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It seems that every month brings with it at least one video game that delivers a worthwhile thrill, even if it amounts to little more than a half-dozen hours of highly-directed action. But less often, a game comes along that sets its hooks into droves of gamers, and refuses to let go. As AAA genres continue to learn from the competition and blur the lines between story-driven narratives and online player progression, the year’s best games are only getting more and more addictive....

Even if you aren’t a fan of the series, chances are you’ve played at least one Dragon Ball video game in your lifetime. They’re a staple for just about every generation. The GBA had The Legacy of Goku trilogy, the PS2 had Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichi, the PS3 gave us Xenoverse, and we’re going to get FighterZ for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC in just a few weeks. Needless to say, this is a hard series to ignore....

Warning: major spoilers. Welcome! Everything is great. On Friday the 28th of September, the world becomes a slightly brighter place. The third series of endlessly inventive NBC sitcom The Good Place starts arriving weekly on Netflix in the UK. Mike Schur’s comedy is a masterclass in both ethics and the art of nimble plotting. The season one finale turned the entire show on its head, while the season two finale ended with another bold reinvention....

An annual event that gets circled on the calendars of Apple fans everywhere is the iPhone reveal. It also seems that each year the production behind the reveal gets more slick. This year’s iPhone 12 lineup includes the 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, and the 12 Mini. It’s that last one that has garnered attention for being the most affordable, and the smallest 5G phone in the world. Now details are emerging about how quickly the iPhone 12 Mini charges compared to its fellow iPhone 12 models....

It’s official. The Last of Us Part 2 will be playable on the PlayStation 5 when it launches. A lot of gamers had wondered if it would be after learning that it would release in the same year as the next-generation Sony console. Jim Ryan — the CEO of Sony Interactive Intertainment — confirmed the news in a recent interview with CNET. The two parties had been discussing the upcoming “Future of Gaming” event happening for the PS5 when the conversation ended up on soon-to-be-released games like The Last of Us Part 2....

Video game giant Capcom was recently the victim of a ransomware attack that saw a ton of its data exposed online. Unfortunately, this includes personal information for both current and former employees, though at least Capcom’s customers were spared. As part of the Capcom hack, the perpetrators have also leaked documents that reveal upcoming Capcom projects, including some that may be of particular interest to Ace Attorney fans. Numerous Ace Attorney video games are mentioned in the Capcom leak, and they point to 2021 being a big year for fans of the quirky franchise....

The Long Dark is a survival game, so you’ll have to explore every nook and cranny of the game world in order to find things that’ll help you survive the Canadian wilderness. It doesn’t matter the difficulty you’re playing in; this game will challenge your skills with everything it has. Besides looking for shelter or food and water supplies, there are other things you can do to increase your chances of surviving....

This article contains spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok and the wider MCU. “Life is about growth; it’s about change…” With Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in full swing, having already introduced a couple of major new characters (Doctor Strange, Spider-Man) and raised the stakes for the Earth-bound Avengers (in Captain America: Civil War), it was time for the Mighty Thor’s third big-screen outing. It’s fair to say, though, that the God of Thunder was in need of a bit of a rethink after his largely soulless second adventure, The Dark World....

The Mac Pro is getting ready for its Apple silicon transition but a new report claims that it’ll miss out on a major feature of older Mac Pro models. While Apple has already transitioned the rest of the Mac lineup to its own chips and away from Intel, the Mac Pro is still waiting. That’s likely going to change this year but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that the new Mac Pro will miss out on a feature we took for granted on older models....

Star Wars: Squadrons wasn’t exactly a surprise following leaks and rumors about the title, but it looks interesting nonetheless. While the Star Wars: Squadrons reveal only gave fans a hint of what to look forward to, EA revealed new gameplay during the EA Play show today, and it looks like a welcome expansion to the typical Star Wars formula. The game will follow members of the Galactic Empire — now crumbling after the loss of the Emperor — and the New Republic, both of which players will be able to create....

With modders having already given Star Wars Battlefront 2 fans the chance to play as a pink Darth Vader, it was only a matter of time before even more wacky mods got made for DICE and Electronic Arts’ science fiction shooter. As it so happens, the modders simply known as Rickey and GameTSF have now created a mod that adds Kylo Ren’s “Matt the Radar Technician” outfit from a sketch that aired on Saturday Night Live in 2016....

As you work through your first few seasons - and years - of Stardew Valley, the thought of finishing the community center is what keeps many motivated to farm, forage, and fish. However, the bundles that need to be completed can be a little daunting at first; they include items that new players have probably never even heard of. With so much to focus on and think about, you’ll need some dedicated multi-tasking skills to keep on track....

Romance is a fun and frustrating part of the Story of Seasons Series. Not only can winning the hand of your favorite character be hard, but the games don’t make raising the heart level of townsfolk a quick process. Even with easy mode engaged, you will likely farm through a few seasons before reaching red heart level. To get married, you will need to complete a variety of tasks, collect tons of gifts, and learn how to trigger heart scenes for the man or woman of your dreams....

Tetsuya Nomura has revealed that the outfits for the main trio in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin hint that they are “not of that world”. In an interview with Famitsu Nomura was asked about the origins of the main trio and commented on the fact that they don’t look how you’d imagine traditional Final Fantasy characters to look. Nomura said, “if you’re familiar with the premise of Final Fantasy 1, you might be able to pick up some clues from the designs of Jack and the others....

Capcom will introduce Street Fighter: Duel into its cult-classic franchise this coming weekend. This new Street Fighter entry will be a 3-vs-3 mobile game licensed by Capcom and published by Chinese gaming giant Tencent. Duel is scheduled to be announced on June 27 during the company’s yearly gaming conference. Game journalist Daniel Ahmad posted some gameplay and promotional videos from Duel on his Twitter. While the game seems to adhere to traditional 2D fighting game mechanics for the most part, the videos also showcase card collecting mechanics....

The wait for news regarding Grand Theft Auto 6 has been arduous for fans of the series. Rumors have been circulating for quite some time that GTA 6’s location might be Vice City, and that may have just gotten even more likely. There have been tons of leaks and rumors circulating around Grand Theft Auto 6, though many of those rumors point to the series making a return to Vice City....

You never know a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, and you never know a comedian until you’ve watched them walk through a doorway in the longest shoes, hastily fashioned out of drainpipes they found in the Taskmaster shed, and then argued about with Greg Davies for points. Taskmaster is a window into the souls of our nation’s clowns, and here’s whose souls we’ll be nosying into for series 14: Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican!...

You could certainly call the Dark-type a…dark horse. There aren’t a lot of pure Dark-type Pokemon out there. It makes sense, as what defines a Dark-type Pokemon can be kind of vague, often needing a more concrete concept to cling onto. Hence, most Dark-type Pokemon being dual-typed. A lot of them are great in competitive play too, like Hydreigon and Tyranitar, thanks to the extra offensive type. The few pure Dark-types certainly vary in quality from a competitive standpoint, ranging from laughably weak and unviable to overpowered, and the typing does play a part in that....

Get your nerd attire ready for this holidays with this stylish gift guide! Feeling more bah humbug than fa la la la la? You are not alone. This year has pushed us all to our collective limits, so it is more than acceptable if you feel like sitting out this holiday season. We get it. That said, just remember that there’s hope on the horizon, from promising vaccines to a new administration....

Spider-Man, Pennywise, Edward Cullen, The Winter Soldier, and Dudley Dursely are part of the unholy ensemble assembled in The Devil All the Time: a black-as-sin slice of Southern Gothic based on the novel by Donald Ray Pollock. Set between the end of World War II and the Vietnam War, the film presents a sprawling tale of violence and misery passed down through generations. At the center is Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) an essentially decent young man whose father (Bill Skarsgård) had returned from the war traumatized into a religious fervor that leads him to prostrate himself in front of a home-made woodland crucifix every night, fighting, as Arvin says, “The devil all the time....