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1 week ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Starbreeze has fully acquired the publishing rights to from Plaion, ending the previous arrangement between the two companies. The announcement was made via a press release, confirming that Starbreeze paid approximately SEK 33 million ($3.4 million) in Class B shares to secure the rights. According to the company, the acquisition will allow Starbreeze to move more quickly with content updates and explore broader business opportunities related to the Payday franchise.
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1 week ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Rockstar Games has officially announced that has been delayed, with the new release date now set for May 26, 2026. The update was shared through the studio's official X account, confirming that the game will no longer meet its previously expected launch window of late 2025. In the announcement, Rockstar acknowledged that the delay would come as a disappointment to fans.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
EA is letting go of anywhere between 300 and 400 employees as part of a new round of layoffs and restructuring at the California-based publisher, according to a report from Bloomberg. The layoffs include roughly 100 staff from Respawn Entertainment following the cancellation of two unannounced projects at the studio.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Capcom has finally revealed the final DLC character coming to Street Fighter 6 season 2 with a gameplay trailer, and, no surprise, it is the scary healing lady herself, Elena. Her design has changed quite a bit from prior games, but her gameplay is seemingly mostly intact, which should send shivers down most players' spines. The trailer also shows a new stage, called Reniala Remains, and it is one of the best ones yet.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Sony has announced the release date of Ghost of Yotei along with a gameplay trailer, a spiritual successor to Ghost of Tsushima, that will launch on PlayStation 5 on October 2, 2025. Although the two games are not narratively connected, the studio describes Ghost of Yotei as a follow-up in spirit, with a new protagonist, a new setting, and enhanced gameplay systems.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
SNK has been a household name in the fighting game community for decades, with classics like King of Fighters '98 through King of Fighters XIII earning die-hard fans who often claim those titles as some of the best fighting games ever made. While SNK's momentum slowed a bit after KOF XIII, the company has now made a comeback, exhuming the long-dormant Fatal Fury franchise.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Ubisoft has officially revealed details about the second story DLC for Star Wars Outlaws and confirmed the game's release date for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. The DLC, titled A Pirate's Fortune, will launch on May 15 across all platforms, while the Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws is set to release on September 4. The second of two planned story expansions, A Pirate's Fortune focuses on treasure hunting and introduces players to a new adventure featuring the pirate Hondo Ohnaka.
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4 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Nintendo has quietly removed all references to VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) support from several official Nintendo Switch 2 websites. The feature was initially highlighted during the console's reveal, where Nintendo announced that the new system would support 4K, 120 FPS, and VRR. However, as initially noted by Digital Foundry, mentions of VRR have now disappeared from the Canadian, US, and Japanese versions of the Nintendo Switch 2 website.
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4 weeks ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Bloober Team has released the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming survival horror title Cronos: The New Dawn. The new IP, which was announced back in October 2024, is expected to launch later this year for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Cronos: The New Dawn continues Bloober's streak of atmospheric horror games, hot off the heels of the amazing Silent Hill 2. The new title is accompanied by the same unsettling world and a lot of DNA as well.
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1 month ago | 
thenerdstash.com | Danish Taleef
Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games heading to Xbox Game Pass for the second half of April 2025 and early May. This new wave includes a day one addition, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, along with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as well as the previously announced Grand Theft Auto 5, which is now playable. As usual, the lineup spans multiple subscription tiers.
