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The League of Legends MMO adds another World of Warcraft vet to its team

We haven't heard much about Riot's League of Legends MMOโ€”basically nothing, if you get down to itโ€”but it's still alive and kicking, and today it kicked again: Brian Holinka, who spent more than a decade at Blizzard, including nearly five years as the lead combat designer on World of Warcraft, has joined the dev team."T...

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One Piece Creator Eiichiro Oda Sets Up A New God Ally For Luffy

In One Piece Chapter 561, which was officially released in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #48 on October 29, 2009, Eiichiro Oda highlighted Luffy's most powerful ability through Dracule Mihawk, which is to draw all of those around him closer and make them his allies. Now, almost 17 years later, this very ability o...

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Chainsaw Man Officially Reveals Part 3's Fate

Chainsaw Man Part 2 abruptly ended with the mangaโ€™s War Devil arc in Chapter 232, โ€œThank You, Chainsaw Man.โ€

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In 1997, Warren Spector told us the upcoming PC classic Deus Ex was inspired by Final Fantasy, Miyamoto, and 'the console guys'

Last year for Christmas, a good friend got me the best gift of all: Love The Orange Box the 1997 PC Gamer US "Holiday Extravaganza" issue, 456 pages of news, reviews, interviews, and, crucially, retro full page ads from the late '90s golden age of PC gaming.Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta was still editor-in-chief,...

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People Are Going Wild Over Fortniteโ€™s Most Revealing Skin Yet

One lady in some shorts and a bikini top has become very popular online

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Games Where The Villain Proves They Were Right

Few things make a great villain better than a believable set of motivations. Villainy for the sake of villainy is fine for some stories, but if you want to leave a lasting impact, you need an antagonist who is genuinely believable as a character. Their actions need to make sense, and their reasons for doing what they d...

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Guild Wars teaser has fans hyped up about a potential Guild Wars 3 announcement, and ArenaNet isn't outright denying it

"The wind stirs. The world shifts. Stand ready," the official Guild Wars account posted on its social media channels on Monday. Accompanying the message was a cryptic video, showcasing lightly animated concept art with a clear fantasy theme, and a date: June 5th, 2026, when we'll all be watching the Summer Game Fest 20...

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Mina the Hollower Weapon Upgrade Guide

While Mina the Hollower will let you choose between three weapons at the start, you can actually end up gathering five weapons in total throughout your journey to turn on the six generators. You can actually make it through the game without collecting them all, but why would you want to do that? In this guide, we'll sh...

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Marathon's first 'PvP-lite' experimental mode sounds like a delightfully terrifying alternative

In an effort to provide Marathon with some additional staying power, Bungie said in May that it would be experimenting with PvE and PvE-adjacent offerings as Marathon seasons continue, giving players a chance to see what playing the game is like when they aren't drenched in sweat.Today, the studio offered some prelimin...

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After 7 Years, Solo Leveling Is Officially Ending In Japan

Solo Leveling has garnered incredible popularity globally following its sensational adaptation from Japanese studios Aniplex and A-1 Pictures. While the Solo Leveling anime is made in Japan, the story originates from South Korea, where it was first created by Chugong as a web novel and later turned into a manhwa. Due t...

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Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

Back in 2023, a court ordered Valve chief Gabe Newell to testify, in person, in the long-running antitrust suit filed by Wolfire Games in 2021. A new report by Bloomberg runs down some of what Newell had to say during that testimony, including a denial that Steam holds any kind of monopoly on PC gaming. Or is even an o...

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New Roguelike Game on Steam Pulls a Uno Reverse Card on Hades 2's Premise

The number of roguelike games on Steam is too high to count, but every so often, a true gem appears on the platform. For every popular Steam roguelike like Hades 2, Slay the Spire 2, and Mewgenics that have seen massive success recently, there are hundreds of others that fly under players' radars. However, the upcoming...

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