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As we all expected, this year’s edition ofThe Game Awardshad Muppets,like so many before it. This time around it was Statler and Waldorf, two grumpy old men who appeared intermittently to heckle the show. Their role was to give a voice to all the criticisms that people have been expressing over the years. This, mostly, meant wisecracks at Geoff Keighley’s expense. They cracked jokes about Keighley’s tendency to talk too much and squeezed in a ‘please wrap it up’ dig, referencing last year’s controversy overaward winners getting played off stage....

Gigabyte’s AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16GB graphics processing unit gives your gaming setup the boost it needs during this festive season. The GPU uses the Windforce cooling system which features three fans with unique blades spinning alternately. Additionally, a copper plate which is in direct contact with the GPU and composite copper heat pipes add to the cooling features of the graphic card. On the visual side of things, the Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16GB features RGB lights that can be customized via the Gigabyte Control centre....

There’s a well-known Simpsons scene that has the disco-loving character (appropriately named) Disco Stu pointing at a chart that shows the genre’s record sales increasing and increasing until the chart ends in 1976. “If these trends continue,” he says, then doesn’t finish his thought and opts for a spirited, “Ayyyy!” This episode aired in 1997, and was set in 1997. The joke is: when a trend is at its most omnipresent, it seems like its dominance will continue forever....

Just like death and taxes, sequels are inevitable in today’s money-hungry games industry. If a brand-new IP is relatively successful, you can bet that there’s a horde of board members in a meeting room somewhere rubbing their hands together and trying to figure out how to turn it into the nextFortniteorGTA. I’d go out on a limb and say that I bet some sequels are planned even before the first game launches....

Next What A Gamer Would Have Gotten For Christmas In 2010 Ah, 2009. In the year that Barack Obama became President and Michael Jackson died, I probably cared more about merking zombies and not catching swine flu. For a 14-year-old kid, the biggest news was that the British government got rid of our end of year SAT exams, so we had plenty of time for gaming. I got anXbox 360for Christmas this year, four years too late, but that meant I could finally go online with my friends and experience obsceneCall of Dutylobbies first-hand rather than grabbing the pad at one of their houses....

Quick Links Raft’s early game progression hinges heavily on your ability to gather sand and clay. Without these two resources, you’re unable to progress to smelting your own metals, crafting glass, or accessing the more advanced food and water recipes that allow you to spend less time focused on base subsistence. These resources are protected by the shark, a strong enemy that must either be distracted or defeated. Once you’ve bypassed this first obstacle, you have proper access to the water and can retrieve more resources than you may fish out of the surface....

Summary Xboxhas proved this year that it is no longer afraid to release its exclusives on rival platforms.Hi-Fi Rushis on PS5,Pentimentis on Nintendo Switch, andSea Of Thievesis on both. Phil Spencer has now confirmed that those tests of the cross-platform waters have gone well, noting that when it comes to which Xbox exclusives might be next, no games are off limits. Phil Spencer discussed the future of Xbox in detail duringa recent interview with Bloomberg, speaking on the importance of having an open platform when discussing the company’s delayed plans for its mobile store....

What A Gamer Would Have Gotten For Christmas In 2012 Summary Over the past few decades of gaming, there are a select few years that are often heralded as ‘all-timers’.1998, 2007, 2018, and 2023 all instantly come to mind, but there’s a year I don’t see get nearly enough respect for how legendary it was - 2011. As much as I love the years that gave usBanjo-Kazooie,BioShock,God of War, andAlan Wake 2, they all pale in comparison to the bonanza of games that launched in the same year that Charlie Sheen, and everyone else, was ‘winning’:Gears of War 3,Dragon Age 2,LA Noire,LittleBigPlanet 2… and I haven’t even gotten to thereallygood ones yet....

Quick Links Events seem to be ramping up in severity in this chapter ofThe Rise of the Golden Idol. Behind Bars takes place, as you might very well expect, inside a prison, and it’s your task to work out what’s caused the very hectic and stressful situation unfolding before you. This is quite an involved one, with quite a few characters to identify, roles to work out, and a series of events to investigate....

Quick Links You don’t need to unlock new heroes inMarvel Rivals, but other collectibles are available instead, and those can easily pick your interest with how many skins, emotes, and special animations you may get in the game. To start collecting them, you’ll need to get used to the game’s different currencies. And with how many of these are available, it can be a bit confusing to know which of them unlocks what....

Quick Links InFortnite’slatest chapter, set against a Japanese-inspired backdrop, every journey feels like a scenic road trip. But even in a world of cherry blossoms and pagodas, you’ll need to refuel now and then. Gas stations play a pivotal role, offering not just fuel but strategic advantages for gameplay. This guide breaks down the precise locations of every gas station on the map, ensuring you’re never left running on empty. Whether you’re cruising for loot, staging an ambush, or simply topping off your tank, knowing where to find these hubs can be the key to your next victory royale....

In the past few years, regardless of whether the games they made have been failures or successes, we’ve seen so many companies lay off staff in huge numbers. Studios owned by huge conglomerates, such asSonyandMicrosoft, are often among the worst hit, with many teams disbanded altogether. Larian, therefore, finds itself in a unique position. After the success ofBaldur’s Gate 3, it didn’t have a publisher it needed to share the profits with, so it started to grow....

Summary I know — “Made Withers Hot” — you’re angrily thinking, ‘He is hot! I wanna bone the skeleton!’ Sure, we all have our types, and for some, that’sdecaying, mummified corpses. But what if Withers was… hot. Like, swoopy haired goth boy hot. That’s whatBaldur’s Gate 3modder Lyniara has imagined with their aptly titled"Less Dead Withers"mod. Gone is the dusty old skeleton, nowJergalis cute and pale with rough grey hair, a grim reaper mouth bleeding out from under their flesh, and smudged black eye shadow....