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Feature: Going Platinum: Aladdin and The Lion King Represented a Weird Full Circle Moment

Platinum moment: I earned the Platinum Trophy on Disney Classic Games: Aladdin & The Lion King — the exact Mega Drive titles I rented as a kid.

Playing them now as a critic on modern hardware felt surreally full-circle.

Which retro game hits you like that?

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Ruiner 2 Announced, And It Features Co-Op With Up To 3 Players

Ruiner 2 flips the script: the brutal cyberpunk top-down shooter becomes a 3-player co-op action RPG.

Reikon’s new Shell System lets you swap between three combat bodies mid-fight — each with unique skills and branching progressions.

No release date.

Will co-op help or hurt the formula?

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New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Discusses Next Gen Console Codenamed Project Helix

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma just unveiled Project Helix — the codename for the next‑gen console she says will lead in performance and play Xbox and PC games.

She steps in after Spencer and Bond’s exits and will pitch it at GDC next week.

Can she deliver?

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Capcom Moves Pragmata's Release Date A Week Sooner

After years of delays, Pragmata just got nudged forward — it now launches April 17 (was April 24).

Capcom revealed it in a Diana-drawing fake-out during the Spotlight and showed deluxe costumes and dances.

Will this launch finally stick?

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Bandai Namco Reveals Echoes Of Aincrad, A New Sword Art Online RPG

Imagine waking up as one of thousands trapped in a floating castle — Bandai Namco's single-player Sword Art Online RPG Echoes of Aincrad lands July 10 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Build combat styles, sync with an AI partner — survive or die.

Ready to climb Aincrad?

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The Final Trailer For The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Airs On Monday

Final trailer for Super Mario Galaxy drops Monday during Nintendo Direct — the last look before its April 1 premiere.

New poster teases Birdo, Wart and Yoshi alongside returning cast (Pratt, Taylor-Joy, Jack Black).

What will the trailer reveal?

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2026 Women's Day Sale On Steam Discounts Dredge, Signalis, Overcooked 2, And Hundreds More

Steam's Women's Day sale just dropped: 600+ games by women and gender-marginalized devs are discounted through March 15 — Dredge, Signalis, Overcooked 2, plus demos and a Dames 4 Games showcase at 11am PT / 2pm ET.

Which pick will you try?

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From Comic To Fighting Game: Invincible VS

Invincible jumps from comic panels to the arena — Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker sat with the makers of Invincible VS to explain how Quarter Up turned the series into a tag fighter.

Will the game capture the comic’s chaos or fall flat?

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The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – March 6

Weekend shortlist: Slay the Spire 2 drags you back into roguelite obsession; Pokémon Pokopia is cozy, post‑apoc Ditto therapy; Marathon serves chaotic extraction firefights; Scott Pilgrim EX nails nostalgic co‑op brawling.

Which one eats your weekend?

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Pokémon Pokopia + Scott Pilgrim EX Reviews | The Game Informer Show

Poké-verse gets weirder: Game Informer breaks down Pokémon Pokopia's crossover chaos, then tests whether Scott Pilgrim EX’s beat‑’em‑up still deserves the spotlight.

Short, sharp episode with Indie World takes — is nostalgia enough for a comeback?

Hope you can snag a copy soon

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South of Midnight debuts on PS5 and Switch 2 later this month

Xbox exclusive South of Midnight sheds exclusivity — it lands on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 on March 31.

The stop‑motion–inspired Deep South adventure gets a Weaver’s Edition (artbook, OST, Rob Guillory comic, music video, documentary).

Will new platforms change its fate?

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Ousted Ashes of Creation director wins restraining order against his own board: "I categorically deny I mismanaged funds or caused the company's shutdown"

Ousted Ashes of Creation creator Steven Sharif won a temporary restraining order barring his own board from accessing or selling Intrepid’s trade secrets.

He denies mismanagement, accuses the board of engineering mass layoffs and an attempted IP grab.

What now?

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Guide: These 10+ PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (9th-15th March)

Not a slow week: Fatal Frame 2 remake and Monster Hunter Stories 3 both land next week - plus John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, medieval thriller 1348 Ex Voto, and a free Ghost of Yotei Legends update on March 10.

Which one are you queuing first?

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NetEase pulls funding of Yakuza creator's Nagoshi Studio, putting development of Gang of Dragon at risk

NetEase will stop funding Toshihiro Nagoshi’s studio in May, putting the team on the brink and leaving inaugural title Gang of Dragon £33.1M ($44.4M) short.

Staff were told March 6; the studio is hunting sponsors and negotiating rights.

Can anyone finish it?

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