2 months 2 weeks ago
Donkey Kong Bananza is the newest entry in one of Nintendo’s longest-running franchises, and it’s a rip-roaring good time for fans eager to destroy everything in their paths. However, players only control Donkey Kong this time around, with his usual sidekicks like Diddy and Dixie taking on supporting roles as…
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Billy Givens
2 months 2 weeks ago
John Walker
2 months 2 weeks ago
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the middle chapter in the ambitious project to remake one of the greatest video games of all time, hit PC in February of this year. It brought with it its many, often aggravating, mini-games, and by virtue of now being on a more open platform, the potential for modders to expand what we can…
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Claire Jackson
2 months 2 weeks ago
The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to the surprise 2022 animated hit starring anthropomorphic villains turned good guys, has a surprising message in its credits that, even if you’re not tuned into DreamWorks’ heist series, should delight fans of animation. The film is out on Friday, August 1, but some folks saw early…
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Kenneth Shepard
2 months 2 weeks ago
Earning coupons in the Zone was already pretty straightforward. But for those of us who’ve spent tens or hundreds of hours in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, tackling the same side quests repeatedly for cash becomes downright gruesome—more so than the mutants we fight. Thankfully, update 1.5 introduces a new…
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Brandon Morgan
2 months 2 weeks ago
Peak is a climbing crew-like that took over Steam earlier this season and plays like you took a kids summer camp and crash landed it on a dangerous island in the middle of the Pacific. Whether you survive or slip and fall has to do with how much stamina you have, which can only be regained by eating food. And now…
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Ethan Gach
2 months 2 weeks ago
A long-rumored Nintendo Direct is taking place this month after all. The Mario maker announced a partner showcase will take place on July 31, marking the first new Nintendo Direct since the Switch 2 launched in early June.
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Ethan Gach
2 months 2 weeks ago
As large parts of the games industry looks to normalize $80 as the entry price for gaming, EA says it’s not planning to join in yet. EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke on an earnings call to say the company is not intending to start charging eighty bucks “at this stage.”
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John Walker
2 months 2 weeks ago
Last night, one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded on Earth occurred off the coast of Russia. Extraordinarily, so far, no one has died nor even been seriously injured, although millions are being evacuated from coastal areas in Hawaii, California, and Japan for fear of incoming tsunamis. A bizarre knock-on…
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John Walker
2 months 2 weeks ago
John Walker
2 months 2 weeks ago
Gilbert Martinez had just poured himself a glass of water and was pacing his suburban home in San Antonio, Texas while trying to navigate Mastercard’s byzantine customer service hotline. He was calling to complain about recent reports that the company is pressuring online gaming storefronts like Steam and Itch.io to…
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Ethan Gach
2 months 2 weeks ago
Overwatch 2 loves a collaboration. Blizzard has spent more time dressing up its heroes like characters from other worlds than nurturing its own lore, and that means fans can expect more themed skins in the future. If there’s one thing Overwatch fans can count on, it’s that Blizzard will find a new way to monetize a…
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Kenneth Shepard
2 months 2 weeks ago
In theory, an all-in-one launcher to manage a massive franchise like Call of Duty probably makes sense. When you have multiple campaigns, multiplayer modes, and regular updates to live-service games like Warzone to manage, sure, you could convince me that a one-stop shop where I can find the specific experiences I…
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Claire Jackson
2 months 2 weeks ago
One of the biggest games on the planet right now isn’t Call of Duty or Counter-Strike or Fortnite. While those are very popular video games, a single free game in Roblox called Steal A Brainrot has them all beat.
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Zack Zwiezen
2 months 2 weeks ago
As you play through Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, you’ll occasionally stumble upon an item or location with a bit of sparkly blue mist emanating from it. These are Faces of the Past. Interacting with these spots will present you with a simple gesture puzzle. Performing the right gesture will earn you rewards ranging from…
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Billy Givens
2 months 2 weeks ago
One thing almost every soulslike fan can agree on is that fashion is often more important to us than stats. It’s true! Most of us will rock some pretty terrible armor as long as we look cool doing it. But that’s why it’s so awesome when a game offers transmog with no downsides, letting us wear the best armor for our…
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Billy Givens
2 months 2 weeks ago
Sometimes, you just need to change your approach by resetting all your skill points. This is especially true in any good role-playing adventure that features a smorgasbord of build options like Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Thankfully, this soulslike game incentivizes creativity and experimentation in its skill system,…
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Billy Givens
2 months 2 weeks ago
Lies of P is arguably one of the best Soulslikes since the Dark Souls games themselves. A spiritual successor to Bloodborne for those hopelessly waiting for an actual sequel, Lies of P leads the free PS Plus games for August, continuing the paid subscription service’s recent win streak.
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Ethan Gach
2 months 2 weeks ago
This week, a video of a Beyblade match came across my Twitter timeline that was so sick, it made me think that maybe the anime from the early 2000s that dramatized the spinning tops wasn’t as exaggerated as I once believed. When you think about it, there’s drama to pitting two spinning tops against each other in a…
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Kenneth Shepard
2 months 2 weeks ago
The second batch of Everdark Sovereign bosses arrive in Elden Ring Nightreign later this week, and FromSoftware just revealed who will be first up: Maris Fathom of Night. Better known simply as Augur, this phantasmal jellyfish was arguably the easiest Nightlord in the base game, so I’m looking forward to discovering…
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Ethan Gach
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