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Scribblenauts Creators Announce Broke Wizards, a 1–6 Player Co-op Party Game

The studio behind Scribblenauts has revealed Broke Wizards, a new 1-6 player cooperative party game now listed on Steam. Players take on the roles of wizard roommates who must complete a wild variety of jobs, from slaying monsters and racing magical ravens to playing a snake-clone mobile game called Slitherin', all to pay rent to a giant Imp Landlord before he eats them. The game supports both cooperative and competitive play, with modes including prop hunt, a player arena for PvP, and assorted mini-games for when players just want to slack off together.

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Steam Updates Gifting and Wishlist Organization Features

Valve has rolled out two notable quality-of-life updates to Steam, overhauling how users send gifts and organize their wishlists. The gifting process has been simplified significantly, making it easier to purchase and send games to friends and family directly through the platform. Alongside the gifting changes, Steam now allows users to sort their wishlists into custom categories, bringing a long-overdue layer of organization to what has, for many players, grown into an unruly backlog of hundreds or even thousands of titles.

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Hasbro Reveals Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Action Figures at Comic-Con 2026

Hasbro has officially unveiled its first wave of The Legend of Zelda action figures, debuting the new "Heroes of Hyrule" line at Comic-Con 2026. The collection, developed in collaboration with Nintendo, is based on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and features three core characters: Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. The reveal came with an exclusive first look shared by IGN, generating significant buzz among fans of both the franchise and the collectibles hobby.

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Xbox Backward Compatibility Launches on PC With Four Classic Games Available Now

Microsoft has officially launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, giving players the ability to run classic original Xbox titles on their computers and handheld devices like the Xbox Ally X. The program kicks off with four games available immediately, with Blinx: The Time Sweeper and Conker headlining the first wave alongside other original Xbox favorites such as Fusion Frenzy. The initiative marks a significant expansion of backward compatibility beyond the console ecosystem, bringing decades-old games to a new generation of PC hardware.

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Alpha Dog Games Reacquires Its Name and Independence from Microsoft

Alpha Dog Games, the studio best known for developing Mighty Doom, has officially reemerged as an independent studio after its founders reacquired the company from Microsoft. The Halifax-based team was shut down by Xbox in 2024 as part of a broader wave of Microsoft gaming layoffs and studio closures, but two years later the founders have managed to reclaim not just their future, but the name they spent years building.

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