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Mama’s Sleeping Angels is a Lethal Company-esque, dream-exploration, Y2K smorgasbord for the zillenialpha generations

Isn't it funny that we don't have a definitive reason as to why we dream? We have ideas, theories, like that they're the brain moving memories from short-term to long-term storage. But why the hell can they get so weird? And worse, scary. This feels like the central question at ...
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Big Hops, out today, is as delightful to play as it is to look at

It feels quite fitting that a game like Big Hops released today, the day after Awesome Games Done Quick wrapped up, because this thing feels like it has a guaranteed spot in Summer Games Done Quick already. You're a frog! Who hops around! What's not to love? It helps that ...
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‘This Is Like a Whole New World’ – Arc Raiders Players are Using Aggression-Based Matchmaking to ‘Retire’ from PvP

Arc Raiders and its cutthroat PvP encounters have generated dozens of viral clips since launch, but some peaceful players prefer PvE to such a degree that they’ve started using the aggression-based matchmaking (ABMM) to find friendly lobbies.The jig is up: developer Embark Studios is matching aggressive PvP players together. It’s ...
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Hytale Can Run Doom, Apparently, and It’s Not Even Out Yet

Where can you play 1993 classic fps Doom? Loads of places. Cooking pots, smart photo frames, receipt printers (what), Wikipedia (what???), Alarmo, the wacky list goes on. And as of yesterday, that list includes unreleased indie sandbox Hytale, courtesy of a clever modder.Doom running in Hytale comes courtesy of modder ...
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Peak Developer Explains Successful Game Pricing: ‘Eight Bucks Is Still Five Bucks’

Peak, a popular cooperative climbing game, costs $5. Except it actually costs $8, which is basically $5. And it's on sale right now for just under $5, which is also $5, but if it dropped down to $3 it would actually be $2, which is basically free..."What.", you are probably ...
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Here’s a taste of what Arc Raiders would look like in first-person, though you’re too late to try it yourself

There is a strange deliciousness in experiencing a game from a perspective that it does not otherwise allow. Sure, things don't always look right, there's just this opportunity to rethink how you view a particular world. Recently, it appears that someone playing Arc Raiders got to do just that, by ...
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Restore mysterious cassette tapes from a missing, occultish musician in the very Her Story like Imprinted

What's the genre called for games that recreate a desktop PC interface? There's gotta be a name right, there's enough games to justify it, but PC game is kind of already taken as a term. In any case, while we ponder over that question, let's look at an upcoming addition ...
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Site News: Please Welcome Mai, The Newest Member Of Our YouTube Team

A new era begins.Yes that's right, although we said a fond farewell to Felix and Zion over the last few months, Alex has now been joined by a brand new face over on YouTube: please say hello to Mai Ladyman!Mai is no stranger to making YouTube videos, but she now ...
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My Hero Academia: All’s Justice – Team Up Mission and Hero’s Diary modes detailed, out Feb 6

The epic saga of My Hero Academia has drawn to a close, but the adventure continues! Relive the excitement and immerse yourself in the world of the anime with the highly anticipated release of My Hero Academia: All’s Justice. Play Video The game features a story mode that ...
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Ah yes, a Palworld card game is on the way, can’t think of any other creature collector that has one of those

Once again it appears that Pocketpair appears to be going after a bit of Pokemon's pie, this time of the card game variety. Where the latter's started life as a physical medium, the former's attempt at such a thing, literally just called Palworld Official Card Game, announced today, looks to ...
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