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Sometimes in our lives, we value consistency and affordability over anything else. This is why I continue to buy and eat Burger King’s cheap double cheeseburgers. I know what I’m getting, it’s not expensive, and it fills me up. The Orcs Must Die! series, launched in 2011, fills a similar role. The games are about…
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When it comes to the upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, it seems Marvel and Disney follow the philosophy expressed by rapper Common on his Grammy-nominated hit “The Light”: “It doesn’t take all day to recognize sunshine.” They don’t need the public’s reception to recognize they have a…
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Fans of The Simshave their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after Electronic Arts cryptically teased them in a new 25th anniversary promo video. Kotaku understands that The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 will both be re-released on PC before the end of the month.
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As a massive dragon-like drake hurled fireballs at me, I fired arrows back while dodging the projectiles. And I did a good job. None of them got me! But they did hit the wooden scaffolding I was standing on. Seconds later, it was burning and collapsing. And I was very high up. So I hopped down to a part that wasn’t on…
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The Steam Deck is a very popular (and good!) handheld gaming device that lets you play many of your favorite PC games on the go. But what if it was a screenless console you had to plug into a TV to use? Well, someone ripped their own Steam Deck apart to make just that and called it a “Steam Brick.”
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2024’s highly anticipated (and very good) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth broke out of its PS5 containment cell to emerge on PC on January 23, 2025. Here, the open-world RPG ostensibly improves its arguably disappointing technical performance and presentation issues on console by way of more powerful CPU and GPU combos…
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Baldur’s Gate 3’s eighth big patch is in the works over at Larian Studios right now, and the team is going to let players stress test the update at some point before it’s pushed live. However, it looks like the patch has mysteriously appeared on PlayStation 5, and Larian’s not sure why. If you want to get an un-tested…
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The creators of Pokémon TCG Pocket have issued a warning to all players not to tamper with game data or participate in real money trades, or risk getting their accounts banned. The crackdown comes right before card trading and a new Space-Time Smackdown set are added to the mobile hit.
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Marvel Snap is trying to make it up to fans after it briefly disappeared as part of the TikTok ban earlier this month. While the hit mobile card game’s makers are searching for a new publisher to prevent another huge outage in the future, it’s also welcoming players back with tons of free stuff including gold,…
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After Marvel Rivals’ latest patch buffed Moon Knight’s ultimate ability, Hand of Khonshu, I noticed it was melting my teammates. I had already considered the AoE attack—which has a super-quick cast time and a decent radius of almost immediate damage—one of the most effective damage dealers in the game, then when it…
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows just can’t catch a break. Ubisoft’s big open-world samurai RPG isn’t the only one coming out in 2025, or even in March. In addition to Ghost of Tsushima’s sequel arriving later this year, Rise of the Ronin just got a date for its PC port and it’s only a week before Assassi…
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This feels too good to be true! How can it possibly be that I’m about to be the person to tell you there’s a new contender for the Legend of Grimrock throne? How is this not already the talk of the gaming town? Seriously, Tower of Mask is a fantastic Dungeon Master-like with incredible combat, and one that deserves to…
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Apologies may not be in order, but a slight revision of history definitely is. Less than six months after Disney+’s Star Wars series The Acolyte was canceled, Deadline reports the show’s sole season ended 2024 the second-most streamed series on the platform.
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There was no shortage of things for us to have opinions on this week. First, we shared our picks for the games we most want to see make their way to the Nintendo Switch 2. We also shared our impressions of Assassin’s Creed Shadows after some recent hands-on time with the game, and look ahead to what seems to be a…
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This week’s hodgepodge of gaming tips, helpful info, and other stuff kicks off with a look at the best deals in Steam’s first big sale of the year. We also have a look at Xbox Game Pass’s strong assortment of new additions to close out the month, a recommendation for the best way to learn Disney Lorcana, and some…
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This week, Microsoft held its Xbox Developer Direct which showcased four pretty promising-looking games coming out throughout the year ahead. Also, after a period of controversy surrounding his seeming lack of knowledge and skill at Path of Exile 2 in a livestream, Elon Musk admitted that he hadn’t actually leveled up…
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Lucasfilm has hired yet another screenwriter to bang out a new script for Star Wars: New Jedi Order. The still-in-development sci-fi sequel is set to bring back Daisy Ridley as Rey, if it can ever lock down a screenplay.
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Change is hard to accept when you can’t reconcile longstanding feelings with current reality. Trust me, I was just like most detractors when word first came out in October 2023 of Dragon Ball Daima’s impending release. It was a tough pill to swallow that, after waiting five and a half years since Dragon Ball Super’s…
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Hey you. Yes, you. How’s it going? Feeling okay? Taking care of yourself this week? Need some ideas for what to play? While it’s important not to hide from reality, no matter how harsh or sideways it gets, we also all need a happy place we can go to play, feel inspired, and recharge. Here are some Great Games that are…
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Almost all of Rockstar’s PC catalog is currently on sale right on Steam. That includes games like Red Dead Redemption II, Grand Theft Auto V, Bully, and many more.
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Marvel Rivals already sports a sizable cast of playable heroes. The recently released Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman bring the roster to 35, and the upcoming Human Torch and Thing will raise the number to 37 later this season. Each hero is divided into either the tanky Vanguard, damage-dealing Duelist, or support…
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Star Trek: Section 31, a new Star Trek spin-off movie released on January 24, isn’t very good according to fans and critics. But it does end with a wild cameo that I would have never expected.
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With a ton of stylish clothes to dress up in and a giant overworld to explore, Infinity Nikki offers plenty of fun looks and sightseeing to be had. But make no mistake, this is still a gacha game with limited-time cosmetics and the rare chance to get them. And another gacha hallmark that goes hand-in-hand with those…
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In a newly released featurette on the upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, head writer Jeff Trammell says the Disney+ show will be “bringing a lot to the table that those other Spider-Man shows may not have been able to do.” And if a glimpse of who’s joining the animated party is any…
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Infinity Nikki can be a pretty cozy, dress-em-up game, but it’s also a gacha through and through. You’ll spend plenty of time farming for materials, crafting items, and leveling up multiple systems. And even the clothes and outfits you acquire can be upgraded in a couple of ways.
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In an industry filled to the brim with fast-paced shooters that reward twitchy aiming and rapid movement, it’s refreshing to find titles that take a slower and more methodical approach to warfare. Such is the case with the Sniper Elite franchise, which continues to embrace the stealth and sniping experience with…
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Prismatic Evolutions has, rather sadly, broken the Pokémon TCG. Thanks to bots, scalpers, and atrocious prevention of them by the Pokémon Center, cards for this new, special set sold out, sometimes even before pre-orders were visible to the public. And it’s a shame, because it’s a cracking collection of cards, so it’s…
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In just a few months, we’ll all be given the gift of a new Doom game. In May, id Software will launch Doom: The Dark Ages on consoles and PC. Ahead of that release, the studio has revealed a lot about the upcoming prequel via trailers, gameplay clips, and interviews. We’ve dug through the most recent revelations to…
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BioWare had already said that Dragon Age: The Veilguard wouldn’t be getting any major DLC or expansions after its launch in October, but now it sounds like the studio is moving on from putting out big patches for the game after less than three months. At least, that’s how its most recent patch notes read. The…
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It feels like not enough people are talking about Endless Legend 2. The sequel to the excellent 4X strategy game from 2014 was quietly revealed on Thursday with a new trailer, Steam page, and rapidly approaching Early Access debut. As a fan of all things Endless, I can’t wait.