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Sega Cancels Mysterious 'Super Game' 5 Years After It Was Announced, Amid Pull Back From Underperforming Free-to-Play

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Sega has confirmed it has canceled its mysterious "Super Game" as part of a company-wide pull back from free-to-play following weak sales. Reporting its 2026 fiscal year financial results, Sega said new free-to-play games had struggled, and while reviewing its ‘Games as a Service’ strategy, it had decided to cancel Super Game. Sega’s Super Game was never made entirely clear, although Sega had said it was due out by the end of March 2026. When the project was announced in 2021 , it formed a part of a long-term initiative that also involved a new first-person shooter developed at a European studio. Lots of industry buzzwords were used to describe what Sega was going for, such as ‘global,’ ‘online,’ ‘make into media,’ and ‘IP utilization.’ Sega had hugely ambitious sales targets for Super Game, too, aiming to bring in 100 billion yen (approx. $634 million) across its lifetime. News on Super Game has been thin on the ground, however. In November 2021, Sega said it was thinking ab...
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Uncharted 4 Video Finally Reveals Details About Amy Hennig's Scrapped Version

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A new video has revealed a ton of exciting new information on the original, scrapped version of Uncharted 4 by Amy Hennig. For those that don't know the history, Amy Hennig was the writer and creative director of the first 3 Uncharted games. She was working on a fourth game for the PS4, but abruptly left the project in early 2014 and was replaced by Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann. Rumors regarding her departure have circulated for years, but former Naughty Dog employee Gabriel Betancourt recently suggested to YouTuber Kiwi Talkz that Hennig's version of the game wasn't meeting internal standards. Sony reportedly threatened to pull funding from the game if things weren't turned around, and that's when Druckmann and Straley took over. In 2021, Nathan Drake actor Nolan North stated that eight months of work on Uncharted 4 were thrown out after the change. For years, fans have wondered what Uncharted 4 would've looked like had Hennig stayed on board. A new video...
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007 First Light Will Run at 60fps on PS5 Pro

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After months of concerns regarding 007 First Light's performance, IO Interactive has confirmed the upcoming Bond game will run at 60fps. When 007 First Light's gameplay was revealed in September 2025, fans grew concerned about the game's performance. The frame rate appeared to be pretty choppy, particularly during big, busy action sequences. IO Interactive seems to have used its extra time on First Light's development to smooth out performance issues, and has confirmed that the game will run at 60fps on the PS5 Pro and will hit 60fps in performance mode on base PS5. 007 First Light will also have a quality mode, which will allow the game to have higher fidelity, but run at 30fps. "007 FPS" they said back in September...👀 Pleased to showcase 007 FIRST LIGHT is running at 60 FPS on PS5 Pro. Let us know on what platform will you play on May 27th? 👇 Pre-order now and get a free Deluxe Edition upgrade. https://t.co/TYuWmcA0nA #007FirstLight … pic.twitter.com/si...
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Rebuilding Sanctuary: The Making of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred with Blizzard

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“An expansion is not about fixing; it's about evolving,” Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred ’s Associate Game Director Zaven Haroutunian tells me. “And if we do our job, they are expanding and evolving toward solving existing problems. That’s a win-win. I look at our teams as being heavy hitters when it comes to this stuff. They're operating at such a high level, and they've got enough experience under their belt where they can do just that.” Diablo IV debuted three years ago, and like previous entries in the groundbreaking action-RPG series, it has been evolving and expanding ever since. From regular seasonal updates and overhauls of existing systems to new activities and a story-driven campaign in the form of Vessel of Hatred, there’s been a lot . With that, Diablo IV’s second major expansion, Lord of Hatred, on paper might sound like more of the same, albeit supercharged. Instead of one new class, there are two, with the return of the fan-favourite sword-and-board-wielding Palad...
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'His Voice and Delivery Was Human' — Darkest Dungeon Dev Says Red Hook Will Never Use AI to Replicate the Voice of Late Narrator Wayne June

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Darkest Dungeon 2 developer Red Hook Studios has said it won't use AI to replicate the voice of deceased voice actor Wayne June. Studio co-founder Chris Bourassa spoke about how the passing of the iconic narrator will affect the series going forward in a reply to a post on the Darkest Dungeon subreddit (via Kotaku ). He told fans to rest assured that Red Hook will "never, ever erode" June's legacy by using AI to attempt to copy his performance. "In one of his last emails to me, Wayne gave us permission to train an AI on his voice, something he'd staunchly opposed prior to the end," Bourassa said. "We'd never asked to do it. I think he was trying to put the game/team/fans first - offer us a 'way forward.' I declined, and we donated to his family anyway." Red Hook confirmed that June had passed away in January 2025. Bourassa shared a message at the time, saying that it was "one of my life's greatest honors to have written f...
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The Best Deals Today: DJI Mini 3, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Super Mario RPG, and More

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A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Super Mario RPG, Star Fox for Switch 2, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, May 10, below. DJI Mini 3 Drone for $379 DJI drones are well-known for being high-quality and expensive. Today, you can score a DJI Mini 3 (DJI RC) drone for $379.99, saving you 31% off MSRP. This drone packs in a 4K HDR camera, a 10km range, and up to 51 minutes of flight time. No registration is needed for this drone, meaning you can fly without any paperwork or remote ID. Save $20 Off Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for Switch 2 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launched late for Nintendo Switch 2, but SEGA delivered with a proper physical that's on the game card. Right now, you can save $20 off a physical copy of CrossWorlds for Switch 2 at Best Buy. If you haven't checked out SEGA's wild, collab-filled racer, now is a great time....
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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Quietly Adds Denuvo DRM Weeks Before Launch

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Developer TT Games and publisher Warner Bros. Games have quietly added controversial DRM software Denuvo to Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight ahead of its launch later this month. PC players were quick to raise the alarms after Reddit user luffy_3155 shared that the Lego Batman game's Steam page now features a 3rd-party DRM tag. The last-minute addition sees the anti-piracy measure baked into the game just weeks ahead of its launch for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S May 22, 2026. Game developers often include Denuvo to fight back against piracy, but the tech has faced backlash from PC players due, more than anything, to its negative effects on each individual game's performance. Now that Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is confirmed to use it, too, some players are saying they're ready to write off buying a PC copy altogether. "Oh well if they ever fix performance and remove Denuvo, I'll buy it on a steep sale," one player said . "B...
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