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Kotaku Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:35 AM
    

iPad 11 2025 Apple

If you're looking for a tablet, nothing beats an iPad.

The post Apple Changes Strategy to Boost Sales, Slashing 2025 iPads to a New Record Low Price appeared first on Kotaku.

Kotaku Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:30 AM
    

Forsaken

Quite why the six-degrees shooter is Mature is something of an intriguing mystery

The post Nintendo Switch Online's Mature Games Catalog Adds The Excellent <i>Forsaken 64</i> appeared first on Kotaku.

PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:42 AM
    

Raise your paintbrushes like a baton and waft it to a gentle lilt, because Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is going on tour. No, not like a lads tour to Vegas with gambling and debauchery, a far more civilized affair. Much like the artists who inspired the game's art direction, the j'RPG will more likely be seen at an opera house than a casino. Yes, in honor of the game's spectacular soundtrack, developer Sandfall Interactive has announced that it will be taking it on the road. There's just one problem: the tour is only in France... for now.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:21 AM
    

Sci-fi ARPG Stellar Blade was truly one of 2024's surprise hits. Things got even better when it finally came to PC this year, as fan fervor saw it set a new record for Playstation. Stellar Blade 2 almost felt like a certainty, even before its big Steam debut, though it wasn't until earlier this year that developer Shift Up quietly confirmed a sequel was coming. Now, the studio's penchant for surreptitiousness has struck again, as a new investor report reveals a huge update on where Stellar Blade 2 stands.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:23 AM
    

September 3, 2025: We verified our NBA 2K25 codes list.

What are the active NBA 2K25 codes? It's another year in the NBA 2K calendar, and as is tradition, there are plenty of freebies to collect. Over the lifetime of each game in the storied basketball series, 2K dishes out a slew of locker codes that can be punched in, rewarding you with everything from free packs to top-rated stars as the season progresses.

In NBA 2K25, you can expect a similar slurry of goodies to come your way, helping you make the most of your time in the sports game. Of course, NBA 2K25 locker codes don't last forever, so you'll have to act fast when a new code does pop up. Fortunately, we're keeping our eagle eyes eagerly on the latest codes, which you can find below. For freebies in the new game, check out the NBA 2K26 codes.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:16 AM
    

What are all The Sims 4 cheats? Whether you're after that all-important Sims 4 money cheat for some extra Simoleons, we've listed heaps of handy shortcuts to make the lives of your virtual family more manageable. In this guide, we let you know all the Sims 4 cheats, and more importantly, how to use them.

Cheats are by no means new to The Sims 4, and EA even actively encourages their use. Still, it can be hard to keep track of all The Sims cheats, so we've put them all in one handy place, including those all so important Sims 4 money cheats. Our list is perfect if you've never played past entries in one of the best PC games or are wondering if all those old cheats still work, and we even add new cheats for new DLCs and expansion packs.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:08 AM
    

Now that we're a few days in, I'm happy calling new Path of Exile 2 update The Third Edict a success. It's not perfect, and there are plenty of pain points for developer Grinding Gear Games to continue to work at, but we're still very much in the early access phase and, as a whole, the new patch is a winner. Act four of the campaign is fantastic, one of the best singular ARPG chapters I've experienced in a long time. The interlude acts are a solid step up from having to replay chapters, and the Rise of the Abyss league is an upgrade from its PoE 1 inspiration. But GGG is still hard at work on changes.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:05 AM
    

What are the best Sims 4 mods? The Sims has been a must-have simulation game on PC since the turn of the millennium. Over 20 years later, the series is still going strong with expansion packs and a vast library of user-generated downloadable content.

The Sims 4 modding scene is thriving, with plenty of weird and wonderful additions to one of the best PC games for living your alternate virtual life. If you're looking to shake things up now that the Sims 5 release date has been delayed indefinitely, the mods below all offer varying degrees of change. We've compiled a list of just some of the best Sims 4 mods, accompanied by links to all the download pages. Be sure to read the installation instructions for each mod.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:21 AM
    

The Hollow Knight Silksong system requirements are well worth checking in on as they've just been updated, including the confirmed addition of ultrawide monitor support. Surprisingly, they have actually become more demanding, although most modern gaming PCs still won't struggle with the new requirements.

Hollow Knight Silksong asks for more from your PC than the original Hollow Knight system requirements from 2017, but not by much. As such, you definitely won't need the best gaming PC from our buying guide to get the game running, as just about any PC, laptop, or handheld from the last 10 years should be able to meet the game's entry-level specs. With the Hollow Knight Silksong release date now confirmed, and arriving very soon, it's worth giving your hardware a last-minute check for updates.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:42 AM
    

The original Prey was one of the most striking and innovative FPS games of the 2000s - I mean, it had portals before Portal, for crying out loud. It was the excellent result of an admittedly turbulent development cycle that spanned roughly a decade, and that instability spread to its planned sequel, Prey 2. Set to be published by Bethesda, the company unfortunately scrapped it officially in 2014, breaking the hearts of many who were excited to see this ambitious sequel. Sure, we eventually got Arkane's interpretation with 2017's Prey, but it was a radical departure from what Human Head's Prey 2 was set to be. While I don't want to open up old wounds, some new footage of Prey 2 has emerged online, seemingly by the hand of a former Human Head developer.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:42 AM
    

Developer Motion Twin supported its hit roguelike Dead Cells for years before moving on to Windblown. The metroidvania grew exponentially through updates and successive pieces of DLC, but fans were still aggrieved when Motion Twin announced that it was focusing its efforts elsewhere. That's mostly because of the quality of the updates, each recontextualizing the game you thought you knew. However, the spirit of Dead Cells lives on through spiritual successors and now a crossover with its genre partner, BlazBlue Entropy Effect.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:39 AM
    

Seven great Steam Deck games can be yours right now for just $15 as part of this month's Humble Choice subscription. Whether you're an avid fan of wrestling games, point and click adventures, or quirky kart racers, this month's Humble Choice lineup has something for you and much more.

We still consider the Steam Deck to be the best handheld gaming PC, despite the growing gap in power between it and handhelds like the ROG Ally X, and Humble Choice represents one of the cheapest ways to expand your handheld library each month. It includes a great range of games on offer for one incredibly small up-front cost.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:36 AM
    

The Hollow Knight Silksong Steam Deck rating is already here, and it's great news for those who want to play this hugely anticipated indie metroidvania on the go, or simply prefer to use the gaming handheld as their primary gaming device.

As we laid out in the Silksong system requirements, this game barely increases its demands above those of the original Hollow Knight game released back in 2017. This is great news for the Steam Deck, which, despite being the best gaming handheld on our buying guide, is starting to struggle with some of the latest game releases.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:17 AM
    

Do you long for Command and Conquer 5? Save the 2020 remastered collection, we haven't seen a new main-series C&C game in 15 years. Perhaps we never will again. But Tempest Rising is filling that gap. Smart, strategic, and storming its way into my heart to the pounding industrial beats of a soundtrack featuring the iconic Frank Klepacki, the 2025 RTS game is the closest we've had in a while to a true Command and Conquer successor. Now, a fresh update from developer Slipgate Ironworks is introducing the highly requested 3v3 mode, new spectator tools, single-player speed controls, and even more improvements to boot.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:46 AM
    

When is the Spine release date? If you're a fan of John Woo films that mix kung fu with pistols, then it's likely that Spine is on your wishlist. In the cyberpunk dystopian streets, the Tensor AI has taken over the city, using drone technology to suppress rebellions. Spine puts us in the role of Redline, who has a vendetta against the AI and its ruling elite, and will stop at nothing to make them pay.

Gun Fu fans will likely have to wait a long time to play Spine, which is a shame since it has an appealing cyberpunk game aesthetic. This story-based action-adventure game promises a tense "movie-like experience," that takes advantage of film choreography and camera techniques. With that in mind, here's everything we know about the Spine release date window, trailers, and more.

PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:54 AM
    

Borderlands 3 recently reappeared on the Steam Deck's most-played games list, which suggests that if the Borderlands 4 Steam Deck rating is either Playable or Verified, it could prove popular on the handheld. Alas, Valve is yet to provide a rating, so we're left making predictions based on the specs for now.

If we use the Borderlands 4 system requirements to make an initial judgment, it's fair to say that Borderlands 4 could struggle on the aging Steam Deck hardware, even with tools like FSR and frame generation available. We still consider Valve's portable to be the best handheld gaming PC despite its limited power but it and many other gaming handhelds may struggle to meet the demands of this looter shooter.

PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:45 AM
    

If you're in the market for a new pixel pusher, but don't want to pay above MSRP, we've found an RTX 5070 graphics card deal that will save you cash and get you a free copy of Borderlands 4 to boot.

While the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 launch price meant it wasn't quite worthy of a top spot on our best graphics card guide, finding this card below MSRP in a market where prices have tended to be inflated means it's a much more compelling buy. Crucially, this card's chief rival at the time of review, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, is far more expensive right now, making this even more of a bargain.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 4:59 AM
    

When you ponder the Roman Empire (and per the meme, that's a daily occurrence for many), you of course think about its sprawling influence across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. An empire that relentlessly conquered and expanded, spanning from what is today the United Kingdom all the way down to Egypt. I expected Anno 117 to double down on that feeling - give me land, and let me build all the villas, aqueducts, and marble masterpieces I can. However, as I came ashore on its beautiful Celtic region of Albion during a one-hour demo at Gamescom, what I was actually given was a choice: push the Empire's agenda to create your very own Rome from Rome, or expand in a way that embraces the existing Celtic culture.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 4:58 AM
    

If you're anything like us, your time is already stretched trying to play all the great games out right now, and the year isn't slowing down any time soon. Hope and anticipation, agony and elation: the endless cycle of emotions we go through during the annual PC release schedule.

Year in and year out, videogames are produced in such varying degrees of quality that not a single one of them is destined for certain success. Some of the best PC games of all time were released alongside utter disasters, series are born while others dwindle, and occasionally a game lives up to our expectations. Below, you'll find all the upcoming PC games to keep on your radar, and they're wildly varied. There are racing games, story games, city builders, and more, plus all of their expected release dates.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 6:30 AM
    

September 3, 2025: We checked for new Mech Arena codes.

What are the new Mech Arena codes? If you want to keep up with your teammates and opponents in Plarium's fast-paced mech shooter, you're going to need A-Coins and Credits to get the latest weapons and gear.

Luckily, this free PC game offers many ways to get more XP, A-Coins, and Credits, including daily login rewards and challenges. There are also regular new Mech Arena redemption codes for the multiplayer game, too, and we've listed all the current ones below. These codes not only provide you with in-game currency to upgrade your gear, others occasionally even reward you with a whole new mech for nothing, so don't miss out.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 3:05 AM
    

September 3, 2025: New Azure Latch codes just landed as an apology for some slow updates.

What are the new Azure Latch codes? Becoming the ultimate egoist takes far more than a few fancy tricks, though it doesn't hurt to have Kaiser or Rin's playstyles in your locker. Of course, you'll need the cash to roll for them. That's where Azure Latch game codes come in.

In Azure Latch, you take to the Blue Lock pitch and showcase your soccer game skills to become the cream of the Roblox crop. At first, you'll be another one of Ego's unpolished gems, but with sheer grit, determination, and a few handy codes, you'll make it as Japan's number-one striker.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 3:07 AM
    

September 3, 2025: Another new Hunty Zombie code means one more has expired.

What are the latest Hunty Zombie codes? If you're as obsessed with the new Roblox shooter title as we are, you'll want to keep sneaking around the lobby for Hunty Zombie codes between rounds. The best hunter is a prepared hunter, and these promo codes are the ticket to your survival.

Given you're clearly looking to mow down undead hordes on Roblox, we can only assume you might be interested in any number of FPS games on the platform. Arm yourself with the latest Rivals codes or Arsenal codes to get a taste of what else is around. If you're diving into the game yourself, you can also check out the Hunty Zombie tier list for details on the best weapons and traits.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 3:02 AM
    

September 3, 2025: A new Anime Vanguards code just landed for reasons unknown.

What are the new Anime Vanguards codes? In a Roblox game where the universes of multiple anime have started colliding, you can pick from many units in a tower defense title featuring tons of your favorite characters. To have the most powerful warrior around, the rewards from using the latest Anime Vanguards game codes can give you just what you need.

Like when using All Star Tower Defense X codes or SpongeBob Tower Defense codes, redeeming these extra rewards can give you an edge over other players.  These can include currencies used for special banner units or crafting important items. To help you be the best in this Roblox adventure, the free codes in this guide will have you covered.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, September 3, 2025 2:59 AM
    

September 3, 2025: A new Brainrot Evolution code is here.

Want new Brainrot Evolution codes? We can help you keep up your dependency on the latest and greatest memes out there. Get free EXP Potions, coins, gems, and everything else with these Roblox Brainrot Evolution game codes and evolve your favorite brainrot character in record time.

If you're on the lookout for other Roblox adventures, check out the latest codes for other huge games on the platform. We're always hunting for new Blue Lock Rivals codes, Blox Fruits codes, and Meme Sea codes. We have well over 100 Roblox games we're always keeping a watchful eye on to ensure we have the latest freebies ready to go.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:35 AM
    

The Blood of the Dawnwalker is the debut fantasy RPG from new Polish developer Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by former members of Witcher outfit CD Projekt. In June, obvious vampire thrall Mark expressed happy emotions about main character Coen's balance of mortal and undead abilities - by day, he'll trot around having regular human chinwags with people and participating in regular human swordfights, by night he transmogrifies into a nimble Nosferatu, able to teleport and slash people with his talons. Now, it's time to dig further into the game's two critical resources, which are handily encapsulated by the title: time and blood.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:57 AM
    

Good news for the ultrawide monitor-owning Nic Reubens of the world: Hollow Knight: Silksong will, unlike its narrow-eyed predecessor, natively support stretchy displays up to the 21:9 format when it finally releases tomorrow. Silksong marketing-man-at-large Matthew Griffin shared some demonstrative screenshots on Xitter, confirming that it won't require any of the weird bodging that Hollow Knight did to fill out those bigger screens.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:27 AM
    

The Perfect Dark reboot Microsoft cancelled as part of their mass layoffs in July could reportedly have been "revived" under new publisher Take-Two, had talks over a deal between the two sides and Embracer Group not fallen through.

That's according to a report from Bloomberg, who claim that Microsoft and Take-Two's failure to reach an agreement is what preceded the unspecified number of layoffs at Crystal Dynamics last week. It'd be nice if we lived in a world where bigwigs shaking hands wasn't sometimes a thing workers have to pin their hopes of retaining their livelihoods on.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, September 3, 2025 5:16 AM
    

Another one for the "not news, but news to me" pile: you can download a free updated version of classic 4X space strategy sim Starships Unlimited from creator Andrew "APEzone" Paul Ewanchyna's website. Originally released in 1999 - an era of relative mental calm, before the Broadband Blight - it's a turn-based affair with four ages of technology to discover, a range of alien factions who (in the original version, anyway) all look like gurning hoover attachments, and the prospect of zesty tactical combat involving ships of your own design.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, September 3, 2025 1:11 AM
    

We're always on the lookout for great microSD cards for Steam Deck, and now James' pick of the bunch has seen another discount worth mentioning.

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