Props for the honesty: Tim Sweeney says the reason ‘people characterize the Epic Games launcher as clunky’ is—wait for it—’because the Epic Games launcher is clunky’

‘The Epic Games Store launcher sucks less than it used to’ is not very high praise but it’s about as far as I’m willing to go. It has improved, undeniably, but it’s still painfully slow, awkward, and just not pleasant to use—not to the point that I refuse to use it, but if I have…

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Just months after reportedly cancelling two live service games in development, Sony announces a new PlayStation studio with a live service game in development

Just a few months after reportedly cancelling two unannounced live service games in the wake of the Concord catastrophe, Sony has unveiled a brand-new internal studio called TeamLFG, and yup, it’s making a live service game. “TeamLFG originated at Bungie, but has also rallied developers from across the industry to bring to life an ambitious…

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players find a way to do 2,177,438,000 damage, which is enough to kill the hardest endgame superboss over 45.8 times

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s endgame is pretty nutty—for good and for ill. In case you’re unfamiliar, the game allows you to equip Pictos (equipment that you have three slots for), each which come with their own passives. It also allows you to unlock those passives as “Luminas” for all your characters. This requires spending points…

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