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The Weeknd Just Fumbled Persona 5 Royal's Hottest Love Interest

Though four-time Grammy award winner Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye might be best known for his swoon-worthy singing voice, lately Tesfaye has been posting more about his video game career(https://www.instagram.com/gene.hackerman/) than his singing one. According to Polygon(https://www.polygon.com/the-weeknd-persona-5-royal-romance-takemi-who-is-gene-hackerman/), the latest game Tesfaye's been working through is the certified 10/10 masterpiece Persona 5 Royal(https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/persona-5-royal-review-hearts-of-gold/1900-6417444/). But while he might be around 92 hours in, apparently he still has a lot to learn. Most notably, that you need to indicate that you'd like to pursue a romance with your in-game love interest during their Rank 9 event. Tesfaye took to his alternate Instagram account(https://www.instagram.com/gene.hackerman/) to lament this fact, sharing an image of a Google search result stating, "You cannot initiate a romance with Takemi after you have already reached Rank 10 if you did not choose the romance options during Rank 9." Presumably, this means Tesafaye searched if he had missed his shot with Persona 5's "hot goth doctor." And, if he in fact did reach Rank 10 without having a steamy conversation with Tae, he did. Sorry, Tesfaye! > The Weeknd posts about not romancing Takemi in Persona 5 Royal via his alt account, gene.hackerman IG story. This comes after multiple comments from Persona fans on the fact that he didn’t romance her pic.twitter.com/BJPFHbf44j(https://t.co/BJPFHbf44j) > > — 𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙾 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙸 𝚇𝙾💀 (@MementoMoriXO) April 29, 2026(https://twitter.com/MementoMoriXO/status/2049511109804036557?refsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Shortly after sharing the above post, Tesfaye followed it up with this funny, albeit graphic, image(https://x.com/MementoMoriXO/status/2049511733274771921/photo/1). Naturally, fans have taken to X to fire off a lot of incredible memes and jokes about the ordeal. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-weeknd-just-fumbled-persona-5-royals-hottest-love-interest/1100-6539736/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)

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World Of Warcraft Just Got Its Most Expensive Housing Microtransactions Yet

World of Warcraft(https://www.gamespot.com/games/world-of-warcraft/) continues to expand its real money shop offers, with developer Blizzard now selling home exteriors for $40. Housing is WoW's latest and greatest new feature, having arrived in full with the MMO's recent Midnight expansion (though players who preordered Midnight got early access to parts of housing late last year). Blizzard first started selling housing items for real money(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-now-spend-real-money-on-your-wow-house/1100-6538189/) back in February, with a shockingly-low-priced set of plushies that could be used for home decorating. Those low prices didn't last long, however, because in March, Blizzard began selling individual trees(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wow-housing-decor-bundles-are-giving-players-sticker-shock/1100-6538644/) for 750 Hearthsteel (or $7.50) alongside an expensive bundle. Somewhat predictably, player outrage saw Blizzard quickly cut prices. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-just-got-its-most-expensive-housing-microtransactions-yet/1100-6539737/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)

🎮 Final Fantasy🎮 This MTG Strixhaven Commander

This MTG Strixhaven Commander has an utterly broken combo with a Final Fantasy card

These two cards will break the game, and your opponent's will.

How to beat the Priestess boss in Saros

The Priestess boss in Saros will force you to punch tuning forks and dodge a ton of projectiles. Here's how to beat them and avoid their attacks.

🖥 PC, Multi-platform

Roblox’s daily users continue to drop as age checks slow growth

Roblox's daily active users continued to slip last quarter due in part to its rollout of age checks on its platform. According to its latest earnings report, Roblox currently has 132 million daily active users globally, down from 144 million at the end of last year, which was a drop from 152 million in Q3 &8230;

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Secrets of Strixhaven Booster Boxes hit new all-time low at Amazon

Magic: The Gathering's Secrets of Strixhaven Booster Play boxes are on sale at Amazon, with a 15% discount.

Secrets of Strixhaven just broke a major MTG record that Universes Beyond failed to reach

Secrets of Strixhaven is the most popular Magic prerelease event since 2019's War of the Spark

🎮 Slay The Spire 2🎮 So Why

Slay The Spire 2 Is Fantastic, So Why Is It Being Review-Bombed?

I began playing Slay the Spire 2(https://www.gamespot.com/games/slay-the-spire-2/) shortly after my colleague wrote up a piece on how its phenomenal multiplayer makes it an early game of the year contender(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/slay-the-spire-2s-next-level-co-op-makes-it-an-early-goty-contender/1100-6538638/). Within an hour of starting it, I, too, was utterly hooked. In the time since, I have poured a whopping 40 hours into Slay the Spire 2, yet even after sinking that much time into the game, I can't get over it. I adore how fast-paced, strategic, and immensely satisfying it is, regardless of if you're playing solo or with friends. And that first time I hit the Spire and became aware of the greater gimmick at play? That's definitely one of my favorite gaming moments of 2026 thus far. However, my positive experience with the game and my colleague's glowing words fail to reflect how Slay the Spire 2 is being received on Steam right now. Though we (and thousands upon thousands of others) are thrilled with Mega Crit's latest deck-builder, the game's Steam listing states its reviews are "Mostly Negative." So, what's going on here? For the past month, Slay the Spire 2 has been subject to relentless review-bombing(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/slay-the-spire-2-dev-adjusts-update-that-led-to-review-bombing/1100-6539079/). Whereas the game sat at an "Overwhelming Positive" rating back in mid-March(https://kotaku.com/slay-the-spire-2-steam-review-bomb-balance-patch-prepared-doormaker-2000680603), with 97% of players recommending it to others, it is now listed as "Mostly Negative," with 39% of its roughly 55,000 reviews in the last 30 days being unfavorable. Yet things get more intriguing when you look at where these negative reviews come from. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/slay-the-spire-2-is-fantastic-so-why-is-it-being-review-bombed/1100-6539724/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)

The Resident Evil Movie Doesn't "Look Like RE," But Neither Do Some Of The Games

If you take away the title card from the teaser trailer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-movie-trailer-debuts-highlighting-a-terrifying-new-vision/1100-6539639/), it's easy to mistake it as an original horror property. There's no RPD Station, Nemesis, or Wesker to be found, with only a single green herb spotted in the background. Already, some fans are complaining (as they do) about the movie's apparent lack of connection to the games, lamenting that it isn't a more overt adaptation of the adventures of Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, et al. What those folks seem to forget is that some popular games in the franchise have occupied that territory before. In fact, Resident Evil can be at its best when it strays from its own familiar trappings. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-resident-evil-movie-doesnt-look-like-re-but-neither-do-some-of-the-games/1100-6539728/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)

🎮 Resident Evil

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Is Saros too easy? Carcosan Modifiers can be your difficulty settings

If you're looking to make Saros less challenging, try these Carcosan Modifiers. Just be careful not to ruin your fun in the process.

How the War Plans system works in Diablo 4

Here's a complete rundown on Diablo 4's War Plan system, the endgame planner that you use to create a playlist of activities and obtain more rewards

🎮 Diablo