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Lord of the Rings gaming and movie rights are up for sale

The Lord of the Rings' gaming, movie merchandising, and live event rights are now up for sale.
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The Wolf Among Us 2 will launch in five parts next year

The Wolf Among Us 2 will finally continue Snow White and Bigby's story in 2023.
The male version of Eivor leading a group of Vikings in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

The next Assassin’s Creed is an upgraded Valhalla expansion

Assassin's Creed games have a bad habit of leaking, and that clearly hasn't changed.
The PS5 is the fastest selling console in U.S. history

PlayStation beta test introduces much-needed social tweaks

The new software beta for PS5 and PS4 introduces new features to Game Base and Parties, adds accessibility options, and tweaks the home screen UI.
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Our 5 biggest predictions for the February Nintendo Direct

From Hollow Knight: Silksong to Xenoblade Chronicles 3, here's what we want to see from the February 2022 Nintendo Direct.
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OlliOlli World: 4 tips and tricks for beginners

Keep these four tips in mind, and you'll get off to an exciting start in OlliOlli World.
The OlliOlli World player character grins will grinding down a rail in the OlliOlli World cinematic trailer.

OlliOlli World devs share their perfect skate park recipe

OlliOlli World Senior Designer Sam Robinson reveals why the game's fantastic levels work.
Warriors look toward a beautiful sunrise and enemies in Babylon's Fall.

Here’s why PlatinumGames and Sony are all-in on live service

Here's why PlatinumGames and Sony appear to be doubling down on controversial live service games.
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Google Stream is what Stadia should have been from the start

Google is reportedly starting to white-label Google Stadia under the Google Stream moniker, and that's probably for the best.
Trevor, Michael, and Franklin are all holding guns in GTA 5 promotional art.

Grand Theft Auto 6’s reveal is comically anticlimactic

The reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6 was a lot more boring than the internet thought it would be.
Trevor, Franklin, and Michael prepare to hunt someone in the forests outside of Los Santos.

Grand Theft Auto V gets current-gen console boost in March

After a delay, GTA V and GTA Online will finally launch for next-gen consoles on March 15.
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Activision Blizzard plans mobile Warcraft, next Call of Duty

A new mobile Warcraft game and a follow-up to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are coming from Activision Blizzard in 2022.
Olympic NFT game key art shows athletes participating in various sports.

The Winter Olympics gets a new video game … featuring NFTs

The latest Olympics video game adopts the video game industry's most controversial trend.
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OlliOlli World review: The gnarliest game of 2022

OlliOlli World is an addictive skateboarding game that rivals the best 2D platformers of the last decade.
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the future of the series

Yes, Pokémon Legends: Arceus should be considered the next mainline entry in the series and a tease of what's next.
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Move over, Bungie: New York Times acquires Wordle

Wordle was purchased by The New York Times on the same day Bungie was acquired by Sony.
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With Bungie purchase, Sony is playing on Microsoft’s level

Sony proves it's willing to spend lots of money so PlayStation can compete with Microsoft's big Xbox deals.
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MLB The Show 22 is coming to Nintendo Switch and Game Pass

This year, MLB The Show 22 comes to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch.
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The best video games of January 2022

From Pokémon Legends: Arceus to Nobody Saves the World, here are the best games of January 2022.
Malenia in Elden Ring putting her prosthetic arm on and looking off towards the right.

Elden Ring director says George R.R. Martin will be ‘shocked’

FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki thinks George R.R. Martin might be a bit shocked when he sees what's happened to some Elden Ring characters.
Death Stranding Director's Cut key art for PC featuring Sam Bridges and a baby.

Death Stranding Director’s Cut finally hits PC on March 30

The enhanced version of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding launches on Steam and the Epic Games Store on March 30.
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Respawn’s most exciting upcoming project isn’t Star Wars

Even after the announcement of three Star Wars games, the most intriguing in-development project from Respawn is an original adventure.
Master assassin Zer0 fights off a dragon in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep..

PS Plus members get Borderlands 2’s best DLC ahead of Wonderlands

Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, UFC 4, and Planet Coaster: Console Edition will be February 2022's PS Plus games.
A soldier wearing a gas mask in Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty to reportedly stay on PlayStation through 2023

Bloomberg reports that 2022 and 2023's mainline Call of Duty games, as well as a Warzone sequel, will be on PlayStation platforms.
A squad shoots an alien in Rainbow Six Extraction.

Rainbow Six Extraction review: It’s dangerous to go it alone

Rainbow Six Extraction turns Rainbow Six Siege into a cooperative shooter where Operators take on alien parasites, but it fails to stick the landing.
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VR hit The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners gets a new chapter

A sequel to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is in the works for VR platforms.
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Nobody Saves the World succeeds where Balan Wonderworld fails

Nobody Saves the World on Xbox Game Pass shows how Balan Wonderworld could've worked with three major changes.
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Your biggest questions about the Microsoft-Activision deal, answered

Analysts reveal what Microsoft's Activation Blizzard acquisition means for the industry.