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Square Enix Answers Fans' Burning Questions On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

The ongoing remake/reimagining of Final Fantasy VII, the landmark 1997 JRPG, has resulted in some of the most anticipated entries in the Final Fantasy series in many years. But it’s also shrouded in a lot of mystery given the narrative surprises of the first installment, Final Fantasy VII Remake in 2020. Now, Square… Read more…

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Diablo IV’s Best Class Just Got Even Better

In preparation for Diablo IV’s global June 6 launch, Blizzard has dropped the first real update for the loot-grinding RPG that makes some pretty substantive changes to all five character classes. While most of them got nerfed, one class, the Necromancer, has been buffed to be even better than it was previously. The Week In

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Microsoft Promises No Completely Fake Trailers At Xbox Showcase

Image: Microsoft We’re a week away from the big not-E3 Xbox summer showcase for 2023 and the ball’s in Microsoft’s court to win back fans after a quiet 12 months punctuated by the disastrous launch of Redfall. In a subtle shot at the recently underwhelming PS5 showcase, Xbox marketing VP Aaron Greenberg promised no first-party

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Street Fighter 6 Fans Make Famous Celebs Like Taylor Swift

Street Fighter 6’s character creator is one of the best parts of an excellent game. On top of its tools having enough precise detail that you can create near-perfect replicas of just about anyone you want, the game also recognizes character builds so it can reflect them in fights. If you make a short king,

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It Is June 2023 And EA Wants To Add NFTs To FIFA & Madden

EA Sports and Nike announced yesterday that, at some point in the “future”, games like FIFA and Madden will feature integration with .Swoosh, which Nike describes as its “new digital community experience”. Street Fighter 6 Has The Best Training Mode I’ve Ever Seen What does that even mean? It’s an NFT (non-fungible token) platform, a

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Disney Just Laid Off The Pixar Employee Who ‘Saved’ Toy Story 2

Last week Disney laid off 75 employees from animation studio Pixar, and among those affected were some long-time, senior personnel. That includes Angus MacLane, director of Lightyear (who had been there for 26 years) and producer Galyn Susman, famous for being the person who “saved” Toy Story 2. Disney’s New Post-Apocalyptic Anime Proves The Mouse

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KOTOR 2 DLC Abandoned On Switch, Devs Apologize With Free Games

Image: Obsidian Entertainment Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 on Switch was a mess from the start. Like the original game’s buggy and incomplete release back in 2004, last year’s port to Nintendo’s handheld hybrid launched with a bug that made the game impossible to beat for some players. Subsequent patches added other

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Wild Diablo IV Bug Spawns Unholy Amount Of Boss Enemies

Beware, Diablo IV adventurers, for dark whispers speak of a horrific beast of great power that can spawn ungodly numbers of clones and totally fuck you up. It’s not a lie! I’ve seen it happen to many folks, and not all have returned to tell the tale. A Foe From The Next Team Ninja Game

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Fox News Is Angry Legend Of Zelda’s Link Is A ‘Trans Icon’

Fox Business, the subsidiary of Fox News Media, has discovered that some gamers are discovering their queerness thanks to Link, calling the Legend of Zelda hero a “nonbinary or trans icon.” Some, to the shock and horror of Fox, are even calling Link an “egg-cracker,” aka someone or something that helps a person realize they

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