10 MMA Fighters I Would Like On My Side In A Post-Apocalyptic Scenario

Point: Maybe using an unreasonable amount of time and energy to place unsuspecting third parties into entirely imaginary dystopian scenarios isn’t what a “reasonable person” would consider a “productive effort,” or a “healthy coping mechanism,” considering the world’s “current state of affairs.” Counterpoint: OK, but what if I do it…

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SPORTS

My Outriders Time Wizard is Cooler Than Any Loot I Got.

In the overly brown, trench-filled world of the Outriders demo, I found myself pinned behind some cover by a horde of angry soldiers. This normally would be where I slowly kill each enemy with a careful combination of precise aiming and moving to more advantageous pieces of covers. But I’m…

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Next Need for Speed Delayed as EA Moves Criterion to Battlefield Support

Last year, Electronic Arts told Gamesindustry.biz that they were internally reshuffling their studios to bring the long-running Need for Speed back to Criterion, the studio which developed that and the Burnout games during their heyday. It was welcome news to fans of that decade of racing games from EA as it…

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NEWS

I Tried Giving Anthem a Second Chance, Then it Literally Pulled the Floor Out From Under Me

After all the news came out that Bioware wouldn’t be continuing its planned revamp of Anthem, the RPG studio’s foray into the loot shooter genre, I felt a mix of emotions. I mostly thought it was a good idea, because Bioware’s talents are better used elsewhere, but I was kind of…

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Destiny 2 The Messenger Guide – How to Get It & God Rolls

Destiny 2’s Season of the Chosen is officially live, so grab your weapon of choice and get ready to face the Cabal horde. Revolving around stopping Emperor Calus’ daughter Caiatl from uniting the Cabal, players will need to take down various champions that are vying for a seat on her…

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GUIDES

Welcome to the Last Month of Mario’s Life

We are officially in Mar. 2021, which Nintendo has declared will be the final month for all characters whose names start with M-A-R. At the end of this month, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a Switch collection of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy will stop being sold both physically…

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NEWS

Forever Entertainment Enters Deal to Release ‘Several’ Square-Enix Remakes

Forever Entertainment, the publisher behind the Panzer Dragoon: Remake that launched last year, has entered an agreement with Square-Enix to produce “several” remakes of the company’s games. According to the announcement, the specifics of the arrangement mean that Forever Entertainment will cover all the costs of these projects, with the…

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NEWS

Google Stadia Reportedly Canceled a Kojima Productions Episodic Horror Game

At the beginning of the month, Google confirmed it’s shutting down internal game development. The studios it built to develop games for Stadia, its video game streaming service, would have their projects canceled. One of those canceled projects, according to a report by VGC, was as an episodic horror game…

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NEWS

Esports Community Mourns Sol, Professional Female Player Murdered By Rival

Content Warning: this article discusses murder, misogyny, and femicide.  The esports community and the Brazillian gaming community are mourning a tragic loss. A 19-year-old Call of Duty Mobile player named Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva was murdered by a rival player in São Paulo, Brazil, on February 22. Sol, as…

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NEWS

My Brain Isn’t Big Enough to Main Astra, the New Valorant Agent

Riot Games has revealed Astra, the latest upcoming agent in Valorant. On one hand, I am happy to meet her. Her design is outstanding, her concept is fantastic, and I’m happy to see another lady agent (especially a black woman, which we don’t see enough of in games). On the…

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NEWS

Tetsuya Nomura Will Not Direct the Next Part of Final Fantasy VII Remake

Tetsuya Nomura, best known for directing the Kingdom Hearts series, will not return as a director for the next installment of Final Fantasy VII Remake. For the first part, which was released in April 2020, he was co-director alongside Naoki Hamaguchi. Hamaguchi will be the only director on the second…

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NEWS

Post Malone’s Pokemon Concert Was a Great Music Video, Middling Live Show

After weeks of hyping it up, The Pokemon Company hosted a virtual Post Malone concert to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary. It’s been a kind of emotional Pokemon Day, as the industry and community celebrated a quarter of a century of Pikachu and friends. So as cheesy as it was,…

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