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We have to admit we do get a little giddy when we see rare retro gaming hardware, especially when that hardware comes from the traditionally secretive Nintendo. Safe to say, our giddiness meter has hit boiling point with thislengthy Twitter threadby YouTuber Shane Luis in which he breaks down a complete unboxing of an extremely rare device, theNintendo 64DD Development Kit. For those not in the know, the 64DD was a expansion for the Nintendo 64 that essentially added a disk drive to the console....

Activision has revealed plans for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific Season 2. Set for release on February 14, the upcoming season will introduce a range of content across the titles. As detailed on the official Call of Dutywebsite, newWarzonefeatures will include Nebula V ammo and bombs, which emit poison gas, and portable decontamination stations to protect against them. Fresh points of interest will include Chemical Factory and the underground Chemical Weapon Research Labs, while Bomber Planes and Redeploy Balloons will provide new ways to navigate Caldera....

Capcom has announced that it will be hosting a series of closed network tests for its upcoming action game Exoprimal. There will be three tests in total, each running for a limited time, and each will be on theSteamversion of the game only. Players can submit an entry to join the closed network testson the Exoprimal website. Capcomalso released this new gameplay trailer, showing more ofExoprimalin action: The first closed network test will take place on July 11 at 00:00 UTC (July 10 at 5pm PDT) and will last three hours....

The Pokémon Company has a reached a “substantial” settlement with the Chinese operators of a Pokémon-like mobile game after they were found guilty of copyright infringement. According to a statement made byThe Pokémon Company, Guangzhou Maichi Network Technology and its subsidiary Khorgos Fangchi Network Technology infringed on its copyrights with their self-developed mobile game Pocket Monster: Remake. Pocket Monster: Remake originally launched in July 2015, with The Pokémon Company filing a lawsuit in December 2021 alleging that the game infringed on its copyright and engaged in unfair competition....

A two-person Duos playlist looks set to be added to Call of Duty: Warzone during the game’s third Season. That’s according to an image which briefly appeared on the game’s website, seemingly confirming Duos will be introduced during Season 3’s eight weeks (it ends on June 2). DeveloperInfinity Wardteased the addition of further game modes and playlists in itsinitial announcement for Season 3. More Call of Duty: MW3 best loadout|Best Warzone loadout|MW3 best sniper|MW3 best shotgun|MW3 MCW loadout...

CD Projekt has released an overview trailer and the patch notes for Cyberpunk 2077’s last major update. While September’s Version 2.0 update was onceexpected to be the game’s final big update, last week the studiorevealed plans for another significant patch. Set for release onPC,PS5andXbox Series X/Son December 5, it will introduce “some of the most-requested features” including a metro system, portable radio player, repeatable car races, hangouts with romantic interests, and improved boss fights....

The Death Stranding 2 DualSense PlayStation 5 controller goes on sale today, here’s everything you need to know. Since the release of thePlayStation 5, Sony has routinely released special edition DualSense controllers for its biggest games.Astro Bot,God of War: RagnarokandHelldivers 2have all received exclusive DualSense colours, withDeath Stranding2 being the latest addition to the lineup. The new controller launches on July 23, 2025, on PS5 alongside Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, but you’ll be able to pre-order it today....

Activision Blizzard has confirmed the departure of three senior Blizzard employees including Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga. Diablo 4lead designer Jesse McCree andWorld of Warcraftsenior designer Jonathan LeCraft were also let go on Wednesday. Kotakubroke the news after it was delivered toBlizzarddevelopment teams yesterday. A spokesperson forActivision Blizzardsubsequently confirmed the report in a statement issued to the site. “We can confirm Luis Barriga, Jesse McCree, and Jonathan LeCraft are no longer with the company,” they said....

Diablo 4 will be released on Steam this month, Blizzard has announced. The news was revealed during aDiablo 4developerlive streamon Wednesday. Players canwishlistDiablo 4 onSteamahead of its release on October 17. Released in June forPC,XboxandPlayStationconsoles, Diablo 4 is theWorld of Warcraftstudio’s fastest-selling title to date, according to its publisher. Activision Blizzardsaid in July thatover 10 million players “experienced” Diablo 4during its launch month. Blizzardannounced in July that it planned tomake “a selection” of its PC games available on Steam....

A hacker group has claimed to have leaked more than 1TB of internal data related to Disney projects. As reportedby Hackread, hacker group NullBulge claims to have breached Disney’s internal Slack platform, allegedly leaking messages, files, code, and more. The alleged breach is said to contain a complete copy of the company’s Slack communications used by their development team including messages, files, and other data. The hackers claim the dump includes “almost 10,000 channels, every message and file possible, unreleased projects, raw images, code, logins, links to internal API/web pages, and more!...

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has said he has high hopes for upcoming monster hunting game Wild Hearts. Set to be published through theEAOriginals label,Wild Heartsis being developed byOmega Force, a division ofKoei Tecmobest known for the Dynasty Warriors games and its various spin-offs. It is set in a fantasy feudal Japan, where players battle against giant nature-infused beasts called Kemono with the help of Karakuri, sophisticated mechanisms crafted from a lost, ancient technology....

Electronic Arts has confirmed new details about its upcoming EA Play Live showcase. It was previously confirmed thatEA Play Live will take place on Thursday, July 22. And todayEAannounced that the pre-show for the event will begin at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST, followed by the main showcase. It’s unclear how long the pre-show will last, but VGC has asked EA. The publisher also said on Tuesday that the event will be hosted by WWE star Austin Creed, aka Xavier Woods....

Embracer Group has announced that it is spinning off its indie label, Coffe Stain, and rebranding its Middle-Earth and Friends brand. Last year,Embracer group announced that it would split into three separate companies.Embracersplit into Asmodee, Coffee Stain & Friends and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends – each of which was listed as a separate company on Nasdasq Stockholm. Now the company has announced that it has renamed its premium label and spun off its indie label into its own standalone group....