Apex Legends Making BLM, Stop Asian Hate, Pride, and Suicide Prevention Badges Available to All Players

Apex Legends has unlockable cosmetics called Badges that players can use to showcase certain achievements they’ve accomplished, such as winning a certain amount of matches in a row or acquiring a certain number of items. However, Respawn has also used it to showcase certain causes and communities, such as Pride flags…

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Persona Composer Shoji Meguro is Leaving Atlus, But it’s Not All Bad

Shoji Meguro, who is best known for his work writing the music for the Persona franchise, has announced he’s leaving Atlus to become an indie dev. However, that doesn’t mean he won’t be involved with the series or any other Atlus projects in the future. In his announcement posted to his social…

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There's a Distinct Lack of Ryuji in Alchemy Stars' Persona 5 Royal Collaboration

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Early Assess: Darkest Dungeon 2 Feeds My Fears (Not in the Fun Way)

Darkest Dungeon 2 details were surprisingly scant up until the game’s release into early access this week. We gained glimpses of the character classes, knew that the setting had changed to a globetrotting affair, saw that the art style hadn’t changed so much as it had been refined. Then, shortly before this…

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Final Fantasy Creator Storms Into FFXIV Shadowbringers

Can’t stop, won’t stop. Hironobu Sakaguchi, the director behind the original Final Fantasy and the steward for the series in its earlier iterations, has been playing Final Fantasy XIV since September. What could’ve been a one-off playing session has seemingly turned into a real love for the MMO, as Sakaguchi…

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Critical Hit Vs. Determination – FFXIV Stats Guide & Comparison

In FFXIV Determination vs. Critical Hit can stump a lot of new players. Determination, appropriately, determines a few different things about your character. Whereas Critical Hit sounds risky due to its random nature. You’ll see the both stats on gear for a variety of different classes (from healers to DPS),…

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Kill Your Backlogs

We’re nearing the end of the year, which in video games world means one thing — Game of the Year discussions, awards, and events. I always tell myself it’s going to be different, but every year plays out the same. All through winter, spring, and summer I find myself adding…

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The Night Billy Gunn Broke My Heart

These days, with Supreme Court precedent hopefully decided for good, it’s easy to take gay marriage equality for granted. But in the same way that trans people’s rights to access bathrooms, youth sports, or medical care has become a target of reactionary conservative politicians, commentators, and legal projects, gay marriage…

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Riders Republic Stars Guide – How to Earn More Stars

Riders Republic is the latest sports game from Ubisoft that blends extreme sports with a large open world. You assume the role of a newcomer looking to make their mark in this haven of offroad biking, skiing, snowboarding, and, uh, jetpacks. While you explore this open-world you will see hundreds…

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FFXIV’s Island Sanctuary Might Ease Player Housing Problems

It’s hard to find a home in Final Fantasy XIV. Plots cost a good bit of gil and go quick: quicker than the vast majority of players can snap them up. There’s a reason players refer to the entire system as “Housing (Savage).” Even with the addition of a new…

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A Game Set in the Quiet Place Universe is Coming Next Year

Upon learning that a video game based on the 2018 horror movie A Quiet Place is in development, I realized I was surprised the movie hadn’t really done anything in that space yet. Not in terms of an adaptation, but just in that there are a lot of horror movies doing…

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Returnal’s Latest Update Adds Photo Mode and Loop Suspension

Returnal was a game that largely passed me by when it launched on PlayStation 5 back in April, but the latest update for the game makes it sound like now would be the optimal time to get into Housemarque’s time loop action game, as the game will now allow you to…

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Hisuian Zorua Persists To Spite Those Who’ve Wronged It, Is a Mood

Last week, Game Freak and The Pokemon Company officially unveiled Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark, regional variants of the Pokemon that will debut in Pokemon Legends: Arceus when it comes to Switch in January. Well, in a new update for the game, as well as the upcoming Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl,…

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