See that beautiful fight stick? It’s not just a controller: it’s a symbol. A symbol of me running out of excuses to git gud (or at least crawl my way out of scrubhood) in Street Fighter 6. Earlier this year I was so excited for the new Street Fighter that I decided to build my…
Bobby Kotick is finally departing Activision Blizzard after 32 years at the helm. His reign wasn’t undone by any one incident, but the really big event was the bombshell 2021 California civil rights lawsuit, which led to employee walkouts, calls for Kotick’s resignation, and, finally, Microsoft’s acquisition of the company this year following a lengthy…
Baldur’s Gate 3‘s wild success this year has made enormous waves in all corners of the gaming community. It signals continued success for sprawling RPGs, even more players taking up an interest in Dungeons & Dragons, and it’s becoming the new home for a very particular brand of player—the fandom freaks (affectionate). When Larian first…
As my esteemed colleague Rich Stanton put it, it has now been [0] days since restricted military documents have been leaked in the War Thunder forums. As reported by Task and Purpose, this latest incident relates to the M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a tracked AIFV that first went into service with the US military in…
This is it: the last Steam sale of the year, the big one, the winter extravaganza. The Steam Winter Sale is ideal for grabbing that co-op shooter your Discord group’s had its eye on, or picking up a cutting edge 2023 game to put that new Christmas PC to the test. Since this sale follows…
A BBC report says that the 18-year-old hacker who was found responsible for committing a series of attacks on tech firms that included the theft and leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 footage in 2022 has been sentenced to an indefinite period in a secure hospital. Arion Kurtaj was found responsible for the attacks on…
Metroid Dread! Monster Hunter! Batman! The Nintendo Switch eShop sales have made it across the seas. That’s right — those of you in North America can save up to 75% off a range of Nintendo Switch games on the eShop thanks to the Hits for the Holidays sale! From today until 3rd January 2024 at…
Fumbled PokéBalls. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Lowell laments the Scarvi DLC, but finds a diamond in its rough. The following article contains story spoilers for The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk… Pokémon stories suck. For…
The big year-ender is here, as the 2023 Steam Winter Sale is now underway. And you know what that means: Deep discounts on thousands of games, free stickers, and the start of voting for the 2023 Steam Awards. We’ll have a proper roundup o’ reduced-price recommendations after we’ve had a chance to see what’s marked…
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