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Where to Buy PlayStation 5 and Xbox Right Now

While there are clearly many millions of players who have secured their own PS5 and Xbox, lots are still looking. Whether you are trying to figure out which outlets have them available, which console and accessories you should actually buy, and what the pros and cons for PS5 and Xbox ...
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Dwarf Fortress developers share earnings report after releasing on Steam

Dwarf Fortress selling half a million copies on Steam in just a few weeks already indicated that its creators, the Adams brothers, were due a windfall. Now the latest earnings report from Bay 12 Games is here to put an exact dollar figure on that success. Here's a tease: revenue ...
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Turtle Rock Is Already Done With Back 4 Blood

Turtle Rock Studios announced that it will not be adding any more content to Back 4 Blood and will be focusing on its next big game. The game has already received three expansions: Tunnels of Terror, Children of the Worm, and River of Blood.“Turtle Rock Studios is actually pretty small ...
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Besiege and Skul: The Hero Slayer among Game Pass’s leavers this month

It's a new month, which means there's a new wave of games to join and leave Game Pass. As of today, we know of a new set of leavers, and it includes head-turning action platformer Skul: The Hero Slayer and the wonderfully destructive Besiege. Read more ...
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Have You Played… Stellaris?

I've never actually finished a game of Stellaris. I doubt I'm the only ardent fan of the game that hasn't done so. The best thing about it, as is so often the case with 4X and grand strategy games, is the very beginning. That opening half-hour of limitless potential and ...
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Free Play Days – For Honor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, and Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker

Raise your sword…or fist… to kick off this Anime month Free Play Day weekend. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising and Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker are available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, February 2 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until Sunday, February ...
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Tim Schafer to Be Inducted Into AIAS Hall of Fame at DICE Awards This Month

Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame this month at the 26th annual DICE Awards, in recognition of his over 30-year impact on the games industry.Schafer's career began at LucasArts in 1989 as a programmer working ...
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Coming in March, The Sims 4’s Growing Together Expansion is all about family

Now that The Sims 4 has babies and toddlers, the family unit is complete. Perfect timing too, as the game’s next expansion is all about growing up with family. The Sim 4’s Growing Together Expansion Pack is out March 16th and it’s planning to expand the way your Sims change ...
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Hi-Fi Rush Is Exactly What Xbox Needs Right Now

The difference between PlayStation and Xbox over the past generation-plus isn’t just the quantity of exclusives, it’s the quality of them. Microsoft has had precious few exclusives at all, which in and of itself has been a big problem. But worse, the number of those that have been not just ...
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The Electronic Wireless show S2 Ep 1: this podcast is definitely not a fraud

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast returns in 2023 with a new friend and a new format. We ran out of themes, so we're going to flip to a magazine-ish show, where we discuss some current events as well as the games we've been playing. This week we talk about games ...
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