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Steam cross-save is a game-changer for the Switch
Sam Byford//25 views
Apologies in advance for the unpopular statement, but I could never get into The Witcher 3. I bought it on PC when it came out nearly five years ago, and while ...
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Asus graphics cards are allegedly overheating because the screws are too loose
Taylor Lyles//25 views/1 comments
The last thing on my mind when building or upgrading a PC is whether my graphics card’s screws are tight enough. But it turns out that even a few slightly loose...
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GTA IV to return to Steam next month following Games for Windows Live hiccup
Jon Porter//27 views
Grand Theft Auto IV is returning to Steam on March 19th, a little over two months after its use of the defunct Games for Windows Live platform forced Rockstar t...
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The gray area of casting for characters of color in games
Alan Wen//28 views
Yet even if that appears to be progress for people of color, it’s not always the case behind the scenes. Making a woman the face of the macho Gears series may b...
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Tiger’s retro LCD handheld games are making a comeback
Andrew Webster//28 views/2 comments
Hasbro is bringing back another ‘90s classic: the monochrome Tiger Electronics LCD handheld. Today, the company announced that it’ll be releasing four new versi...
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Sony is skipping Pax East convention over coronavirus concerns
Julia Alexander//32 views/3 comments
Sony has decided not to attend Pax East next week, despite teasing a prominent presence just weeks ago, following growing concerns over the coronavirus. “We fel...
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Activision Blizzard exec leaks that Overwatch might become a TV series
Taylor Lyles//30 views/1 comments
Since 2014, Blizzard has released so many breathtaking cinematic videos for Overwatch that most of us have wondered when Blizzard would finally look into adapti...
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Nintendo announces first new Switch Lite color since launch
Sam Byford//31 views
Nintendo has announced the first new Switch Lite color since the portable-only console launched last fall. The new hue is “coral,” perhaps belatedly inspired by...
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A playable build of the never-released StarCraft: Ghost has apparently leaked online
Jay Peters//38 views
Over the weekend, a video and screenshots that appeared to come from a playable Xbox build of the never-released StarCraft: Ghost leaked online. It’s a fascinat...
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Wide Ocean Big Jacket game review: You don’t play, you participate
Michael Moore//33 views
It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest vi...
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PS4 game Dreams is an amazing creation tool with an exposure problem
Jay Castello//35 views/1 comments
Dreams is a game about creating games. And not just games, but music, animation, and art, all through powerful creation tools provided by developers Media Molec...
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Blizzard moves previously canceled Overwatch League games from China to Korea
Andrew Webster//36 views/1 comments
Last month, Blizzard announced that all of its scheduled Overwatch League games in China during February and March were canceled in the wake of the coronavirus....
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake: watch the gorgeous new opening movie
Andrew Webster//34 views/1 comments
We’ve seen plenty of trailers for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake already, but the latest shows something particularly exciting: the very first moments of...
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You can blame Nvidia, not just Activision Blizzard, for their GeForce Now falling-out
Sean Hollister//37 views
When we learned that Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service was losing access to every Activision Blizzard game only one week after leaving beta, I’ll admit ...
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Fortnite now lets you Rickroll your friends
Jay Peters//30 views
In a wonderful Valentine’s Day surprise, Fortnite has introduced a new emote inspired by the Rickrolling meme, and it’s incredible. It plays part of the actual ...