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Baldur's Gate 3 Gets Its Best Third-Person Mod Yet

Baldur's Gate 3 already lets you get more up close and personal with the characters than most other cRPGs, but modder Relysia has taken things a step further.

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Steam Users Have Limited Time to Claim 2024 Action Game For Free Before It's Delisted

A 2024 action hack-and-slash game named Arena of Trophies is set to be permanently delisted from Steam in the coming months, leaving players with limited time to add it to their libraries for free and keep it forever. Once a game is delisted on Steam, there's no way for new users to get it in the future, but those who...

1 month ago 👁 8
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Yoshida Says Despite Final Fantasy 14’s Evercold’s Theme, The Team Is “Not Really Developing Any Kind Of Snowy Or Icy Areas”

Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival kicked off day one in Berlin this weekend with a nearly three-hour-long keynote from producer and director Naoki Yoshida that was jam-packed with information about upcoming expansion Evercold and other future content coming to the beloved MMORPG. We had juicy reveals, such as the new Basti...

1 month ago 👁 9
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Silent Hill f producer encouraged the game's writers to read '100-200 books a year'

If you feel like you don't read enough books—which is entirely possible with the many other distractions clamouring for our collective attention—there are various ways to boost your literary consumption. Pick a book that really excites you, rather than something you feel you should read. Choose something short that you...

1 month ago 👁 10
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Under-the-Radar FPS Games That Are Perfect From Start To Finish

We all know Call of Duty, Halo, and Half-Life, and most of us know Trepang2, Ultrakill, and Titanfall 2. Sadly, not every FPS game becomes a juggernaut or achieves borderline-mainstream cult status, particularly among modern releases. Nowadays, most first-person shooters are relatively small, with only a couple of annu...

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Final Fantasy Resonance's Turn-Based Battle System Has One Perfect Modern Touch

If you think that turn-based battles are too old-fashioned, know that Final Fantasy Resonance is setting out to prove you wrong. The game's set to release in October 2026, and the first Final Fantasy title to sport Square Enix's HD-2D art style has some questions to answer. One of the biggest questions is how this part...

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Japan Officially Sets Up The Biggest Rival For Demon Slayer

Last year, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 took the world by storm and reminded everyone why the franchise remains one of anime’s biggest success stories. The film shattered box office records, attracted huge audiences across Japan and overseas, and generated massive excitement among both longtime fans and newcome...

1 month ago 👁 22
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Helldivers 2 is giving players a free car in October, except for those who already earned it in June

One aspect of Helldivers 2 I've repeatedly lamented is how many of its new toys are locked away inside Warbonds, with too few new weapons, equipment and stratagems unlockable through regular play. Hence, it's worth giving Arrowhead credit when they do let you unlock a new toy through spending requisition slips and noth...

1 month ago 👁 11
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Game Freak's New RPG Might Actually Be Pokémon's Biggest Threat

Game Freak has become synonymous with the Pokemon franchise, with very few of their other games finding much success outside of a small initial audience. However, that may be about to change with the release of Beast of Reincarnation, a brand-new action RPG that is looking to push far outside the realm of creature coll...

1 month ago 👁 25
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Naruto: 5 Strongest Ninjas From Each Great War

The modern world of Naruto is filled with conflict and mistrust, but this is nothing in comparison to the Warring States Period. Clans were constantly fighting with one another, and all in all, it was one of the worst times to be a ninja. Following the conclusion of this era, many villages were established, and it seem...

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Meccha Chameleon suffers a malware scare thanks to some infected Steam Workshop maps

Recently, many players of Steam mega-hit Meccha Chameleon have been hit with malware, casting suspicions on the game's security. However, the developers have now confirmed that Mecca Chameleon is indeed safe, and instead the issue stems from one Steam Workshop mod. Unfortunately, one Discord moderator got caught out be...

1 month ago 👁 26
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Fan-Made Portal Remake 100 Percent Finished, But Valve Is Ghosting The Devs

Portal: Alive & Kicking, a fan-made Portal remake that was announced way back in 2011, is finally ready to launch after over a decade. But there's a hitch. According to the team, the game is currently pending Valve's approval to publish, and Valve has gone quiet.

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