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One Year In, Arknights’ Bonkers Gameplay Finally Makes Sense To Me

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 04:30 PM PST

When I first started writing about Arknights last year, I had completed three-fourths of its main storyline. For all intents and purposes, I considered myself a bit of an expert of this gacha tower defense game, thinking of it as basically real-time chess with anime catgirls. Many months later, I realize that I was…

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The Steam Deck Compatibility Test vs 810 Steam Games

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 04:00 PM PST

Valve just released a new feature that lets you sign into Steam and check to see how many of the games in your library will run on the new Steam Deck handheld. I've ended up with a lot of games over my time in this job, from all kinds of genres and eras, so figured running the test on them might be a useful real-world…

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Cyberpunk 2077’s Afterlife Bar Vs. Mass Effect 2’s, The Comparison We Had To Make

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 02:45 PM PST

In the future, if some of the most popular science-fiction games are to be believed, we'll all be drinking in a bar called Afterlife.

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Elden Ring's First Scary Obstacle Is A Simple Bridge

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 02:30 PM PST

A rickety, wooden bridge in many games is just that: a way to get across a gap to the next objective. But in Souls games, FromSoftware often utilizes these atmospheric flourishes for more devious ends. That's why, when Elden Ring presented me with such an obstacle a few short moments into my new adventure, I couldn't…

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FromSoftware's Notorious Poison Zones Appear 90 Seconds Into Elden Ring

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 12:05 PM PST

Last week, I said FromSoftware was "back on its bullshit" in response to the moody Elden Ring cinematic that introduces the game's world and major characters. I wish I'd saved that particularly evocative phrase for today's story instead because, if finding a way to poison the player in less than 90 seconds isn't the…

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Destiny 2 Nightstalkers Are Having A Crisis After Witch Queen Changes

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 10:28 AM PST

Bungie's massive Witch Queen expansion launched surprisingly smoothly and is extremely good so far. While everyone else has been celebrating, however, Destiny 2 Hunters have been going through an existential crisis of sorts as they grapple with some of the update's low points. These include an extremely niche Exotic…

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Elden Ring Reviews Call The Game A Challenging Open-World Masterpiece

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 09:50 AM PST

The review embargo for Elden Ring, From Software's highly anticipated and tough-as-nails action role-playing game, has finally lifted ahead of its February 25 launch. Critics have started publishing their reviews online, giving you an opportunity to see just where the latest Soulslike stands in relation to other genre…

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Sad Halo Fans Buy Cool Dragon Gun Attachment, Discover It Looks Like A Cheeto Instead

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 09:10 AM PST

For the fourth run of its samurai event, Halo Infinite is selling a weapon attachment shaped like a dragon. It affixes to the barrel of your battle rifle, in theory making your gun look like it's spitting fire every time you shoot. Only problem? From a first-person perspective—y'know, the perspective from which you…

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The Street Fighter 6 Logo Also Looks Like A Taiwanese Retailer's Old Logo

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 04:30 AM PST

Not only does Street Fighter 6's logo look like $80 clip art, but it also looks like the old logo of a Taiwanese company.

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'It Seems Like A Prison,' And Other Online Reactions To Nintendo's Headquarters

Posted: 23 Feb 2022 03:00 AM PST

If you've been to Kyoto, you might have made the journey out to Nintendo's headquarters—at least to stand outside the gates.

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