Marathon's aura-farming NPCs show just how bland and lifeless Arc Raiders' AI-voiced characters really are

Marathon’s aura-farming NPCs show just how bland and lifeless Arc Raiders’ AI-voiced characters really are

Arc Raiders is undeniably a one-of-a-kind extraction shooter, finally bringing the niche, hardcore genre to the masses. And while its retro-futuristic aesthetic, reminiscent of Fallout, is a joy to wage war pr make life-long friends in, the same can’t be said for its cast of quest givers. Try to think of any characteristic or personality…

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Gets Yet Another New Poster, And It’s Jam-Packed With Details

Is that… Wart? You thought that the barrage of posters we’ve already had for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was probably enough, didn’t you? Well, surprise! Nintendo and Illumination have got another one for us! Yes, accompanying the announcement of next week’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct (which we’re pretty sure just means ‘another trailer…

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iOS exploit kit Coruna may have begun life as a set of iPhone hacking tools used by the US government, according to security researchers

Earlier this week, the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) published a report on an exploit kit specifically targeting older Apple iPhones. Those with an up-to-date iOS may only feel momentarily smug as it turns out the kit, called Coruna, can sink its hooks into a wide range of phones—though the malicious range of this exploit…

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Share of the Week: Heroic

Share of the Week: Heroic

Last week, we you to share heroic gaming moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: lunar9p shares their hero flying on the back of a massive eagle in Dragon’s Dogma II. themarkplumb shares their hero raising their sword in Echoes of the End. crimsonashtree shares Connor being a hero in Detroit Become Human….

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‘The whole map was friendly, and we all extracted together’: Peaceful lobbies exist in Marathon after all, though I don’t feel safe putting it to the test

A lot of the discussion around Marathon has been its emphasis on PvP. It couldn’t be more polar opposite to Arc Raiders, where most matches feel like friendly walks in the park as everyone puts down their weapons and starts collecting mushrooms, toasters, and whatever else in unison. If you see another player on Tau…

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