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NEW RELEASES: MGS4 finally escapes its PS3 exile, Elden Ring comes to Switch 2, and a team of ex-XCOM devs take on the Clone Wars in Star Wars: Zero Company. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dro... #gamereleases #MetalGearSolid #EldenRing #StarWarsZeroCompany
The Drop: Week of August 24, 2026 - Level Up Times
This week's drop: MGS4 escapes PS3 exile, Elden Ring finally hits Nintendo Switch 2, and ex-XCOM devs tackle Star Wars in Zero Company.
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NEW RELEASES: Oblivion lands on a Nintendo console for the first time, Madden 27 is EA's first release as a private company, and Adelaide's Powerbomb Games brings hilarious chaos to Aussie Rules football. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dro... #gamereleases #Oblivion #ProJankFooty #Madden27
The Drop: Week of August 10, 2026 - Level Up Times
Oblivion arrives on Switch 2 with the full game on the cart, Madden 27 marks EA's first release as a private company, and Pro Jank Footy brings roguelike chaos to Aussie Rules football.
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NEW RELEASES: Pokémon creators release a post-apocalyptic action RPG, Sony swings at the FGC with a 4v4 Marvel fighter, and Untitled Goose Game's @househouse.com invites you on a Big Walk through the Aussie bush. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dro... #gamereleases #BeastOfReincarnation #BigWalk
The Drop: Week of August 3, 2026 - Level Up Times
This week sees Pokémon creator Game Freak step beyond their comfort zone into action RPGs, Sony takes a swing at the FGC, and let's all take a Big Walk across an Australian-inspired bushland.
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NEWS: Sony to "cautiously" move forward with its digital-only plans, with discs still on track to stop being printed from January 2028. leveluptimes.com/news/sony-wi... #sony #playstation #earningscall #discs #gamingnews
Sony Will "Cautiously" Move Forward on Its Digital-Only Plans - Level Up Times
Sony CFO Lin Tao responds to feedback on disc production plans in earnings call.
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PODCAST: The Level Up Times Show - Episode #005 Offline Mode Not Found: PlayStation Network goes down. Then Xbox goes down. And in a week where Sony's already fighting a potential boycott, the timing could not be worse. leveluptimes.com/shows/the-le... #gaming #news #podcast #playstation #xbox
The Level Up Times Show - Episode #005 - Offline Mode Not Found — The Level Up Times Show - Level Up Times
PSN and Xbox both went down this week. Level Up Times breaks down both outages, Sony's disc boycott, and God of War Laufey's new release date.
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ANALYSIS: @adrian.leveluptimes.com on how the Xbox and PlayStation outages this week have shown the fragility of an all-digital future. What needs to be done to protect consumers in a world without discs. leveluptimes.com/news/analysi... #digitalfuture #games #discs #analysis #videogames
Analysis: Xbox and PlayStation Outages - Your All-Digital Future, Folks - Level Up Times
Both Xbox and PlayStation this week have suffered severe outages which have called into question what digital ownership means, as we head into a potential "all-digital" future.
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NEWS: Pressure Mounts as Sony is hit with petitions and threats of a boycott if the company doesn't commit to physical media leveluptimes.com/news/boycott... #physicalmedia #ps5 #ps6 #sony
Boycott Pressure Mounts Against Sony's Decision to Ditch Physical Discs - Level Up Times
Will you "black out" from PlayStation for a week in protest?
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NEWS: God of War Laufey has a release date! Creative Director Cory Barlog says it will connect to the next Kratros game. leveluptimes.com/news/god-of-...
God of War Laufey Has a Release Date; Will Connect to Next Mainline Title - Level Up Times
To Fey or Not to Fey
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NEW RELEASES: Master Chief lands on PlayStation, Diablo's creator publishes a dark fantasy extraction game, and local developer @sporktank.bsky.social delivers a cozy puzzle game built as a love letter to their grandmother. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dro... #gamereleases #Halo #Rita #indiegames
The Drop: Week of July 27, 2026 - Level Up Times
New game releases for the week of July 27, 2026: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Mistfall Hunter, Turnip Mountain, Rita, and more on Level Up Times.
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SHOW: A Blind Date With...Splatoon Raiders Is this single-player inky spin-off worth full price? Find out in this episode of our first impressions series. leveluptimes.com/shows/blind-...
A Blind Date With...Splatoon Raiders — Blind Dates - Level Up Times
We're going in blind on Splatoon Raiders, Nintendo's new single-player-focused spin-off, out now exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2. Adrian hosts a first reaction to the raid-and-loot gameplay loop, con...
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PODCAST: This week on The Level Up Times Show: Kratos recast, Marathon's director exits, and The Duskbloods finally gets network test dates. leveluptimes.com/shows/the-le... #GamingNews #GodOfWar #Marathon #Duskbloods #FromSoftware #GamingPodcast #LevelUpTimes
The Level Up Times Show - Episode #004 - New Kratos, No Refunds - Level Up Times
This week on the Level Up Times Show: Kratos recast, Marathon's director exits, and Duskbloods finally gets test dates.
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NEWS: Nintendo tells court Switch buyers got "what they bargained [for]." Sony's facing a nearly identical suit. leveluptimes.com/news/nintend... #Nintendo #Switch #GamingNews #TariffLaw
Nintendo Argues It Should Not Refund Illegal Tariffs To Consumers - Level Up Times
Nintendo is fighting a class action lawsuit over Switch tariff price hikes, arguing customers already got what they paid for. Here's what's at stake.
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NEW RELEASES: This week's Drop has some home-grown games: we deal out a deck-building bullet-heaven, a hot dog apocalypse, and an inky treasure hunt. Marathon's finally getting its Vault Breaker mode, too. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dro... #gamereleases #indiegames #Splatoon #Marathon
The Drop: Game releases for the week of July 20, 2026 - Level Up Times
New game releases for the week of July 20, 2026: Splatoon Raiders, Doomsday Diner, Marathon's Vault Breaker, and more on Level Up Times.
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NEWS: Here's all the important dates (across all the major time zones) for the upcoming Network Test for FromSoftware's upcoming Switch 2-exclusive game, The Duskbloods. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dus... #Duskbloods #TheDuskbloods #NetworkTest #Switch2
The Duskblood Network Test is Coming: Here's all the Important Dates - Level Up Times
Check out all the important dates and times for the Network Test for FromSoftware's upcoming Switch 2-exclusive game, The Duskbloods.
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PODCAST: This week, we keep an eye on Xbox's "reset": Obsidian gets Fallout back, Halo Studios leadership drama, and Nintendo kills the OG Switch in the EU over battery laws. leveluptimes.com/shows/the-le... #GamingNews #Xbox #Fallout
The Level Up Times Show - Episode #003 - Please Replace Your Batteries (And Staff) - Level Up Times
In this episode of The Level Up Times Show, the second act of Xbox's "Reset" arrives, and Microsoft gives us a masterclass in why "digital ownership" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
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NEW RELEASES: This week's Drop brings retro anime robots, cuddly ghost bears, and a four-player descent into Lovecraftian madness. The long wait for Cat Chess might finally pay off, too. leveluptimes.com/news/the-dro... #gamereleases #animegames #indiegames
The Drop: Week of July 13, 2026 - Level Up Times
This week of game releases brings retro anime robots, cuddly ghost bears, and a four-player descent into Lovecraftian madness. The long wait for Cat Chess might finally pay off, too.
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We're live on @leveluptimes.com painting ourselves into happy little trees before being BRUTALLY MURDERED. leveluptimes.com/shows/off-th...
Off the Clock: Meccha Chameleon — Off the Clock - Level Up Times
Spoiler: this is going to be a disaster.
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VOD: Missed our live stream earlier? No worries, the VOD is up! We've chaptered out the pre-show and the weird graphics bugs we encountered so you can skip right to the gameplay! leveluptimes.com/shows/blind-...
A Blind Date with... Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Level Up Times
Is the treasure worth plundering? Or is this just dusty loot in a shinier chest? Reviews are already split, so join Adrian as he plugs himself into the Animus once again to give his first impression o...
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LIVE: Check out our first impressions of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced over at www.leveluptimes.com/shows/blind-... #assassinscreed #blackflag #pirates #ahoy #live
A Blind Date with... Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Level Up Times
Is the treasure worth plundering? Or is this just dusty loot in a shinier chest? Reviews are already split, so join Adrian as he plugs himself into the Animus once again to give his first impression o...
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NEWS: Nintendo Switch 1 to be Discontinued in Europe Early Next Year www.leveluptimes.com/news/nintend... #nintendo #switch #batteries #eu #videogames #law
Nintendo Switch 1 to be Discontinued in Europe Early Next Year - Level Up Times
Changes in battery laws have forced Nintendo to discontinue the console family, while other devices will get new user-upgradable batteries.
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PODCAST: The Level Up Times Show - Episode #002 - Jump Out. Play Has Its Limits. leveluptimes.com/shows/the-le... #videogames #gaming #industry #xbox #layoffs #podcast
The Level Up Times Show - Episode #002 — The Level Up Times Show - Level Up Times
Jump Out. Play Has Its Limits.
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We'll be live in about 15 minutes doing a bit of a compare and contrast on Star Fox 64 vs new Switch 2 remake. Come and join us! Pre-show chat's up for members! leveluptimes.com/shows/deep-c... #starfox #nintendo #gaming #live
Deep Cuts: Star Fox 64 vs Star Fox (2026) - Level Up Times
Nintendo remade Star Fox 64 for the third time in 2026. In this Deep Cuts episode, we pull apart what changed, what hasn't, and whether it needed to happen at all.
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Sail the seven seas, experience medieval Hell, and...cats that play chess? All this and more in this week's new release tracker, The Drop: leveluptimes.com/articles/the... #gaming #gamereleases #videogames
The Drop: Week of July 6, 2026 - Level Up Times
Ubisoft resurrects Black Flag, DOOM's Slayer heads to hell (again), and cat chess exists now. Check out this week's releases.
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VIDEO: Hope you can keep time! Check out @adrian.leveluptimes.com 's Blind Date with Rhythm Heaven / Paradise Groove! leveluptimes.com/shows/blind-...
A Blind Date with...Rhythm Paradise Groove - Level Up Times
Heaven, paradise, whatever your name for it, let's find (and lose) the rhythm as we check out Nintendo's latest rhythm game Rhythm Heaven Groove, out on Switch.
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NEWS: Sony to Stop Producing Physical Discs from 2028 - leveluptimes.com/news/sony-to... #PlayStation #Disc
Sony to Stop Producing Physical Discs from 2028 - Level Up Times
Play Has Its Limits. Internet and fans push back on a digital-only future. PS3 and Vita digital storefronts also set to close.
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We're so back. The Level Up Times Show - Episode #001 - You Will Own Nothing and You Will Like It leveluptimes.com/shows/the-le...
Episode #001 - You Will Own Nothing and You Will Like It - Level Up Times
In this inaugural episode of the Level Up Times show, Adrian talks about the games he's been playing, and gives you the low-down of all the crazy stuff that's been happening in the world of videogames...
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