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The Xbox Fan Freakout Over Logos Points To An Impossible Balancing Act

Asha Sharma's first 'miss' is a bizarre one

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The History of James Bond Games and How the Gaming Industry Failed Him

James Bond is an absolute icon in media, the worlds most famous spy. Yet for every "Moonraker", "Goldfinger" and "Quantum of Solace" film there are at least two video games that absolutely miss the mark. With 007 First Light finally looking to be on the right track, we take a peak at the international man of mystery's...

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Paralives is home to the kind of architectural creative freedom I haven't felt from a life sim since The Sims 2

Once upon a time I was a creator of Sims. A moulder of virtual people. Pushing and pulling at sliders to contort pixels like putty, perfectly preening them with makeup and hairstyles and outfits that would compliment the personalities I had invented for them. As I grew older, something shifted. An internalised domestic...

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 5
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Robot watch: The weirdest things the clankers did this month including moonwalking themselves to death, losing a fight to a step, and drowning by the dozens in Sydney Harbour

As another month goes by, another mountain of evidence is collected suggesting that robots are just like us: dumb as hell and bad at everything. Whether demonstrating martial arts, cutting a rug on the dance floor, or attempting to delight people on the ground with an aerial lightshow, May was another busy month for ro...

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 5
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How to Install & Use Mods in Paralives

Paralives makes modding surprisingly simple compared to most life simulation games. Since the game already supports Steam Workshop integration, you can install custom content, gameplay tweaks, furniture packs, interactions, and even entire households in just a few clicks.

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All Card Locations in 007 First Light

You can collect 36 Playing Cards in 007 First Light to get the "Casino Royale" achievement, and, to get one step closer to the "A Collector's Habit" achievement! If you're on a collectibles run in 007 First Light, we've got the assistance you need, as we'll show you all Card locations in 007 First Light.

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Sail Your Boat codes (May 2026)

Looking to sail the seas at speed? These new Sail Your Boat codes will help you fuel up and send your best ships off on yet another grand voyage. In this one, it's all about building a vessel, siphoning fuel, and sending bigger and better boats off to chart the oceans. With profits spent on upgrading equipment and the...

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Original Star Wars Editor And Saga’s β€˜Secret Weapon’ Marcia Lucas Passes Away

Lucas was one of the key architects of the original Star Wars saga, not to mention her work on Taxi Driver, Medium Cool and American Graffiti

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Bungie spills the beans on combat tuning for Marathon Season 2, and it's bad news for shotgun lovers and thermal snipers

Bungie revealed Season 2 of Marathon earlier this week, and it's already given players the headlines for its upcoming reset. Marathon is getting a new map, a new defence-focussed shell, a new runner upgrade system, and a free week for players who didn't jump aboard for Season 1 to try the game out for themselves.Now, t...

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007: Nightfire review (2003)

Special commentary on this classic PC Gamer review provided by: 007: Nightfire review - PC Gamer issue #107 (US, February 2003)From the archives: The review below appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting a...

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Infamous 2 Player Discovers Cut Lightning Skate Power

Nearly 15 years after its original launch, a dataminer has seemingly found an unused power in inFamous 2 that would have let Cole zoom around the city using electricity.

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A burnt-out Final Fantasy 14 playerbase is noticeably more chipper after its latest reveal, even if we've seen nothing come of it yet

I knew something had to give, but I never realized just how fatigued I was with Final Fantasy 14's current state until I walked out of the Anaheim Convention Center last month after Fan Fest. Years of rigid adherence to aging systems and its predictable patch structure were finally catching up to me. My favorite game w...

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