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Epic Open-World Games That Let You Rage Against The Machine

At the Hay Festival in Wales, Meta (aka Facebook) used a gag order to force a whistleblower to stay completely silent, an act that might end up bringing even more attention to this case. While life-like androids, cybernetic weapons, and flying cars don't exist yet, (mega)corporations certainly do, and they arguably rul...

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How to complete Canvas the Castle in Oblivion Remastered and uncover the guilty art thief

Canvas the Castle is a classic whodunnit quest in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered where you'll track down an art thief in Chorrol. The investigation really doesn't hold your hand with hints or quest steps, so you'll have to do some extra snooping to uncover the truth.There are multiple outcomes for Canvas the...

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Summer Game Fest 2026 Guide: A Complete Schedule Of Every June Gaming Showcase

Not-E3 kicks off this week with PlayStation, Xbox, and more

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Smosh Alum AtomicMari Talks Love for Gaming, Ballet and Authenticity Online

This week on Pause for Thought, Mari Takahashi (AtomicMari) sits down with Naomi to reflect on her career. From being classically trained in ballet to discovering her love for video games and becoming an icon on Smosh, we go over how she got to where she is today.

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Pragmata director Yonghee Cho says it's not a sad dad game for a very simple reason: 'I'm not a sad dad, I'm a very happy dad'

Pragmata is one of my favorite games of the year so far, and a big part of that is down to the relationship between protagonists Hugh and Diana, a deeply normal in-over-his-head guy and a wide-eyed, enthusiastic young android. Banter that could so easily come off as infantilizing, and a story that could easily come acr...

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Mina The Hollower Dev Says They’ve β€˜Talked A Lot About What Mina 2 Would Be’

Absolutely no free DLC

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Heroes In A Half Shell Was Originally Designed With Eminence, MTG Game Designer Confirms

It's not every day that we learn about how Magic: The Gathering card designs changed over time, but the principal game designer at Wizards of the Coast, Gavin Verhey, just dropped a bombshell about how we almost got another Eminence Commander in this year's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set.

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Kotaku Debates Lego (Correct) Vs Legos (Disgusting)

Also, is it Amiibo or Amiibos?

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The Age, Height, And Birthday Of Every Playable Agent In Zenless Zone Zero

As a HoYoverse game, you can expect a wide range of unique characters to be found in Zenless Zone Zero. These characters, called Agents, have a wide variety of backgrounds, and thankfully, you will be able to obtain them all (if, of course, summoning goes in your favor).

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Here's how the Oblivion Remastered attributes list is different from the original

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a faithful recreation of the classic RPG, even down to its leveling and progression systems. Your main attributes govern your weapon damage and skill values, and your character's build matters much more than you'd think for a Bethesda RPG.Oblivion Remastered attributes list(...

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Dragon Ball Z's Gohan is Ready for Battle in New Android Saga Figure

S.H. Figuarts has started preorders for a new Son Gohan figure, with the popular character dressed in his Android Saga outfit from Dragon Ball Z. Despite its final episode airing 30 years ago, the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga series remains a massive part of the anime zeitgeist, with frequent merch collab...

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Dungeon Lurker's crunchy, grimey pixel art hides a metatextual secret beneath its roguelike, dungeon crawling veneers

Dungeon crawlers conceptually appeal to me as a genre, but I've never quite found one that I've entirely clicked with. I'm talking oldschool dungeon crawlers here, where you take each step as it comes. I want to crawl some dungeons! Perhaps just not like that. Hopefully, Dungeon Lurker, with its crunchy dark fantasy pi...

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