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Frostpunk 2, a radical sequel, is ready for an update
A sequel that altered its series advances its own season of change
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Stephen Totilo
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A Brazilian solo dev is trying something different for his next horror game: making it funny
Fernando Tittz was working as a personal trainer. Now he's making games about interactive body horror.
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Ronald Gordon
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Behind the scenes of Avowed's beautiful world
Taking an early-game tour of the Living Lands with Obsidian Entertainment.
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Stephen Totilo
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The Game File chain interview: Featuring Riot, Blizzard, Shuhei Yoshida and more…
Six interviewees, each asking a question for the next person. Ready to see how they all connected?
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Stephen Totilo
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A bleak stat about new video games is, upon further review, slightly less bad
Plus: A call for an Xbox boycott, and a Korean publisher eyes expansion
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Stephen Totilo
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30 years of playing PlayStation games early
Shuhei Yoshida just finished a long run at Sony, where one of his roles was to give developers feedback: To tell bad games from good, and the good from…
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Stephen Totilo
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‘It wasn’t overly challenging’ - Three Switch 2 developers on making games for Nintendo’s new console
Civ VII's Switch 2 handheld graphical performance is likened to that of a ‘mid-tier PC’
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Stephen Totilo
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Video game industry group expects Trump tariffs to have dire effects
The ESA tells Game File: "Any one product that a consumer would buy is likely to be subject to many of the tariffs announced, all compounded on top of…
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Stephen Totilo
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My Switch 2 hands-on impressions
Totally fine, and quite thrilling in some cases, but also totally clouded by questions about price
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Stephen Totilo
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Nintendo Switch 2 details: June 5 launch, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, From Software exclusive and more [UPDATE]
We heard a ton about games, got a release date. (Oh, and they put the price in a press release: $449.99)
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Stephen Totilo
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Netflix’s ambitious gaming boss wants to “make history,” says recent cuts weren’t to save money
PLUS: Netflix's most interesting (and thoughtful) upcoming game. And a mysterious update about Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed.
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Stephen Totilo

March 2025

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