The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has introduced quite a few new features and improvements to Cyrodiil, but one classic feature from the original 2006 version of the game has undeniably remained: extremely cursed character faces.

To be fair, most of the horrifying faces in the original Oblivion belonged to NPCs. Player-characters often ended up looking a bit off as well, but the player-character's face wasn't featured as prominently in the original game as it is in the remaster, nor was third-person mode as polished as it is in the latest version of the game, so the game's wonky NPC faces tended to overshadow whatever horrors players put together in the character creator. In Oblivion Remastered, however, many of the game's NPCs have had glow-ups, while the game's character creator has given players more flexibility to turn the Hero of Kvatch into an utter monstrosity. There's even a subreddit where players can share said monstrosities: /r/OblivionAbominations.

Naturally, Oblivion Remastered's updated character creator makes it far easier for players to create visually appealing characters, but it also makes it easier for players to create characters that are pure nightmare fuel. Almost immediately following the game's surprise release, social media started filling up with screenshots of player-character designs that make the bug-eyed NPCs of Starfield look downright friendly. Here are some of our favorites.

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Nacon has announced that the Unfinished Business standalone expansion for RoboCop: Rogue City will launch on July 17 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The company also released a new trailer for the expansion, showing off some of the new gameplay, enemies that RoboCop will encounter, and what appears to be a ghost from his past, back when he was still made from easily damaged flesh and bone.

First revealed earlier this year during the Nacon 2025 showcase, Unfinished Business revolves around the high-tech OmniTower being taken over by an army of mercenaries. The organization is after the power source at the heart of this building, and when combined with stolen modules from the Metro West precinct, they'll be able to take control of any OCP technology, including RoboCop.

Naturally, Old Detroit's best cop isn't going to wait for this to happen, and he heads to the OmniTower to put a stop to these nefarious plans.

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Avalanche Studios has confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy on Nintendo Switch 2 is a new build of the game with "next-generation assets" instead of using the Switch port as a foundation for development. However, this means there isn't a Switch 2 Edition upgrade pathway for players who already own the RPG on Switch, like there is with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Party Jamboree.

On YouTube, Avalanche's VP of technology Rob Nelson explained that it wasn't an easy choice regarding how to bring Hogwarts Legacy to Switch 2. "So for Nintendo Switch 2, we had a decision to make whether we were going to do an up-port from Nintendo Switch or start with next-generation assets," Nelson said in the Creator's Voice video (seen below). "That was a difficult decision because the easy path would have been to do the up-port from Nintendo Switch. But we felt like we were able to create a better realization of our world by starting with the next-generation assets. And we're really happy that we were able to deliver that."

While this should mean better visuals on Switch 2, the downside comes down to the apparent lack of an upgrade path for current owners of Hogwarts Legacy on Switch. For instance, Zelda: Breath of the Wild owners can pay $10 to upgrade to a prettier Switch 2 Edition. It looks like a brand-new, full-priced purchase of Hogwarts Legacy will be required on Switch 2. That said, there is a chance that the original Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy could get a performance boost on Switch 2.

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A Minecraft Movie is doing big business in theaters, and now you can drink Minecraft milk, if that's something that sounds appealing to you. But be warned--the new milk includes a food dye that the US government is planning to phase out soon.

TruMoo has announced limited-edition Minecraft Vanilla Green milk AKA "Creeper Milk," along with Minecraft Chocolate milk. They're both now in stores in the US through June 30.

The Minecraft Vanilla Green milk uses Blue 1, a food dye that the US government plans to phase out by the end of 2026. This could make the Minecraft milk something of a collector's item, except everyone knows milk does not age well. Not everyone agrees about food dyes and their health risks.

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This week, the film adaptation of Supermassive Games' signature title, Until Dawn, will hit theaters. The developer's most recent game, The Casting of Frank Stone, was released last year, and we're not sure what's next for the team. But according to a new report, Supermassive was working on an ambitious Blade Runner game that was canceled while still in development. And it sounds like it would have been very intriguing.

Via Insider Gaming, the game was called Blade Runner: Time To Live, a third-person action-adventure title that put players in control of a replicant named So-Lange. Unlike the vast majority of replicants, So-Lange has already outlived his expiration date and he works as a Blade Runner who hunts down rogue replicants.

The game would have been set in 2065 in New Zurich as So-Lange's attempt to retire a renegade replicant named Rev led to a betrayal that left the player-character in rough shape behind enemy lines.

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Bethesda Game Studios has congratulated Kepler Interactive and Sandfall Interactive on the launch of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by way of a custom art piece showing a bunch of "adoring fans" from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion having a fun time booting up Expedition 33.

The context here is that Oblivion Remastered surprise-launched on April 22, just days before Expedition 33 arrived on April 24. Given that both Oblivion Remastered and Expedition 33 were day-one launch titles on Game Pass, some wondered if Expedition 33 might be overshadowed by Oblivion Remastered.

It remains to be seen what impact, if any, both games releasing on Game Pass so closely to each other might have. The Expedition 33 developers have also reacted positively to Oblivion Remastered and have noted how both games can successfully co-exist (of course).

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Blurry eyes and copious amounts of coffee are defining this Thursday morning for many Nintendo fans, as preorders for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 console went live last night at 12 AM ET at three major big box retailers--Best Buy*, Target, and Walmart. Almost instantly, social media feeds buzzed with jubilant success and bitter defeat, as Switch 2 listings changed from "coming soon" to "sold out."

Target and Walmart both opened their digital doors right at the announced 12 AM start time, and within seconds Target showed "sold out" warnings on listings for both the Switch 2 console itself and the Mario Kart World bundle. However, this turned out to be a false alarm, and while a few customers reported payment issues at the Target cart page, the big red retail chain emerged as the place most people were having early success--with the Target smartphone app proving particularly effective for some.

Some users had to effectively mash the "place order" button over and over again for Target's system to finally put the sale through, while others saw their payment methods and addresses disappear at the purchase screen. In a few extreme case, the attempt to purchase a preorder resulted in a fraud alert to their account, and a cancellation of the preorder.

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The original Grand Theft Auto VI trailer from December 2023 has reached a pair of massive milestones. The video has now exceeded 250 million views and 1 million comments.

These numbers, first noticed by Insider Gaming, apply to just the main trailer shared by Rockstar Games on YouTube. The video, of course, was re-shared and re-posted by countless other accounts, thus boosting its reach even further.

To date, Rockstar has released just that one trailer in late 2023. Everyone is waiting for Rockstar to share more, whether that's a second trailer, more screenshots, new information, or anything at all. As of yet, however, Rockstar has said confirmed or even indicated as to when more details may be released.

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Nintendo preorders for the Switch 2 in the US hit late last night, and it was as chaotic as you'd expect. Retailers suffered from technical issues and available supply sold out quickly, with some customers even finding their orders canceled. Over on eBay, the predictable wave of US Switch 2 preorder resales has now begun, but some listings aren't what they appear to be, and are instead seemingly part of an anti-scammers/bot resistance.

Sold listings show numerous people have now paid almost double the console's original retail price--$449, or $499 with Mario Kart World--to secure their console. However, as you scroll through the listings, you'll find more than a handful of fake Switch 2s. Going through the listings, some posts have already been taken down. It should be noted that eBay rules state that preorder listings have to be for things coming out within 40 days. June 5, however, is just out of reach at 42. So it's a possibility that maybe these will be removed outright and relisted later.

While browsing, you'll see a Switch 2 listed a few bucks less and if you go read the description, it tells you point blank this is not what you're looking for.

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In 2023, IO Interactive co-founder Janos Flösser started a new studio, Wombo Games, alongside veteran developers who previously worked on Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, and Just Cause. Now, Wombo Games is sharing an early look at the company's first game, Raiders of Blackveil, a roguelite action-RPG.

Raiders of Blackveil has single-player and co-op options for up to three players. The main characters in the game are humanoid animals who live on "a dystopian industrial fantasy world" where the human-controlled Blackveil corporation has forced them into servitude. That's why the animals are launching an armed rebellion against Blackveil to reclaim their freedom and their world.

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According to Wombo Games, Raiders of Blackveil will be a deeply strategic game that blends "MOBA-inspired champions, RPG-style loot, and PVE extraction gameplay." The game is currently available to wishlist on Steam.

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2023's Tron: Identity brought a unique look inside the world of Disney's tech-heavy universe, as developer Bithell Games told a story of sabotage and subterfuge in a consequence-driven visual novel. The events of the story focused heavily on what the player chose to do, and how they reacted to the consequences of those choices. It was a novel--pardon the pun--approach to Tron, and one that, while not perfect, was effective in expanding the lore of the world.

This year, Bithell Games will bring us back into its version of the Tron universe in Tron: Catalyst, a follow-up to Identity's story with a new set of characters and an entirely new approach. The visual novel format is gone, replaced with an isometric action-oriented format that gives the player more direct engagement with the world. The shift is a gamble, but based on my experience with the first 90 minutes of the game, it's one that has enough promise that it might pay off in the end.

A new identity

Those who played Tron: Identity may have a set of expectations with Catalyst, but as mentioned above, those expectations need to be derezzed. Catalyst is a vastly different experience, one that encourages exploration and direct combat over heavy dialogue and puzzle-solving. Where Identity felt more like an Ace Attorney style of game, Catalyst gives the same vibes as Supergiant's Hades or, perhaps more accurately given the similar setting, Neon Giant's The Ascent.

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The curse of the ancient Trantons family forces young Miss Susan leave for a deadly journey, where she is about to face many inhabitants of the world of the dead, find both friends and enemies, and get answers to the most important questions on who is the true killer of her entire family. The Castle of Secrets - a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.

Dotson never wanted to be a detective. That was his dad's thing. Dotson wants to be an actor, in Bollywood - he's great with costumes! But after dad's mysterious death, he must play. the. part. An adventure in the most interesting place on Earth - modern day India! Solve mysteries in the cozy alleys behind the colorful temples. Find clues and complete an evidence board to solve each case. Engage with an array of characters as vibrant as India itself. It's an uplifting adventure with Bollywood dance-offs aplenty Food, festivals and family weddings - we've got all the fun parts of India covered.