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God Of War Valhalla DLC Just Got Harder, With One Big Exception
Valhalla, the setting of God of War Ragnarök’s new, free roguelike expansion, is full of tough challenges and fights. And unfortunately, the going’s only going to get tougher as developer Santa Monica Studio just dropped a new patch that tweaks the difficulty of certain encounters—though there is one change that may…
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‘Carol and the End of the World’ review: Existential dread has never been so sweet
When Earth finds itself on a deadly collision course with another planet, everyone sets out to party — except for Carol. Review of Netflix’s “Carol and the End of the World.”
Baldur’s Gate 3 Director Thanks D&D Team Following Layoffs
The 2023 Game Awards was full of new trailers and announcements but light on actual awards. Host Geoff Keighley ended up speedrunning through many of them, ultimately denying the winners an acceptance speech or cutting them off before they could finish one. Fortunately, some of the devs behind the best games of the…
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In Memoriam: The tech that died in 2023
As we look back on 2023, let’s take moment to remember the tech we lost this year.
Hasbro to cut 1,100 jobs despite Dungeons & Dragons thriving
Hasbro is laying off 1,100 employees, according to an SEC filing. The company behind franchises like Dungeons & Dragons and Transformers, Hasbro already laid off 800 employees in […]
TikTok becomes first non-game app to reach $10B in consumer spending
TikTok’s short-form video app is hitting a new milestone. The app, which reached 1 billion monthly active users in 2021, has now become the first non-game mobile app […]