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Destiny 2’s Newest Mode Delivers Something Fans Have Waited Years For

We’ve still got a couple more months to wait for Destiny 2’s next expansion, The Final Shape, which is set to launch June 4. But players finally have something to get excited about, thanks to a new developer stream. Into the Light, the game’s next update launches on April 9 and during the first of three planned…

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How To Complete ‘Stuck In A Rut’ In FF7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has no shortage of side-quests to complete. Finishing these will both raise your relationship level with certain party members and get you some Party EXP to unlock more parts of your Folios and other handy resources. “Stuck in a Rut” is one of those very quests, though it can be a little…

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18 Things We Learned From The Acolyte Trailer

The first trailer for Disney’s latest Star Wars show, The Acolyte, is here and it’s teasing a murder mystery and a whole lot more Jedi than we’ve seen in quite some time. Set in the final days of the High Republic era—a rare time of peace and prosperity in the Star Wars canon—The Acolyte follows Lee Jung-Jae (Squid…

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Massive Dragon’s Dogma 2 Spoilers Leak Days Before Release

I come to you bearing bad (but probably expected) news. Spoilers for Capcom’s high fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 have leaked ahead of its March 22 launch, with some players streaming four-to-six hours of raw, uncut gameplay over the March 15 weekend. As is customary with these sorts of things, be careful online.

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Someone At A Flea Market Couldn't Give Away Copies Of NBA 2K19

If you’ve walked into a store that sells used video games, you’ve no doubt stumbled upon a pile of old sports games collecting dust. Even if they are priced low, like a dollar, people have no need for an outdated copy of Madden 21 or MLB The Show 22 it seems. And one person at a recent flea market discovered that you…

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Overwatch 2 Is Reverting One Of The Sequel’s Most Controversial Changes

Blizzard held a Developer Update stream with game director Aaron Keller, who gave new information about how Overwatch 2 will change up its release pipeline. This includes addressing one of the biggest complaints around the hero shooter sequel: new heroes will now be free to all players without having to buy each…

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Fallout TV Series First Official Clip Is Actually Very Funny

With April 11 steadily approaching, the Fallout TV series promo tour is underway. We now have our first look at a scene from the upcoming Amazon Prime Video show based on Bethesda’s RPG game series, and if its tone matches this clip, we’re in for a hilarious ride.

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Star Wars Battlefront: Classic Collection's First Update Is Here And Fixes A Lot

Star Wars Battlefront: Classic Collection hasn’t had the best rollout since it launched on March 14. From issues with online multiplayer to some missing control options and other annoying bugs, the new package—which contains remastered ports of the first two Pandemic-developed Battlefront games—disappointed many fans.…

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How To Romance Tifa In FF7 Rebirth

Like the original 1997 RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lets you go on a nice little date with all but one member of the party (sorry, Cait Sith). And while Rebirth has an easier-to-understand relationship system than the original game, it can still be a little confusing. That makes picking a specific character, say,…

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Stardew Valley 1.6 Launches Today, Here’s What You Need To Know

Stardew Valley players have been waiting nearly a year for the massive 1.6 update to release since developer ConcernedApe first teased it. That wait is finally almost over, as the long-anticipated update 1.6 is set to go live for the beloved farming sim today, March 19. Here’s what you need to know about when the…

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March’s Xbox Game Pass Offerings Are Looking Mighty Fine

March 19 marks the first day of spring, and y’all, Microsoft has certainly sprung a variety of games on Xbox Game Pass subscribers. As the month slowly winds down, this new crop of games will absolutely keep you entertained. From horror games to mystery thrillers, there’s a little something for everyone here. So,…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Teases A Wild Collaboration

Have you ever been playing the roguelike shoot-em-up Vampire Survivors and thought it might be improved if the vampire elf Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3 were to show up? Well, something like that might be in the cards. Either that or Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke is just tweeting out his best ideas.

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Playing Final Fantasy XIV On Xbox Sounds Like A Pain In The Ass

Despite being out for over a decade, the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has yet to come to Xbox consoles. But that is changing in a matter of days, with the official launch of the Xbox Series X|S version set for Thursday, March 21. Fans have been waiting a long time, but now that the moment is almost…

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Gongaga Region Sucks

I’m making my way through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and mostly enjoying my time in its big open worlds, even if I do miss the more linear and guided feel of FF7 Remake’s Midgar. But about 45 hours into my playthrough I reached Gongaga, a maze-like jungle region filled with mushrooms and giant trees, and I quickly…

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The Last Stardew Valley 1.6 Patch Note Is Here

It is the eve before Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update drops and developer ConcernedApe has delivered us one last sneak peek by way of patch notes. In case you’ve missed the last week of chaos, Stardew Valley’s developer has been releasing spoiler-free teases of what’s to come in the forthcoming update and the community has…

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Balatro Hits One Million Copies Sold In Less Than A Month, Mobile Port Incoming

Balatro, the popular roguelike deck-builder quickly taking over the world, has now sold over 1 million copies in less than a month. And good news to all you Balatro sickos out there (myself included): the hit card game is getting ported to mobile devices, too. Finally, I’ll be able to stop playing Balatro on my PC and…

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Twitch Streamers Are Playing Games On Boobs And Butts

There’s a new way to watch broadcasts on Twitch, and it’s not just pulling up a livestream on your monitor or TV and calling it a day. No, actually it’s a sort of Inception situation, where you’re now watching something like Fortnite projected onto a green screen of either boobs or butts. If that sounds confusing,…

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FF7 Rebirth’s Best Materia For Buffing Your Party

Speccing out your party in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is essential to surviving its toughest fights. While weapons, armor, and accessories will go a long way to boosting stats, the magical orbs known as materia pack even greater resources for buffing your party in the midst of a fight to gain an edge, raise their…

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Get Five Of 2023's Best Indie Games At Nearly 50 Percent Off

This year’s Steam Spring sale only has a few days left until it ends on March 21. We’ve already done a roundup highlighting 12 of the best games you can get for cheap during the annual sale, ranging from 2023’s big AAA tentpoles, to some older hidden gems that are worth grabbing. But one of the best deals available…

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Overwatch 2 Devs Fear Story Missions Have Been Canceled

In the last few months, Overwatch 2 fans have grown increasingly worried about the state of the hero shooter’s story missions. These missions were a pillar of the sequel’s initial pitch at Blizzcon 2019, the shiny new thing that merited making a new game instead of patching the original one, like most live-service…

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New AI Demo Shows Why Games Writing Should Be Left To People

NVIDIA and Convai have released a trailer for their AI demo, Project Neural Nexus, and it predictably looks and sounds like shit.

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Helldivers 2 Is Filled With Mysterious Blue Lasers And Fans Have A Theory

Recently, players fighting for democracy in online co-op sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2 have spotted strange blue lasers flying across the sky. Others have recorded video clips showing the mysterious blue lasers taking out players with one shot. Some online are convinced that these blue laser bolts are a sign that a new…

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New Star Wars Show The Acolyte Is Out Sooner Than You Thought

It’s official. The next live-action Star Wars that’ll hit your eyeballs is The Acolyte, and it’s coming sooner than you may think. Disney just revealed a teaser poster for the show with an intriguing tagline, lightsaber, and the release date of June 4. Oh, and the trailer is coming Tuesday.

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MrBeast's Amazon Game Show Makes History With $5 Million Prize

MrBeast, one of the most popular content creators in the world, will be producing and hosting one of the most lucrative game shows in history on Amazon Prime Video. Beast Games will feature a $5 million prize for the winner, which Amazon claims is the “biggest single prize” awarded in television history.

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Fallout TV Series Creator Says Pleasing Fans Is A ‘Fool’s Errand’

As an artist, you can’t always please everyone—especially if you’re stepping into an established fandom. Jonathan Nolan, the creator of the upcoming Fallout TV series for Amazon Prime Video, seems to understand that. In fact, he recently said that trying to please fans is something of an impossible task.

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Hyper Light Beaker Dev Really Wants You To Know It's Not A Sequel

Hyper Light Breaker might share a similar name to its 2016 predecessor, and it even takes place in the same universe (though it’s set 15 years earlier), but it’s a very different game from the atmospheric Zelda-like that blew fans away eight years ago. “It’s called Breaker for a reason, not Hyper Light Drifter 2,”…

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Now’s Your Chance To Play HoYoverse’s Next Game Ahead Of Launch

Zenless Zone Zero, the next game from HoYoverse, still doesn’t have a concrete release date, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your hands on it soon. For fans eager to get a taste of what the Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer has cooking, there’s a new closed beta for the game. So if you can balance ZZZ…

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Apex Legends Tournament Postponed After Players Hacked Mid-Game

A big Apex Legends tournament came to an abrupt end after a handful of pro players were hacked during one of the final matches of the competition. Developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA have yet to comment on the situation, leaving folks frustrated with the state of the game and its anti-cheat tech.

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At Last, Stardew Valley Will Let You Drink Mayonnaise

Stardew Valley’s upcoming 1.6 update finally launches tomorrow, March 19, and its developer has been prepping us for the occasion by sharing a spoiler-free line from his patch notes daily. The lead-up to the patch’s release has been momentous for the devoted Stardew Valley community, which has endured after a…

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Sony Reportedly Halts PSVR2 Production As Headsets Fail To Sell

The PlayStation VR2 is struggling, it seems. According to a March 17 Bloomberg report, Sony has paused of the PS5’s virtual reality headset after its initial supply has failed to pick up sales momentum, resulting in an overflow of unsold stock.

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