Author: [email protected] (Tyler Colp)
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No Rest for the Wicked isn’t a Diablo, but it might be one of the smartest soulslikes I’ve played in a long time
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Let’s get this out of the way now: No Rest for the Wicked is absolutely not an action RPG in the style of Diablo. There is loot to find, yes, but it doesn’t transform you into an untouchable god. No, Rest for the Wicked is a lot closer to a soulslike with its weighty, punishing…
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Oh no, Hades 2 is already sick as hell to play and it hasn’t even entered early access yet
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Surprise! Hades 2 is finally here and playable. Supergiant’s hack-and-slash, flirt-with-gods roguelike is a brief technical test away from its Steam early access debut. I’ve slashed my way through its opening area and first boss and now I need more. Even though it’s clearly in an unfinished state, it’s good. Like, really good. A small…
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Overwatch 2’s season 10 launch makes it even more MOBA than FPS
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Overwatch 2’s next season, which starts tomorrow, will kick off with not just a new DPS hero, but a two-week-long trial run of its newest game mode, Clash, which feels designed for constant, MOBA-style combat. The Clash trial will take place on Hanaoka, a map that looks surprisingly similar to Hanamura from the original Overwatch.…
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Blizzard is afraid of spoiling Diablo 4 seasons with regular PTRs, but says the success of season 4’s ‘does point in the direction of something we’d want to continue to do’
By all accounts, including my own, Diablo 4’s season 4 PTR, or public test realm, was a big success: an exciting, week-long peek into all the massive changes coming to the game next month. Blizzard seems to think so too: Diablo 4 boss Rod Fergusson told IGN that the PTR had a high enough turnout…
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Diablo 4 season 4 PTR builds: How each class can blast through dungeons with ease
Diablo 4’s new era begins with its next season on May 14. After months of work, Blizzard revealed its massive loot overhaul coming alongside season 4. Items are now customizable, easier to understand, and more powerful than ever before. In the season 4 PTR, or beta test server, barbarians were spawning hundreds of tornadoes that…
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Diablo 4 PTR players discover mysterious new items and an abandoned camp that could be clues for its next season and upcoming expansion
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While everyone was distracted with Diablo 4’s gigantic loot update on the test server over the weekend, players found some clues for the next season’s theme ahead of its official announcement. On the season 4 PTR, or the “public test realm” for beta testing upcoming changes, you will occasionally see text pop up while killing…
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Diablo 4’s next season unshackles so many ridiculous builds it feels like you’re breaking it
If Diablo 4’s season 4 PTR is any indication of what’s to come when it properly releases in May, it’s over for my free time. Blizzard has taken the action RPG that only came out a year ago and turned it inside out. All the numbers and knobs are in front of you now and…
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Lethal Company’s ‘v50’ update makes running uphill scarier than its new evil butlers and crying mechs
Lethal Company’s first major update, version 50, is playable in beta form and players are discovering how much worse space treasure hunting could be with deadly new monsters and a major nerf to a popular movement mechanic. Solo developer Zeekerss hasn’t released official patch notes, but said the update isn’t fully finished. They even admitted…
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Diablo 4 season 4 PTR: How to download and play with all new changes
Diablo 4 is about to dramatically change as an action RPG, and you’ll be able to play this massive update early via Blizzard’s “PTR”, or public test realm, starting tomorrow. From April 2 to April 9, PC players using the Battle.net launcher (not Steam players, sadly) can get their hands dirty testing out Blizzard’s redesigned…
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I defied Capcom and spawned 99 of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s instakill ‘Unmaking Arrows’
Dragon’s Dogma 2 has an arrow that can instantly kill anything in the game, be it a griffin or the final boss. It’s known as the Unmaking Arrow, and the item description breaks the fourth wall to warn you of how precious it is: “The ultimate arrow, said to kill instantly,” it reads. “Note: Once…