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Why I’m Excited For Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
6.6.2024
I recently got to preview Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (with my travel and lodging furnished by Square Enix), and I’d like to share with you an anecdote from my time with the game. I think it’ll help underscore why I’m so personally excited for this expansion to a game I’ve recently fallen in love...
Here’s What Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Stunning World Looked Like During Early Development
5.6.2024
Video game studios can often be so secretive that it’s easy to forget the games are made by people. A gorgeous vista in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was once just a basic surface on which Square Enix’s developers would eventually build entire worlds. That’s why it’s always fun to look...
Destiny 2: The Final Shape's Campaign Is A Messy, Moving High School Reunion
5.6.2024
There is something about returning to many of Destiny’s previous locations, including the very first areas of the original game, that makes The Final Shape reek of high school. A lot has changed about the series in the ten years since our ghost first found us just outside of Old Russia. Moreover...
Destiny 2 Players Spent The Final Shape's First Night Erroring Out Of Major Cutscenes
5.6.2024
Destiny 2's long-awaited finale for 10 years of cosmic storytelling is finally here, and players spent the first day struggling to get through pivotal cutscenes without the servers crashing and booting them back into outer space. Bungie’s overnight fixes have fortunately brought some much needed...
Destiny 2 Servers Predictably Slammed Due To The Final Shape’s Launch
4.6.2024
“Destiny 2 servers are not available. Dismiss this message to try again.”Read more
This Might Be The Fyre Festival Of Pokémon Fan Conventions
4.6.2024
Pokémon has a rich history and spans across several mediums like video games, trading cards, merchandise, and more. So it would, in theory, be a perfect fit for fan conventions. The Pokémon Company hosts plenty of its own events like Go Fest for Pokémon Go fans and its World Championship...
Shadow Of The Erdtree Previews Tease A Massive Follow-Up To Elden Ring
4.6.2024
With less than three weeks until the release of Shadow of the Erdtree, fans are clamoring for information on the expansion. The one and only DLC for FromSoftware’s award-winning action RPG Elden Ring is the big release of the summer, dropping on June 21. While we’ve had a couple of teases of...
Destiny 2:The Final Shape Has Players Getting Emotional About The Last 10 Years
4.6.2024
It’s hard to believe, but Destiny has been around just shy of ten years, and today’s launch of The Final Shape marks the conclusion of the series’ current saga. As players get ready to dive into this final campaign against the Witness and usher Destiny 2 into a new era, they’re also fondly...
New Dungeon Crawler Mocks You, Tells You To Refund Game If You Refuse To Learn First Attack
4.6.2024
No matter how much a game might try to teach you its rules, some people will just never learn. And hey, there’s nothing wrong with a game not being for everybody! But what happens when the player just wants to be difficult? In the case of new indie dungeon crawler Cryptmaster, the game’s titular...
10 Hopes And Predictions For Summer Game Fest
4.6.2024
It’s almost time for this year’s not-E3, Summer Game Fest. Geoff Keighley’s annual World Premierathon, and several ostensibly unrelated events orbit it, pile vast mountains of gaming news upon us. For a breakdown of everything going down in the next week, check out this handy dandy guide for when...
What’s Worth Stealing In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth?
3.6.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth packs a ton of different ways to equip and spec out your characters with higher stats and new abilities. One such way is Steal which, as the name implies, lets you steal stuff from enemies. While it’s not an essential ability to use, Steal can come in handy for snagging...
Say Goodbye To Destiny 2’s Most Relaxing Activity
3.6.2024
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: it’s fucked up that every year, Destiny 2 rips all of its seasonal content out of the game, never to be seen again. Though time has certainly numbed the pain of the removals, it still stings every year, especially when some of the stuff in Destiny 2’s seasons...
The Final Shape, Shadow Of The Erdtree And 8 Other Games To Check Out In June
3.6.2024
Happy Pride! June has arrived, a month which usually pushes folks out of the comforts of air-conditioned indoor spaces into the burning ambience of the sun. But if you’re looking for excuses to stay indoors, this month has a number of exciting releases to check out, including some long-awaited DLCs...
Baldur's Gate 3 Will Be Officially Moddable This Fall
3.6.2024
“Hey everyone,” says Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian in a breezy update on Steam, “We come bringing news of Patch 7!” But it’s more than a pile of bug-fixes: the headline here is the forthcoming official release of what they call “an officially sanctioned toolkit” that’ll allow fully supported...
China and UAE Praise Potential Role of CBDCs in Cross-Border Trade
3.6.2024
China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have acknowledged the crucial role of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in facilitating cross-border trade and investment. In a joint statement, the two countries expressed their commitment to deepening bilateral and multilateral cooperation with respect...
Catch Up On Destiny Before The Final Shape With This Short…Ten-Hour Video
31.5.2024
Destiny 2 is reaching a pretty remarkable milestone next week when it launches The Final Shape, an expansion set to wrap up the story the series has been telling ever since the first game launched in 2014. To some, this moment means everything, but there are others who couldn’t even begin...
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Just Hinted That Players Will Go On An Anime-Style Tournament Arc
31.5.2024
There’s just over a month left until Dawntrail, the next expansion for Square Enix’s hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, releases in early access. Yet we still don’t know too much about the next chapter of the game, beyond it being a kind of summer vacation for players. That mystery is intentional,...
TradFi execs say crypto derivatives will play larger role in Bitcoin’s future
31.5.2024
Experts say BTC and ETH derivatives will be instrumental in integrating crypto to TradFi and sending each to new all-time highs
Vitalik Buterin is 'giantly important' to Ethereum’s future: Experts weigh in
31.5.2024
Fellow co-founder Joseph Lubin and other industry experts highlight Vitalik Buterin’s role in Ethereum’s future, emphasizing his ongoing influence and contribution to the space
Monster Hunter Wilds Shown Off At PlayStation State Of Play
31.5.2024
The next highly anticipated title in Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has finally reappeared at PlayStation’s recent State of Play showcase. The upcoming RPG, called Monster Hunter Wilds, appears to borrow elements from both Monster Hunter: World and Monster Hunter Rise, melding them into an even...