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The duplicate item glitch that was abused by some gamers in the original Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is still present in the remake.

Eurogamer noticed the presence of the cheat which allows you to dupe items and make a pile of them to sell for a profit.

While the glitch remains, it doesn't work quite the same way as it did with Bethesda's RPG way back in 2006.

Third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games are teeing up to be mostly Game Key, which, for those who don't know, are physical game cards that come with a download key instead of a card with the full data of a game.

Game Key cards were announced during the Nintendo Switch 2-dedicated Direct, and now that several third-party games are available for pre-order in Japan, we are getting a glimpse at how many third-party games will utilize Game Key cards instead of a physical release.

For those who enjoy collecting the physical copies of their games, the odds aren't looking great. Titles such as Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, Wild Hearts, Yakuza 0: Director's Cut, Street Fighter 6, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, and Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion have all opted for Game Key releases.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is off to a roaring success, with the CEO of Jagex now coming out and celebrating the achievements the title has made within the first week of being available.

Jon Bellamy, the CEO of Jagex, has taken to his personal LinkedIn account to share some statistics on the success of Dragonwilds, with the CEO writing that the survival-crafting experience has sold more than 600,000 units since it entered into early access. In addition to the units sold, which is certainly a healthy amount, Dragonwilds has also received a "Very Positive" Steam rating with an 84%. Check out the Steam listing here.

The accolades don't stop there as Dragonwilds is also the third most-watched game on Twitch, the #1 Global Top Seller rank on Steam, and the average session length for each player is over two hours. As for player feedback, Dragonwilds players seem to be relatively thrilled with the release of the game, but have raised concerns about its longevity. Dragonwilds is being compared to Valheim, another survival-crafting game that was immensely popular at its launch but eventually lost steam when the developers prioritized fixing bugs over releasing new content for players.

After years of rumors, Bethesda and Xbox shadow-dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered this week, finally putting to rest the big question mark surrounding what it will look and feel like to play. The game runs on the original engine/code underneath an Unreal Engine 5 wrapper, with several quality-of-life improvements. It's a remaster that looks like a full-on built-from-the-ground-up remake.

Chatter about a potential Oblivion remaster and remake project has been circulating for years. The project appeared on leaked court documents outlining an Xbox Game Studios roadmap during Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard's legal battle. The same document also listed a Fallout 3 remaster from Bethesda, a project that insiders and known sources have confirmed as currently being developed.

Based on the success of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, we're expecting Fallout 3: Remastered to follow a similar approach or blueprint to its development. As Oblivion Remastered's developer, Virtuos, is a global studio with over 4,000 people across 25 locations, there's also a good chance that Bethesda is collaborating with the same team on the Fallout 3 reimagining.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is pegged to be the biggest console launch ever, and representative of that statement is the fact that Switch 2 preorders are now sold out across major US retailers.

Analysts have predicted Nintendo is going to be able to produce anywhere between 6 and 8 million Switch 2 units before the release date of June 5 arrives, and at the moment, more than 2.2 million people have already pre-ordered the console in Japan, and 6 million have pre-ordered it globally.

Pre-orders have reached such a point in Japan that Nintendo had to make a formal announcement, preemptively apologizing for not being able to fulfill pre-orders of its upcoming console.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered shadow-dropped this week, and it's quickly become one of the most talked-about and played games out there. With several quality of life updates and a truly stunning visual upgrade thanks to Unreal Engine 5, the 2006 classic has been completely transformed for the modern era.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a visually impressive new turn-based RPG from developer Sandfall Interactive that is currently receiving rave reviews from critics and players alike - check out the launch trailer above. IGN praises its "brilliant combat system and a gripping, harrowing story," while Game Informer said everything from the world to the art and narrative is memorable. The PS5 version currently has a 92 Metacritic rating, while the PC version has a 90 - both excellent scores.

Without a doubt, it has been a fantastic week for RPG fans. The good news for PC gamers is that both Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered have been added to NVIDIA's GeForce NOW library, where you can jump into the action on a GeForce RTX 4080 in the cloud and experience both titles with incredible fidelity across a wide range of devices.

CD Projekt is somehow jamming the entirety of Cyberpunk 2077 onto the Nintendo Switch 2, and the devs have interesting things to say about the new console.

Nintendo released Switch 2 tech specs a bit ago, but there's still one big detail that we don't know: How much RAM the Switch 2 has. The new handheld-console hybrid is believed to have an even 12GB of LPDDRX memory. Yet Nintendo hasn't confirmed anything and it actually might not--we could have to wait for Switch 2 teardowns for that kind of info.

We do have some comments from CD Projekt RED's dedicated teams about the Switch 2's RAM/memory and storage speeds. Remember that CD Projekt managed to fit The Witcher 3 on the original Switch 1, so they're well-versed with the compromises of putting a huge RPG onto a small and rather limited handheld. Plus, since CD Projekt is also making Cyberpunk 2077 for the Switch 2, the studio is a good candidate to describe the power gaps between the Switch 1 and Switch 2.

Cyberpunk 2077's incoming Switch 2 version was created entirely by CD Projekt RED, a new report from Game File indicates.

Like many developers who made games for the woefully-outdated Switch 1, CD Projekt took a shine to Nintendo's new Switch 2 successor. With supercharged power, new tools like DLSS, and a high-refresh display panel, the new console refreshes the Switch so it can now play more demanding modern games. The Switch 2 can belt out 4K 60FPS gaming and developers are eager to flex the system in creative new ways.

That's what CD Projekt RED is doing with Cyberpunk 2077, which will be a Switch 2 launch game. According to a new interview with Stephen Totilo's Game File publication, CD Projekt developed the game entirely in-house. There apparently may not have been any outsourcing for the Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk, which also plays into Nintendo's requirement of ultra-confidential secrecy from its third-party developer partners like CD Projekt.

The new Final Fantasy set for Magic: The Gathering hasn't even released yet, but it's already the best-selling new set of all time in the history of the 31 year-old brand.

Today, Hasbro announce its Q1 FY2025 financial results, showing a sharp uptick in Wizard of the Coast's tabletop revenues. In the earnings call, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks remarked about the rather high expectations for Magic: The Gathering in Q2...and it's driven primarily by the upcoming Final Fantasy crossover set. There's also more stores selling Magic products and holding tournaments.

"I'd say Wizards had meaningful outperformance in Q1--we also think it's going to do pretty darn well in Q2. Just to give some color on that: Final Fantasy will be the best selling set of all time on day one. It already is," Hasbro's CEO said in the call.

Discord CEO Jason Citron has resigned and will take an advisory role while the gaming chat company is led by a former Activision executive.

It's the changing of the guard at Discord as current CEO Jason Citron announces he is stepping down. In his place will be ex-Activision Blizzard King exec Humam Sakhnini, who served in numerous high-level jobs at ABK, including being the actual president of the lucrative King segment for multiple years, as well as serving as the chief financial officer at King.

With Activision, Sakhnini helped King and Candy Crush grow over time, and it's implied that Sakhnini's know-how will help elevate Discord's value, which is critical because the company is mulling going public.

Sony listens to fans and has brought back the popular classic PS5 UIs that launched during the holidays.

Last year during the holidays, Sony rolled out a handful of special themes that gave PS5 consoles a retro refit, stylizing the system around the PS1, PS2, PS3, or even PS4. The console doesn't have custom themes, so this surprise was well-liked by quite a few PlayStation gamers. The themes were only temporary for PlayStation's 30th anniversary, and were eventually taken off.

It turns out the themes were more popular than Sony had thought they would be, so now they're coming back. Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 will soon get its own themes under a new Appearance section in system settings. The new features are added in a system update to be released today, complete with a bevy of upgraded audio features and adjustments.

Oblivion Remastered is available to play on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, but it's also available to play on the Steam Deck - well, kinda.

Yes, the game technically works on the Steam Deck, with Valve giving its checkmark stamp of approval on the Oblivion Remastered Steam Store listing, but it doesn't run well. Steam Deck players are taking to social media channels and posting YouTube videos showcasing the title's lackluster performance on the handheld console, with several videos showing the Steam Deck struggling to maintain a consistent 30FPS at the lowest settings, and dropping to, in some instances, below 20FPS when running around outside.

The problems don't stop there, as the upscaling technologies, such as XeSS and FSR, come with their own problems. When XeSS is enabled, a shimmering effect can be seen across the screen, but when FSR is enabled, ugly ghosting of character animations plagues the screen. Notably, when bumping the settings above Medium, the game simply crashes, per IGN's video. The good news is that framerates stabilize when indoors or in instance-based parts of the game, with performance testing indicating a solid 30FPS can be achieved, albeit at low.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to ship up to 8 million units at launch, analysts have told Bloomberg.

Nintendo could have anywhere from 6-8 million Switch 2 consoles ready for the system's June 5 launch, and based on current trends, it's possible that Nintendo could sell all of these units. If Nintendo does manage to sell 6 million Switch 2 consoles in a two- or three-month span, then it will be the best-selling and most-produced console system at launch in the history of gaming.

For its part, Nintendo may have underestimated demand, at least in key regions like Japan. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently apologized to Japanese gamers because the company cannot meet the full Switch 2 pre-order demand in Japan. Over 2.2 million Japanese people applied to pre-order the Switch 2--a stat that represents about $75 million in revenue from Switch Online subscriptions alone--and Nintendo simply can't ensure everyone will get to pre-order a system.

If you're one of the many keen gamers who picked up Oblivion Remastered when it arrived earlier this week, you may have been encountering seriously poor frame rates on PC.

There have been multiple complaints about stuttering performance and extremely sluggish FPS since the remake was unleashed, with a lot of blame directed at Unreal Engine 5 (which the game uses for its graphical overhaul).

Well, if you're in this boat, you might be interested to learn that an 'Oblivion Remastered performance guide' has appeared on Reddit (crafted by Sharyat). It's getting some big thumbs-up from players who were previously being driven mad by low, stuttering frame rates (particularly in outdoor areas).

In what appears to be the latest of the Nintendo Switch 2 leaks, a video has surfaced online of a Switch 2 unit, apparently taken from the factory floor, being handled by several individuals who inspect the console along with its controllers.

The Switch 2 could be the most-leaked console in recent memory, and even after Nintendo has officially unveiled it, given a close-up look at the hardware capabilities, games, and provided a release date, we are still getting Switch 2 leaks. The new video, posted to Bilibili (China's YouTube channel), shows a Switch 2 unit being handled by a few people inspecting the console in what appears to be a first-time look. The people can be heard saying the Switch 2 is running "firmware" instead of the software that users will see when they open up the retail version of the Switch 2.

The video has been shared to several Reddit pages where users state the model was "stolen" from the factory floor, and while we cannot verify if that is true, we can say that Nintendo definitely didn't authorize this footage to be taken or shared online ahead of the console's official release. As for the "firmware," if I were to take a guess, I'd say this model has been taken from the Quality Assurance (QA) side of the factory, which is where units are put through various tests to ensure they meet Nintendo's intended level of performance.

The official unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 certainly stirred up excitement among gamers, but now analysts are predicting that Nintendo could have on their hands the biggest console launch in the history of video game consoles.

It was only recently Nintendo had to announce it will be unable to meet the number of pre-orders it has taken for the Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan due to supply shortages, with the company having to come out an openly apologize to fans that have pre-ordered the console, but likely won't be receiving it on June 5. Despite efforts to minimize the number of pre-orders of the upcoming console, the 2.2 million applications have far exceeded what the company anticipated.

Following this announcement from Nintendo, Pelham Smithers of Japan-focused equity research house Pelham Smithers Associates says, Japan accounts for a third of the global Switch installation base, which implies there are approximately 6.6 million pre-orders globally.

Blade Runner fans won't be happy to learn that an unannounced Blade Runner game being developed at Supermassive Games has now been canceled.

A new report from Insider Gaming has revealed that Supermassive Games was developing a Blade Runner game titled "Blade Runner: Time To Live," and it would have been a character-focused, cinematic experience that leaned into the action-adventure genre. Players would have assumed the role of Blade Runner in 2065, and the story was planned to span between 10 and 12 hours. Notably, the story blended the "philosophical themes of Blade Runner with kinetic action-adventure gameplay."

The report reveals the game entered pre-production in September 2025, and the team behind it is the core team that worked on The Quarry. Pre-production was slated to end in March 2025, and prototyping was scheduled to begin sometime in September 2025. The developers were planning a full release of the game for September 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, along with the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The budget for the unannounced Blade Runner title was pegged at approximately $45 million, with $9 million of the budget being dedicated to external performance capture and acting talent.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is the most anticipated game in the world at the moment, with fans of the franchise patiently waiting to hear any piece of new information from either Rockstar or publisher Take-Two Interactive.

Unfortunately, Rockstar and Take-Two have been tight-lipped on anything GTA 6-related, with the only piece of GTA 6 content officially released being Trailer 1, which debuted on December 4, 2023. Trailer 1 revealed GTA 6 is pegged for launch sometime in Fall 2025, and since it was released, it has now reached two significant milestones. Trailer 1 has surpassed 250 million views and 1 million comments.

For those who don't know, when the GTA 6 trailer was released, it took the crown from MrBeast as the most viewed YouTube video within a 24-hour period, not counting any music videos.

Nintendo does not have enough consoles to meet the expressed demand for its Switch 2 system in Japan.

Pre-orders for the Switch 2 go live tonight, but Nintendo has pre-emptively warned Japanese gamers that not everyone who wants to buy a Switch 2 will be able to get one. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa posted a memo apologizing to Japanese gamers, saying that a "significant" amount of users will not be able to pre-order the system.

Over 2.2 million people in Japan expressed interest in buying a Switch 2 directly from Nintendo, but the company won't have enough stock to meet demand. This stat also gives key insight into Nintendo's entrenched userbase, and reveals a key tactic that prevents scalping and also extra revenue--to even apply to pre-order a Switch 2, users must have an active 12-month Switch Online subscription with 50 hours of playtime.

Ready or Not, the tactical shooter which is designed around providing a realistic SWAT team experience, has now sold over nine million copies on PC, we've been told.

Wccftech spotted the announcement from Void Interactive's CEO, Julio Rodriguez, who wrote in a press release: "As we approach 10 million units sold on Steam, we're beyond excited to bring the experience to console players worldwide."

It was last week that the revelation was made that Ready or Not is coming to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles this summer. It'll offer full crossplay between PC and those consoles, too.