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Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is the hottest Pokemon-related thing to come out this year. That said, it is also very much a gacha game, which means that it is built to compel you to drop potentially hundreds, or even thousands of dollars into the game to complete your digital collection. How is anyone determined to…
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Nvidia recently updated some of its clutter of PC apps, including the GPU-controlling GeForce Experience, to a single Nvidia App. And while that makes for fewer icons in your system tray, it seems the new program’s AI features are potentially harming your gaming framerates.
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It seems like every year or two, we have a new “Battlefield-killer” storming the market in the hopes of gaining a following within the large-scale first-person shooter market. Following the absolute disaster of Battlefield 2042, there’s a pretty large hole to fill. But is Delta Force—the free-to-play first-person…
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Guangyun “Guangguang” Chen, creative director behind Marvel Rivals, says that while many players have requested a role queue system, a matchmaking option to help create balanced teams, there are currently no plans to implement one in the free-to-play character shooter.
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We used to only get a Day of the Devs showcase once a year during the summer. Now we get an encore during the holidays as well. This year’s Day of the Devs: Game Awards 2024 Edition didn’t disappoint either. Every time I think the heavily curated, very personal, extremely intimate showcase can’t possibly top the last…
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Every hero shooter has characters players loathe to fight against. Marvel Rivals is no exception. Jeff the Land Shark has become an early love-to-hate hero because he literally eats his opponents (and allies) and then spits them off the map. I personally hate to see Hawkeye coming because I know his arrows will find…
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Apple has released lists revealing the most downloaded and popular free and paid games on iPhone and iPad. The company also shared data on the most popular Apple Arcade games. Balatro sickos might be surprised!
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If you’ve recently loaded up the Nintendo Switch’s eShop to buy something or search for a specific game, you’ve likely noticed that the digital store is filled with a lot of garbage that was likely made quickly and is only there to cash in on a trend or holiday. And worse, it seems Nintendo doesn’t give a shit, which…
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On seas awash with the wreckage of lesser online multiplayer shooters, Marvel Rivals has managed to not only stay afloat but maintain some momentum following its big free-to-play launch earlier this month. However, the live-service game is still missing one very big feature: cross-progression.
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Borderlands 4 is coming out in 2025 but still holding most of its cards close to the vest. Following the release of its gameplay reveal trailer at The Game Awards 2024, we do know a bit more about the upcoming loot shooter though, in part due to new comments from a member of the narrative team who’s promising fewer…
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Marvel Rivals is the latest game to make a splash in the hero shooter scene, and it’s easy to see where it takes its inspiration from. That’s not to say the developers didn’t put enough of a unique spin on things. Team-up abilities, for example, are a special mechanic and there are quite a few other distinct terms to…
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Microsoft’s newest sales pitch to prospective gamers is that everything—your TV, computer, or phone—can be an Xbox. It’s part of a new strategy aimed at reaching more people, and potentially making a lot more money. It’s also a major shift for the millions of people who have been Xbox fans for decades now, and the…
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It’s Mewsday! That could be a thing, right? Let’s all say it until it’s a thing? No? Oh. Well fine, but you should still open Pokémon TCG Pocket this morning, because it’s just added its first new cards since launch. And they’re going to mess up everything.
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The arrival of Mew and its Mythical Island special set in Pokémon TCG Pocket brings with it some very disruptive cards. Clearly intended to mess with the current meta and mix things up for people relying on the same three decks in all their battles, it should make online competition far more interesting until the…
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If you’re a fan of action-RPGs like Diablo 4 or Torchlight you may have already checked out Grinding Gear Games’ beloved title Path of Exile. After years of success with its deep and customizable game, the team has finally moved on to Path of Exile 2, bringing plenty of changes and challenges to an all-new experience.
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Marvel Rivals’ 33 heroes each have a high-impact ultimate ability to wipe a team, save allies from near death, or power up your friends and tip the scales of a fight. One of the most important skills to learn is how to react when you hear one of these abilities coming, whether that’s running for cover when you hear Sca…
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Marvel Rivals might not feature a post-match ”Play of the Game” like Overwatch, but every match highlights the most valuable player, or MVP at the end. You can also see the MVP highlighted on the match summary screen if you were on their team. If you weren’t, you would instead see another player with an SVP title.
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Last year I said we were leaving the golden era of modern shooters. But, as it turns out, I might have spoken too soon! 2024 provided a huge list of great third- and first-person shooters across console and PC, from devs both big and small. This year had so many awesome games that deciding which shooters to recognize…
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December is here and 2024 is almost over, but not before some of the year’s biggest games launch just in time for the winter doldrums. My console SSDs are already groaning under the weight of all those downloads. How will I find room for another 350GB of games?
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There’s only one more episode left in Dune: Prophecy’s first season, and the show is still adding more Bene Gesserits with the power to shake everything up to the Dune universe. Although we’ve seen her younger self briefly in flashback scenes, the arrival of adult Sister Francesca (Tabu) to House Corrino in the…
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Later this week, popular character shooter Marvel Rivals will launch its first big holiday-themed event. The new winter update will add new costumes for multiple characters, as well as a new Splatoon-like mode featuring only Jeff the Landshark.
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Naughty Dog, the developer behind The Last of Us, Uncharted, Jak & Daxter, and the original Crash Bandicoot games, finally revealed what it’s been working on since The Last of Us Part II launched in 2020. The game is called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and it’s coming to a PlayStation 5 near you. We saw the first…
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Aspiring monster slayer Ciri isn’t just returning for The Witcher 4, she’s the star this time around. But while Geralt of Rivia’s surrogate daughter will step into his shoes to lead her own grizzled adventures, the character won’t sound the same as she did in The Witcher 3.
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Capcom has confirmed that the publisher plans to revive more old, dormant video game franchises after recently announcing a new Okami and Onimusha. That sound you just heard was thousands of Dino Crisis fans around the world gasping at once.
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2024 really was the year that people became horribly aware of the perils of getting into a streaming TV show. With viewing figures obfuscated or entirely hidden, and streamers’ mercurial decisions rarely explained, a new favorite show—that seems to be unanimously popular—can just get canceled out of the blue. But…
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Despite a war in Ukraine forcing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s developers to abandon its offices and countless setbacks throughout the game’s lifespan, Stalker 2 finally launched in an impressive, though somewhat buggy, manner.
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Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu may boast a 132-minute runtime and nearly a decade of time spent in development, but it represents the culmination of a century of horror influences. Drawing on everything from the German Expressionist techniques of the 1922 classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror to the grotesque…
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Marvel Rivals is quite a generous game. Not only are all future heroes confirmed to be free, but every battle pass can be enjoyed permanently as long as you’ve purchased them. You’ll mostly be tempted to put your money toward skins, but there are many you can acquire for free.
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Monster Hunter Wilds is just a couple of months away. The action-RPG looks great so far and is poised to be the biggest game yet in the long-running series. It also probably looks completely overwhelming and hard to parse for newcomers to the franchise. Fortunately, actor Daisy Ridley is here to explain it to you in…
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When starting an RPG, before you even consider a character creator (which Path of Exile 2 does not offer), there’s a choice—the ultimate choice for a beginner. What is the best starting class for a new player? Is it the tried-and-tested Warrior? Perhaps the ever-vigilant Ranger?