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Borderlands 4's Player Count Only Matters Because It Pretends to Be Something It's Not

Borderlands 4’s shrinking player count raises a bigger question about whether the series is chasing longevity at the cost of what once made it work.

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Diablo 4 Season 11’s Secret Altar Mystery Has Been Solved, and It Comes With Some Must-Have Rewards

Diablo 4 Season 11's biggest mystery has been solved, and players will want to find out for themselves what rewards they can earn from this event.

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Let It Die: Inferno Lives Up to Its Name Through 'Intense' Body-Swapping and Roguelite Gameplay

Let It Die: Inferno game director Hideyuki Shin talks the fast-paced, colorful, dangerous world of the new survival action roguelite game.

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Fallout’s Strongest Survivors: The Evolution of the Super Mutant

Super Mutants are one of the most notable factions in Fallout, and their history also makes them one of the most fascinating.

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Exodus' Greatest Weakness Means Mass Effect 5 Needs to Strike While the Iron is Hot

Archetype Entertainment offered another look at Exodus at TGA 2025, but one major element may have left some viewers feeling cold.

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What to Expect From GTA 6 in 2026

All eyes are going to be on Grand Theft Auto 6 next year, and while the wait is almost over, it's important to expect the unexpected.

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Tomb Raider Developers Want To Both Honor And Reimagine The Series On Its 30th Anniversary

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reimagines Lara's very first adventure utilizing modern Unreal Engine 5 technology for the series' 30th anniversary.

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"Great RPGs Are About Agency" Exodus Developers Talk The Importance of Choice

Sci-fi RPG Exodus' developers talk the importance of including impactful choices, and how time-dilated interstellar travel allows for this.

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The First LEGO Set of 2026 is the Perfect Capstone for this Beloved IP's Upcoming Finale

LEGO is launching multiple new sets in 2026, and the very first is a kit dedicated to one of the most popular IPs of the decade after its finale.

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Diablo 4 Paladin Players Should Drop Everything and Farm for this Season 11 Unique Immediately

Players should make farming this unique a top priority in Diablo 4 Season 11 if they want to make the most out of their Paladin builds.

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Epic Games Store Free Mystery Game for December 18 Stands on the Shoulder of Giants

The Epic Games Store is beginning its annual holiday giveaway on December 18, but that first free game already has a lot to live up to.

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A's DLC Adds a Completely Broken, OHKO Wonder Pokemon That Gen 10 Cannot Replicate

Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC adds 19 new Megas, and one of them is actually one of the most OP Pokemon ever made.

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This Diablo 4 Season 11 Paladin Build Basically Turns You into Marvel’s Thor

Diablo 4 and Marvel fans can cosplay as Thor in Season 11 with a powerful Paladin build that trades Mjolnir for Blessed Hammers.

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Everyone Thinks the Next Game After God of War Ragnarok Will Go to Egypt, But I'm Not Convinced

It's not exactly uncommon to assume that God of War will center on Egyptian mythology in its next chapter, but I'm not so sure.

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Resident Evil Requiem is an RE4 successor as much as it is a Village sequel
Resident Evil Requiem is an RE4 successor as much as it is a Village sequel

Leon's action-packed role in Resident Evil Requiem now promises a blend of both RE4 and Village, offering the best of both worlds.

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If you’ve jumped into Skyrim Switch 2 Edition and aren’t having a good time, you’re not alone
If you’ve jumped into Skyrim Switch 2 Edition and aren’t having a good time, you’re not alone

Skyrim's latest port promised a next-gen experience, but feels unpolished, so you're not alone if you're on the frustration train.

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You're Probably Sleeping on This 92 Game Pass Metacritic Masterpiece from 2025 (And It's Not Expedition 33)

Xbox Game Pass subscribers should make sure that they play this incredible game on the service while they still can.

Be Cautious - Why Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is Already a Double-Edged Lightsaber
Be Cautious - Why Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is Already a Double-Edged Lightsaber

On paper, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic looks like the ideal Star Wars game, but a healthy dose of skepticism may be necessary.

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After 127 Hours In BF6, I Really Miss Vehicle Entry Animations

In many ways, Battlefield 6 is one of my favorite entries in the franchise, but the lack of vehicle entry animations is a bummer.

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The Best Debut Horror Game Of 2023 Is Getting a Movie Next Year

An avant-garde Japanese indie horror project surprised the industry in 2023; it's now gotten a film adaptation, which releases worldwide next year.

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