Exchange For Watching Ads
Out of nowhere, Sony has announced that free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) is now on PlayStation 5, allowing people to watch movies and TV shows for free, in exchange for watching ads. FAST programming is growing in popularity, and some of the current market leaders include Roku, Tubi, and...
Everspace 2 - Galactic Edition (Switch 2) Review
Featuring a special guest appearance by the Steam Deck! Everspace 2 shadow dropped onto the Switch 2 out of nowhere a couple weeks back. This was a game I had backed on kickstarter in 2019 and had played across both PC and Xbox. I had long lamented that there wasn’t a Switch port, as the Switch...
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Will Send You On a Chilly Loot Grind | gamescom 2026
There are plenty of fantastical creatures to fight in Dragon’s Dogma 2, but nowhere in the base game will you find a dragon that vomits zombies. You will find such a beast in its upcoming Dark Arisen expansion, though, and this winged atrocity marked the final challenge of a 90-minute hands-on demo...
A First Look At Yoniq's "Portal" Handheld Inside Of A PS2 Controller
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Fable Director Reveals Original October 2026 Release Plans, But They're 'Glad' For The Delay
"I feel great about that.". When Fable was delayed to February 2027 in May, we pretty much all knew exactly why Xbox had made that decision - they wanted to release nowhere near Grand Theft Auto 6, and allow Fable to have the spotlight at another time. A date had never been penned in for Fable...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered Launches on September 29th as a Free Upgrade
Out of nowhere, CD Projekt RED has announced sweeping changes and improvements to visuals, the skill tree, movement, and more.
Where to use the Sinking City 2 Graveyard key
The Sinking City 2 Graveyard key can be a confusing thing to find, as you're nowhere near a graveyard when you get it and, if you haven't been exploring thoroughly, you could easily have passed by where it's for. You will need to find out where to use it though, as it will get you a vital item to...
Out of nowhere, Ori studio drops a 10-hour demo for a new city-builder that uses "the best elements of Minecraft, Sim City, and Civilization"
The devs behind the Ori series and upcoming action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked have been busy. Not only is the latter getting a spin-off of sorts, but there's also another new game coming from a newly revealed wing of the company dedicated to making little curios. "As many of you folks know, we have...
Out of nowhere, Ori studio drops a 10-hour demo for a new city-builder that uses "the best elements of Minecraft, Sim City, and Civilization"
There's another game in the No Rest For The Wicked universe on the way too
Dotemu hot drops free 'bomb-em-up' party game Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing!
Dotemu came out of nowhere today with a free-to-play party game hearkening back to old-school Bomberman.
Digimon: 10 Darkest Moments in the Franchise That Came Out of Nowhere
Digimon is a franchise known for its amazing child-friendly storylines, but certain moments prove just how unsettling the series can be.
GTA 6's Development Team Responds To The Game's Widespread Leaks
Despite some speculation that the Grand Theft Auto 6leaker had been caught, given the large gap between announcements, Rockstar seems to be nowhere close to uncovering the identity of the CyberLeek group that released the footage. Coming not long after Rockstar filed several subpoenas to compel...
Another Crab’s Treasure just got a surprise Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Out of nowhere, Another Crab’s Treasure has been given a brand new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. According to the official description, the game now features a “greatly improved” frame rate in handheld mode and docked mode plus a 1080p resolution. Also, load times and hitches “are reduced...
What Goes Into A Game Price Tag?
Gaming has never been more expensive. We're here to investigate why, and help you play more while spending less. Welcome to GameSpot Cheap Week. It's a time of change in the gaming industry and nowhere is that more evident than the prices of games. What was once a fairly standard number has become...
I Didn't Have a Golden Axe Cartoon on My 2026 Bingo Card
Airing next month. Well, this came out of nowhere, didn’t it? A new Golden Axe cartoon, inspired by the arcade and SEGA Genesis brawler, will start streaming on Paramount+ from 16th September. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Horizon 3 is nowhere close to being announced or released
It sounds like Guerrilla Games hasn’t even begun production on Horizon 3, with the sequel described as being “far, far away”... Horizon 3 is nowhere close to being announced or released first appeared on KitGuru.
“A kid from nowhere”: Monsoon on homelessness, escapism, and becoming a world champion
“There were many times where we would have to just throw everything away, like literally everything,” recalls Bowen “Monsoon” Fuller, his voice unwavering. The 28-year-old Apex Legends World Champion has come a long way from where he was, but there’s humility behind every word he utters. “We’d go...
PlayStation Exclusive Horizon 3 Gets Disappointing Update
Those looking forward to the next mainline game in the PlayStation exclusive Horizon series will be disappointed by the latest Bloomberg report. According to the outlet, Horizon 3 is nowhere near release and still only has a “tiny team” working on the project. PlayStation exclusive Horizon 3 won’t...
Former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada's new studio grabs yet another series veteran from Bandai Namco to work on a mysterious unannounced game
Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has revealed where he's ended up after leaving Bandai Namco, and turns out he's also reuniting with former series boss Katsuhiro Harada at his new studio. Fighting games can change on a whim, and nowhere has that been felt more this generation than with Tekken 8. The...
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