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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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The PC Engine Mini is an awesome retro console, if you can get one
Sam Byford//27 views/2 comments
Konami had planned to release its mini TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, and CoreGrafx consoles last week, but the production schedule has been hit by the coronavirus p...
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Half-Life: Alyx review: a satisfying return to City 17
Adi Robertson//36 views/1 comments
That’s setting a very high bar, and, for now, I’m not sure Alyx clears it. The game is fighting VR’s inherent hardware limits, a pandemic-related headset shorta...
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Virtual F1 and NASCAR events are filling the gap left by canceled races
Sean O'Kane//23 views
The first few of these substitute sim races, held last weekend, were successful in ways that surprised even the organizers. Now, many of the people who put them...
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GameStop will temporarily close all storefronts to customers
Taylor Lyles//34 views/1 comments
GameStop is temporarily closing all its US-based retail locations and moving to “delivery only” starting on March 22nd, the company announced today. It’s an abr...
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Esports are back: how to watch the top League of Legends and CS:GO competitions
Jay Peters//36 views
Esports leagues all over the world have been significantly affected by the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus. Many have been briefly suspended as the orga...
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Call of Duty: Warzone has over 30 million players less than two weeks after launch
Nick Statt//43 views/1 comments
Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision’s new battle royale (BR) game that released less than two weeks ago, has more than 30 million players, the publisher announced...
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Which VR headsets can you actually buy at the launch of Half-Life: Alyx?
Cameron Faulkner//36 views
It’s 2020, and the selection of VR headsets has never been more varied — or more sold out. If you haven’t been keeping up with the onslaught of news, most virtu...
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Xbox Live went down for the second time this week
Nick Statt//38 views
Microsoft’s Xbox Live service went down again for the second time this week. Issues first began popping up some time after 7PM ET on Friday, with Down Detector ...
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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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Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ deserted island was designed to shake up the series
Andrew Webster//37 views
Most Animal Crossing games start the same. You, a cherubic human, move into a quaint town full of talking animals. In some games, you’re simply a resident; in o...
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How lost classic Doom 64 was revived for modern platforms
Sam Byford//31 views/1 comments
As if there weren’t enough doom in the world right now, this week sees the release of not one but two new Doom games. Doom Eternal is the flashy AAA sequel with...
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GameStop to close all California stores indefinitely
Taylor Lyles//29 views/1 comments
GameStop is closing its California retail stores until “further notice,” according to Kotaku, only a day after the video game retailer instructed all of its US ...
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Sonic the Hedgehog movie will be released digitally on March 31st
Chris Welch//30 views
Following in the footsteps of other movie studios, Paramount Pictures has announced that it’s speeding up the digital release of Sonic The Hedgehog. The film wi...
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Sea of Stars is a retro RPG that’s part of an indie cinematic universe
Andrew Webster//37 views/2 comments
Today, Sabotage, the studio behind the 2018 retro-platformer The Messenger, is announcing its next project via Kickstarter. In some ways, it’s what you’d expect...