We’ve finally got a look at Blade’s abilities after 162 days of waiting, and players have immediately connected the dots—’Oh, his ult is just Vergil’

It’s finally time. After 162 days, Marvel Rivals has revealed Blade’s abilities and ultimate, and it’s certainly worth the wait. The second hero to join in Season 3, Blade will add one more hero to the Duelist roster alongside Phoenix. Blade’s character reveal trailer shows just how scary this Duelist is going to be. With…

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Steam has a razzle-dazzle new video player that’s actually usable, but press F for the unlucky Valve employees who had to re-encode all 400,000+ trailers on the platform

If you’re anything like me, Steam’s trailer function has been—for its entire lifespan—pretty much useless. Maybe I’m just cursed, but in my experience the player is laggy, impossible to scrub through, and prone to random hitches and quality issues. It means the trailer is just something of which I see about 0.5 seconds before I…

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You’ve heard of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, so here’s Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 2, a Helldivers 2 city based on the village, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Helldivers 2 is full of good gags—some accidental, such as 82,000+ players democratically voting to name a city “Gun” and, well, all sorts of overtly political lore. Arrowhead’s tongue is firmly lodged within its cheek, which doesn’t seem particularly safe. As part of its newly added city maps, Arrowhead’s been committing all sorts of mischief…

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This sci-fi horror racer is one of my favorite PC games, and it’s currently going for less than a fiver during the Steam racing fest

When Distance released in 2018 it felt like a big deal. It’s a grimy sci-fi arcade racer blending the nightmarish vibes of Thumper with the cheerful time-attack moreishness of Trackmania. It’s both zen-like and quietly disturbing. It’s blisteringly fast, but it has a strange tranquilizing effect. I adore it, and I don’t know why people…

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