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Monster Hunter Wilds’ poor post-launch reception bubbles up to the surface in shareholder meetings, though Capcom says it’s ‘committed’ to fixing performance and content woes

Monster Hunter Wilds is in a weird spot—it’s being buried under an avalanche of negative Steam ratings and community sentiment. At the time of writing, its recent reviews are “overwhelmingly negative”, with just 12% of over 20,000 user reviews being positive. Capcom’s fighting a war on two fronts—firstly, the performance for the PC version has…

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Skyrim’s former design lead tips his hat to Baldur’s Gate 3: ‘Very few of the decisions in a Bethesda game feel highly meaningful, you get maybe three or four’

In Starfield, there’s a quest where you get to betray a major player. I’m going to keep the details vague to avoid spoilers, but in a lot of other RPGs this would be a massive story moment. If you walk down this path, you’ll never be able to interact with that faction again. You’re signing…

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Nacon Revolution X Unlimited review

Gosh, controllers are becoming complicated these days, aren’t they? It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that the majority of gaming controllers gave you a small smattering of face buttons, a couple of triggers, and the odd thumbstick to keep track of. Now, however, we’re starting to see premium options become the norm, covered…

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Vampire survival RPG V Rising gets a big update next month, bringing a new biome, multiplayer duels and the ‘biggest combat overhaul yet’

The best game about vampires and survival that isn’t Vampire Survivors, V Rising originally rose from its grave back in 2022. Following one of the more comprehensive early access launches of recent years, V Rising emerged fully formed in May last year to glowing reviews. Yet it turns out developer Stunlock Studios was far from…

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