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30-Minute Gaming Session: 12 Games That Respect Time | TAG
This guide highlights 12 video games designed for short play sessions, catering to busy adults who can only dedicate around 30 minutes to gaming. It features titles like Balatro, Vampire Survivors, Hades II, and Rocket League, emphasizing games with natural stopping points, quick progression, and autosave features. The article also discusses what makes a game 'time-respecting' and provides recommendations for different time constraints and play styles.
Path of Exile 2 Returning Player Guide 2026 | TAG
Path of Exile 2 is designed for returning players, with its league system encouraging fresh starts every few months. This guide helps players who have been away for one or more leagues by outlining strategies for restarting, whether it's creating a new character for a fresh league or returning to an existing one on the Standard league. It emphasizes that restarting is normal and provides a 30-minute session plan for busy adults, along with advice on respecing characters and common pitfalls to avoid.
8 Games Worth Returning To in 2026 (Plot Optional) | TAG
This guide highlights eight games suitable for players returning after a long break, focusing on titles with minimal plot baggage or robust in-game recap features. Games like Hades II, Slay the Spire 2, and Minecraft are recommended for their roguelike or sandbox nature, while Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 offer strong journal and codex systems for resuming RPGs. Elden Ring: Nightreign and Stardew Valley are also included for their forgiving mechanics and clear progression.
How to Restart a Game You Haven't Played in Months | TAG
This guide provides a framework for adult gamers to re-engage with games they haven't played in months without restarting. It outlines a four-step process: auditing your save file, recapping the story in 15 minutes, playing a 30-minute test session, and then deciding whether to continue, restart, or abandon the game. Specific advice is offered for titles like Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring, Helldivers 2, and Cyberpunk 2077.
Torchlight Infinite's new season is the high-speed ARPG's most popular yet
The new 'Lunaria' season for Torchlight Infinite has become the free-to-play action RPG's most popular launch ever, achieving a new lifetime peak player count. This season introduces a new endgame farming system, a potion-slinging character, and various visual and UI improvements. Developer XD continues to enhance the game with each seasonal update, with this latest iteration seeing significant player engagement.
Newzoo: More than half of PC revenue comes from games outside the Top 20
Newzoo data indicates that games outside the Top 20 are increasingly significant in the PC market, capturing 56% of revenue and 45% of playtime by 2025. While console spending remains concentrated on top titles, lower-ranked games are also seeing growth on platforms like PlayStation. Genres like action RPGs and survival games are performing well, with titles such as Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 contributing to this trend.
10 Best ARPGs to play in 2026
This article ranks the 10 best action RPGs to play in 2026, defining ARPGs as games with a strong focus on combat, leveling, and loot systems. The list includes titles like Elden Ring, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Cyberpunk 2077, highlighting their unique combat mechanics, customization options, and overall player experience.
Every PS5 Pro Enhanced Game (So Far)
Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro, launched in November 2024, offers enhanced graphics and frame rates for compatible games, identified by a 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' label. The console features an upgraded GPU and AI-driven upscaling through PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) to achieve higher fidelity visuals and smoother performance, often doubling the power of the base PS5.
Crystalfall is an early access MMOARPG that promises a ‘loot-driven Exile-like’ experience
Crystalfall, a free-to-play MMOARPG from CRG Studio, has launched into early access on PC. The game features a loot-driven, classless progression system with a steampunk setting and promises an endless endgame. However, the launch has been marred by server disconnections and login issues, leading to negative Steam reviews.
Dragonkin: The Banished Review - Thumb Culture
Dragonkin: The Banished has left Early Access and is now available on consoles, including the PlayStation 5. This Action RPG genre title faces stiff competition from established series like Diablo, Path of Exile, and Warhammer ARPGs, but aims to capture players with its addictive grinding, dungeon-delving, and loot-hoarding mechanics.
Free-to-Play Steampunk ARPG Crystalfall has now launched its Early Access
CRG Studio has launched its free-to-play steampunk action RPG, Crystalfall, into Early Access on Steam. The game features three playable classes, a five-act campaign, and early endgame content, with plans for ongoing development and community support through founder packs and cosmetic purchases. Crystalfall aims to blend deep customization and progression inspired by titles like Path of Exile and Diablo 2.
Crimson Desert Ranks in the Top 20 for Total Weekly Active Players on Consoles in the US
Crimson Desert has maintained strong player engagement on consoles in the US nearly three weeks after launch, with players averaging significant hours per week. The game ranks in the top 20 for total weekly active players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, and has sold over four million copies.
Crimson Desert players average over 20 hours a week in the open-world game, blowing away almost everything else on…
Crimson Desert players are averaging over 20 hours per week, with US players on Xbox averaging 20 hours and PlayStation players averaging 22 hours in the week ending March 28. This playtime places Crimson Desert as the top game on Xbox and second on PlayStation for average weekly hours per active user, according to Circana's Mat Piscatella. The game also saw a significant increase in total weekly active users across both platforms.
Path of Exile could be cracking down harder on RMT, as player reports warning message
Grinding Gear Games appears to be intensifying its efforts against real money trading (RMT) in Path of Exile, with players reporting new warning messages for engaging in such activities. The developer emphasizes that RMT damages the game's economy and fairness. This crackdown follows speculation about the banning of a prominent trading server owner, suggesting a more concerted push to address RMT.
Path of Exile's richest player and item trading kingpin gets banned and pleads with Grinding Gear Games to restore 'more than 1,500 items, some of which can't ever be recreated': 'This is the worst day of my life'
Path of Exile's top player and leader of The Forbidden Trove (TFT), Jenebu, has been banned from the game. This ban has raised concerns about illicit real-money trading and the future of the popular item trading community. Jenebu is reportedly pleading with Grinding Gear Games to restore over 1,500 items.
Perfect Ten: MMOs whose sequels struggled to land
This article analyzes ten massively multiplayer online games whose sequels failed to achieve the same success as their predecessors. It explores reasons for these failures, including development issues, player migration, and market competition, highlighting titles like MapleStory 2, Overwatch 2, and EverQuest II.
Dragonkin The Banished Review - A Promising ARPG That Struggles to Find Its Identity | Invision Game Community
Dragonkin The Banished is a promising Action RPG that struggles to find its identity, offering a mixed experience for players. While it features a unique Wyrmling companion system and a solid atmosphere, the combat feels floaty, build crafting lacks depth, and the loot system is uninspired. The city-building mechanic is also a missed opportunity, and the endgame lacks replayability, making it a decent casual distraction but not a long-term obsession.
Gamescom 2024 Steam Deck News, Reviews Including Bakeru and SCHiM, New Verified Games, Discounts, and More – TouchArcade
This week's Steam Deck Weekly covers Gamescom 2024 news, including impressions and reviews of Bakeru, Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, SCHiM, Gestalt: Steam and Cinder, and the Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun expansion. It also highlights new Steam Deck Verified and Playable games, along with ongoing sales and discounts.
Path of Exile blames ‘very persistent and targeted DDOS attacks’ for its continuing server issues
Grinding Gear Games has identified persistent and targeted DDoS attacks as the cause of ongoing server issues in Path of Exile since the Mirage update. While service providers have implemented mitigations, the studio will not consider the problem resolved until disconnections cease. A recent hotfix addressed specific crashes and a bug with the Spectral Shield Throw ability.
Path of Exile's new Mirage league might be the best chance you'll ever get at obtaining the rarest item in the…
The new Mirage league for Path of Exile introduces significant changes to currency drop rates and an overhaul of the atlas system, aiming to make currency rewards more competitive and endgame progression more intentional. These updates, along with new league mechanics and ascendancies, suggest it could be a highly rewarding league for players seeking rare items like the Mirror of Kalandra.
