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The Best Deals Today: Nintendo Switch 2, LEGO Tropical Aquarium, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and More

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A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Nintendo Switch 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Civilization VII, select LEGO sets, AirPods Pro 3, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, August 22, below. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with MTG Card for $34.99 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale today for $34.99 at Amazon. This physical version of the game includes an exclusive Zack Fair Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy card, which is perfect for fans and collectors alike. If you've yet to experience this massive RPG, take a chance and pick up a copy this weekend at a discount. It's pretty great exploring beyond Midgar on the Switch 2, just saying. Resident Evil Requiem for $53.99 Target has Resident Evil Requiem on sale this weekend for $53.99. If you've yet to play the latest RE game, this is a great time to do so. Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy join forces to defeat a sinister new threat in a game that combine...
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The Sinking City 2 Review

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It was impossible for me to play The Sinking City 2 for more than 15 minutes without coming to the obvious realization that this is Resident Evil in a fedora. That might sound dismissive, but I really enjoy the recent Resident Evil games, so comparing Frogwares' Lovecraftian survival horror sequel to some of the best of them – which feels especially similar to 2019's Resident Evil 2 remake – is much more of a compliment than a put-down. What sets it apart begins with its unique, rich, 1920s New England setting flush with loving detail that instills a strong sense of personality over the top of the mechanics it so clearly imitates. You play as Calvin Rafferty, a likeable occultist waking up to an apocalyptic flood set to wipe out the entire city of Arkham, Massachusetts in 1929. He's definitely a little bit of a pulp fiction stock character: hard-chinned, two-fisted, and foolishly brave. But there are layers to him that rise to the surface here and there. Similar to the Res...
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'Hoping for a Huge October Surprise, But Not Holding My Breath' — Arc Raiders Players Torn After Embark Delays Future Expeditions Until Early 2027

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Embark Studios has announced that all future Arc Raiders Expeditions have been delayed until early 2027 as it aims to "return with major improvements" following community feedback. The developer behind the early 2026 extraction shooter hit announced the change in its post-launch schedule in an update on the Arc Raiders website today. It came with confirmation that Expedition 5 will launch when the window opens September 8 and close September 29, but after that, the Rust Belt will be quieter than normal. "We have been carefully reviewing your feedback on Expeditions," Embark's post said, "and while we've made ongoing improvements along the way, we've come to realize that some of the issues you've raised, like the tight departure windows, the reward structure, and accessibility for new players, need more than incremental fixes. They call for bigger changes." "In order to address those concerns, we need to pause the Expeditions for a w...
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Double Fine Owns IP and Publishing Rights for All of Its Games Following Xbox Split, Psychonauts Studio Confirms

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Psychonauts and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions has confirmed it has regained the IP and publishing rights for all of its games released under Microsoft following its split from Xbox. CEO Tim Schafer cleared the air about the developer's future in the industry during a conversation with Kinda Funny Games today. Amid questions from fans hoping to support Double Fine as it enters a new chapter, he clarified that buying any of its previous releases will help it continue to flex the wildly creative muscles it's known for. "I saw a question, there, 'Do you guys make the money on games?' The transfer of the IP came back to us, and we get the publishing rights back to all our games," Schafer said. The one caveat to all of this is that it may still say Microsoft owns "some of them," but that will change in time. He went on, explaining, "it just takes a while for it to all process." The headline, though, is that "when people ...
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GTA 6 U.S. Army Deal Has Already Convinced at Least 20 Soldiers to Reenlist

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At least 20 soldiers have chosen to reenlist after a United States Army base in Fort Stewart, Georgia, began offering time off for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 . According to CBS News , 20 soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade Engineering Battalion have chosen to reenlist after being presented with the opportunity for some off-time to play Rockstar Games' latest. A flyer presenting the GTA 6 deal that was signed by commanding officer Lt. Col. Ryan D. Hodgson found its way online earlier this week. "The idea was to have a unique incentives program that connects to what soldiers are interested in," 3rd Infantry Division Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said in a statement. "The command team, in conjunction with the career counselor, wanted to get soldiers excited to reenlist." There are about 130 soldiers eligible to sign up, with the offer specifying that they must commit to a reenlistment period for at least two years to as long as six years. Dedicati...
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Woot Is Practically Giving Away Sonic Games to New Customers Today

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Woot customers can use a new promo code to get Sonic x Shadow Generations for $1 on Switch or Xbox, and Sonic Racing Crossworlds for $8 today—provided they have never shopped with the Amazon-owned retailer before. While there are plenty of caveats, this is still a tremendous offering for anyone it applies to. Woot is effectively handing out copies of these critically acclaimed Sonic games for next to nothing. By applying the promotional code " HELLOTEN" at checkout, new Woot users (i.e., those who have never shopped there before) receive an instant $10 off their total order. This discount knocks the final cost of Sonic x Shadow Generations down to a single dollar on both Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles. The same coupon code drops Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Switch to just $8 instead. Woot is seriously out here handing out pre-2020 style Black Friday deals like it's going out of fashion. Sure, this is contingent on you never having used Woot before, or maybe findi...
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Halo: Reach Designer Reveals that Modern Warfare Series Were a 'Huge' Inspiration for Bungie

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Halo: Reach designer Niles Sankey has revealed that the game was massively influenced by the first two Modern Warfare games. On Twitter, Halo: Reach designer Niles Sankey responded to a post about the infamous nuke scene in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He noted that the first two Modern Warfare games were a "huge" inspiration for the campaign of Bungie's final Halo game. He noted that, although Bungie felt Halo was doing things better than Call of Duty in areas like enemy AI and vehicles, Infinity Ward was beating them at other things, and it made sense to pull from their games. "Many of the moments in Reach were inspired by the brilliant work of Infinity Ward, including the Nobel team squad interactions, and 'Objective Survive' was spiritually inspired by the Nuke sequence [in Call of Duty 4]. We just tried to push it one step further," he said. Modern Warfare 1 and 2 were huge influences on Halo Reach's campaign. The tonal execution in those ga...
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