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PTR-FIED | Diablo 4's Season 4 PTR somehow attracted players who never played past seasons, probably because of how big the changes were

The hype around the changes in Diablo 4's PTR made it really attractive, even to players who don't typically care about seasons.

April 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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POWER SURGE | Witchfire's Ghost Galleon update is here: Brace yourself for souls-style classes, more calamities, and the power of Gnosis

Dark magic, a ghost ship infested with demons, vault raiding - sounds like a good time.

April 9, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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FIST RUN | Can you beat Dragon's Dogma 2 using only your fists? One unfortunate soul decided to find out

How much are you willing to sacrifice to beat Dragon's Dogma 2 using nothing but your bare hands? Is it even possible?

April 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

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ASHEARA COMPANY | The Diablo 4 PTR has been datamined and it looks like Diablo 2's famed Iron Wolves may return in Season 4

Diablo 4's Season 4 may be a while off yet, but thanks to the current PTR, we have a decent idea what it's going to be about.

April 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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DOGMA CONFIDENCE | Dragon’s Dogma 2 doesn’t care about you in the slightest, and it’s the single most attractive thing about it

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the most expensive indie game ever made, and I won’t hear otherwise.

April 5, 2024 Sherif Saed

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NEW GAME WHO DIS | Activision Blizzard is hiring senior staff for a brand-new game

Currently unannounced, Activision Blizzard is looking for various senior staff for an mysterious title.

April 5, 2024 Connor Makar

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DOGMA SALES | Dragon's Dogma 2 week one sales already a third of the original's lifetime sales

Dragon's Dogma 2's early sales figures are in, and they're pretty good, even if they're not quite on the level of recent Capcom hits.

April 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

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FIRST ONE OUT | Dragon's Dogma 2's first patch finally adds an option to start a new game, makes housing available earlier

The first proper patch for Dragon's Dogma 2 is here, bringing a couple of much-needed tweaks - but nothing too major.

April 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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PTR-READY | Diablo 4: everything you need to know about next week's PTR launch, and how to get in on it

Diablo 4's first Public Test Realm (PTR) opens its doors next week, and there's plenty here for players to test ahead of Season 4.

March 29, 2024 Sherif Saed

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LILITH PERSPECTIVE | Diablo 4 deserves a lot of the flack it gets, but anyone jumping into today's Game Pass launch shouldn’t care

Diablo 4 remains a compelling action RPG, and easily makes for an exceptional Game Pass get - warts and all.

March 28, 2024 Sherif Saed

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NOT JUST DESERTS | Sand Land: A perfect epitaph to Akira Toryiama, I wish I had a game like this when I was growing up – final preview

Non-patronising, uncompromising in its vision, and – above all – fun. Sand Land feels like a perfect summary of everything Toriyama set out to achieve with his art and writing.

March 27, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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ROLLING D4 | Diablo 4 Game Pass launch time, how to play it on PC and which realm to choose

The Diablo 4 on Game Pass dream is real, and we're here to tell you how you can get in on it.

March 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GEAR UP, FLAMEBORN | Enshrouded's first major update, Hollow Halls, delivers colossal dungeons, fresh threats, and some welcome fixes

The first of many updates coming to the game.

March 26, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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WARBOUND | Bellwright is a mix of Rimworld and Mount & Blade, and a true rebellion game at heart

The team at Donkey Crew have to win folks over after Lost Oasis, and Bellwright might just be the trick.

March 26, 2024 Connor Makar

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FF9-THEMED BONUSES | Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail soars into action on July 2 - pre-orders open March 26 with Early Access

Set a new course, Warriors of Light.

March 23, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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MYSIDIA AWAITS | Final Fantasy 16's The Rising Tide DLC concludes Clive's story with new battles, locations, and more on April 18

The final DLC takes you on a rescue mission to Mysidia, a hidden land of forgotten people.

March 23, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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OUTRAGE JUSTIFIED? | How to get (nearly) all Dragon's Dogma 2's DLC microtransactions items for free, in-game

Dragon's Dogma 2 may be a single-player RPG, but it launched with a somewhat long list paid DLC items. Let's break that down.

March 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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VIDEO | The first three hours of Dragon's Dogma 2

Three hours is a tiny drop in the ocean of such a vast RPG, but it's more than enough to realise how special this game is.

March 22, 2024 Jim Trinca

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BEAST(REN) WISHES | Read this before you play: Dragon’s Dogma 2 character creation actually matters for your stats

Unlike a lot of games, the way you make your character in DD2 will affect some important in-game stats. Here’s what you ended to know.

March 22, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Mystic Spearhand Vocation: How to unlock one of the best classes in the game

The Mystic Spearhand is a great all-rounder class to use in DD2, but you need to complete a few tasks before you can use it.

March 22, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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PRAISE BE! | Diablo 4's Season 4 and its loot changes are so massive, Blizzard pushed it back by a month

Diablo 4 players will unfortunately have to be stuck with Season 3 longer than they anticipated, but there's a very good reason why.

March 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

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YOU IN? | Watch Blizzard tell you why you should care about Diablo 4's next season and its loot overhaul today

Blizzard returns today with a look at one of Diablo 4's biggest changes since its release.

March 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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WOW HO HO | World of Warcraft goes buccaneer across the Arathi Highlands with limited-time battle royale event Plunderstorm

Become a swashbuckling, loot plundering pirate in this event of prodigious proportions.

March 19, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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TO THE MOON | Dragon’s Dogma 2 took five years to develop - but the ideas behind it have been 12 years in the making

Capcom's sequel promises to achieve what director Hideaki Itsuno wanted to do over a decade ago – and he's excited for you to see his vision come to life.

March 19, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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WHAT'S YOUR MMO? | Bored of RuneScape? Its co-creator has finally revealed their new, free-to-play MMO 10 years in the making

On to Brighter Shores.

March 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PTR BECKONS | Blizzard's next big Diablo 4 livestream will talk game's first Public Test Realm, huge loot overhauls, and Season 4

The next Diablo 4 Campfire Chat looks like one of the biggest so far, and it's not one you'd want to miss.

March 15, 2024 Sherif Saed

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DYNE TO MEET YOU | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth never misses, but sometimes its interpretation of the original game lacks bite

Has Square Enix defanged FFVII a little too much in its up-to-date reinterpretation of the story? Maybe.

March 8, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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SPONSORED | 7 things to look forward to in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Can newcomers enjoy Final Fantasy VII Rebirth? Do you need to play Remake first? How are the two games different? Here's what you need to know.

March 8, 2024 Sponsored

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OVERLORD OF THE RING | Unicorn Overlord review – super soup of strategy and story, swords and sorcery

VanillaWare returns from the success of Aegis Rim: 13 Sentinels to deliver a toybox of action figures, with the strategic depth of chess.

March 7, 2024 James Billcliffe

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EORZEA AWAITS | Warriors of Light across platforms will unite when Final Fantasy 14 Online comes to Xbox Series X/S on March 21

Xbox users can soon experience the fun shared by 30 million players.

March 7, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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BATTLE DAY AND NIGHT | Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess gameplay shows how you'll wield cleansing fury to purify a defiled land

Protect the Maiden of the Mountain and purge the land of the Seethe.

March 7, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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BECOME A HERO | Vindictus: Defying Fate public pre-Alpha test arrives soon, offering a glimpse into Nexon's upcoming medieval fantasy adventure

Face towering adversaries in a dark odyssey teeming with mystery and danger.

March 3, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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GAUNTLET'S RIFT | Diablo 4’s Gauntlet finally arrives next week, but there’s more here than just an endgame dungeon

Blizzard has finally, officially announced a release date for Diablo 4’s long-awaited endgame dungeon.

March 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GAUNTLET TRIAL | Watch Diablo 4's (maybe?) final stream of the delayed Gauntlet and Trials here

This has to be the last time Blizzard will be showing off Diablo 4's Gauntlet before it comes out, right?

Feb. 29, 2024 Sherif Saed

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LOOK WHO'S BACK | Blizzard will finally show off Diablo 4's Trials and the Gauntlet this week

Blizzard developers will be ending their hiatus soon for a bit of a show and tell of one of Diablo 4's big upcoming features.

Feb. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HOIST THE COLORS | Skull and Bones sets sail for Season One: Raging Tides on February 27

Yo ho, ho, a release date we do know.

Feb. 22, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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A FRESH EPOCH | Last Epoch tips for Diablo 4 refugees

Are you a Diablo 4 player who’s interested in Last Epoch? Well, this may just be the thing you need to get you to check out the latest ARPG sensation.

Feb. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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OFFLINE MODE IT IS | Last Epoch's big 1.0 launch runs into dreaded server issues, but its devs have a gift for everyone

Last Epoch has hit it big soon after graduating from Steam Early Access, but launch day hasn't been entirely smooth.

Feb. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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BLOCK BY BLOCK | For its 50th anniversary, Dungeons & Dragons and Lego are... putting bricks in slime?

Whatever it is, some kind of collab is in the works.

Feb. 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TAKING SHAPE | You can now watch Netflix's Oscar nominee free on YouTube, but not for long

Can't complain about a free movie!

Feb. 20, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Elden Ring DLC needs to steal this underrated mode from Assassin's Creed

Yes, really. Bear with me.

Feb. 17, 2024 James Billcliffe

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VANILLA SPICE | After making one of the all-time best PS4/Switch games, Vanillaware has struck gold again with Unicorn Overlord

Who knew a game where you do so little could be so good?

Feb. 15, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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PLANET GIRTH | NSFW: I can’t believe what The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is doing for Valentine’s Day

For Valentines day, celebrate your love of indie games with this massive hog.

Feb. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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INSULT TO INJURY | Diablo 4 is selling portal reskins for almost half the price of the full game

Diablo 4's latest microtransactions travesty is one that's far too expensive, and doesn't make much sense.

Feb. 14, 2024 Sherif Saed

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IT'S GONE | "No one bought it"- Immortals of Aveum reportedly had a $125 million budget but failed to recoup costs

Squashed between gigantic releases in 2023, EA's magical shooter didn't really find its audience.

Feb. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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ONE PERCENT BUFF | Tomorrow's Diablo 4 patch adds a new feature, shame it's not one the vast majority of players will care about

Diablo 4's next update makes good on a recent promise, but the majority of us are unlikely to notice it.

Feb. 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GARDEN VARIETY | 25 years later, Final Fantasy 8 remains the best love story told in gaming

I'll be waiting for you. If you come here, you'll find me. I promise.

Feb. 11, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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PLAY WISHLIST REPEAT | Demo dive! Jump into Steam Next Fest and try out some these neat demos

We wade through the shallows and swim the deep end so you don't have to.

Feb. 9, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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SOUL SURVIVOR | Best Soulslikes to play in 2024 (that aren't made by FromSoftware)

You don't need to go to Reddit to get the list of best non-From Software Soulslikes; we've got them right here.

Feb. 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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OH, NOT AGAIN | Over-correction, brief runtime and missing cosmetics - Diablo 4's Lunar Awakening event is another big mess

Diablo 4 seemingly can't catch a break as its latest limited-time event angers players, just days after the underwhelming launch of Season 3.

Feb. 8, 2024 Sherif Saed