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The Nintendo Switch 2 is the latest next-gen console to be released (less than a month to go), coming hot off the heels of the Sony's $699 PlayStation 5 Pro (which is a refresh, not a next-gen unit). Its starting $449 MSRP has some Nintendo fans up in arms, along with games like Mario Kart World being priced at $80...
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When it first leaked that Bethesda was working on a remake of the fourth game in its seminal Elder Scrolls series using Unreal Engine 5, some folks may have groaned in resignation, expecting that the re-release would be brutally demanding and suffer performance issues. Well, it turns out that the remake is really more...
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Whatever your feelings are on the Elder Scrolls game franchise, it's impossible to deny that the series has had a massive lasting impact on the gaming market as a whole. The beloved franchise had been immune to the plague of reboots, remakes, and remasters afflicting the industry so far, but it turns out that was more...
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The video game industry continues to face big challenges, with Warner Bros. Games cancelling its planned Wonder Woman game and shuttering several game studios in its portfolio. Despite plenty of popular characters and worlds to draw from, the publisher hasn’t generated the hits it has expected. Its latest big swing...
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Square Enix finds itself dealing with a problematic mod for its popular MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, just days after another developer made waves by announcing it was foregoing a PC port to avoid the modding scene entirely. The mod has created significant anxiety within the game’s community, as players are worried that...
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There exists a few select endeavors in life that can strike up instant deep emotion in humans. One of these is doing a ranking of the top 50 video games, which has been recently done by Rolling Stone. You'll look through the list and find the titles you disagree with, and be perturbed as to why your favorite game was...
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The Game Awards had blockbuster announcements and several nostalgic surprises for gamers this year, but one game announcement in particular has faced intense scrutiny. Catly, a virtual pet simulator, had its debut trailer shown at the event. With the game’s art style quickly drawing accusations that the developer is...
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Apple Arcade is getting a bunch of new games heading into the holiday season. Fifteen new games are slated to join the service, including titles such as Skate City: New York, Talking Tom Blast Park, and Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake).
While Apple may not be well-known for its games, the Cupertino-based company has...
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YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober is betting on his robot being able to beat anyone, every time, in Rock-Paper-Scissors. He is so confident about his robot, affectionately named Rocky, beating any competitor he has offered $10,000 to anyone who can win against the googly-eyed robot. Don't worry, it should...
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a weight around the neck of retro game enthusiasts. There was hope that a Copyright Office decision this year would loosen restrictions and make it easier for people to experience the games of yesteryear, but that won't happen after all. Repositories of old games are still governed by Section
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Electronic Arts is making big claims about how it leverages AI for its business, as it looks to keep current projects on track, according to the presentation executives made during this year’s Investor Day. CEO Andrew Wilson stressed the importance of AI, noting that “this remarkable technology is not merely a...
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Did you know there's a Steam sale on? That's right—the 2024 Steam Spring Sale has been on for the better part of a week, and it runs until noon tomorrow. In contrast to the last few Steam sales, some of the discounts this time around are surprisingly deep. Whether you've been waiting to snap up some older titles at...
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Steam hit an all-time peak yesterday with a whopping 35 million online users, 11 million of whom were in games. Of course, this record was helped along by newcomers Palworld and Helldivers 2, as well as some familiar faces that are still topping Steam’s charts. However, we might see quite the jump in this record as...
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Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals is bringing the power of the gods to the highly popular battle royale game. However, before gamers can wield the power of the thunder god Zeus, Epic Games has to fix an issue the company ran into during maintenance.
Fortnite fans will soon be ecstatic to possess the...
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It's nearly Mario Day, otherwise known as March 10 (or MAR10), but you don't have to wait for the official date in order to score some pretty neat deals for your Nintendo Switch console. Nintendo and its retail partners are getting a jump on the annual event with a bunch of discounts, most of which are centered on...
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EA joined a growing list of tech companies, such as PlayStation, in 2024 to announce it would layoff a significant amount of its employees, and the year has barely begun. While EA announced this week it would lay off 5% of its workforce globally (around 670 employees), along with “sunsetting” several games and...
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Nintendo is enjoying a long and robust run with its Switch console, which has gone through a few minor iterations since it first released. If you've somehow managed to avoid the popular handheld all this time and are ready to jump in, now is a good time—there are a whole bunch of games on sale, with some big discounts...
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Palworld is the newest shooting star in the world of PC games, and it just rocketed to 1 million concurrent users on Steam. The highly popular game has also sold an astounding 4 million copies in less than 3 days.
The multiplayer open world Palworld video game brings players into a fantastical universe where Pals...
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If you own a Nintendo Switch console, now is a great time to build up your games library. Black Friday deals are out in full force at Amazon with deep discounts on a bevy of titles, with markdowns ranging from 25% off all the way up to 75% off. And if you don't own a Switch console, there's a deal to be had there too...
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The last year has seen an explosion of interest in generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney. Now, you can simply tell a computer what you want it to create, and it might just be good enough to replace a human. These tools are causing consternation in some corners of the internet, but others have embraced them...
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Alan Wake 2 has been impressing gamers since its release, with its gripping story and visuals. PC gamers had to rummage through a rough year of gnarly, unoptimized titles such as Arkane Studio's Redfall. The subsequent release of patches and apologies seemed to follow an alarmingly familiar pattern after a few duds...
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Bring out your big, powerful GPUs my friends - Alan Wake 2 is coming. It's been a roller coaster year of PC game releases. Optimized and buggy titles run the gamut of what's possible in the scope of "readiness". Games such as Redfall not only proved to be filled with technical issues, but the game itself was...
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