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Flask is a grim brew of homunculus autobattling and hand-drawn alchemy, and it’s got a new demo on Steam

Everyone, look how open-minded I am: I’m spotlighting a demo for a game I’m not personally interested in. Nobel Peace Prizes, FIFA Peace Prizes, Pepsi sponsorships, surely all mine now that I’ve pointed out Flask – a darkly comedic deckbuilding autobattler, with scratchy hand-drawn art by Danish...

2 months ago 👁 8
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I'm learning to love autobattlers and it's because this Steam demo let me build a gnarly squad of combat freaks out of weird meat and goblin blood

Having been playing games almost as long as I've been alive, I've fought and killed more goblins than I could ever hope to count. While MMOs, RPGs, RTSes, and all kinds of other acronyms have happily enabled my lifelong war with goblinkind, Flask—an autobattler that just released a demo on Steam—is the rare sort of gam...

2 months ago 👁 13
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New PS5 Controller Revealed, Pre-Orders Available Now

PlayStation 5 users can now pre-order a new limited-edition DualSense controller for their collection, giving collectors another option to add to their shelves, albeit with a bit of a caveat. Not only is this a limited-time, regional release, but it has seen a regional rollout for PS5 users worldwide, meaning some have...

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PlayStation Veteran Gives A Harsh Review Of The Steam Machine: ‘Am I Going Back To PS4 Days’

Shuhei Yoshida had good and not so good things to say about Valve's new gaming PC

2 months ago 👁 32
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A Video Game Lounge Has Just Opened Up In Gaza’s Warzone

As Palestinians in Gaza continue to face attacks from Israel, a small glimmer of hope has emerged from the rubble. In a small building, surrounded by others that have collapsed, is Doctor Game, a new gaming lounge designed to bring joy to those facing hardships.

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How to Escape the Killer in Apartment in Unhinged Netflix

Netflix's Unhinged starts with Ava (Zoë Kravitz) waking up to a raging thunderstorm and a call from her friend Claire (Sadie Sink). What seems like a rather unpleasant night becomes a nightmare when there's an intruder (Troy Baker) in Ava's apartment wielding a knife and about to pounce on her. The game immediately put...

2 months ago 👁 11
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New Action RPG on Steam Is Fable Meets Breath of the Wild With One Huge Advantage Over Both

With Fable now unfortunately delayed to February 23, 2027 (thank you for that, GTA 6), I've been on the lookout for something that will scratch a similar itch until that day finally arrives. Well, I managed to find a game that does exactly that, all while bringing in bits and pieces of one of the best Legend of Zelda g...

2 months ago 👁 12
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Capcom Gets Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Out Of Gaming’s Biggest Traffic Jam Of The Year

The action game just became a late summer launch

2 months ago 👁 15
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Matt Smith Has No Idea Why Keanu Reeves Watched Morbius

Back in 2022, Matt Smith found himself in the awkward position of having to promote Morbius like it was anything resembling a half-decent movie. At the same time, he was also trying to promote the first season of House of the Dragon, something that was actually good.

2 months ago 👁 29
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Creepy PC Horror Game Is Free to Keep, But Only for a Limited Time

PC users have until July 12 to claim a horror game called Nightbell completely free of charge. Compared to console users, gamers on PC receive many more freebies each month, as they get free-to-keep promotions from several sources, mainly Steam and Epic Games Store. That said, the current promotion does not come from e...

2 months ago 👁 9
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PlayStation Is Killing Physical Media, So What Happens Next?

In an unprecedented move, PlayStation has announced that it will cease producing physical game discs for all of its titles starting in January 2028. Following this date, every game shall only be sold digitally on both the PlayStation Store and in-person retailers. In addition, the digital PS3 and PS Vita storefronts wi...

2 months ago 👁 19
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'A wild testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI': Google's electricity consumption is exponentially increasing

As a Brit, I've been thinking a lot about the climate crisis since last month's historic heatwave. With many buildings across the UK designed to retain heat, we're simply not built for 37°C/98.6°F weather. Causes of climate change are numerous, and I know we didn't get here solely due to the advent of AI, but the steep...

2 months ago 👁 9