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Immortals Of Aveum Runs Poorly On Even The Best PC

Immortals of Aveum, Ascendant Studios’ first-person shooter rooted in magic—not guns—is not performing all that magically on PC. Its August 22 launch day is preoccupied by stuttering, sometimes, crashing, and making the average PC sweat with the game’s ambitious Unreal Engine 5.1. The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out Beyond Armored Core VI There was

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These Pretty Steam Deck Backplates Get A Little Too Hot

The Steam Deck is a super cool device…even if it does run a little hot. It plays an extraordinary number of games officially, can get a nice amount of unsupported games running unofficially, it’s very repairable and moddable, and it can even double as a portable desktop PC. The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam

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Canceled Ubisoft Sequel Was Inspired By Wind Waker, Elden Ring

The sequel to Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020’s open-world, Greek-inspired adventure game) was cancelled in July 2023, and we’re just now learning exactly what that game was meant to entail—and how much of a break from tradition it was planned to be for Ubisoft. The Yakuza Devs Should Cast These Celebs In Their Next Hostess Club

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Lollipop Chainsaw Re-review: Grindhouse For The Girls

Dragami Games announced this month that its Lollipop Chainsaw remake release was getting delayed to 2024. Never having played hack-and-slash Lollipop before, but eagerly awaiting the remake, I decided to cope rationally: I spent $40 on a game made 11 years ago, and hauled my friends’ grimy Xbox 360 to my apartment. I had known

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Microsoft’s New Xbox Series X Skins Look Pretty Nice, Actually

If your Xbox Series X’s black plastic facade has begun to bore you, good news: There’s now a new way to stylize your Xbox—and it doesn’t involve sticky vinyl paper. Today, Microsoft unveiled console official wraps for its Xbox Series X, starting with a Starfield-themed white wrap that’ll launch ahead of different designs on October 18.

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The Star Wars Ahsoka Series: Everything You Should Know

Image: Lucasfilm Technically, no. In season five of The Clone Wars, Ahsoka became disillusioned with the Jedi Order after being framed for bombing the Temple on Coruscant. Prior to that, she noticed Yoda seemed to be growing weary of the Order’s involvement in the war, and questioned it herself. But after being framed, imprisoned, put

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Competitive Pokémon Is Full Of Cheating According To New Data

A week after the winners were crowned at the 2023 Pokémon World Championship in Japan, a new survey of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet competitive community appears to show just how rampant “cheating” is in the hit Nintendo Switch game. The data looked at recent teams fielded by pros and found that barely 50 percent

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Pokémon Go Fest 2023 Reminds Us The Game Is Meant For The City

Pokémon Go Fest 2023 was a surreal experience for someone who has only had a passing relationship with the mobile ‘mon collecting game since it launched in 2016. On the bus back to Manhattan from Randall’s Island Park, I sat surrounded by people from all walks of life brought together by Pokémon Go. The crowded

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Witcher Director Lauds Henry Cavill, Says Show Was ‘Demanding’

Witcher director Marc Jobst praised Geralt actor Henry Cavill for his hard work and dedication to bringing the fantasy character to life for three seasons, despite how demanding the show was. The Witcher 3 Meets Tense Roguelike PvE Card-Battling In Rogue Mage In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Jobst, who directed two episodes in

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