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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Valheim Leaves Early Access With 1.0 Release on 9 September 2026

  Skövde, Västra Götaland County, SwedenIron Gate Studio

  

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  Gematsu's^[1] report of the Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate announcement, Wikipedia^[3] and Steam's store page all give 9 September 2026 for the full release; Early Access began on Steam on 2 February 2021.

  Iron Gate and Coffee Stain Publishing released Valheim 1.0 on 9 September 2026, ending more than five years in Steam Early Access with the Deep North biome and new PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 versions. It ranks ninth on Steam's most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026, with a peak of 180,507 players.

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• Gaming04/09/2023@ThePinGang

  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pre-order guide

  Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, JapanNintendo

  

  05/12/2023 - 05/14/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins71% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 71%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence3.4 years ago

  Happened as dated, per polygon.com^[1]: "…the situation changes. Since the game’s debut in May 2023, it has returned to shelves briefly before…"

  Clear your calendar and put your Steam Deck in storage, because The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch finally arrives on May 12. Nintendo recently showed off 10 minutes of gameplay footage (embedded above), giving gamers their first look at how Tears of the Kingdom will look and run, answering several questions along the way about weapon durability, new abilities, and more. It also announced a limited edition Switch OLED console with a design inspired by the game.

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  God of War Ragnarok Review - IGN

  Minato, Tokyo, JapanSony

  

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  Happened as dated, per ign.com^[1]: "…into the action and, after a breakneck opening battle, the first step of this new journey is to lea…"

  How do you follow up on one of the greatest video games of all time? Sony Santa Monica finds itself in a situation not dissimilar to when Francis Ford Coppola created the sequel to his mob movie masterpiece, The Godfather. Like part two of the Corleone story, God of War Ragnarok puts a fierce, younger member of the family directly under the microscope. In doing so it manages to reach the heights of its predecessor and, in some ways, even tower above it. The writing, performances, and music are each exceptional, bringing this expansive Norse tapestry to life – but even as it holds your heart in one hand with its elegantly told story it’s crunching bones in the other with fantastically ferocious combat. It all binds together to forge a monumental action epic that adds yet another impressive landmark to the video game landscape.

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  Horizon Forbidden West Review - IGN

  Minato, Tokyo, JapanSony

  

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  Successful sequels build on their predecessors in multiple ways – think Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and Uncharted 2. They all improve what came before them by conjuring up exciting new gameplay mechanics, developing characters through engaging stories, and switching up mission design to offer variety. In other words, they take a solid base and combine with new elements to create more advanced bonds, much like an alloy… or in this case, an Aloy. Horizon Forbidden West does this with aplomb, building on the already impressive foundations of 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn to tell a thrilling story full of familiar explosive combat against elaborate robotic foes and blockbuster action sequences, but also adding Witcher-like settlements to the map and filling it out with great side quests. There’s a genuine sense of exploration and loads of completely involving lore behind it all to uncover. The result is a fantastic open-world action-adventure that, despite falling into a couple of its old habits, emphatically delivers on the promises made five years ago.

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Apex Legends Launches on Steam, Arriving With Season 7

  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United StatesRespawn Entertainment

  

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  Steam's store page lists 4 Nov 2020; GamesRadar's^[1] report of the Switch delay (24 Oct 2020) says the Steam version launches on 4 November, and Wikipedia^[3] gives the same date, the same day as Season 7.

  Respawn's free-to-play hero shooter Apex Legends reached Steam on 4 November 2020, almost two years after its console and Origin launch, with cross-play and the start of Season 7. It is fifth on Steam's chart this week, with a peak of 205,986 concurrent players in the week to 2 October 2026.

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• Gaming05/02/2023@PrettyGang

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild lands second place on IGN's 10 Best Legend of Zelda Games of All Time, behind Tears of the Kingdom

  Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, JapanNintendo

  

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  Happened as dated, per ign.com^[1]: Breath of the Wild's entry on the list gives "Initial Release: Mar 3, 2017".

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild reinvented a 30-year-old series in a way we rarely see. After Skyward Sword offered a slightly more linear, story-driven campaign than most fans were used to, Breath of the Wild readjusted dramatically in the opposite direction. Suddenly you could go anywhere and climb anything in any order you wanted, and goodness gracious was there a whole lot to choose from.

  There are plenty of fair criticisms to throw at Breath of the Wild, with common ones being its lack of traditional Zelda dungeons and items. But what’s truly impressive is how much it maintained the heart of a Zelda game even as it altered nearly every system around it. To a certain extent, Zelda has always been about exploration and choice, and Breath of the Wild simply leaned into and enabled those aspects of itself above all else, now making the world a place that would react to those choices as well. There’s just so much to see, so many people to meet and secrets to find hidden throughout this long-since devastated version of Hyrule.

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Launches on PC and Consoles on 1 December 2015

  Montreal, Quebec, CanadaUbisoft Montreal

  

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  Steam's store page lists 1 December 2015, Wikipedia^[1] gives the same date for PC, PS4 and Xbox One after Ubisoft delayed it from 10 October, and PC Gamer's^[5] December 2015 review lists the release date as 1 December 2015.

  Ubisoft Montreal's tactical team shooter launched on 1 December 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at $60 and later went free-to-play with Siege X. It ranks 15th on Steam's most-played chart, peaking at 77,603 concurrent players in the week to 2 October 2026.

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Grand Theft Auto V Launches on PC and Steam on 14 April 2015

  Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomRockstar North

  

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  Wikipedia^[1] and PCGamesN's^[6] report of Rockstar's delay notice give a PC release date of 14 April 2015. Steam's store page shows 13 April 2015; GameSpot^[3] reported that the download unlocked at midnight UK time on 14 April, which was the evening of 13 April in the US, so 14 April is the global launch date.

  Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V reached PC on 14 April 2015 after several delays, with 4K and 60 frames-per-second support and the Rockstar Editor. Its Steam page, now named Grand Theft Auto V Legacy, ranks tenth on the weekly most-played chart, with a peak of 66,501 players in the week to 2 October 2026.

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