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I played The Duskbloods network test, and I’m sad now

Why, FromSoftware. Why? The Duskbloods is so damn intriguing, and having played it during the network test, I’m even more intrigued. Richly, evocatively urban gothic, like a Dracula or Jekyll and Hyde gone even darker, Duskbloods has all the potential in the world to be something I connect with even more than Elden Ring. The too-short time I had to putter about its world, atmosphere thicker than pea soup fog, was enough to utterly sell me on all the design work that went into it. So why did they make it a purely online “PvPvE” experience? Was Nightreign, which I…

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There was a time when visual novels were a rare thing in the West, particularly on consoles. Steins;Gate, from 2009, was one…

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Gadget Review: EPOMAKER HE75 V2

EPOMAKER is rapidly becoming a favourite keyboard manufacturer. I love the company’s typewriter-shaped keyboard, which has become my device for writing for pleasure. The HE75 V2, meanwhile, is just a gorgeous option for gaming. As we all know, I don’t really play games where extreme speed matters and latency is the difference between success and failure. For those who do…

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