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Deadlock is the king of MOBA character designs, and it's all thanks to Valve's embrace of New Yorkyness

The Cursed Apple, wherein Valveโ€™s latest MOBA Deadlock takes place, is โ€˜an urban fantasy settingโ€™ in the same way that Limp Bizkit is โ€˜an American rock band.โ€™ Sure, the label is accurate, but Deadlock is unmistakably, crucially, and specifically New York the same way Fred Durst is sort of like the living avatar of Jack...

1 week ago ๐Ÿ‘ 41
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I'm going to teach you to love hidden object games

It's a fact: Hidden object games have a less-than-stellar reputation among the gamer cognoscenti. They're commonly viewed as low effort, vacuous, beneath the notice or caring of real gamersโ โ€”a sort of proto-slop, in many ways, that predates the rise of AI. They're games your mom plays. Ewwww.Dramatic exaggeration? Not...

1 week ago ๐Ÿ‘ 40
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It's not even out yet, but Valve's Deadlock just became one of the most played games on Steam

Valve's new MOBA Deadlock - a sort of cross between Dota and Overwatch - might not be fully released yet, or even accessible by vast portions of the public,but that hasn't stopped its latest update propelling it to being one of the most played games on Steam. Read more

2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 40
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You're hyped for Deadlock's new heroes and map updates, I'm hyped because of the 800 extra pre-match conversations, we are not the same

I kinda wish Deadlock wasn't a MOBAโ€”not because I don't play MOBAs, you understand. I have a misspent youth of over 2,400 hours in Dota 2 and 340 of the suckers in Deadlock itself. I know ball. Rather, I think Deadlock's universe and characters are so damn charming that I'd love for more people to know about them, and...

2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 44
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One of my all-time favorite games just announced an expansion, yet all I feel is fear

"Core Values is the first paid DLC for Satisfactory and a major expansion," developer Coffee Stain studios announced on Tuesday, with the trailer above revealing that the construction sim is taking building deep underground for the first time, introducing "new resources, flora, fauna and more."Here's how this news find...

2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 35
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I have broken GTA 5 by installing so many mods that the game only launches in windowed mode now

Los Santos CustomsI'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I've done to Rockstar's baby, or check out what I got up to earlier.Can a game go on life support? Can it begin, in its dotage, to show...

2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 32
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Stanley Parable Co-Designer Perfectly Explains Why People Play 1,600 Hours Of Dota 2 And Still Hate It

This is exactly how I've felt

2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 31
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William Pugh, co-designer of The Stanley Parable, has over 1,600 hours in Dota 2: 'It's not a game made of love. It's a game fuelled by hate and a desire to conquer'

Disk Cleanup(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?"William Pugh grew up on a...

2 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 31
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Near-Perfect MOBAs Nobody Talks About Anymore

There are a lot of video game genres out there, and as time passes, some of the best games get left behind as players move on, sequels are released, or development stalls. One of the hardest genres to break into is MOBAs, as you need to compete with absolute titans like League of Legends and Dota 2, and if you want to...

4 weeks ago ๐Ÿ‘ 48
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Wardogs players are actively avoiding one team in particular: 'They are literally the dumbest people on the planet'

Last night, a buddy and I were stuck on the team selection screen in Wardogs. Manticore (Green) and Valkyra (Red) were 100% full, but Lonestar (Blue) had plenty of vacancies. Yet, there we satโ€”locked in a stalemate with a dozen other players desperate to not join blue."Anything but blue," we chanted, spamming left-clic...

1 month ago ๐Ÿ‘ 55
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Finalmouse claims its mouse has the absolute fastest click, quicker than the Logitech Superstrike and Razer Viper V4 Pro

According to niche mouse maker Finalmouse, its new hybrid mechanical-optical Starlight X mouse has faster clicks than any other it's tested, including the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike. "At the centre of SLX is an entirely new TMR DS analogue click architecture.... The result is not simply the fastest click latency we'...

1 month ago ๐Ÿ‘ 179
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In a sea of failed live service games, I'm shocked to see someone trying to make a MOBA

Making a live service game these days feels like trying to shoot an arrow at a flea while blindfolded. Striking gold with a hot new shooter or other team-based multiplayer game with a quirky twist seems like an exercise in futility, but that isn't stopping developers and publishers from trying to be the next big thing....

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