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Commander Role Guide - Hell Let Loose Vietnam
Becoming the Commander in Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is a strategic experience where you need to generate resources, spend them wisely in your faction's favor, and lead your troops in a formation that brings the best outcome. For the newcomers who seek to lead their side of the battle, this is a complete guide for the commander role, with every ability fully explained to give you the tips you need to succeed.
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How Vampire Survivors became Vampire Crawlers: Six lessons from building a game based on another developer's IP
Andreas Firnigl started his career as a tester on Big Mutha Truckers, way back on Gamecube. He founded Nosebleed Interactive almost 15 years ago as CEO and creative director. Read more
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Leaked emails reveal Blizzard is Xbox's top-performing studio for FY26
Blizzard closed Microsoft's 2026 fiscal year as the best-performing studio within Xbox Game Studios, according to internal emails obtained and verified by Windows Central . Read more
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HandyGames rebrands as THQ Nordic Mobile
HandyGames has rebranded as THQ Nordic Mobile, with the publisher shifting its focus toward bringing premium PC and console titles to mobile platforms. Read more
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Valve confirms Steam hardware buyers' data exposed in CEVA Logistics cyberattack
Valve has begun notifying European customers who ordered Steam hardware that their personal information may have been exposed following a cyberattack on CEVA Logistics, the company that handles Steam hardware deliveries across the region. Read more
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Halloween: The Game denied classification in Australia and New Zealand over drug depiction
IllFonic's asymmetric horror title Halloween: The Game has been refused classification by the Australian Classifications Board, barring its sale in both Australia and New Zealand. Read more
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Square Enix Q1 profit soars following Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launch on Switch 2 and Xbox
Square Enix reported strong first-quarter growth, with profit rising 175.5% to ¥13.2 billion ($82.9 million). Read more
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Razer just dropped a PC setup's worth of Xbox accessories that still cost less than the rumored price of the 25th anniversary Series X
The 25th Anniversary Xbox celebrations continue. Razer has just dropped a series of officially licensed Xbox accessories on its online store, which sport the same transparent-green retro look as the upcoming anniversary console. Part of the Xbox 25th Anniversary Collection, the brand has launched pre-orders for a new Razer Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed earbuds, Razer BlackWidow V4 75% keyboard, and a Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K gaming mouse that are set to drop on October 20 later this year. Better yet, you can pick up the entire set of Razer accessories for $199.99 , $209.99 , and $179.99, respectively, and still spend less than the rumoured $899.99 for the upcoming limited-edition console . Razer Hammerhead V3 X Hyperspeed Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35k Razer Blackwidow V4 75% The limited edition collection starts with the $199.99 Razer Hammerhead V3 X Hyperspeed gaming earbuds. Just like the original model, these earphones are equipped with the brand's SmartSwitch Dual Wireless, so you can alternate between Bluetooth 5.2 and a low-latency 2.4 GHz connection. The buds also provide up to 10 hours of battery life, with an additional 25 hours if you top up their juice via the RGB charging case. If you don't want to carry around Xbox-branded earbuds , you can save $20 by grabbing either the multi-platform or the PlayStation model instead. But you'll have to accept the extra cost if you want to add a touch of nostalgia to your PC setup. (Image credit: Razer/Xbox/Microsoft) It's the same situation with the $179.99 Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K mouse. It's $20 more than the original release, but you're essentially paying more for that Xbox branding and retro-futuristic design. The gaming rodent boasts a second-generation Focus Pro 35K Optical Sensor and a whopping 140-hour battery. It's also rocking customizable RGB lighting, which you can customize through Razer's Chroma software and sync up with the matching Razer BlackWidow V4 75% keyboard. At $209.99, it's the most expensive item
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'GTA 6' Hacker's New Leak Is Total Rage Bait For Rockstar
After over a dozen Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay leaks, hacking group Cyberleek is evidently still intent on poking the bear. The group has spent an entire week taunting and mocking Take-Two Interactive, GTA 6 's publisher, alongside developer Rockstar Games. Now, a day after encouraging viewers to harass Rockstar and Take-Two in real life, the hacking group has shared a new GTA 6 clip that many are reading as a direct callout to the people making and distributing the open-world game.
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GamesAid appoints six new trustees as it raises £82,000 in funding during 2025/26
GamesAid has appointed six new trustees to its board and raised £82,000 for four charities in 2025/26. Read more
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Original Halo art director "may disagree" with some Campaign Evolved "creative decisions," but says "I’m rooting for the team and for Halo"
Halo co-creator and art director Marcus Lehto says he disagrees with some of Campaign Evolved's decisions, but is rooting for the franchise nonetheless. The former Bungie creative director recemtly commented on the Halo franchise , with Lehto saying that "talk of Halo's future is certainly very exciting," but that it's "fanciful and that I doubt Asha [Sharma, Xbox CEO] really gives a shit." He added that fans may not actually want him to return to the franchise, saying, "If I were to make another Halo these days, I bet many of you would not like it." This also followed his comments that he is unhappy the new Halo remake left multiplayer out of the package. In a post on Twitter , Lehto acknowledges there's been "Lots of discussion about my thoughts on Halo lately." He explains, "I genuinely enjoyed Campaign Evolved and think there’s a lot of great work in it. I may disagree with some decisions, but I’m rooting for the team and for Halo." Lehto adds, "I helped create it, and I’ll always care deeply about it." Unfortunately, Halo hasn't had the best time since Bungie stopped working on the franchise. Halo 4 was received well enough, but Halo 5 and the subsequent messy release of Halo Infinite have left the fanbase burnt out. While remaking the first game in the series certainly feels like setting the stage to reboot it altogether, there's no denying that Halo has lost its luster along the way. Give Master Chief a break – I want more Halo games like ODST and Reach .
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$50,000 NES collection stolen from 40-year collector who was going to use it to pay for his grandkids' college: "I don't think I will ever collect another thing again in my life"
Roger Holler spent 40 years trying to build the perfect NES collection. With just three games left in his quest for a complete library, tragedy struck at his home in Puyallup, a small city near Tacoma, Washington. He and his family returned home from an out-of-town trip to find their house had been broken into and their entire collection was missing. Holler tells local news station KING 5 that the collection included over 860 NES games and "was valued between $50,000 to $100,000." The family has reported the theft to local police and is speaking with their insurance company, though it's unclear whether the collection was covered. Regardless, Holler's emotions after the theft are clear. "I shake, I get headaches, I get all this stuff," he says. "I don't even want to look at them. The shelf, I want to rip that shelf out and get it out of my house because I know what was there." He says he's been collecting NES games since he was 11, when he received his first NES console as a gift from his mother. "To me, this week, it feels like I'm losing my mom again," Holler says. "Similar, but it's different. Your parents are your loved ones, but this was my other love. This was my other child. I have three boys, but this was my other child. I started this before they were even born." The local report isn't clear on the contents of the collection, but there is an image of the shelf from before it was robbed bare. There are some doubles in there – there would have to be, since the North American NES library only consists of 675 games – and given Holler's valuation, I suspect that his collection included some of the platform's most notable grails. The median value of an NES game is about $16, according to PriceCharting – spread across 860 games, that comes out to around $14,000 in current market value. The fact that Holler puts a far, far higher price on his collection suggests that he had acquired some of the platform's most infamous collectibles, which include $1,000-plus raritie
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‘Stranger Things’’ Return to Netflix Revealed in New Trailer
The second season of Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 is right around the corner. On Tuesday morning, Netflix dropped the first trailer for the upcoming season 2, and it seems like the story will focus on a mysterious plant that creates paranormal phenomena.
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How to beat the How to Fish Piranha boss
To defeat the How to Fish Giant Piranha boss you need to come prepared with adequate firepower and good movement and awareness. This is quite a significant step up from the How to Fish Spider Crab fight, as this big fish is a lot harder to kill and flops all over the place – I should also mention that it spits out regular piranhas too that also try to chomp you. If you're struggling to beat this boss, let me explain the best strategy for taking it down. How to defeat the Piranha (Image credit: Dazed Games) Before you even begin the Piranha boss fight in How to Fish, it's best to have an upgraded shotgun on you. It costs $150 and then you need to pay an additional $90 in total for three ammo upgrades, and there's an optional $140 laser sight upgrade too (dynamite fishing is by far the quickest way of getting enough money). Once you're equipped, get some How to Fish Leeches and reel in the Giant Piranha! While the shotgun is very powerful, getting close to the Giant Piranha to deal maximum damage isn't without risk, so outmanoeuvring this boss is key. The Piranha isn't especially fast and can be kited around quite easily, so the best strategy is to sprint away from it, turn around and blast it with both barrels, then run away again as you reload . If the Piranha is far enough away that you can reload on the spot and fire another two shots, even better. (Image credit: Dazed Games) Use this method as you run around the grassy area of the island that doesn't have any trees and is away from the cabin as you'll always be able to see the Piranha and will know where to run. It also means you'll have a good view of all the smaller piranhas this boss spits out , which are significantly less threatening unless several attack at once. It's therefore a good idea to shoot these whenever you have a chance to thin their numbers, then pick a few up and eat them to heal if needed. Repeat the above strategy of alternating between running away in loops and using your shotgun and you'll
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Remedy reports revenue declines in Q2 and H1 as it prepares for Control Resonant launch
Remedy reported revenue declines in the first half and second quarter of 2026 while increasing marketing efforts for Control Resonant. Read more
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New GTA 6 leak shows physical media is alive and well in Vice City, including one game that pokes fun at The Last of Us and Naughty Dog's many remasters
The drip of GTA 6 leaks from anonymous group Cyberleek has turned into a flooding riverbed . The rush of information isn't slowing, and Cyberleek seems intent on never stopping, despite Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, trying its best to unmask the leaker group's members. Meanwhile, a new gameplay clip from Cyberleek suggests that GTA 6 features a The Last of Us reference. In Cyberleek's most recent clip, which was uploaded to Twitter and beyond but went down shortly after due to a copyright strike, Jason checks out a store named Game Horde while Cyberleek watermarks the screen with a message about its antagonistic leaks: "THIS IS NOT ABOUT ACTUAL DISCS. IT IS ABOUT OWNERSHIP." If you say so. On that note, Jason seems to have approached the Game Horde building intending to expand his physical game ownership, but then he doesn't. (Image credit: Rockstar Games) Instead, Jason uses binoculars like a creep to observe every detail in Game Horde's streaky windows, including the several video game parodies Rockstar snuck in for the most observant among us. Then, around the 0:22 mark, we can see an advertisement for the fictional JS8, which impresses me with how far it's past our culture's current PS5 generation. Perhaps thinking the same thing, Jason once again pulls out his handy binoculars to better observe several titles on the store shelf, which is now right in front of his face. The spines stuffing the shelves reveal a choice selection of games like Dark Souls parody GLORY SOULS II, Desolate Rim, whose font looks a lot like FPS Titanfall, and We Came Together I, II & III Remasters of the Remakes – a spoof on The Last of Us franchise's seemingly incurable need to renew and represent itself in front of a fresh audience. This implied criticism is being thrown from a glass house, however, since Rockstar isn't usually ever willing to abandon its most profitable game series, either. Otherwise, it wouldn't spend a decade building anticipation for GTA 6. Ultimately, Jason
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New Paralives update adds the camera options we've wanted from The Sims 4 competitor since its Early Access release: "You're welcome"
Paralives just got a brand-new update, addressing some of the most common bugs and adding various hotly requested features to the indie life sim – including alternative camera controls, which I might be a tad bit too excited about. As per the Paralives roadmap , there's still plenty to come to The Sims 4 competitor , but the developers have undeniably been on the case. Recently, we saw improvements made to baby Paras' uncanny appearances – and, now, we've got more columns in the Paramaker, new camera controls, fresh animations, and more. Paralives Studios reveals as much in a post over on X , showcasing some of patch 0.1.8's big highlights we’ve added new alternative camera control options, you’re welcome 😈 pic.twitter.com/NxNpN5RH3Q August 24, 2026 The alternate camera controls are such a big deal, in fact, that they've spurred their own little follow-up thread from the studio, in which it says, "You're welcome." Attached is an amusing edit of various – and I mean various – complaints and screenshots from Reddit and the like regarding the old Paralives camera controls and the (previous) inability to change them. The comments are nice there, too, with many a "thank you" rolling in. How do the alternative camera controls work, though? "Notably," as Paralives Studio writes, it "allows players to rotate the camera with middle click and scroll their view with right click." Yes, please. As for everything else that 0.1.8 has to offer, the column customization in both the Build Mode and Paramaker is pretty dang great if I do say so myself – especially as someone who uses Sims 4 mods to properly adjust the columns in Create-A-Sim. new patch! 🗣️get your new patch here! 🗣️get the latest improvements and bug fixes now! pic.twitter.com/KXZQUN6NeX August 24, 2026 There's also a new set of embarrassed animations, because we all know our Paras might find themselves in some less-than-ideal situations at times. Plus, "various optimizations" to the game's code, the ability to turn
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The Sinking City 2 locked buoy solution
The Sinking City 2 locked buoy is a confusing puzzle involving fish and a code that makes little sense and, if I'm honest, I kind of solved it accidentally. However I did solve it and if you're here, you haven't. So let me tell you what you need to do now I've worked out what's going on. It's a weird little challenge that seems designed to be confusing, and not one you can tackle until a while after you first find it, so it's easy to get a bit lost. The Sinking City 2 locked buoy solution The solution to the locked buoy comes from two notes you can find: From Ezekiel's Wife, which you'll find on the shop counter not long after leaving the first Safe Room at the Fish Market, and About Ezekiel, which you can find in the Guard Post once you have a Leyden Jar to unlock it. The important bit from these two notes are the mention of fish: The eel and the lantern come first The Coelacanth The angler has the last word Scattered around the shop and the office behind the counter are various fish with symbols attached to them. Those fish mentioned above give you these symbols: (Image credit: Frogwares) So that's lantern fish/lighthouse, gulper eel/ropes, coelacanth/starfish and Anglerfish/octopus. These match the code symbols on the buoy lock. While it's not entirely clear, the note explains the eel and lantern fish are first, although not in what order, while the angler is last. That leaves the coelacanth third, as the only position left unclaimed. With a little trial and error you can discover that the eel and lantern fish actually go in the reverse of the order mentioned, giving you this combination as a solution for the locked buoy - Lighthouse, Ropes, Starfish, Octopus: (Image credit: Frogwares) Open it up and you'll get Doyle's Hot Streak, a magazine for the submachine gun that increases damage with continuous fire. That's actually a really useful upgrade against tougher enemies that can take a pounding, especially if you have enough ammo to just keep peppering them incre
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Reforj developer 4J Studios unveils Rixels: modified pixels that reduce texture memory requirements by 98%
Reforj developer 4J Studios has debuted a technology called Rixels that offer an alternative way to provide textures using a fraction of the memory requirements. The Dundee-based studio has applied to patent the technology. Read more
