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9 Xbox Predictions for 2023 – Unlocked 576

Happy New Year! It’s a fresh start for Xbox in what should be a huge 2023 for them. We discuss the one thing Microsoft needs to do ASAP in order to get the year off on the right foot, and then we make a total of nine predictions for Xbox’s ...
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Random: You Should Definitely Propose To Your Partner With This Gigantic Pikachu Ring

Pokémon Marry and Pokémon Me.As a woman who will probably some day have to wear an engagement ring, I have spent some amount of time thinking about what designs I actually like. Unfortunately, it turns out that most of them are designed to tear up any kind of knitted sweater ...
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Gigabyte’s Aorus FO48U 48-in OLED monitor is down to £799 at Amazon UK

The Gigabyte Aorus FO48U is one of the best-reviewed OLED monitors, with its 48-in LG OLED panel providing perfect blacks, gorgeous colours, near-instant pixel response times and fewer compromises than competing displays from the likes of LG, Dell and Samsung. Read more ...
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Apex Legends is bringing back its 9v9 Control mode next week

Imagine a battle royale game, right, but instead of dropping into an arena with one life and no guns, you actually start with your loadout and can respawn as many times as you like while you fight over control points in 9v9 matches. Now stop imagining that, because it's exactly ...
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Half-Life 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. shake-ups top ModDB’s 2022 Mod of the Year Awards

The problem with game of the year lists, if your feet are suitably submerged in the PC Gaming swamp, is that they don't tend to highlight anything you won't have already heard about. That's less true for ModDB's Mod of the Year Awards, which can shine a light on experiences ...
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Talking Point: Which Zelda-Themed Nintendo Console Has The Best Design?

Special addiction.When it comes to console special editions, Nintendo takes the biscuit. Whether it's a colour variant, a game release exclusive, or a nod back to retro consoles of the past, the company is constantly looking for ways to get a 'new' model out on the market and, so it ...
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Neil Druckmann on Last of Us Part 3 Possibility: ‘I Think There’s More Story to Tell’

While The Last of Us fans are currently setting their sights on the upcoming HBO show and multiplayer title, Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann isn't ruling out the possibility for The Last of Us Part 3.Speaking to THR ahead of The Last of Us show's premiere later this month, Druckmann couldn't ...
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My Time At Sandrock’s multiplayer beta next week will be set in a simulation

Snazzy Stardew Valley-like town simulator My Time At Sandrock is running its first open beta for multiplayer next week, allowing owners of the game to hop into a separate multiplayer area set in a "semi-fictional" version of Sandrock's past that includes "compressed stories happening 50 years before single-player events". A ...
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What’s better: calling found phone numbers, or giant swords?

Before our Christmas break, I left you with a big winter decision, and I return to see that you have dynamic snow is better than seasonal events. Having hugely enjoyed recent real-world snow but not really done much in terms of seasonal events, yes, this feels correct. Well done. Now ...
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