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Image: Warner Bros.If you were a kid who grew up in the ’90s, you’ve probably watched more than a handful of episodes of Animaniacs. The Warner Bros.-produced cartoon ran from 1993 to 1998 and received well over 250 episodes. And, you can bet there were many video games out there to accompany Yakko, Wakko, and Dot’s animated antics. In fact, there were nine different games between the SNES and DS eras, in fact, but a tenth, long-lost one has recently been rediscovered and preserved online (thanks, Time Extension!); Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics, which is now fully preserved and playable online thanks…

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One of the most contentious parts of Overwatch 2 may just be something that players have not so lovingly named Counterwatch. It’s the act of swapping heroes mid-fight to counter strong enemies, and it can be enough to send some players into a swirling rage. It’s pretty fundamental to Overwatch 2, but for Stadium it’s a different story.”No hero swapping has been one of the core foundational pillars of the mode since day one, like since we started prototyping it,” senior game designer Dylan Snyder tells me. “Part of that is because of how difficult it is to kind of…

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Time for some good news for a change: After blowing past two million copies sold in just two days, the devs of climbing game Peak have shown some love to fellow mountaineering sim Cairn, and it seems to have paid off big time.The mutual love fest began on X, “The Everything App,” with Cairn developers The Game Bakers showing a clip featuring Peak’s Bing Bong implemented as an item in Cairn. Bing Bong is an already-memefied plushie you have to carry from the beginning of Peak all the way to the end for an achievement. It’s reminiscent of Gnome Chompski…

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Screenshot: Bethesda / Brandon Morgan / KotakuIf you genuinely need someplace to stay in real life, I’m afraid I can’t help you. But I can point you toward a free castle in Cyrodiil’s idyllic north country. It’s currently under siege by the finest marauders, clad in Orcish, Elven, and Daedric armor, spitting vitriol at the few steel-clad knights left within to defend its poor, crumbling walls. Honestly, it’s quite the scene. Oh, and that backyard. Wow! If you’re willing to invest the time, the Fighters’ Stronghold in Oblivion Remastered is the perfect forever home for a stalwart adventurer like yourself!…

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The PlayStation Store continues to have some of the best PS4 and PS5 video games on sale at affordable prices. This includes the Sony first-party game that launched with the PS5 back in 2020. Sackboy: A Big Adventure is 67% off on the PS Store Sackboy: A Big Adventure is currently 67% off on the PS Store. That brings the price down to $19.79 from its typical $59.99 price tag. PS4 and PS5 players will want to act fast if they want to take advantage of this deal. The offer ends on July 3 at 2:59 a.m. ET. “Face thrilling,…

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Explore the Northeastern United States in exquisite visual fidelity with this latest release. Launched in celebration of FlightSimExpo 2025, held in Providence, Rhode Island in late June, City Update 11: Northeastern United States highlights several areas of interest (AOIs) across four northeastern U.S. states: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. This update comprises a spectacular mix of locations throughout this storied region of the United States, including portions of New England, one of the most important heritage areas in the nation. Microsoft and partners created each AOI using recent high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, digital elevation models (DEMs),…

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