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FINALITY | 5 years on from Mortal Kombat 11's series high-point, the games industry seems intent on making it the last MK I'll ever love
I’ve always felt that Mortal Kombat 11 was the end of an era for NetherRealm, and Mortal Kombat 1 solidified that for me.
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SALTY? | Illaoi finally gets gameplay showcase ahead of 2XKO Evo Japan demo
League's very own seaside slugger has her kit explained in length by one of her chief designers.
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FIGHTING MUSIC | "We're trying something out that's very experimental" - Casey Edwards opens up about 2XKO's soundtrack
A chat with Casey Edwards on his journey to 2XKO, and his role on the project.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2024
Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.
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EXTENDED EDITION | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – SUBS ONLY
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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PODCAST | The best FREE games we'd love to PAY FOR – The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 94
As the old saying goes: the best things in life have a flat upfront cost and no microtransactions.
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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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WHIRLWIND | Tekken 8's Eddy Gordo patch is an absolute disaster
While the Tekken team has created an absolute banger of a fighting game, the latest patch is troubling.
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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UNDERDOG | What's the best game everyone says you should hate but is actually good?
Forget critical consensus! What are some of the people's picks?
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JUST ADD SYRUP | Tekken 8 fans desperately want a Waffle House stage, but Harada isn't sure he can make it happen
Where better to throw down?
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MIX UP | "I wouldn't rule it out" Valorant producer hints towards agents coming to 2XKO
Following the conclusion of Valorant Masters Madrid, a curveball 2XKO question actually gets an answer.
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SLAM DUNK | Ever wondered which 2XKO character came first? Thanks to a new dev chat, we finally know.
It may surprise you to learn which of the four released champs was developed first in Riot Games' League of Legends fighter.
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SABER OUR SOULS | Saber is actually rescuing more studios from Embracer than was announced - and that includes Metro dev 4A
Ah yes, a big corporate announcement detailing how a divorce is being handled - the good stuff.
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A NEW RIVAL | Giant hats and cubes are ruining Tekken 8's online matchmaking
A familiar problem has popped back up in Bandai Namco's popular fighting game.
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RAGING DEMON | Capcom breaks out the glass cannon in Akuma's stylish Street Fighter 6 trailer
No release date for the character yet, but it's bound to be close.
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BACK AGAIN | MultiVersus is back in Unreal Engine 5, and launching on May 28
New characters, stages, a PvE mode and better netcode are on the way.
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OUT OF CREDITS | With Street Fighter 5’s arcade version ‘sunsetting’, even arcade games aren’t safe from ‘always online’ BS
SF5 Type Arcade’s online servers are being shut off, and the game will disappear from Japanese arcades. Nowhere is safe from the always-online nonsense.
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GUESS WHO'S BACK | Remember MultiVersus? The game's social media account has suddenly returned
Roughly nine months since the game's sudden disappearance, it looks like an update is nigh on arrival.
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DOUBLE DUTY | Mark your calendar! More Dragons Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Monster Hunter news is coming this March
On March 7 and March 11, Capcom Highlights will be packing updates for some of the company's biggest upcoming games.
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I'M READY | You can soon get an Xbox Series X that looks like SpongeBob - if you can afford it
That is quite the price tag.
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DISC-USTING | What's the best game that shipped on multiple discs? The Best Games Ever Podcast
Most games shipped on multiple discs, if you think about it...
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TEK THIS | Tekken 8 has a strong start as its first month sales outpace Tekken 7
Not a bad start at all.
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KEEP IT ROLLING | 2XKO will have "server-based rollback netcode", but how will that impact the game and its players?
What are the pros and cons for such an approach? Let's find out.
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SWORDS FOREVER | Six years after being delisted, a classic iPhone game is back thanks to an anonymous group of fans
It's been impossible to download the title since 2020.
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GAREN-TEED | Stay tuned - more 2XKO updates are set to come "over the coming weeks"
Various topics have been raised as discussion points, including netcode, monetization, and more.
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PERFECT BLEND | 2XKO (Project L) preview: An intoxicating cocktail of Marvel vs Capcom and Street Fighter 6
It's hard to argue against Project L, a game that's so much more than the sum of its (very impressive) parts.
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FIGHT! | Mortal Kombat 1 players on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S can enjoy crossplay with next week's patch
Smack your friends around no matter the platform.
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FIGHT MUSIC | Casey Edwards - composer on DMC5's banger soundtrack - is working on 2XKO's soundtrack
Edwards, alongside a team of internal Riot and external musicians, are working on the fighting game's tracks.
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Fighting words | Everything we know about 2XKO (Project L), the Riot Games fighting game
Here's everything we currently know about the upcoming fighting game from Riot Games.
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FINALLY, A NAME | Riot Games' Project L finally has a real name: 2XKO is coming in 2025 to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
You can sign up right now for at-home testing, which should be coming some time this year.
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TASTE IT | Peacemaker wants to get naughty with Mileena in his debut Mortal Kombat 1 trailer
And John Cena is lending his voice to the hero.
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PORTS ON PORTS | Pentiment and Grounded weren't the only Microsoft games announced for Switch today
You've got plenty to make your way through, now.
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MONEY MATCH | Tekken 8 community up in arms over plans to add premium currency to game, post-launch
Folks seem mad about the sudden addition of microtransactions to Tekken 8, but should they be?
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WON'T SUGARCOAT IT | 2B from Nier Automata has finally made it to Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Everyone loves 2B, and now she's back in fighting form.
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PLAY TO VIN | Vin Diesel nearly got to play Tekken 6 before any of us, but the game's devs wouldn't trust him like family
Don’t worry, it sounds like he wasn’t too furious.
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MISTAKES WERE MADE | For its eighth anniversary, Capcom admits it messed up Street Fighter 5's launch
All's forgiven now, though!
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PLAY WISHLIST REPEAT | Demo dive! Jump into Steam Next Fest and try out some these neat demos
We wade through the shallows and swim the deep end so you don't have to.
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FISTS UP | After reappearing in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Virtua Fighter may be getting a reboot – report
If it really is in development, you won't need to boot up Yakuza to play a modern port of one of the fighting genre's oldest IPs
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EVO 2024 | Evo 2024 sets the stage for another year of exciting fighting game reveals and competition
The tournament has just wrapped up its annual reveal, giving us an idea of what games are taking the main stage.
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TEKKEN STOCK | Tekken 8 is sadly missing in action in arcades for now – but its creators still strive to honor arcade culture
Tekken 8 is the first title in the series to debut on console over arcades. But the game’s creators remain determined to honor Tekken’s arcade roots.
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QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS | 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out
One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots.
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PRINTER GO BRRRRR | What are we even doing here, folks? Crunchyroll’s One Punch Man gacha game has an $1,000 character pack
Even in the wondeful world of Gacha gaming, this is a bit too much.
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GOLDEN PANT GLORY | After 53 hours of mahjong, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth player finally buys 30 million yen golden underpants
"It's a relaxing game."