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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Is Almost Perfect On Nintendo Switch 2, Except For One Fatal Flaw

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a bona fide JRPG classic, but it also looks like ass. The Nintendo Switch exclusive was first released in late 2017 to rave reviews from critics such as myself β€” god, I’ve been doing this for way too long β€” but was rightfully lambasted for its poor performance and image quality. It felt like y...

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Splatoon Raiders Is The Most Relaxing Looter Shooter Ever Made

Splatoon is easily Nintendo’s most successful new IP of the 21st century. A bold, stylish, and experimental take on the shooter formula that gave young talent at the company a chance to show exactly what they were made of. And boy did they do just that.

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EA Game is Permanently Shutting Down Later This Month

Fans of EA-published games should brace themselves, as yet another game from the company is shutting down soon, with even more permanently closing later this year. EA keeps a running list of games it is shutting down, which ensures that fans have time to revisit the titles before they are taken offline forever. It's a...

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10 Best Games on Xbox Game Pass (August 2026)

August is here and before the Summer ends we still have a ton of games to get through on Game Pass. With some brand new remasters, to some amazing classics and unique indies, we run through the top games that make Game Pass still worth it in August 2026.

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The great RPG debate: Do RPGs really need romanceable companions?

Dungeon Master(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer's regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming's most beloved and enduring genre. Grab a seat in our badly-lit tavern and please ignore the goblin puke.Videogames have always struggled a wee bitβ€”and I'm being generous...

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Spider-Man NPC Location in Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 has only gotten bigger with its final update, bringing with it a whole bunch of new Sprites to hunt down, including the Llama Sprite and more. While new content is still rolling out during the final weeks of the season, such as the return of the Ironmouse Sprite, one of the most anticipated...

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PC Gamers Have Until August 11 to Claim Open World Game Completely Free of Charge

An indie PC game called Boots Quest DX, described as a hand-drawn open-world adventure, is free to claim and keep until August 11. What makes this offer even more interesting for PC gamers is that Boots Quest DX has a perfect 100% positive rating on Steam, although it has only a limited number of user reviews at the ti...

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One Piece Officially Unveils The Strongest Swordsman From The Void Century

With One Piece in the climax of the Elbaf arc and deep into the final saga, Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the series, is slowly shedding more light on the most mysterious time period to exist in the series β€” the Void Century. First brought up in the story in One Piece Chapter 392 on December 12, 2005, the Void Century h...

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Halo: Campaign Evolved is Being Review Bombed

In the days following its release, gamers have wasted no time in review bombing Halo: Campaign Evolved on multiple platforms. Despite strong critic reviews, a variety of complaints have led to sinking player reviews for Halo: Campaign Evolved, and they're unlikely to change course.

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Crimson Desert adds 133 new trading posts and overhauls the in-game economy with supply and demand

What is that quasi-critical darling and pillar of K-content Crimson Desert even about, anyway? The answer becomes less clear by the day, as now it's something of a full-blown trading simulatorβ€”given this is the developer behind Black Desert Online, a game where you can breed and sell horses when you get tired of advent...

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PlayStation Users Aren't Convinced The Blackout Will Work

Sony recently announced that it would cease game disc production in 2028, and while there were petitions and lawsuits in the weeks following, there hasn't been a truly organized effort from the community to protest the move β€” only comment sections filled with outrage and directionless boycotts. That is until last week,...

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New Official Bethesda Release Confirmed for August 11

The next release from Bethesdais locked in for August 11. The past decade has seen extremely long waits between Bethesda releases. There was four years between Skyrim and Fallout 4, but then there was eight years between that game and Starfield. Spin-offs like Fallout 76 and mobile projects like The Elder Scrolls Blade...

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