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Kliff performs a spell on a path in Crimson Desert on Windows PC but not PS5 or Xbox because those versions haven't been playable in time for the review embargo
We still don't know what Crimson Desert is like on PS5 and Xbox

We were only offered access to the Windows PC version of the game

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day sure looks like it’s adapting a classic '90s cartoon story

‘Intriguing,’ says Dr. Michael Morbius

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Resident Evil Requiem Leon smoldering
Leon Kennedy has a 'place to go home to,' teases Resident Evil Requiem director

Sadly, it's not your house

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Spider-Man with Ninja
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's villains are a solvable mystery based on rumors and comic history

The first Spider-Man 4 trailer confirms a few villains and hints at more

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Leonard Shelby (Guy Peace) a shirtless young man with blonde hair covered in text tattoos, sits at a table in a hotel room and reads a note
Christopher Nolan’s obsession with time began 25 years ago with a neo-noir classic

The director keeps returning to the themes and techniques he explored in Memento

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Amy Madigan’s Oscar win revives a villain tradition the Joker made famous

Best Supporting Actress finally matches Heath Ledger's famous win

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The Xbox logo over a green background
Xbox is bringing main character energy

Microsoft’s console brand has never been less relevant, but at GDC, it was all anyone could talk about

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The future of JRPGs lies beyond turn-based combat

A new wave of games is approaching combat differently to impact the story's rhythm

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Obelisks float in the sky in Crimson Desert.
The RAM crisis could completely change the way your games are made

Game developers believe that the memory shortage could force an overdue change in the industry

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Sciel ready for battle.
Forget $80 games — $50 games are where it’s at

The industry blinked on higher prices, and with good reason; AA is now the fastest-growing sector on PC and console

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A GDC sign stands in the Moscone Center.
Gaming is embracing AI, but GDC proves nobody actually knows what to do with it

At GDC, AI could do everything and nothing

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close-up photo of Xbox power button on Xbox One S
Everything we know about Project Helix, the next Xbox console

Here’s what we know, what we think we know, and what we don’t

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Kate Winslet, hiking in the snow in a fur-lined jacket, in The Mountain Between Us
New Lord of the Rings movie casts Kate Winslet, who should absolutely replace Aragorn

By all accounts, The Hunt for Gollum still doesn't have a lead

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Miss All Sunday Miss Valentine and Mr 5 in the One Piece live action
What Netflix's One Piece season 2 ending tells us about season 3 and beyond

This show is not afraid of the future

An original illustration shows Ash Ketchum and Pikachu walking on a path
Why are we surprised a new Pokémon game is good?

Nothing is forever, except Nintendo and Game Freak's 30-year-old pocket monsters

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A wounded Grace Ashcroft aims a pistol at something off-screen, looking concerned.
Resident Evil Requiem doesn't teach you the one trick that makes Grace's sections easier

Well, it's in the tutorial menu, but no one looks at that

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Asha Sharma sat next to Matt Booty in front of monitors showing the Halo Master Chief Collection.
5 trends we’re looking out for at GDC 2026

AI tension, international anxiety, and more cloud this year's big event

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Interstellar - Matthew McConaughey
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar feels as influential as 2001: A Space Odyssey right now

The director's 2014 film has clearly shaped movies like Project Hail Mary, even while wearing its own influences on its sleeve

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Chris Metzen on stage in front of a Warcraft logo at BlizzCon 2023
World of Warcraft: Midnight has Chris Metzen’s fingerprints all over it

The Blizzard veteran keeps a low profile these days, but there’s no mistaking his storytelling style

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Leon Kennedy's secret wife has given Resident Evil its Clerith moment

So who's the lucky lady?

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