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Smartphone showing Monster Hunter Outlanders gameplay with gacha currency symbols overlaying the hunt scene
GAME REVIEWS3h ago · 37 reads

Monster Hunter Outlanders Review: A Surprisingly Competent Mobile Adaptation Hampered by Gacha Bloat

Monster Hunter Outlanders manages to cram the Monster Hunter World experience onto mobile with impressive visual fidelity and core gameplay loops intact. However, six hours of hands-on play reveal a progression system bogged down by half a dozen currencies and gacha mechanics that turn the opening hours into a slog compared to its console predecessors.

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Vishal Kamal
A lone figure surrounded by spectral entities representing BTs from Death Stranding Isolations anime
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Death Stranding Isolations Anime Trailer Reveals 2027 Disney Plus Release

Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding universe expands with Death Stranding Isolations, an original net anime animated by E&H Production and directed by Takyuki Sano. The first trailer debuted on October 30, showcasing a blonde-haired protagonist haunted by BT visions and confirming a 2027 release exclusively on Disney Plus.

Vishal Kamal·1 min read
Gears of War: E-Day showing a console and subscription card with upgrade tokens representing Game Pass access and Premium…
XBOX SERIES X · 103 views

Gears of War: E-Day Sells 400K Copies as 1.7M Play via Game Pass

Gears of War: E-Day launched to critical acclaim with a 9/10 from IGN, but traditional sales have stalled at just over 400,000 copies across console and PC. Meanwhile, 1.7 million players accessed the game through Xbox Game Pass, and nearly 722,000 paid for the $30 Premium Edition upgrade for early access.

Vishal Kamal·1 min read
Xbox Series X and S console beside a memory chip and rising price tag, illustrating hardware sales decline and AI-driven…
XBOX SERIES X · 122 views

Xbox Hardware Sales Drop 14% as CEO Asha Sharma Claims Demand Still Outstrips Supply

Microsoft's FY27 Q1 results show Xbox revenue declining 2% year-on-year to $5.379 billion, with hardware sales plummeting 14% despite CEO Asha Sharma's insistence that console demand exceeds available supply. The company attributes ongoing shortages to AI-driven component hoarding and points to an expanded refurbishment program as part of its strategy to get more consoles into players' hands ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6's November launch.

Vishal Kamal·1 min read
A game controller on a broken shield with a wrench, representing Helldivers 2 anti-cheat controversy
NEWS · 191 views

Helldivers 2 Review Bombed on Steam After Anti-Cheat Breaks Quality-of-Life Mods

Arrowhead's decision to implement Easy Anti-Cheat in Helldivers 2 has triggered a wave of negative Steam reviews, dropping recent feedback to "Mostly Negative" while the all-time rating remains "Mostly Positive." The anti-cheat blocks popular mods that fix hellpod steering, vaulting mechanics, and AI behavior, and some players report being unable to launch the game at all despite having no mods installed.

Vishal Kamal·1 min read
Map of Leonida state from GTA 6 showing open access to Vice City and surrounding regions
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GTA 6 Map Opens Early for Free Exploration of Leonida State

Rockstar Games has confirmed that GTA 6's map will open relatively early, letting players freely explore the state of Leonida without the story-gated restrictions of previous entries. Rockstar North co-studio head Aaron Garbut also revealed the game features an order of magnitude more handcrafted interiors than any prior Rockstar title.

Vishal Kamal·1 min read

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