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At first glance, a single-player MMORPG doesn’t make a ton of sense. But in practice, it’s an exciting prospect, a world filled with simulated players, grinding mobs, completing quests, and sharing barbed words in global chat—and none of them are real people. It’s also a decent way to get try out the MMO experience as…
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The latest season of Overwatch 2 has laid the foundations for the biggest shake-up yet for the hero-shooter sequel. And Perks are by far the most impactful change, with each hero able to choose two out of four upgrades throughout a match. We’ve already broken down the best minor and major Perks for Tank heroes, and…
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A reliable video game leaker is claiming that Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada will go live on April 23. The leaker also shared information that suggested Switch 2 pre-orders in the United States would start on either April 21 or April 30, depending on the retailer.
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If you build it, they will come—especially when what you’re building is the most acclaimed video game adaptation ever. After waiting a little over a year to see the aftermath of Joel’s (Pedro Pascal) controversial decision to save Ellie, The Last of Us’s second season debuted to a larger audience than its predecessor.
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Although Monster Hunter Wilds has a ton of new features and mechanics, you’ll still use the same iconic weapons to take down monsters and craft cool-looking armor. The always-helpful Armorcharm and Powercharm have also returned, but they’re easy to miss this time around. You’ll want to get these as soon as possible to…
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We’re only one episode into The Last of Us’ second season, and it’s already taken some creative liberties with the source material. Similarly to the start of the game, “Future Days,” the first episode of HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us Part II’s revenge story, mostly takes place in the Jackson settlement where Joel…
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1 came out February 18, 2025 with Tape 2 launching today, April 15. If you haven’t played the first half of the game yet and are interested in doing so, you’re probably wondering how long it will take for you to play through it. Here’s how long it will take you to beat the game ahead…
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After years of rumors and speculation that Bethesda was working on a remake of the landmark role-playing game, the first screenshots of this brand new version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion have been found as fans started digging around the developer’s website ahead of a reported release next week.
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Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson attempted to justify planned backdoor cuts to Medicaid by claiming that it would “return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead of playing video games all day.”
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After almost two years, Larian Studios is finally done patching Baldur’s Gate 3. The team released the game’s eighth and final patch today, April 15, and it brings some long-awaited features like crossplay multiplayer, photo mode, and 12 new subclasses.
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This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on Thursday, April 3.
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In furtherance of Marvel President Kevin Feige’s Thanos-like quest to collect all of the best actors to power his Marvel money-making machine, another award-winning actor has entered his orbit. During a panel at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), John Boyega revealed he has had conversations with the MCU…
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Starting today, over 150 Bethesda- and Sega-published games are currently on sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop. And with confirmation from Nintendo that most Switch games will work fine on Switch 2, it’s a great time to grab stuff like Doom Eternal and Sonic X Shadows Generations for less than usual.
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Yesterday, the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us premiered, and I had my gripes with this first episode. HBO’s approach to The Last of Us Part II’s story has stripped away a lot of the mystery and tension present in the game, but I do want to give some props to the team behind the show for faithfully recreating…
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Warner Bros and Mojang’s A Minecraft Movie has now grossed over $550 million globally at the box office. The incredibly popular video game adaption is now more than halfway to reaching one billion total.
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins is nothing if not a power fantasy. Fighting thousands of grunts at once is fun in and of itself, but soaking up loads of skill points and experience points to unlock consistently stronger abilities makes the game hard to put down. That said, while Origins isn’t necessarily complex, its…
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Monster Hunter Wilds has brought a ton of new features along for the latest entry in the series. While both the Wounds System and Power Clash mechanics are vital for combat, equally exciting is the addition of a Day/Night cycle, complete with weather events. Naturally, there is also a Rest feature to let you change…
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Following a leak earlier this month, Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games have officially announced Star Wars Zero Company, a turn-based single-player tactic game that sounds like might be very similar to XCOM.
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The Pokémon Company may be absolutely terrible at keeping Pokémon TCG cards in stock, but one thing it’s great at is making me want to buy more plushies. The Pokémon Center online stores add new ranges on an almost weekly basis, while updating current ranges with ever more obscure inclusions. The latest gravitational…
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We still have no idea who will play the lightning bolt-tattooed titular character in HBO’s Harry Potter series, but we do know who will be teaching him and his crew of wizards. After months of speculation, HBO has confirmed the casting of key characters for the upcoming series.
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If you’re coming back to Hades 2 after some time away, you’ll be pleased to find the game received a generous update that, among other cool additions, tossed in a new boss: Typhon, Father of All Monsters.
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Over the weekend, Sony announced a price increase for the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console in four different regions of the world, including Europe and Australia. It’s yet another price hike on Sony’s popular home console.
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David Gaider, the co-founder of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical developer Summerfall Studios, has opened up a bit more about his time at BioWare, where he served as the original lead writer on the Dragon Age series. Taking to social media, he chose to explain more about his decision to leave the studio in 2016 and…
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As we hurl ourselves as a species headfirst into the dystopian worlds of 1980s sci-fi movies, it seems only appropriate that we should see people responding to the tech-driven maelstrom by playing the role of vandal hackers. So it is that Silicon Valley crosswalks are currently playing satirical messages in the voices…
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This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on Friday, April 11.
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“Future Days,” the first episode of The Last of Us season two, opens with the closing moments of season one. Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are standing on a hill with the Jackson settlement they’ll call home in the distance. Ellie, unconvinced by Joel’s story about raiders massacring the Firefly…
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This week’s hodgepodge of our top recent tips includes pointers about what the best armor in The First Berserker might be for your build, the best weapons for beginners in Monster Hunter Wilds, the best skills to snag in South of Midnight, and more.
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As someone who has tried to convince friends to join me in extraction shooters, only to see too many folks fall away after their first or second loss, I’m all too familiar with how off-putting the genre can be. Death can come fast in this kind of game, and since you lose all the stuff you’re carrying if you can’t make…
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Marathon is Bungie’s next big multiplayer blockbuster and its first live-service launch as part of PlayStation. The game hails from a genre—extraction shooters—that’s never been for the faint of heart but from a big-budget studio that doesn’t do anything on the cheap. So how much will Marathon cost when it comes out…
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We finally have our first look at Marathon’s gameplay and it looks just as clean and techwear-infused as the game’s original PlayStation teaser suggested. During a showcase for the sci-fi extraction shooter today, Bungie provided an overview of how its PvPvE multiplayer matches will work, as well as the larger story…