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8BitDo Turns Classic Nintendo Systems Into Beautiful Keyboards

Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has released countless controllers for every console, old and new. Now it’s getting into the mechanical keyboard frenzy with two models inspired by the NES and Famicom. They’re priced at $100 each with a planned ship-date of August 10. What You Should Know About Mario Strikers’ Big Free Update The “N edition”

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Bidding Aksarben Adieu: The Maha Music Festival’s Final Curtain Call Amidst Heat and Storm

By NowOmaha Magazine Against the backdrop of an unforgiving summer and the threat of an impending storm, the Maha Music Festival unflinchingly took center stage for its two-day musical extravaganza. The festival, marking its 15th year, saw the Stinson Park pulsating with the energy of approximately 30,000 festival-goers, all soaked in the spirit of Maha’s

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6 Things We Just Learned

Ten years in, Final Fantasy XIV is setting sail for new horizons. Square Enix has revealed a bunch of new information about what’s next for the blockbuster MMO, including new job classes, platforms, and an expansion called Dawntrail. The new story campaign planned for 2024 will see players travel to the “New World,” a continent

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Nintendo’s Next-Gen Console To Release In 2024

Nintendo is reportedly planning to release its much desired follow-up to the Nintendo Switch in the second half of 2024. Sources aware of the Zelda publisher’s next-gen console reportedly told VGC that it would be portable, like the Switch, but most details are still snugly under wraps. Skyward Sword HD Revisits The Stumble That Led

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Don’t Play This PS5 Hit Without An SSD On PC

Gif: Sony / John Linneman / Kotaku Early on in the PS5’s life, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart’s dimension hopping shenanigans were claimed to only be possible with a solid state drive (SSD). Now that the game is on another platform, one capable of using an old-school physical harddrive, it seems that actually was true.

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PS5 Update Lets You Mute Console Gaming’s Most Annoying Beep

Image: mkfilm / Kotaku (Shutterstock) A bunch of small new features are rolling out in the latest PlayStation 5 software beta and one of them is an absolute godsend. After over a decade, it will finally be possible to mute the loud beep your PlayStation makes when you turn it on. Thank You, PS Plus,

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Says Divinity: Original Sin Sequel Coming

There seems to be another Divinity: Original Sin sequel in the future, but eager fans will need to wait until well after developer Larian Studios releases Baldur’s Gate 3 to get their hands on it. 11 Minutes With Baldur’s Gate 3’s Character Creator In an IGN interview published July 27, the Belgian studio’s founder Swen

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Activision Sues YouTuber After He Tried Charging For TikTok Vid

On July 24, Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard filed a lawsuit in California alleging that YouTuber Anthony Fantano, a music critic who runs the immensely popular channel The Needle Drop, is misusing intellectual property law and “leveraging the popularity” of a widespread TikTok voice clip he created for financial gain. The company said that

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Final Fantasy XIV Is Getting Fall Guys-Inspired Mini-Games

In the words of Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat, opposites attract. Perhaps that kernel of wisdom can explain the recent announcement that Final Fantasy XIV—an epic, fantasy MMORPG—is crossing over with Fall Guys—a colorful, small-scale battle royale—in a future update. HD-2D, The Unique Retro-Inspired Art Style, Took Off In 2022 Final Fantasy XIV was

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What To Know About The Big Overhaul After Hated Patch

As promised, Blizzard held a livestream today, July 28, going over what Diablo IV players ought to expect from the game’s upcoming 1.1.1 patch. During the stream, the developers laid out their overall philosophy behind the expected changes, and got into some specifics about what to expect when it lands on August 8, 2023. Diablo

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