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OpinionI Thought Resident Evil Village’s Dollhouse Was A Chill Time, Actually
The internet has been filled with folks sharing their thoughts about the dollhouse section in Resident Evil Village. Many call it scary or even terrifying. But, I didn’t find the location all that scary at all. In fact, I found the whole section rather calming and even fun. After you arrive in the titular village,…
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CultureJedi Outcast Is The Latest Classic To Get Ray Tracing
After teasing the project for months, self-described “ray tracing addict” Zyanide is finally ready to share his work adding the computationally intensive lighting technology to 2002’s Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. And gosh, it’s as impressive as the game’s title is awkward. While ray tracing brings obvious aesthetic benefits to Jedi Outcast’s lightsaber-heavy…
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CultureValheim Was Made By 5 People And Sold Nearly 7 Million Copies
It’s a good year to be a Viking. Embracer Group, the Swedish video game holding company formerly known as THQ Nordic, released a financial report today showing that early access game Valheim has sold 6.8 million copies so far, with Embracer expecting it to sell up to 8 million copies in total by the summer.…
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CultureCall of Duty Mid-Season Update Adds ’80s Action Heroes, Die Hard‘s Nakatomi Plaza
Call of Duty’s mid-season “Reloaded” update has arrived for Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, bringing Sylvester Stallone’s iconic John Rambo as an operator and some much-needed Zombies content and weapon tuning. Rambo isn’t alone—Season Three’s ‘80s action theme also includes the introduction of John McClane from Die Hard. (I believe the proper response to…
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CultureThe Nintendo Download: Shin Miitopia Tiger Trio Xylophone HD
There are 36 games coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop this week. Among those 36 games are the remaster of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, a Switch version of 3DS RPG Miitopia, a puzzle game about sushi-making tigers, and a $10 virtual xylophone. I restarted our weekly posting of The Nintendo Download to highlight some…
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CultureNi No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Is Coming To Switch
A version of Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom that includes both expansions is coming to Switch on September 17, Bandai Namco announced today. The role-playing game was previously only playable on PlayStation 4 and PC. First released in 2018, Ni No Kuni II is set centuries after the original, but wipes the slate clean…
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CultureOdds and EndsA Big Lady Needs A Big Hat
Apart from her height, Resident Evil Village villain Lady Dimitrescu’s most striking feature has got to be the fashionable hat she wears while chasing you down. But what if it was (pardon me while I attempt my best Jeff Gerstmann impression) bigger? In the video below, content creator Kallialee showcases a mod that provides the…
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CultureOdds and EndsValheim Sculptures Prove That The Game Is Mostly Viking Minecraft Now
Valheim was originally a survival game where you, a dead Viking, must prove yourself to Odin by conquering the eponymous realm of Valheim. But after you summon and slay all the bosses, there’s not much to do. Nowadays, the game has pretty much become Viking Minecraft, where players show all their elaborate, frame-chugging creations on…
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CultureGTA V Arrives On Xbox Series S/X And PlayStation 5 On November 11
Today, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto V, a game with almost as many releases as Skyrim, will be arriving on current gen systems November 11. “The expanded and enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online are arriving on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with new features and more,” Rockstar…
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CultureHere’s Everything Coming To And Leaving Game Pass Soon
The back half of May will see a whole bunch of additions to the Game Pass library, anchored by Knockout City. I have lost many, many games of dodgeball IRL, so I’m looking forward to continuing that trend in an interesting-looking game that may or may not fizzle out immediately. Always impossible to predict how…
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CultureBioWare Sounds Open To Restoring Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer In Legendary Edition
When it was announced last year that the original Mass Effect trilogy would get a proper remaster, it was mostly good news. However, EA and BioWare sadly explained that the new release would omit Mass Effect 3’s co-op multiplayer mode. Now, Legendary Edition’s project director, Mac Walters, says there’s a possibility the online mode could…
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CultureGuilty Gear Voice Actor Steps Down To Make Room For Black Women
Erin Fitzgerald, the prolific voice actor who played Ramlethal Valentine in the Guilty Gear Xrd games, won’t be returning in the upcoming Guilty Gear Strive after stepping down to “support more work for Black actresses behind the mic.” “I happily stepped away so they could cast more appropriately,” Fitzgerald wrote on Twitter, responding to questions…
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CultureOver 500,000 Cheaters Are Now Banned From Call Of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty Warzone developer Raven Software recently announced that over 30,000 new Warzone accounts were banned. According to the studio, that brings the total number of banned accounts to over half a million. Warzone has had a problem with cheaters since essentially day one. Since then, Activision and Raven Software have continued to fight…
By Zack Zwiezen
