Author: Valhalladidde

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The Helldivers 2 community can finally beat its swords into plowshares following Sony’s capitulation on a controversial PlayStation Network sign in requirement, but somebody almost lost their job over the debacle.No, I’m not talking about whoever at Sony could have seen this coming and headed off the unnecessary crisis, I’m talking about one of Helldivers 2’s outspoken community managers, Spitz, who perhaps got a little too candid on the record when talking to the game’s rioting player base.(Image credit: Arrowhead)The community manager stopped actively posting in the Helldivers 2 Discord after Saturday, the day after the controversy began, at which…

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Metal Mind is a single-player, rogue-lite, bullet hell game in which you play as an awakened robot with a mind of its own. You must embark on a journey in search of the liberation of all robots from the strings of humanity that bind them. You will build your robot, fight all kinds of other robots with a plethora of weaponry and attacks, and destroy all the overlords enslaving your fellow robots. Rouge-lites and rouge-likes are amongst my favorite genres of games. And, like most guys, I love robots. Combine the two, and…well, let’s find out. Metal Mind starts by…

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PlayStation has reversed course on the Helldivers 2 PSN account requirement, walking back the unpopular policy after a weekend long backlash that included tens of thousands of negative reviews, some of which spread to Sony’s other Steam games.Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward.We’re still…— PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 6, 2024 “Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update.…

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Season 1 of MLB The Show 24’s Drive to Diamond rolls into New York this May. Players can experience Part 2 of the Derek Jeter storyline, check out the new Stadium Props, and earn rewards in Team Affinity Chapter 3. MLB The Show 24 releases Derek Jeter Part 2, futuristic stadium props, and Team Affinity Chapter 3 Derek Jeter Part 2 lets players experience more iconic moments from The Captain’s career. These include his famous flip throw in the 2001 American League Division Series and taking his place as the Yankees’ all-time hits leader. Other events include closing out his…

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It’s time to clear some space in your backlog, friends as 21 new Xbox games, launch across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC next week. Players subscribed to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass can also expect some fresh games coming to Game Pass too.It’s a little quiet for big AAA releases next week, but there are still some gems to find on the list of upcoming Xbox games. On May 8, the story-driven Indika brings an alternate Russia to Xbox, while the paw-some Little Kitty, Big City brings some furry fun to Game Pass on May 9.…

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At the height of John Green’s popularity, most people knew the YA author for a very specific genre: sad teen books, usually about shy-yet-pretentious boys in love with spirited yet emotionally available girls. That was always a derogatory oversimplification of Green’s novels, which often deconstruct common YA tropes more than they give into them. But years of warped online perspectives on Green’s work, heightened by aesthetic Tumblr posts and Pinterest mood boards, meant that when the 2014 movie adaptation of Green’s tragic teen romance The Fault in Our Stars came out, the were calcified, preconceived notions of what a John…

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