Mecha Break, the recently released free-to-play mecha shooter from Amazing Seasun Games, is a hell of a lot of fun. The minute I learned of its existence, I knew I’d be devoting a great deal of time to beating up giant robots with my own giant robot. I did not, however, expect to be devoting […]
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Canonically, Jean Grey is supposed to be one of the most powerful mutants not just in the world of X-Men, but within the larger Marvel universe — which makes her arrival to hero shooter Marvel Rivals a hugely anticipated event. How exactly do you translate an immortal being that can undo and remake existence into
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Electronic Arts announced Thursday it will be shutting down the servers for Anthem, the BioWare-developed, always-online, cooperative multiplayer action game, effective next year. “After careful consideration,” EA’s statement begins, “we will be sunsetting Anthem on January 12, 2026. This means that the game will still be playable online for the next 180+ days. As of
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Xbox Game Studios’ new Perfect Dark game — the project that was first revealed in 2020 as the debut title from internal studio The Initiative — has been canceled. Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, confirmed the game’s cancellation and the closure of The Initiative in a note to employees, according to a report
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No matter how skilled you are or how lucky you get, failure is unavoidable. But it’s what you do with failure that counts. And as the first-person shooter Anger Foot posits, you’re not only allowed to laugh but should laugh at your failures. Compared to many modern games, the intentional friction in Anger Foot is
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The Pokémon Company has a Pokémon Presents showcase planned for July, promising viewers “the latest updates and news from the world of Pokémon.” It’s the second of these events in 2025 so far, following February’s Pokémon Day event. The latest Pokémon Presents showcase will stream on the official Pokémon YouTube channel on Tuesday, July 22,
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The first Death Stranding came out in 2019, and I reviewed it then. It’s a long game, and I spent a couple of weeks sunk into its world. It was a strange experience for several reasons: primarily that it’s a very strange game, both frustrating and hypnotic, lucid and obtuse. It was also eerily prophetic
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Arrowhead Games Studios announced on Thursday that its 2024 smash hit Helldivers 2 will be coming to Xbox Series X on Aug. 26. “We know gamers have been asking for this for some time and we are so excited to bring more Helldivers into our game. We have so much more in store for the
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After 20 hours with The Alters, I just wanted to fast forward to the end. Throughout most of The Alters, the resource management gameplay bounced off the narrative well — there was always some obstacle to be overcome, a lava river or gravity distortion, and solutions were found through exploration, research, and resource gathering in
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Summer Games Done Quick is back for its annual speedrunning event, and this year, the Nintendo Switch 2 will make its GDQ debut with Mario Kart World. Summer Games Done Quick 2025 will kick off the pre-show at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 6, before officially opening up with a Sonic the Hedgehog speedrun
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