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BLADE TO REST | Is Naraka Bladepoint worth playing in 2024? I went to China to find out

One of the most-played games on Steam might not be that popular in the mainstream, but there's plenty of appeal for anyone wanting a watertight duel.

Feb. 18, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Naraka Bladepoint Tier List: Best characters for Solos and Trios

These are the best characters in Naraka: Bladepoint as decided by the top pro players!

Feb. 16, 2024 James Billcliffe

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YOUR KEY TO HELL | Diablo 4 heats up the Eternal Conflict on Game Pass this March

Prepare for war against the demon invasion.

Feb. 15, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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EVERY SCREEN | Xbox stands by its hardware while pushing its games can be "accessed across any screen"

Every screen is an Xbox, as reports stated was the message earlier this month.

Feb. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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ROOM ENOUGH FOR TWO | "It’s a diverse genre" - Nightingale's team undaunted by Palworld and other survival competitors

In spite of other huge successes in the genre, Inflexion Games' CEO believes there's plenty of room Nightingale to thrive.

Feb. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

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NEW SLOGAN, WHO DIS? | Xbox's big meeting reportedly included a surprising amount of Palworld, because "Every screen is an Xbox"

Staff have also allegedly been making jokes about Xbox doing a handheld.

Feb. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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OFF YEAR | It's true, the PS5 won't be getting any major exclusives for a while

That said, it doesn't look like you need to panic too much about it.

Feb. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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MYSTERY BOX | Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet may be the next big PS5 game, but to YouTube it’s just priest beef and memes

To be fair, I’d be down for a game featuring Colombian metal, religious chat, and Warhammer jokes.

Feb. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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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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BACK TO "PARADISE" | Gear up for Dead Island 2's Steam debut with a free copy of Dead Island: Riptide - Definitive Edition

Relive the outbreak on Palanai before braving LA.

Feb. 13, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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PALLOWEEN | Bad news, Palworld has infiltrated one of Pokemon’s longtime strongholds: weird, unofficial halloween costumes

We all knew this would happen, but I still wasn't ready for man-sized Depresso and skinny Grizzbolt.

Feb. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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EIFFEL 65 | Granblue Fantasy: Relink, the sleeper hit that went up against Persona and Yakuza, passes one million sales

You may have missed Relink with all the great games out right now, but rest assured, it's a banger.

Feb. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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VERY PODDERS | Good news, Phil Spencer's very important Xbox business update is coming this Thursday...via a podcast

Here comes the big news we’d been promised by Microsoft, in a format we all expected.

Feb. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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DINO DESTRUCTION | Palworld player breeds nearly 2000 dinosaurs with missile launchers, chaos naturally ensues

Life surrounded by a Jurassic tonne of Relaxsauri isn’t that relaxing, as it turns out.

Feb. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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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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MAKING PALS | Palworld devs put out a call for more staff as it struggles to keep up with the game's massive success

Pocketpair is "overwhelmingly short" on people at the moment.

Feb. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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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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RNG-DOING | The dismal state of Diablo 4, Season 3 plays right into the hand of its next big competitor – Last Epoch

Blizzard may have made it much easier for Last Epoch to attract player attention ahead of its launch with its latest misguided update.

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

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POST-NOX CLARITY | Good news, Palworld's latest patch stops your Pals from breeding themselves into a coma

Oh, and Lifmunk Effigies should work as intended now.

Feb. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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GENERATIONAL GAP | Steam and PS5's latest darling, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, is a modern day PS2 game – for better and worse

The PS2 has one of the best libraries out there, though its catalogue still had some warts too.

Feb. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BACK FROM THE DEAD | Capcom rekindles hope with survey asking fans if they want more Dead Rising, Dino Crisis, and other classic Capcom IPs

Dead Rising fans rise from their tombs, hungry for a drop of hope.

Feb. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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SOON(TM) | Don't worry, Phil Spencer says Xbox will address all your very urgent questions about exclusivity...next week

No time like the present, eh Xboxers?

Feb. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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ROUGH PATCH? | Blizzard delays Diablo 4's Gauntlet and leaderboards amid Season 3 backlash

Diablo 4's long-in-development Gauntlet dungeon and its associated leaderboard have been pushed back to an unknown date.

Feb. 6, 2024 Sherif Saed

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PIXEL HEARTS | The best dating sims to play in 2024

Whether you’re looking for a goofy romantic experience or something that’ll tug at your heartstrings, here are some of the best dating sims to give a go.

Feb. 5, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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SEON-SONG | Tragically, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth teases a Kiryu karaoke duet you can't actually make happen

Players are pretty much begging RGG for a free update that'll bring some pure love back into their lives.

Feb. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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JUST BREATHE, OK? | Even this Baldur’s Gate 3 dev thinks that Xbox porting games to PS5 is a good thing, so calm down

That video game box you bought is going to be ok, even if someone else gets to play Indiana Jones too.

Feb. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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HOLD TIGHT | Blizzard tells Diablo 4 one percenters swimming in Uber Uniques to hold on to them

If you're among the lucky few who have more Uber Uniques in Diablo 4 than they know what to do with, Blizzard is cooking up something for you.

Feb. 5, 2024 Sherif Saed

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RE:RE: | Persona 3 Reload is Atlus' best Steam launch, but it's got nothing on Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Who could have guessed Relink would do so well?

Feb. 5, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TIP YOUR SERVER | All 19 million of you Palworld players are racking up some very high server costs

I wouldn't want to foot the bill for this one, personally.

Feb. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PRINTER GO BRRRRR | What are we even doing here, folks? Crunchyroll’s One Punch Man gacha game has an $1,000 character pack

Even in the wondeful world of Gacha gaming, this is a bit too much.

Feb. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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DONDOK-OH NO | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth's resort builds already include Kamurocho knock-offs, indoor cars, and bizarre shrines

And things are likely only going to get weirder from here.

Feb. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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ROCK ON | Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch looks more likely, and for once it's not Phil Spencer's t-shirt that gave it away

It would be mighty night if 2023's Game of the Year made its way to other platforms. Just saying.

Feb. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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WHAT ARE WE DOING? | Diablo 4 Season of the Construct feels like it was made in a vacuum – Season 3 review

Diablo 4 is treading waters in its third season, which is somehow less interesting than its first two.

Feb. 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GOLDEN PANT GLORY | After 53 hours of mahjong, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth player finally buys 30 million yen golden underpants

"It's a relaxing game."

Feb. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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CRASHING OUT | Sorry Palworld bandits, you can't steal other player's Pals anymore

This one's for the truly dedicated Pal tamers out there.

Feb. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

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PAL-TAMING FRENZY | Palworld popularity soars: 19 million players dive into monster-taming adventure

Proving once again, people will play anything with cute monsters.

Jan. 31, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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TOUGH MEMORIES | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth has reignited the never-ending fan debate about Kazuma Kiryu's toughest foe

You’re all wrong by the way, it’s Kazuma Kiryu himself.

Jan. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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GACHA ENHANCED | Granblue Fantasy: Relink review – Short, sweet, but far from the Platinum-standard RPG

It won't rock the skyboat, but there's still a good time to be had.

Jan. 31, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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FOR REAL THIS TIME | Tomorrow's Diablo 4 patch yet again makes Season 3 companion less useless, nerfs Vampiric monsters

Patch 1.3.1 arrives in Diablo 4 tomorrow, bringing a couple of neat balance changes and yet more buffs to the Seneschal Companion.

Jan. 31, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HEADS UP | SEGA to lay off 61 staff as fans lap up 90-Metacritic-rated Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Thanks to California law, those who might be affected at least have a chance to prep for the worst.

Jan. 31, 2024 Connor Makar

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NO REALM LEFT BEHIND | Diablo 4's Lunar New Year event supes up the game's shrines

Diablo 4's next limited-time event is Lunar Awakening. It starts very soon, and sounds even better than the last one.

Jan. 31, 2024 Sherif Saed

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INFINITE MAHJONG | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's been out under a week, and it's already home to mahjong-obsessed millionaires

40+ hours of mahjong for some golden underwear before you've even been to Hawaii, sounds like a good deal to me.

Jan. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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NO COMING BACK | Former Call of Duty boss is now in charge of Blizzard, and she knows what she's walking into

The former head of Call of Duty has moved on to Blizzard, can she fix Blizzard’s haemorrhaging image?

Jan. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HANGYU-TIME | Fancy becoming a Palworld Tony Hawk? All you need is a Chillet and a skatepark

The first person to nail the 900 while riding one of their Pals will be my actual hero.

Jan. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth guide

Ichiban Kasuga's latest adventure basks in the sun, sea and sand of the tropical island of Hawaii!

Jan. 29, 2024 James Billcliffe

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INFINITE KNOWLEDGE | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth quiz answers

Here are the exam answers you’ll need to be top of the class at Ounabara Vocational School.

Jan. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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CATASTROPHE | Palworld's suddenly everyone's favourite game, but for the love of Garfield, please stop that cat from meowing

Cats are great, but do I want to listen to them yowl for hours on end? No.

Jan. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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How to get Eggs in Palworld

Planning on cooking up a storm?

Jan. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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IT'S ALL IN THE MIND | Did you know you can capture Palworld pals via mind control?

Certainly one way to play the game!

Jan. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke