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This Fanatical Deal Drops Marathon on PC to $19.39, Cheaper Than Steam's Autumn Sale

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Steam launched its Autumn Sale last week , and the PC-inclined know these seasonal sales are pretty much the best time of year to buy games. Sometimes, though, the gaming giant isn't offering the best possible price. On Steam, Bungie’s latest live action release, Marathon, has dropped to $23.99 . However, digital game stores like Fanatical and GMG are also running fall sales, and it just so happens that the former has Marathon Steam codes for even cheaper, at $19.99 . According to price trackers , that’s a lower price than the game has ever been on the U.S. side of Steam. Regardless of your feelings about the hardcore extraction shooter, it’s hard to argue with that being a good deal. Marathon on PC Drops Under $20 at Fanatical Fanatical is a UK-based e-commerce platform under the Fandom umbrella. It’s one of our go-to storefronts for digital game deals, so you can rest assured you’re paying for something legit. And yes, it’s a Steam code, not some wacky third-party launcher situat...

Insomniac Finally Lets Players Toggle Wolverine's Scent Trails on and Off

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In the latest patch for Marvel’s Wolverine, Insomniac has enabled the long-awaited option for players to choose whether or not they want to use the game’s visible scent trails. The update dropped on October 6 after months of complaints from critical players, who felt the scent trails were too hand-holdy and didn’t let them explore enough on their own. On Twitter/X, Insomniac explained that their decision to make the scent trails optional was a direct result of community feedback. Now, players can choose whether or not they'd like the option to toggle them on or off by using a Hint button, which is mapped to R3 on the PlayStation 5 controller. This also goes for other features like the visibility of audio cues and nightmare roots, allowing players to navigate the game's environment and come upon the Nightmare Cabin by themselves. “Our latest update for Marvel’s #WolverinePS5 is live and adds a new ‘Hint’ toggle for story-related Scent trails based on community feedback!” Insomni...

Aion 2's Character Creator Is Going Viral for Its Bust Size Options, or Lack Thereof

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Aion 2, a free-to-play MMO action RPG, is going viral for its character creation settings — more specifically, for how busty you can make your female character. Some players sink hours into character creators before they start an RPG. They’re almost a game all on their own, and players have been known to spend inordinate amounts of time creating all manner of monstrosities using the various sliders available to them. (Check out the absolutely bonkers creations players made when Street Fighter 6 launched, for example.) However, Aion 2’s character creator is providing customization of a different type, and it has sparked quite a debate within the broader gaming community. If you’re on gaming twitter at all, you’ve probably seen gameplay footage of someone using Aion 2’s character creator — or, to put it bluntly, abusing the bust size slider to increase the size of their character’s bosom. You know, for science. This viral clip has stirred up a conversation around the types of bodies we ...

Upgrade Your Fortnite Festival Setup With Prime Day Deals on PDP and CRKD Guitar Controllers

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Rock Band was the foundation for some of my favorite childhood memories. I know for a lot of people that source was Guitar Hero, but the point stands: the game-ified version of rocking out is peak. If you somehow weren’t already aware, Harmonix was acquired by Epic Games back in 2021 . Now, Rock Band lives on in the form of Fortnite Festival. Whether you’re already deep in the Fortnite world or have been aching for a chance to relive your Rock Band (sorry, Guitar Hero) glory days, I highly recommend picking up a guitar controller. All of the best ones are all on sale at Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days today. CRKD and PDP Riffmaster Guitar Controllers on Sale for Prime Big Deal Days Note: Most of these discounts are exclusive to Prime members . You can sign up for that here . Fortnite Festival is technically playable with a mouse and keyboard, but that's not nearly as immersive as shredding on what feels like a real instrument. Thankfully, companies like CRKD and Turtle Beach relea...

Hideo Kojima Says You'll See Him Cameo in a 'Big' Live-Action Movie — But Which One Is It?

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Hideo Kojima teased that he's got a cameo in a "big" live-action movie, but he's not saying which one we'll see him in quite yet. The Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator enticed film fans to theorize about his movie career during a surprise installment in the Koji10 podcast . In between talking about Physint and what's next for his Kojima Productions, the famed game developer revealed that he would appear in movie theaters as part of a big new live-action movie cameo. "I already shot a few other things," Kojima said, as translated through YouTube's English captions (via @Genki_JPN ). "Directors and others have asked me to." The topic came up when reminiscing about his time doing voice acting work as a mole in Zootopia 2 . While the Japanese version of the Pixar film had him provide his talents behind the scenes, he suggested this mysterious new project will allow him to be in front of the camera in some capacity. So as not to ...

Ubisoft Boss Says Watch Dogs Is 'Important' to Company's Future, But Don't Expect Any New Entries Anytime Soon

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Don't hold your breath for a new Watch Dogs game anytime soon. As reported by Game File , Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked by an investor about the future of the Watch Dogs franchise. The CEO noted that Ubisoft considers the IP "to be an important brand for the future" but neglected to explain how. Game File's Stephen Totilo stated that Guillemot suggested that there are no Watch Dogs games in active development at the moment, which suggests Ubisoft may still be figuring out where to take the series from here. There is a Watch Dogs movie on the horizon , but there's no word on when it will be released. The film wrapped production two years ago and had reshoots last year, but there hasn't been any sort of meaningful promotion for the film to date. As of right now, it doesn't even have a release date, which makes it even more of a mystery. Watch Dogs made its debut back in 2014, though it was initially meant to launch simultaneously with the PS4 in Nove...

RuneScape Dev Pulls Trailer After 6-Fingered Knight Leads to Generative AI Allegations

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RuneScape developer Jagex has pulled a new trailer after a six-fingered knight led to allegations of generative AI usage from fans. There were some ups and downs for RuneScape players over the weekend. What started with a string of big reveals from RuneFest 2026 ended with social media users voicing their concern that generative AI had been used to make the new trailer for RuneScape 3 's Dragon Slayer 2 quest. The backlash was loud enough that Jagex stepped in not only to release an official response on the matter but also to pull the trailer entirely while it investigates "urgently." The statement, posted on Reddit by social media manager Alex Sween (via Kotaku ), acknowledged some of the more undeniable concerns related to the trailer – including the fact that one of its knights has six fingers. Jagex using AI for RS3 Dragon Slayer 2 reveal trailer by u/Ok-Ladder4467 in LivestreamFail "Hello, it’s me, again, talking about Gen AI, again," the statement ...