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Three Barbarian Builds To Rip And Tear Everything

With each forthcoming season of Diablo IV requiring a new character, odds are you’re going to build a Barbarian or two. For one, they’re very straightforward and, while certainly versatile, often easier to jump in with and just start annihilating things. The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Diablo IV But whether you anticipate dabbling

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Watch A Glorious Mario Kart Player Avoid A Blue Shell Onslaught

Gif: Nintendo / BearUNLV / Kotaku Every Mario Kart player knows the pain of the blue shell (or spiny shell, as it’s technically called). When used, the flying, homing projectile will jet for the racer currently in first place and slams down on them with a concentrated explosion. It’s a menace. Anyone who’s winning a

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Veteran FPS Devs Form New Studio To Make Games Inside Fortnite

Veteran game developers from Bungie, EA, and Kongregate have come together to form a new video game studio, Look North World. And this new studio will be focused on making… Fortnite games? Dead By Daylight Devs’ New Game Is Fortnite Meets Doom Since Fortnite’s release in 2017, Epic has continually updated and expanded the game,

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Aims For RPG Fans’ Ultimate Character Creator

Baldur’s Gate 3’s character creator is incredibly expansive. Larian Studios has described it as a tool for players to build their ideal fantasy protagonist, but before it could be that, the Belgian studio needed it to serve a different purpose: filling the RPG’s world with unique, believable civilians. 11 Minutes With Baldur’s Gate 3’s Character

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EA Keeping Women In FC 24 Ultimate Team, Go Cry About It

EA FC 24, the first post-FIFA soccer game from the sports mega-publisher, isn’t out until September 23, but the team behind it is already putting out fires lit by giant adult babies. The Sims 4’s Free Infant Update Can’t Compare To The Growing Together Expansion That’s because, for the first time ever, women and men

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Dev Promises To Make Up For Hated Game With Free Remaster

A developer on the third-person stealth-action game Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story has come forward to comment on the game’s abysmal Steam ratings, saying the team will address the concerns and release a free remaster. 11 Minutes With Baldur’s Gate 3’s Character Creator But first, a bit of context. Grey Skies: A

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Neopets Is Under New Management, Ditching NFTs

Neopets, the beloved virtual pet game from the 2000s that featured Flash games and a giant omelette, is under new management—and they’re looking to reinvigorate the world of Neopia. On July 18, the newly formed World of Neopia, Inc. published a lengthy blog post under the byline “The Neopets Team” (TNT) detailing the future of

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Tears of the Kingdom Fans Think They See Link’s ‘Package’

Image: Nintendo / Kotaku / loonathemoon Recently, a couple of Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players experienced an unexpected but funny jump scare. And no, the jumpscare had nothing to do with the game’s imposing villain, Ganon. It was apparently the jiggle physics of the hero of Hyrule’s crown jewels. Or at least

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Stardew Valley’s Next Update Includes New Festival And…Secrets?

The developer threw the community a bone.Image: ConcernedApe Fans of pixel-art farming simulator Stardew Valley just got another tease about what to expect from the upcoming 1.6 update. While we still don’t know when it will release, developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone tweeted on July 17 that the patch will include another festival and more dialogue.

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San Andreas Restaurant Shut Down By Lawyers

Two unofficial pop-up restaurants based on fast food chains that have appeared in past Grand Theft Auto games were planned to open next weekend in San Diego, just in time for Comic-Con. However, that reportedly won’t be happening anymore after Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, sent the company behind the restaurants a

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