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fromThe Verge
1 day ago

There's nothing like an RPG over vacation

People of Note is a music-themed RPG that offers a relaxing gaming experience while featuring a journey of an aspiring pop singer.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Pragmata Guide: 7 Tips To Know Before You Start Playing

Combining gunplay and hacking creates a complex gameplay experience that requires strategic resource management and multitasking.
#video-games
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Zelda taught me the importance of play and has helped me deal with work, parenting and grief

Play is important in itself, transcending the need for seriousness or realism in video games.
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fromKotaku
4 days ago

The Week In Game Releases: Pragmata, Windrose, And More

Two lesser-known game releases this week are Regions of Ruin: Runegate and Windrose, both generating interest among gamers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Zelda taught me the importance of play and has helped me deal with work, parenting and grief

Play is important in itself, transcending the need for seriousness or realism in video games.
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fromKotaku
4 days ago

The Week In Game Releases: Pragmata, Windrose, And More

Two lesser-known game releases this week are Regions of Ruin: Runegate and Windrose, both generating interest among gamers.
#marathon
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fromGadgets 360
2 days ago

Marathon Review: Bungie's Slick FPS Is One of the Best Shooters in Years

Marathon by Bungie offers a hardcore, immersive shooter experience but may lack broad appeal due to its complexity and niche design.
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fromKotaku
4 weeks ago

Marathon's Soulslike Endgame Dungeon Is Blowing Players Away

Cryo Archive in Marathon is a complex, challenging end-game map that combines permadeath PVP with intricate design and high-stakes gameplay.
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fromGadgets 360
2 days ago

Marathon Review: Bungie's Slick FPS Is One of the Best Shooters in Years

Marathon by Bungie offers a hardcore, immersive shooter experience but may lack broad appeal due to its complexity and niche design.
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fromKotaku
4 weeks ago

Marathon's Soulslike Endgame Dungeon Is Blowing Players Away

Cryo Archive in Marathon is a complex, challenging end-game map that combines permadeath PVP with intricate design and high-stakes gameplay.
#crimson-desert
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fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

How To Unlock Lightning Surge In Crimson Desert

Lightning Surge is an elemental ability in Crimson Desert, used for combat and resource gathering, unlocked at specific locations in the game.
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fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

The Crimson Desert Vibes Are Rebounding After Wobbly Launch

Crimson Desert has surpassed 3 million sales, with improved user reviews and rapid patch responses from Pearl Abyss.
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fromGadgets 360
3 days ago

Crimson Desert Has Sold Over 5 Million Copies

Crimson Desert has sold over 5 million copies within a month of its release.
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fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

12 Crimson Desert Starting Tips: Fast Travel, Inventory, & Combat Help

Crimson Desert features a vast open world and complex mechanics that require players to adapt quickly for an enjoyable experience.
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fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

6 Wild And Overdesigned Details Hidden In Crimson Desert - Kotaku

Crimson Desert features intricate details that enhance player experience, rewarding exploration and roleplay despite some being seemingly unnecessary.
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fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

The Crimson Desert Vibes Are Rebounding After Wobbly Launch

Crimson Desert has surpassed 3 million sales, with improved user reviews and rapid patch responses from Pearl Abyss.
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fromGameSpot
5 days ago

This First Look At Diablo 4: Lord Of Hatred Prequel The Lost Horadrim Has Us Eager For More

Diablo IV's expansion, Lord of Hatred, concludes the Hatred Saga and explores Sanctuary's past through the novel The Lost Horadrim.
#slay-the-spire-2
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Slay The Spire 2 Getting Review-Bombed Again After Latest Update

Slay the Spire 2 is facing review-bombing on Steam, primarily from Chinese players, due to balancing changes in the latest update.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Slay The Spire 2 Getting Review-Bombed Again After Latest Update

Slay the Spire 2 is facing review-bombing on Steam, primarily from Chinese players, due to balancing changes in the latest update.
#arc-raiders
fromKotaku
2 days ago
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Arc Raiders Death Spiral Is A Problem Other Games Would Kill For

Arc Raiders has seen a significant decline in player numbers, while the Call of Duty movie is set for release on June 30, 2028.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago
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Seeking connection': the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking

Many players of Arc Raiders engage in non-violent gameplay, surprising developers and raising questions about human behavior in competitive environments.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

Arc Raiders Death Spiral Is A Problem Other Games Would Kill For

Arc Raiders has seen a significant decline in player numbers, while the Call of Duty movie is set for release on June 30, 2028.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Seeking connection': the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking

Many players of Arc Raiders engage in non-violent gameplay, surprising developers and raising questions about human behavior in competitive environments.
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fromGameSpot
1 week ago

This Turn-Based RPG Musical Is Fun But Drags A Bit In Act 3 | People Of Note Review

People of Note is a whimsical RPG where music battles and friendship combat an ancient power, blending humor with a journey to fame.
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fromKotaku
2 days ago

The Division Was Originally A World Of Warcraft Clone, Says Ubisoft

The Division was originally conceived as a World of Warcraft-like MMORPG before evolving into a third-person looter shooter.
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Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating The Game's Visual Style, Toughest Fighter To Design, And Working With The Series Creators

Whenever you're working with an existing IP, there's always the question of how you're going to translate and adapt, right? Because it's not a one-to-one sort of interpretation.
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fromKotaku
3 days ago

Fairgames Has An Extraction Shooter Mode As Marathon Struggles

Fairgames features a new mode called 'Cargo Heist' that involves completing objectives and extracting loot in a multiplayer heist shooter format.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

No Man's Sky now has Pokemon-style creature battles

No Man's Sky introduces Xeno Arena, allowing players to engage in turn-based battles with adopted creatures, enhancing gameplay with strategic elements.
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fromKotaku
1 week ago

Game Devs Explain The Tricks Involved With Letting You Pause

Pausing a game involves various techniques, including manipulating time and adjusting game speed, depending on the game engine used.
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fromKotaku
6 days ago

Pragmata Review: A Heartwarming Sci-Fi Puzzle Shooter

Capcom's sci-fi puzzle shooter offers a refreshing take on parenthood themes, featuring a positive father-daughter dynamic in a unique gaming experience.
fromGadgets 360
5 days ago

Major Story Spoilers, Ending and Footage From 007 First Light Have Leaked

Over an hour of footage, including the apparent ending of the game, has leaked due to a security flaw with the Indonesian Game Rating System (IGRS). Fans eager to experience the game without spoilers should be wary of major story revelations from the game now circulating online, six weeks ahead of First Light's May 27 launch.
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fromThe Verge
6 days ago

Pragmata is just OK, but it could've been great

Pragmata takes the bones of Resident Evil's slow-paced action and merges it with a sci-fi world that explores everything from lunar colonization to artificial intelligence.
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fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Super Meat Boy 3D makes suffering fun

Super Meat Boy 3D retains the series' challenging platforming while introducing new 3D movement dynamics.
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fromGame Informer
8 months ago

Deadzone: Rogue Review - Rewarding Repetition - Game Informer

Deadzone: Rogue offers engaging gunplay and a rewarding roguelite experience, making it a standout in the first-person shooter genre.
#indie-games
fromEngadget
1 week ago
Video games

Marauding minotaurs, more CloverPit and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie game space features new releases and upcoming titles, including updates on various games and showcases.
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago
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Super Meat Boy 3D, coin-pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie game showcases are thriving, with new games and updates announced regularly.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Marauding minotaurs, more CloverPit and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie game space features new releases and upcoming titles, including updates on various games and showcases.
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fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Super Meat Boy 3D, coin-pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie game showcases are thriving, with new games and updates announced regularly.
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fromGameSpot
1 week ago

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Is Twisting French Legends Into Nightmare Bosses

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse returns to classic 2D action, set in 1499 Paris, featuring new enemies and gameplay elements.
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fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

I Finally Tried Dark Souls And It's Even Better Than Everyone Said

Gamer imposter syndrome affects women, leading to self-doubt and avoidance of challenging games.
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fromBoard Game Quest
4 weeks ago

Top 10 Solo Board Games for Every Kind of Gamer

Solo gaming is rapidly evolving, with many games now including solo modes or automata, enhancing the tabletop gaming experience.
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fromWGB
2 weeks ago

Devil Jam Review - Hades Survivors?

Devil Jam combines Hades' art style with Vampire Survivors' gameplay, offering a unique experience at a low price, despite lacking depth and storytelling.
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

I Can't Stop Playing This Terrible Game, So Maybe It's Good?

Timber Rush is about numbers going up in the crudest way imaginable, a clicker game that barely even features clicking, in which you move your woodcutter side to side as increasing numbers of increasingly silly logs fly around the screen.
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fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

The original Hollow Knight just got an update to fix a glitch with a final boss

Team Cherry fixed a long-standing bug in Hollow Knight, enhancing gameplay for new players after nine years since the game's release.
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar

The former, a story about a traumatized boy defending a city from alien incursions using a biomechanical humanoid mecha in the hopes he will be able to understand himself and earn approval from others, is an apt point of reference for Control Resonant's protagonist Dylan Faden. Dylan, the brother of Federal Bureau of Control's director Jesse Faden, is a powerful parautilitarian who has abilities by way of a connection to an otherworldly entity called Polaris.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Crimson Desert: Everything You Need To Know About The New RPG

Crimson Desert is a standalone single-player open-world action RPG launching March 19 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X, built on Pearl Abyss's new BlackSpace engine with combat-focused gameplay similar to Dragon's Dogma.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Marathon's Last Level Locked Behind Most Annoying Mission

Over the weekend, players were able to progress the ARG far enough to reveal new information about Cryo Archive, the "endgame" level of Bungie's sci-fi shooter that is set on the actual Marathon ship first featured in the original '90s trilogy of games. To hop into this yet-to-be-unlocked area, players will need to reach rank 25 and have "established connections" with all factions.
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fromBoard Game Quest
2 months ago

Top 10 Boss Battler Board Games

Tabletop boss battlers that allow attacking the boss from round one emphasize immediate cooperative combat, positioning, pattern manipulation, and varied high-stakes mechanics.
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fromGameSpot
1 month ago

All Slay The Spire 2 Bosses

Slay The Spire 2 features new bosses with unique tactics across multiple acts, requiring strategic card, class, and perk selection to overcome challenging encounters.
#extraction-shooter
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times

Marathon is an extraction shooter from Bungie featuring visually striking alien environments and brutal gameplay mechanics, arriving after delays and controversies to prove itself as Sony's major investment.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Marathon Is A Thrilling Shooter With A Big Onboarding Problem

Marathon is a brutally difficult multiplayer extraction shooter requiring careful resource management, communication, and map knowledge rather than aggressive combat tactics.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Marathon Has Replaced Nightreign As My Multiplayer Obsession

Marathon functions as an action roguelike disguised as an extraction shooter, combining procedural RNG, run-based gameplay, and permanent gear loss with the liberating design philosophy of traditional roguelikes.
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fromThe Verge
1 month ago

A bite-sized adventure that puts a wrench into the classic Zelda formula

Ratcheteer DX successfully captures the classic Legend of Zelda spirit in a concise postapocalyptic adventure, requiring players to solve problems with minimal guidance.
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fromWGB
1 month ago

Styx: Blades of Greed Review - Safe, Sneaky Fun

Styx: Blades of Greed returns after nine years with a more forgiving stealth formula, but plays it safe in structure and storytelling with bland characters and underdeveloped companion motivations.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

High On Life 2's Best Boss Fight Was Almost Too Wild For PlayStation

High on Life 2 features an innovative boss fight set inside the game's pause menu and settings, requiring creative solutions to pass console certification while maintaining gameplay functionality.
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fromGameSpot
1 month ago

The Best Thing About Monster Hunter Stories 3...

Major gaming updates include console delays, franchise revivals, new character reveals, and Monster Hunter Stories 3's Habitat Restoration reshaping monster management.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Highguard's New Mode Is All Action As It Hangs On For Dear Life

In Raid Rush, 2 teams of 5 players will take turns attacking and defending their bases with no pesky looting phase in between. Instead, select your base and use Trader Flynn to upgrade your weapons and equipment in a round based format. After each round, you'll switch sides between attacking and defending.
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fromThe Verge
1 month ago

We played Resident Evil Requiem, ask us anything

It's a fascinating experience, one that combines the guns-blazing action of Resident Evil 4 with the first-person terror that originated with Resident Evil 7. In a lot of ways, it's the best of both worlds, as our review explains.
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fromKotaku
2 months ago

Deadlock Is Secretly Growing Into An S-Tier MOBA Shooter

A thriving fan art community is always a sign of an entrenched playerbase. , Valve's secretive MOBA hero shooter, is currently teeming with creations all over social media that span the big three categories: horny, cute, and funny. In a way, these are perfect descriptors for the overall vibe of the latest six heroes to join the roster, which, alongside a plethora of additions and visual tweaks introduced in last week's big update, have led to a newfound momentum worth paying attention to.
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fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Divinity Announcement Has Driven Way More People To Larian's Previous Games

Divinity announcement at The Game Awards 2025 significantly boosted sales of Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Layers of 3 revealed via a mysterious trailer and poem

The new chapter will include not only a game but a novel and music, the company said in a press release. The developer revealed the new IP via a live-action teaser, with an actor reading lines from William Blake's poem, The Sick Rose. A painting then fell from the wall, and the actor then turned over an hourglass with red sand, with a tagline stating "The door won't stay closed."
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fromKotaku
2 months ago

Diablo Meets Stardew Valley In This Neat Life Sim Action-RPG

Emberville blends farming-sim town rebuilding with action-RPG dungeon crawling, featuring notable voice talent, dynamic combat, bosses, and an inheritable skill tree.
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fromGame Informer
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How 007 First Light Learns From And Moves Beyond Hitman

IO Interactive used Hitman expertise to shape 007 First Light’s open-ended spy gameplay, emphasizing multiple infiltration paths and player choice.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Beloved Action-RPG Nier: Automata Might Finally Get A Sequel

Square Enix teased a continuation of Nier: Automata, renewing hope for a proper sequel after nine years and more than 10 million sales.
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