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How to Play RAID: Shadow Legends on PC
Steam, Plarium Play or an emulator: what each route actually is, how to bring your mobile account along, and what your PC needs before you hit install.
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Once Human PC Requirements & Best Settings
Steam lists a GTX 750 Ti and 8 GB of RAM as the floor. Here is what that really means, which settings cost the most FPS, and which upgrade to buy first.
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RAID: Shadow Legends Promo Codes (October 2026)
Every RAID promo code we could cross-check across recent public lists, split between codes anyone can use and codes reserved for brand-new accounts, plus the exact redemption steps.
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Once Human Power Surge Build: ACS12 vs MPS7
How the Power Surge keyword works, what separates the ACS12 - Corrosion shotgun from the MPS7 - Outer Space SMG, and the mods, armor and calibration logic community guides pair with each.
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Once Human Shrapnel Build (2026): SOCR vs MG4
How the Shrapnel build works in 2026, which of its two weapons to pick after the September MG4 Conflicting Memories rework, and the gear, Deviant and calibration logic that make it hit.
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STALZONE Beginner Guide: First Hours in the Zone
STALCRAFT: X has a new name, a reworked early game and the same unforgiving Zone. Here's how the no-wipe extraction loop works and where new stalkers lose the most time.
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Budget Gaming Setup: A Complete Build Under $1,000 (2026)
A full setup — PC, screen, peripherals and somewhere to sit — for $1,000 is still doable in 2026, but only if you reuse what you can and spend in the right order. Here's the split we'd use and the traps that eat budgets.
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NTE F2P Guide: What 'Free-to-Play' Really Means
Ask five NTE players what F2P means and you'll get two different answers — here's why the term keeps sparking arguments, and a better way to judge how accessible a team really is.
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Where Winds Meet: our verdict
NetEase's wuxia open-world ARPG bets everything on parry-and-stance combat and a cosmetic-only wallet — and after launch, that bet looks like it's paying off.
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Star Trek Fleet Command: our verdict
A genuinely good sci-fi 4X shell has spent years getting buried under its own monetization — we went back in to see how bad it's gotten.
Reviews6.8// 011
Rise of Kingdoms: our verdict
Lilith Games' civilization-building 4X is still one of the most systemically ambitious mobile strategy games out there — and still one of the most expensive to keep up with.
Reviews6.3// 012
Raid: Shadow Legends: our verdict
Years after the meme-ad saturation bombing, we checked whether the gacha RPG underneath is still worth the grind — and whether it's still pay-to-win where it counts.
Reviews7.2// 013
Once Human: our verdict
NetEase's survival-crafting hit gambled on seasonal server wipes to keep things fresh — after the community revolt, we checked what the game looks like post-fix.
Reviews8// 014
NTE: Neverness to Everness: our verdict
Hotta Studio's supernatural city sim mixes GTA Online energy with anime open-world RPG systems — and after a rocky pre-launch controversy, it mostly delivers.
Reviews7.8// 015
Arknights: Endfield: our verdict
Hypergryph swaps tower defense for factory-building action RPG — and mostly lands the jump, if you can survive its currency soup.
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Where Winds Meet's Hidden Mountain Finale Arrives Sept 16
Chapter 3 of the Hidden Mountain storyline closes out the arc with a rematch against Qianye, arriving days after NetEase announced the open-world wuxia game has crossed 100 million players worldwide.
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STFC 7-Day Streak: Exocomp Reward in Update 94.1
Scopely's latest updates rework the 7-Day Login Streak, add Choice Token exchanges to the Battle Pass, and retune Voyage Across the Void scoring — all while prepping infrastructure for the next Incursions push.
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Rise of Kingdoms Marks 8th Anniversary With New Commanders
Version 1.1.11 shipped August 27 with William Marshall and Ivan IV joining the cavalry roster, a new Double Line Formation, and a week-long slate of anniversary events.
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RAID: Shadow Legends Launches Echoes of Oz Event
Plarium's three-month Wizard of Oz crossover event is rolling out its Legendary champions in waves — the Cowardly Lion becomes summonable September 4, with Dorothy Gale and Ozilda the Wicked following in November.
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Once Human Launches Zero-Gravity Season Update
Starry Studio's latest update keeps building on its 2026 roadmap, with a zero-gravity combat season live, a new island PvE scenario in the works, and PlayStation and Xbox versions still on track for this year.
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NTE Version 1.3: Fogden, Zankou and Linko
Hotta Studio's urban-fantasy gacha shipped Version 1.3 on August 19 with new characters Zankou and Linko, a new district, and summer events — with Linko's own banner and Version 1.4 both landing this month.
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Arknights: Endfield's Dreamscape of Wind and Snow Is Live
The Dreamscape of Wind and Snow update launched September 2, adding a new Operator, a supernatural map, and a reworked headhunting system — plus word that a Steam release is coming soon.
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Where Winds Meet Beginner Guide: Combat Without a Class
There's no class to pick in Where Winds Meet — your weapon is your build. Here's how to choose your first weapon and actually win fights against wuxia's real skill test: the parry.
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Star Trek Fleet Command: Early-Game Roadmap for Captains
Faction, alliance, and research choices made in your first week echo for months in STFC — here's the order that avoids the most common early mistakes.
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Best Rise of Kingdoms Commander Pairings (2026)
One strong commander isn't a march — it's half of one. Here's how primary and secondary pairings actually work in Rise of Kingdoms, and which combos hold up in the current meta.
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RAID: Shadow Legends Tier List: Champions Worth Building
Not every S-tier champion deserves your first shards. Here's how the current meta actually ranks, and why a well-geared B-tier champion beats a neglected top pick.
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Once Human Best Builds (2026): Every Meta Build
Every Once Human build worth running in 2026, from the beginner-friendly Fast Gunner to Shrapnel, Power Surge, Burn and Frost Vortex: the weapon, the Deviant and the calibration logic behind each one.
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NTE: Neverness to Everness Team Building Guide
NTE stacks two separate classification systems on top of a four-character hack-and-slash team — here's how Esper types and class types actually combine into a team that works.
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Arknights: Endfield Beginner Guide: Classes & Damage Types
Endfield trades Arknights' tower defense grid for real-time action — here's what actually carries over, what doesn't, and how to spend your first sessions without wasting resources.