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Independent games media. News, reviews, and boardroom-level industry analysis. No hype, no access journalism, just the business: warts and all.

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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

leveluptimes.comThe Drop: Week of August 10, 2026 - Level Up TimesOblivion 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

leveluptimes.comThe Drop: Week of August 3, 2026 - Level Up TimesThis 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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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

leveluptimes.comThe Level Up Times Show - Episode #005 - Offline Mode Not Found — The Level Up Times Show - Level Up TimesPSN 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

leveluptimes.comAnalysis: Xbox and PlayStation Outages - Your All-Digital Future, Folks - Level Up TimesBoth 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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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

leveluptimes.comThe Drop: Week of July 27, 2026 - Level Up TimesNew 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-...

leveluptimes.comA Blind Date With...Splatoon Raiders — Blind Dates - Level Up TimesWe'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

leveluptimes.comThe Level Up Times Show - Episode #004 - New Kratos, No Refunds - Level Up TimesThis week on the Level Up Times Show: Kratos recast, Marathon's director exits, and Duskbloods finally gets test dates.
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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

leveluptimes.comThe Drop: Game releases for the week of July 20, 2026 - Level Up TimesNew 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

leveluptimes.comThe Duskblood Network Test is Coming: Here's all the Important Dates - Level Up TimesCheck 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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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

leveluptimes.comThe Drop: Week of July 13, 2026 - Level Up TimesThis 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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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-...

leveluptimes.comA Blind Date with... Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Level Up TimesIs 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

leveluptimes.comA Blind Date with... Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Level Up TimesIs 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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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

leveluptimes.comDeep Cuts: Star Fox 64 vs Star Fox (2026) - Level Up TimesNintendo 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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