Author: [email protected] (Tyler Colp)
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Our way-too-early Game of the Year 2024 predictions
We’re nowhere close to knowing what 2024’s Game of the Year will be, but that won’t stop us from guessing which ones will thrive come awards season. It’s a competitive year with Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC on its way, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Stalker 2, and an Indiana Jones game that could surprise…
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The only pal I want is my robot spider in Diablo 4’s most challenging season yet
Diablo 4’s new spider pal may be far more complicated than last season’s Vampiric Powers, but I like the change of pace. Season 2 was a critical moment for the game to speed way up and see what happened, and the result was what felt almost like a reboot: a major shift in philosophy for…
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Blizzard confirms you can’t dress up your spider companions in Diablo 4 season 3, but at least you can pet them
When Diablo 4’s Season of the Construct begins, everyone will have a robot spider crawling along beside them. In all the footage Blizzard has released leading up to tomorrow’s season launch, the little spider always looks like the Dwarven spiders from Skyrim. Despite what players had been hoping, it will always look like that, Blizzard…
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How to create a dedicated server in Palworld
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Palworld dedicated servers can host up to 32 players combing through its islands for Pokémon-like monsters and valuable resources. Developer Pocketpair has plans to increase that number in a future update, as well as add an in-game method for server hosting. Right now, though, hosting your own Palworld dedicated server takes a few extra steps.…
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Diablo 4 season 3’s most powerful new items all drop off of its least popular boss
Out of all the bosses added in Diablo 4 season 2, The Beast in the Ice was the most annoying one to kill. Not only did he have a lot of attacks you had to dodge out of before you could get a hit on him, he was also a pain to reach in the…
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A dystopian sci-fi MOBA was the last thing I expected from the studio behind Dave the Diver, but it’s real and playable soon
Nothing about Wakerunners looks like it came from the same studio as Dave the Diver, but, then again, nothing about Nakwon: Last Paradise did either. Mintrocket has a third game on its way and it’s a sci-fi MOBA where characters move around like they’re permanently wearing skates. In Wakerunners’ dystopian sci-fi future, people broke off…
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Blizzard is taking a sledgehammer to the way Overwatch 2 is played by letting everyone heal themselves
Blizzard is about to take a sledgehammer to the way Overwatch 2 is played. The change will take effect when season 9 launches later this month. For the first time in the hero shooter’s history, every tank and DPS hero will heal themselves, loosening their reliance on support in a match. Through a new passive…
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Elon Musk spent the holidays grinding Diablo 4 and leeching XP from its most popular streamers
While X continues to spiral in relevancy, its owner Elon Musk spent the holidays grinding Diablo 4’s hardest dungeon and even teamed up with its most popular streamers for some help. “Christmas Eve I spent 17 hours on Diablo,” Musk said while guesting on Diablo streamer Wudijo’s stream a few weeks ago. Musk was too…
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I spent so much time taking photos in Cyberpunk 2077 that it made Idris Elba angry
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Why I Love This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 391 in December 2023, as part of our Why I Love series. Every month we talk about our favourite characters, mechanics, moments, and concepts in games—and explain why we adore them so much. I’m ten hours into Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLC…
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All the big games that shut down in 2023
Several games had to call 2023 their final year as they shut down for good. Some games survived a few years, while others didn’t even make it to one. It’s already hard enough to release a game and now many are expected to be sustainable for several years. But online games don’t last forever, and…