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I hate theStar Warsprequels, I love the Star Wars prequels. There are a lot of fans who share that sentiment, even if they don’t realise it. The movies are dreck, but the worldbuilding around them is brilliant. Republic Commando, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary today, is easily among the best to flesh out that era. It’s a gritty, atmospheric, boots on the ground military shooter following a special ops squad of Clone Troopers....

I can see whatMicrosoftwas going for with theXbox Series S. With ambitions to make video games more accessible for all regardless of platform, putting out a digital-only console at a lower price point with more conservative specs made a lot of sense. In practice, however, it struggled to gain a foothold. While cheaper, its existence as a weaker piece of hardware has become a frequent point of frustration for developers, while 500GB of storage is only enough for a small handful of triple-A titles before you need to start wiping the console to make room for more things....

A lot of people are already very excited forTides of Annihilation, which was revealed at last week’s PlayStationState of Play. Some of those people even write for TheGamer – I saw several people saying in our Slack channels that it was a standout from the showcase, and our Editor-in-Chief Stacey Henley has written that,despite her reservations, the title is still the one she’s most excited for. The action game – and it does seem to bean action game and not a soulslike, thank god – seems to have a lot of influence from character action games likeBayonetta,Astral Chain, andDevil May Cry....

Quick Links Ever since Fortnite popularized them, the battle pass progression model has been integrated into an astonishing number of games. While they’re typically found in battle royale or other combat-based experiences, the developers at Sony San Diego have found a way to utilize them inMLB The Show 25and without any upfront cost to the consumer or expiration dates. Known as Programs in MLB The Show 25, each has a different theme, celebrating a particular aspect of baseball....

There’s no right or wrong way to explore the vast sky as you sail your way throughAloft, but sometimes, you’ll want some direction on where to go next - after all, there are countless islands out there for you to discover, explore, and find tons of treasure on! Should you stumble on a lost atlas in Aloft as you explore the sky islands, be sure to grab it, since using lost atlases on your table map back on your home island will immediately mark the location of an important island for you, whether or not you’ve uncovered the sector....

I’m not sureXboxis in a position right now where it can stop making hardware. For the vast majority of two console generations, it has been trailing behindPlayStationboth in terms of sales numbers and exclusives worth playing on the platform. Whenever a major game hits store shelves and sales data is released, the split is always heavily in favour of Sony. That is simply the current state of things, and right now there is no way to reverse these fortunes....

Summary The use of generative AI is still a very hot topic in the gaming industry, with the vast majority of people on the outside against the whole idea. Heck,the entire voice acting union SAG-AFTRA is currently still on strikefor protection against generative AI and publishers using an actor’s voice without permission. Whether it beartwork,voice acting, or game development, generative AI is typically looked down upon. That makesXbox’sdecision to proudly announce its new generative AI model Muse all the more perplexing....

“We played our baseline today,”Evan Verhulsttells me after TSM’s first group stage matches this morning. “I don’t think we popped off, but we didn’t do bad. It’s a pretty boring, average day.” TSM came third out of the 20 teams in the first lobby of the Year 4 ALGS Championship, which to most people would seem like a good result. But for a team withstandards as high as TSM’s, it’s nothing special....

Summary Baldur’s Gate 3, despite being two years old, is still fresh in the hearts and minds of fans. This is down to many reasons – the brilliant writing, seamless integration of D&D elements, overall player freedom are just a few. However, we can all agree that the best and most adored part of the game isthe gang you travel with. Karlach, Shadowheart, Astarion, Lae’zel, Gale, andperhaps even Wyll (unlikely), are well written and nuanced characters, with each of us having a favourite among them....

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Quick Links After completing three different scenarios in the first DLC forThe Rise of the Golden Idol: The Sins of New Wells, you might be a little bit confused as to how all the stories are linked. You’ll need to sort through all the information you’ve obtained so far to set up the final, climactic series of events that finishes this side story. Drugs, gangsters, and some newfangled memory scrambling powers - they’re all relevant to the conspiracies at hand here....

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Attack on Titanis consideredone of the best animeand manga series of all time. With the first season standing up there with the likes of Tokyo Ghoul and Sword Art Online’s first seasons, it’s the anime that got countless fans into the genre. Like most other anime, AoT adapts the manga created by Hajime Isayama. Although the anime generally does an excellent job sticking to the source material laid out for it, there are some things it does worse or better than the manga....