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Overwatch 2 Bastion Skin costs one coin, causes problems

Overwatch 2 Bastion Skin costs one coin, causes problems

The Gingerbread Bastion skin is available in the Overwatch 2 store for one coin, and your coin balance will remind you of it until the end of days.screenshot: Blizzard Entertainment/Kotaku Blizzard offers surveillance 2 A holiday treat for players in the form of a Gingerbread Bastion skin. It’s exactly what it sounds like: the hero ...

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Our favorite childhood Christmas gifts, video game edition

Our favorite childhood Christmas gifts, video game edition

Space Quest IV: Carolyn Petit and the Time Rippersscreenshot: Sierra entertainment It must have been Christmas 1991 that I found Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers under the tree and got the gift of seeing exciting new possibilities in games. I was a fan of adventure games for sure after playing a ...

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Nvidia RTX technology now works in some classic PC games

Nvidia RTX technology now works in some classic PC games

Valve’s classic portal was recently re-released on Steam with some very snazzy new graphics, including ray tracing and DLSS support. This was great news for portal fans, but it’s also great news for fans of all kinds of old PC games. Before we go any further, I’ll explain the technology we’re talking about. RTX is ...

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Hobby is “under-monetized” compared to video games.

Hobby is “under-monetized” compared to video games.

picture: Wizards of the Coast / Kotaku dungeons is also so hobbyist that, like many people who play other TTRPGs, I’ve called D&Doften refer to such games simply as “D&D” short. But apparently that kind of notoriety and dominance in this space isn’t enough for publishers Wizards of the Coast. Based on comments made during ...

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Armored Core VI will not be another FromSoftware ‘Soulsborne’

Armored Core VI will not be another FromSoftware ‘Soulsborne’

picture: By Software / Bandai Namco Elder Ring Studio FromSoftware switches from demigods to giant mechs Armored Core VIand warns fans not to count on the cult-classic sci-fi franchise going away all “Soulsborne” on it. Instead of this, a new IGN interview With By software President Hidetaka Miyazaki and Game Director Masaru Yamamura state that ...

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Executives accused of destroying Magic: The Gathering say no

Executives accused of destroying Magic: The Gathering say no

picture: Workshop Games / Wizards of the Coast A month after Bank of America downgraded Hasbro stock over fears it was “killing its golden goose.” oversaturation of the market With Magic the Gathering Cards, the toy maker says this isn’t the case. “There’s no evidence of that magic is over-pressurized,” Cynthia Williams, president of Wizards ...

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Loot boxes would be adults only if the Australian bill passed

Loot boxes would be adults only if the Australian bill passed

picture: blizzard Follow the example of governments in countries like Belgium and the NetherlandsAn Australian politician has presented a bill that, if passed, would massively restrict the use of loot boxes in video games aimed at children. Independent federal politician Andrew Wilkie introduced the bill into Parliament yesterday. He suggests that loot box mechanics — ...