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We are teetering on the tail end of the holidays, but I thought it would still be fun to send…
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Seven Crazy Gaming Presents (for yourself)
We are teetering on the tail end of the holidays, but I thought it would still be fun to send out a list of some of the cooler things I’ve been playing around with over
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December 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We are teetering on the tail end of the holidays, but I thought it would still be fun to send…
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https://padandpixel.com/seven-crazy-gaming-presents-for-yourself/
Fans of the sci-fi, dino-taming survival game ARK: Survival Ascended will get their first taste of the long-anticipated sequel—ARK 2—in a major…
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Sci-fi, dino-taming survival game ARK 2 eyes a 2028 release with a little or a lot of Vin DIesel
Fans of the sci-fi, dino-taming survival game ARK: Survival Ascended will get their first taste of the long-anticipated sequel—ARK 2—in a major update hitting near the end of 2027. ARK 2, Jeremy Stieglitz, co-founder of developer Studio
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December 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Fans of the sci-fi, dino-taming survival game ARK: Survival Ascended will get their first taste of the long-anticipated sequel—ARK 2—in a major…
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You can turn a cheap Casio into a game watch or the LEGO Game Boy into a functioning handheld. Here's a list of fun stuff you might want to pick up for yourself or others this holiday.
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Seven Crazy Gaming Presents (for yourself)
Not all gifts have to be for someone else
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December 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
You can turn a cheap Casio into a game watch or the LEGO Game Boy into a functioning handheld. Here's a list of fun stuff you might want to pick up for yourself or others this holiday.
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We chat with one of the creators of dino-taming sci-fi survival game ARK about the next two years of content and why he thinks 2028 is when ARK 2 will arrive.
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Sci-fi, dino-taming survival game ARK 2 eyes a 2028 release with a little or a lot of Vin DIesel
Space ships, Dinos, and Vampires
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December 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We chat with one of the creators of dino-taming sci-fi survival game ARK about the next two years of content and why he thinks 2028 is when ARK 2 will arrive.
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Phantom Blade Zero wowed with its new trailer last night. Now read our deep dive with the studio about its appoach to combat inspired by Chinese wuxia films.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Phantom Blade Zero wowed with its new trailer last night. Now read our deep dive with the studio about its appoach to combat inspired by Chinese wuxia films.
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Here are the 64 best video games of the year, according to BAFTA.
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BAFTA reveals longlist of the best 64 games of 2025
Longlisted games will now progress to Round Two voting to decide the nominations, to be announced on 12 March 2026
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December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here are the 64 best video games of the year, according to BAFTA.
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"There was a big shift in the industry basically, because before Super Meat Boy, indie games just weren't really a thing."
How Super Meat Boy 3D brings the ultra-hard indie platforming classic to a new dimension
We speak with developer Sluggerfly's Dominik Plassmann and Christian Patorra about reinventing the indie classic.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"There was a big shift in the industry basically, because before Super Meat Boy, indie games just weren't really a thing."
The GDC keynote talks are back!
Hideo Kojima to headline new GDC Festival of Gaming
Restarting from Zero: A Message to Creators Considering Independence
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December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The GDC keynote talks are back!
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They put the cozy in cozy. But how?
What makes a cozy game cozy, and why do so many people love playing them? @davetach.bsky.social spoke to @drkowert.bsky.social and a bunch of devs to get the answers.
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The Rise of Cozy Games
From Stardew Valley to Animal Crossing and the COVID boom, we spoke with developers, players, and a video game-focused psychologist on the rise of chill games.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
They put the cozy in cozy. But how?
What makes a cozy game cozy, and why do so many people love playing them? @davetach.bsky.social spoke to @drkowert.bsky.social and a bunch of devs to get the answers.
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The Rise of Cozy Games
From Stardew Valley to Animal Crossing and the COVID boom, we spoke with developers, players, and a video game-focused psychologist on the rise of chill games.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What makes a cozy game cozy, and why do so many people love playing them? @davetach.bsky.social spoke to @drkowert.bsky.social and a bunch of devs to get the answers.
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Metal Gear Solid 3’s Naked Snake—voiced by the character’s original actor David Hayter—arrives in Delta Force on Jan. 1 as a new…
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Metal Gear Solid’s Naked Snake hits Delta Force on January 1
Metal Gear Solid 3’s Naked Snake—voiced by the character’s original actor David Hayter—arrives in Delta Force on Jan. 1 as a new appearance option for the game’s stealth-assault character Nox. The Metal Gear Solid collaboration with the free-to-play shooter
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November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Metal Gear Solid 3’s Naked Snake—voiced by the character’s original actor David Hayter—arrives in Delta Force on Jan. 1 as a new…
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In an era when handheld gaming systems are growing increasingly bland—an army of glossy black rectangles framed with a familiar…
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The Atari Gamestation Go feels like a system built for fans
In an era when handheld gaming systems are growing increasingly bland—an army of glossy black rectangles framed with a familiar array of buttons and thumbsticks—My Arcade decided to do something very different: Embrace the potential
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October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In an era when handheld gaming systems are growing increasingly bland—an army of glossy black rectangles framed with a familiar…
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October 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New logo, who this?
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New logo, who this?
Dauntless was, it seems, ultimately too successful to succeed. Launched in 2019 to a rabid fanbase clamouring for another take…
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Lessons Learned From the Rise of a New Take on Monster Hunter and Its Sudden Collapse
Dauntless was, it seems, ultimately too successful to succeed. Launched in 2019 to a rabid fanbase clamouring for another take on the fantasy-hunting genre created by Capcom with Monster Hunter, Dauntless came out of the
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October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Dauntless was, it seems, ultimately too successful to succeed. Launched in 2019 to a rabid fanbase clamouring for another take…
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It’s likely that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally will land to conflicting perspectives. Seen through the lens of a lifelong…
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Xbox? Not an Xbox? Who cares? The ROG Xbox Ally is a wonder
It’s likely that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally will land to conflicting perspectives. Seen through the lens of a lifelong console player, the system simply isn’t ready to be compared to the locked-down, slick user
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October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s likely that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally will land to conflicting perspectives. Seen through the lens of a lifelong…
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A series of mysterious animated shorts popped up on number of official Nintendo channels this week, confounding and exciting fans…
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Is Nintendo returning to Pikmin animated shorts?
A series of mysterious animated shorts popped up on number of official Nintendo channels this week, confounding and exciting fans of the Japanese game maker. In the first of the two shorts, a baby left
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October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A series of mysterious animated shorts popped up on number of official Nintendo channels this week, confounding and exciting fans…
https://padandpixel.com/is-nintendo-returning-to-pikmin-animated-shorts/
https://padandpixel.com/is-nintendo-returning-to-pikmin-animated-shorts/
It’s likely that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally will land to conflicting perspectives.
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Xbox? Not an Xbox? Who cares? The ROG Xbox Ally is a wonder
More PC than console
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October 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It’s likely that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally will land to conflicting perspectives.
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“Ultimately, our goal was to create a game that honors the original while giving players a reason to come back."
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Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted mixes new challenges into a fan favorite
Popcap hopes new roguelike and multiplayer features will bring new life to a tower defense classic.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Ultimately, our goal was to create a game that honors the original while giving players a reason to come back."
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When Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 releases, it returns players to a world first explored more than 20 years ago in the cult classic original.
A lot has happened in the canon and real-world history of the World of Darkness during those decades.
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A lot has happened in the canon and real-world history of the World of Darkness during those decades.
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The Chinese Room’s Alex Skidmore and White Wolf’s Jason Carl on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Welcome back to World of Darkness
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October 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
When Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 releases, it returns players to a world first explored more than 20 years ago in the cult classic original.
A lot has happened in the canon and real-world history of the World of Darkness during those decades.
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A lot has happened in the canon and real-world history of the World of Darkness during those decades.
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Video game horror told through the lens of photo mode.
Which is your favorite?
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Which is your favorite?
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October 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Video game horror told through the lens of photo mode.
Which is your favorite?
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Which is your favorite?
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A chat with the designers behind the Atari Gamestation GO Handheld gaming systems are big business as of late, and…
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200 Games, Four controls, One Glorious Atari Handheld
A chat with the designers behind the Atari Gamestation GO Handheld gaming systems are big business as of late, and it’s not just PC gaming handhelds that are taking off. There’s also been a rise
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October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A chat with the designers behind the Atari Gamestation GO Handheld gaming systems are big business as of late, and…
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August 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Here's a story AND a podcast for your Monday morning.
With the new LEGO Batman announced, now's a great time to read up (and listen up) to the HUGE role Batman played in the history of LEGO video games.
How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout
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How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout
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How a Caped Crusader LEGO Game Led to a Massive Buyout
A $210 million video game acquisition that became a formative pillar of a major studio’s investment in the game industry may not have happened had it not been for a tiny caped crusader. Fresh off the...
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August 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here's a story AND a podcast for your Monday morning.