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The 14 Best Parrying Mechanics in Video Games
While parrying has been a part of action games for decades, it arguably truly entered the mainstream with the release of FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Ever since this masterpiece, games where parrying is front-and-center have been sprouting like mushrooms after a rain. While Not all of these games are third-person soulslikes, many of them are. That said, there’s plenty…
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Apple Is Finally Making Video Games for the App Store
Apple has bought its first video game studio, and will finally be publishing games. The acquired Vancouver-based studio, RAC7, is a small team founded in 2014 by Jason Ennis and Jesse Ringrose. This represents an important change in how Apple interacts with the gaming industry. While the tech giant has been a big presence in mobile gaming for years through…
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12 Star Wars Games You Should Play On Your PlayStation 5
Own a PS5 and itching to play some Star Wars games? Despite the fact that only a handful of Star Wars titles have been released for PlayStation 5, the platform has access to a surprisingly good collection of games. Most are available via backward compatibility, but there’s a couple of remasters and classic game re-releases that also deserve your attention.…
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SAG-AFTRA Slams Epic Games over Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader
Epic Games is under fire from SAG-AFTRA after using AI to replicate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite. The union says the iconic voice was generated without hiring a voice actor or securing union sign-off, raising serious ethical and legal concerns. “This is exactly the kind of situation we’ve been warning about,” a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson said. “Studios using AI to replace…
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15 Popular Games You Can Surprisingly Play on Linux
Gone are the days when Linux gamers had to jump through hoops to make their favorite games work on their favorite distro. Thanks to Valve and Proton, freshest releases work day one on Linux gaming machines with little to no tinkering. Even massive, triple-A blockbusters often work day and date on Linux, something that was considered nigh impossible just a…
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What Is Frame Generation, and Should You Use It In Your Games?
Earlier this year, Nvidia announced its new line of 50 Series GPUs with a hot new feature in tow: “Multi Frame Generation.” Building on early frame gen tech, these new GPUs allow games to create multiple video frames based on a single frame rendered the normal way. But is that a good thing? Or are these just “fake frames?” Well,…
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I Bought 25 PC Games for Just $16 (And You Can Too)
Summary Fanatical’s Mystery Egg Bundle gives you a chance to score 500 games for $1 each or less, including AAA titles or hardware. Each “egg” in the Mystery Egg Bundle guarantees a different game. Redeem your codes on Steam to access games or trade and gift them out if you don’t want them. For the rest of May, Fanatical is…
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GTA VI Is Delayed, but You Can Play These Similar Games Right Now
Disappointed that you have to wait another 12 months to explore the state of Leonida and the iconic Vice City in GTA VI? Me too, but these 13 games should soothe your hunger for GTA VI and then some. While some are old and some are heavily inspired by Rockstar’s take on the open-world genre, they all offer something a…
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Epic’s Mega sale has big discounts on games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, and Cyberpunk 2077
It’s a great time to catch up on some big games you might’ve missed out on recently. Epic Games is holding a Mega Sale that includes big discounts on a ton of PC games, including Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, which is on sale for $14.99 instead of $29.99, and The Last of Us Part 1, which costs $29.99 instead…
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The 10 Best Browser Games of All Time
Browser games are almost as old as the web itself, and believe you me it saved many a boring computer class in high-school, or eternal Friday afternoon at work. Today browser games can be just as sophisticated and impressive as games that run outside of a browser, but over the course of the web’s history there have been a few…
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