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Carli Velocci

Carli Velocci

Contributor, Games

Carli is a technology, culture, and games editor and journalist. They were the Gaming Lead and Copy Chief at Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore. Before that, they wrote for multiple publications, including Paste Magazine, Vice, Polygon, the Verge, and more. Her name might remind you of a dinosaur.

Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3.

Larian teases its new evil Baldur’s Gate 3 endings

Larian is getting ready to drop some big changes to evil endings in Baldur's Gate 3 with one of its biggest teases yet.
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A Super Nintendo Controller on a purple and black background.

The original Super Mario Bros. now has an unofficial level builder

A ROM hacker not only made a NES to SNES conversion of the original Super Mario Bros. but also an almost real-time level editor.
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Final Fantasy 16's cover showcasing its protagonist infront of two demon summons.

Final Fantasy XVI’s PC launch is right around the corner, but you can try it now

Final Fantasy XVI is hitting Steam and Epic Games Store in September, but there's a demo you can play right now.
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A Pikachu card displayed on a mobile device. Pikachu is standing on a log in a forest.

Pokémon’s new mobile trading card game is coming this October

You can wait on line to buy boosters packs or you can check out Pokémon TCG Pocket, a card-opening app out on October 30.
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Knights below a giant dragon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard special editions don’t even include the game

You can preorder Dragon Age: The Veilguard now, but there's something you should know if you're going for a special edition.
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A man in black armor holding a shotgun and leaning against a wall.

Activision shuts down Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer mod one day before launch

A mod set to recreate Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer was canceled the day before launch.
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Key art of The Smiling Man in Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.

Nintendo’s creepy new game is getting 3 free demos

Nintendo is rolling out a three-part demo of the new Famicom Detective Club game ahead of its launch.
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The Epic Games Store app on two phones. You can see Fortnite and Fall Guys ready for download.

Fortnite is back on mobile, but there are a few catches

The Epic Games Store is back on Android and iOS, but there are a few things you need to know before booting up Fortnite on your phone.
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A Steam library filled with custom artwork.

Your funny Steam reviews might be in trouble

Valve is introducing a new helpfulness system on Steam that'll hide your meme reviews if they're not, well, helpful.
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Soldiers fight in a shopping plaza in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Activision finally has a solution for giant Call of Duty file sizes

Activision is making efforts to combat Call of Duty's infamously large file sizes with two main changes.
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A marketing image from Elder Scrolls: Castles. It says "rule your kingdom." And there are cards on the screen with decisions. This one is about helping Tobin maybe get music lessons.

The next Elder Scrolls game is out in September, but only on mobile

It's not The Elder Scrolls 6, but The Elder Scrolls: Castles is Fallout Shelter in a fantasy world, and it's out very soon.
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A party member in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard just got an unexpectedly spooky release date

It's official: The highly anticipated Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming out on Halloween.
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A helldiver shooting at an Impaler, which looks like giant tentacles coming out of the ground.

Helldivers 2 devs have a 60-day plan to win back player goodwill

Arrowhead Game Studios announced a new plan to fix issues with the Escalation of Freedom update and its update process as a whole.
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guinness world record most consoles tv guiness

Man hooks up 444 consoles to a TV, sets world record

A Saudi Arabia man has set a new Guinness World Record for hooking up the most gaming consoles to a single TV.
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A man jumping and shooting in action in TimeSplitters.

PlayStation Plus is adding this classic sci-fi shooter series, but only for Premium members

PlayStation Plus is getting three classic sci-fi shooters this month, along with tons of other great games like The Witcher 3.
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Brett Dalton is dirty and wearing a green jacket in Until Dawn remastered.

Until Dawn remake gets official release date, pads out PS5’s fall lineup

The Until Dawn remake for the PlayStation 5 and PC is set to release this October, a perfect launch date for a spooky slasher game.
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Apple App Store icon on a homescreen

MS-DOS game emulation app is back on Apple devices after 3 years

iDOS was delisted from the App Store back in 2021, but after new EU regulations, it's now back.
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Key art for Replaced. It's a closeup of a map with a cyberpunk-looking train laid out under him.

Xbox exclusive Replaced has been delayed for the third time

The pixel art platformer Replaced has been delayed till 2025 to give the developers more time to meet their high standards.
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Two characters face off in Concord.

Concord is committing to at least three seasons after its launch next week

Firewalk Studios announced Concord's post-launch road map, showing that at least three seasonal content drops are in the works.
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A 16-bit Michael Myers standing in front of the Myers home.

Retro-inspired Halloween, Evil Dead platformers coming this October — with a little twist

We'll be getting 16-bit Halloween and Ash vs Evil Dead platformers this October as part of a new crossover series.
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Key art for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

We never got this Sly Cooper time travel game thanks to Darksiders

Former Vigil Games founders revealed that while Sony was interested in a Sly Cooper game, they went in a different direction.
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A T-800 holding up its fist in front of flames. Its eyes are glowing red.

The upcoming Terminator survival game has been delayed

Terminator: Survivors, a survival game set after Judgment Day, has been delayed to next year.
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Laurie Strode is waiting with a knife for Michael Myers in "Halloween" (1978).

Two Halloween games are in development, and John Carpenter is involved

Two games based on the 1978 slasher Halloween are in development
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Wolverine in his blue and yellow suit ready to fight with his claws out, except he's Peely from Fortnite

The first Fortnite x Disney collaboration features a bunch of skins and Doctor Doom

Disney invested $1.5 billion into Fortnite earlier this year, and its first official collaboration involves Doctor Doom and some new Marvel skins.
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A man drives away in a boat with stolen money in Grand Theft Auto 5 art.

Don’t expect Grand Theft Auto 6 to launch on Xbox Game Pass

Take-Two Interactive likely won't be launching Grand Theft Auto 6 on Xbox Game Pass, according to comments from its CEO.
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The four playable Borderlands 3 characters (plus a dog creature) standing together shooting at psychos.

Why see the Borderlands movie when you can get the games on sale?

You can go to theaters to see Borderlands, or you can save 75% on a bundle with almost every game in the franchise.
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A helldiver shooting a gun at a terminid, but it's shooting fire.

Helldivers 2 studio CEO apologizes for a controversial change

The Arrowhead Game Studios CEO apologized on Friday for a series of highly criticized changes made to fire weapons.
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Two Splitgate soldiers shooting in a forest. The bullets are armor are pink.

New Splitgate 2 video shows off more faction gameplay, fewer portals

We don't get too many portals in the new look at Splitgate 2 gameplay, but it does show how all the new factions will work.
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A first person view in Doom, with a gun pointed at two floating red screaming heads.

The first two Doom games are getting enhanced PC editions with all-new content

A Steam store listing for a combined Doom 1 and 2 enhanced edition is live, showing off improvements and a new campaign.
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A bunch of characters standing around with guns getting attacked by flying giant bugs in Call of Duty's zombies mode

Here’s a very, very detailed look at Black Ops 6’s zombies mode

Treyarch published a very extensive post on all the changes coming to Black Ops 6's zombies mode, including some long-requested quality-of-life updates.
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A woman plays Vampire Survivors on a Steam Deck.

2022’s best indie game is finally coming to PlayStation this month

Vampire Survivors is coming to PlayStation, meaning even the Sony faithful can rip through hordes of gothic monsters.
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A multi-armed steel robot in what looks like a manor.

Arkane founder teases new action RPG in the style of Dishonored and Fallout

Wolfeye Studios, made up of ex-Arkane veterans, announced a new, untitled immersive sim that's in development.
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A robot and a woman in an orange space suit in a space ship.

Meta shuts down Ready at Dawn, one of its biggest VR studios

Meta has shut down Ready at Dawn, one of its biggest first-party VR studios.
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The TMNT Fortnite skins. We have all four turtles in fighting poses in front of a purple background.

Fortnite is cutting down on item FOMO with new store change

Epic Games will now put certain battle pass items up for sale in the Shop, but you'll have to wait a while before they're available.
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