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Armored Core VI Dramatic Shot With Drama
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Pour One Out for the Worst Armored Core Arena Pilots

I love the Arena. Almost every Armored Core game features an arena or at least a ranking system, and it's a chance to show off some of the best and most interesting pilots in the Armored Core…

August 23, 2023 | 11:30 EDT

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Should you play Armored Core VI after Elden Ring? - Low Poly 006

Last year FromSoftware won a record shattering number of Game of the Year awards for Elden Ring, the game that brought the Dark Souls and Bloodborne design philosophy to the wildly popular open world…

August 1, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

Key art for Death From Above, featuring a soldier piloting a drone with the Ukrainian flag next to him.
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Death From Above Interview: Director Discusses the Game, Supporting Ukraine, & Propaganda

Earlier this month, publisher Lesser Evil and developer Rockodile Games announced their upcoming game Death from Above. The title places the player in the role of a drone operator belonging to the…

March 30, 2023 | 12:46 EDT

Promotional image from HBO's The Last of Us with Joel and Ellie on the front
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How Does HBO's The Last of Us Episode 1 Adapt the Game?

This past weekend saw the debut of HBO's The Last of Us, a big-budget live-action adaptation of Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed game. A lot of digital ink has been spilled over whether or not this…

January 17, 2023 | 03:10 EST

Lego Harry Potter Family Games PlayStation Plus Premium
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Top 10 PlayStation Plus Premium Family Games

Entertaining the family, especially during the summer, is tough, and while there are days you can easily go outside and enjoy the weather, it will rain at some point in the future. When that occurs,…

July 5, 2022 | 11:30 EDT

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Saints Row Reboot Aims to Balance Humor and Emotional Depth

Saints Row is back! We here at TechRaptor had the privilege of watching a near hourlong Saints Row hands-off preview that featured breakdowns of missions, characters, mechanics, and more. We’re here…

May 18, 2022 | 10:00 EDT

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Arcadegeddon Levelling up to Full Release

Back in July 2021, IllFonic Games released Arcadegeddon in Early Access on Epic Games Store and PlayStation 5. It was a notable departure from the studio's prior output. While they were known for…

April 20, 2022 | 11:30 EDT

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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection - The Next-Gen Difference

Nearly a year after The Last of Us Part II's 60 fps patch, Naughty Dog's other PS4 efforts have received native next-generation support. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves bundles Uncharted 4 and Uncharted…

January 26, 2022 | 10:00 EST

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Crew Aliens
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In Praise of Mass Effect's Aliens

The Legendary Edition of Mass Effect has been quite the success, with old and new players alike returning to the franchise and falling in love with its colorful cast of characters once more. A lot of…

May 20, 2021 | 01:00 EDT

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Tackling Gears 5 Operation 6

With Operation 6, Gears 5 is a year-and-a-half old. While not significant in itself, disastrous live services would have sunk by this point. The Coalition's attempts at revitalizing multiplayer…

March 5, 2021 | 12:00 EST

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10 Weird (& Awesome) Kills in Hitman 3

Hitman 3 recently "hit" the market, and it wouldn't be a Hitman game if everyone's favorite smooth-headed assassin wasn't taking out his targets in the most bizarre of ways? Sure, you can shoot…

January 31, 2021 | 12:00 EST

Suicide Squad - Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, Captain Boomerang
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6 Easter Eggs You Probably Missed in the Suicide Squad Trailer

When Rocksteady revealed the trailer for its new game, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League during the DC Fandome event, we found out that it’ll be set in the same universe as the Arkham trilogy…

August 25, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

Jesse Faden walking through a corridor slowly twisting into uncanny shapes
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Control: Building Remedy's Shared World

Recently, Remedy Entertainment announced new downloadable content for their mind-bending sci-fi action game, Control. Releasing on Aug. 27, exactly one year after the original game's release, the AWE…

August 23, 2020 | 12:00 EDT

The Last of Us Part 2 has an accessibility feature that makes allies blue, enemies red, and the background grey
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The Last of Us Part II and Video Game Accessibility

Amid the avalanche of articles about The Last of Us Part II, there's one you may have missed: the story of a completely blind player who managed to beat the entire game without sight, using audio…

July 20, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

Destroy All Humans!
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Black Forest Games On Recreating the Visuals of Destroy All Humans!

The Destroy All Humans! remake was one of the first games I got to play at E3 2019, and I was very impressed. Although the build was in an earlier state, the remake for Destroy All Humans! played…

July 1, 2020 | 12:00 EDT

Is The Order 1886 Worth Your Time
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Is The Order 1886 Still Worth Playing?

I'll just cut to the chase here, The Order: 1886 isn't going to be your retroactive Game of the Year.  It's not going to become this years cult hit either, but that's okay. The Order: 1886 is still a…

September 28, 2019 | 12:59 EDT

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10 Years of Saints Row 2 - Anti-Charles Bronson

Saints Row 2 represents a different time, not just for Volition, but for games as a whole. Just as other open-world crime games were turning gritty and realistic, Saints Row 2 had the gall to tell a…

October 14, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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What to Expect in Mass Effect: Andromeda's New Galaxy

Approximately half a decade after Commander Shepard embarked on their final journey in Mass Effect 3, EA and BioWare have decided to expand the Mass Effect universe with Mass Effect: Andromeda, a…

March 13, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Red, Blue, Green: A Look Back at Mass Effect 3 on Its Five Year Anniversary

On November 16, 2007, more than a million people set out on what would be a five year journey through the cold emptiness of space. Along the way, they would meet countless aliens and forge long-…

March 6, 2017 | 09:00 EST

A figure can be seen standing in front of skyscrapers in NYC
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The Intensity Of The Division's Dark Zone Is Special | Bullet Points

"I found a superior-quality gun and a better vest after I jumped a group of unsuspecting rioters. They set themselves up on a street corner in between a broken-down truck and a couple of wrecked…

March 22, 2016 | 01:00 EDT

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10 years of Star Wars: Battlefront II

Yesterday (November 1, 2015) marked the 10-year anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Battlefront II, the first and third person shooter that put us in the boots of the droids, troopers, heroes,…

November 1, 2015 | 10:00 EST