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If players notice issues with their matchmaking for DOTA 2, they have someone to thank for that. DOTA 2 is a massively popular multiplayer online battle arena game that was developed by Valve back in 2013 for PC. The game used to have the highest concurrent players on Steam, only just recently losing to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive this past April. While DOTA 2 has been struggling with its player base recently, the game has still been going steady even after all of these years....

Dr. Mario World, Nintendo’s latest free-to-play mobile game, released today on Android and iOS with some pretty aggressive in-app purchase options. It seems Nintendo is trying to introduce kids to the reality that medical professionals don’t come cheap. The new game, based on the 1990 Tetris-ish puzzle game for the NES, has been updated to appeal to the Candy Crush audience: with features like daily log in bonuses, community interaction, and sweet, sweet premium currency....

Morrigan is one of Dragon Age’s most iconic characters, if not most of all. She is a Witch of the Wilds, raised by Flemeth in the woods. She is rather cold, but has some interesting developments throughout the series and is a romanceable character in the first game. She is also quite beautiful, and she knows it. Like some other major characters in the series, Morrigan is a master manipulator. She always seems to plan and know more than she is letting on....

Akira Toriyama’s long-running Dragon Ball series has featured numerous heroes and villains. Fans still follow the adventures of Goku and the Z-Fighters in the currently ongoing anime series Dragon Ball Super. Though different seasons may change for the series, the characters overall remain the same. Goku and Vegeta keep the Earth safe with their massive roster of superpower abilities, but not everyone in the world of Dragon Ball has such mighty powers....

The Dragon Ball Z movies aren’t exactly known for being original. The average film in the franchise heavily lifted from whatever was happening in the anime at the time, resulting in a roster of movies that feels more like “Dragon Ball Lite” than any real attempt to turn Dragon Ball Z into a theatrical experience. For what it’s worth, the Dragon Ball Z movies are still entertaining diversions from the main story – they’re just too reminiscent of the main story....

Dungeons and Dragons, more fondly known as D&D, has been around for almost half a century now. In that time there’s been multiple editions and supplements released by the companies that have owned it. Wizards of the Coast is the current holder of the franchise and after releasing what is widely considered to be one of the worst editions (4th), cleaned up their act and released one of the best editions....

In a surprise Instagram post on September 2nd, Dwayne Johnson confirmed that he, along with his wife and daughters, have tested positive for COVID-19, saying “this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we’ve ever had to endure as a family.” However, fans can breathe a little easier knowing Johnson and his family are at the tail end of the infection, and appear to have taken it well....

With E3 2017 having concluded about a week and a half ago, gamers are still processing all of the titles revealed during each of the showcases, as well as every bit of information about the games at the event that has been uncovered following the expo. While fans are still wrapping their heads around all that was unveiled at the event, though, the E3 2017 Game Critics Awards have now officially announced the nominees for this year’s honors, with Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and Middle-earth: Shadow of War leading the pack with four nominations apiece, including Best of Show....

PC gamers can breathe a sigh of relief after yesterday’s alarming FIFA 22 news. According to a statement made by EA to Eurogamer, there will not, in fact, be a one machine activation limit for the game on PC. This correction comes after fans spotted a concerning line on FIFA 22’s Steam page, which stated that there would be an activation limit of one per machine. The discovery was understandably followed by a great deal of backlash....

Mark Oshiro’s Each of Us a Desert is about finding your place in this world through the most unexpected means, while staying true to yourself. Part coming-of-age story, part fantasy, this book not only delivers an enchanting tale, but also has some of the most creative world building happening in speculative fiction right now—all told through a Latinx lens. The Each of Us a Desert story follows Xochitl, a cuentista of her home of Empalme....

One of the biggest video game publishers in the world, Electronic Arts (EA) has had a hard time as of late. Responsible for some of the biggest video game franchises around – including Battlefield, The Sims and FIFA – almost every single one of its series has been hit with some sort of controversy over the past 12 months or so. With Battlefield 4, the game’s highly anticipated multiplayer mode was swamped with game-breaking issues that EA and developer DICE seemed unable to fix....

Like Ryo leaving Japan to go to China, Shenmue 3 has finally set sail from its exclusivity deal with the Epic Games Store and weighed anchor on Steam. The best thing is that it’s already on a deep discount. Shenmue 3 is currently 66% off on Valve’s digital platform from the game’s normal $49.99 price tag. Its three pieces of DLC is also 60% off. This deal will be ending on November 23, so make sure you’re playing enough Lucky Hit to buy this on Steam....

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the biggest action movie stars of all time. That’s not a bad result for a man who originally didn’t plan to become an actor. Schwarzenegger worked as a body-builder at first, and he achieved great success in this area as well. He gradually moved toward film, and the rest, as they say, is history. The role that made Arnold Schwarzenegger famous is none other than Terminator in the Terminator franchise....

Yesterday, Bethesda unveiled a new trailer for Fallout 76 detailing how the new perk system works, and with a high number of perks to choose from in-game, players may be interested to know what has been revealed so far. As with previous Fallout installments, these perks revolve around the S.P.E.C.I.A.L system, although it has been tweaked somewhat in this newest entry. Now, perks will be allocated via a card system, with players able to equip cards dependent upon the relevant S....

I hate karaoke in real life. Maybe it’s because I’m too self conscious, or because I don’t enjoy being the centre of attention, or because karaoke is just a bit shit. We’ve all heard Taylor Swift sing this one, what makes you think I’m going to be any better? But I love listening to music, even singing to myself around the house or in the shower, and I think it’s because of this that I love karaoke in video games; it’s karaoke without all the extra nonsense that comes with karaoke....

When someone thinks of Super Mario, the RPG genre is far from the first thing that pops into the mind. How could Mario possibly work as a role-playing game? Surely this concept would flop harder than an attempt to reboot Devil May Cry. Not only did a Mario RPG work back in the 90s, but is still a thing to this day! For over twenty years, Mario RPGs have been the surprise gem for Nintendo fans....

Fall Guys Season 4 is here, and with it comes the new Squads mode. This allows you and 3 friends to compete together against 14 other squads. The other key difference from the normal single-player ‘main show’ is the reward for winning. Instead of earning crowns, everyone on your squad gets 20 Crown Shards. Crown Shards were first introduced in Season 4, so it’s no surprise if you don’t recognize them....

Energy weapons have been a staple of the Fallout games since their inception. The Brotherhood of Steel of Fallout 3 proudly wields laser rifles in their war against the Super Mutants. These seem like the most powerful weapons imaginable until the Institute show up with their Plasma weapons and suddenly you want their shiny new toys. Unless you’re rocking a role-playing energy weapon specialist, you probably only want one or two on you so as not to over encumber yourself....

A truly dedicated Fallout 4 fan parodies an original trailer for Bethesda’s retro-futuristic RPG by referencing elements from Valve’s Counter-Strike series. It’s been almost four weeks since the game’s release, but even so, Fallout 4 fever is still in full swing, as is evidenced in YouTuber HankWank’s video mashup of the post-apocalyptic title’s live action Wanderer trailer with aspects of the popular team-based shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Not only does the send-up contain plenty of references to CS:GO—knife combat, a bomb to be defused, as well as team-chat—but it also perfectly follows the beats to the original Fallout 4 trailer....

Fallout 4’s Charisma Bobblehead has become one of the most notable poses for Vault Boy, who stands with a reassuring thumbs up throughout the Fallout franchise, becoming the brand’s mascot both in-game and out-of-game. That charismatic pose became monumental to both the series and the gaming community follow its use majorly in Fallout 4. Vault Boy began appearing in the Fallout universe in Vault-Tec Corporation’s training manuals and advertisements as its official mascot....