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Persona 5 Royal review: the definitive version of an already brilliant RPG
Megan Farokhmanesh//29 views/2 comments
Jumping back into a 100-hour game is a hard sell. Atlus released Persona 5 — a JRPG about teenage vigilantes with supernatural powers living in Japan — in 2017....
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Sony is now slowing down PlayStation downloads in the US
Megan Farokhmanesh//38 views/1 comments
Sony is working with internet service providers in the US to slow game download speeds in an effort to preserve internet capacity for users overall, the company...
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Games Done Quick is holding a speedrunning marathon to raise money for coronavirus relief
Megan Farokhmanesh//24 views
Games Done Quick, an organization that holds speedrunning marathons for charity, will hold a special event to raise donations for those affected by the COVID-19...
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Stuck in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Ask a friend for help
Megan Farokhmanesh//45 views/1 comments
It’s impossible to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons wrong, but occasionally, you can miss crucial steps that will open up your island’s capabilities. If you...
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A guide to Animal Crossing: New Horizons etiquette, or how not to be ‘a total tool’
Megan Farokhmanesh//31 views/1 comments
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, like past games, allows you to invite friends to your island when you’re ready. It’s a great way to grab new items, share things ...
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GameStop claims it is ‘essential retail’ to remain open amid coronavirus shutdowns
Megan Farokhmanesh//45 views
GameStop is instructing its retail employees to keep stores open, even in the face of local authorities who would seek to shut them down over coronavirus-relate...
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PS5 will support ‘almost all’ of the top 100 PS4 games at launch
Megan Farokhmanesh//21 views
Sony’s next-gen console, PlayStation 5, will support nearly all of the top PlayStation 4 games at launch via backwards compatibility. In a presentation today, a...
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GDC: how to watch the talks’ live stream online
Megan Farokhmanesh//26 views/1 comments
GDC is kicking off a week of streamed talks today. Following the conference’s cancellation, organizers announced last week that they would stream some talks via...
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Due to coronavirus, Pokémon Go just got easier to play inside
Megan Farokhmanesh//35 views
Pokémon Go creator Niantic is doing its part to keep players inside with temporary tweaks to the game that will make it easier to play without leaving home. The...
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Teaching on Twitch was a ‘mild disaster’ for one games professor
Megan Farokhmanesh//35 views
Robert Yang has just said the magic number. Twitch chat suddenly has an echo, and it sounds like “nice.” Yang, a developer and New York University Game Center p...
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E3 and GDC cancellations are forcing the gaming industry to think like Nintendo
Megan Farokhmanesh//35 views
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that E3, North America’s biggest gaming conference, is canceled. As effects from the coronavirus co...
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Start planning your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island with this fan-made browser game
Megan Farokhmanesh//39 views/1 comments
Before you can spend all of your time in Animal Crossing: New Horizons fishing and getting stung by wasps, you need to decide what your island will look like. W...