2025-04

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Borderlands 4’s Release Date Moved Forward, State Of Play Announced For Tomorrow

Borderlands 4 is getting a State of Play presentation tomorrow, April 30. We also learned that the game’s September 23 release date has been moved forward by over a week.  The Borderlands 4 State of Play airs at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET and will run for 20 minutes. The presentation will be hosted by Gearbox creative director Graeme Timmins and senior project producer Anthony Nicholson to provide a guided look at gameplay. Expect to see the game’s new weapons, returning characters, and Action Skills, among other features.  The game’s launch date has been bumped up to September 12. The announcement was seemingly posted earlier than intended, with a video of Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford announcing the date that was quickly taken down before Gearbox officially revealed the news about an hour later. Regardless, it’s always nice to see...
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Borderlands 4 Launch Brought Forward by 11 Days — What Could It Mean for the GTA 6 Release Date?

Gearbox’s upcoming first-person shooter Borderlands 4 will release 11 days earlier than planned, as confirmed by development chief Randy Pitchford in a video that appears to have gone live early. What does this mean for the GTA 6 release date?...
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ARC Raiders Is the Most ‘It’s Fine’ Game We’ve Played in a While

ARC Raiders previews pretty well, perhaps because its design conservatism makes it so instantly familiar. There’s absolutely nothing here to challenge what came before, but sometimes, that’s okay. Overall, the ARC Raiders loop seems pretty well tuned to satisfy: make it to the surface to loot and kill, bring your goods and experience back underground to improve your abilities, head back up stronger to find stronger gear, and repeat....
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Surging Sparks and Shining Fates Bundles Lead Today’s Amazon Pokémon TCG Restocks

Amazon has restocked Pokémon TCG favorites, including the Surging Sparks Booster Bundle and Shining Fates Pikachu V Box. Stock is limited, and single card prices are dropping fast, so here's what to pick up while you can....
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Breakout Success Is Kicking Up Tired Arguments Over Turn-Based Games

Of the topics in constant rotation in role-playing discussions and forums, few have come up as often as turn-based games. The classic gameplay style of many RPGs has contended with more action-oriented systems for some time, and now Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is restarting discussion over the direction of some genre titans....
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Conquest Dark Hands-On Preview: Vampire Survivors + Cosmic Horror + Conan the Barbarian = YES

The moment-to-moment gameplay in Conquest Dark is remarkably simple. You just move and dodge (or use dodge-based abilities that can double as attacks), but there’s an elegance to it that we appreciate, and it kept us coming back with new ideas. Upgrades may be what put you over the top, but the magic happens when you step into the arena, in the moments between life and death....
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Deals for Today: Rare Pokémon TCG and id Software Bundles

As of April 29, Pokémon TCG booster bundles are discounted and Humble's id Software collection offers 11 games for $28. Save on rare cards, DOOM, Wolfenstein, and more....
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’s Original Level Scaling System, Which Is Still in Oblivion Remastered, Was a ‘Mistake,’ Designer Admits

Amid the heightened interest in all things The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion brought on by Bethesda’s popular remaster, its original designer has admitted the game's level scaling system was a “mistake.” But it still made it into Oblivion Remastered....
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Crunchyroll’s Ani-May 2025 Is Filled With Free Anime and Games, New Merch and Retail Experiences, and More

IGN can exclusively reveal exciting new details about Crunchyroll's third annual Ani-May, which is set to be a month-long, global celebration that includes merchandise based on beloved anime, deals, partnerships, and experiences in stores and online, free-to-stream anime, new additions to the Crunchyroll Game Vault, and so much more....
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Elden Ring Superstar Player Let Me Solo Her Reveals the Hardest Bloodborne Boss

Even a casual glance at the magnificent form of one of Elden Ring's best-known players, Let Me Solo Her, is enough to humble the strongest Tarnished, but even he struggled with one of FromSoftware's most formidable foes, Bloodborne's Orphan of Kos....