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Xbox Gamers Slam Paramount After Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Suffers Shock Delay on Their Console Just Hours Before Launch

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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game has suffered a shock delay on Xbox just hours before it was due to come out, sparking a backlash from fans. The Paramount Games Studio-published fighting game, developed by Gameplay Group International, was due out today, July 23, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch. But in a note to fans published just a few hours ago , Paramount said the Switch version will be available as the Standard Edition only, and crossplay with other platforms and language localization beyond English will not be available. “We are committed to bringing these features, along with upgrading to Deluxe Edition, to players as soon as possible and will keep you updated on our timeline and progress,” Paramount said. But it’s an even worse situation for Xbox fans, who have seen the game in its entirety delayed to September 3 — a 6-week wait that sets Xbox players back significantly on the competitive front. Paramount failed to say exactly what...
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Leak Reveals More Than 100 Scrapped Designs, Including Unseen Creatures and Missing Evolutions

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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl fans are celebrating the unofficial reveal of more than 100 previously-unseen designs, including early drafts of known creatures, numerous scrapped species, and cut evolutions. Evidence of a discarded Delibird and Kecleon evolutions, Stantler and Lapras pre-evolutions, plus what look like a baby Plusle and Minun are all briefly seen. Completely cut Pokémon include creatures based on a crane, crickets, snails, molluscs, goats, mice, a platypus, and a swordfish can also be seen, as well as plants such as beansprouts and clover. There's even different designs for the region's starter Pokémon, such as a foam-headed Water-type dog, and a Grass-type wolf. The source of these designs is a long-lost documentary made by Pokémon developer Game Freak that has never previously been seen in public. Made for the game's own staff as a record of their work, the film was originally handed out to employees on DVDs, who were sworn to keeping it private. Now, 20 year...
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NASCAR 26 Release Date Confirmed, Features Dynamic Track Surfaces, AI DNFs

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iRacing has confirmed the release date for its second stab at a standalone NASCAR game, following on from last year’s robust NASCAR 25. NASCAR 26 will be officially launched on September 18, 2026 (albeit following a three-day early access period for purchasers of the game’s higher-priced ‘Gold Edition’). A new developer diary published today , featuring producer Matt Lewis and creative director Mike DeVault, discussed a number of additions and improvements to this year’s game. NASCAR 26 will feature dynamic track surfaces, which will rubber in as race weekends progress. This evolution will open up new strategies as new racing lines become available. The team has also addressed some bugbears present in NASCAR 25 around road course track limits, as well as the fact that opponents would never retire – even following major incidents. The development team has loosened some of the track restrictions to cut down on unrealistic penalties, and NASCAR 26 will feature AI DNFs. “These quality of l...
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Former Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada Reveals He Totally Misunderstood What Getting Invited To the Cookout Meant After Fans Loved the Leroy Smith Reveal

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Katsuhiro Harada, former director of the Tekken series, opened up about a hilarious misunderstanding he had with his international fans after revealing Leroy Smith for Tekken 7 . Leroy Smith is genuinely one of the coolest characters to ever join the Tekken universe. The Wing Chun practitioner was an instant hit when he was first revealed in Tekken 7, even inspiring cosplays from celebrities like T-Pain . In fact, the ‘Grandmaster of Drip’ was so well-received that Black American fans started ‘inviting Harada to the cookout,’ leaving the Japanese game director extremely confused. Harada opened up about the humorous exchange in response to a fan on X, who shared a clip from 1985 cult classic The Last Dragon, arguing that Tekken must’ve been inspired by the martial arts movie and Black culture. In his reply, Harada revealed that after Leroy was announced in 2019, he received a message from the American fan community: “Can we invite you to the cookout for making an awesome character like ...
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Magic: The Gathering’s Most Valuable Cards of 2026 So Far

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Magic: The Gathering’s 2026 has been wild so far, and that’s before we head back to Middle-earth and into a Star Trek set soon. So far we’ve returned to fan-favorite plane Lorwyn, met up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, learned some new spells at Strixhaven, and assembled the Avengers, and there are a whole bunch of desirable cards already. Using data from TCGplayer , these are 2026’s most valuable cards so far - do you have any in your collection? Thanos, The Mad Titan - Borderless - $240 The first card from the Marvel Super Heroes set on this list, Thanos, the Mad Titan’s borderless, comic cover style card is around $240. It’s a 4/4, but powers up using the set’s new mechanic to wipe half the battlefield, just like his infamous snap. Super Shredder - Showcase Fracture Foil - $314 The first TMNT card here, Super Shredder is a two-cost 1/1 with Menace, and it gets bigger as cards leave the battlefield. The Showcase Fracture Foil is north of $300 right now. Bloom Tender - Sho...
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NARUTO Mythos TCG Is Coming to the U.S., See It First at San Diego Comic-Con

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NARUTO Mythos TCG is coming to the United States, and fans will get their first opportunity to experience the game at San Diego Comic-Con. The game will be exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Zvezdar, a hobby and trading card game distributor that is expanding its operations into the American market. It will be on hand at San Diego Comic-Con, where there will be booths that will let you try the game out for yourself for free, get two special promo cards, and have the first chance to buy booster boxes before the game’s official North American launch. The first official card set, Konoha Shidō, will have pre-release events in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean starting on August 29. The main Comic-Con booth will be in the Marriott hotel, where you can play a hands-on demo and face off against other players to familiarize yourself with the game, its cards, and how it all works. The game is built around assigning character cards to mission cards and activating unique effects. Bu...
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Metal Gear Solid Creator Hideo Kojima Quips That He Wants to Die in a Movie Theater, Just as the Film Itself Is About to Start

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Veteran game director and self-confessed movie buff Hideo Kojima revealed that he’d like to pass away in a movie theater, just as the film itself is about to start. The 62-year-old made the comment at a film festival in Rome earlier this month, and recently shared a clip of the moment on his official X account . “I’ve always thought that when I die, I would like to die in a movie theater,” Kojima said in Japanese, as translated by IGN. He goes on to explain that “I love the bit before the movie starts the most. Enter the movie theater, the lights go off and commercials and trailers play, yeah? I’d like to die just before the movie starts.” Kojima delivered this declaration in a serious tone but with a hint of a smile. The Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator is, after all, a prolific cinemaphile, proclaiming on his X account profile that 70% of his body is made up of movies. This isn't the first time Kojima has spoken about his own death. Last year, hot on the heels of reve...
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