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How to make the most of the Animal Crossing custom designs feature

This game lets your creativity fly. Can't get those juices flowing? Get inspired by someone else's great work! Here is how to use the custom design app.
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How to master the Final Fantasy XIV Ocean Fishing minigame

This Final Fantasy XIV Ocean Fishing mini-game guide includes essential tips to nabbing the mount and minion and understanding Spectral Currents.
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The best race and class combinations for your next WoW Classic character

With the release of The Burning Crusade on the horizon, you may be thinking about starting a new character. Here are the best race/class combos in WoW Classic.
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Bravely Default 2 review: Innovative combat can’t fully heal a generic RPG story

In trying to recapture what popularized the genre, Bravely Default 2 misunderstands why it fell out of favor.
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Bravely Default 2 guide: How to cut the tree for the last chest in Hydrangea Hills

A tree blocks the final chest in Bravely Default 2's Hydrangea Hills zone. Here's how to get it cut.
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February Pokémon Presents stream: Start time, where to watch, and what to expect

With a big anniversary coming up, there's a lot we want from the Pokémon Presents stream. Here's how to watch it.
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How to watch Sony’s February State of Play and what to expect

The first State of Play show of 2021 will focus on 10 new and previously announced PlayStation titles. Here's how to watch and what you can expect.
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Diablo 4 should resurrect the series’ most controversial feature

We used to pay others to boost our RPG characters; now we pay the publisher. So why were we so against paying another player on the Diablo III auction house?
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Diablo Immortal will be a massive success, whether you like it or not

Diablo Immortal was unveiled at the wrong place and at the wrong time. But as history has shown, mobile games are big money, and Blizzard will get its cut.
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Project Triangle Strategy features promising tactics, but the story holds it back

Between solid strategy mechanics and a dutiful appreciation of the player's time, the core of Project Triangle Strategy is strong, but its story is not.
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February Nintendo Direct 2021: When is it, how to watch, and what to expect

After over 500 days since the last real stream, a Nintendo Direct is right around the corner. Set for Feb. 17, here's how to watch and what to expect.
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How to gear up for your first WoW Classic raid

Raids are the best way to find high-level gear in World of Warcraft. Here's some of the best pre-raid gear players should use in World of Warcraft Classic.
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Genshin Impact: Where to find the five colored items and creatures during the camera event

The Five Flushes of Fortune photo event requires taking 10 shots of a certain color item or creature each day. Here are prime locations for each request.
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World of Warcraft Shadowlands leveling guide: How to hit level 60 fast

With the Shadowlands, leveling in World of Warcraft is very different. Here's how to hit 60 as fast as possible.
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Final Fantasy XIV shouldn’t come to Xbox consoles, and the past proves why

The requirement that any future Xbox must run on old hardware is exactly why Square Enix shouldn't ever bring Final Fantasy XIV to the platform.
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Final Fantasy XIV guide: How to get every new hairstyle, emote, and mount in Patch 5.45

FFXIV patch 5.45 has a lot going on. The brand new hairstyle, mounts, emotes, and orchestrion rolls all come at some kind of price. Here's how to get each one.
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Genshin Impact guide: Here’s how to unlock and defeat the Primo Geovishap

Primo Geovishap is a new boss in Genshin Impact 1.3 that comes with some unique rewards. Here's how to unlock the quest, find the new monster, and defeat it.
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Genshin Impact: How to start and complete the Tainqiu Treasure Trail quest

Genshin Impact 1.3 brings the Parametric Transformer, a gadget that turns trash into treasure. Here's how to start the Tainqiu Treasure Trail and get yours.
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Is Genshin Impact’s new 5-star character Xiao worth the pull? That depends

Genshin Impact 1.3 benches Ganyu and slots Xiao in her place. But is he worth the pull? Is Xiao good? Here's how he works and whether you should save your gems.
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Re:Verse continues Capcom’s struggle to find Resident Evil’s multiplayer niche

Capcom still struggles to make Resident Evil into a viable multiplayer series, though the answer seems obvious.
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Genshin Impact’s latest 5-star character Ganyu is worth the pull. Here’s why

In the space of a week, Ganyu has gone from an Amber clone to the strongest Genshin Impact character ever. But is the Ganyu banner worth it, or is it bait?
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The Monster Hunter Rise demo incorporates the best of both worlds

In a bid to unite the fandom, Monster Hunter Rise brings the past and present of the franchise together for a Nintendo Switch exclusive that plays like a dream.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator latest mode doesn’t take full advantage of VR’s potential

With VR support added last month, lack of motion control support is holding Microsoft Flight Simulator back.
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FFXIV Shadowbringers E12 raid guide: Nobody asked for your utopia, old man!

After about a year and a half, it's time to say goodbye to Eden - by beating it to a pulp. Here's how to beat Eden's Promise, a grotesque, failed vision.
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FFXIV Shadowbringers E11 raid guide: Another day, another Ascian Prime

Now that the secret of Eden is out, it's time to deal with it in person. Here's how to beat Fatebreaker, the boss of the Final Fantasy XIV E11 raid floor.
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Final Fantasy XIV: How to beat Emerald Weapon in the 5.4 Castrum Marinum Trial

As the last of the Final Fantasy XIV Weapon battles, Emerald Weapon is here to do what Ruby and Sapphire could not.
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Final Fantasy XIV Matoya’s Relict boss guide: Bathrooms, bubbles, and bacon

Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4 takes us deep in the workshop of Y'shtola's teacher. Here are the tactics you'll need to beat the three Matoya's Relict bosses.
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FFXIV: Shadowbringers E9 raid guide: The Cloud of Darkness returns!

Eden's Promise: Umbra, the first major boss battle of FFXIV patch 5.4, sees the return of the Cloud of Darkness from years ago. Here's how to clear it.
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Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4 quest locations guide: How to get started

Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4 is here. Here’s your cheat sheet to all the quests and their locations you need to unlock the best content this patch has to offer.
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FFXIV: Shadowbringers E10 raid guide: How to beat a bad, murderous shadow doggo

Shadowkeeper is the second boss of the FFXIV Eden's Promise raid, and it's keeping you getting answers. It doesn't put up much of a fight.
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How to gear up for WoW: Shadowlands’ Castle Nathria raid in time for release

Though Raid Finder difficulty Castle Nathria is accessible, you can't go in right when you hit level 60 in WoW: Shadowlands. Here's how to gear up in time.
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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands review: Even in death, WoW can’t find itself

Even calling on a story element that saw World of Warcraft through the height of its popularity can't save it from a muddied focus and lack of innovation.
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World of Warcraft Shadowlands dungeon guide: How to fight through Plaguefall

The second major dungeon of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands deals with the fallout of a Maldaxxus war crime. Here are the boss strategies you'll need.
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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands dungeon guide: How to survive the Necrotic Wake

The Necrotic Wake will be the first of many dungeons lapsed World of Warcraft players will get tossed into during Shadowlands. Here's how to beat its boss.