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A new Five Nights at Freddy’s game has leaked, but creator Scott Cawthon says it’s okay: ‘I was trying to keep it a secret for a bit longer, but now that it’s out, that’s fine’

When a trailer for a new Five Nights at Freddy’s game called Into the Pit first surfaced, the Five Nights subreddit immediately clamped down on it, warning that “all discussions of said trailer will be removed until the trailer is officially released.” But then Five Nights creator Scott Cawthon jumped in and said it’s all…

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PlayStation Blogcast 175: Sid’s StayCation

After a week of cleaning, shopping, and reflection, Sid rejoins the Blogcast team fresh faced and feeling fine. Rejuvenated, the team (sans Justin) talks Destiny, Galak-Z, bagels, and board games. Just about everything your heart desires! Enjoy the show. Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Stuff We Talked About Galak-Z: The Dimensional Destiny…

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Monster Hunter Wilds players wonder if frenzied monsters are a little undercooked, as one slaps a sickly bird into a fine paste in just 25 seconds

Monster Hunter Wilds players are now fully sinking their teeth into the endgame—and while the discourse over difficulty proceeds apace, one thing seems apparent: Frenzied Monsters are, uh, kind of wimps. Some mild spoilers for the post-game campaign of Monster Hunter Wilds to follow. In case you’re unfamiliar, a frenzied monster in Wilds is a…

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Former Valve exec says the company struggled to sell Half-Life until coming up with the ultimate ‘one simple trick’ of marketing manoeuvres: slapping a ‘Game of the Year’ sticker on the box

One of this year’s GDC highlights was a talk by Monica Harrington, a founding member of Valve and the company’s first chief marketing officer, who went over her history with the company that brought us Half-Life and Steam. There’s a whole bunch in Harrington’s recollections to pick out: like when she gave her nephew some…

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