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Cash Money | Pokemon TCG Pocket players are heads over heels for a new addition to the cosmetic store
It's a cute little thing, but nothing can save you back-to-back tails I'm afraid.
Connor Makar
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Connor Makar is a published author and Staff Writer for VG247. He remains a fan of fighting games, MMOs, RPGs, and the best the triple-A industry has to offer.
A first class graduate, Connor joined VG247 late in 2021, covering some of the biggest triple-A and live service titles released since becoming a part of the team. He's also an avid fighting game player, travelling to some of the biggest events across Europe whenever possible.
Connor has attended multiple international video game events, interviewed some of the industry's best and brightest, and sniffed out many stories before anyone else. He also went to EVO in 2023 – but tragically his Dhalsim didn't get too far.
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Start Again | Zenless Zone Zero devs speak on huge version 1.4 changes, where the game stands among the HoYoverse catalogue, and being a dev team 'who actually listens'
What sort of mindset does the Zenless team has towards big changes?
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Horny Bat | Zenless Zone Zero saves gooner Christmas by fixing bug that prevented pervy camera angles
The online community freaked out a bit before it knew this was an unintended change.
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Fight the new year | 2XKO fiends will have to wait until February to hear what's coming next in Riot's upcoming fighting game
The team is on holiday, but we have a roadmap on future updates
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FLO RIDA | Revenge of the Savage Planet is a deeply funny open world metroidvania that oozes charisma... and ooze
Racoon Logic takes us to New Florida in a cathartic spin on a survival game that really hits.
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Somewhere In Time | VG247's best games of 2024 that aren't actually from 2024, because we're all time- and money-poor these days, right?
Look, it's expensive to keep up with the release schedule these days, and most of us have a huge backlog to get through – so let's celebrate some older games, yeah?
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Rising Starr | "There's a lot packed into this update emotionally" warframe 1999's Ben Starr speaks on bringing some humanity to Arthur
"I was fully naked the entire time, bathed in goo, a la Get Your Own Back"
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Music Matters | Den of Wolves lead reveals the secret behind badass video game music, the "other mid tempo", and Metal Gear Rising's composer's involvement
Simon Viklund sits down for a conversation on music, something here's clearly a fiend for.
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Rider! | Warframe does it again, turning another mobility bug into a permanent feature
Motorbikes weren't meant to be used in non-Warframe 1999 missions. But fun comes first!
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Dead Man's Hand | Balatro Dev jokes about adding loot boxes to lower 18 age rating, highlighting the "real gambling" EA Sports FC gets away with
The game features no actual gambling, while other games monetised through loot boxes get off with a lower rating.
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Ocean's (30)11 | Den of Wolves' first showing since its big reveal shows off 10 Chambers' Payday roots... but with a lot more sci-fi style
The first sighting of the game since its reveal, the Sci-Fi Heist game shows its hand.
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Y2K... Almost | Surprise! Warframe 1999 launches tomorrow for all platforms, so get ready to party like it's.... well, you get the idea
So, tonight (or tomorrow, more specifically), I'm gonna party like it's 1999
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The Real TGAs | VG247’s Alternate Game Awards 2024
Put on your nicest jacket and your tightest girdle, because it’s time to look snazzy for the biggest game awards show: the VG247 Alternate Game Awards for 2024
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Getting stronger | Path of Exile 2: How to Ascend and get your Ascendancy class
Ascending is important in PoE2, but how does one do that?
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Pick and Choose | Streamer releases Path of Exile 2 loot filter that'll highlight all your worthwhile loot
Tired of picking up trashy loot? One man has stepped in with a solution.
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You can't scratch | Indie game haven itch.io taken down by Funko Pop and its "trash 'AI Powered' Brand Protection Software" according to itch staff
Despite taking the affected page down, the domain has been taking down. The modern internet is brilliant, right?
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Brute Force | Path of Exile 2 Warrior build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Do you like to hit enemies and hit them hard? This Path of Exile class is for you.
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Bone Zone | Path of Exile 2 Witch build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Welcome to the bone zone, master of skeletons.
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Critical Hit | Path of Exile 2 Monk build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
There's perhaps no class that's easier to turn into a critical strike master than the Monk. Here's how!
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Burning Up | Path of Exile 2 Sorceress build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
The Sorceress is super hot with the launch of PoE2, especially with this fire build.
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Boom | Path of Exile 2 Mercenary build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Strap on that crossbow and get to work...throwing grenades!
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Ranger! | Path of Exile 2 Ranger build: best skills, passives, and support gems to use
Here's our Ranger guide that new PoE 2 players can pick up easily.
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Queues inc | Path of Exile 2 early access sales soar past expectations as director issues warning for lengthy login queues over the game’s opening weekend
This sounds like one of those good problems for Grinding Gear Games.
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Cash Injection | One of those potential Disco Elysium spiritual successors says it's secured a bunch of investment Kapital to help it make its Marx
An influx of money has come to lubricate those development gears.
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Big numbers! | Marvel Rivals hits a Fantastic 444,000 peak player count on Steam hours after launch despite so-so reviews
A good initial performance, especially given the release time. When the Europeans get off work, we'll likely see better.
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Grand Theft Ananta | Does the Ananta trailer really look like it's riffing on GTA 6, or are we just desperate to make connections?
However you feel about it, Ananta does look really good judging by this new trailer.
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Hit Stop baby! | The one thing players have been asking for most is finally back in Monster Hunter Wilds
Following the beta, fans were begging for one addition to Wilds. Now it looks like they've got it.
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Gawker | One of Stalker 2's most excruciating bugs has been fixed, packaged alongside smaller tweaks and improvements
GSC World is still hard at work polishing Stalker 2, which is fantastic news.
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A Lasting Legacy | Remembering Michael 'Mynki' Brennan, the first art director of Warframe, and an example of how a single dev can have a monumental impact
"Sometimes people thought it was too weird - that's fine! Mynki never did."
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PlaystAItion | PlayStation CEO Hermen Hulst says "striking balance" between AI and human-made games will be crucial for industry's future
In an interview with the BBC, PlayStation's CEO spills the beans on his perception of AI's place in our future.
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Geoff Time | With no new character trailer at the Tekken World Tour, hopes are raised for a Tekken 8 reveal at The Game Awards
There'll be a character reveal this winter, and there aren't exactly a lot of events left to go.
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Hitting up her Gram | An award-winning romance novelist and AOL Instant Messenger are at the core of Warframe 1999's best new feature
Rebecca Ford and Kat Kingsley speak on the hotly-anticipated relationship system coming to 1999, and how it came to be.
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What Are We? | Would you play one of 2024's worst-rated AAA games if it was on sale for 95% off? You're about to find out
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is massively discounted. Now's a good a time as any to try it out.
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Permanent Smoko | HunterxHunter NenxImpact is in trouble down under, it's been refused classification in Australia
Something about Arc System Works' next fighting game has the Australian ratings board rattled.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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How is this Alloywed | Light of Motiram - which is definitely not Horizon Zero Dawn - is coming to PS5 and mobile, check out a 16-minute gameplay trailer
See the Horizon comparisons firsthand, also some Palworld too?
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Spooky Future | Lies of P will get some major DLC in Q1 2025, as Neowiz cracks on with a new survival horror game
A clear window into the future of Neowiz, courtesy of a Korean article.
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Pack Watch | The Pokemon TCG Pocket Venusaur drop event is finally here - here's what you can get
Get a fire deck ready and open some promo packs!
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Whirligig! | All Stalker 2 Anomalies explained
Here are all the Anomalies you can expect to run into around Stalker 2's Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.
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C.R.E.A.M | Path of Exile 2's delay cost "certainly over a million dollars" on marketing, servers, and more
"I felt really bad because I know a lot of people take holiday, but it was so risky that we were anxious to do something about it."
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Another Path | Path of Exile 2 is a deep, dark, dastardly ARPG that's got what it takes to transcend even the original - hands-on preview
I came away from my time with PoE 2 with an urgent sense to play more.
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Rich ininspiration | Path of Exile 2 has many inspirations from Elden Ring to Civilization 5, according to game director
In a roundtable interview with press, Jonathan Rogers reveals some of the game's inspirations.
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Pro Play | "2XKO is definitely a big one on our radar" top esports team VP chips in on the competitive potential of Riot's fighting game
It's early days obviously, but the potential is there.
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Bugs Begone | Stalker 2's launch is only the beginning: I cannot wait to see how a long-held series tradition makes this game even better
The game's bugs are a problem, but we've been here before. Trust in the fans.
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Weird Ball | All Stalker 2 Artifacts explained
Here are all Artifacts you can look forward to finding in Stalker 2’s Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.
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Truck | How to get the Zalissya journalist stash in Stalker 2
A bit of hardcore parkour is needed to get the sweet loot.
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Get out of here! | Stalker 2 review: an excellent work of struggle and loneliness, even if it is plagued by bugs
In spite of its flaws, Stalker 2 is a brilliant game made under extenuating circumstances.
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Metacross | Pokemon Go developer Niantic is using player data to train AI that could power map-roaming robots
According to a Niantic blog posts, Pokemon Go players have been helping train machine learning models for a while.
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Loads of Packs | If you can believe it, Pokemon TCG Pocket has soared past $120 million in revenue in less than a month
The game is set to beat Pokemon Go's 2016 revenue figure.
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Money Farm | Farming Simulator 25 has sold 2 million copies already - that's more than Alan Wake 2
Alan Wake 2, an excellent and successful AAA release, being outsold by a niche farming sim goes to show the industry is still rich in quiet bangers.