Another Marathon playtest is coming in December, but this one is restricted to North America and it's still 'strictly under an NDA'

Another Marathon playtest is coming in December, but this one is restricted to North America and it’s still ‘strictly under an NDA’

Sony said earlier this month that Marathon, Bungie’s super-sexy but deeply troubled extraction shooter, is coming out one way or the other in March 2026, and it’ll clean up the mess—that is, “make corrections”—as needed once it’s out the door. But it’s still making corrections before that, too, and interested run-and-gunners will have a chance…

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Sandfall Interactive expresses shock as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 matches Baldur’s Gate 3’s record-setting run at the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards: ‘What the f**k is happening’

Back in April, former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider described Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as “kind of to JRPGs what Baldur’s Gate 3 was to CRPGs.” He was more than just a little correct, as it turns out: Two years after Baldur’s Gate 3 won a record seven Golden Joystick awards, including Studio of…

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I am going to kill Slim Shady with mom’s spaghetti

At today’s Xbox Partner Showcase, IO Interactive revealed its next celebrity-themed elusive target for Hitman: World of Assassination. Arriving on December 1, the free, limited-time Eminem vs Slim Shady mission sees the Detroit-based rapper recruiting Agent 47 to assassinate his young alter-ego, which has manifested on the material plane as a separate, homicidal entity. “In…

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Vampire Survivors is getting a deckbuilding dungeon crawler spin-off that looks purpose built to annihilate your free time

In a reveal at Xbox’s Partner Preview showcase on Thursday, Vampire Survivors developer Poncle teased what’s next for the series with a flashy trailer promising “next-gen graphics, an endless open world, compelling storytelling…” before saying, nah, scratch all that. How about more 2D pixel art, but this time in first person? “Turbo wildcard” Vampire Crawlers,…

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Inzoi’s getting multiplayer after South Korea’s president told the director to hop to it: ‘It almost felt like I was getting talked to by the company’s CEO’

Krafton’s life sim Inzoi released in early access this March, since when it’s had a slightly troubled time of things: initial sales were impressive, and the game receives regular updates and hotfixes, but something about it hasn’t quite landed with the vast audience that still prefers the slightly cosier and odder vibes of The Sims….

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Xbox Partner Preview | November 2025: Everything Announced From Our Amazing Partners

Category: Xbox Partner Preview November 20, 2025 Xbox Partner Preview | November 2025: Everything Announced From Our Amazing Partners Danielle Partis, Xbox Wire Editor Xbox Partner Preview returned today, shining a light on our third-party partners with world premieres, new announcements, DLC reveals and much more. During the 30-minute broadcast, we revealed five brand new…

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Xbox Partner Preview | Raji: Kaliyuga – Breaking Down a Sequel Adding So Much More Than a New Story

Category: Xbox Partner Preview November 20, 2025 Xbox Partner Preview | Raji: Kaliyuga – Breaking Down a Sequel Adding So Much More Than a New Story Shruti Ghosh, Co-founder, Art and Narrative Director, Nodding Heads Games As part of today’s Xbox Partner Preview broadcast, we’re thrilled to reveal a sequel to Raji: An Ancient Epic, the multi award…

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