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Antstream Arcade Review

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Imagine having a seamless experience playing almost any retro game you could think of. That is Anstream Arcade, an online subscription service that allows you to play over 1300 classic games from the classic arcades, to the NES/SNES all the way to PS1. Universal control schemes, including using your mouse for the laser shooter in games like Operation Wolf make each game seamless to load and play. This is a strange one to review because it’s a subscription platform for retro games, but it does offer such an amazing value that it’s remiss to mention it. It’s only $39.99 a year for access to pretty much every single major arcade game I could think of, without the need to set anything up and the ability to play across multiple platforms. There isn’t anything to say about the games, outside of the previously mentioned seamless controls. Fantastic in that regard, I…

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Valheim’s Broken Progression Mechanic

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Valheim, released in 2021, has a functionally broken progression system. The game’s difficulty ramps up dramatically after the swamp, causing players to focus either on early game content or rely on mods to fundamentally change the game. Valheim’s approach to the survival mechanic has made progression take an exhausting amount of time to reach the best parts of the game and its updates. Many players will reflect on their fondest memories resting between the meadows and the swamps, when the game is still simple and the gameplay loop is refreshing. The manual nature of everything works and the game is challenging and exciting, no matter the settings. Starting at the mountains things change. This comes from a Valheim multiplayer prespective, not so much a single player perspective. The Issues with Progression The biome progression within Valheim is meadows, dark forest, swamp, mountains, plains, mistlands, ashlands and then the as of…

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Zenless Zone Zero – July 10 Code Updates

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Attention all Zenless Zone Zero fans! Exciting news awaits as fresh codes have just been released for July 10! Get ready to unlock exclusive in-game rewards and boost your gameplay experience. How to Redeem Your Codes Redeeming your Zenless Zone Zero codes is super easy! Follow these simple steps to claim your rewards: In-Game Redemption: Website Redemption: Don’t Miss Out! These codes are only valid for a limited time, so make sure to redeem them as soon as possible. Share the news with your friends and fellow gamers to spread the excitement. Happy gaming, Zenless Zone Zero fans! Enjoy your new rewards and have a blast exploring the game with your fresh goodies.

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Ultimate Guide to Gacha Games: Origins, Evolution, and Monetization

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Gacha games are a significant and influential gaming model that has enthralled modern mobile gamers. They resonate both with popular culture and gamers which has created a wave of mobile-first titles focused on random chance more than gameplay. The impact spreads beyond the games themselves, fueling gacha like elements in many of today’s modern live service games. Ever wondered where this came from and how it spread so far and wide? We’re going into detail on each of these elements and more with our ultimate guide to gacha games. Everything from what they are to where they came from to where they spread to. Join us as we take this adventure through random chance, waifus and pity rolls. What are Gacha Games? The gumball vending machines that were filled with capsules containing various micro-toys (of various rarity) are the original inspiration for gacha games. Gashepon (capsule-toy) is the basis of…

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Ark of Charon – How to Win

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Ark of Charon has a very fun “Oxygen Not Included” style of controlling your characters by giving them generalized orders and they more or less use their AI to move around the map. You can prioritize and macromanage your entire fleet of golems in Ark of Charon to build a base on top of a moving world tree. The game has a sinister desire to punish overthinking it and overprepardness. Depending on the RNG of the maps you pull and how you use your wood, your room is nearly predetermined on how successful you’ll be. Let’s get into how to win. Wood is Finite You can grow trees, yes but this is difficult and you use your precious wood on farm tiles to grow them on the world tree. Think of your wood as an extremely limited resource. It’s only plentiful on some maps and other maps have almost none…

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What Happened to Helldivers 2?

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It seemed like Helldivers 2 was unstoppable but midway through 2024 it has fallen down to where Bloons TD 6 and Fallout 76 rest on the charts. This fall from the top wasn’t really from any single incident, but a collection of decisions that consistently drove player counts down from the unexpected hype of its release. You may think the account linking fiasco is what destroyed the player counts, but the game was actually in free fall long before then: HELLDIVERS™ 2 – Steam Charts. The problems were not only fundamental to the game’s design but the developers and publisher both didn’t rectify the obvious game issues rapidly enough before they lost the vast majority of players due to attrition. Note: This is only notable due to the anomalous nature of Helldivers 2 holding a strong player population for an extended period of time and then losing it, not specifically…

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SMITE Tier List Season 11 – November 2024

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Welcome to the Gaming Tier List ultimate tier list for SMITE 11. If you’re new to the game and looking what to play or trying to climb the ladder, our tier list is ready for you. We’ve consulted with SMITE pros and examined the data to give you the absolute most up to date list of the strongest Gods in the game. Here’s what we’re serving: We’ve got our GTL Tier where we list God by God the best to play for the season. We’re on top of the latest gods by lane for the season. We break down the absolute best God to play for each lane for conquest. Finally we’ve got descriptions and a change log for when Gods move up and down our GTL Tier List. Our guide is updated frequently as the meta evolves and patches release. We’ve got season / year 11 coverage below. Find…

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