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In 1995, Chrono Trigger debuted on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The delightful game, featuring a great soundtrack, lovable characters, colorful designs, and intuitive combat became an instant success for publisher and developer Square. Captivated audiences had only one complaint: How could such a great game have such a diluted plot? Forums were packed with confused fans. Videos longer than the entire game itself dedicated themselves to solving the many inconsistencies and contradictions within the convoluted plotline....

Without a doubt, fighting game fanatics are on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the arrival of Street Fighter 5. However, players who lack a PlayStation 4 and a PC are in for a sore surprise, for supposedly, the title won’t ever be made for the Xbox One. Even so, those of us lucky enough to jump back into the fray once Street Fighter 5 releases next year are surely in for some blistered thumbs, especially due to Capcom’s reveal regarding the return of maestro of the flaming shoryuken—Ken Masters—during a panel at San Diego’s Comic-Con 2015....

The PS4/Xbox One console generation provided players with some of the best and most innovative games out there, setting up the next-gen with even higher expectations. The eighth console generation, spanning from 2013 until today, also had quite a lot of fantastic games come out. “Too many games” is a common joke/complaint thrown around by gaming enthusiasts (at least in reference to back logs), and to some extent, that’s true. Plenty of games have ended up in players’ backlogs simply because of a lack of time....

There are a bunch of ways to earn cash in Cyberpunk 2077, and getting eurodollars - otherwise known as “eddies” or “scratch” - is important if you want to rock the best cyberware and drive the fastest cars. If you want legs that can jump up buildings or arms that split out into deadly blades, you’re going to need enough money to pay for them at a ripperdoc. And while it’s unlikely you’ll ever be able to afford every ride someone tells you to buy, there are a few ways to make sure you’re earning throughout your time in Night City....

Cyberpunk 2077 is just days away from release, and while the embargo for reviews and streams of Cyberpunk does not lift until December 9, some tidbits about the game are slipping out. According to a screenshot posted online, Cyberpunk 2077 will offer “Performance” and “Quality” frame rate modes. Some players have already gotten their hands on copies of the game, as Cyberpunk 2077 is in the hands of retailers already, and is being sent to some lucky players who had already pre-ordered the game....

Dark Souls 3 is filled with secrets for players to uncover. From obscure lore entries to environmental storytelling, there is a large amount of content for the community to uncover and piece together. While most know of the franchise’s extensive lore, many forget that the game has plenty of hidden details and secrets as well. Entire areas and questlines are tied to secrets, and nearly every zone has a secret to uncover....

Dark Souls 3 has 38 miracles that players can use. While most miracles focus on providing buffs or utility effects, there are quite a few miracles that output a solid amount of damage, making this a great school of magic for hybrid builds. Healing spells, self buffs, and lightning spears are a few things you can expect from these miracle spells. We’ll be going over all 38 of them in this guide, listing their effects and any notable effects they have....

Few games can match the interconnectedness of the original Dark Souls. Through brilliant level design and great use of keys, players can skip entire zones worth of content to obtain certain items much faster than normal. Even after 8 years and a remastered version, many players still don’t know just how many shortcuts exist in this game. While many shortcuts are designed intentionally by the developers, skilled Dark Souls players have found many unintentional ways of bypassing encounters or entire zones....

The Crusader is one of the most versatile classes in Darkest Dungeon. He’s also a fan favorite due to his zealous ideals which burn brightly in stark contrast to the game world’s bleakness. Too bad you don’t get to have favorites in Darkest Dungeon since chances are, your favorite class might die no matter how careful you pamper them by slating them for safe missions only. Still, that doesn’t mean your crusaders deserve less than optimal gear and treatment....

Not too long ago, Sony and Bend Studio decided to give fans of the forthcoming action-adventure game Days Gone a primer in regards to what kind of content should be expected from the title by putting out the first hour of gameplay from the release. Now, the companies have offered up even more footage of in-game activities by sharing over 40 minutes of video that details some missions from the PlayStation 4 exclusive....

The Dead By Daylight community is a stressful bunch. Long-time players find themselves getting very frustrated and upset every time they try to get back into the game. And it doesn’t help that the developers have a consistent weak communication streak with the player base and there are no competing games for this genre. Though times are tough due to those reasons and many more, there are still ways to enjoy Dead By Daylight in the glory it holds unchallenged....

Dead Cells has now soared past 3 million units sold and is celebrating with yet another free update. Well, here we are. Dead Cells is still a great game, and it’s still getting better with each passing year. Motion Twin has just confirmed that Dead Cells has now surpassed 3 million total sales across all its platforms, which is pretty much anything with a circuit board and a processor these days....

Promising photorealistic graphics, 4K support and the same game engine as Horizon Zero Dawn, Death Stranding is one ambitious game. But despite making use of these technical advancements, the game’s creator, veteran game designer Hideo Kojima, says that Death Stranding development is going by quickly. In an interview with Japanese publication Dengeki, Kojima revealed that Death Stranding has already “surpassed the experiment phase.” The development team at Kojima Productions is now “feeling the response to the new gameplay....

For the most part Bungie’s Weekly Destiny Updates have been nothing to write home about. The developer has chimed in here and there to highlight a skilled Destiny player or to share a little bit more about the upcoming Dark Below expansion, but they’ve kept the real meaty posts separate. And while the latest Weekly Update doesn’t offer too much in the way of new information, it does tease some important changes are on the way....

There has been a lot of confusion among the Destiny community regarding the Age of Triumph event and its refreshed raids. While some believed that all four of the refreshed raids would be available at launch, which is 10am PT on March 28th, that is not the case. Only Crota’s End will be available for the first week. It’s a detail that may have slipped through the cracks but one that is important for all Destiny players to be aware of....

In Season 3 of Destiny 2, Bungie introduced a pinnacle weapon called Redrix’s Claymore that was meant for top-tier Crucible players. With the launch of Forsaken, Bungie expanded the scope of pinnacle weapons to include competitive and quickplay fans with the Luna’s Howl and Redrix’s Broadsword quests, but the focus was still on PvP. In Season 5, however, it appears Bungie is growing the pinnacle weapon pool to include Gambit....

Destiny 2 players can unlock a new emblem for completing the Presage exotic mission on master difficulty flawlessly. “The Next Chapter” emblem bears the cattle skull logo of the Tex Mechanica weapon foundry, the manufacturers of The Last Word hand cannon, and Dead Man’s Tale scout rifle. The requirements for getting this emblem are straightforward but difficult to execute. Destiny players will need to complete the quest mission for the new exotic scout rifle on its hardest difficulty without dying....

Friday is back once more which means that the exotic salesman Xur is back in world of Destiny 2 once again. Even following the news of Bungie splitting from Activision late last week, Year 2 exotics are still nowhere to be found inside of Xur’s loot pool. Still, this week has a number of strong exotics on offer this week, with at least two that Guardians will want to consider thanks to the randomized rolls....

New details regarding Destiny 2’s upcoming mass shader deletion feature have been revealed and it doesn’t work exactly as some players hoped. No question, Bungie’s solution for the problem of growing shader collections is better than the existing one, which requires players to delete each shader one by one, but it’s also not a true mass deletion. In a lengthy Q&A session with Game Informer, Bungie’s Steve Cotton and Scott Taylor revealed (or at least teased) a lot about the upcoming Forsaken expansion and the Year 2 update that will release alongside it....

With the buzz surrounding the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2 ramping up, it seems Bungie is taking steps to bring lapsed players back into the fold. The game has been enjoying quite a bit of positive speculation in the wake of the wave of details released during E3. It may not be enough to get people to buy back into Destiny 2 in its current state, but it might be enough to drop in for a free look....