Since its release in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has become one of the most popular fighting games of all time. Known for its easily accessible play style and massive roster of 56 characters pulled from both comics and iconic gaming franchises, it’s easy to see why. But MvC2 is …
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After saving the fabric of reality from being erased, even the stoutest of heroes need a vacation. For the last decade, Final Fantasy XIV has been all about building your legend, becoming the mythical Warrior of Light. The world revolves around you. Following up on a lengthy and beloved story …
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It’s summertime, which means a group of gorgeous twentysomethings have taken over a kitschy villa in Fiji in an attempt to find love — or win a $100,000 cash prize — on Love Island USA. Since it first hit television screens back in 2015, Love Island U.K. has been the …
Read More »'Star Wars Outlaws' Ditches the Jedi to Be a Game About Scoundrels
At the entrance of Ubisoft‘s Massive Entertainment headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, two stormtroopers are checking credentials with blasters ready. Later, they’ll be demoted to serving coffee, but for now, the security is warranted, asdevelopers are preparing to finally show off their new game, Star Wars Outlaws. Filing into the padded …
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Anyone who’s been online in the last month has likely heard of the new Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. The first and only major update to one of the best RPGs of the last decade has caused a stir not just for being incredible to play, but for …
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Elden Ring‘s new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is occasionally — like the rest of the sublime open-world fantasy game — mind-bendingly difficult. Since the DLC released on June 21, seasoned players have been finding themselves flat on their backs in front of some mouth-breathing wizard, covered in their own …
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In a surprising move, PlayStation recently announced a slate of new games targeted at younger players, one of which came totally out of left field: LEGO Horizon Adventures. In our initial impressions going hands on with the game, Rolling Stone noted that its irreverent, self-referential take on its own IP …
Read More »'The Sims' Has Finally Added Polyamory
It’s summer and love is in the air for fans of The Sims 4. In an official blog post earlier today, EA officially announced the latest addition to the long-running life simulator game, called The Sims 4 Lovestruck Expansion Pack. With it comes a feature that players have been wanting …
Read More »'Supervive' Aims to Reinvent 'League of Legends' for a New Generation
If you’ve been playing video games on a PC at all over the last 20 years, you’re likely to be at least somewhat familiar with MOBAs. Short for “Multiplayer Online Battle Arena”, the subgenre of strategy games has long been a staple in online gaming, LAN parties, and the esports …
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Elden Ring was undoubtedly 2022’s Game of the Year, winning numerous awards across different shows and publications. With its dark fantasy atmosphere, punishing combat, and challenging difficulty, players keep coming back for more. It was also developer FromSoftware’s first open-world game, so it needed to have more content than any …
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