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Watch out, Astarion - another vampiric sex symbol is making his way to Baldur's Gate 3, and he's even more of a morally grey hot mess than you are. A new modding community, Project Strahd, has announced its plans to adapt the iconic DnD adventure 'Curse of Strahd' from the tabletop game and into BG3. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Has DnD wasted its chance to capitalize on Baldur's Gate 3's wild success? This new Baldur's Gate 3 subclass could be epic, but it needs a lot of changes Baldur's Gate 3 actor reveals fan's shameless gift to her View the full article

A veteran Starfield player has recently discovered a neat detail about the game after over 1,200 hours, that it’s possible to spin globes. Starfield is a huge open-world game with several secrets and curious details, so it’s not entirely surprising to see a player still uncovering interactions like this one after so many hours of gameplay. View the full article

I like to think that, having been supplanted by autoshooters and twig-picking survival games as the Steam Next Fest genre du jour, 2D puzzle-platformers can circle back from ubiquity to becoming cool and clever again. In any event, I’ve definitely enjoyed As I Began To Dream, a charmingly hand-drawn side-scroller that delivers its puzzles with a tactile clickiness straight out of your childhood toolbox. The demo is out now. Read more View the full article

The smurfing problem in Marvel Rivals has gotten so bad for some that the community has come together to think up ways to fix it and improve the experience for everyone involved. A “smurf” is a high-ranked or high-skilled player making a new account and stomping out lower-ranked players as they make their way through the Competitive ladder again. It’s become a big issue for some players in Marvel Rivals, especially low-rank players trying to climb and only meeting those who should be in much higher ranks. View the full article

With the inclusion of The Human Torch and The Thing, Marvel Rivals finally has The Fantastic Four together, heralding the beginning of Season 1.5. NetEase looks like it will continue with the formula it is establishing for Season 1, splitting each season into two forty-five-day parts, and the beginning of each of these parts will include a new hero. Season 1 looks to be somewhat of an exception, however, as four heroes have been introduced in the season. With these heroes being The Fantastic Four, it feels like they all had to be introduced together. View the full article

Assassin's Creed Shadows leaks have reached a new high, with copies being sold early and streams of the game already appearing on Twitch. In a thread on NeoGAF, user Draugoth claims to have seen a post by a user who purchased a copy of Assassin's Creed Shadows via an online secondhand retailer. Listings are already going for as much as $100 ahead of the game's March 20 release date. View the full article

Annapurna Interactive has released a PlayStation 5 version of acclaimed rhythm action game Sayonara Wild Hearts. The game’s surprise PS5 launch was revealed at the conclusion of an Annapurna digital showcase on Monday, which is viewable below. The PS5 version of the game is priced at $12.99, but players who own the title on PS4 can upgrade to the new version for free as long as both platforms are linked to the same Sony account. Read More... View the full article

The demo for Kaizen's Promise Mascot Agency throws a lot of ideas you, but at its heart, it's just a game about being a good boss. Read more View the full article

I adore the premise of DoubleWe: you’re given a randomised appearance, dumped in a cramped sci-fi shithole full of dodgy-looking NPCs, and forced to find kill your identical clone before he can emerge from the crowd and shank you first. There’s a demo for Steam Next Fest, and it’s provoked in me some of the most pulse-quickening paranoia since the days of DayZ. Read more View the full article

Japanese developer Inti Creates has announced a playable demo for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, their new dark fantasy metroidvania game. The new demo for the fantasy metroidvania sequel is now available over on its Steam page as part of Steam Next Fest, giving players a taste of the game’s mechanics and more. Preorders for […] Source View the full article

At least on AMD systems like Steam Deck and my Desktop Linux install, it seems like the demo of RoadCraft from Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment is quite broken. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

As part of Steam Next Fest, developer Hed Media Games has launched a demo for its sci-fi RPG CyberTaxi: Lunatic Nights, giving fans a taste of what to expect from this cyberpunk taxi-driving simulator. CyberTaxi: LunaticNights is set to launch in early access on March 4, and players can now jump into the high-octane world of neon destruction and impeccable driving with this exclusive Steam demo. View the full article

Balatro is no longer classified as an 18+ game in Europe, PEGI has announced. The regulator revised Balatro's age rating as a result of a publisher complaint. View the full article

An unusual Steam Deck conversion has just been unveiled online, turning the popular handheld gaming PC into a very small console. This ultra-thin design removes the screen and battery from Valve's handheld, incorporating the motherboard and fan into a cleverly designed, 3D-printed chassis. The Steam Deck remains the best gaming handheld PC you can buy right now, with the emphasis on the word handheld, because removing the screen and battery turns this Deck into a very different Steam-powered gaming console for your TV instead. With recent Valve console rumors seeming more like wishful thinking, at least for the time being, this concept offers an intriguing look at what a modern Steam Machine might look like. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Defective RTX 5080 gaming GPU reported, despite earlier Nvidia reassurance Is Monster Hunter Wilds Steam Deck compatible? This stunning new Razer gaming mouse is perfect for League of Legends players View the full article

Civilization 7's Antiquity Age is all about setting up your empire's foundation. Winners and losers aren’t decided until the Modern Age, but if you can get a solid early advantage, you'll be even stronger when the finish line approaches. Because of that, you’re going to want a strong start, and choosing the right civilization is key to that. The Antiquity Age offers ten civilizations for you and your Leader to choose from. To help make your selection easier, here’s our Civ 7 Antiquity Civilizations tier list. Note: Your Leader will provide further buffs to your playthrough, and when paired with the right civilization, may alter their power with strong synergies. This Tier List is ranked purely on the power of each Civilization without taking Leaders into consideration. [/url] Civ 7 Antiquity Civs Tier List S: Persia, Han, Greece A: Rome, Mississipian, Maurya B: Aksum, Egypt, Maya C: Khmer S-Tier Antiquity Civs S - Persia Hamarana Council - Infantry Units receive +3 Combat Strength when attacking. +30% Production towards constructing the Gate of All Nations.Immortal - Persian Unique Infantry. Heals 15 HP after defeating an enemy Unit.Hazarapatis - Persian Unique Army Commander. Starts with the Initiative Promotion.Pairidaeza - +1 Culture and Gold. Persian Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Cannot be placed adjacent to another Pairidaeza. Persia is the quintessential military-minded civilization for the Antiquity Age. A great choice for those who want to be aggressive, get out early, and take over other Settlements. The +3 bonus to all attacking Infantry is a welcome buff, and since Immortals heal after defeating enemies, this creates a great synergy that allows you to continue your assaults with more sustain. Claiming land early is so important in this Age, and a strong military will help you take your rivals’ lands and defend your territory. While Persia lacks some of the multi-layered dimensionality of other civilizations that get nice Districts and Builds to bring varied yields, sometimes a battering ram solves all problems. Plus, you can always just take over your rivals' established cities and benefit from their bonuses, too. Don't forget to upgrade your commanders! Here are the Best Civ 7 Commander Upgrades to unlock. [/url] S - Han Nine Provinces - The Capital and new Towns gain an additional Population with their first growth event. +30% Production towards constructing Weiyang Palace.Chu-Ko-Nu - Han Unique Ranged Unit. Has Zone of Control and a higher Defense Strength. +5 Combat Strength when attacking adjacent Units.Shi Dafu - Shi Dafu: A Great Person with one charge. Can only be trained in Cities with at least 10 Population, and the specific Shi Dafu can only be received once. Cost increases per Shi Dafu trained.Great Wall - +2 Culture. +1 Happiness for adjacent Great Wall segments. Han Unique Improvement. Ageless. Counts as Fortification, +6 Combat Strength when defending. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Can only be built in a line. Cannot branch or fork. Han allows you to build your borders without getting aggressive and taking Settlements from your fellow civilizations. Getting extra population will help spread your borders and claim key resources within your vicinity early on. This can be a very powerful strategy, especially if you can keep this growth exploding with an abundance of Food. What’s nice though, is that Han is also self-protecting. While your Settlements explode in population, the Chu-Ko-Nu is an exceptional defensive ranged unit that will stop any militaristic-minded Civilizations who might try to take your land off of you. The Great Wall is also an excellent defensive structure that brings the benefit of a boost to Culture and Happiness too. Growing your empire? Here's How to Get More Food and Grow Cities in Civ 7. [/url] S - Greece Demokratia - +3 Influence per turn on the Palace. +30% Production towards constructing the Oracle.Hoplite - Greek Unique Infantry Unit. +2 Combat Strength if adjacent to another Hoplite.Logios - A Great Person with one charge. Can only be trained in Cities with an Acropolis, and the specific Logios received is random, Each Logios can only be received once. Cost increases per Logios trained.Acropolis - Greek Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Odeon and Parthenon in the same District. +2 Gold on the Parthenon for each City-State you are Suzerain ofOdeon - +3 Happiness. +1 Culture Adjacency for Quarters and Wonders. Greek Unique Happiness Building. Ageless.Parthenon - +4 Culture. +2 Influence if placed on Rough Terrain. +1 Culture adjacency for Wonders. Greek Unique Culture Building. Ageless. Greece has a lot of excellent traits that will really help you create a powerful and varied foundation. For one, Demokatia is a great source of Influence, which can be very valuable in your opening interactions with your fellow Civilizations, allowing you to have open borders for easy-to-navigate routes, as well as start various agreements to try and boost yields you might be falling short on. Check out our guide to everything you can do with Civ 7 Influence! [/url] Hoplites are a relatively strong Infantry Unit too, that, when attacking in a swarm become near impossible to overcome in the early game. They are versatile too, good on both attack and defense, just as long as you have enough resources to make and maintain several. Greece also offers a really nice, varied selection of Unique Buildings. If you make the Acropolis by constructing an Odeon and Parthenon in the same district, all of them together will be a source of Gold, Happiness, Culture, and Influence. This gives you access to lots of yields, making Greece probably the best jack of all trades in the Antiquity Age. A-Tier Antiquity Civs A - Rome Twelve Tables - +1 Culture on Districts in the Capital and City Centers in Towns. +30% Production towards constructing the Colosseum.Legion - Roman Unique Infantry Unit. +2 Combat Strength for every Tradition in the Government.Legatus - Roman Unique Army Commander. Gains 1 charge to create a new Settlement for every 3 Levels it has.Forum - Roman Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Basilica and Temple of Jupiter in the same District. +1 Culture and Gold for every Unique Tradition in the Government.Basilica - +4 Gold. +1 Influence Adjacency for Culture Buildings and Wonders. Roman Unique Gold Building. Ageless.Temple of Jupiter - +3 Happiness. +1 Culture Adjacency for Happiness Buildings and Wonders. Roman Unique Happiness Building. Ageless. Rome has several advantages that are pretty straightforward to leverage. This is an excellent choice if you expect to be expanding the amount of Settlements you have quickly. +1 Culture on Districts in the Capital and City Centers can add up if you have a lot of Settlements. Interestingly, their Army Commander, the Legatus, acts as a hybrid Settler, though you will need to level them up three times to be able to make a new Settlement. However, it’s a good option that saves you the production of several Settlers. The Legion is a decent Infantry Unit, too, that can become very powerful if you are slotting Traditions into your policies. The Forum also benefits from Traditions, adding Culture and Gold for each one. You’ll likely want to be outputting a lot of Happiness, which is what the Temple of Jupiter is for. This is a relatively well rounded Civilization for those looking to play wide and enact a lot of policies. A - Maurya Dhamma Lipi - You can choose an additional Pantheon after unlocking Mysticism. +30% Production towards constructing Sanchi Stupa.Purabhett - Maurya Unique Cavalry Unit. +5 Combat Strength against Fortified Districts. Ignores Zone of Control.Nagarika - Maurya Unique Settler. Civilian Unit capable of founding new Towns. Adds +2 Happiness on City Halls.Matha - Mauryan Unique Quarters. Created by constructing the Dharamshala and Wihara in the same District. +10% Happiness in this Settlement.Dharamshala - +3 Happiness. +1 Science Adjacency for Quarters and Wonders. Mauryan Unique Happiness Building. Ageless.Vihara - +3 Happiness. +1 Culture Adjacency for Mountains and Wonders. Mauryan Unique Happiness Building. Ageless. The Maurya civilization may not jump off the page as a strong Civilization right away, but when you consider how powerful Happiness is in Civilization 7, it makes more sense. High Happiness means plenty of Celebrations and Social Policies, and if you have enough, you may even be able to ignore Settlement Caps. The Matha District provides a percentage based buff on a Settlement that will scale with you through the game, and is an exceptional source of Happiness long into the future. You’ll also be getting big boosts from the Dharamshala and Vihara you needed to produce to make the district. The Nagarika will also give you that boost of Happiness when founding a new settlement. While the Purabhett can be a little situational, it’s still a decent Cavalry unit too. Don't lose faith: Here's How to Get a Pantheon, and a list of All Pantheons in Civ 7. [/url] A - Mississippian Goose Societies - All Buildings receive a +1 Food Adjacency for Resources. +30% Production towards constructing Monks Mound.Burning Arrow - Mississippian Unique Ranged Unit. Increased Bombard Strength. +3 Combat Strength against Siege Units. Applies the Burning status to tiles for 2 turns.Watonathi - Mississippian Unique Merchant. Civilian who can establish a Trade Route to import Resources from a foreign Settlement. Gain 25 Gold per Resource acquired when creating a Trade Route.Potkop - +1 Gold. +1 Food for each adjacent Resource. Mississippian Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on Flat Terrain. The Mississippian civilization ties together two powerful resources: Gold and Food. Its Goose Societies will likely align with your natural play, where you try to hoover up as many Resources as possible. If you can get your hands on a lot of them, you will see your cities growing fast. This is an excellent synergy for the Economic Legacy Path. On top of that, the Potkop will only enhance your benefits for doing so. The Burning Arrow Ranged Unit is also an excellent defensive or even hybrid Siege unit. Though you may not attack Siege units too often, the Burning status on a tile can make it really difficult for your enemy’s armies to navigate your lands and attack you. Denying that space can be a real decider in a war. It also makes it a good option to bombard Settlements too - just don’t end up burning your own troops with it. B-Tier Antiquity Civs B - Aksum Kingdom of Natural Wealth - +2 Gold on Resources. +30% Production towards constructing Great Stele.Dhow - A Unique Naval Unit. +4 Combat Strength on Coast. Has 1 charge to create a naval Trade Route.Tankwa - Aksum Unique Trade Ship. Cannot be pillaged. +10 Trade Route range.Hawlit - +2 Gold. +1 Culture for adjacent Wonders and other Hawilti. Aksumite Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse Bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on Flat Terrain. If you want Gold, there aren’t many civilizations better at generating it than Aksum. The Kingdom of Natural Wealth trait that gives you +2 Gold for Resources can add up ridiculously quickly, making you an early-game economic powerhouse, able to buy buildings and units to ensure your cities remain modern with your technological advances. You can also build Hawlits next to each other for a further boost of Gold. Planning on earning Economic Legacy Points in the Exploration age? Discover How to Spawn Civ 7 Treasure Fleets. [/url] However, if you find yourself landlocked, or have to travel great distances to get to other Civilizations, you may struggle to maximise your benefits. By water, the Dhow and Tankwa may not be useful in every situation. They lack a land presence that other civilizations may take advantage of with powerful unique units, and unlike Persia, their singular focus on Gold may leave you falling behind elsewhere. That said, if the going really gets tough, the Aksum can just buy themselves an army (though, this can take a couple of turns, so don’t find yourself on the back foot.) B - Egypt Gift of Osiris - +1 Production on Navigable Rivers. +30% Production towards constructing the Pyramids.Medjay - Egyptian Unique Infantry Unit. Has no maintenance. +3 Combat Strength in friendly territory, doubled when stationed in a Settlement you own.Tjaty - A Great Person with one charge. Can only be trained in Cities with a Necropolis, and the specific Tjaty received is random. Each Tjaty can only be received once. Cost increases per Tjaty trained.Necropolis - Egyptian Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Mastaba and Mortuary Temple in the same District. Grants 100 Gold (on Standard Speed) when any Wonder is completed in this City.Mastaba - +3 Culture. +1 Gold Adjacency for Navigable Rivers and Wonders. Egyptian Unique Culture Building. Ageless.Mortuary Temple - +4 Gold. +1 Happiness Adjacency for Navigable Rivers and Wonders. Egyptian Unique Gold Building. Ageless. Egypt is a good Civilization. Activating their unique perks only requires a Navigable River, and since most Settlements should be on a source of water, you should generally be dandy. That said, there's nothing overpowered about Egypt. 100 Gold per Wonder on a Necropolis is nice, as are some extra Gold and Happiness for being Adjacent to Navigable Rivers from the Mastaba and Mortuary Temple. Add the Gift of Osiris, with some extra production, and Eygpt benefits from a nice collection of buffs that certainly add up to a solid package - though without ever offering anything too flashy. The Medjay are a great defensive Unit too, deterring any would-be attackers from taking your Settlements. They are particularly good at withstanding pressure from an aggressive city-state, though they lack some of the offensive versatility that other unique Units offer. B - Maya Skies of Itzamna - The Palace gains +0.5 Science for adjacent Vegetated Terrain. +30% Production towards constructing Mundo Perdido.Hul’che - Maya Unique Ranged Unit. Can see through Vegetation and ignore movement penalties from Vegetated Terrain.Jaguar Slayer - Maya Unique Scout. Can initiate combat. Has 1 charge to place a Jaguar Trap that is invisible to enemy Units, dealing 25 damage and ending movement. This ability recharges 5 turns after placing a trap.Uwaybil K’uh - Mayan Unique Quarter. Created by Constructing the Jalaw and K’uh Nah in the same District. Every time you research a Technology, the Settlement gains Production equal to 15% of it’s cost. Jalaw - +3 Happiness. +1 Culture Adjacency for Quarters and Wonders. Mayan Unique Happiness Building. Ageless.K’uh Nah - +3 Science. +2 Science if placed on Vegetation. +1 Science Adjacency for Wonders. Mayan Unique Science Building. Ageless. The Mayans have one very strong district attribute going for them. Their Unique Quarter, Uwaybil K’uh, means throughout the rest of the game, every time you research a Technology, the Settlement gains a nice chunk of Production. The fact that this district is percentage-based means this scales exceptionally well through Ages. This is strong enough on its own that you may want to consider choosing Maya, even if the rest of its traits aren’t the best on offer. Vegetation is not the hardest of the terrains to get access to, but the buffs you get for being on those tiles are relatively middling. Of course, if you start in a heavily vegetated position, you can get some nice benefits, but even then the rewards for meeting those conditions are unlikely to be game-changing. New worlds to discover: check out our guide to all the Civ 7 Map Settings. [/url] 0.5% Science for the Palace being adjacent to Vegetated Terrain is nice, but likely won’t decide your Age. The Hul’che are a great in these cases too, as enemies will have to fight through vegetation to get at you with their armies, allowing you to hit them ranged from safety. That said, if they are not in Vegetation, than they might as well not be Unique units - and other civilization’s units will more likely run you over if so. The K’uh Nah is a really nice boost to Science that is definitely a great option for the Scientific minded, so there is certainly value here. If you find yourself in dense vegetation, the Mayans can certainly do well for themselves, and offer awesome benefits later in a game. However, they are a little dependent on other factors, and are better for banking on your future. C-Tier Antiquity Civs C - Khmer Ksekam Chamnon - Districts on Rivers do not remove the natural yield of the tile. +30% Production towards constructing Angkor Wat.Yuthahathi - Khmer Unique Cavalry Unit. Higher Combat Strength, but slower Movement. Immune to flood damage. Ignores Zone of Control.Vaishya - Khmer Unique Merchant. Civilian who can establish a Trade Route to import Resources from a foreign Settlement. Immune to flood damage. Ignores movement penalties from Wet Terrain.Baray - +3 Food. +1 Food on all Floodplains in this Settlement. Khmer Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on Flat Terrain. One per Settlement. The Khmer definitely have benefits, and could be very strong in the right circumstances. However, they are strong when there are a lot of floods, and though they are relatively common in the Antiquity Age, this means they're still a little situational. Retaining the natural yield on Districts placed on the River isnice to have, but not a universally powerful effect. The Yuthahathi is definitely a very interesting unit too, as it is one of the most powerful units in combat in the Age, however, they are slow and lose a lot of ground to Cavalry other Civilizations may be running. The unit is best used as battering rams against armies and Settlements, but if they are smart, your rivals should be able to deal with them by keeping their own Cavalry out of range. The Baray is a nice Unique Building too that really helps boost Food which is certainly powerful in the opening portions of a game. However, you need to be on floodplains for it to become supercharged, which is situational. Again, the Khmer have their place and even have very high potential, but if you spawn on a map and don't have the correct terrain, you may struggle against Civilizations with more reliable abilities. Ready to hop into a new game of Civ 7? Plan ahead with our Civ 7 Civilizations list and Leaders list, and be sure to remind yourself of How to Win: Civ 7 Victory Conditions. [/url] Patrick is a freelance journalist with over 13 years of experience who loves going deep on games and getting into their systems. His four-figure hours in both Overwatch 2 and Destiny 2 are a testament to that. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Last year, the publisher and developer of popular card game Balatro found themselves in an unusual argument with a ratings board after Balatro received an 18+ rating. But today, Balatro successfully won that appeal in Europe, earning itself a PEGI 12 rating and a lot more visibility on digital storefronts as a result. This all started in March of 2024, shortly after the release of Balatro, with players noticing the game missing from certain digital storefronts overseas seemingly due to an unexpected change in its age rating post-launch. Per a post at the time by publisher Playstack, it received this rating “due to a mistaken belief that the game ‘contains prominent gambling imagery and material that instructs about gambling.’” The PEGI 18 rating covers "depiction of gross violence, apparently motiveless killing, or violence towards defenceless characters. The glamorisation of the use of ******** drugs and of the simulation of gambling, and explicit ******* activity should also fall into this age category," per the PEGI website. In December, the PEGI ratings board dug in on the 18+ rating, despite Balatro not involving any actual gambling. At the time, developer LocalThunk called out PEGI for inconsistencies, pointing out that games like EA Sports FC (with heavy microtransactions and randomized elements) had a 3+ rating. But today, the PEGI ratings board announced it has releneted and reduced the age rating of Balatro from PEGI 18 to PEGI 12 after a successful appeal. "The Complaints Board concluded that, although the game explains the various hands of poker, the roguelike deck-building game contained mitigating fantastical elements that warranted a PEGI 12 rating," reads the announcement on the PEGI website. In the same decision, PEGI also changed the PEGI 18 rating for the game Luck Be a Landlord to PEGI 12 for the same reasons - it has a slot machine mechanic, but it's a roguelike deck builder and there are no "specific transferable gambling skills" involved. Going forward, PEGI will reconsider how it evaluates simulated gambling. As the board states: At this moment, any teaching or glamorisation of simulated gambling automatically leads to a PEGI 18 rating. On the basis of these appeals, the PEGI Experts Group will develop a more granular set of classification criteria to handle gambling themes and the simulation, teaching and glamorisation of gambling in different age categories, which will now include 12 but also keep 18 as an age category for games that simulate gambling typically played in casinos and betting halls. Balatro is currently available on all major platforms, though in the 35 regions that use PEGI ratings, it was often not immediately visible on digital storefronts due to the PEGI 18 rating. This seems likely to change in light of the recent decision. In the United States, Balatro is rated E for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article

A new leak from Genshin Impact is hinting at the introduction of a brand-new game mode coming in the near future, adding an "Auto Chess" mode to the RPG. Throughout the more than four-year-long lifespan of the beloved RPG, developer HoYoverse has experimented with a wide variety of different game modes and gameplay styles. Events have introduced everything from tower defense and rhythm games to the addition of a full-fledged trading card game with Genius Invokation TCG. Now, Auto Chess may be the next in line to hit the world of Teyvat. View the full article

GTA 6 is (supposedly) coming later this year, and GTA Online players are getting quite emotional. In a recent call for union, GTA Online players are planning to take a long drive on the night before the GTA 6 launch and send-off the 12-year-old title with grace. A GTA-oriented X account, GTA 6 Unlimited, posted an invitation to all Online players, calling them to band together the night before the new title in the series comes out and drive along the edges of the GTA Online map. There is to be no fighting between players, but merely a community coming together to ride gracefully into the sunset alongside its beloved game with which they’ve spent over a decade. Some who have never played GTA Online are also considering getting the game just so they can witness this epic moment where a community known for its destructive behavior buries their respective hatchets before moving on to greener pastures. View the full article

European videogame rating system PEGI has officially rescinded its 18 label for Balatro, after complaints were lodged with the board concerning its relationship to gambling. PEGI now says the poker-themed roguelike contains "mitigating fantastical elements" that warrant an age rating of 12 or above instead. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The 10 best Balatro mods Balatro just hit a huge Steam milestone, proving it's the greatest indie of 2024 Our list of Balatro's best jokers for you to disagree with immediately View the full article

Nvidia is facing a growing manufacturing issue with its latest graphics cards. Reports of at least one Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 card with missing render output units (ROPs) have surfaced, coming just days after Nvidia confirmed that only a supposedly limited number of RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti cards were affected. While these new Nvidia GPUs are now among the best graphics cards you can buy, this growing manufacturing issue adds to a series of problems the company has been facing since it launched its new GPU lineup, from melting RTX 5090 power cables to near-zero stock availability across the board. Given that Nvidia only confirmed the first two cards in its earlier statement, it's possible that this manufacturing crisis is a ******* problem than the company first thought. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Another Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card reportedly just caught fire Where to buy 5070 - retailers to check for stock first Where to buy 5070 Ti - Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti stock for February 24 View the full article

Surgeon Simulator studio Bossa Games has announced that it’s making an unspecified number of layoffs as part of restructuring efforts. In a statement posted on LinkedIn, studio co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Olifiers said the company was the latest to fail to successfully adapt to what he called “a fundamental transformation of the games industry” over the past couple of years. The studio will be “scaling back” its development teams in order to focus on the upcoming release of Lost Skies, a co-operative survival adventure set on floating islands in the clouds. Read More... View the full article

For me, open world games like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption 2 really only peak when I've fought my way through the missions and completed the main story and there's not much left to do except… doing whatever the heck I want. Sometimes that's making sure I've explored every single inch of the map, sometimes it's completing a few activities to 100%, but often it's just cruising around and taking in the sights... Read more.View the full article

Space piracy is a real problem in the future, but luckily there's a new and exciting loss prevention system to meet the needs of cautious space travelers. That's where you come in. In Skin Deep, you're Nina Pasadena, a former assassin turned insurance commando, part of the deluxe insurance package for corporate starships. You're frozen and stuck in a drawer on the ship, to be defrosted and put into action if pirates show up and try to kidnap the crew... Read more.View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

I see my quarry across the laundry room: two armed guards ready to put this whole place on high alert if they see me. I slip behind the out-of-order soap dispenser and unscrew the back. There’s four bars of soap. Jackpot... Read more.View the full article

In Civilization 7, the player’s strategic choices can greatly influence the future of their civilization. One important decision is whether to move to the capital city, which might seem straightforward but has a lot of depth. It does not guarantee that the well-developed capital is the best place for a civilization to thrive, and moving it could give a hidden advantage. Many players hesitate to change their capital, fearing it could be too disruptive or costly. However, that’s not always the case. View the full article