It launched upside down and on fire, but busted and brilliant Stalker 2 has attracted 6 million players to the Zone in the last 3 months

The process of reviewing Stalker 2 will live forever in my memory—spending a solid week doing almost nothing but play it in order to get through it in time for release, battling through innumerable pre-day-one-patch bugs (weapon audio cutting out, dead enemies becoming beautiful distended masses of flesh) before finally hitting the end and summing…

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Suikoden 1&2 HD Remaster review

Almost 30 years later, Suikoden 1 and 2 are still marvellous adventures that expertly combine supernatural shenanigans with the more worldly horrors of bloody war and the politics behind them, sprinkled with just enough silly minigames (cooking) and collectables (for the bath) to give them balance. Need to know What is it? Two classic RPGs…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Wednesday, March 5

Win Wednesday’s Wordle in seconds—just scroll your way to the March 5 (1355) answer and enjoy the easiest win you’ve ever had. A bit much? Don’t worry about it. Our Wordle tips can improve your general puzzle solving, and today’s hint can point you in the right direction while still leaving the fun bits to…

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When PC RPGs were at their crunchiest and most hardcore in the 1990s, Farland Story set itself apart by… being cute?

Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist ’80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. Developer: TGL Released: 1993 PCs: PC-98 (Image credit: TGL) Old RPGs, especially grid-based ones created for dusty computers equipped with dual floppy drives, are often stubborn, complex…

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Civilization 7’s ‘first major update’ tweaks balance and fixes some UI issues, but don’t expect an overhaul

Civilization 7‘s “first major update” dropped for PC and consoles today, and for one thing it brings those two versions back into alignment, which has allowed Firaxis to re-enable crossplay. The biggest feature change in the 1.1.0 update is a rebalancing of the Geographic Society legacy path that makes it “harder for players to breeze…

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