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Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky Trailer Teases Hurricane Map Condition and Windy Gameplay Hazards

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Violent weather is about to hit the Rust Belt, as developer Embark Studios has revealed a first look at the new Hurricane map condition coming to Arc Raiders . The studio pulled back the curtain on Shrouded Sky, its next major content update, with a post on its website . It comes with a sneak peek at how hurricanes will tear through maps like Spaceport, promising what already looks like the most dangerous weather the southern Italy-set video game has faced yet. Powerful Electromagnetic Storms and wintery Cold Snap conditions have had players seeking shelter before, but Embark says Arc Raiders hasn’t seen anything quite like this. Starting with the launch of Shrouded Sky February 24, Raiders may be subjected to strong winds that will have them rethinking how they approach PvP and PvE. Searching for topside resources and blueprints during a hurricane will have players fighting both with and against the wind. Running with the storm could provide a small speed boost, for example, but...
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Slay the Spire 2 Early Access Release Date Set for March as Animated Trailer Reveals 4-Player Co-Op

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Developer Mega Crit has published a new animated trailer for Slay the Spire 2 , revealing four-player co-op and an early access release date of March 5, 2026. The sequel to the studio’s beloved roguelike deckbuilder reappeared with a two-and-a-half-minute trailer today. Alongside the promise to bring a host of new features to Early Access players on Steam in just a few weeks, the footage comes mixed with a stylish animation that almost looks like it could stand alone as its own TV show. As the trailer’s silent hero falls in battle, we see others come to their aid, revealing that players won’t have to fight through Slay the Spire 2’s dark fantasy world alone. Gameplay featured in the footage highlights combat encounters for up to four players, with Mega Crit explaining in a blog post on Steam that the multiplayer mode will feature its own specific cards and team synergies. While Early Access is said to come with new cards, characters, events, relics, potions, abilities, alternate...
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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is Up for Preorder

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Castlevania? Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. After years of making almost no video games at all, Konami has decided to get back into the fray with a handful of new game announcements in beloved franchises. Among the upcoming releases is Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, a new side-scrolling entry in the long-dormant action-horror series. Belmont’s Curse is set to release sometime in 2026 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC. It’s already available to preorder for $39.99 ( see it on Amazon ). Below, we dive into what this game is and where you can place your preorder. Let’s get to it. Preorder Castlevania: Belmont's Curse PS5 Get it at Amazon - $39.99 Get it at Best Buy - $39.99 Get it at GameStop - $39.99 Get it at Walmart - $39.99 Switch Get it at Amazon - $39.99 Get it at Best Buy - $39.99 Get it at GameStop - $39.99 Get it at Walmart - $39.99 Xbox Get it at Amazon - $39.99 Get it at Best Buy - $39.99 Get it at GameStop ...
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The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Return to Bethesda's 'Classic Style' After Detours With Skyrim, Fallout 76, Says Todd Howard

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The Elder Scrolls 6 is going to be a return to Bethesda's "classic style" of games, according to Bethesda director Todd Howard. This comes from an interview done by Howard with KindaFunny today, in which he talked about why he can't really provide too much of an update on The Elder Scrolls 6, and admits he would have preferred not to have announced it so early (in 2018). However, he says players can expect it to be a return to Bethesda's classic form, after the studio took "creative detour[s]" with both Starfield and Fallout 76. Here's the full quote from Howard: "We do have a certain style that we like and that our fans like that we want to get better and better at. I think in some ways Fallout 76 and Starfield are a little bit of a creative detour from that classic Elder Scrolls, Fallout, a Skyrim or a Fallout 3 or a Fallout 4, Oblivion, where you're exploring a world in a certain way. And as we come back to Elder Scrolls 6 that we...
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Amazon Has Some Great Deals On Magic: The Gathering Commander Decks Right Now

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There’s nothing better than a Magic: The Gathering Commander night with friends, and Wizards of the Coast keeps releasing plenty of preconstructed decks so you can jump right in with friends or start to build around a choice card. They’re pretty regularly discounted, too, which is always appreciated, but right now Amazon has some fantastic deals on Lorwyn Eclipsed’s duo of decks and a huge bundle of Tarkir Dragonstorm decks, too. Here’s why they’re worth a look. Save Big On MTG Precons At Amazon Right Now Kicking off with the latest set, Lorwyn Eclipsed, there are two decks available for the set. Blight Curse is helmed by Auntie Ool, Cursewretch (or The Reaper, King No More), and leans into the -1/-1 counters archetype that we really don’t see too much of in precons. It’s a fantastic deck—possibly one of the best in recent memory— and has a few bucks knocked off the price to bring it to $45.49 . It’s joined by Dance of the Elements, which has an even better price. The fiv...
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World of Warcraft Now Has a Zillow for Player Housing

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Blizzard has partnered with real estate website Zillow to create Zillow for Warcraft, a goofy Zillow-like website intended to promote the game's new player housing feature with humor, information, and a free in-game item. The website, accessible at zillowforwarcraft.com or zillow.com/warcraft , is, to be clear, a goof. At the moment, it doesn't seem to be showing off actual houses built by real players. It instead has a curated selection of both Horde and Alliance homes that seem to be intended more to offer inspiration to players working on their own homes than anything. Besides, it's not like you can actually buy someone else's fully built and decorated house in the game, anyway. The website is cute, though. It's got a handful of different housing options on different plots in both the Horde and Alliance neighborhoods to skim through, with humorous descriptions of decor decisions and, frankly, some pretty good ideas that I hadn't really thought of for my ...
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Tencent Was Quietly Backing Highguard Studio, According to Report

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Highguard, the free-to-play PvP "raid shooter" announced at The Game Awards last year and released to preemptive criticism and mockery only for most of its developers to be laid off just weeks after launch, was apparently financially backed by Tencent, according to a report. This comes from Game File, which reports that the Chinese gaming mogul was the primary financial backer behind developer Wildlight Entertainment, an arrangement that was not publicly shared by either company. Prior to this report, it was unclear who was funding Wildlight, despite Highguard seemingly being in development for a number of years prior to its announcement at The Game Awards in December. Its official LinkedIn page has long included the line that Wildlight is "a new, fully-funded entertainment studio." That grand announcement, its time and place instigated by The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley rather than the studio, sparked weeks of mockery online , with a number of content ...
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