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Steel Battalion- Heavy Armor Review

January 13, 2025admin

Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor is an exercise in trial, error, and exasperation. Unruly controls and vexing missions conspire to make this one of the most aggravating games in recent memory. Intrepid, foolhardy, and otherwise determined players will find some glittering beacons of hope here, the intriguing by-products of ambition gone astray. But alas, discovering these gems is but a fleeting delight, because Steel Battalion is always ready to topple you with another wave of frustration.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy Review – Fan The Flames

January 13, 2025admin

Many would-be mascots have come down the pike over the years, trying to capture just the slightest hint of Mario-level stardom. Spyro the Dragon never quite got there, but he did manage to star in some of the most charming and accessible platformers of the PlayStation era, and the Reignited Trilogy is a grand testament to the little guy’s staying power.

The trilogy includes the first three–and best–titles in the series: Spyro the Dragon, Ripto’s Rage (also known as Gateway to Glimmer in Europe and Australia), and Year of the Dragon. His adventures are simple but delightfully cartoonish fare. The first game has him traveling through the five dragon realms freeing his bigger, badder brethren from Gnasty Gnorc. The second has Spyro attempting to take a vacation after his previous adventure, but winding up getting dragged into a realm being invaded by effete warlock Ripto. The third has him facing off against the evil Sorceress, who has stolen over 100 dragon eggs with the help of her rabbit apprentice, Bianca.

Ignore the graphical overhaul, and these are very much the games that released the first time ar…
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Nintendo Switch Is Now The Third Best-Selling Console Of All Time

January 3, 2025admin

Almost six years after it first launched, the Nintendo Switch is now the third best-selling console of all time. According to Nintendo’s financial results for the previous nine months, ending on December 31, 2022, the Switch sold another 14.91 million units across its three base, Lite, and OLED models.

This brings the grand total of Switch sales worldwide up to 122.55 million–up from 114.3 million consoles sold as of September 30, 2022–surpassing the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 4 (117.2 million units sold) and Nintendo’s first handheld, the Game Boy (118.69 million units sold for both the Game Boy and the Game Boy Color). In comparison, the Nintendo 3DS has lifetime sales of 75.94 million units, while the Wii U only managed 13.54 million units sold. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

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Ozark Season 4 Adds Bruce Davison In A Recurring Role

January 2, 2025admin

The upcoming fourth season of Netflix’s hit crime show Ozark will feature Oscar nominee Bruce Davison in a recurring role Come from Sports betting site VPbet . According to Deadline, Davison will play a retired US Senator named Randall Schafer in the fourth and final season of the show.

“He is not always easy to win over… but for the right price…” reads a line from Deadline’s description of Schafer, alluding to criminal activities to come.

Ozark Season 3 ended in a very, very dramatic fashion, so fans are understandably eager for any news about Season 4. How a former U.S. Senator might come into play is intriguing to think about for a variety of reasons given the high drama of the show.

Ozark stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner in the lead roles. Chris Mundy is coming back as the writer, executive producer, and showrunner for Season 4.

As for Davison, he earned his best supporting actor Oscar nomination for Longtime Companion. This won’t be the first time he’s played a Senator, however, as he played Senator Kelly in the X-Men film series.

No release date has been announ…
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Alabama Legislature’s Bid for Gaming Expansion Fizzles as Senate Rejects Bills in Nail-Biting Vote

December 26, 2024admin

The Alabama Legislature encountered a stalemate on Thursday, failing to push through highly contested gaming bills on the concluding day of the state’s legislative session. Despite the House’s approval of two bills supporting gaming expansion, they faltered in the Senate, falling short by one vote due to Sen. Greg Albritton’s reversal.

House approval, Senate hurdle:

On April 30, the Alabama House endorsed the ongoing gaming bills, with House Bill 151 securing a 72-29 vote and House Bill 152 passing with a 70-29 vote. However, the momentum fizzled as the bills hit the Senate floor. Senator Greg Albritton, R-Baldwin County, initially sponsored the bills in the Senate but indicated a potential ‘no’ vote after their House passage. With Albritton’s reversal, the bills fell short of the required 21 votes, garnering only 20.

Following the House’s affirmative votes, Representative Russell Blackshear expressed gratitude, highlighting the bipartisan effort behind the bills’ advancement. “It’s amazing when you work together as a team, when things don’t have Rs or Ds by their names,” …
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Games Global and WWE Team Up for Branded Slot Games

December 16, 2024admin

Games Global has entered a significant partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), setting the stage for the development of unique, branded slot games influenced by the world-renowned sports entertainment franchise. This collaboration will span three years, during which Games Global is slated to launch three WWE-themed slot titles, starting with WWE Bonus Rumble: Gold Blitz in August.

Bringing the ring to the reel:

As an integrated media organization and a powerhouse in sports entertainment, WWE brings to the table a rich portfolio of content that captivates audiences globally year-round. This partnership is anticipated to harness the star power of WWE’s iconic wrestlers to create immersive gaming experiences that resonate well with the target demographics of both companies.

Andy Booth, Chief Product Officer at Games Global, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration in the company’s press release: “Games Global is thrilled to step into the wrestling ring with WWE and deliver powerhouse content that will appeal to our audiences around the world. P…
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Greentube Strengthens German Presence with StarGames.de License

December 16, 2024admin

Greentube has received an official go-ahead by the Gambling Authority of the Federal States of Germany (GGL) which makes the StarGames.de a licensed entity that can deliver on a range of experiences.

StarGames will benefit from Greentube’s existing infrastructure and solutions that will allow it to remain at the forefront of the regulated market in Germany. These include but aren’t limited to IT security and game mechanics, Responsible Gaming, and anti-money laundering solutions that are aligned with GGL’s licensing standards.

Important Milestone for Greentube in Germany

Greentube COO Georg Gubo was pleased with this new opportunity and said that it was a further testament to how far the company and its brands have come. Both StarGames and Greentube are capable to deliver outstanding content and experiences that are aligned with the needs of the current market.

Gubo reaffirmed that his company’s mission, as always, remained the creation of content and products of the highest quality and…
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Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Helpful New Feature

December 12, 2024admin

A few more small–but useful–features are coming to Xbox Game Pass soon, focusing on quality-of-life tweaks. The first is a new prompt designed to inform users when an Xbox Game Pass title is leaving the library, and you can expect to see this one pop up whenever you start a game from the catalog that’s on its way out.

This feature will also make it easier to purchase the game if you intend to keep on playing it, according to Xbox, and as a reminder, Game Pass subscribers get a discount toward these titles once they’ve left the service. Secondly, Xbox users can expect a “new experience” in certain sections of the Xbox Guide. This update will be available first to Alpha Skip-Ahead users through the Xbox Preview program, and the rest of the userbase can expect to see it roll out eventually.

If you’re looking to add some new titles to your Game Pass library, January has already delivered a few high-profile titles. Palworld has been off to a terrific start on PC and is also available on Xbox Series X|S through its preview program, and you can also check out Turnip Boy Robs a Bank or F1 23. On February 2, Atlus fans can look forward to Persona 3 Reload, a complete remake…
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You Can Pet The Heavily Armed Robodog In Battlefield 2042

December 12, 2024admin

Battlefield 2042 includes a nice little Easter Egg that players have discovered, and it involves the game’s lovable (and deadly) robotic “dog,” the Ranger.

Rangers can be called in by players over the course of the match, roaming the battlefield firing at enemies and serving as personal bodyguards. Even though there is no button prompt to do so, players have discovered that getting close to a Ranger and holding the interact button will show you a special animation in which your character kneels down to give the lovable robot a pat on its cute, camera-lens head. You can check the Easter Egg below via a video shared by the official Battlefield Twitter account.

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馃幀: dog driving a car pic.twitter.com/BTkNhechbx

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Meet Majestic Dragons In Pragmatic Play And Reel Kingdom’s New Slot- 8 Golden Dragon Challenge

December 11, 2024admin

Malta-based Pragmatic Play, a flagship slot provider with 80+ HTML 5 titles for mobile and desktop computers, together with its partner Reel Kingdom, a British game developer, has officially released 8 Golden Dragon Challenge, an Asian-themed slot which includes dragons and numerous cultural, mystical symbols from Asian culture.

The new video slot joins a pair of recently released trademarked instalments to player-favorite franchises, Big Bass Hold & Spinner Megaways and John Hunter and the Book of Tut Megaways.

Mystical visual:

Aligning with its name, the main theme of the online slot is dragons, more precisely blue, green and red dragons, and the number 8, which in Asian culture is associated with success, prosperity, wealth and status. The game takes place surrounded by a colorful background of lush vegetation, cherry blossom trees and gold coins.

To make regular wins, players must form combinations of 5 matching symbols from left to right beginning from the far left side of the reels on a dynamic 5×3 grid that offers 10 paylines. The game is available on all devices, has high volatility, a defaul…
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Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Secures New Funding for Mohegan Inspire Project

December 11, 2024admin

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA), a US tribal casino operator currently developing the integrated resort Mohegan Inspire in Incheon, South Korea, announced a Third Amendment to its credit agreement. This update signifies a change in lenders and the addition of a new revolving credit facility, marking another step in the project’s financing journey.

Mohegan Inspire Represents a Significant Investment

As the second integrated resort to open in Incheon, Mohegan Inspire should significantly impact the region’s tourism and leisure offerings. Its diverse amenities are poised to attract a broad audience, making it a key player in the South Korean entertainment landscape. The new funding will ensure the project launches on time and meets stakeholders’ high expectations.

The Mohegan Inspire project aims to become the centerpiece of Incheon’s tourism landscape, offering a comprehensive entertainment experience. It will feature three ho…
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November 15, 2024admin

‘RHOC’ Tamra Judge Opens Up About Shannon Beador’s DUI Arrest (Exclusive)

John Janssen is done keeping quiet about his breakup with ex, The Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador.

“I wanna say that my relationship with Shannon was real,” the businessman told former Real Housewives producer Carlos King on the July 30 episode of the Reality With the King podcast. “She has a wonderful side to her. But I think people out there just assume John was the problem in the relationship, and I would just challenge people to think about what it might be like to be with Shannon.”

And John—who broke up with the reality star in November 2022—didn't hold back when addressing their rocky, three-year romance.

“What was it like?" he continued. "It was, 'What it is like to fail every day, all day, every day? To fail at everything?' That's what it felt like to date her.”

Despite John's brutal shade, the 61-year-old did acknowledge that he and Shannon had "good times" in their relationship and that the Bravo star &…
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AMD’s Ryzen 8000 CPU with Navi 3.5 graphics could kill low-end GPUs-

October 30, 2024admin

A new roadmap from AMD confirms both its next-gen Ryzen 8000 CPUs with Zen 5 technology and an updated “Navi 3.5” graphics architecture will arrive next year. Some rumours suggest Navi 3.5 could enable integrated graphics with performance on par with an Nvidia RTX 3070.

AMD has mentioned Zen 5 previously, but this is the first mention of Ryzen 8000 (via Videocardz). It’s also the first official listing of a new Navi 3.5 graphics architecture.

The official roadmap doesn’t go into any details regards Navi 3.5. But a recent Twitter post from serial leaker Kepler_L2 suggests that it’s largely the RDNA 3 architecture with a few bits from RDNA 4.

More specifically, it’s said to have revised shader ALUs with support for new FP32 instructions and improvements to the geometry engine, but not new RDNA 4 scheduler and improved RT cores. What does all that mean for actual performance? Frankly, who knows.

Arguably the bigger news associated with this new Navi 3.5 graphics is that it’s rumoured by several sources including RedGamingTech to feature in a new mega APU variously referred to as Strix Halo or Sarlak that we’ve touched on previously. What everyone agrees on i…
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Bring back wireless mouse charging mats-

October 28, 2024admin

As far as gaming peripherals go, I’m a fan of a well-delivered gimmick. The market is so oversaturated with good gamer accessories that without a standout feature many fade into the crowd. Some gimmicks are just there for the headline, like some of these offensively ugly mice, but often there are solid ideas hidden in there. It’s just a shame that sometimes the ridiculous ideas are the ones that survive, while the good ones are lost to time.

The one loss that has me questioning humanity is the wireless mouse charging pad. Mouse pads have been around ever since we needed balls to roll around on them and have survived thanks to delivering smooth and certain surfaces we can rely on. Not that long ago, genius gaming peripheral innovators realised we could stick RGB lights in these things, and some even went the extra mile to add charging facilities.

The risky nature of the gimmick makes it all the more pleasing when one of these little touches stands out, and actually feels like an improvement over the standard form. Charging pads for wireless mice are a prime example of this, a great way to keep mouse weight down and battery levels up. So why is it that RGB-lit mouse ma…
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Zenless Zone Zero เตรียมปรับปรุง ‘เกมเพลย์ TV’ ให้ลื่นไหลมากขึ้น

October 24, 2024admin

โหมดทีวี เป็นโหมดที่ผู้เล่นเกม Zenless Zone Zero หลาย ๆ คนส่ายหน้าเนื่องจากเกมเพลย์นี้ค่อนข้างใช้เวลามากพอสมควร แถมรายละเอียดในการนำเสนอเกมเพลย์โหมดนี้ยังไม่ลื่นไหลทำให้ผู้เล่นหลาย ๆ คนเสียอารมณ์เป็นอย่างมาก ล่าสุดทางผู้พัฒนาเกมออกมาประกาศแล้วว่าในอัปเดตต่อไปพวกเขาเตรียมปรับปรุงเกมเพลย์โหมด TV ให้ลื่นไหลมากขึ้นคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง!

Zenless Zone Zero เผยแผนปรับปรุงเกมเพลย์โหมด TV

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สำนักพิมพ์ Kodansha เตรียมเปิดให้บริการแพลตฟอร์มอ่านมังงะถูกลิขสิทธิ์ในชื่อ K Manga

October 23, 2024admin

Kodansha ผู้จัดพิมพ์มังงะชื่อดังอย่าง Attack on Titan และ Ghost in the Shell ได้ประกาศเปิดตัว K Manga แพลตฟอร์มการอ่านมังงะในโลกออนไลน์แพลตฟอร์มดังกล่าวมีกำหนดจะเปิดตัวในเดือนพฤษภาคมพร้อมกับผลงานกว่า 400 เรื่องและสัญญาว่าจะให้การเข้าถึงตอนใหม่จากซีรี่ส์ยอดนิยมของ Kodansha ก่อนใคร

การตัดสินใจของ Kodansha ที่จะนำเสนอการอ่านมังงะแบบถูกลิขสิทธิ์ผ่าน K Manga ถือเป็นกลยุทธ์ในการต่อสู่กับเว็บไซต์ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์ที่มีค่อนข้างมาก ตัวแอปต้องการที่จะนำเสนอการแปลที่�…
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After 200 hours and 44 pages of speculation, one Starfield fan thinks they’ve found all there is to know about the game’s abilities-

October 23, 2024admin

As spotted by GamesRadar yesterday, a Starfield fan has spent over 200 hours on the game without even playing it—by assembling a full 44-page speculative document on its skill trees.

“Below is the result of around 200 hours of painstakingly reverse-engineering Starfield’s skill system,” writes Reddit user asd8dhd on the document, which they released via a Reddit thread earlier this week. “I am fairly confident that this is as close as we will get [before release].” They then go on to unravel the game’s skill system with a level of specificity that’d make Sherlock Holmes blush.

Asd8dhd speculates that Starfield’ll have a rough level cap of 326. While this astronomical number might seem far fetched, it’s not unprecedented for Bethesda games to let you reach absurd levels of character power. Skyrim’s level cap sits at 252, and Fallout 4 just doesn’t have one, though the game allegedly crashes at level 65,535.

They’ve also put together a rough map of the challenges you need to do to unlock skill ranks. For example, they suggest you’ll need to sneak attack over 160 enemies to get to the highest ranks of the Stealth skill—that’s a lot of crouc…
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Dragon’s Dogma 2’s first proper patch adds a much-needed new game option and makes it easier to get a house-

October 22, 2024admin

Dragon’s Dogma 2 received its first proper patch earlier today, following its popular yet controversial launch last week. It’s a small update that likely won’t do much to quell the extensive reports of performance issues with the PC version, but it nonetheless makes a few notable improvements to Capcom’s eccentric fantasy RPG.

The headline change is the introduction of a new “New Game” option, which lets players “start a new game when save data already exists”. It is, frankly, wild that Dragon’s Dogma 2 launched without this feature. Restarting an RPG a few hours in to tweak your character and class is practically a tradition at this point. But better late than never, I suppose.

After this, the most important change makes “the quest that allows players to acquire their own dwelling (where they can save and rest) available earlier in the game.” Purely on principle, I’m all for making it easier for people to own their own house. Presumably though, the reason for this is less to do with progressive housing policy, and more that players were getting frustrated at the length of time they had wait before having control over their own saving.

Aside from this, Capcom h…
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For the first time ever, The Evil Within games are going free on The Epic Games Store-

October 18, 2024admin

The Epic Games Store is bleeding money, but it’s also still bleeding free games, and a couple of good ones are on the line right now. This week you can pick up The Evil Within, the hit survival horror game headed up by original Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami, and next week it’ll be the sequel, The Evil Within 2. This is the first time that either of The Evil Within games have gone free on Epic, so you’ll probably want to grab them while you can.

The Evil Within “[goes] all-in with the awful quite early,” PC Gamer brand director Tim Clark said during a “first impressions” gameplay video that’s now nearly a decade old. (Man, time flies.) Former associate editor Tom Marks, who joined him on the journey, concurred: “Tyler and I played Alien: Isolation before, and it was an hour long of not much happening and really slow, subtle build-up,” he said. “This is three minutes and we’re already in a slaughterhouse.”

So that’s what you can expect from The Evil Within: awfulness, fast—but in a good way, if you’re into that sort of thing.

The Evil Within 2—which was actually not directed by Mikami, but rather his Tango Gameworks cohort John Johanas—is…
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Google won’t tell anyone why its withholding Bard AI from the EU-

October 18, 2024admin

While Google’s AI assistant Bard is currently available in 180 countries across the globe, the European Union and Canada still aren’t invited to the AI party. Almost two months after Google launched its friendly AI chatbot, Bard, the company is still withholding access to certain regions, but there’s no official statement on the matter.

The best guess is that Google may not see eye-to-eye with certain incoming regulations, not to mention that up against current GDPR rules, its processes may already be a little bit illegal.

The EU’s incoming AI Act is currently making its way through European Parliament in a bid to push current and would-be AI developers into making their products more transparent, and safer for the general public. Having spoken to some experts on the matter, Wired seems to be under the impression that Google is out there silently stomping its feet over the details of the act.

Even in its current state, Bard doesn’t quite fit the bill when it comes to the EU’s laws surrounding internet safety. As Access Now senior policy analyst, Daniel Leufer, says in the Wired piece, “There’s a lingering question whether these very large data sets, th…
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Neo-Victorian survival sim Nightingale is getting ‘handcrafted realms,’ more boss fights, and an all-new campaign in a major update coming later this summer-

September 30, 2024admin

Earlier this month, Nightingale developer Inflexion said it wanted to bring “more structure” to the game so players will have a better idea of where they’re going, what they’re doing, and why they’re doing it, and also to help reduce the feeling of repetition between the game’s different realms. In an update posted today on Steam, the dev team offered a deeper insight into what it has in mind, including the introduction of new “handcrafted realms,” a new campaign, and—everyone’s favorite—boss fights.

“The Storied Realms are handcrafted Realms set within the existing biomes, each designed with its own theme, aesthetic, and challenges,” Inflexion explained in a new Steam update. “Storied Realms will be introduced as part of a new campaign that will arrive with the next update (more on that below). As you progress through the main questline, you’ll unlock unique Realm Cards—each leading to a new Storied Realm to discover and explore.”

The addition of handcrafted realms doesn’t spell the end of the procedurally generated realms that have thus far provided the backdrop for Nightingale. Procgen realms “will still play an important part…
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Intel asks for more money to build its German megafab, government says nein-

September 30, 2024admin

Reports indicate that Intel has been asking for about €10 billion in increased government support to build its massive fabrication plant in Magdeburg, Germany. However, it seems as if the chipmaker will have to settle with the €6.8 billion it’s already due to receive.

In an interview, Germany’s finance minister Christian Lindner told the Financial Times that he is against the increased funding. “There is no more money available in the budget,” says Lindner. The nation is “trying to consolidate the budget right now, not expand it.”

Last year, Intel announced that it was building a €17 billion cutting-edge chipmaking fab in Germany. Intel’s plant would be the biggest foreign investment in postwar Germany. The EU aims to double its semiconductor market share by 2030, reducing its dependence on foreign suppliers.

Lindner, a member of the Free Democrats Party, says he’s “no great fan of subsidies”, and is against any increase in financial support for Intel’s facility. However, others in the German government don’t agree with the finance minister, which has caused some internal bickering between officials as they try to work out next …
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PC Gamer is hiring! We’re looking for a talented hardware writer to join us on the team-

September 29, 2024admin

Honestly, it’s one of the best jobs in the world. I know I’m probably biased, but the chance to spend your days testing the latest PC gaming hardware and then getting to write about it for a dedicated audience of millions of like-minded enthusiasts… well, it was always a dream of mine.

And if that sounds like a career you’d want to pursue, then we want to hear from you. We’re recruiting for a new member of the dedicated PC Gamer Hardware team as a remote role within the US. That’s right, you get to stay at home. Or the coffee shop. Or, y’know, anywhere you can setup a test rig and benchmark hardware all day long.

You’ll be able to work to deadlines, and will be tackling news, attend events, write reviews, features, opinion pieces, buying guides, and cover deals. So I’m looking for someone with a talent for writing and a passion for PC gaming hardware.

Check out the full listing at Workable to apply.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

Excellent knowledge of the PC gaming hardware sector

Ability to explain complex subjects with clarity
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Dr Disrespect says he’s coming back soon, deletes his admission of inappropriately texting a minor- ‘We have lots to talk about’-

September 29, 2024admin

Just shy of two months after he finally confirmed the reason for his long-ago lifetime ban from Twitch—exchanging “inappropriate” text messages with a minor, if you hadn’t already heard—Guy Beahm, better known to gamers as Dr Disrespect, is teasing a comeback.

“Vacation is just too good right now,” Beahm tweeted. “We’ll be back soon though Champs. We have lots to talk about. Yayaya yayaya yayaya.”

He does indeed have a lot to talk about. Things unravelled quickly for Beahm after a former Twitch employee shared allegations that his ban from the platform was the result of inappropriately messaging a minor via the Twitch Whispers messaging system and attempting to set up a meeting at TwitchCon. Deadrop developer Midnight Society, the studio Beahm co-founded in 2021, fired him almost immediately; numerous other partners, including YouTube, 2K Games, Turtle Beach, and the NFL, pulled the plug a few days later, after Beahm admitted the allegations were true.

But that admission is one thing he apparently doesn’t want to talk about. Beahm first teased a return to streaming at the end of July with a goofy “you’re playing checkers, I’m playing chess”-style im…
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Sons of the Forest will launch in Early Access to avoid another delay-

September 27, 2024admin

The sequel to The Forest, the game that put the Survival in Survival Horror will still release on February 23rd, 2023, but it won’t be the finished game, says developer Endnight Games. Sons of the Forest will instead release into Early Access—not because the developers prefer it that way, but to avoid another major release date delay.

“It’s been a long journey since we first started ‘Sons of The Forest’ development and it’s grown into the biggest most complex game we have ever made,” said Endnight Games in a statement. “There is still so much more we want to add; items, new mechanics, gameplay balance and more. We didn’t want to delay again so have instead decided to involve the community in the continued development of this project and keep our February 23rd release date but instead release in Early Access.”

After several years marked by major delays in games of all kinds, it’s a different tack than most other developers have taken. It won’t be Endnight’s first go at Early Access, as The Forest was one of the first big Early Access successes.

Sons of the Forest will be what Endnight calls a Survival Horror simulator, a…
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Starfield’s been left out to dry at The Game Awards—and even dedicated fans are ‘not terribly surprised’-

September 27, 2024admin

Starfield was primed to go galactic in the steady countdown to its launch. It was the first big mainline Bethesda RPG in a while. It was big and ambitious—one small step for Bethesda as a studio, one giant leap for gamer kind.

Post launch, though, and that hype’s cooled significantly. What we got was more Bethesda standing in place, while gamer kind just… shuffled around in a circle, wondering how the studio still hadn’t put together a good inventory system, again.

That’s not to say Starfield’s a bad game, or anything. It’s one of the more stable Bethesda launches by far. I enjoyed my couple dozen hours with it, and our own Christopher Livingston gave it a 74 in his Starfield review—meaning it’s a game we actively like.

Still, it’s been left to drift in space at The Game Awards—only scoring one nomination among its 31 categories—which feels like it should be more of an upset than it actually is. After all, this was meant to be a genre-defining RPG. ‘Skyrim but in space’ sounds like prime GOTY material. But it never broke the atmosphere.

What’s more, no-one even seems all that surprised—least of all the peop…
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That one-of-a-kind Magic- The Gathering card is already worth $1M and it’s not even out yet-

September 27, 2024admin

Remember that one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card that was unveiled in March as part of the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth crossover set? If you’ve got it, Dave and Adam’s Card World wants it, and they’re prepared to give you $1 million for it.

This particular Magic card is literally as unique as it gets. Only a single copy of the 1 of 1 Ring, as it’s known, will be printed; it will then be tucked away inside an English-language Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth collector booster pack, and fired off into the world. That means whoever finds the card will be the only person on the entire planet to own the card.

That extreme rarity gives it a certain inherent value, particularly to collectors—collectors such as, for instance, Dave and Adam’s, a collectibles company that deals in cards, comics, and “autographed memorabilia,” which is offering a $1 million bounty on the card. Simply put, if you find the card, Dave and Adam’s will give you a million bucks for it.

Of course, Dave and Adam’s deals in Magic cards, and all of this is a ploy to sell them. And holy cow, they are expensive: “Booster Boxes” of the Tales of Middle-earth set—12…
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Here’s your reminder how close AMD came to financial collapse and just how much we owe to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One-

September 18, 2024admin

It might be easy to forget the rocky road that led AMD to its current steadfast and comfortable position in the server and gaming CPU markets. Well, if we needed a reminder, the senior director of OEM consumer and gaming client business for AMD, Renato Fragale, has us covered. First spotted by X user Bogorad222 (via Wccftech), Fragale’s LinkedIn profile states the team he managed oversaw product development for the PS4, which is viewed “as one of the most successful launches in AMD history helping AMD to avoid bankruptcy.”

A quick crash course on AMD history for those who have forgotten—or have perhaps blocked out—its tumultuous past. While some of the best gaming CPUs around today derive from AMD’s Zen architecture, and while AMD’s EPYC server CPU line-ups have been a massive success, between 2011-2017, there were the God-awful Bulldozer-based processors (Bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller, and Excavator line-ups).

These years were certainly far from zen for the red team. Stock prices stuck to the floor as processor architectures missed the mark for various reasons, such as the bizarre decision to optimise for parallelism while somehow making Bulld…
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Four years after it was removed from sale, Paranoia- Happiness is Mandatory has returned-

September 18, 2024admin

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory is a CRPG set in an Orwellian nightmare, a sci-fi society overrun by bureaucracy. At one point while playing it I tried to get a broken door fixed so I could get through, and after bouncing back and forth between various repair departments I eventually learned there was a final form I needed to fill out, and that form happened to be on the other side of the broken door. When Paranoia was mysteriously removed from sale weeks after its release with no explanation I tried to find out why, a quest that was just as frustrating as my attempt to get past that broken door.

And now it’s back, just as mysteriously. Paranoia is available on Epic again, where it was exclusively released in December of 2019, and on Steam, which it’s never been available on before. There’s no press release accompanying this, and no explanation on the official Facebook or Twitter account, neither of which has been updated for years. It’s just here, as suddenly as it was taken away.

Court documents eventually offered an explanation for why Paranoia vanished. Two of the creators of the original tabletop RPG the videogame was based on had issued a DMCA takedown, which …
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Frogwares’ Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes remake has a release date and a new, spooky trailer-

September 18, 2024admin

Frogwares is finally ready to slap a release date on its remake of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. After multiple delays caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Kyiv-based studio has put out a new trailer and announced a release date of April 11, about five weeks from now. The game will (re)tell the tale of Holmes and Watson’s attempt to foil a nefarious Lovecraftian cult bent on, well, all the things nefarious Lovecraftian cults traditionally get up to. Human sacrifice, god summoning, portent uttering, things of that nature.

The original Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened was one of Frogwares’ first games as a studio, and the idea of revisiting it was brought about by circumstance as much as anything else. A full-on, years-long development cycle on a wholly new game is a difficult commitment to make in the tumult of a literal wartime situation, but renewing something old isn’t as big of an ask. Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened’s plot is already written and Frogwares can adopt gameplay mechanics from their last game—Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One—to make it feel like a refreshed, modern experience.

We’ve actually had a bit of time with this one ahead of its releas…
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WB Games promises Suicide Squad ‘will complete its currently announced roadmap’-

September 18, 2024admin

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League flopped badly when it launched earlier this year, and it hasn’t shown any signs of turning things around. At the moment, SteamDB indicates that 161 people are currently playing the game on Steam, and while that isn’t the whole picture—Suicide Squad is also available on Xbox and PlayStation—it’s sure not a sign of good things happening.

The persistently near-subterranean player counts has led to worries that WB Games might do a Redfall and pull the plug on planned future updates—although hopefully without pulling the plug on the entire development studio in the process. From a business perspective, it’s not an unreasonable suggestion: Why put however much money a full year of content takes to create (presumably a lot) for the benefit of a few hundred (or even a few thousand) diehards?

But that is apparently the plan: A WB Games representative has confirmed with Kotaku that “Suicide Squad will complete its currently announced roadmap.”

That roadmap includes three more post-launch seasons (the first season, featuring The Joker, is already live) with three new playable characters, three new environments, and …
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Wondering where your drive space is going- Check your Baldur’s Gate 3 save folder-

September 18, 2024admin

Baldur’s Gate 3 tracks so many decisions and items that, last week, Larian had to remove a size cap on save files to keep completionists from breaking them. Even if you aren’t filling up save files by picking up every skull and tin plate you encounter, though, you might be filling up your C: drive by shamelessly save scumming like me.

I just checked, and I’ve got over 3GB worth of Baldur’s Gate 3 save files… I’m only in the second act.

If you maintain a relatively small primary Windows install partition and put most of your data on a secondary SSD, a few unexpected gigs is significant cargo. I haven’t found a way to tell Baldur’s Gate 3 to use a different save directory, but you can archive save files on another drive if you want to clear up space on your main drive without deleting them altogether.

You can also share Baldur’s Gate 3 saves with other people if you want to give them a peek into your campaign, or let someone else take over the hosting of co-op sessions. I explain how to do that in more detail in my guide to sharing Baldur’s Gate 3 save files, but it’s not complicated.

You’ll find your saves in:

C:\Users…
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We’ve partnered up with Perish for a monstrous GPU giveaway-

September 18, 2024admin

You need a new graphics card, right? We all do. I’ve needed one for about two years at this point, over the course of which my current GTX 1080 Ti has entered a kind of tech-dotage, communicating only in warbles and squeaks and intermittently failing altogether. There’s no hope for me, I’m afraid, but you could be in luck: We’re partnering with the folks behind Perish to launch a giveaway that might just be the cure to your GPU woes.

The grand prize is a Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GPU. That’s not an explosion at the alphabet factory, it’s a hefty last-gen graphics card that can breeze through pretty much anything you throw at it. We’re talking framerates north of 60fps in 4K gaming and over 100fps at 1440p.

Of course, you’ll need a game to actually play on that thing. So on top of that, you’ll also win a Steam copy of Perish, as well as three more to dish out to your friends. Plus, we’ll send you a set of monstrous keycaps for your clicky-clack keyboard, and a figurine of Perish’s Kathorao monster to lurk forebodingly on your mantelpiece.

If you don’t nab the grand prize, you still stand a chance of winning one of five gold prizes, whic…
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Witcher 3 director and Cyberpunk producer launch a new studio- ‘After working for years in an increasingly conservative industry, we’re ready to make bold, impactful projects’-

September 18, 2024admin

A team of CD Projekt veterans including Witcher 3 co-director Mateusz Kanik, producer Jędrzej Mróz, and Cyberpunk 2077 senior producer Marcin Jefimow, have launched a new studio called Blank that is currently working on “a character-driven game set in an apocalypse, with a twist or two.”

(The studio name is technically Blank., with a period, but we won’t be using that.)

Kanik is serving as game director on Blank’s first project, while Mróz and Jefimow are onboard as executive producers. They’ll be joined at the new studio by Mikołaj Marchewka, formerly of Rookiez of Warsaw, in the managing director role, Witcher 3 game designer Michał Dobrowolski as design director, Witcher lead story designer Artur Ganszyniec as narrative director, and Gwent VFX artist Grzegorz Przybyś as art director.

The announcement of the new studio included what could be taken as a swipe at CD Projekt, which has grown to become one of the biggest game studios in Europe, and the nature of the game development industry as a whole.

“After working for years in an increasingly conservative industry, we’re ready to make bold, impactful project…
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