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Marvel Rivals—the NetEase free-to-play hero shooter featuring a wide roster of Avengers and various other Marvel figures who probably wish they were—released yesterday, and it hasn’t had any trouble finding interested players. At time of writing, there are currently more than 300,000 people playing Marvel Rivals on Steam alone. Some of those players, however, have…

You know NetEase has managed to make a competent hero shooter in Marvel Rivals when the number one complaint among players feels like a repeat of 2016 Overwatch discourse: Not enough players are picking healers, and teams are suffering for it. Less than a day after launch, the Marvel Rivals subreddit is abuzz with discussion…

Grinding Gear Games warned us that Path of Exile 2‘s early access launch might be rocky. The developer hadn’t expected more than a million players, but pre-sales of the action RPG surpassed that. “There are probably going to be some queues during the launch weekend,” said game director Jonathan Rogers. “Before the launch, when we…

I absolutely loved Indiana Jones and the Great Circle⁠—it’s one of my top games of the year, and a new favorite from MachineGames, a studio whose work I’ve been a big fan of. My least favorite part of the game, though, was The Great Circle’s trial and error, crouch walky sneaking, especially later in the…

Puzzling out weapon set passive skill points in Path of Exile 2 is perhaps the most cryptic part of the game I’ve encountered so far, mainly because the UI doesn’t explain it properly. These skill points are a special allotment you can attach to your first or second weapon set, effectively giving you two separate…

Playing Path of Exile 2 multiplayer or couch co-op is a great way of increasing your loot gains while also having a fun time slaughtering monsters with a friend or three. Though you can happily forge your way through the game on your lonesome, PoE 2 supports parties of up to six, meaning you can…

Tracking down Renly’s tools in Path of Exile 2 might be giving you some trouble. While the game is usually pretty good at making it easy to find things—despite areas being randomized every time you visit—this item in-particular is tough to locate. During act one, you’ll be tasked with finding Renly’s equipment in the Finding…

The best Monk build in Path of Exile 2 does not exist, at least not until some stat-crunching savant divines how to snap the game over their knee. Until then, you must be like water, adaptable and ready to react to anything, ideally with a swift dodge-roll. Arguably the most technical of the melee classes…

There are plenty of Path of Exile 2 tips that I wished I’d known before starting my Mercenary on his path of darkness and destruction because, honestly, this is a very complicated game. If you’re a veteran of the original, many of the returning mechanics will make much more sense—though there’s plenty that’s changed—but if…

The best Mercenary build for the early game in Path of Exile 2 can be pretty broad. Not only is the Mercenary able to apply lots of different ailments and take advantage of various skill synergies, but the game itself has a very wide skill system that lets you specialise in just about anything. Want…