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CultureFallout 76 Group’s Raid Attempt Foiled By Notorious Power Armor Glitch
In Fallout 76, power armor can keep you safe, or it can become a horrible tomb entrapping unsuspecting players until the end of time (or until they reset their game). That’s what happened to one group of players attempting Fallout 76’s brand new raid. Added today as part of patch 12, Vault 94 is the…
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UncategorizedPeruvian Tekken Players Shock Visiting Korean Powerhouses
A trio of strong South Korean competitors traveled to Peru last weekend for a major Tekken 7 event, but they were met with fierce resistance by a group of local players who managed to keep Korean players from winning even a single game in the finals. South Korea has long been considered the most dominant…
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OpinionImpressionsThe Uplifting Tale Of ‘Dildo Face’, A Sim Who Dared To Dream
Life is rough when your parents gave you the name “Dildo Face.” But why wallow in self-pity when you can engage in a little nominative determinism instead, and find ways to make the name Dildo Face work for you? NSFW Warning: Images of very large cartoon sex toys and assorted naked Sims. You see, my…
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UncategorizedRiley and Tim (that’s me!) are playing RAD, a new game that resembles the old game Rogue. It’s by Double Fine! Will we like it just fine, or will we like it twice as much as fine? Or will we Rogue-like it? It’ll probably have jokes like that in it. Please put your best Dad…
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UncategorizedYakuza 3 is out on PS4 today, Sega annnounced today on Twitter. The 2009 runs at 60fps in 1080p and includes content that was previously cut from the Western release like the game’s hostess clubs. Sega also said that Yakuza 4 will follow in October, as well as Yakuza 5 next February.
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CultureThe Sims 4 Is Getting Magic
The Sims 4 Realms of Magic expansion is bringing witchcraft and wizardry to The Sims 4 The Sims has had magic-related expansions in the past, like The Sims’s Makin’ Magic expansion, so it seemed like it would be only a matter of time before The Sims 4 got one. Realm of Magic comes with a…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryMy Language-Learning App Has A Leaderboard And It’s Ruining My Life
I tried to wean myself off my mobile games by learning a new language. Now, instead of being obsessed with tapping on mobile games, I’m obsessed with my language-learning app. Damn it. I’m a fidgety person. I touch my hair a lot, pick at my nails and scratch scabs. I’ve mostly curtailed these habits with…
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UncategorizedStar Renegades’ art style looks even hotter in this new trailer. The role-playing roguelike always had lush pixel graphics, but the developers over at Massive Damage have added a bunch of depth that almost gives the game a Mode 7 look. The game is due out on PC and console next spring.
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CultureThe New Mario & Sonic Olympics Game Lets You Play As 2D Characters
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is kicking it old school. The latest installment of the all-star mascot competition, due out November 5 for the Switch, adds ten sprite-based 2D events to its normal selection of 3D fare. Look at pixel Mario’s tiny legs go! I’ve not played any of the games…
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UncategorizedIn this video released for Gamescom, Japanese Keanu and Pokémon Sword and Shield game director Shigeru Ohmori takes us on a tour of one of the game’s quaint little villages. It’s got a Pokémon Center, a clothing shop, and it’s conveniently located along the Galar region railway. Take your seat, the train will be arriving…
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CultureMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3’s First Expansion Adds New Missions And Modes September 30
The first of three planned downloadable expansions for the Switch-exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Curse of the Vampire adds one and a half vampires to the game’s roster and an all-new rapid-fire co-op challenge called Gauntlet Mode on September 30. Detailed on Nintendo UK’s page for the Ultimate Alliance 3 expansion pass, Gauntlet Mode pits…
By Mike Fahey
