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These days, there’s little love left for the Recording Industry Association of America. It’s understandable that they’d want to clean up music piracy, but they always seem to approach things in the worst way. Now they say that it is illegal for someone who haslegallypurchased a CD to transfer that music onto hard disk. What? AWashington Postarticle says that the music industry is going after collections of music on computers, now calling MP3s made from legally bought CDs “unauthorized copies” of copyrighted recordings....

So consider doing it! One of myfavorite roguelikes,Risk of Rain, is running a 48-hour saleon Steam right now. It’s currently marked down to $3.39 (66 percent off), which is a price worth jumping at. There’s also a four-pack available for $10.19 if you’re able to convince others to split the cost, or you just want to give out extra copies to nice people in your life. It’s a good thing the sale is happening today and not earlier in the week....

Guys, I owe you an apology. The other day, I wrote about afan-drivenMega Man Legendsconcept album, and I begged you all to stay on topic and not go off on a tangent about how you felt Capcom wronged you. I apologize because, right now, I’m about to become a big, honkin’ hypocrite. Capcom has finally announced its software plans forMega Man‘s 25th anniversary.Rockman Xover(read “Rockman Crossover”) gathers heroes and villains from across the franchise’s myriad sub-series for an RPG adventure....

Microsoft is also expected to expand the scope of Achievements Followingyesterday’s talkof price points and a potential November launch for the next Xbox,Polygonhas compiled the latest it’s heard about the console. Sources say that yes, there will be an always-online requirement present — but Microsoft’s current plan is reportedly to let publishers decide if they want to require a one-time activation or a constant internet connection. Other details include revamped Achievements, which — for once — actually sounds like a positive rumor about the system....

A player with tons of time and an eye on the prize. The longest gaming session I have ever had was six straight hours ofCult of the Lamb. This may not be a huge feat for many of you, but I am in shock that for six hours, I didn’t drink water, eat food, or even use the bathroom. My entire day flew by while I gathered followers and tended my garden....

WE, ARE THE CRYSTAL GEMS! Steven Universe fromSteven Universeis about to enter the console gaming universe in the new Cartoon Network mashup game for PS4 entitledCartoon Network: Battle Crashers. Looks like you’ll be able to play as Steven as well as characters fromThe Amazing World of Gumball,Adventure Time,Regular Show,Clarence, andUncle Grandpa; all shows that I’ve heard are pretty good. The only ones I’ve ever watched areSteven UniverseandAdventure Time. I’ve never watchedUncle Grandpaother than the crossover April Fool’s Day episode withSteven Universe....

On mute, to a soundtrack For quite some time now animatorPaul Johnson(ofTIE Fighterfame) and a small team have been working on an animation homage toR-Type, and it’s finally done. Released under the Mashed umbrella, it tells the story of a guy getting sucked into an arcade cabinet,just like Darkwing Duckin the episode “Whiffle While You Work.” His mom said he could be anything, and he became a video game. But as beautiful and as detailed as it is, I uh…can’t stand the “shit shit oh shit!...

You’re in for a Fight There are plenty of side quests to be found inTears of the Kingdom.Some of them are simple, and some of them are more complex. And some, like the “Strongest in the World” side quest, will have you taking on fearsome foes. Here’s how to complete this side quest. How to Complete the Strongest in the World side quest Make your way to the East Akalla Stable....

It’s not quite the same EA is very careful with its wording — I mean, at this point, the publisher has enough experience with courting and engaging disaster — which is why it callsFIFA 18on Switch a “custom” edition of the game. For the longest time a lot of people had no idea what that meant, but after its release, come to find out “custom” actually means “stripped of many modes so that it actually runs on the device....

The end is coming The blessed occurrence of3DS stability updateshas struck again: asthe system has just been patched this week. Yes, it’s a stability update, which generally focuses on “minor adjustments” for the hardware — and have been known to address various exploits. This is the second stability update for the 3DS this year (we’ll mention why it got an update in August in a moment), with one update apiece in 2021 and 2020, and two in 2019....

It’s now coming in May For the past month sinceThe Division 2‘s launch, everything has been leading up to the arrival of the first massive eight-player raid, Operation Dark Hours. Typically it takes looter shooters/MMOs a few weeks, tops, to deliver a raid, but Ubisoft has been falling back on the fact thatThe Division 2has a robust endgame at launch, biding its time as it penciled in Operation Dark Hours in for April 25....

Early inStarfield,you will realize that the main hubs of humanity are scattered amongst nearby systems as opposed to on Earth itself. Several stations exist orbiting planets in the Sol system but the system is rather empty for the most part. If you look at Earth you’ll notice it’s not quite the Earth we know today. Instead of a big blue and green marble, it’s a brown rocky planet. The temperature indicates it is cold, and the atmosphere is a thin layer of CO2....

I am a casual player of the music genre. Whenever I am caught spending time with a plastic guitar strap over my shoulder, it usually means I’ve had too many glasses of fine bourbon. Additionally, it means that I have run out of good ideas about what to do for the night. I watchedDance Dance Revolution,PaRappa,Karaoke Revolution,SingStar, andSamba De Amigosweep past me. Really, I think it is attributable to the disillusionment of these games....