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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Gets The Job Done On Switch 2, But Is That Enough?

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Nintendo Switch 2 kept reminding me of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The early exclusive for the original hybrid console was beloved for its world, story, and an ambitious cast of characters, but looked graphically rough even at the very best of times. The folks at Monolith Soft did everything they...

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5 Best Disney Movies That Aren't Animated, Ranked

When most people think of Disney movies, they think about animated classics like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, or live-action animated hybrids like Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. However, the House of Mouse has spent decades producing great live-action films as well, ranging from family...

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New Survival Game on Steam is Rust Meets Subnautica 2

For some gamers, there is nothing scarier than water in video games. Sure, games like Outlast that give you nothing but a camera to survive with are scary, and Lisa haunting the PT hallways is chilling, but there’s just something unsettling about finding yourself stuck in the sea. Whether it’s The Witcher 3 or GTA 5, t...

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Guild Wars 3 rumors swirl after cryptic ArenaNet posts: "Big things in the games industry are brewing"

A fresh social post shared by the official accounts for both Guild Wars games has caused quite the stir, as it looks like developer ArenaNet is gearing up for a very special announcement at Summer Game Fest. I'm not going to say Guild Wars 3's on the way, but the signs are certainly looking promising.

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The Baldur's Gate remakes should scrap the original combat system and fully embrace superior turn-based fights

Baldur's Gate 2, and likely the original Baldur's Gate, are getting remakes, we recently learned. Wizards of the Coast has even brought BG2's co-lead designer back. It's exciting news, but we still have no idea what shape these remakes will take, or how liberal the team is being when it comes to changing things. Well,...

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Corsair's new 'Nightsword' gaming mouse has a dedicated Stream Deck button, and I'm deciding if I'd accidentally press it too much

This may be hard for my colleagues and friends to believe, but I actually regularly use my Stream Deck. A little box with reprogrammable buttons that sits alongside your keyboard and mouse, I've found it a handy way of getting to certain tabs, to start and stop recording, and for generally being a bit more productive....

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Fallout 76's latest Infestations update will be 'one of the easiest ways to get a four star' legendary as new type of hostile encounter spreads through Appalachia

Fallout 76's next update launches today, alongside the new season, Appalachia Under Siege. With it comes a new hostile encounter that sees different factions or forces claim up to "40 unique locations" only to be driven out by you, the player. Instead of introducing a massive map expansion, new events, and NPCs like we...

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Overwatch devs make major changes to Anniversary event following fan criticism

Overwatch Game Director Aaron Keller has confirmed that the 2026 10th Anniversary event has been extended through until the end of Season 2, while also announcing changes to the number of challenges required to earn the Table Flip title reward. The tweaks come as a response to major backlash over the time it took to un...

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Crimson Desert's forgettable story will undergo tweaks to "strengthen the narrative flow" in the coming months, as Pearl Abyss tease proper DLC

Crimson Desert developers Pearl Abyss have outlined the tweaks they plan to make to their very wide open world game between June and September, as part of continued and relentless efforts to morph it into a shape which can please everybody. Notably, they say they'll be acting on feedback about Red Pudding's rather forg...

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Gabe Newell reportedly snapped 'What the f*** do I pay you for if that's your opinion?' at Valve lawyer pushing for more content moderation on Steam

Valve is a relatively small company that punches well above its weight. Perhaps it's the low staff numbersβ€”or maybe just a general libertarian liltβ€”that makes its approach to content moderation on Steam a hearty "Can't someone else do it?" Its freewheeling approach has drawn criticism for what it allows to proliferate...

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All LoL skins tiers, how to get them on sale

I remember the good ol' days when League of Legends only had Standard, Deluxe, Epic, Legendary, and Ultimate skins; now there's Transcendent, Mythic Variants, Exalted - the list feels like it goes on and on. If you're a returning player who's wondering what the heck has happened, or a brand new one confused by all of t...

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Solo Leveling: 10 Strongest S-Rank Hunters in the World, Ranked

S-Rank Hunters are the absolute pinnacle of power in the Solo Levelinguniverse, but there's a vast difference in strength between lower tier S-Ranks and the best of the best, like National Level Hunters. The weakest S-Rank Hunters are only marginally stronger than A-Ranks, while the strongest S-Ranks are borderline God...

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