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It’s easy to go without extra energy in those first few levels of REPO, but you’ll need some sort of power source for expensive new weapons as things ramp up. That’s where Energy Crystals come in, providing a finite number of charges for your Semibot’s growing arsenal. Keep in mind, these little yellow power-ups are…
YouTube is conducting a “platform-wide review” of videos and channels on its platform to ensure age restrictions are being properly applied—and, for the record, says Balatro gameplay videos should not be rated 18+ unless they actually violate its gambling policy or other community guidelines. The problem came up over the weekend when Balatro creator LocalThunk…
There are various unfinished versions of Half-Life 2 that have come to light over the years, all of which reveal interesting things about how Valve’s plans changed over time as it painstakingly refined and pruned one of the PC gaming greats. A new video by YouTuber and Half-Life 2 obsessive CMDR RileySV delves into the…
The Huntress is Path of Exile 2‘s newest character class, a fearsome Azmeri warrior who hunts monstrous wild creatures armed with a buckler and her trusty spear. She darts in and out of combat, effortlessly parrying attacks while transitioning between melee and ranged combat in a mesmerizing, graceful dance of violence and death. Or, if…
I don’t know how anyone playing with a controller puts up with the inventory management that makes up so much of an action RPG like Diablo 4. If I couldn’t click and drag my gems and helmets around I don’t know how I’d cope. Much respect for my console siblings who somehow navigate not only…
There are a few really neat references to Minecraft pop culture in A Minecraft Movie, including a tribute to Technoblade and a couple of DanTDM shoutouts. But there also seems to be quite a few cameos that were cut, including a scene featuring Valkyrae and several inventions from Mumbo Jumbo. “Yeah, there were a ton…
The ambitious ARPG Rise of the Ronin released on Steam a few weeks ago and, from the get-go, proved to be yet another terrible PC port from Team Ninja. The game has undeniable qualities but they’re buried beneath a myriad of performance issues, and user reviews are “Mixed” with every negative relating in some way…
James Bentley, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve been watching the Nintendo Switch 2 news with excitement and tariff news with dread. Overall, a pretty standard week. One of the most monumental upgrades I ever made to my gaming rig was swapping to an OLED monitor. A higher and clearer contrast, but also…
As major US tariffs are starting to disrupt manufacturers, Samsung managed to get a small boon as customers bought its memory and phones for fear of tariffs bringing prices up. According to a report by Reuters, Samsung made an estimated operating profit of 6.6 trillion won ($4.47 billion) for the January to March period this…
Herobrine is a legend that’s nearly as old as Minecraft itself, first being referenced in the game’s alpha before stories of the character proliferated in the early 2010s. The question with Herobrine, especially if you were on the younger side in those days, was always whether he was real and could be found in the…