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“It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at” – Avowed’s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisons
admin July 5, 2024 ArticleBack in 2020, when Avowed was first announced, the internet had a pretty specific opinion of what sort of game it was going to be. It was Xbox’s Skyrim, right? Fans read between the lines of that first, vague cinematic trailer and drew their conclusions. It had an Elder Scrollsy look and feel. And the […]
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League hasn’t been the AAA hit Warner Bros. Games was hoping for, but the promised post-launch content is still coming. Following the arrival of the Joker in Season 1, next week’s (July 11) Season 2 debut will introduce Mrs. Freeze aka Nora Fries (sorry, Victor fans), as well as a […]
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The long-in-the-works Borderlands movie packs an impressive all-star main cast which includes Jack Black and Kevin Hart, but the biggest surprise was Cate Blanchett as the lead. How did that happen? During an interview for Empire, the actress, who’s done a bit of everything (including The Lord of the Rings and Marvel) over the years, […]
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Man jailed for carrying Legend of Zelda Master Sword replica in public, prompting suspicions that Ganondorf runs the Warwickshire fuzz
admin July 4, 2024 ArticleUPDATE (03/07/24, 17:28 PM BST): Anthony Bray appears to have a number of past offences, including burglary. Right, so, you’ve read the headline. A man has been arrested by Warwickshire police and sentenced to four months in jail after walking down a town centre street carrying a replica of the Master Sword from the Legend […]
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Is The First Descendant’s monetization actually as bad as everyone is saying? An investigation
admin July 3, 2024 ArticleThe First Descendant is out, and making waves on both PC and consoles. As it rises steadily up the most-played charts, players are starting to lodge complaints about the free-to-play game’s monetization, especially in relation to some of its competitors like Warframe. Take Reddit user Goompas, who made this comparison directly in regard to Energy […]
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Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix with more performance fixes this week, but ‘no sulking if there isn’t one’
admin July 3, 2024 ArticleHelldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix containing more performance fixes this week, as Arrowhead sticks to its current focus of rectifying as many issues as possible before thinking about going hard with any big content additions. There’s been a bit of debate recently as to whether the studio shouls stick steadfastly to its […]
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The creators of Cardcaptor Sakura once made a manga that combined magical girls, mechs, and alternate realities, and for its 30th anniversary its getting a brand new anime
admin July 2, 2024 ArticleMagic Knight Rayearth, a magical girl mecha hybrid series from the creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp, is getting a new anime. For the most part these days, a lot of you probably only know Clamp for Cardcaptor Sakura, the manga group’s most famous manga to date, but collectively they’ve put out some pretty big […]
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As Helldivers 2 slides down to about 10% of its player number peak on Steam, those left are torn as to how Arrowhead should try to right the ship
admin July 2, 2024 ArticleHelldivers 2 has been in a bit of a quiet period lately, relatively speaking. With Arrowhead largely busy focusing on bug fixes and putting out stuff at a bit of a slower cadence, some players have been getting a bit tired of the same old thing, with an unfortunate milestone the game’s hit PC playerbase-wise […]
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Bien joué! Guilty Gear Strive developer Arc System Works opens French office
admin July 1, 2024 ArticleArc System Works – the Japanese developer behind various popular games including Guilty Gear Strive and Dragon Ball FighterZ – has announced in a blog post that it’s opening a new branch in Paris, France. This office will handle a variety of work, including new IP and Business development, marketing, customer service, licensing, and localisation. […]
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A new, eyeless spider just dropped, and its namesake fittingly comes from Monster Hunter
admin July 1, 2024 ArticleThose of you that fit within the venn diagram of “spider lover” and “Monster Hunter lover” will be very excited to hear about the newly discovered Otacilia khezu. If there’s one thing that can be said about those in the sciences that study animals, it’s that they’re nerds. Seriously, there’s a whole Wikipedia […]