Zack Zwiezen

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Writer @ Kotaku | Also seen on: Kill Screen, USGamer, GameCritics, Hard Drive & Entertainment Fuse (He/Him)

Realbotix, formerly known as Tokens.com, rebranded after acquiring the hyperrealistic sex doll company RealDoll in 2024. The company recently debuted a new line of unsettlingly lifelike robot companions.
Steve reminds me of a friend I knew who had no idea you could level up in an RPG (might have been Oblivion?) he was playing and just went around collecting stuff and fighting rats and other weak enemies because the big ones were “too hard.” Sounds terrible, but they enjoyed their life as a level 1 nobody in a fantasy world. You’d think a tutorial pop-up or message would have set him straight, but like Steve, for some people there is no amount of yellow paint or tutorializing that will get them on the right path. And that’s fine. People can enjoy games however they want. Heck, I remember playing some shooter when I was younger and not realizing until very late that you could cook grenades, stealth kill people, or hold your breath while aiming. Sometimes you know a Steve. Sometimes you are Steve.
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Regardless of why she’s been made the new Xbox boss, it is now very clear: Xbox is dead. The corpse will linger around for a bit longer, but the odds of a new Xbox console hitting shelves are low. I suspect all future hardware will be rebranded PCs, like the ROG Ally X handheld from last year. A slow death for a console that once was huge, but was sunk by tech executives who had no idea what they were doing.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – August 27 Star Wars Zero Company – August 27 Elden Ring Tarnished Edition (Switch 2) – August 28 The Blood of Dawnwalker – September 3 Orbitals - September 3 Halloween - September 8 Screenbound - September 10 Wolverine - September 15 Trine 6 - September 17 Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War IV - September 17 Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave - September 17 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Switch 2) - September 18 Dune Awakening (console release) – September 22 Hot Wheels Infinite Rush - September 24 Control Resonant – September 24 Silent Hill: Townfall – September 24 Onimusha: Way of the Sword – September 25 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve – September 29 (Early Access)/ Oct. 2 Minecraft Dungeons 2 - September 29 Rayman Legends Retold – October 1 Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered – October 1 Gears of War: E-Day - October 6 Star Wars: Galactic Racer - October 6 Kingdom Hearts 1-3 Switch 2 ports - October 8 Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen - October 9 Planet Zoo 2 - October 13 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - October 13 Toy Story Retro Round Up / Toy Story 3 Remaster - October 13 Tales of Eternia Remastered - October 16 Final Fantasy Resonance - October 22 Nintendo Switch Sports Resort - October 22 One Piece Grand Gourmet - October 23 CoD: MW4 - October 23 Hello Kitty Party Land - October 29 Phantom Blade Zero - October 29 No Rest for the Wicked – October Godzilla Destroy All Monsters - November 3 Dragon Quest Monsters - December 3