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INVERSE | Helldivers 2 has done something most other games couldn't, and they'd kill for it

Helldivers 2 is a very popular game, but it's how it achieved this popularity that is turning heads in the industry.

March 5, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GET IN THERE | Oh god, Nioh's weapon stances are reborn in Rise of the Ronin's combat styles

These Rise of the Ronin combat styles very much look like Nioh's stances. You're not fooling anyone, Team Ninja!

March 4, 2024 Sherif Saed

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IS THIS IT? | Is Warzone Mobile’s cross-progression the thing Warzone needs to be relevant again?

Warzone Mobile has confirmed a release date, and reminded us of one feature that could be a game-changer.

March 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GAUNTLET'S RIFT | Diablo 4’s Gauntlet finally arrives next week, but there’s more here than just an endgame dungeon

Blizzard has finally, officially announced a release date for Diablo 4’s long-awaited endgame dungeon.

March 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Wolf, the main character from Sekiro, leans on his sword. He's imposed over the a veiled version of the Erdtree from Elden Ring, with a shadowed city beneath.

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FLATTENING THE CURVE | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree might have actually solved Souls DLC’s scaling problem, and it’s all thanks to Sekiro

Typicallly, jumping into the DLC for a FromSoftware game made me cautious due to difficulty and scaling – but Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is fixing that.

Feb. 29, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GAUNTLET TRIAL | Watch Diablo 4's (maybe?) final stream of the delayed Gauntlet and Trials here

This has to be the last time Blizzard will be showing off Diablo 4's Gauntlet before it comes out, right?

Feb. 29, 2024 Sherif Saed

Helldivers 1 anniversary key art, where four trooper celebrate around a cake with a big holographic floating '1' above it.

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HELLISH PAST | Want to know where Helldivers 2 is going? Just look back at the original game

As exciting and packed with content as Helldivers 2 is, it's actually missing quite a bit from the original game.

Feb. 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

A skeleton screaming a battlecry in Diablo 4, Season 3: Season of the Construct.

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LOOK WHO'S BACK | Blizzard will finally show off Diablo 4's Trials and the Gauntlet this week

Blizzard developers will be ending their hiatus soon for a bit of a show and tell of one of Diablo 4's big upcoming features.

Feb. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A FRESH EPOCH | Last Epoch tips for Diablo 4 refugees

Are you a Diablo 4 player who’s interested in Last Epoch? Well, this may just be the thing you need to get you to check out the latest ARPG sensation.

Feb. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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LONGTIME NO SEE | New Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn trailer reminds everyone it's coming to Game Pass and still looks great

A44 has been really taking its sweet time working on Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, but we won't have to wait too much longer to learn more.

Feb. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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OFFLINE MODE IT IS | Last Epoch's big 1.0 launch runs into dreaded server issues, but its devs have a gift for everyone

Last Epoch has hit it big soon after graduating from Steam Early Access, but launch day hasn't been entirely smooth.

Feb. 22, 2024 Sherif Saed

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TIME AND AGAIN | Diablo 4 rival Last Epoch is finally out - but was it worth the wait?

Last Epoch is a clever ARPG with a lot of inventive solutions to long-standing genre problems, but it’s not quite all there.

Feb. 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A Helldiver looking out over a planet from a ship in Helldivers 2.

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NO MORE BLACK SCREEN | Helldivers 2 patch fixes the dreaded black screen issue, adds GOAT feature to quickplay

Patch 1.000.10 is here for all Helldivers 2 players, and it's one that will hopefully ease the game's matchmaking and quickplay pains.

Feb. 21, 2024 Sherif Saed

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CLOGGED | Helldivers 2 queue times are driving players so out of their minds that they're now squatting servers

Helldivers 2 players are doing the most ridiculous things to stay logged into the game's servers, just so they don't hit a log-in screen.

Feb. 20, 2024 Sherif Saed

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PERFECTLY BALANCED | Helldivers 2 weekend patch made defence missions easier, but Suicide, Impossible and Helldive a lot harder

The ever-busy developers of Helldivers 2 managed to deliver one more patch over the weekend to tackle a few issues.

Feb. 19, 2024 Sherif Saed

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A fireteam of four Helldivers stands victorious in an image that looks quite a lot like World War II propganda.

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ALL EDGE, ALL GLORY | Helldivers 2 is not afraid to kill you often, and that's one of the best things about it

Helldivers 2 does an exceptional job at melding high stakes with the act of offering a power trip.

Feb. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

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NO DIVING ON XBOX | Phil Spencer gets why Helldivers 2 isn’t on Xbox, but doesn’t see who benefits from it being PlayStation exclusive

The Xbox gaming chief believes you'd have to twist yourself to justify keeping Helldivers 2 off Xbox consoles.

Feb. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

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CLEVER RESET | Helldivers 2's Automatons are now the major threat, and everyone is asked to quell their invasion

Helldivers 2 players are being asked to divert their attention from fighting Terminids to deal with a new Automaton invasion.

Feb. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GOOD CALL | Don't count on Helldivers 2 ever getting PvP, for a very valid reason

Helldivers 2 is a game made to be played in co-op, and it won't even flirt with the idea of PvP.

Feb. 15, 2024 Sherif Saed

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REVERSE HELLDIVE | Helldivers 2 rolls back PC patch due to performance issues, but don't worry, there's a new one already

The first Helldivers 2 patch sadly had to be rolled back, but most of the good stuff it brought is part of a new one that just came out.

Feb. 14, 2024 Sherif Saed

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INSULT TO INJURY | Diablo 4 is selling portal reskins for almost half the price of the full game

Diablo 4's latest microtransactions travesty is one that's far too expensive, and doesn't make much sense.

Feb. 14, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HELLDIVING-READY | 11 things I wish I knew before starting Helldivers 2

We’ve rounded up a few basic, and very advanced Helldivers 2 tips for veteran divers, and newcomers alike.

Feb. 13, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HELL DEBATE | Is Helldivers 2 pay-to-win? The creative director has some strong thoughts about that

Helldivers 2 is a solid co-op shooter that sadly flirts with paying for power, but that's not how the studio CEO and creative director sees it.

Feb. 13, 2024 Sherif Saed

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NO MORE BUGS! | Helldivers 2's first patch fixes missing rewards, adds log-in countdown timer

Arrowhead has addressed some of the most annoying issues that popped up in the first days of Helldivers 2 with this update.

Feb. 13, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HELLDIVERS 2 POPPIN' | Helldivers 2 is suffering from success right now

But Arrowhead has made a lot of progress, and continues to work on permanent solutions.

Feb. 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Diablo 4 Traveler's Superstition: A woman with heavy eye makeup and multiple horns sprouting from her had is staring offscreen, her face illuminated by crimson light

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ONE PERCENT BUFF | Tomorrow's Diablo 4 patch adds a new feature, shame it's not one the vast majority of players will care about

Diablo 4's next update makes good on a recent promise, but the majority of us are unlikely to notice it.

Feb. 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HELL OF A DIVE | Helldivers 2 overtakes God of War to become PlayStation's biggest PC launch

Helldivers 2 has defeated the mighty foe that arrived on PC after loads of people had already played it on PlayStation.

Feb. 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

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The construct from Diablo 4, Season 3, over the top of the cast of characters from Last Epoch.

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RNG-DOING | The dismal state of Diablo 4, Season 3 plays right into the hand of its next big competitor – Last Epoch

Blizzard may have made it much easier for Last Epoch to attract player attention ahead of its launch with its latest misguided update.

Feb. 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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SOUL SURVIVOR | Best Soulslikes to play in 2024 (that aren't made by FromSoftware)

You don't need to go to Reddit to get the list of best non-From Software Soulslikes; we've got them right here.

Feb. 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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OH, NOT AGAIN | Over-correction, brief runtime and missing cosmetics - Diablo 4's Lunar Awakening event is another big mess

Diablo 4 seemingly can't catch a break as its latest limited-time event angers players, just days after the underwhelming launch of Season 3.

Feb. 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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CHAOS AT COD HOUSE | This year's Call of Duty may be more Far Cry than CoD, and next year's game has no lead studio - report

There may be some turmoil, and much needed change, at Activision's big Call of Duty house.

Feb. 7, 2024 Sherif Saed

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ROUGH PATCH? | Blizzard delays Diablo 4's Gauntlet and leaderboards amid Season 3 backlash

Diablo 4's long-in-development Gauntlet dungeon and its associated leaderboard have been pushed back to an unknown date.

Feb. 6, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HOLD TIGHT | Blizzard tells Diablo 4 one percenters swimming in Uber Uniques to hold on to them

If you're among the lucky few who have more Uber Uniques in Diablo 4 than they know what to do with, Blizzard is cooking up something for you.

Feb. 5, 2024 Sherif Saed

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TELL ME MORE! | There sure is a lot of Sekiro in PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin, and that’s very good

Sekiro fans are seemingly getting an unexpected spiri-equel next month with Rise of the Ronin.

Feb. 2, 2024 Sherif Saed

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WHAT ARE WE DOING? | Diablo 4 Season of the Construct feels like it was made in a vacuum – Season 3 review

Diablo 4 is treading waters in its third season, which is somehow less interesting than its first two.

Feb. 1, 2024 Sherif Saed

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RONIN HAS RISEN | Finally - a proper look at Team Ninja's PS5 exclusive, Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin has finally gotten its much-anticipated (and highly-requested) time in the spotlight, thanks to today's State of Play.

Jan. 31, 2024 Sherif Saed

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FOR REAL THIS TIME | Tomorrow's Diablo 4 patch yet again makes Season 3 companion less useless, nerfs Vampiric monsters

Patch 1.3.1 arrives in Diablo 4 tomorrow, bringing a couple of neat balance changes and yet more buffs to the Seneschal Companion.

Jan. 31, 2024 Sherif Saed

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NO REALM LEFT BEHIND | Diablo 4's Lunar New Year event supes up the game's shrines

Diablo 4's next limited-time event is Lunar Awakening. It starts very soon, and sounds even better than the last one.

Jan. 31, 2024 Sherif Saed

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NO COMING BACK | Former Call of Duty boss is now in charge of Blizzard, and she knows what she's walking into

The former head of Call of Duty has moved on to Blizzard, can she fix Blizzard’s haemorrhaging image?

Jan. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

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DEFINITELY HELPING | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League no-review round-up - all the non-reviews ahead of the game's release

We love our review round-ups here at VG247, and we're determined to bring them to you, even if no reviews for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League exist, yet.

Jan. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

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HAPPY NOW? | For the first time, Call of Duty devs finally address skill-based matchmaking, but it probably won't change any minds

Call of Duty has finally, somewhat opened up about its complex matchmaking system, but what we got is unlikely to satisfy the hardcore.

Jan. 30, 2024 Sherif Saed

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GOOD? | Diablo 4: Blizzard is already making Season 3's most annoying mechanics... less annoying

The first post-Season of the Construct launch patch is here for Diablo 4, and it seems like everything it brings should've been there at launch.

Jan. 29, 2024 Sherif Saed

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AT-LAST SHRUGGED | The outlook on Suicide Squad and Skull and Bones is tepid – is this the end of the live service craze?

Two major live service games are about to come out, and player sentiment ranges from actively opposing them, to a big giant meh.

Jan. 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

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WORLD RECORD | Six years later, Monster Hunter World remains as essential as ever (and it deserves its Steam renaissance)

Six years ago, I bought Monster Hunter World on a whim – and to this day, I am so pleased that I did.

Jan. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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WHAT A SHAME | Blizzard's cancelled survival game, Odyssey, reportedly killed due to its engine

With the cancellation of Blizzard's Odyssey, we seemingly missed out on a good survival game that died because of its engine.

Jan. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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JUST DIE ALREADY | Somehow, we haven't seen the last of The Day Before, as dev returns with bizarre statement

The Day Before's developer, Fntastic, has reemerged to issue (and quickly delete) a statement blaming various anonymous forces for the game's failure.

Jan. 26, 2024 Sherif Saed

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