A report from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg reveals that BioWare employees were shuffled around to various studios at their parent company EA following the failure of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, unaware that they wouldn’t be returning to their studio. According to Schreier, by the end of 2024, dozens of BioWare employees were “loaned out” to various EA teams, taking on support roles for games such as Iron Man and Skate. These people shifted priorities under the impression they would return to BioWare when the next Mass Effect game’s production was in full swing. Per internal announcements this week, these were actually permanent relocations. In BioWare’s original statement regarding the restructuring of the studio, general manager Gary McKay said management had “worked diligently over the past few months to match many of our colleagues with other teams at EA that had open roles that were a strong fit.” Schreier’s report, on the other hand, makes the relocations sound more like a bait and switch as the loans “morphed” into permanent job changes—one that allowed some employees to remain employed, albeit not with the studio they had actually signed up to work for. View the full article
Fortnite’s newest story quest is here, and Doughberman needs your help to help to fight demons on the island. He’s also going to reward you with XP and Legendary loot. Fortnite frequently releases story quests for players to complete. These quests are great for earning XP and learning the lore of the current season. While the next bunch of story quests after the Splinters of Possibility challenges are a few days away, you do have a simple story quest where you can earn a level’s worth of experience and guaranteed loot. View the full article
During the "Showdown! The Gloomy Cavern" quest step for the Carnival of Fireworks main questline in Infinity Nikki, you'll be tasked with opening a mysterious sealed door that leads to an even more mysterious cave. This cavern is found on the north side of the Firework Isle. You'll be led there by Marques Jr. after receiving the mysterious sword from the stone, but you won't be able to get inside until you find all three Launch Tubes that keep it sealed. View the full article
The Sims: Legacy Collection poses one major problem for newer players. Rumors of a Sims 1 and 2 re-release emerged earlier this week, when the official Sims social media presence released a series of cryptic images to celebrate its 25th anniversary. EA later confirmed the rumors with an announcement on its official website, revealing The Sims: Legacy Collection - a port of The Sims 1 for modern PCs - for release on January 31, 2025. View the full article
While cruising to their destination in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, players are given the chance to meet some of the other soon-to-be residents of Big Adventures Park. Among them are 12 Sanrio characters, not including Cinnamoroll who is met on the island, who become vital to restoring the island in their own unique way. View the full article
After about 15 months of PlayStation 5 exclusivity, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games' follow-up to the original Marvel's Spider-Man, is now out on PC. That said, at the moment, things aren't looking too great for Peter and Miles. View the full article
****** Ops 6 Zombies introduced a bunch of new mechanics to the long-running co-op mode, but none are more important than Augments. Augments are a way for you to increase your damage, health, movement speed, and more, all while upgrading everything from your equipped Perk-a-Colas, Ammo Mods, and Field Upgrades. Trust us, you will need them when the Zombies come calling. View the full article
Nearly a decade after launch, Human Fall Flat has sold more than 55 million copies, landing the game among the top three best-selling indie titles. First launched in 2016, Human Fall Flat is a highly popular physics-based puzzle-platform game available on PC, consoles, and mobile. View the full article
Xbox Game Pass is losing Darkest Dungeon and five other titles later today, January 31. This wave of departures will double the total number of games that have left Xbox Game Pass in January 2025. View the full article
League of Legends is an old game. Like, really old. Old enough to be in high school, even. But players are fed up with its old and archaic systems, and are now begging Riot to introduce an industry-standard feature to its client: “appear offline” and “invisible.” Both of these features are present in almost every other online client, game, and social media platform out there. Most notably, Steam has an “Invisible” option that makes you seem offline to people on your friend’s list while you are, in fact, still there. Players in a Jan. 31 Reddit thread want something of the sort for themselves, with the thread’s creator explaining that they “sometimes I just want to play my games without anyone bothering me or inviting me to play,” which everyone can relate to. How many times have you just booted up the client only to be bombarded by messages from friends or randoms asking you to ****** up? View the full article
A new leak from Zenless Zone Zero is sharing more details about the Additional Ability for upcoming S-Rank character Silver Soldier Anby, releasing during Version 1.6. The launch of the urban action RPG's Version 1.5 update brought with it the first teasers about the game's next major patch, teasing three new characters coming to the game. Silver Soldier Anby and Trigger will debut as the game's newest S-Rank characters during Version 1.6, with Pulchra also being added to the roster as an A-Rank unit. Now, new leaks are giving more information about the new version of Anby's gameplay. View the full article
With Sid Meier's Civilization 7 releasing soon, most of the leaders who will be available at launch have been announced, and fans are eager for the game to arrive. As was the case in previous games in the series, there will be numerous more leaders added to the game in the future, but there are already 20 to be included at the launch on February 11, 2025. New to Civilization 7 is the feature that any leader will now be able to be used for any civilization chosen, and although the civilizations will change across Ages, the leader remains. View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3's upcoming deluge of new subclasses is practically as exciting as all the entirely new games we're about to get in February, and we're starting to get reports trickling in from loose-lipped Patch 8 stress testers about how those new subclasses work in action. One thing that really stands out to me among the r/BG3builds scuttlebut is the complete 180 Eldritch Knights have made... Read more.View the full article
When any RPG lets me pick a class, I usually have one main question: Which one of these will let me plink away and do badass fantasy archer stuff like Legolas in the 2002 film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers? Going back even further to the elven ranger in Warcraft 2, with his sexy hood and iconic blue face paint, this archetype has been a bit of an obsession of mine. I adore the feeling of taking aim, loosing an arrow, and watching some smug bruiser drop instantly from a critical hit. And while many have tried to deliver on this, Path of Exile 2 has finally perfected it... Read more.View the full article
WWE 2K25 is the latest installment in the WWE 2K series that gives players a feeling of being real wrestlers in the ring. The game has a big roster of both current and legendary WWE Superstars, letting players step into the shoes of their favorite wrestlers and fight in a many different match types. Beyond the standard matches, the game introduces new gameplay mechanics and features that should improve on WWE 2K24’s gameplay. View the full article
IEM Katowice 2025 has kicked off, featuring the latest format introduced by Valve and an all-female CS2 team whose participation in the tournament has drawn a ton of attention, bringing the legendary event to its biggest play-in viewership since the pre-COVID days. These new and fresh introductions to the Counter-Strike tournament formula clearly have found a liking among audiences, as the event opened to around 400,000 peak concurrent viewers who tuned in to watch FURIA Esports duke it out with the all-female Imperial Valkyries, according to Esports Charts. In hours watched, Esports Charts shows that IEM Katowice 2025 saw a 57-percent increase over last year’s event, indicating that female rosters are real attention-grabbers for the CS public, as are expansions and changes to the game’s tournament format. View the full article
Wes Johnson, the actor whose voice permeates Bethesda's RPGs like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim, has addressed fans and friends as he recovers from being found "barely alive" in his hotel room last week... Read more.View the full article
Valve has introduced a major upgrade to the way players can share the games they own on Steam with household family members, revamping the feature and calling it Steam Families. Until recently, if Steam players wanted to share games among their family members’ accounts, they had to use the age old Steam Family Sharing feature as well as Steam Family View to monitor and control the activity of any account that was being used by a child. View the full article
****** Myth: Wukong has sold 25 million copies globally since its release in August 2024. The ******** action RPG was one of the biggest launches of last year, with ****** Myth: Wukong continuing to impress players and critics alike with its visual design and challenging combat. View the full article
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim was released in 2011, making it 14 years old as of 2025. After so many years, the game’s content can feel repetitive or potentially outdated. From running the same quests over and over to struggling with frustrating mechanics, Skyrim could benefit from updates to bring it closer to modern gaming standards. That’s where mods come in. Downloading mods introduces quality-of-life improvements, new mechanics, and fresh content to enhance the experience. View the full article
Millions of people play Ultimate Team each year in EA FC (and previously FIFA), and pretty much all of them will lose their minds at least once over an opponent quitting while the game is level and not receiving the win. Sure, the game could've gone either way, but if your opponent forfeits in a real game of soccer, you will be the one walking away with a W. Players have begged for years for EA Sports to change its stance on this, and now it's finally happening. The next FC 25 update is going to award a win if your FUT opponent leaves while drawing. Let the celebrations commence. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: EA finally tackles the FC 25 community's biggest Rush complaint EA FC 25 tactics codes FC 25's most overpowered exploit has finally been fixed in surprise update View the full article
There are many different visitor cabins scattered around the island in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. If you decorate them properly, you can invite a plethora of unique characters to hang around so you can make new friends and acquire special gifts. Since each visitor is unique, they all have very specific decoration requirements that must be met before they’re willing to stop by. All visitors also have different visiting schedules, meaning they aren’t always available. If you’re struggling to invite a specific villager, here’s a complete guide to all visitor requirements in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. View the full article
Avowed is Obsidian Entertainment's next big RPG and has been a long time in the making. After a lengthy wait post the initial reveal trailer and numerous delays, it is finally around the corner, and naturally, fans couldn't be happier. The developers have been hard at work fine-tuning it to deliver the experience everyone is expecting, and the finished product, or at least what has been seen in previews and gameplay clips, is shaping up nicely. It's easy to see why so many RPG fans are excited about Avowed. View the full article
There are three white-colored Bricks you can find in Fisch, and they are an essential part of your quest to get the rare Brick Rod. Roblox’s Fisch developer started a scavenger hunt with cryptic clues and riddles for players to decipher and find their way to the rare Brick Rod, which has the highest control among all the fishing rods in the game. Finding the first three white bricks is how you start your journey toward unlocking this powerful rod, but they’re very hidden in different islands. If you’re having trouble finding them, we’ve got you covered. View the full article
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A report from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg reveals that BioWare employees were shuffled around to various studios at their parent company EA following the failure of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, unaware that they wouldn’t be returning to their studio. According to Schreier, by the end of 2024, dozens of BioWare employees were “loaned out” to various EA teams, taking on support roles for games such as Iron Man and Skate. These people shifted priorities under the impression they would return to BioWare when the next Mass Effect game’s production was in full swing. Per internal announcements this week, these were actually permanent relocations. In BioWare’s original statement regarding the restructuring of the studio, general manager Gary McKay said management had “worked diligently over the past few months to match many of our colleagues with other teams at EA that had open roles that were a strong fit.” Schreier’s report, on the other hand, makes the relocations sound more like a bait and switch as the loans “morphed” into permanent job changes—one that allowed some employees to remain employed, albeit not with the studio they had actually signed up to work for. View the full article