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As reported by IGN Japan, prolific Japanese director Mamoru Oshii loves Fallout 4⁠—like, more than anyone I’ve met or heard of in my entire life. In a new video celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ghost in the Shell, Oshii revealed that he has played 2,000 hours on PlayStation, followed by another 8,000 on Steam. According…

Blizzard has chopped the 2 off of Overwatch with what looks to be its biggest season ever, but what’s really dominating the discourse is the design of its newest Chinese damage hero, Anran. Overwatch’s female hero designs have skewed young and conventionally attractive for a long time, but Anran’s stood out because her in-game appearance…

Helldivers 2 should be boring by now. Across 220 hours I’ve scrapped thousands of bots, curbstomped armadas of Illuminids, and exterminated enough bugs to fill a small country. I’ve unlocked every base weapon, stratagem, and most ship upgrades. I’ve seen every planet biome 100 times over, memorized the procedure of every mission type, and can…

A peaceful fantasy realm. A lush and gentle forest. Hark! Mythical creatures wander hither and thither: gnomes! Tiny and cute, with their pointy red hats and bushy little beards, gnomes inhabit this serene forest glade, harmlessly communing with nature. That is until you show up and start punching them in their adorable little faces. In…

When Australia implemented a social media ban for under-16 children last year, gaming platforms with social elements, ranging from Steam to Roblox, evaded the restrictions. But possibly not for long: Australian communications minister Anika Wells and the Australian eSafety commissioner’s office have both written to Roblox expressing concern over “graphic and gratuitous user-generated content”. Wells…

It’s been a minute since Valheim launched into early access, if “a minute” can mean “almost exactly five years.” While the Viking survival game has grown considerably since February 2021 with new biomes and bosses, and work continues on the final “Deep North” biome, some of Valheim’s developers have also been using their spare time…

It is happening again. At 10:47 am UTC on Sunday, February 8, a user named Woodwardo posted on the World of Warcraft subreddit to share a curious discovery: After making a new orc rogue, they had detected—through an unlikely pairing of camera placement and character highlighting—the presence of an invisible bunny aboard the vessel shepherding…