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CultureOutriders Is Like Destiny Mixed With Heart Of Darkness
Outriders’ art makes it seem like a grittier rip-off of Destiny, but having played the game for a couple hours, it feels more like Gears of War mixed with Mass Effect. It occasionally reminded me of a James Cameron sizzle reel: the bucolic paradise of Avatar giving way to the bloody horror of Aliens occasionally…
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UncategorizedThe Division 2‘s Warlords of New York Expansion Is Live Now
The big new expansion for The Division 2, titled Warlords of New York, was supposed to go live on Tuesday, March 3. But Ubisoft jumped the gun, it seems, because it’s currently live and playable right now on consoles as well as PC. Last month, players were treated to a brief two-mission jaunt set in…
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UncategorizedThe PC version of Hideo Kojima’s incredibly fancy walking simulator Death Stranding comes to Steam, Epic Games Store, and retail on June 2. Along with cool PC-only features like ultrawide support (*faints*), the game will include crossover content with Half-Life, including a wearable head crab.
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Tips & GuidesToday is your last chance to grab a digital download of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 for $3. For the next 18 hours, Ubisoft’s third-person shooter is available at a steep discount on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live, Ubisoft’s UPlay, and the Epic Games Store. Tomorrow’s upcoming expansion, Warlords of New York, is not included.…
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UncategorizedThe $500 Metal NES Is Back For One More Run
The fanciest way to play original Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom cartridges. With Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis retro consoles under its belt and a Game Boy on the way, retro console masters Analogue are bringing back their original $500 metal NES masterpiece for one more run with the NT Mini Noir edition. When Analogue…
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CultureMarvel’s Next Mobile Game Is An All-Star Open-World RPG
Revealed during the “Marvel Mystery Panel” at PAX East Sunday afternoon, Marvel Future Revolution is an open-world role-playing game featuring iconic characters in all sorts of funky outfits. Easy, Marvel and Netmarble, some of us still haven’t gotten over the death of Marvel Heroes. Marvel Future Revolution is the follow-up to Netmarble’s successful action RPG…
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CultureThe Week In Games: I Choose You, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon!
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX releases this week for Switch. A remake of the beloved 2005 Rescue Team games, this new Pokemon game is the biggest release in a rather quiet week. I love the art style for this remake. It looks so nice. Some of the artwork created for this game could easily…
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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Of The Year
As has been documented many, many times on this very website, I don’t know much about Pokemon. The games, the shows, the movies, the creatures. But even with my limited knowledge of Pokemon, it seems odd that Greninja is the Pokemon Of The Year. Your challenge this week: Make some images featuring the Pokemon Of…
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CultureDevelopers And Publishers Say Google Isn’t Offering Them Enough Money To Bring Their Games To Stadia
Google Stadia hasn’t been a huge success. One big reason is the lack of games. And it seems the reason Stadia’s library of software is so small is that Google isn’t willing to spend the money to get more games on the platform. As reported by Business Insider, many developers have explained that one of…
By Zack Zwiezen
