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You should play every game in this $19 shooter bundle

Some of the best first-person shooters from the past decade are included in a new sci-fi shooter bundle from Humble. For just $19, you’ll get access to Nightdive Studios’ excellent System Shock and Star Wars: Dark Forces remasters, the remastered Crysis trilogy, Doom (2016),

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Planet Coaster 2, As Told By Steam Reviews

Like most Frontier Developments’ games, including Planet Zoo, Planet Coaster 2 retains much of the charm and freedom that allow many players—though not me—to creatively construct a park that virtual visitors actually want to spend time and money exploring. Thankfully, alongside

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Godzilla, Baymax coming to Fortnite, leaks suggest

Fortnite’s next battle pass will include collabs with Godzilla and Big Hero 6, reliable leaker Shiina claimed via X (formerly Twitter) on Nov. 25. The leak appears to be of a promotional graphic meant for a convention booth — potentially next month’s CCXP, if the presence of

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The World of Warcraft Pandemic board game deserved better

In the summer of 2021, as the world was still reeling from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I imagine that the team at Z-Man Games was rather desperate for a rebranding. The company’s hit game, titled Pandemic, had long been a welcoming entrypoint into the joy of modern

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This Stalker 2 Quest Will Test Your Morals

Upon completing the game’s prologue and finally stepping foot into the Zone proper, you’ll head for Zalissya, this game’s version of the rookie town. There, you’ll encounter a handful of characters who will help propel the story forward, along with merchants, technicians, and

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Can Joltik be shiny in Pokémon Go?

Joltik, the attaching Pokémon from Unova, can be found in the wild in Pokémon Go. Yes, Unova can be shiny in Pokémon Go! Galvantula and Joltik aren’t useful in PvP or PvE content, but if you want to collect a shiny spider, we won’t fault you. What is the shiny rate for Joltik

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is finally giving Shadow his gun back

The creative leads behind the next live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie have just made the bravest artistic decision possible: They gave Shadow the Hedgehog his gun back. Directed by Jeff Fowler and distributed by Paramount Pictures, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the third movie in a

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Don't Let Your Weapons Decay If You Want To Survive Stalker 2

It happens to the best of us: You’re delving into a dank, decrepit bunker in the post-apocalypse searching for rare loot, casually popping off shots at the various rat-like mutants scurrying through the dark when your weapon jams. In a moment of panic, you attempt to reload and

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Xbox Removing Avatars Because You All Forgot About Them

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it is ditching avatars on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles next year after a decade of support. You might have assumed avatars had already been killed off in the past, but nope. Apparently they were still around, but not for much

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15 Things We Noticed In The New Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Trailer

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 got a new trailer this morning , and it really underlines how this movie is an adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2. We knew it would be taking pieces of the Dreamcast game, such as introducing Shadow the Hedgehog and delving into his tortured past, but this new

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Windows 11 update borks a bunch of Ubisoft games

The latest Windows 11 update doesn’t play well with Ubisoft games Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Microsoft warned on Nov. 22. “After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you

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What makes a Black Friday deal great?

What makes a Black Friday deal legitimately great? Decades ago, Black Friday deals were flashy. Local stores wanted their store to be customers’ first stop in the holiday season, hoping guests would spend the bulk of their holiday gifting budget. Shops competed with one another

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