Steam achievement sets, explained: how the beta handles DLC, archiving and 100% completion
Steam achievement sets are now in the Steam client beta: developers can group achievements, split out DLC and archive ones you can no longer earn.
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Ocarina of Time Switch 2 release date: November 5, $59.99, and what the remake changes
The Ocarina of Time Switch 2 release date is November 5, 2026, at $59.99, with rebuilt visuals, voiced cutscenes and a microphone ocarina.
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Gears of War E-Day review: Metacritic 87, OpenCritic 88 and where critics split
Critics are broadly positive on the Gears prequel, which opens worldwide on 6 October, but the 6 to 7 out of 10 reviews all say the same thing about the story and the open areas.
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen release date and price, plus the Steam unlock time
Capcom's expansion launches 9 October for $29.99, or $49.99 with the base game, but Steam's own data says it unlocks the evening before.
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Soulframe open alpha starts November 6: who can play, what Verse of the Veilands changes, and when to start
After three years of invite-only playtests, Digital Extremes is opening Soulframe to everyone on November 6, 2026, then reshaping its opening hours with a late-November update.
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Modern Warfare 4 Itaewon footage to be removed in a November 12 update: what Activision said
After complaints from bereaved families in South Korea, Activision says it will cut footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's opening cinematic that players linked to the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush.
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FFXIV Evercold release date moves to February 23, 2027: early access, pre-orders and what else was shown
Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, Evercold, has slipped about four weeks from January to February 23, 2027. Here is what was announced at the Japan Fan Fest and what is still unconfirmed.
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Xbox hardware sales down 14 percent as Microsoft reports Xbox revenue of $5.4 billion
Microsoft's first-quarter report shows Xbox revenue down 2 percent and Xbox hardware sales down 14 percent, and Asha Sharma says the problem is supply, not demand.
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla New Game Plus lands November 5, and Ubisoft says no more remakes are in the works
Ubisoft's Fall 2026 update adds New Game Plus to Assassin's Creed Valhalla on November 5, closes Black Flag Resynced content, and gives short updates on Invictus and Hexe.
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The Duskbloods release date slips to 2027: what FromSoftware said and what we still don't know
FromSoftware has moved The Duskbloods, its Switch 2 exclusive, out of 2026 and into 2027 for what it calls final adjustments to game rules and balancing.
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Wolverine game release date: Marvel's Wolverine is out now on PS5, with prices, editions and platforms
The Wolverine game release date was September 15, 2026, and it is a PS5 exclusive. Here is what it costs, what the Digital Deluxe Edition adds and where you can play it.
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Pokémon Unite shutdown: service ends March 23, 2027, with Aeos gem refunds and a final Tokyo tournament
The Pokémon Company and TiMi Studio Group will close Pokémon Unite on Switch and mobile on March 23, 2027. Gem sales have already stopped, and unused paid gems will be refunded after service ends.
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Spider-Man 3 game release date: no date announced, leaks point to 2027 to 2029, and what Insomniac has confirmed
There is no official Spider-Man 3 game release date, and Insomniac has not announced the game. Here is what is confirmed, what is leak, and why dates are guesses.
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