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I’m finally learning poker hands because of a fantasy deckbuilder RPG

As I have complained about mightily in the past, I grew up somwhere that didn't have much in the way of entertainment, so me and my friends had to engage in the time honoured tradition of making our own fun. Once we reached about age 17 this included playing poker ...
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Battlefield 2042’s New Map Has a Mirror’s Edge Easter Egg

Battlefield 2042 players have found an Easter Egg from EA's Mirror's Edge hidden in the game's new map.As reported by Eurogamer, Battlefield 2042's Season 4 update added the Flashpoint map and with it a throwback to one of developer DICE's previous projects. Most known for its fast-paced parkour around vertigo-inducing ...
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is back on Steam after a DMCA strike from disgruntled player

Last month, city-builder Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic was removed from Steam following a DMCA takedown notice filed by a disgruntled player. The industrial management game is now back on Steam and available for purchase again. “We want to apologize to those who were looking to purchase the game and ...
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Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight – Affordable Space Adventures

#11 - One more hand for the Wii U's finest exclusive.For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why ...
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Crunchyroll Names Cyberpunk Edgerunners Best Anime of 2022 Over Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer

Cyberpunk Edgerunners has been named the best anime of last year at Crunchyroll's 2023 Anime Awards, overcoming the fierce competition of Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and more.Announced at the awards show in Tokyo over the weekend, the Netflix series from Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red overcame Attack on ...
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A new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is coming, 16 years after the last

Dragon Ball FighterZ has been a big success in the fighting game scene, and it's probably thought of as the best way to experience the famous anime in game form - complete with an endless barrage of multicoloured punches. But growing up, the Budokai Tenkaichi series were the Dragon Ball ...
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The Last of Us Episode 8: TV Show vs Game Comparison

Warning: Full spoilers ahead for episode 8 of HBO's The Last of Us.HBO's The Last of Us episode 8 has arrived and this time we see Ellie tangling with David and Joel stepping up his torturing game. But how close does the show compare to the game?To help answer this ...
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Screenshot Saturday Mondays: cute townbuilding and watching an entire movie inside an immersive sim

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by cute townbuilding, decapitating horror, a demon skateboarding through Hell, bouncing logos, handcrafted strategy, an entire movie jammed ...
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Theatrhythm Final Bar Line’s New Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

After a brief tuning period.The latest instalment in Square Enix's Final Fantasy rhythm series, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, played its way onto the Nintendo Switch last month to high praise (we gave it a 9/10 in our review). A new big-fixing update was released for the title's PS4 release last ...
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Why PSVR 2 is Better Than Quest 2

The PSVR 2 is here and I’ve never been more excited to jump back into a virtual world of reality. Sure, we have our fair share of PC VR headsets and two generations of Meta’s standalone Quest, but it’s been almost seven years since we’ve gotten a console VR headset ...
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