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NewsResident Evil Requiem monsters will throw furniture at you, which isn't even scary, it's rude
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NewsRandy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 finally exists in a world where technology "caught up to the ambition of what our game is" and praises the '80s double-jump: "Where in the rules of physics can I leap into the air and, out of mid-air, jump again?"
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News"One of those emails was an invitation from Sony": PlayStation's new Final Fantasy-style action RPG started with one dude screwing around with Unreal Engine 4 in 2014
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Hands-onI love turn-based RPGs, but 20 minutes of Pokemon Legends: Z-A has convinced me that real-time combat could be the way forward for the series
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newsEA has had enough of the Battlefield 6 beta memes: welcome to the FPS's largest map in Battlefield Labs, which really is that big
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NewsAs scholars analyze every frame of Donkey Kong Bananza for lore implications, the game's director says "please enjoy it without thinking too deeply about it"
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UpcomingUpcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
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I've just played 30 minutes of Pragmata, and if you ignore the piggybacking child, this is Capcom bringing its classic shooter formula to the very front
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News'Hide from Silksong' delays hit indie roguelike and Metroidvania, devs say "we like a gamble, but this one is too risky" while another fears "competing with a phenomenon of that scale"
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News1,679 days in, the strongest Silksong fan celebrates the release date after years of daily update videos with a fittingly dramatic speech: "Count that number and think about it"
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Is Hollow Knight Silksong on Game Pass for Xbox and PC
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GuideGTA 6: Everything we know so far
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Silksong devs tempt fate, tease "ambitious" DLC plans to add content to the long-awaited Metroidvania: "Hopefully we can achieve some of it"
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Silksong devs say there was no dev hell, only dev heaven: they've been quiet to avoid "bugging people," once thought it would be out in "a year or two," and "could have kept going" but also want to see this thing finished
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NewsHollow Knight Silksong release date set for September, for real this time, ending a 6-year wait that's seen the Metroidvania fandom melt down into puddles of "Silksanity"
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GuideGTA Online new cars arriving with the Money Fronts update
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Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 finally exists in a world where technology "caught up to the ambition of what our game is" and praises the '80s double-jump: "Where in the rules of physics can I leap into the air and, out of mid-air, jump again?"
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"One of those emails was an invitation from Sony": PlayStation's new Final Fantasy-style action RPG started with one dude screwing around with Unreal Engine 4 in 2014
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GuideBorderlands 4: Everything we know so far
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GuideAll Zenless Zone Zero codes (August 2025) and how to redeem them
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GuideHollow Knight Silksong: Everything we know so far
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NewsNier Automata’s infamously quirky creator Yoko Taro has been an enigma for years, and now the legendary RPG veteran is getting an entire book filled with interviews that are sure to be unmissable
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NewsGearbox's Randy Pitchford says Borderlands "ushered in a whole new genre" of looter shooters, and imitators get it wrong when they "twist it too far," unlike Gearbox: "We tend to commit to the bit"
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Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says the game industry once expected a genre experiment like Borderlands to "die," but it actually became "one of the leading video game franchises in the world": "It's kind of humbling"
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NewsDungeon crawling RPG Fellowship sets its early access release date
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I love turn-based RPGs, but 20 minutes of Pokemon Legends: Z-A has convinced me that real-time combat could be the way forward for the series
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UpcomingUpcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2025 and beyond
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NewsDuring development, Hollow Knight devs kept costs low with leftover lunches at their tiny office, and then the game sold 15 million copies: “My dad would sometimes pop up and give me $20"
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newsPokemon Legends Z-A's latest Mega evolution revealed in the most kid-friendly found-footage horror way imaginable, just pretend you didn't see that leak earlier
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NewsBioShock 4 layoffs have reportedly hit over 80 people, delaying planned late 2026 or early 2027 release and extending 11 years of development hell
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NewsHelp a weird jellyfish to navigate his marriage crisis in bizarre action-adventure NetherWorld
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NewsThe Berlin Apartment is a cozy narrative adventure that takes you through the last century, and it's out this November
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NewsSci-fi action-adventure Pragmata shows off android companion Diana's hacking skills in combat
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NewsGrab your VR headset and make the leap into cinematic action-adventure Reach
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GuideFortnite Boons: How to collect them
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GuideHow to complete Fortnite Quests in Chapter 6 Season 4
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News"READ IF YOU'RE AT EPIC": Fortnite player takes matters into their own hands, writes out bug fixes for over 350 problems "for the developers of OG"
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GuideFortnite Starter Pack, the Fortnite Bee Positive Pack is the best deal you can get in the game
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NewsThey'll do anything but make Titanfall 3: Respawn adds wall-running to Apex Legends for its next limited time event
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GuideFortnite SHADOW Briefings: Where to find and accept them
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GuideFortnite Characters locations in Season 4 of Chapter 6
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NewsFortnite players do Helldivers 2 grunts proud, squash 100 million of the new season's bugs in 12 hours even without a Major Order propelling them: "An incredible start to repelling this invasion"
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NewsFortnite's new season looks a lot like Helldivers 2, with bugs to fight, precision air strikes to launch, and even a very democratic-looking emote, but "there's literally no sign" of a collab, leaker says
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ReviewThis is the perfect cozy board game for Fall with its compelling mix of Redwall and city-building
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NewsI'm not normally a fan of crossovers, but this horror board game is the perfect fit for IT
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ReviewThis D&D-style board game "pairs gentle strategic fun with tempting press-your-luck mechanics" for a very good time
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DealsVantage and Fate of the Fellowship are getting tempting price cuts in August's board game deals
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OpinionIt's the 30th anniversary of Warhammer Quest, and there's never been a better time for a nostalgic reissue of the beloved dungeon crawler
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ReviewThis D&D board game could be the magic item needed to refresh your game nights, but it won't be a critical hit for everyone
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NewsI didn't expect this new board game to become my summer obsession, but now I've dropped everything else
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FeaturesI've been reporting on board games and tabletop RPGs for years, and I think these upcoming projects need to be on your wishlist
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NewsAn official Sims board game just dropped seemingly out of nowhere, and it's thrown me for a loop
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NewsAnno 117: Pax Romana demo confirmed, giving you an early slice of "the premier builder game of 2025"
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NewsBeautiful city-builder Town to City sets its early access release date, and it's very soon
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NewsManor Lords' new update is "overhauling a lot of systems at once," and it should be worth the 6-month wait as "we'll be able to shift to smaller, more frequent updates going forward"
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NewsMy favorite Steam Next Fest city-builder so far is a chill sequel to Plague Inc, but I still ended up feeding dogs to my citizens
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NewsFantasy city-builder Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown gets its full release date later this month
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Now PlayingIn this rat-filled city builder, one wrong move can change everything - and in my case it was forgetting to add a toilet
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news"I remember uploading the build, crossing my fingers that things wouldn't immediately fall apart": A year later, city builder mega-hit Manor Lords has a bigger dev team teasing big updates
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NewsAfter 7 years and a sequel, the original Frostpunk is getting a remake titled Frostpunk 1886 – a reimagining of the city builder that's "no mere visual overhaul"
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NewsCity Tales - Medieval Era is the next city builder destined for my Steam wishlist, and it's coming to Early Access in May
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News"We hope you enjoy Peak for the next two weeks": Co-op comedy devs acknowledge the incoming Hollow Knight Silksong-shaped black hole in style
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newsUbisoft vets releasing free demo for Metroidvania couch co-op Revenge of the Savage Planet because "we know that money is tight," and they hope you'll say "this 4 years of effort and 30 people" that made the full game "is worth 2 lattes"
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Indie SpotlightForget Elden Ring Nightreign or Expedition 33, the toughest boss fight I've faced this year is a slippery rock face on an empty stomach
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NewsViral co-op climbing game Peak gets hit with a wave of rip-offs on PS5, but this isn't the devs' first rodeo as they've been "reporting a bunch" of "AI slop things for the past year"
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NewsViral co-op game of the moment hits a new all-time high on Steam after Peak update finally adds second biome to the "stupid jam game"
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NewsREPO devs blown away by world record level 10 speedrun ponder adding "official speedrun seeds" – "I know that Lethal Company did"
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NewsMicrosoft bloodbath continues 9,000 layoffs later with the death of Contraband, the '70s co-op game from the studio behind open-world hit Just Cause, and it seems Hideo Kojima's OD is the only thing that's safe
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NewsYou can now play as Hideo Kojima, Adam Sandler, and Link in Castle Crashers as new DLC finally opens up the Steam Workshop after 17 years, with results as chaotic as you'd expect
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NewsAfter 5 million sales, dev of hit underwater Soulslike tells people to just pirate its new viral mounting climbing game Peak instead of wasting time and money on "microtransaction-riddled Roblox slop" ripoffs where you can buy a win
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GuideGamescom 2025 schedule: all of the dates, times, and what to expect
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NewsHow to watch The Future Games Show at gamescom 2025 – and what to expect
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NewsMetal Gear Solid and Resident Evil Village stars set to host Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025
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NewsElden Ring Nightreign players posted so hard that even the game's publisher has succumbed to Revenant
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NewsDavid Cronenberg says he's "never been a great games player" — the only "game" in movies like eXistenZ and Videodrome "is to try to understand what life is now"
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RecapEverything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025
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FeaturesEvery new indie game that shadowdropped during Wholesome Direct 2025: From a Sims-like decorating game to a chaotic cooking roguelike
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FeaturesDay of the Devs Summer Game Fest Edition 2025 brought us 7 new reveals - here's what they were
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EA has had enough of the Battlefield 6 beta memes: welcome to the FPS's largest map in Battlefield Labs, which really is that big
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NewsBattlefield 6 lead assures fans that upcoming movement and sliding changes "are far from drastic" as the FPS aims to be less Call of Duty and more of a "traditional Battlefield experience"
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NewsBattlefield 6 beta changes are a mixed bag: Movement and shotgun nerfs are welcome, but Rush is staying small and open weapons remain the default
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NewsAfter 9 years, Escape From Tarkov finally, actually has a 1.0 release date, and it's only a few months away
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NewsBungie CEO Pete Parsons is out, new studio head steps up with Destiny 2 flailing, Marathon in limbo, and the eye of Sony burning
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GuideAll Black Ops 7 rewards explained
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NewsRecord-breaking Battlefield 6 beta stats confirm two universal truths: the new revive system is great, and that shotgun was ridiculous
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NewsBlack Ops 7 lead says FPS fans are "eating" thanks to the head-to-head release with Battlefield 6, "but if you want maximum variety..." play the new Call of Duty game
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NewsEx-Sony boss would consider bringing back PlayStation All-Stars as it's "important" for the brand, even if it didn't live up to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros
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NewsAfter 28 years as a legend among Mortal Kombat fans, "the holy grail of MK lost media" has been preserved and made playable for Legacy Kollection
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NewsPremier fighting game tournament Evo has a new co-owner, but Sony's continuing to invest alongside Saudi Arabia's tourism project and WWE's parent company
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Interview"There's got to be a game in here somewhere": How Felt That: Boxing quietly became one of the most innovative games in development
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Best ListThe 25 best fighting games you can play right now
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NewsMarvel Tokon: Fighting Souls devs plan to keep the 4v4 tag fighter alive "for the next 10 years," with hopes of "making this game the best experience ever" over the next decade
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NewsMarvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is getting an closed beta on PS5 next month after a successful debut at EVO which had a Marvel Vs Capcom legend saying "I just want to play more, it's cracked bro"
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NewsMortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has a $150 Kollector's Edition with a delightfully stupid Goro statue, but I think the $80 Deluxe Edition might be even better for '90s arcade nostalgia
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NewsOne of the best Super Smash Bros. players of all time tried a new indie platform fighter and immediately got destroyed without landing a single hit: "What the f*** just happened!"
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UpcomingUpcoming horror games for 2025 and beyond
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NewsCo-op survival horror game Dark Hours is getting a 1.0 launch this fall, but it's cosmic horror-themed Cruise Into Madness update is out now!
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NewsBecome purely and simply evil with the Halloween video game, unmasking in 2026
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NewsHere's a look at the twisted Carnevale level in Little Nightmares 3 which looks like it might pack peak Little Nightmares creepiness
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NewsSequel to Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark throwback Tormented Souls gets October release date
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NewsBloober Team spills its guts on Cronos: The New Dawn's body horror, resource management and monster combat
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newsDead Space creator says the devs put posters in EA toilets to fight for funding and get exec attention: "Whenever they went to the bathroom, they were seeing Dead Space"
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OpinionAs if playing Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 wasn't enough, Neil Newbon's latest performance in Dead Take is the best acting I've seen in gaming
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FeaturesHideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far
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NewsFinal Fantasy 14's premier mod for fashionistas and roleplayers "winding down" following a "legal enquiry," and the MMO's community is in shambles: "So many night club owners just dropped to their knees"
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news21 years later, remake of beloved JRPG classic Trails in the Sky gets first playable demo – it's 5-7 hours long, and fans say it's a certified banger: "Oh my god it's phenomenal"
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NewsYou probably saw it coming: Persona 5 announces its 107th gaming crossover, this time with an Overwatch 2 event that's sure to bring some sick cosmetics
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NewsLost Hellden channels talent from Final Fantasy XI, XII, Tactics and Valkyria Chronicles into its old school JRPG action
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NewsUpcoming JRPG Edge of Memories gets a new trailer, a new release window, and a masked villain who's clearly not going to hold back
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NewsI don't know how you re-release a PS3 JRPG in 2025 and make it run worse, but at least on non-Nintendo platforms I'm still happy to see one of my all-time favorites get a remaster
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NewsAfter the series riffed on Pokemon Go and Minecraft, former Dragon Quest producer says he left Square Enix after growing frustrated with "safe" spinoff proposals that were "copying others"
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NewsFinal Fantasy 14 director hints the MMO and Final Fantasy 16 may come to Switch 2, as Square Enix had "positive" talks with Nintendo: "We are putting in our best efforts to ensure that this happens"
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NewsFinal Fantasy 14 fans can't get enough of the MMO's wonderfully simple instructions on how to access the Monster Hunter Wilds crossover's content: "Create a character, play roughly 600 hours"
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NewsWorld of Warcraft ends 21-year drought and adds housing with MMO's new Midnight expansion – but Blizzard has a good reason it took so long: "We couldn't just check off a box and do the minimum"
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news"We want to stay true to Dune": After the dragon flamethrower ruffled some feathers, Dune: Awakening producer promises fans "you won't be running around in pink pool floaties"
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Final Fantasy 14's premier mod for fashionistas and roleplayers "winding down" following a "legal enquiry," and the MMO's community is in shambles: "So many night club owners just dropped to their knees"
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newsDune: Awakening dev says the survival MMO's goofy new dragon flamethrower makes sense if you play the game, actually: "You'll (potentially) be more understanding of its place once you see the context"
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NewsDune: Awakening devs announce Chapter 2 update and Lost Harvest DLC, promise "no significant advantage" over people who don't buy as players worry goofy skin sickness has already started: "Dune doesn't need stupid skins like this"
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newsDune: Awakening devs apologize for a lack of communication and say it's due to "state mandated" vacations, but now we have a new roadmap and 10-months worth of updates to look forward to
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NewsWorld of Warcraft fans don't appreciate having to complete 19 quests about bees, for some reason: "I thought for sure I was done and then I'd get another quest to photograph 10 bees"
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News"Of all the problems to have in the world, too many players is one of the best": The 2025 summer MMO migration was huge for WoW players, and for Old School RuneScape devs
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Dune: Awakening players report disappearing items, devs tell the MMO's community to try standing around for "up to 10 minutes" while they work on an actual fix
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NewsLeague of Legends leadership just got a crash course in horniness when "someone started explaining what 'gooning' meant: "I shouldn't tell you this"
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NewsNew Deadlock update adds six heroes and more to Valve's MOBA shooter, a mere month after the Steam dev said a patch "won't be coming for some time" to the limited-access game
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Best List10 Best MOBAs to play today
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News"We will for sure lose money": League of Legends developer is finally cracking down on account boosting after 15 years, even at the cost of the game's revenue
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NewsLeague of Legends' very bad year continues as Riot pulls sloppy AI video offline amid fan criticism: "WTF how is this real"
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NewsDeadlock fans in shambles after Valve dev issues a classically Valve update for its new MOBA: We see you're "really hyped up for an imminent update," but it "won't be coming for some time"
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NewsThe League of Legends Balatro homage I thought I'd never see again is back, thanks to a major MOBA preservation win
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Desperate to avoid saying 'we want that $10 billion', League of Legends dev Riot Games tries to justify legalizing esports gambling sponsors, but players aren't buying it
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NewsRiot inducts its second-ever player into League of Legends’s Hall of Fame, awarding them a custom Mercedes and possibly their own version of Faker’s controversial $400 skin
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Indie SpotlightI accidentally played 10 hours of Magic Inn and it's already the most hands-on management sim I've played since Two Point Campus
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Indie SpotlightI finally tried Minami Lane after seeing over 5,000 positive reviews, and within 4 hours it's already the chillest management game I've ever played
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News"This is completely insane. I didn't even think that was possible?": Minami Lane dev stunned to see his new cute $5 Steam game gather over 1,000 flawless reviews
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PreviewI traded banned books for bread in this RPG-tinged resource management game that feels like Pentiment meets Citizen Sleeper
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NewsI failed at my favorite Steam Next Fest city-builder because I was too distracted by the amazing movement to actually build anything
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NewsThe long-awaited Stardew Valley 1.6 update will finally arrive on console and mobile in November
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NewsBethesda's new Fallout Shelter-like Elder Scrolls game launches today, for real this time, nearly a year after we played it at the first launch
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NewsOne of the OG Grand Theft Auto devs has a new game coming, and it's basically the exact opposite of GTA's violent open-world
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PreviewTavern Keeper feels like being a fly on the wall in a D&D campaign, and I never knew I needed that in a management sim
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