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Jan 28 • 4 months ago

Why reviving the shuttered Anthem is turning out tougher than expected

Despite proof-of-concept video, EA's Frostbite Engine servers are difficult to pick apart. ...

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Jan 24 • 4 months ago

TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes

Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale. ...

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Jan 22 • 4 months ago

Finally, a new controller that solves the Switch 2's "flat Joy-Con" problem

But Nyxi's Hyperion 3 upgrade comes with a pretty high asking price. ...

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Jan 22 • 4 months ago

Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work

For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D. ...

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Jan 20 • 4 months ago

10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before. ...

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Jan 20 • 4 months ago

The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5

Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement. ...

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Jan 19 • 4 months ago

Reports of ad-supported Xbox game streams show Microsoft's lack of imagination

Xbox maker needs some fresher ideas for expanding access to cloud gaming. ...

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Jan 17 • 4 months ago

Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning

Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

Bully Online mod taken down abruptly one month after launch

Developers say "this was not something we wanted" as they purge open source project. ...

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Jan 15 • 4 months ago

I can’t stop shooting Oddcore’s endless waves of weird little guys

Zippy action, fun upgrade system make for a great pick-up-and-play shooter. ...

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Jan 08 • 4 months ago

Seasonal Switch 2 sales show significant slowing as annual cycle sunsets

After record-setting launch, Western holiday sales are down compared to the first Switch. ...

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Jan 07 • 4 months ago

SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape

Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon. ...

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