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Josh Broadwell

Josh Broadwell

Joined: May 1, 2024

Josh is a freelance writer and reporter who specializes in guides, reviews, and whatever else he can convince someone to commission. You may have seen him on NPR, IGN, Polygon, or Rolling Stone shouting about RPGs. When he isn’t working, you’ll likely find him outside with his Belgian Malinois and Australian Shepherd or leveling yet another job in FFXIV.

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Square Enix and Tencent announce FFXIV Mobile, and the first playtests open soon

Square Enix and Lightspeed are teaming up for FFXIV Mobile, a new adaptation of the massively popular MMO, and the first round of playtests opens soon

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Epic removed grenade-throwing privileges from Fortnite’s Ice Spice after she made life miserable for allies

Fortnite’s latest rapper ally, Ice Spice, got a little too excited with the ice grenades, and now Epic’s had to reclaim them until Ice Spice learns to settle down

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Blizzard shows off new Overwatch 2 hero, a Scottish Phreak called Hazard, in slick anime trailer

A new Overwatch 2 hero is just over the horizon, and we’re getting a new tank this time, a Scottish Phreak named Hazard

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Annapurna is bringing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, one of 2024’s best puzzle games, to PlayStation

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, an exceptional puzzle game and one of 2024’s essential indies in our view, is coming to PlayStation

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One of Strinova’s launch heroes looks like she came out of NieR after a pit-stop in Bloodborne

Strinova’s release date is coming up fast, and developer iDreamSky revealed two new heroes and a fresh map for the multiplayer game’s launch

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The Minecraft movie’s Zombie and Skeleton are like my sleep paralysis demons come to life

Warner Bros. released two rather frightening Minecraft movie images, one showing the film’s take on Zombies and the other on Skeletons, and I wish they hadn’t

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Thunderful layoffs affect Jumpship, the Somerville team Thunderful bought to make a sequel to Somerville

Thunderful, a publisher in the indie game space responsible for hits such as the Steamworld series and Planet of Lana, announced another round of layoffs 

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Turtle Rock might be working on Back 4 Blood 2, if its code names are anything to go by

Turtle Rock may have started development on Back 4 Blood 2, assuming the code names for its horror games don’t change between projects 

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No, Dragon Age Veilguard’s secret ending doesn’t retcon the entire Dragon Age series

Dragon Age The Veilguard’s secret ending and post-credits scene are causing a ruckus among some RPG fans, but BioWare creative lead John Epler says it really shouldn’t

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Galactic Threads is the latest Star Wars The Old Republic update, and it’s a biggun'

Star Wars The Old Republic is approaching a respectable 14 years – practically ancient in MMO game terms – but developer Broadsword still has plenty in store

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EA Sports announces experimental NHL 25 Arcade modes with UFOs, cursed dolls, and exploding pucks

EA Sports just announced NHL 25’s NHL Arcade mode, and now they’ve unveiled NHL Arcade+, a series of experimental events with UFOs  and a very angry mascot

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The Anti-Defamation League says Steam is a morass of hate and extremism

The Anti-Defamation League, which calls itself the world’s “leading” anti-hate organization, published a report that accuses Valve of letting hate proliferate on Steam

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