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UncategorizedRainbow Six Siege’s ‘Rainbow Is Magic’ Is More Than A Throwaway Joke
“Rainbow Is Magic,” a special event added to Rainbow Six Siege for April Fools’ Day and running until April 8, brings over-the-top silliness, teddy bears, and lots and lots of pink to the tactical shooter. The whimsical vibe of a children’s animated show is not something you’d expect to see in a Rainbow Six game,…
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UncategorizedHalo: The Master Chief Collection now has a 60 Hz tick rate thanks to the game’s April update This puts it closer to the refresh rate of games like CS:GO and Overwatch, which helps cut down on things like rubber-banding and getting shot around corners. 343 Industries explains it in detail here.
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UncategorizedPlayers Say The Latest Apex Legends Update Wiped All Their Progress [Update]
Shortly after the latest update for Apex Legends went live today, some players began reporting that they’d lost all of their progress in the game after logging back in. Respawn said on Twitter that it was looking into the issue, and would provide an update as soon as possible. Apart from apparently breaking players’ save…
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UncategorizedHorny-Looking Game Actually Just A Series Of Menus
For the past month, every time I’ve logged onto Instagram, I’ve seen an ad for Game Of Sultans. These ads are, in a word, horny. Busty suitors compete for your love and the ability to sire your heir. The ads included flavor text like “my girlfriend’s character is already queen!” Whose girlfriend, you ask? There…
By Gita Jackson - Uncategorized
The Boss Fight Books series, for which I wrote the volume on Final Fantasy V, launched its first-ever Humble Bundle today You can get the entire Boss Fight library, including books on Katamari, Kingdom Hearts, EarthBound, and more, and donate some or all of your payment to the Girls Make Games charity.
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UncategorizedQC Games, the studio behind the team-based, arena RPG Breach, announced today that it’s closing. “Unfortunately, today is the last official day for QC Games, as we begin winding down internal operations on Breach,” the studio said. Breach went into Early Access on Steam in January but struggled to find an audience.
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OpinionImpressionsThe Original EverQuest Has Not Aged Well
Ten years ago I wrote a story about EverQuest, the online role-playing game I was so obsessed with it cost me my job and a relationship. Now I’m revisiting the game, playing on the new progression server opened to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and I can safely say I am in no danger of falling…
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UncategorizedGwent has a new vampire-themed expansion out, and to help celebrate CD Projekt is selling Blood Moon Packs for the low, low price of…$115. Each contains 100 kegs of new Crimson Curse cards to help get you started. It’s not a bad deal, but only if you want $115 worth of Gwent cards.
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UncategorizedI Bought A Video Game’s Collector’s Edition And Have Regrets
On September 1, 2016 I pre-ordered the collector’s edition of Persona 5. I can’t remember why I did that then several months after it had been announced and several more before it would finally be released. But I did. It cost me $76.31 with tax. Yesterday I unearthed the remnants of it from my closet,…
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UncategorizedBlack Desert On Xbox One Inches Closer To The PC Version
Pearl Abyss’ pretty online role-playing game Black Desert launched on the Xbox One last month, lacking much of the contentthat had been added to the PC version since its 2016 debut. It’s catching up quick though, with a free update today adding four new classes and large-scale player-versus-player events. The PC version of Black Desert…
By Mike Fahey
