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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.

Three characters, including two humanoid bears, holding spears in Guild Wars 2.

Guild Wars 2 players will get first raid in 5 years in a new major expansion

ArenaNet announced that it's bringing a new, massive expansion to Guild Wars 2 that promises to bring back raids and add new homestead features.
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A smiling worker inside the Roblox Ikea experience. He's wearing a yellow shirt and has an Ikea lanyard with a key card around his neck.

You can now apply to work at Ikea’s upcoming store — in Roblox

Ikea is opening a new store and hiring fully remote workers. The catch? It's in Roblox, and it's only for a limited time.
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Tarzan fighting enemies at a green temple in front of a purple background.

Long-lost Tarzan Atari game brought back from the dead

The Atari version of the 1980s Tarzan game, which represented a huge turning point in video game history, was recently rediscovered.
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Vecna in Dead by Daylight.

Dead by Daylight dev laying off up to 95 people in ‘structural’ change

Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive plans to lay off up to 95 people due to structural changes.
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Joel play guitar in The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.

Naughty Dog is working on multiple single-player games, says Neil Druckmann

In a recent interview, Neil Druckmann said that Naughty Dog would not be The Last of Us studio forever and talked about what the studio is working on.
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The logo for Contraband. It has "Contraband" in physical letters inside a case lined with straw.

Studio behind one of Xbox’s biggest upcoming exclusives hit with layoffs, studio closures

Avalanche Studios, currently working on upcoming Xbox console exclusive Contraband, has been hit with layoffs.
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Zelda holding the decayed Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom.

New report discovers one culprit behind Nintendo game leaks: Google

A new report reveals that a Google employee had access to private videos inside Nintendo's YouTube account.
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Kena holding rock in Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

A former PlayStation console exclusive is headed to Xbox this summer

Ember Lab's debut action-adventure title Kena: Bridge of Spirits is coming to Xbox consoles later this summer.
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Astro Bot and its PlayStation character cameos, which include Aloy and Nathan Drake on the right.

Astro Bot will reference one of PlayStation’s oldest memes

An interview with the makers of the upcoming Astro Bot sneaks in a reference that'll give PlayStation fans going back to 2006 a ton of nostalgia.
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Tyler's hand is hovering over unusual looking orbs while Alyson looks on in the background.

You can play this story-driven LGBTQ+ game for free during Pride Month

Xbox Game Studios has made Tell Me Why free on Xbox consoles and PC for June to celebrate Pride Month.
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Low and Alone standing in a brown empty room together in Little Nightmares 3.

Little Nightmares 3 receives a little delay into 2025

Puzzle side-scroller Little Nightmares 3 has been pushed out of 2024 so that developers can ensure quality is where it should be for launch.
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Crash Bandicoot emerging from a tunnel, with a smirk on his face.

Crash Bandicoot 4 dev partners with Xbox for next game — after leaving Xbox

Independent studio Toys for Bob has made a deal with Xbox, its former parent company, to publish its next game.
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Trevor, Michael, and Franklin are all holding guns in GTA 5 promotional art.

Grand Theft Auto 5 and 11 more games are leaving PS Plus in June

PS Plus is losing 12 games on June 12, including the 2013 classic Grand Theft Auto 5.
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Eve fighting a large boss, with sparks flying around them. She's in the new NeuroLink Suit, which has tight red pants and a white top.

Free Stellar Blade update adds boss rush mode and eyebrow-raising outfits

Shift Up released a Stellar Blade update today that brings a Boss Challenge mode, some quality-of-life tweaks, and new outfits.
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A woman Sim fixing a boiler next to a male Sim in the Sims 4 For Rent expansion.

The Sims 4 devs form new team to address the game’s long list of issues

Maxis announced that it will be forming a new team that will focus on addressing the many user complaints, bugs, and other issues plaguing The Sims 4.
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A bunch of Fortnite characters, including Magneto and somebody in Fallout power armor, standing in a desert with "Wrecked" spelled out on the bottom

Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 3 is out now and offers way more Mad Max than Fallout

The new Fortnite season is out now, with a ton of new additions, a new desert biome in the Wasteland, and a lot of postapocalyptic, vehicle-based features.
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A concept controller from Sony. IT shows two joysticks on either side of a ring.

Sony shows off a futuristic PlayStation controller, but don’t get too excited

Sony talked a lot about what it wants over the next decade to corporate shareholders while showing off a futuristic controller.
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Key art for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 featuring Titus holding a sword and ready for battle in blue armor.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2’s new trailer shows off co-op chaos

At the Warhammer Skulls event on Thursday, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 got a new trailer showing off its freshly revealed co-op modes.
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Ellie pets a giraffe in The Last of Us Part I.

Neil Druckmann touts benefits of AI as he teases next Naughty Dog game

The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann sat down for an interview to discuss Naughty Dog's plans, including a new title that he says will redefine gaming.
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An Atari 2600+ joystick sits on a table.

Atari ends one of the oldest console wars by acquiring Intellivision

Atari announced on Thursday that it had acquired the rights to games and branding from its old rival, Intellivsion.
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Running around a Manor Lords village in third-person.

Study suggests players are not as interested in strategy games anymore

A new report finds that interest in strategy among gamers has decreased significantly over the past nine years.
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Senua staring off into the distance in front of a big fire in Hellblade 2.

Fans have gotten ahold of Hellblade 2’s photo mode, and the results are incredible

Fans have already caught on to how great and granular Hellblade 2's photo mode is, with both stunning and stupid screenshots making their away online.
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Mount Rushmore's heads covered in bandanas that say "the truth lies." The image is on an old TV.

Is this a hidden teaser for Call of Duty Black Ops 6? Most likely

Internet sleuths have found a website that may contain a teaser for the next Call of Duty game, and they make a good case.
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A soldier in silhouette in Helldivers 2.

Arrowhead CEO steps down to focus more on developing Helldivers 2

Johan Pilestedt has relinquished his role as CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios, but is staying on to focus more on the creative side.
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From left: Goofy, Sora, and Donald Duck about to fight in Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is about to consume your life on Steam

The Kingdom Hearts series is hitting Steam after being a PC exclusive on the Epic Games Store for a couple years.
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A Defiant standing with a gun in front of a large yellow X.

XDefiant is nearly unplayable at launch due to server issues

XDefiant developers are working on server and online multiplayer issues that have popped up on the shooter's launch day.
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Geralt from The Witcher 3 and his horse Roach.

The Witcher 3 REDkit is out and it makes modding easier than ever

The Witcher 3 REDKit will make it easier than ever to mod The Witcher 3 and its DLC via a program close to what the original developers used.
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A furnace golem looms in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree story trailer follows Miquella into the Land of Shadow

FromSoftware unveiled the first story trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree, the upcoming DLC expansion for its massive hit Elden Ring.
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Satoru Iwata presenting at GDC in 2011 in front of a red GDC logo.

Watch Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata predict the future of consoles 20 years ago

Former President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata speaks about the future of consoles and his philosophy in this remastered 2004 interview.
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A collage of the delta emulator.

Delta emulator changes logo after Adobe lawsuit threats — but just barely

Popular iOS emulator Delta had to change its logo recently, and decided to poke fun at the whole situation in a small update.
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Two vampire knights dueling. with one leaping into the air.

V Rising comes to PS5 this June alongside Castlevania special edition

After a tease earlier this year, Stunlock Studios announced V Rising will be hitting PlayStation 5 this June.
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Jason Voorhees in MultiVersus

MultiVersus adds Jason Voorhees and Agent Smith to its wacky roster

Warner Bros. Games has announced two new MultiVersus characters for its upcoming first season: Jason Voorhees and Agent Smith.
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Three heroes lined up in green, red, and blue shades.

Deadlock is a new hero shooter developed by Valve, according to leaks

Valve is apparently working on a new 6v6 hero shooter called Deadlock, according to multiple noted leakers.
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Two vault-dwellers and a helmet from a set of power armor.

Epic Games just teased a Fallout and Fortnite crossover

Considering how big Fallout is right now, it only makes sense that it'll pop up in Fortnite. Thanks to a post from Epic Games, we know now that it's happening.
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