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If you just buy one Total War: Warhammer 3 Thrones Of Decay lord, make it Malakai Makaisson

Well, this was unexpected. Malakai Makaisson is the single best campaign experience I’ve had since strategy game Total War: Warhammer 3 launched, and might just be up there with some of the best in the series’ history. That’s over ninety lords he’s given both barrels to getting here and, honestly, ...
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Soapbox: 20 Years On, Pikmin 2’s Waterwraith Remains Nintendo’s Scariest Moment

H2Oh no.Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim is reliving a childhood trauma to mark Pikmin 2's 20th anniversary...To the casual observer, Pikmin must seem like a pretty relaxed experience. Everything is colourful ...
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Escape From Tarkov Dev’s ‘Shameless’ Controversy Response Called Out By Fans and Esports Company

Escape From Tarkov developer Battlestate Games has been called "shameless" and "tone deaf" over its response to controversy caused by a $250 expansion, with fans and even its esports associate calling out the studio.The community behind Escape From Tarkov — a hardcore and realistic online first-person shooter currently in beta ...
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Layers Of Fear dev’s next original game will be revealed this year

Twitter user pl_evil has helpfully translated a recent letter to shareholders from Bloober Team, showing that their new game "Project C" will be revealed later this year. This will be the studio's next original game, after they wrapped up Layers Of Fear last year with, confusingly, Layers Of Fear (the ...
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Manor Lords Sells Over 1 Million in a Day, Hits Highest Ever Steam Player Concurrents for a City Builder

Manor Lords’ huge Steam wishlists have translated into a bumper launch that saw over one million copies sold in just a day.Manor Lords launched on April 26 in Early Access form and soon rose through the player concurrents ranks on Valve’s platform. It hit a peak Steam concurrent player count ...
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Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he “did not foresee” players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

The Escape From Tarkov developers' efforts to escape from a DLC paywall quagmire of their own quagmiring continue with an update and apology from Battlestate chief operational officer Nikita Buyanov, who says he "did not foresee" the adverse reaction to selling a new PvE mode as part of a new ...
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Video: 10 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In May 2024

Endless Ocean! Paper Mario! Pac-Man!Whoever said that 2024 was a quiet year for games?Yes, it certainly seems like we're swiftly running out of incoming first-party games for the Switch, but if May is anything to go by, then 2024 is still packed to the rafters with great gaming experiences.Read the ...
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Akuma rages into Street Fighter 6 on May 22

Legend tells of a man so consumed by his pursuit of strength that his soul and body have now faded into nothingness. Though many wish he were a mere legend, Akuma will rise again in Street Fighter 6, to challenge foes worthy enough to face him on May 22. Will ...
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Hades 2 Technical Test to Wind Down Today, Steam Early Access Release Date ‘Relatively Soon’ After

Hades 2 developer Supergiant Games has signaled the end of the game’s technical test and early access launch soon afterwards.The technical test winds down from today, April 29, at which point it will no longer be available in participants’ Steam libraries, Supergiant said. The developer plans to launch Hades 2 ...
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A bot in Tekken 8 is demolishing players by only pressing one button over and over

Button mashing is advised against in fighting games if you want to climb the ranks. But those of us who've been destroyed by unpredictable little brothers going ham on a joystick know a secret. Sometimes spamming works. One Tekken 8 player is proving this point. They have programmed a bot ...
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