If you ask me for the most beautiful love story in video games this year, or perhaps even the last few years, my answer will be the one between Bob Zanotto and Helmut Fullbear in Psychonauts 2. Psychonauts 2 spoilers ahead. The married couple was ripped apart during the fateful …
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Nvidia has launched a huge new winter wonderland-themed Minecraft world, showing off the potential of Minecraft with RTX, while also raising money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. The world can be downloaded for free as long as players have the latest version of Minecraft for Windows installed. …
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The time has come. The Witcher is, at long last, set to debut its second season on Netflix. On Friday, December 17, all eight episodes of Season 2 will launch on the streaming service, following the continuing adventures of Geralt (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allan), and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra)–and, naturally, …
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While 2021 saw a lighter-than-usual release schedule for flagship games from triple-A publishers, thanks in large part to the ongoing global pandemic, it meant that independent-developed games had more time to shine. For every exceptional indie game–from Inscryption and Solar Ash, to The Artful Escape and Sable–there were many more …
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Rocket League Frosty Fest is back for another spin (plus a barrel roll, flip-reset, and turtle shot), and this year’s event features another 10 brand-new holiday cosmetics, plus lots of extra XP all wrapped up just for you. Here’s what you’ll need to do in order to complete all Frosty …
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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, the real-time RPG from Black Isle Studios, has arrived on PC for the first time ever. Available on GOG beginning today, Dark Alliance was first released in 2001 for PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox and offers up to 70 hours of gameplay with full character …
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Alien: Isolation, the 2014 first-person horror game set in the world of Ridley Scott’s Alien, is now available on mobile, including iOS and Android. Alien: Isolation follows Ellen Ripley’s daughter Amanda, who learns that the flight recorder from her mother’s ship has been recovered. The game finds the player taking …
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Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon has only recently dug itself a place among the highest-rated games of 2021, but developer Yacht Club Games has already confirmed that more shovel-themed puzzle action is coming next year. Speaking with me on the Cheesesteaks and Controllers Podcast, Yacht Club Games marketing manager Celia Schilling …
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Since FFXIV Endwalker’s release, long queues to even get into the game’s servers have been a headache for both players and devs. In response to the long wait times, Square Enix released another announcement with what steps it’s taking to address the congestion. Unexpectedly, Square Enix will now temporarily suspend …
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Rayman Origins, a warmly-received 2D platformer, is currently available for free through Ubisoft Connect PC. You’ll need an Ubisoft account to get it, and can download the game anytime between December 14 to December 22. Claim Rayman Origins for free Once you get it in your library between the stated …
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