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The Legacy of Kain franchise might be one of the most beloved cult franchises in gaming (for Millennial goths with an English degree, like myself, at least). The dark fantasy action-adventure series kicked off with Blood Omen back in 1996, and followed that up with Soul Reaver in 1999, before a three-year run of Soul Reaver 2, Blood Omen 2, and Legacy of Kain: Defiance rounded off the series for... Read more ›
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Classic arena shooter Unreal Tournament 2004 has risen from the grave and is now available to download for free, all thanks to a dedicated group of fans working with developer Epic Games' blessing. And the upshot of all this that the much-loved arena FPS has received its first patch "in over 20 years". Read more Read more ›
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What a terrible day to be a God of War-like! You put on your fanciest bird suit for your big reveal, then a whole bunch of actual God of Wars come along and steal your thunder. But that's not to say Krafton's new open-world PlayStation 5 game Project Windless isn't intriguing. Read more Read more ›
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Bloober Team's countdown to Valentine's Day has ended, and despite all those rose references, it's not a Rule of Rose revival, but is, in fact, Layers of Fear 3. Read more Read more ›
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Sumptuous 2021 action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits is getting a sequel, despite previous work from its developer suggesting otherwise, and it's coming to PlayStation 5 and PC later this year. Read more Read more ›
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UK Discord users have raised concerns about the company's new age verification processes, claiming that while it had originally promised that "video selfies submitted for facial age estimation will never leave a user's device", a change in service provider allegedly now suggests otherwise. Read more Read more ›
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Peter Molyneux has had a divisive career. On the one hand, he's celebrated as the creator of the god game and for making classics like Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White and Fable. Whereas on the other hand, he's been derided for overexaggerating promises related to mobile game Curiosity and crowdfunded game Godus, and for getting involved in NFTs with a game unironically called Legacy. Backlash pushed him away from... Read more ›
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Silence. Two crouched shapes silhouetted in the moonlight, breath held tight as somethign stirs. A torch beam slices through the shadows; strange grasping limbs slide into view; tension mounts, hearts pound, and then suddenly a voice cuts in, "Hang on a minute, I'm just gonna run to the loo." Read more Read more ›
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