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A banner showing the new Tower of Fantasy simulacrum Yan Miao and her slogan, "some things are obviously difficult, but we will try anyway"
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Tower of Fantasy Reveals New Simulacrum Yan Miao for Upcoming 3.5 Update

Tower of Fantasy developer Hotta Studio and publisher Level Infinite have unveiled a brand new simulacrum coming to the game as part of its upcoming 3.5 update. Yan Miao is, according to the two…

December 14, 2023 | 09:00 EST

The Day Before PC sitting at bar
Feature

From Hype to Ruins: The Day Before's 4-Day Demise

It is an unfortunate reality that video game developers will sometimes terminate their game's services whether it be for financial, legal, or creative reasons. It is much rarer for a game to release…

December 15, 2023 | 09:00 EST

GTA6 Player Character in Prison Trailer
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GTA Online's Success Undermines GTA 6's Relationship With Political Satire

If there's one thing that the Grand Theft Auto series is no stranger to, it's American politics. There was a time when lawyers and politicians were practically tripping over each other in an attempt…

January 27, 2024 | 09:00 EST

The Day Before Key art showig a character and Monster
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The Day Before Developer Shuts Down as Controversial Game Flops

Today Fntastic, the developer of the so-called survival MMO The Day Before, announced that it's shutting down its operations. According to the announcement made on X (formerly Twitter), the game has…

December 11, 2023 | 02:19 EST

Star Citizen hair screenshot by Brunnen-Gee
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Star Citizen Is Getting Really Impressive Hair Tech Soon

The Alpha 3.22 version of Star Citizen is currently being tested by part of the community, and the first videos and images are filtering through showing some really impressive hair technology. The…

December 6, 2023 | 11:10 EST

How to Get an Ikran Mount in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Flying and Ground Mounts - Cover Image Ikran Flying Over the Upper Plains
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How to Get an Ikran Mount in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

This guide will tell you how to get an Ikran Mount in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and how to get a Direhorse Mount in the Upper Plains. The Map in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is absolutely massive…

December 6, 2023 | 06:30 EST

How to Use Sarentu Totems in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Finding the Right Place to Stand - Cover Image Sarentu Totem in the Upper Plains
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How to Use Sarentu Totems in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

This guide will tell you how to find Sarentu Totems in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, how to solve the puzzle for these totems, and what you get as a reward. As you journey across the Map in Avatar:…

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Skills Guide - Best Skills to Take First - Cover Image Player Standing Near Tarsyu Saplings
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Skills Guide | Best Skills to Take

Our Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Skills Guide will explain Skills, Ancestor Skills, and Apex Skills -- and we'll tell you the best Skills to take, too! You can spend hours in the wilderness in…

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Cooking Guide - Best Food to Cook - Cover Image Hometree Cooking Station
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Cooking Guide | Best Food to Cook

Our Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Cooking Guide will tell you how Cooking works along with a list of every Recipe and Specialty Recipe we've found! Exploring the Map of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora …

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Weapon and Armor Unlocks Guide - Best Weapons and Armor - Cover Image Standing in Hometree with a Rifle
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Weapon and Armor Unlocks Guide | Best Weapons and Armor

Our Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Weapon and Armor Unlocks Guide will tell you how to unlock every type of Weapon and Armor Slot! You can support your adventures in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora by…

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Map Guide - Tarsyu Sapling and Bellsprig Locations - Cover Image Pandora Map at an Angle
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Map Guide | Tarsyu Sapling and Bellsprig Locations

Our Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Map will show you where to find Tarsyu Saplings and Bellsprigs along with highlighting notable locations on Pandora. The world of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is as…

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Guide - Tips and Tricks for Beginners - Cover Image Priya and Alma Talking at the Holotable in Resistance HQ
Guide

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Guide | Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Our Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Guide will teach you the basics of the game and help you get started with your adventure in Pandora! There's a lot to explore in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. You…

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

A scene from Avatar Frontiers of Pandora with the TechRaptor review text
Review

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Review - Opening Pandora's Box

The world of Pandora has been a place people have yearned to visit for a decade and a half. While gamers got a chance to visit it in 2009s video game movie tie-in it's only this year that the world…

December 6, 2023 | 06:05 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Resources Guide - Cover Image Shelter Fruit in a Leopard Palm West of Hometree
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Resources Guide | Where to Get Crafting Materials

There are tons of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Resources to collect, and our guide will tell you where to find the Crafting and Cooking materials you need! You'll have plenty of space to explore in …

December 6, 2023 | 06:29 EST

The Rockstar logo above an announcement of the time and date for the first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, flanked by palm trees
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First Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Premiere Date Revealed for Next Week

Rockstar has officially revealed the premiere date for the first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. The hotly-anticipated first look at the upcoming open-world crime sandbox (we assume, at least) will…

December 1, 2023 | 09:26 EST

Star Citizen Pyro and Intergalactic Aerospace Expo
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Star Citizen Shows New Pyro System as IAE 2953 Event Breaks Records Earning Almost $24 Million

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2953 event just ended in Star Citizen, but Cloud Imperium Games has more content in store.  First of all, today we get a new video showcasing the part of the Pyro…

November 30, 2023 | 06:28 EST

A screenshot of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl showing a character holding a lucky charm
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Has Entered the Final Phase of Development

Today Ukrainian developer GSC Game World announced that the development of the highly anticipated game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has entered its final phase.  The game is still slated for…

November 30, 2023 | 03:30 EST

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Crush Quest Guide - Cover Image Talking with Nalin Lane in the Resistance HQ
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Crush Quest Guide | How to Complete the Investigation

This guide will tell you how to complete the Investigation in the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Crush Quest and explain what you get as a reward! Once you've gotten past the first few Story Quests in…

December 6, 2023 | 06:30 EST

A lion-like humanoid warrior with plate armor in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Release Date Leak Confirmed by Steam Ahead of Showcase

The Dragon's Dogma 2 release date appears to have been leaked on its official Steam page ahead of an announcement later today. On the Dragon's Dogma 2 Steam page, a release date of March 22nd is…

November 28, 2023 | 09:53 EST

A character in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Release Date Officially Announced Alongside Deluxe Edition and More

Update: The release date of Dragon's Dogma 2 was announced during a livestreamed event hosted by Capcom, alongside the reveal of new gameplay and details.  As leaked earlier today, the release date…

November 28, 2023 | 04:17 EST

Star Citizen - RSI and Arrastra and Mark Hamill
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Star Citizen Just Had its Biggest Crowdfunding Day Ever With $3.5 Million in 24 Hours

The crowdfunding effort for the space simulator Star Citizen continues, and the game just enjoyed its biggest day of funding ever.  According to the handy Star Citizen Funding Dashboard by CCU Game…

November 27, 2023 | 08:25 EST

Witcher 3 Geralt and Eredin Helm
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Getting $500 Limited Edition 1/1 Scale Eredin Helmet

Today CD Projekt RED and Purearts revealed a new collectible dedicated to the super-popular RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It's a 1/1 scale reproduction of the helmet of Eredin Bréacc Glas, the main…

November 24, 2023 | 10:52 EST

RSI Arrastra Front View Concept For Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Reveals RSI Arrastra Ship & Crazy Visuals and Scale in New Videos

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games just released two videos related to the growing space sim.  The first video focuses on starships. While the first part is dedicated to the Argo SRV, which…

November 23, 2023 | 05:38 EST

Star Citizen Video - Garman Humble Sitting on a Cyclone Buggy
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Star Citizen Videos Featuring "Garman Humble" Leave the Community Confused and Amused

Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released two funny narrative videos featuring "Garman Humble, Security Professional," leaving the community wondering.   The videos star a rough and…

November 18, 2023 | 10:25 EST

A pawn character holding up her hand to greet the Arisen in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Release Date Potentially Leaked Ahead Of Gameplay Showcase

Capcom has announced a Dragon's Dogma 2 gameplay showcase for later this month, but the upcoming action RPG's release date may already have been leaked. That's according to a listing on the official…

November 17, 2023 | 09:22 EST

Star Citizen Gatak Syulen and Crusader Spirit C1
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Star Citizen Reveals New Ships Ahead of Tomorrow's Free-to-Play Event

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is gearing up for the next free-to-play event that will start tomorrow with the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2953. To kick off the celebrations, we get an…

November 16, 2023 | 07:22 EST

Geralt and Ciri looking at one another in The Witcher 3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Is Getting A PC-Only Mod Editor In 2024

CD Projekt Red has announced that it's working on a mod editor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In a post on the official Witcher X account, the developer says the mod editor will "allow you to create…

November 15, 2023 | 08:19 EST

Tower of Fantasy's new simulacrum Nan Yin contemplating a fox mask
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Tower Of Fantasy Unveils New Simulacrum Nan Yin For Next Week

Gacha RPG Tower of Fantasy has announced its latest simulacrum in the form of Nan Yin, a "ruthless, cold, and mysterious" character joining the game's roster next week. We got our first glimpse of…

November 14, 2023 | 09:00 EST

Grand Theft Auto 6 Mockup
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Grand Theft Auto 6 Is "Completely Protected" From Possible Actors Strike According to Take-Two

Today, during Take-two's financial conference call for investors and analysts, CEO Strauss Zelnick answered a few relevant questions about Grand Theft Auto 6 and the GTA franchise. Zelnick mentioned…

November 8, 2023 | 06:21 EST

Grand theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 Art
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Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold 190 Million Units Ahead of GTA6 Reveal; RDR2 at 57 Million Units

Take-Two Interactive Software announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and June 2023, alongside an update on sales for Grand…

November 8, 2023 | 04:26 EST

A man holding a rifle and standing in front of a heavy duty-looking military-style car in GTA Online, meant to represent Grand Theft Auto 6
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Rockstar Will Show The First Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer In Early December

Rockstar has officially announced that the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming next month. As part of a thread on X (formerly Twitter) celebrating Rockstar's 25th anniversary, president…

November 8, 2023 | 08:34 EST

Key art for the new Tower of Fantasy update, which shows a female character holding a fox-like mask and looking wistfully into the distance
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Tower Of Fantasy Update 3.4 Lets You Explore The Forbidden County Later This Month

Developer Hotta Studio and publisher Level Infinite have revealed new details about the next major Tower of Fantasy update. Version 3.4 of the game will be titled "Butterfly in the Abyss" and will…

November 7, 2023 | 09:00 EST

A low-angle shot of a player in Enshrouded wielding a glowing sword and flanked by ruins
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Enshrouded Early Access Release Date Brings Voxel Action RPG Fun In January

Keen Games has announced the Enshrouded Early Access release date, and it won't be too long before you get to check out this ambitious voxel RPG. Enshrouded will officially arrive on PC via Steam…

November 7, 2023 | 10:00 EST

IAE 2953 in Star Citizen showing a Hercules and three Tumbril Nova Tanks
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Star Citizen Will Be Free to Play For Almost 2 Weeks Later This Month

Those who are excited to try out Star Citizen following the impressive showing at CitizenCon, you'll have a chance to take it for a spin for free soon.  Today developer Cloud Imperium Games…

November 6, 2023 | 12:41 EST

A NPC in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on PC
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora PC System Requirements Available Now for Your Perusal

Today Ubisoft has shared the PC system requirements for its upcoming open-world game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. In a post on its official news site, the developer provided for different tiers of…

October 30, 2023 | 05:27 EDT

Artwork for the Dying Light 2 Vampire: The Masquerade crossover, showing someone wielding a blade and fighting off zombies
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Dying Light 2's Vampire: The Masquerade Crossover Brings Vampiric Powers And More

The first event of Dying Light 2's The Frightening season is here, and it's a crossover with celebrated spooky tabletop property Vampire: The Masquerade. As promised in September's roadmap, this…

October 26, 2023 | 08:30 EDT

Star Citizen - New Character Options
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Star Citizen Reveals Tons of Impressive Gameplay & Upcoming Features, Including Base Building & More

During the celebrations of CitizenCon 2953, Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games provided a look at many features that will come to the game over the next 12 months.  According to creative…

October 23, 2023 | 09:02 EDT

Mark Hamill Starring in Star Citizen's single-player campaign, Squadron 42.
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Star Citizen's Single Player Squadron 42 Is Feature-Complete; Celebrates With Spectacular Gameplay

During the celebrations of CitizenCon 2953, Cloud Imperium Games had some juicy news to share about Star Citizen's single-player campaign Squadron 42. We hear from the development team and creative…

October 23, 2023 | 05:52 EDT

Crusader A1 Spirit bombng the hell out of the enemy.
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Star Citizen Update Alpha 3.21 Released With New Ship, Missions, Tech and More

Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released a new update to the game, numbered 3.21, titled "Mission Ready." The update, which is available to download right now, includes a few new…

October 19, 2023 | 11:37 EDT

A vampire rising from his crypt while surrounded by flames in V Rising
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V Rising Halloween Event Brings Free Decor DLC And More

Stunlock Studios has announced its plans for a V Rising Halloween event, and if you like to decorate your castle with creepy accouterments, you're in luck. While it's true that the Halloween event…

October 19, 2023 | 10:33 EDT

Dragon's Dogma 2 Interview Hero Image portraying the Arisen and More Characters
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Interview - Developers Discuss Capcom's Highly Anticipated Sequel

After over a decade, Capcom is finally bringing back Dragon's Dogma with its sequel, Dragon's Dogma 2.  At Tokyo Game Show, not only did I get the chance to play the game extensively (and you can…

October 18, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

Minecraft Characters Looking Up
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Minecraft Has Sold Over 300 Million Copies

Today, following the celebrations of Minecraft Live, Microsoft and Mojang have announced that Minecraft has passed a massive sales milestone.  According to a press release sent to TechRaptor, the…

October 15, 2023 | 02:00 EDT

Minecraft - Trial Spawner in Trial Chamber
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Minecraft Reveals Lots of Content Coming in the Next Major Update & More

Today Microsoft and Mojang hosted Minecraft Live 2023, revealing a lot of information on what's coming to Minecraft over the following months, including the next major update. We start by hearing…

October 15, 2023 | 01:56 EDT

A character in close-up looking melancholy in the Tower of Fantasy 3.3 update
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Tower Of Fantasy Update 3.3 Release Date Unveiled For Later This Month

Hotta Studio and publisher Level Infinite have revealed the Tower of Fantasy update 3.3 release date. The gacha RPG's new version, which is officially titled "A Sword Dance of Ice", will launch…

October 11, 2023 | 10:03 EDT

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ARK 2

In ARK 2, Every aspect of the ARK series has been rethought and redesigned in this sequel. The game boasts an Epic Story, Revolutionary Cross-Platform Modding, Third-Person Gameplay, Soulslike Melee…

October 8, 2023 | 12:08 EDT

The penguin in Minecraft
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The Penguin Completes the Roster of Minecraft Live's Mob Vote

With Minecraft Live coming soon, the annual Mob Vote is also ready to go with the introduction of the third competitor, the Penguin.  The penguin isn't just very cute, but it's also friendly. It…

October 5, 2023 | 10:05 EDT

Minecraft Mob Vote 2023, crab and armadillo
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Crab & Armadillo Are the First Two Candidates for the Minecraft Mob Vote

Every year, to celebrate Minecraft Live, fans of Mojang's ultra-popular game vote for their favorite among the three mobs to decide which one will join the game.  This year is no exception, and now…

October 4, 2023 | 12:45 EDT

A vampiric figure sitting on a throne, resting his elbow on a skull, and looking menacing in V Rising
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V Rising 1.0 Will Bring An Engine Overhaul, A Progression Rework, And More

Stunlock has released a new V Rising 1.0 dev blog that looks forward to what you can expect from the game's full release next year. In the blog, Stunlock says the first thing it's focusing on with V…

September 28, 2023 | 08:40 EDT