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Games are full of unwritten rules, hidden mechanics, and expectations that can catch me completely off guard. Sometimes I am treating a tactical game like a mindless shooter. Other times I am rushing through…

There is a lot going on this week, but the big conversation is obviously Grand Theft Auto 6. A possible online-mode release window, an unexpectedly huge music project, Hideo Kojima's next game getting its…

Control Resonant is not Control 2 in the most obvious sense. Remedy has taken a big swing here, swapping Jesse Faden for her brother Dylan, moving into a much broader version of New York,…

The Witcher 3 Remastered is shaping up to be much more than a routine next-gen patch. Scheduled for 29 September, this free upgrade aims to make a legendary RPG feel far more current without…

Blizzard normally gets by at BlizzCon with a World of Warcraft expansion trailer, maybe an Overwatch hero, and the usual assortment of live-service updates. This time, though, it went absolutely buck wild. We got…

Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5 is a pretty straightforward action game, but there are still a bunch of small systems, useful upgrades, and quality of life tricks that are easy to overlook. Some of them…

Buying a bigger graphics card is fun, obviously, but PC gaming gets a whole lot better when I actually mess with the computer stuff. A few smart settings, utilities, shortcuts, and quality of life…

Open world games have been around long enough that their worst habits are painfully familiar. Giant maps packed with repetitive icons. Radio towers. Side activities that feel like chores. Empty stretches between the good…

After more than half a decade in early access, Valheim 1.0 is finally here. The game is now feature complete, the Deep North has arrived as its final biome, and there is a proper…