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IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR | Persona 3 Reload proves that it’s always worth going back to school – preview

Atlus has made all the right notes from Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, and the result is an RPG that’s scoring full marks.

Aug. 30, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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GUIDING MOONLIGHT | Of course the Moonlight Greatsword is in Armored Core 6

You didn't think FromSoftware was going to ship a game without a Moonlight Greatsword, did you?

Aug. 30, 2023 Sherif Saed

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PUNCHER CORE | Did you know you can punch your way through all of Armored Core 6?

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon can be a very versatile game, sometimes in unusual ways.

Aug. 30, 2023 Sherif Saed

Anime artwork for Honkai Star Rail showing the characters Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Fu Xuan.

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Honkai Star Rail next Banner: Warp events for version 1.3

Upcoming 5 star characters and how the gacha system works.

Aug. 30, 2023 Dion Dassanayake

Starfield unique poster found in London underground

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NO BOUNDRIES | Starfield's exploration has made its way into the real world

1001 unique billboards have been spread around the world, and the hunt is one to track them all down.

Aug. 30, 2023 Connor Makar

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LARIAN'S HEART | Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 2 plans to, finally, do right by Karlach

Expect more bug fixes, enhanced epilogues, and the ability to kick friends from your camp.

Aug. 30, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

A still from the animated short "Ichor of Two Dragons" shows Imbibitor Lunae Dan Feng about to face a counterattack from Dan Heng in his current incarnation.

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PAST AND PRESENT | Honkai: Star Rail 1.3: Dan Heng and Imbibitor Lunae face off in a new animated short

Who knew arguing with yourself could look so cinematic?

Aug. 30, 2023 Rebecca Jones

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STAR POWER | Despite PlayStation Plus and Game Pass, retro-inspired throwback Sea of Stars is already a huge sales success

100,000 units on day one? That's some pipe dream target stuff right there, even though Sea of Stars was Day One for Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus.

Aug. 30, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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A CHONKY MONKEY | Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 2 to be "chonky" with fixes for performance issues and more

Another big patch is on the way.

Aug. 29, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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HELL AT A DISCOUNT | Diablo 4 is on sale: Save up to 25% on the demon-slaying action RPG for a limited time

Have you made it to Hell yet? If not, here's an incentive.

Aug. 29, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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XBOX SERIOUS | Baldur’s Gate 3 had to be scaled back for the Series S, but the console still has a right to exist

Budget hardware means budget compromises, why is this controversial?

Aug. 29, 2023 Jim Trinca

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ANIMAL MAGIC | The chaotic cuteness of Party Animals is sure to be an Xbox Game Pass winner

Move over Gang Beasts, there's a new pudgy little party game in town – and it's going to be a Game Pass smash.

Aug. 29, 2023 Alex Donaldson

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ITS ONLY NATURAL | Soulframe preview: Can Digital Extremes' be more than just 'fantasy Warframe'?

Slower perhaps, but more purposful. Soulframe looks to be more than just Fantasy Warframe.

Aug. 29, 2023 Connor Makar

The illithid powers screen for the player character in Baldur's Gate 3, who has been using tadpoles to acquire illithid powers

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Should you use Illithid Powers in Baldur’s Gate 3?

That tadpole in your brain can be pretty useful, if you allow it.

Aug. 29, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

Diablo 4 Traveler's Superstition: A woman with heavy eye makeup and multiple horns sprouting from her had is staring offscreen, her face illuminated by crimson light

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QUARTER MEASURES | Diablo 4's first Gold and XP boost event isn't even double

You can earn more Gold and XP if you play Diablo 4 this weekend, but you'd wish the boost was bigger.

Aug. 29, 2023 Sherif Saed

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STRAIGHT BUSTA! | CJ from San Andreas is now in Armored Core 6 and the world may never be the same again

CJ has traded Grove Street for Armored Core 6's Rubicon, potentially creating some sort of cosmic imbalance.

Aug. 29, 2023 Sherif Saed

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SHUTTLE UP | Starfield’s silent protagonist almost had a voice, but Bethesda decided against it

The main character of Bethesda’s upcoming space RPG wasn’t always so quiet.

Aug. 29, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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CC'D NO MORE | Diablo 4 patch 1.1.3 reigns in crowd control effects so you're not stuck every 20 seconds

A few Diablo 4 mobs will soon be much less annoying to fight.

Aug. 28, 2023 Sherif Saed

A number of characters from Baldur's Gate 3.

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Down The Middle | Baldur's Gate 3 could still get split-screen on Xbox Series S, but only after launch

You'll have to wait a while for the feature, and even then it's not a guarantee.

Aug. 28, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

John and Sadie can be seen taking part in a shootout in Red Dead Redemption 2

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Written Out | Rockstar loses another one of its key writers

No word on what's next for the writer, though.

Aug. 28, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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It's A Done Deal | Days ahead of Starfield launch, Microsoft says bye-bye to its $1 Xbox Game Pass deal

There's been no word from Microsoft on why the deal has been taken down.

Aug. 28, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Monk custom screenshot in Baldur's Gate 3

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ONE INCH PUNCH | Baldur's Gate 3 best Monk build

The best subclass, equipment, skills and spells for Monk in BG3.

Aug. 28, 2023 Rebecca Jones

Paladin custom screenshot in Baldur's Gate 3

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LIGHT HEARTED | Baldur's Gate 3 best Paladin build

The best subclass, equipment, skills and spells for Paladin in BG3.

Aug. 28, 2023 Rebecca Jones

Ranger custom screenshot in Baldur's Gate 3

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GLOOMY FOLKS | Baldur's Gate 3 best Ranger build

The best subclass, equipment, skills and spells for Ranger in BG3.

Aug. 28, 2023 Connor Makar

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Putting On An Act | Baldur's Gate 3's performances are so good because all 248 voice actors also did the motion capture

No wonder so many characters are so likeable!

Aug. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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Starfield leaker gets a felony charge after allegedly stealing copies of the RPG

Quite the turn of events!

Aug. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tell Me About It | Sega and Atlus will tell you all about their newest titles at the Tokyo Game Show next month

Details are pretty slim currently, though.

Aug. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl artwork depicts a player standing atop a car by what we can assume to be the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, or nearby.

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See You Next Year | Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets quietly pushed to an early 2024 release

Expect the shooter to arrive in the first few months of the year.

Aug. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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Keep Scrolling | Think The Elder Scrolls 6 might have been announced too early? Todd Howard agrees with you

Sounds like someone has some light regrets.

Aug. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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BACK TO THE FUTURE | Warframe 1999 teases a retro future for the MMORPG

The CRT was just a tease - we're going back to the past in 2024.

Aug. 26, 2023 Connor Makar

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CRTV | Warframe's Whispers in the Walls update gets haunting reveal trailer

Shown live at Tennocon 2023, Warframe fans can expect big 'ol update this fall.

Aug. 26, 2023 Connor Makar

Soulframe cute bug thing from the gameplay demo

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MOOSE IS LOOSE | Soulframe shows its true nature in first ever gameplay demo

A scoop of Warframe, a pinch of Ghosts of Tsushima, maybe a sprinkle of Dark Messiah? Count me in!

Aug. 26, 2023 Connor Makar

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NO LIFE STYLE | The best Bethesda games that aren’t Bethesda games

If you see it, you can go there. But who does it best? Find out in The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 66!

Aug. 25, 2023 Jim Trinca

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NO BORROWED WINGS | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware's biggest Steam launch (that isn't Elden Ring)

Even when it's not the highly-anticipated and longtime hyped Elden Ring, FromSoftware games can no longer be called niche.

Aug. 25, 2023 Sherif Saed

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PATCHIN' IT UP | Baldur's Gate 3's first major patch is here, and it's a whopper

Big things comes to those who wait.

Aug. 25, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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NEWBS TOGETHER | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon tips from someone who never played an Armored Core before

Welcome to the Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon club. I just joined myself, and I'll be your guide.

Aug. 25, 2023 Sherif Saed

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WHAT'S THE TWIST? | Starfield will feature a New Game+ mode with an exciting and unique twist

Something to encourage you to replay the game.

Aug. 24, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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CONCESSION | Baldur's Gate 3 will release for Xbox this year, but it will be missing a key feature on Xbox Series S

No split-screen co-op on Xbox Series S.

Aug. 24, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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A NEW ROBOTIC RACE | No Man's Sky Echoes update out now - discover the secrets of a long-hidden race

A new frontier of exploration.

Aug. 24, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Custom header of Dark Souls 1 and Armored Core 6

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DIFFICULTY SPIKE | If you're a Dark Souls fan, Armored Core 6 is perfect for you

If you've not struggled for a while, you can capture the spark of that old, Sisyphean FromSoft challenge again with AC6.

Aug. 24, 2023 Connor Makar

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RETURN OF THE TIDE | After a year in limbo, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide finally has a release date on Xbox

If you can believe it, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's Xbox version has not vanished into the ether, and will in fact be with us soon.

Aug. 24, 2023 Sherif Saed

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PREPARE TO CRY | Want an Elden Ring film? This is even better

Age of the Stars tells the story of Ranni the Witch and Blaidd the Wolf, in incredible detail.

Aug. 24, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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GREATEST HITS | Crimson Desert looks like all your favourite RPGs rolled into one

The Witcher 3 meets Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom via Assassin’s Creed and Ghost of Tsushima? What?

Aug. 23, 2023 Jim Trinca

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FLOPPY FUN | Party Animals: The cutest brawler of the year is almost here and so are the closed beta weekends

Throw, wrestle, punch, and fling your friends with seamless cross-play between platforms.

Aug. 23, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Tav speaking to Omeluum the mind flayer in the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur's Gate 3 Omeluum: Where to find timmask spore and tongue of madness

The mysterious Omeluum needs some ingredients for an equally mysterious brew

Aug. 23, 2023 James Billcliffe

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DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS | Baldur's Gate 3: Where to find a shovel

Early in BG3, you'll come across diggable dirt hiding valuable loot. You'll need a shovel ASAP!

Aug. 23, 2023 Connor Makar

Lae'zel jumping to save the merchant Baelen in Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur's Gate 3: How to save Baelen and the Noblestalk

The merchant Baelen has gone missing searching for a rare and potent Noblestalk

Aug. 23, 2023 James Billcliffe

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Astarion using the elevator in the Arcane Tower in Baldur's Gate 3

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How to clear the Arcane Tower in Baldur's Gate 3

Scale BG3's mysterious Arcane Tower and steal its secrets!

Aug. 23, 2023 James Billcliffe

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REMAIN UNINSTALLED | If you can believe it, Destiny 2: The Final Shape won't introduce a new enemy faction

Destiny 2: The Final Shape has been fully revealed, and I'm struggling to find much to get excited about.

Aug. 23, 2023 Sherif Saed

A vampiric creature with a scarred face hisses at the camera while holding down an elderly-looking man it's apparently in the middle of eating.

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LOOK! VAMPIRES! | Diablo 4 Season 2 gets trailer and release date at Opening Night Live

Season of Blood will arrive in good time for Halloween, appropriately.

Aug. 23, 2023 Rebecca Jones