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Dominate the Crash Team Rumble closed beta with tips from devs, live today

The key to victory in this 4v4 competitive platformer is strategy. There are strategic advantages throughout the game from gameplay, to hero roles, powers, and more.  To celebrate the start of Crash Team Rumble’s Closed Beta – here are some tips and tricks that can give you a leg up ...
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This 1TB portable SSD is down to £56.50 at CCL in the UK

We've continued to see prices fall on solid state storage over the past few months, as manufacturers are looking to sell on excess stock caused by falling demand in commercial sectors. That makes it a great time to be a PC gamer, as you can pick up some great tech ...
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Project Milo Was a Big Swing (and a Miss) at Leveling Up Game AI

As IGN’s AI Week continues, I thought it’d be fitting to look back on the Xbox’s highest-aiming gaming AI project: Project Milo, which would formally come to be known as Milo & Kate before disappearing in a cloud of vaporware altogether. It was unveiled back at E3 2009, meaning that ...
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The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S2 Episode 12: remember movies? They’re back! In game form…

Over the last few weeks we at the RPS Electronic Wireless Show podcast have noticed a slight resurgence in a trend we thought was basically over. That's right: video game tie-ins to films! There used to be loads of them, and now there aren't. Except there are again, culminating in ...
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5 AI Projects to Try Right Now

This feature is part of AI Week. For more stories, including how AI can improve accessibility in gaming and comments from experts like Tim Sweeney, check out our hub.AI in games is not particularly novel given that the technology has been used to power games from Half-Life to Chess. But ...
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Time-travelling horror Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is coming in July

Spooky supernatural sequel Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is launching on July 12th, developer Night School have announced. Just like the first Oxenfree, there’ll be plenty of flexible walking and talking where you’ll be able to interrupt conversations at any time, or just stay silent throughout, which would be creepily on-brand ...
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Nintendo Download: 20th April (North America)

Advance Wars! Afterimage! Teslagrad 2!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!Switch eShop ...
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Shaping God of War (2018)’s climactic boss encounter with Baldur

It has been five incredible years since God of War (2018) came out and more since our team at Santa Monica Studio was deep in development on the game. Since then, we’ve released the game’s NG+ mode, next-gen updates, a PC port, and a sequel you might have heard of ...
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Latest Patch Includes More Bug Fixes

Nintendo has released another patch for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that addresses a ton of more bugs that have plagued the games since launch.Releasing the notes on its website, version 1.3.0 also includes a slight change to how Friendly Competitions work (entries are now allowed until an event ends instead ...
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Betrayal At Club Low has taught me that we’re all taking puddles for granted

A lot of RPGs with stats and dialogue options don't actually give you options. Sometimes you're presented with a skill check and if one of your stats isn't an arbitrary number like, I dunno, seven, then whoever it is you spoke with (a king, a bard, an elf) might shutter ...
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