‘Sand Land’ isn’t remarkable among its open-world competition, but it’s got heart.
Hades Hotties, Starfield Updates, And More Of This Week’s Takes
We got our first good look at the highly anticipated Hades 2 this week, and we have a lot to say about Supergiant Games’ first-ever direct sequel. But there’s also some Starfield news to get into and unpack, and some fan-casting to do. Read on for our spiciest opinions of the week.
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Starfield’s Big Missing Updates Could Be Coming Soon
Starfield’s updates have been sporadic and underwhelming since it arrived over seven months ago. It’s clear the team at Bethesda has been diligently fixing bugs and adding small improvements, but it doesn’t feel like the open-world RPG has gotten the same amount of post-launch love as some of its peers. Director Todd…
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Todd Howard Confirms New Vegas Is In Fact Still Canon
Amazon’s Fallout TV series has made waves since it dropped last week, mostly due to the quality of the work. Fallout’s one of the best video game adaptations we’ve gotten and one that enhances the series greatly. It also is situated at the very end of the known timeline of the games, serving as a sort of sequel to the…
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2023 Data Shows Most People Are Playing Older Games
A newly released game industry report by market researcher Newzoo shows that while the PC and console market grew 2.6 percent in 2023, overall playtime decreased as gamers spent more and more time in a smaller list of old games like Fortnite and League of Legends.
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Elder Scrolls 6 Is Already Playable, According To Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls, Bethesda’s immensely popular open-world RPG franchise, turns 30 years old today. To celebrate, the company posted a short history of the series and its innovations on social media. However, it also briefly talked about the future of the series, confirming that folks at the studio were playing early…
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Nearly 30% Of The Top 100 Steam Deck Games Aren’t Verified
Recently, Valve published a list of the top 100 most-played Steam Deck games over the last 12 months. Digging into this much data is fun, and the full list is both a snapshot of recent trends and a reminder that old favorites are some of the most popular options on Valve’s portable PC.
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New Fallout Xbox Controller Is Cool, But Pricey
Next month, the live-action Fallout TV show premieres and, seemingly in preparation for that, Xbox and Bethesda have released a new, customizable controller design that looks pretty dang swanky. However, it’s going to cost you some extra caps compared to a standard custom Xbox controller.
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Pentiment Runs At 120FPS On PS5, But Only 60FPS On Xbox
Here’s something odd: Pentiment, a previously Xbox-exclusive narrative-focused game from Obsidian, currently runs better on PlayStation 5 than it does on Xbox Series X/S. It’s apparently a bug that will be fixed, but the whole situation has set off a firestorm in the never-ending console war.
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‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ review: An immense RPG triumph
Square Enix’s latest RPG epic was worth the wait, as ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ is packed to the brim with ‘Final Fantasy’ goodness.