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It’s Official: The Sims 4’s November Update Is One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

The Sims 4's November update celebrates West African culture but is overshadowed by continuously disruptive bugs.

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC Officially Breaks a Huge Gen 1 Tradition

Pokemon Legends: Z-A is set to officially break a tradition started with Gen 1 games when the Mega Dimension DLC comes out.

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Fallout 76’s Best Season 23 Items Are Already Clear

With Fallout 76’s Season 23 rewards leaking online, it’s clear there’s a lot to look forward to in December, though these items definitely stand out.

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PSA: Pokemon Legends: Z-A Players May Have a Free Shiny Waiting Without Realizing It

Pokemon Legends: Z-A has an infamous shiny hunting location, but players could be missing out on essentially free shinies by not checking nearby.

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Magic: The Gathering's Best Avatar Commander is Already Clear, and it's Not Aang

Magic: The Gathering's upcoming Avatar set has a very powerful card that Commander players won't want to miss.

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Say Goodbye to Your Diablo 4 Builds After Update 2.5.0

Diablo 4 players may need to ditch certain builds when Season 11 hits, since patch 2.5.0 will quickly make them outdated in the meta.

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Not Even Arc Raiders Can Cure One of My Worst Habits

Arc Raiders made me appreciate extraction shooters more than ever, but it also exposed one of my worst habits, and it does next to nothing to cure it.

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Starfinder: Afterlight Has All The Talent It Needs to Be The Next Baldur's Gate 3

Upcoming RPG Starfinder: Afterlight has assembled a stellar cast to play its set of spacefaring companions.

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Disney Dreamlight Valley's November 17 DLC Makes Some Delightfully Strange Choices

Disney Dreamlight Valley's Wishblossom Ranch DLC adds a delightfully bizarre collection of characters to the game.

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Arc Raiders Is Restoring My Faith in the Gaming Community

Arc Raiders might be built around tension and risk, but what it’s really shown me is that even in PvP, not everyone is out to ruin your fun.

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Fallout 4 Players Should Prepare to Say Goodbye on November 10

Fallout 4's Anniversary Edition update may come with some unintended consequences that players should prepare for before it drops on November 10.

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ARC Raiders Has a Massive Ace Up Its Sleeve that Needs to Be Played Eventually

ARC Raider's has one piece of content hiding in plain sight, and it could completely upend the game's meta when it eventually releases.

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Arc Raiders' Toughest Achievement Is the Most Stress I've Felt in a Game

There are plenty of achievements for players to chase in Arc Raiders, but completing one of them had me the most stressed I've ever been in a game.

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What to Expect From Black Friday 2025

This year will bring another round of big Black Friday deals, and these are the sales gamers should expect throughout November.

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Borderlands 4 Patch Notes for November 6 Wish List

Borderlands 4’s November 6 update could be a turning point if Gearbox delivers even a few of the changes that would really help the game succeed.

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Arc Raiders Review: Your Next Extraction Shooter Obsession

Arc Raiders transforms every trip to the surface into a fight for survival, combining tension, atmosphere, and worldbuilding that never lets up.

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A Officially Has Three New Threats

Pokemon Legends: Z-A players can say hello to the three new powerful Pokemon coming to the game with Season 2.

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ARC Raiders’ Best Skill Tree is Not Exactly Obvious

ARC Raiders offers players three separate skill tree branches to invest levels in, but one of these is far better than the others.

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ARC Raiders Squads Could Be Shooting Themselves in the Foot with This Mistake

For the ARC Raiders players who prefer to play with a squad, this one major mistake could be keeping one's team from success.

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16 Gen 1 Pokemon That Have Been Neglected for Decades

Generation 1 Pokemon gets a lot of love, but 16 Pokemon from that generation have yet to receive significant new forms.