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After Swimming In Gold For Months, Diablo IV Players Are Begging For A Bailout
22.5.2024
When Diablo IV first came out its economy felt hopelessly broken. Incrementally better but mostly worthless gear was incredibly expensive to buy during the main campaign, while gold was so tangential to the end-game grind that players quickly amassed Scrooge McDuck-like fortunes with nothing really...
Overwatch 2 Ditches Another New Game Mode As It Slowly Sheds What Made It A Sequel
22.5.2024
Overwatch 2’s entire concept as a sequel was based on it offering new modes, seasonal cycles, and new monetization plans through battle passes and an overhauled cosmetics shop. Two of those pillars are very much intact, but many of the new game modes have not panned out over the past year and...
The 10 Best X-Men Games Of All Time
21.5.2024
You wouldn’t know it looking at Marvel’s video game output over the past decade or so, but the X-Men have a long and storied history in the medium. There are certainly some duds like The Uncanny X-Men on the NES from 1989, but by and large, the mutant team has been the star of some pretty important...
10 Years Ago, The Hades 2 Devs Made An Amazing Cyber-Noir RPG (And My Favorite T-Shirt)
20.5.2024
On May 20, 2014 developer Supergiant Games (the team behind 2020’s hit roguelike Hades and its recently-released-in-early-access sequel) released its second game, Transistor. The sci-fi action RPG was widely considered a wonderful sophomore outing for the developer, receiving a 9/10 from the likes...
What’s Up With MultiVersus’ PVE Rifts Mode?
20.5.2024
Earlier this year, developer Player First Games started rolling out information for the 1.0 launch-slash-return of MultiVersus (MVS), WB Games’ mascot platform fighter. The relaunch date of May 28, 2024 was paired with other new information, and one particular point of intrigue was a new PVE mode...
You Can't Play Steam Games In Your New Tesla Anymore
20.5.2024
Tesla, the electric car manufacturer run by social media website vandal Elon Musk, has announced that it’s rolling back Steam support in its vehicles. Booting up a video game on the scale of Cyberpunk 2077 from the comfort of your parked car is the definition of bougie and unnecessary, but that...
Can you leverage crypto to enhance your sports fandom?
20.5.2024
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have received significant attention over the last ten years, changing various industries. This cuts across financial services to digital art and still reshapes how we relate to the world. The sports industry has not been left out, as it increasingly...
Final Fantasy Ghosts, Warframe Starting Help, And More Tips
18.5.2024
A game doesn’t have to be newly released for it to require some guidance to get through, as this week’s batch of tips will prove. From the OG Final Fantasy 7 to Metal Gear Solid 2, there’s some older games that people have been recently dipping into that may require some support to get through....
How to Fast Travel in Animal Well
17.5.2024
Animal Well is a game that communicates almost exclusively in riddles, even when it comes to its core gameplay mechanics. Take fast travel, for example. At the start of your journey, you might wonder if fast travel is even possible. You don’t even get a map until you’ve explored the opening...
Mortal Kombat 1 Mod Recreates The Drake Vs. Kendrick Beef
17.5.2024
The dust seems to have mostly settled on the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap beef (for now), but the musical back and forth between the two hip-hop titans has imprinted itself on pop culture. That imprint includes video game mods, as a Mortal Kombat 1 fan has recently recreated both rappers in...
Doja Cat Hates Fortnite's Waterbending And Wants Everyone To Know
17.5.2024
Have you been playing Fortnite recently and been absolutely hating the influx of mythical weapons that keep killing you instantly? Well, I’m happy to report that you may have a new fearsome champion on your side, and her name is Doja Cat. Yes, everyone’s favorite alternative rap girlie is...
Hades 2's First Patch Makes You Faster
16.5.2024
Supergiant Games’ roguelike Hades 2 has been out in early access for a little over a week and a half and it’s been a pretty wonderful (and disgustingly hot) time so far. However, some players have had difficulty adjusting to protagonist Melinoë’s dash, as well as her ability to sprint. Luckily...
Uh-oh, I Already Hate What Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Is Doing To This Job
16.5.2024
Dawntrail, the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, is just around the corner with a July 2 release date. Ahead of its launch, Square Enix pulled the curtain back on the job changes players can expect to see during the developer’s latest live letter, which included our first in-depth look at...
FaZe Clan Gets Into Bed With Sports Gambling After Massive Member Purge
16.5.2024
FaZe Clan, the massively popular conglomerate of pro gamers, streamers, and online personalities, is trying to reinvent itself after a catastrophic IPO and recent purge of a majority of its members. It’s now partnering with DraftKings to do that, taking $11 million from the sports betting app...
Overwatch 2 Patch Makes One Tank’s Ultimate Terrifyingly Busted
15.5.2024
When Overwatch introduced mad scientist tank Sigma back in 2019, he was immediately a powerful shakeup of the meta. His placeable shield was more flexible than Reinhardt or Orisa’s, and his primary rock-throwing weapon did can do damage and disrupt in equal measure. On top of this, his ultimate...
Assassin's Creed Shadows Revealed With 4 Minutes Of Bloody Action
15.5.2024
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the next big open-world RPG from Ubisoft. It sports dual protagonists, a shinobi and a samurai, and it looks incredible so far. The next game in the blockbuster stealth series arrives on November 15 and based on its first trailer, it seems like exactly what fans have...
How (And Why) To Become A Mentor in Final Fantasy XIV
15.5.2024
Final Fantasy XIV makes it easy to accessorize your character, but glamming up your display name requires great responsibility. Those little crowns you see next to certain players’ names indicate that they are Mentors, who are (in theory) experienced players who can show newer players the ropes...
Fallout 4 Fans Are Begging Bethesda To Stop Updating The Game
13.5.2024
Last month, Bethesda released a “next-gen” update for Fallout 4 across all platforms intended to improve the aging RPG. Instead, it broke tons of popular mods and made the game buggier for some players, too. To fix that, Bethesda has released another update. The reaction from fans has mostly been...
Destiny 2: The Final Shape Is Changing How Some Of Its Bounties Work
10.5.2024
Bungie has made it abundantly clear that Destiny 2’s upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, is a pretty big deal. It’s not only ending the 10-year story that began with Destiny in 2014, but it’s ushering in a new era of the game, dramatically changing how classes and perks will work, introducing...
Helldivers 2’s Latest Major Order Suggests Player Choices May Not Really Matter
10.5.2024
Helldivers 2’s major orders are supposed to be objectives that unite the community to work toward a common goal, one that often paves the way for momentous beats in its ongoing galactic war. Past major orders have led to incredible player-led stories like the liberation of Malevelon Creek and...