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Tag: games

Cyberpunk adventure Nobody Wants to Die feels like if you made an entire game out of the boring no-combat intro of a triple-A FPS

Cyberpunk adventure Nobody Wants…

Nobody Wants to Die begins with two 2010s storytelling flourishes that made me groan. First, we've got some dead…
The Sims 4 Lovestruck expansion makes coffee dates and ‘you up?’ texts equally valid ways of pursuing relationships

The Sims 4 Lovestruck…

Dating apps wouldn't be half as cursed if your matches couldn't blatantly lie about their interests or relationship status…
‘There aren’t 3 new wolf simulation games coming out every month’: 17 years in, this multiplayer wolf edutainment game from the Minnesota Zoo has an improbably loyal fandom keeping it alive

‘There aren’t 3 new…

Nature documentaries always have me rooting for the prey animals. It's the circle of life and all that, but…
Blizzard is finally doing it: Overwatch 2 will try 6v6 again, reversing the single biggest change of the sequel

Blizzard is finally doing…

One of the most contentious changes in Overwatch 2 was its shift to a 5v5 format. The loss of…
Fights, friendships, passions and pugs: At Black Desert’s 10th anniversary event, we asked players about why they’re still obsessed with the MMO

Fights, friendships, passions and…

Beynac-et-Cazenac is a medieval village wrapped around a limestone cliff in the southeast of France's Dordogne valley. Perched atop…
After years, Fallout 4’s much-anticipated ‘DLC-sized’ mod Fallout: London is out, here’s how to install it

After years, Fallout 4’s…

After years of development and a last-minute, Bethesda-induced delay, Fallout 4 megamod Fallout: London is finally here. A “DLC-sized”…
Finished Shadow of the Erdtree and looking for more punishment? Get Nine Sols, the soulslike metroidvania so good it made me stop pining for Hollow Knight: Silksong

Finished Shadow of the…

Gosh, that’s quite a bold claim, isn’t it? Am I seriously arguing this game can follow Shadow of the…
Ready or Not’s new expansion takes the tense shooter action to new heights, but the politics hit rock bottom

Ready or Not’s new…

Ready or Not’s Home Invasion DLC feels like the expansion packs of old. There’s a wedge of new missions,…
Marvel Rivals’ closed beta is aggressively bad and turns my favourite Marvel villain into a glorified babysitter

Marvel Rivals’ closed beta…

I knew something was terribly wrong 10 seconds into Marvel Rivals' tutorial. Actually, not just something. Everything. The annoying…
An Elden Ring speedrunner has a $10,000 reward for the fastest Shadow of the Erdtree completion at level 1 with limited Scadutree levels and DLC weapons only

An Elden Ring speedrunner…

Distortion2, an Elden Ring speedrunner and former world record holder, has announced a new project on his YouTube channel:…