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This week, Marvel Rivals continued to pull players in with its enjoyably chaotic take on the hero-shooter genre, and we’ve got heaps of tips to help you come to grips with the game and see what cool strats other players are using. We’ll also fill you in on everything we know about Intergalactic, Naughty Dog’s upcoming game that got a captivating reveal at the Game Awards, and point you to some of the best deals in Steam’s Winter Sale, which is going on now.
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Marvel Rivals is quite a generous game. Not only are all future heroes confirmed to be free, but every battle pass can be enjoyed permanently as long as you’ve purchased them. You’ll mostly be tempted to put your money toward skins, but there are many you can acquire for free. - Samuel Moreno Read More
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Marvel Rivals is the latest game to make a splash in the hero shooter scene, and it’s easy to see where it takes its inspiration from. That’s not to say the developers didn’t put enough of a unique spin on things. Team-up abilities, for example, are a special mechanic and there are quite a few other distinct terms to learn. A standout example of the latter is Ace, which depending on who you ask, might give you different definitions. - Samuel Moreno Read More
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Naughty Dog, the developer behind The Last of Us, Uncharted, Jak & Daxter, and the original Crash Bandicoot games, finally revealed what it’s been working on since The Last of Us Part II launched in 2020. The game is called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and it’s coming to a PlayStation 5 near you. We saw the first trailer for it at The Game Awards, and in the days since, some more details have trickled out through interviews, blog posts, and social media. Read on for a recap of everything we’ve gleaned thus far about Naughty Dog’s next game. - Kenneth Shepard Read More
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Doctor Strange’s portal—a skill that lets the sorcerer create a pathway between any two points on the map—is one of the most useful abilities in Marvel Rivals. Players have used it to set up game-changing plays like giving teammates a shortcut into the enemy backline, or sending foes falling to their deaths by putting a portal in front of their spawn point. Developer NetEase had already reduced the power of the portal through the game’s first patch, but given all the creative ways players are using it, I would not be surprised if we see this ability tweaked more in the coming months. Because now a streamer has probably found the most hilariously broken way to use it I’ve seen thus far. - Kenneth Shepard Read More
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It seems like every year or two, we have a new “Battlefield-killer” storming the market in the hopes of gaining a following within the large-scale first-person shooter market. Following the absolute disaster of Battlefield 2042, there’s a pretty large hole to fill. But is Delta Force—the free-to-play first-person shooter from developer Team Jade—destined to take the long-running franchise’s place? Probably not. But it’s still a competent, easy-to-dive-into multiplayer shooter with plenty going for it on launch. - Brandon Morgan Read More
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Marvel Rivals might not feature a post-match ”Play of the Game” like Overwatch, but every match highlights the most valuable player, or MVP at the end. You can also see the MVP highlighted on the match summary screen if you were on their team. If you weren’t, you would instead see another player with an SVP title. - Samuel Moreno Read More
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The Steam Winter Sale is now live, bringing with it some big deals on new and old games including Animal Well, Call of Duty, Star Wars Outlaws, Dead Space, Mass Effect, and many, many more. - Zack Zwiezen Read More
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Marvel Rivals is the newest hero shooter on the block, following closely in Overwatch’s footsteps. It takes inspiration from Blizzard’s game in plenty of ways, from general game modes to its style of monetization. Another way it takes inspiration is in its characters. - Parker Johnson Read More
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When starting an RPG, before you even consider a character creator (which Path of Exile 2 does not offer), there’s a choice—the ultimate choice for a beginner. What is the best starting class for a new player? Is it the tried-and-tested Warrior? Perhaps the ever-vigilant Ranger? - Brandon Morgan Read More
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