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While the first crop of Wii games have been average at best and for the most part, haven’t fully taken advantage of Nintendo’suniquecontrol scheme, one development group is already speaking up about the controller’s potential. Eurogamer hasthe infofrom Ed Bradley (not the 60 Minutes dude): It can certainly spew out a lot of useful info. The tricky bit is making meaningful use of it all. At the end of the day developers want players to have fun rather than impose clever mathematics on them, so if it turns out to be fun only using a simple subset of the controller’s gizmos then why worry about how “proper” it is?...

Diablo 4’s‘Loot Reborn’ is now live for all players, serving as a much needed balm for eyes strained from comparing countless overly-complicated Rare items. Itemization is much simpler now, with the added bonus of being able to add new affixes, or stat bonuses, to items yourself. This system is called Tempering, and I’ll explain how it works, why you should do it as soon as possible, and what it’ll cost you....

And share play support I’ve been heavily preparing forDouble Dragon IVby playing previous games in the series, and at the moment I’ve just completed the trilogy. While some say that it looks uninspired or even “lazy,” I’m jazzed to try it out having spent hundreds of hours of beating up Black Warrior clan members the past 20 years. Set to release later this month on the year of the 30th anniversary, the official website just opened up, and we have a few more details as we head into launch....

One of the appeals ofStardew Valleyis its chill soundtrack. Accompanying players while they farm crops, talk to neighbors, and go exploring, the musical score is such an integral part of the game that aFestival of Seasons tourwas announced last month. However, demand has been so high that the developer has added in more dates. In a recent post on the website-formerly-known-as-Twitter, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has said the global orchestral tour has been expanded, adding new dates and locations....

Cutting is a lot of fun, especially when you’ve undergone enhancement so that your blade will cut cleanly through anything. I lose my sh*t with a 12-inch chef’s knife in the kitchen, so imagine how nuts I went when I finally got my hands onMetal Gear Rising: Revengeance. While a Konami rep was giving us control assignments and play guidance, I was already practically gnawing on the Xbox 360 controller’s left trigger, knowing that it was the one you held down to do cutting stuff....

The Total Rush Challenge 6 SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and here’s your chance at earning yet another free pack to your Ultimate Team collection. This is the sixth and final fodder challenge of the Total Rush promo. You can complete it either for free or by using low-rated items already in your Ultimate Team inventory. In return, you’ll get a pack to open in Ultimate Team. If you’re in luck, it could include a promo item, so let’s take a quick look at how to complete the challenge easily....

Deadpool & Wolverinemight be the most self-referential movie ever filmed by Marvel Studios.Deadpooland its sequel chafed against the fourth wall, butDeadpool & Wolverinetakes a chainsaw to it within the first five minutes and spends the rest of its two-hour runtime grinding whatever’s left into dust. It helps that the film has plenty of material to work with. After Disney bought Twentieth Century Fox in 2019, Marvel Studios regained the film rights to the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and a healthy handful of other popular Marvel characters....

Remember that massiveFallout 3statuewe showed you at the end of last month? One fan just won it, and you’llfall outof your chair when you see how much they paid for it. Sam’s Club put this rare 7’10” tallBrotherhood of Steelstatue on auction on October 28th with a starting bid of only $1. I personallykicked things off with a bid of $2. The price went to $20, then $100, $250 and on....

Final Fantasy XIVplayers still don’t have a set date for patch 7.2 (at best, we know it’s coming at some point in late March), but we do have a preliminary date for patch 7.18. Best of all, the minor patch will come with a cute collaborative emote for all players. Patch 7.18 is due to release on February 25, although this is a scheduled date and is liable to change should last-minute adjustments be needed....

From day one of its early access release,Fields of Mistriahas been praised for its performance on Steam Deck. Users reported from the moment the game was available to play that it ran seamlessly. Now, three weeks into the life of the game,Fields of Mistriahas achieved Steam Deck verification, so if you’ve been holding back on taking Mistria and its residents on the move with you due to lack of official backing, you’ve no longer got any excuses....

War has never been so shellfish Developer Nussoft has released a new trailer for their utterly baffling multiplayer brawlerFight Crab, which sees a platoon of the loveable crustaceans laying waste to each other in over-the-top claw-to-claw combat. Set in “a far-off world” where“crabs were granted ultimate strength and intelligence from the generous gods”,Fight Crabsees these new lords of the ring face off against each other in a selection of low-res arenas, battling it out with an arsenal of weapons including maces, battleaxes, lightsabers and even the odd chainsaw....

Please Relax Here is my solemn promise to you: I will not write an article about how much it sucks to be single on Valentine’s Day. I am, so I know firsthand that it does. I also know that nobody likes to be reminded of how lonely they are, but (anecdotally) the Internet has really cranked up the V-Day hate over the past couple years. Is 2017 not bleak enough? Can we not just let people do silly romantic things, even if this holiday has been co-opted by greeting card companies?...

There are a few multiplayer modes inKane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. This preview is going to cover the Arcade mode, which is a single-player version of the “Fragile Alliance” online multiplayer mode. Expect a few more previews of the other multiplayer game types at a later date. All of the multiplayer games are about working together with other players. The main objective in each one is about stealing as much money as you can and then rushing to the escape vehicle while working your way through an army of cops....