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Want to learn how to create the best Xingqiu build in Genshin Impact? Meek and nerdy on the outside and mischievous on the inside, Xingqiu is an incredibly unlikely pick for one of Genshin’s best characters, but somehow, he’s near the top of our list. I guess all of Xingqiu’s reading about heroes must have paid off — despite his 4-star rarity, this Hydro Sword user will absolutely dominate in battle as a sub-DPS character when built well.

Worried about that last part? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. This guide will show you how to create the best Xingqiu build in Genshin Impact. Below we'll cover everything you need to know about Xingqiu, including wishing, weapons, artifacts, ascension materials, talents, abilities, and constellations.

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After a couple of weeks in early access beta, Football Manager 2022 is now out for reals. That means you can now grab the being-sacked simulation from Steam, Epic, or for the first time as part of Xbox Game Pass.

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Tiny Tina's Assault On Dragon Keep was originally a Borderlands 2 DLC, but now it's available as a standalone release called Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure. It functions as a taster of what's to come in its successor, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, due next year.

While Dragon Keep will cost monies on Steam, it's available for free on the Epic Games Store for a week.

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Continuing a barrage of putting League Of Legends absolutely everywhere, Riot Games today announced another game set in their MOBA's world. Launching next week, HexTech Mayhem: A League Of Legends Story is a rhythm runner made by Choice Provisions, the studio behind the Bit.Trip games. It looks a lot like Bit.Trip, with a wee wizard running and jumping and bombing in time to the beat. As well as a spread of PC stores, it'll be available inside the Netflix app. Innnteresting.

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It has been a long damn year, so I'd forgotten that people were making a grim Soulslike video game based on Pinocchio. Oh, but they are! And you can see that in the first gameplay trailer for Lies Of P. Some big Bloodborne vibes mixed with a bit of Sekiro, within an edgy murderworld based on the old story. As if anything could be scarier than the bit in the Disney version where the kids get turned into donkeys. But come, watch the trailer.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged (like the status of single men in possession of large fortunes viz. wanting wives) that moving house is one of the worst things to undertake in adult life. And you have to undertake it several times! The packing, the unpacking, the stuffing of old newspaper in gaps between fragile plates: it's all hell. And comes with the creeping realisation that your life has as much meaning as can be physically stuffed into a few cardboard boxes.

An extra special high-five, then, to Unpacking, which not only makes this stressful event a delightful puzzle, but also demonstrates that your life and things actually have incredible meaning.

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Want to know the best Kar98k loadout for Call Of Duty: Vanguard? The Kar98k is known for one thing in Call Of Duty: Vanguard - giving out quick one-shot kills that will leave your enemies in a pile on the floor. However, it isn’t the easiest weapon to learn, especially now that there are 10 different attachment slots to think about. Luckily, we’ve taken the time to create the best Kar98k loadout, so sit back, relax, and peruse this Kar98k loadout guide before hopping into multiplayer to crack some skulls with one of the best guns in Call Of Duty: Vanguard.

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When we relaunched the RPS supporter program at the end of June, one of the benefits of becoming a premium subscriber was regular free game keys, as curated by the RPS staff. Today, we're announcing one of the next game keys that will be available for existing premium subscribers: Darkest Dungeon, the exquisite gothic roguelike that's also one of our favourite RPGs of all time.

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What are the best settings to use when playing Call Of Duty: Vanguard on PC? Call Of Duty: Vanguard is an FPS with a big online multiplayer component. The last thing you want is to have your system struggling to run the game and stuttering on you at a vital moment during a match.

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A Fortnite emote featuring music by Travis Scott has seemingly been removed from sale, following a tragedy at the rapper's Astroworld festival on Saturday that killed eight people. The emote appeared in the item store's daily selection on Sunday, then soon after Epic outright disabled that section. While they haven't explained why, the cause seems clear.

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