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November 30, 2025

Tough-as-nails action adventure game, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is down to its lowest ever price for the Black Friday weekend

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is the enhanced version of the 2008 action-adventure game, featuring improvements from Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Fanatical is offering a 51% discount on this game for one day during Black Friday weekend. The game is known for its challenging gameplay and engaging combat mechanics, making it a suitable entry point for newcomers to the series. It includes refined enemy behavior, additional modes, visual upgrades, and technical enhancements. The offer is a limited-time flash deal, lasting only 24 hours.

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November 28, 2025

If you’ve left Castor Woods behind, the new Dying Light The Beast update gives you some very good reasons to return

Patch 1.4 for Dying Light introduces Legend Levels and New Game Plus (NG+), allowing players to replay the main storyline with increased difficulty while retaining gear and character progression. Players can earn Legend XP after reaching the maximum character level, which can be used for passive upgrades. The patch enhances graphical fidelity with ray tracing support for PC players and addresses over 70 graphical issues across all platforms. It includes more than 200 gameplay improvements, particularly in parkour navigation. A new login bonus offers the Bloody Bowie Knife until December 2, and a double XP event runs until November 30.

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November 8, 2025

Surviving Mars: Relaunched is a solid but inessential remaster for one of the best city builders around, but I’m extremely excited about what comes next

Surviving Mars: Relaunched is a remaster of the original game released in 2018 by Haemimont Games and Paradox Interactive, which received positive reviews and an 80% rating. The remaster includes significant enhancements, such as improved underground maps, a refined train system, and quality-of-life improvements. A new engine has been developed to enhance visuals and performance, allowing for future DLC without the constraints of the original game. Upcoming expansions include Feeding the Future, focusing on food production, and Machine Utopia, introducing automated colonies. The Martian Assembly expansion is included from the start, allowing players to pass laws for benefits and choose political systems. The relaunch aims to attract both new players and previous ones, although the value for seasoned players may be less clear due to the upgrade fee.

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October 24, 2025

Play Football Manager 26 early and score a goal with this major discount

Football Manager 26 is set to be released on November 4, with early access available for .19 / £40.99. The game features new elements such as women's football, enhanced visuals due to a transition to Unity, and fully licensed Premier League kits and clubs. A pre-launch discount is offered for early access. The gameplay includes improved Match Day atmosphere and refined animations to simulate live football matches. New players may find the user interface cluttered, and the tutorial is brief. Players should check their PC's minimum specifications before playing.

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October 23, 2025

Fine, guess I’ll play another 200 hours of Plants Vs Zombies since the remaster is perfect for Steam Deck

The acquisition of PopCap by EA led to significant layoffs and a shift towards mobile game development, resulting in sequels like Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Peggle 2 that were not released on PC. The recent release of Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted features visual enhancements, new game modes, and minigames, including Cloudy Day mode and hardcore mode with permadeath. It includes bonus levels that reference the original game, creative challenges, and local multiplayer options. The game retains all original minigames, survival mode, and the Zen Garden, offering a comprehensive experience for fans.

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October 15, 2025

Like Android, YouTube gets more ‘expressive’ as an overhauled video player rolls out

YouTube is rolling out updates to enhance the video-watching experience, including a new video player that is more expressive and intuitive, a redesigned centrally located play/pause button, and a "threaded" comments system for better viewer interaction. The video-saving feature has been simplified for easier management. Additionally, YouTube is launching "YouTube Labs," allowing users to test upcoming features, starting with an experiment involving AI music hosts on YouTube Music.

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October 6, 2025

Arcane skins return to League of Legends soon, with controversial, $250 Jinx skin getting a new makeover

Riot Games is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the animated series Arcane with a significant event that includes the return of Arcane-themed skins and aims to address the mixed reception of the Jinx skin from League of Legends. The introduction of the Exalted tier and a gacha system for the Jinx skin led to considerable debate among players, with many expressing disappointment upon its release. In response, Riot implemented visual enhancements, including a new hood design. A comprehensive makeover for the Arcane Fractured Jinx character has been announced, featuring a new spawn-in animation and visual updates for all three of Jinx's forms, with upgrades provided at no extra cost to current owners of the skin. The anniversary festivities will also include fan-favorite merchandise and a free reward track in League of Legends for new icons and emotes. The event coincides with the upcoming LoL patch 25.23, scheduled for release on November 19.

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September 23, 2025

Tactical FPS Delta Force reveals some ambitious future plans, offering something Battlefield 6 can’t

Delta Force has introduced a new season featuring a fresh operator, fighter jets, and a crossover with Metal Gear Solid. The game will face competition from Battlefield 6 and the upcoming 1.0 update of Escape From Tarkov. A new "full-scene" destruction system will allow players to destroy buildings across maps, with initial changes expected by early 2026. In the extraction mode, players will be able to play as bosses with unique loadouts and recruit defeated opponents. The Space City map will receive an overhaul, including an underwater section, and a new Operations map set in a nuclear fortress is in development. Delta Force will transition to Unreal Engine 5 in the latter half of 2026 for improved visuals.

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September 18, 2025

Nothing OS 4.0 Brings a Wild Android 16 Makeover

Nothing has released the Android 16 update, branded as Nothing OS 4.0, which will begin rolling out as a beta for select smartphone models. The update features a more minimalistic UI with a streamlined interface, enhanced dark mode, improved multitasking capabilities, a revamped camera application, and a new AI usage dashboard for tracking statistics. All current devices, except the Nothing Phone (1), are expected to receive the update, with the Phone (3) anticipated to be among the first. Specific distribution start dates for eligible models have not been announced.

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September 17, 2025

New fan-made Fallout New Vegas remaster is the game I wish Bethesda would make

Dragon Age: Origins is a classic BioWare fantasy role-playing game that could benefit from a remaster to attract new players. Fallout New Vegas, known for its rich atmosphere and gameplay, lacks an official remaster from Obsidian or Bethesda, but the gaming community has developed a mod that enhances its graphics. This mod, called the FNV Texture Upscale Project, improves the game's textures to 4K resolution while also offering a 2K alternative for better performance on the original engine. The mod highlights limitations of the original models but allows for collaborative enhancements. The original mod creator has retired, leaving future updates to the community. The Fallout New Vegas 4K remaster mod is available on Nexus Mods.