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For years, anyone looking forward to a new Nintendo game in the US could generally plan on digging in (or calling in sick) on a Friday. Be it a major release like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or a smaller one like Everybody 1-2 Switch, Nintendo has set the release dates for most games it publishes on Fridays. Not anymore, it seems. With the Switch heading toward what’s reportedly the last full year as Nintendo’s current-gen console, the company has hit fast-forward, at least for its next set of g…
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Call it what you want, but the genre popularized by Vampire Survivors has become a veritable sensation, with countless attempts to capitalize on its popularity. (Seriously, the number of these--and propensity for using the word Survivor in their name--is astounding.) I’ve found and enjoyed a number of these, particularly those that introduce some kind of added wrinkle: Boneraiser Minions with its companion-based action, 20 Minutes Till Dawn’s more active combat, and the distinct classes and equi…
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Being able to play a long RPG like Persona 3 Reload on a handheld device is, for many of us, an absolutely wonderful thing. But if you’re trying to play Persona 3 Reload on Steam Deck with the default settings, you’ve likely encountered some severe performance issues that can slow the game to a crawl in certain scenes. Luckily, there’s an easy way to dramatically improve the game’s frame rate. If you pay close attention to the areas in which the frame rate tanks, you might have figured out what…
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The earliest version of Mickey Mouse is now in public domain as of January 1, 2024, and as many guessed, a game developer has announced its own twist on the character in a spooky setting. Nightmare Forge Games has announced Infestation: Origins, an episodic 1-4 player co-op survival horror game set in 1988. You play as an exterminator called upon to rid dwellings of “twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends.” And yes, Mickey Mouse is one of those characters. The game is set to re…
4 months ago
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After years of rumor and speculation, the first trailer for Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI has debuted. The trailer initially leaked less than a day before its planned debut, which prompted Rockstar to release it early. As rumored, GTA VI will take players to Vice City--and the broader state of Leonida--and is scheduled to launch in 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games previously confirmed it was developing the next GTA game, but this is the first time we’re getting any level of…
5 months ago
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Update: Although servers are back online to kick off Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1, many players are finding themselves unable to jump right in. That’s due to the fact that we’re seeing inordinately long queues--lasting upwards of an hour--despite the fact that we’re now well into launch day, which might speak to how much interest the new chapter is generating. Those who get through the queue have also been encountering matchmaking issues, although Epic says those have been resolved. Other problem…
5 months ago
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Despite having released only a few weeks ago, this year’s new Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare III, is already seeing its first discount. As part of Amazon’s Black Friday sale, the standard PS5 edition of MW3 has seen its price slashed by $10, dropping it from $70 to $60. See at Amazon The deal is available right now with free two-day shipping for Prime members, so if you order soon, you can get it as early as Black Friday itself. This is for a physical copy of the game on PS5 and…
5 months ago
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The rumors were right: Valve officially launched Counter-Strike 2 today, with very little advanced warning. The company often does its own thing, and launching a sequel to one of the most successful games ever basically out of nowhere certainly lives up to that legacy. As confirmed by Valve in the video below, the free-to-play sequel to Counter-Strike is now available on Steam. There’s no word on a release on other platforms at this time. CS2 runs on the Source 2 engine and features improved vis…
7 months ago
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The reprised Crota’s End raid officially launches in Destiny 2 today. Season of the Witch just began last week, but today, September 1, sees the return of the raid from the first Destiny’s expansion The Dark Below. It’s now live. Crota, the Hive prince who killed hundreds of Guardians during a devastating battle on the Moon that came to be known as The Great Disaster, rose once again in the original Destiny timeline, leading the Vanguard to authorize a new operation to stop him once and for all.…
8 months ago
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The much-anticipated Overwatch 2 launches today, and we’ve got everything you
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A 48-inch OLED display that supports 120hz and Dolby Vision is just $797 right now.
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