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Whiskerwood has made it undeniable: I have the opposite of a speedrunning problem. Give me a stretch of land, a supply of loyal builders, and a free hand to go nuts building some impressive metropolis, and I will, within mere…
I want to say something at the top of this—I still think World of Warcraft: Midnight’s player housing system is very, very good. That’s not just to soften the blow of the microtransaction analysis I’m about to hammer Blizzard with,…
Bungie’s Marathon is out now, which means players can finally see how its microtransactions actually work and, crucially, how much everything costs. The $40 extraction shooter is monetized in a number of ways, including via a premium battle pass and…
As a result, Microsoft has abandoned the last vestiges of console exclusivity for any of its games, even including Xbox stalwarts like Halo, Forza, and Gears of War. Exclusivity to Game Pass on day one took the place the consoles…
Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution’s latest expansion, Ascended Heroes, recently released its immensely popular Elite Trainer Box (see in stock here). It’s been a hotly sought-after item, and there are only a few spots where you can comfortably bag one online…
“no permission was granted”. Ahead of the release of Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2, fans have been passing the time by posting memes via a font generator from Pixel Frame, recreating the Pokopia logo with custom text. Someone on The…
The entanglement of war with simulation continues with the discovery that a video of a US battleship shooting down an Iranian fighter jet is very likely a clip from videogame War Thunder, depicting ordnance from the World War 2 era.…
Marathon, the sci-fi extraction shooter from Bungie, released yesterday on PC and consoles and, while still the same core experience as the popular Server Slam, a few bugs have crept into the full launch. The most bizarre of those: a…
Nintendo Switch 2 owners will soon be able to get their hands on award-winning indie game, Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The game, which initially made its debut in 2021 on PlayStation and PC before arriving on Xbox in 2024, is…
Plus: Unity blocks asset publishers in China and Paramount (sort of) acknowledges WB Games.