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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 2/28/2017

A world in beautiful ruin has been overtaken by machines. Humanity lives in scattered tribes, struggling to survive. And a single hunter uncovers long-buried secrets that could change it all. Welcome to the post-post-apocalypse of Horizon Zero Dawn, an action RPG that launches next week on PS4. Developed by the technical masterminds at Guerrilla Games,…

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How to find and use lockpicks in Avowed

A fantasy RPG without lockpicking feels wrong, like a side-scrolling beat-em-up without roast chicken pickups or an immersive sim without vents. Fiddling around with locks to procure forbidden treasures is one of the little pleasures of a good open-world RPG, and Avowed is no exception. Obsidian’s shroomy RPG Avowed, which we really like here at…

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Ristar: SEGA’s Forgotten 16-Bit Mascot

A sentient star who stretches his arms and bounds across stages with speed, Ristar is a SEGA protagonist with just as much charm as Sonic, yet time has not been so kind to this cosmic character. In 1995, Ristar debuted on the Genesis/Mega Drive to decent critical acclaim, with many praising its vibrant graphics and…

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It only took hours for modders to crowbar 4k support into the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection—now they’ve added ultrawide, high-res UI support, and more

We don’t love the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection around these parts, but if you don’t want to run your original PlayStation copies through an emulator, it’s the only game in town on PC. Thankfully, modders have come to the rescue. We previously reported on how Sergeanur cranked out their MGSResolution patch a mere 10…

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A Pokemon Direct has been announced for January 9th

It’s very likely that this wasn’t the Direct presentation that you were expecting to be announced this week, but Nintendo has announced that a Pokemon Direct will be occurring on January 9th at 9:30am Eastern Time. The Direct will be “roughly 20 minutes long” and contain “new Pokemon information”. Obviously, Nintendo tweeted the Direct announcement,…

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