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Tips & GuidesQuick Tricks That Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Too Chill To Tell You About
Face it: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an annoying game. There. I said it. I’m sorry, but it’s true. Yes, you’re the de facto overlord of a private island brimming with adorable talkative animals. On paper, it’s a dream come true. But, in reality, Nintendo’s life simulator is a maddening nightmare. Every minute spent with…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Multitask While Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has taken the world by storm. The game has inundated social media (and this very website). It shattered Switch sales records in Japan. Even Brie Larson loves it. Now, this isn’t a bad thing. Given how awful the real world is right now, it’s nice to have a pastel-colored paradise we…
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Tips & GuidesDon’t Neglect Turnips In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
If you ask me, Animal Crossing is much more fun when you don’t spend all your time in the pursuit of money. But if you’re set on making bank, New Horizons offers you a bunch of good ways to indulge your inner Scrooge. One such option that many new players will gain access to this…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Send Doom Eternal’s Frustrating Marauders Straight Back To Hell
Last week, Doom Eternal entered the mortal plane for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. As you can imagine, id Software’s first-person shooter is a riotous, heavy-metal blast. The game offers the same frenetic fun as 2016’s Doom, but adds a bunch of new features—like a sweet grappling hook—to the core gameplay loop. It also introduces…
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Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Doom: Eternal
On paper, Doom: Eternal is a simple game. Use big guns. Kill all the demons. Rock out like there’s no tomorrow. But id Software’s hilariously metal first-person shooter—which came out last week for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC—is more than meets the eye. By making the most of the game’s various and intricate systems,…
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Tips & GuidesI Restarted Animal Crossing: New Horizons For 2 Hours Because Peaches
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, out today for the Switch, is a relaxing, slow-paced game in which you, over time, build up a thriving yet self-sufficient community of anthropomorphic animals. I wouldn’t know. I’ve started the game, but I haven’t actually played it yet. In Nintendo’s placid life simulator, you set off on an island getaway.…
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Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out today. I’ve spent a lot of time with this massive game over the last few weeks, and while that may not be enough to truly grasp the entirety of what it has to offer, I do have a few tips for folks looking to make the most out of…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Get Into Playing Video Games
So, you’re practicing social distancing. Great! It’s one of the best ways of slowing the spread of covid-19. The downside is that you might find yourself with more free time at home than you know what to do with. Those of us who play blockbuster video games probably have a huge backlog to tackle. But…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Clean And Sanitize Your Gaming Gear
As concerns about covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, reach a fever pitch, it’s more important than ever to do your part in beating back the spread. One effective countermeasure is what experts call social distancing—turning down event invites, cancelling non-essential travel, and, if feasible, working from home. But the single best thing…
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Tips & GuidesGames To Definitely Not Play While You’re Not Leaving The House
As the number of confirmed cases of covid-19—the disease caused by the novel coronavirus strain—tick up in the United States, companies around the country areurging employees to work from home. Even if you don’t find yourself in an official quarantine, health experts suggest one of the best things you can do to halt the illness…
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Tips & GuidesGames To Play While You’re Not Leaving The House
As Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, spreads, it’s more important than ever to cancel unnecessary outings and use social distancing measures to try and limit how many people get infected. In other words, you’re going to be spending a lot of time inside. Here are some of the best video games to help…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Get Access To Over 700 VR Games, Like Arizona Sunshine and Creed: Rise To Glory, For Free
With the upcoming release of Half-Life: Alyx it seems like a lot of folks are buying VR headsets or dusting off their old ones. But we still have a few days left before Alyx is released, so you probably need something to play. You might even be stuck at home because of the virus. So…
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Tips & GuidesWhat You Need To Know To Get Started With Destiny 2’s Trials Of Osiris
Destiny’s elite competitive end-game mode, Trials of Osiris, makes its triumphant return today. The last time anyone got to play it was back in August 2017. If you play Destiny 2, you should give it a shot, since while challenging, it’s also historically been one of the best things in the series. Here’s how to…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Prep Your Xbox One Or PS4 For A Massive Download
If you play video games today, you’re no stranger to massive downloads. Red Dead Redemption 2 is 90 GB, before updates and add-ons. Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently clocks in at 115 GB. Sure, the base game of Destiny 2 may be just 31 GB, but if you want all of the expansions—essential for…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Increase Footstep Volume In Call of Duty Warzone
Earlier this week, Activision released Warzone for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Warzone is a free-to-play Call of Duty battle royale, similar in structure to popular games of the genre. The gimmick of Warzone is that it’s staggeringly massive—and that it’s a stealth game, apparently, with many players complaining that the game’s footsteps are…
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Tips & GuidesTips For Dying Less In Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is one of 2020’s prettiest platformers, but don’t let its looks fool you. This game will destroy you. Whether it’s hyper-precise platforming or unrelenting combat, Ori has lots of chances to die. Here are some tips that should make the game a bit less of a gauntlet. Do…
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Tips & GuidesHow To Pick Your Perfect Difficulty Level In Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps, out tomorrow for Xbox One and PC, is a meditative, poetic, beautiful platformer, with as many quiet moments as it has intense monster battles. It’s also brutally difficult. As in its predecessor, 2015’s notoriously punishing Ori and the Blind Forest, you control the guardian spirit Ori and navigate…
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Tips & GuidesTips For Playing The Division 2 [Updated]
The Division 2 is filled with things to do, places to explore, guns to collect and enemies to kill. And after a massive sale and a new expansion, there might be a lot of players either returning to the game or playing it for the first time. So here are some updated tips for new…
By Zack Zwiezen
