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Noct Preview

For such a visually sparse game, so many elements of Noct’s design are luxurious in the extreme—the light bounce to the menu text, the intimate sound of hurried typing that accompanies the dialog, the...

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Planetbase's update strategy

With the recent release of planet-colonization sim Planetbase, combined with four swift patches to it, we’ve seen another example of the fine line between a bug and a feature. After its release on Oct...

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Destiny 2.0 turns Bungie's latest into an essential

Now is the best possible time to get into Destiny.

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Indiecade 2015

If you’re reading this then by now, whether you know it or not, you’ve played an independently developed video game. They can be anything from small-budget, part time projects to “big indies” which ar...

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Cibele Review

Out of all the minutiae to appreciate about Cibele, my favorite is the clicks. This is a game that simulates what its like to look through a 19-year-old’s computer desktop—the old blog entries, the ol...

Dopamine Fasting, Addiction, and Video Games

Have you ever tried to take a break from something you habitually use or do? I’m not talking about like, a heavy drug or alcohol addiction here, but say, trying to cut out refined sugar or to use soci...

Street Fighter 6 Developers Hired Black Consultants When Designing Kimberly

When Street Fighter 6’s newest challenger Kimberly was revealed, fans across the world celebrated with enthusiasm and joy that is characteristic of Kimberly herself. The ninja character...

No, Like A Dragon Was Not an RPG Because of an April Fool's Joke

In 2020, Sega released Yakuza: Like A Dragon in the west to critical acclaim and seeming financial success. The title was a soft reboot for the series, bringing in a new protagonist and...

Tales of Symphonia Remastered Will Only Be 30 FPS On All Consoles

Tales of Symphonia Remastered was officially announced at the Nintendo Direct earlier this week, bringing back one of the GameCube’s most beloved JRPGs to modern platforms. Characteristic of...

What Are the Darkness Relics in Destiny 2 Season of Plunder?

A major part of the Season of Plunder storyline in Destiny 2 so far has been retrieving Darkness relics from Fallen pirates. We’re not exactly sure what these relics are yet, only t...

FFXIV Online Store Lets You Get Cozy With a Whole Fat Cat Outfit

It’s important to show the world who you really are. Final Fantasy XIV’s glamour system is already about sharing specific aspects of your character’s identity with the world of Eorzea. Some fol...

Guilty Gear Creator Clarifies Once Again That, Yes, Bridget is Trans

It’s been a little over a month since Guilty Gear Strive showed Bridget coming to terms with her identity as a trans woman in the fighting game’s DLC, seemingly in an effort to inte...

How to Easily Complete the Robber Baron Triumph in Destiny 2

We’re a few weeks into Season of Plunder in Destiny 2 now, and many players likely have their eye on the Scallywag seal and title. Probably the trickiest triumph — aside from the cr...

The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is Named Tears of the Kingdom

As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, we finally got the latest news on what everyone has been calling Breath of the Wild 2 but Nintendo refused to name until now. Titled The Lege...

FFXIV Maintenance Timer and Schedule for Patch 6.21 (Sept 2022) [UPDATED]

UPDATE (9/12/2022): The Lodestone has published the official patch notes. We now have our own FFXIV 6.21 patch notes summary. We breakdown the Job changes, tweaks to Pandaemonium...

I'm a Warlock Main and Well of Radiance Needs a Nerf in Destiny 2

Well of Radiance needs a nerf in Destiny 2. There, I said it. I know that’s probably an unpopular sentiment — Warlocks have so little, Well is such a fundamental ability, and so on. But that’...

The Iron Banner Reputation Grind is Ridiculous in Destiny 2

We’ve all been playing Iron Banner for about a week now in Destiny 2, and while I’m thrilled to be playing something other than Rift, boy is the reputation system a slog. First, you have...

How to Squid Surge and Squid Roll in Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3 doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does bring some new tools to the proverbial table for players to mess around with. Two of these, the Squid Surge and the Squid Roll, are mov...

FFXIV Team Firms Up Next Expansion Story, Krile Getting More Focus

Right now, the Final Fantasy XIV community is deep into Patch 6.2. If you’re caught up (minor spoilers ahead), the patch storyline sees the Scions heading into the Void to find Vrtra’s sister a...

How to Complete the Crew's Control Triumph in Destiny 2

For the most part, the Scallywag title in Destiny 2 Season of Plunder isn’t too bad. But there are a couple of Triumphs, like Salty Smith and Robber Baron, that are a little tricky....