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Can the Test of Time Update Save Civ VII From Itself?
I have 471 hours of Civilization VI on Steam. I have 18 hours of Civilization VII. Those numbers tell a story that no amount of patch notes can easily undo,…
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Pearl Abyss Are Showing the Industry What Good Looks Like. The Industry Should Be Taking Notes
Pearl Abyss launched Crimson Desert, listened to everyone complaining about it, and then fixed most of it. In three weeks. While other studios are still deliberating whether to acknowledge a…
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Loot Boxes, Battle Passes, and the Industrialisation of FOMO: How Modern Gaming Learned to Pick Your Pocket With a Smile
Gaming monetisation didn't arrive as a villain. It arrived as a reasonable proposition — a way to fund ongoing development and reward engaged players. Then the reasonable proposition became a…
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Who Reviews the Reviewers? Why Games Criticism Has a Problem
IGN gave Crimson Desert a 6/10. Players are having a considerably better time than that suggests. So who's right — and does it matter? A look at what games criticism…
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The Sofa Sultan’s Guide to PC Gaming on Your TV
Your gaming PC and your living room TV have been living in the same house, ignoring each other, for long enough. Here's the complete guide to connecting them properly. Yes,…
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So You Want to Buy RAM in 2026. Have You Considered Therapy Instead?
You loaded up a price comparison site with entirely reasonable expectations. You've done your homework. Then you saw the prices. Then you closed the laptop. This is the RAM crisis…