CategoriesNews GamingOne of the most confounding things about video games is how they often tell stories that are clearly meant to be real-world allegories rather than escapist fantasies, but are still often framed as such by the companies that make them. After playing four hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming fantasy RPG from the minds behind […]
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CategoriesNews GamingAtelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land – Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Atelier Yumia, the next entry in the Atelier series, was announced during the Nintendo Direct. Based on the short reveal trailer, the game’s big theme seems to be memory as we see the titular Yumia monologue about the importance of […]
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CategoriesNews GamingWhile supplies last, Woot! (which is owned by Amazon) is offering the excellent Super Mario RPG remake for Nintendo Switch for only $31.99 when you apply $5 off coupon code “MARIO“. That’s 36% off the original $50 MSRP and the best price we’ve ever seen. Even better, this game is a physical copy so you […]
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CategoriesNews GamingThere’s no outfit in gaming with a stronger history of telling tales about picking fights with God than Square Enix. Literally or metaphorically, from Final Fantasy Legend/SaGa and Star Ocean to Xenogears and even some Final Fantasies, a foundational narrative in which our heroes push back against a cruel, manipulative creator is like a spinal […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: BioWare First up, we have Scout Lace Harding. This dwarven rogue is probably the most recognizable confirmed party member, as she played a pretty pivotal role in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Harding was the player’s scout in the 2014 RPG, and as has become a tradition in Dragon Age, a fan-favorite side character is getting […]
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CategoriesNews GamingThe thing is, Avowed just feels right. Usually, sitting down with a new role-playing game, there’s a period of adjustment, of getting used to the foibles and learning its particulars. But with Avowed, I just started playing. I had picked a rogue-ish character, armed with twin pistols and a bow for longer range, and immediately […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: Valve Deadlock is official. The multiplayer shooter that thousands of players have been testing on Steam but not been allowed to talk about now has its own store page that’s mostly full of information about how the game could drastically change at any moment. The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: September 2023 […]
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CategoriesNews GamingA lot of The Veilguard’s systems seem to draw heavily from Mass Effect, and that includes a spin on Andromeda’s ability loadouts. Since you can’t access all your abilities on a wheel like you used to, The Veilguard has you decide on what attacks you’ll have at your disposal on a given quest and assign […]
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CategoriesNews GamingThis week, Gamescom gave us fresh looks at Starfield’s upcoming Shattered Space DLC as well as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. We’ll tell you all about what we thought of those. We also have hands-on impressions for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, speak to the folks behind Dying Light: The Beast, get nostalgic with… Read […]
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CategoriesNews GamingScreenshot: Gamescom / Kotaku, Disney / Kotaku, Gearbox / Kotaku, Image: Moonana / Studio Pixel Punk / Jon Kristinsson / Kotaku, Western Digital, Blizzard Entertainment, PlayStation / Guerilla Games, The Pokémon Company, Microsoft, 2K Games / Gearbox Entertainment This week, one of the three events each year in which we’re routinely graced with the presence […]
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