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Gas Station Simulator Is One Of Steam's Biggest Games Right Now, With Good Reason

Posted: 17 Sep 2021 10:05 AM PDT

When I first booted up Gas Station Simulator, a game that's spent the last week tearing up the Steam charts, my first thought was "Christ, this place is a dump!" At the start of the game, you inherit a derelict gas station from your uncle, who I'm pretty sure is gang affiliated. Your goal is simple: pay back your…

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Skatebird Puts Cinnamon Roll Birds In A Bleh Skateboarding Game

Posted: 17 Sep 2021 09:15 AM PDT

Skatebird is a great idea. A skateboarding game starring adorable, puffy birds! Wonderful. But sadly, while the bird part of Skatebird is perfect, the skate part is a janky and frustrating mess.

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Deathloop’s Villain Group Chat Is A Perfect Mess

Posted: 17 Sep 2021 08:32 AM PDT

Deathloop does a lot of things right. One of those things is chat logs. When you're not going on a murder spree, you're reading through the private DMs of those you just killed. Arkane has done a superb job of imbuing its villains with flair and personality from beyond the grave, thanks to one of the best in-game…

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Zedd Just Showed The Unfairness Of Japan's Travel Ban

Posted: 17 Sep 2021 03:30 AM PDT

Right now, nineteen prefectures in Japan are under a state of emergency until September 30. But one of them, Chiba Prefecture, will host the Supersonic music festival at a baseball stadium this weekend. Zedd, along with Alan Walker and Steve Aoki, are among the international DJs flown in for the event.

"Finally made…

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Father Of Home Computing Sir Clive Sinclair Dies Aged 81

Posted: 17 Sep 2021 03:00 AM PDT

It's hard to overstate the importance of Sir Clive Sinclair's role in the world of computing. His inventing the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1980 radically changed the masses' perception of, and access to, computers. His work created the path to not only gaming, but also the creation of games, by regular people. He…

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Ikea's New Gaming Collection Looks Pretty Good

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 05:20 PM PDT

While people have been using Ikea stuff in the gaming space forever—right now I'm sitting on an Ikea office chair and using an Ikea desk—the Swedish company has never gone to the trouble of releasing dedicated gaming furniture before. That's about to change

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New WipEout Game Announced, Only It's Not On Console

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 04:35 PM PDT

WipeOut is, very quietly, one of the most important video game series to have ever lived, thanks to its role in selling the original PlayStation as something genuinely "cool." But it's a franchise that has fallen on hard times of late.

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The 15 Best Games on PC

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 03:15 PM PDT

PC gamers have got a pretty great thing going. Interesting, experimental indie games? Yup. Complex strategy simulations? Totally. The shiniest, prettiest versions of big-budget console games? They get a lot of those, too. Let's say you've recently joined the ranks of the PC elite. Which games should you install? Start…

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Konami Rolls Out Loot Box Pre-Orders

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 02:25 PM PDT

Over the summer, Konami announced its killing of the Pro Evolution Soccer brand (known as Winning Eleven in Japan) by morphing the popular franchise into the free-to-play eFootball.

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God Of War Ragnarök Will Wrap Story Because Trilogies Take Too Long

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 01:10 PM PDT

Developer Sony Santa Monica has confirmed that God of War Ragnarök will complete the series' Norse story when it launches next year, wrapping up Kratos' bout with deities like Freya and Thor in just two games.

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Surprising No One, Pathfinder Still Incredibly Confusing In Video Game Form

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 12:45 PM PDT

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, the recently released character RPG developed by Owlcat Games, seems really neat. I like the writing so far and the character work seems solid. But holy shit, it has possibly the most overwhelming character creator I've ever touched. If your game asks me to process 25 different…

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Genshin Impact Fan Says They're Suing Devs For Changing A Character

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Genshin Impact got a strong new character in September, Raiden Shogun, and she's already sending waves through the player community. While most of the reception has been positive, a vocal minority believe that developer miHoYo misled fans expecting Raiden to work well with an existing playable character.

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YouTube Duo Find $100,000 Of Vintage Games In Hoarder’s Abandoned House

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Like a real-life Tomb Raider run sans picturesque vistas from an ancient civilization, a pair of YouTuber game hunters found themselves in an extremely messy room that had been locked for close to 20 years. But amid the filth, they found a treasure trove of factory-sealed video games, including mainstream hits like

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