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The Icons in the Shadows: The Most Famous NPCs in Gaming

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In movies, the extras don’t often garner much attention. In gaming, the same can be said for Non-Playable Characters (NPCs). But much like extras in movies are vital to creating an immersive experience, NPCs are the backbone of gaming experiences.

NPCs differ from a player controlled protagonists and they are set to perform pretty specific roles. Now, NPCs are set to get a lot better over the next decade as AI infuses them with deeper versatility. However, although you’ll be able to interact with them at a higher level, they’ll remain in the background supporting the environment.

NPC characters range from background fillers to complex figures that seem to possess motivations and sometimes backstories.

And in some special cases, NPCs become the beloved, or iconic characters, and that’s what we’re looking at today.

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Exploring the Mental Health Benefits of VR Gaming

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Virtual reality’s (VR) rise and expansion throughout the gaming industry is nothing shocking. With such growing interests in deeper gaming exploration and immersive opportunities, VR is taking the gaming industry by storm.

We often focus on VR’s pervasive influence on video game immersion and how that helps create much better, more incredible games. But there’s another side to this tale: mental health. VR gaming can be a valuable therapeutic experience.

Today, we’ll look at all the ways.

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Virtual Reality & Sound: The Immersive Role in VR Gaming

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Virtual Reality (VR) in gaming allows players to immerse themselves in a 3D like atmosphere. Its a bold new way forward for the world of gaming that operates by use of special equipment, such as VR headsets, headphones and often hand-held controllers. All these pieces help instill immersive qualities into the experience, including sound.

And sound is super important, as we’ll see in this blog post.

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Beyond Screens: Mixed Reality Headsets Are Our Future Reality

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Imagine it. Instead of people sitting around a cafe checking their smartphones, people are instead sitting calmly using mixed reality headsets. That’s right, mixed reality headsets (MR) have the potential to replace our traditional screens and devices. And it’s probably coming sooner than we all think.

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Diablo 4 Review: Where Hope Goes to Die

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Such a depressing, yet fitting, title for our latest Diablo 4 review.

Diablo 4 continues this top-rated series with its dark, gothic aesthetic and vibes, which, once again, leverages stunning and powerful graphics. There’s gore, violence, and despair – because, of course there is.

We’ll look deeper into what gamers online are saying about Diablo 4 and review all the details.

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Do We Truly Own Our Games in the Cloud Gaming Era?

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The concept of game ownership has rapidly changed over the last decade. Traditional game ownership meant holding a physical copy of the game. But in these modern gaming days, physical copies of games are rarer and rarer.

The emergence of cloud gaming has had a massive impact on gaming, mostly good, but many gamers call into question game ownership and what it means.

We’ll explore.

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