Baldur’s Gate 3 has 10 companions who can be recruited throughout the game. Players can learn their backstories, many of which involve encounters which appear to be significantly above their power level. Although the canon reason for most of the companions as to why they perform differently in the game compared to their backstory is the illithid tadpole, some of the companions are not infected but are still less powerful than expected. View the full article
The Wacom One 13 Touch is one of the finest drawing tablets I ever had the pleasure to work with. Having used various tablets from manufacturers such as Xp-pen and GAOMON, Wacom has consistently managed to blow expectations right out of the water with its state-of-the-art approach to digital art mediums. Wacom One 13 Touch […] Source View the full article
side from Civilization 7's transformative ages system, one of the most significant changes is the introduction of towns. In past games, all of your civilization's settlements were cities, and they all worked in the same way. In Civ 7, you can have just one city if you want—your capital—and still expand across an entire continent thanks to the humble town... Read more.View the full article
Diablo 4 players will have the chance to get the new Trag'Oul's Consort mount in the upcoming Lunar Awakening event. The celebration of the ******** Lunar New Year starts on February 4, and for the second time will give Diablo 4 players a chance to acquire new cosmetics. View the full article
Hollow Knight: Silksong has been dethroned as Steam's most-wishlisted game with Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds taking the top spot. After dropping Hollow Knight: Silksong to the third spot, Monster Hunter Wilds surpassed Valve's Deadlock in total wishlists on Steam as the Monster Hunter community prepares for the game's launch next month. View the full article
During today's Q2 investors call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Indiana Jones and The Great Circle has reached 4 million players. In an otherwise ho-hum earnings report for its gaming division, a bright spot appears to be MachineGames' newest release which has garnered critical acclaim, multiple awards, and now millions of players. While sales numbers are hard to pin down given its availability on Xbox Game Pass, 4 million is still an impressive number of players considering not many people knew exactly what to expect in a modern, AAA Indiana Jones game. We loved it ourselves, calling it an "irrestistable and immersive global treasure hunt," along with nominations for Game of the Year and Best Xbox game. You can read our full review here. Elsewhere in Xbox land, Microsoft confirmed that Game Pass PC grew 30% last quarter and set a new quarterly revenue record. On the cloud gaming side, 140 million hours of streaming has been logged. All this helped Xbox content and service revenue grow 2%. There's still work to be done however. While the Game Pass figures were stronger than expected, overall gaming revenue declined 7% and Xbox hardware revenue declined 29%. What does this all mean? Well, Microsoft still has ground to make up in the console and hardware space, but its continued investment into Game Pass appears to be paying off. Game Pass growth on PC makes sense given Xbox had a slate of big game releases last quarter that includes Indiana Jones but also Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 and Microsoft Flight Simulator. All of which were available on Game Pass day one for Ultimate subscribers. Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article
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While I don't celebrate it myself, I'm all about scoring some sky-high savings from an annual lunar celebration. EA and Capcom seem to be leading the charge here with some ≥80% discounts on PC titles. I'm also seeing some mighty fine JRPG savings in the Nintendo eShop, plus some always welcome storage savings for Xbox Series X. As always, take a browse below to find a bunch more gold! In retro news, I've baked a large America-shaped birthday cake for Cruis'n USA, an early N64 arcade racer that's turned 27. This was uncomplicated wannabe 3D Outrun stuff—select one of seven muscle cars and then race against time through the checkpoints of 14 different courses. Honestly, this was only really memorable for its rockin' soundtrack, some decent 2P split racing, and a bunch of censorship decisions enforced by Nintendo. Seems they weren't fans of the ability to roadkill wildlife, a bikini-clad pornstar handing over trophies (shirt Photoshopped in), and also this weird secret ending with Bill and Hilary Clinton partying in a hot tub. Different time, folks. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games. - Cruis'n USA (N64) 1998. - Arc: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2) 2004.- Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PC) 2014.- Life is Strange (PC,PS3/4,X360) 2015.">eBay - Arc: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2) 2004. eBay - Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PC) 2014. Get - Life is Strange (PC,PS3/4,X360) 2015. Redux Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGONice Savings for Nintendo Switch LEGO Skywalker Saga (-80%) - A$17.99Octopath Traveler (-60%) - A$35.98LEGO Harry Potter Col. (-80%) - A$8.99No Man's Sky (-60%) - A$31.98Trials of Mana (-60%) - A$31.98 Expiring Recent Deals Switch OLED + Mario Kart 8 ($30 off) - A$469Mortal Kombat 1 (-37%) - A$37.48Persona 5 Royal (-30%) - A$69 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Dying Light 10th Anniversary (-100%) - FREESleeping Dogs: DE (-85%) - A$4.04Ace Combat 7 (-91%) - A$8.54Titanfall 2 (-90%) - A$3.99Mass Effect: LE (-90%) - A$8.99 Expiring Recent Deals Diablo IV (-45%) - A$41.22Persona 3 Reload (-55%) - A$48.58It Takes Two (-80%) - A$9.99Doom Eternal (-78%) - A$12.08GTA Trilogy (-60%) - A$35.98The Witcher 3 Complete (-80%) - A$15.79 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox FFXII: Zodiac Age (-57%) - A$34.23Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-28%) - A$79Red Dead Redemption II (-42%) - A$29Star Wars Outlaws (-50%) - A$55Hogwarts Legacy (-64%) - A$39Death Stranding DC (-50%) - A$27.47 Expiring Recent Deals Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-60%) - A$31.78Armored Core VI (-61%) - A$40.57Assassin’s Creed ****** Flag (-80%) - A$5.99Ninja Gaiden ****** (-50%) - A$7.48Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot (-17%) - A$207 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation Star Wars Outlaws (-50%) - A$55Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-32%) - A$74CoD: MW3 (-55%) - A$49Resident Evil Origins Col. (-36%) - A$32Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (-19%) - A$89Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza (-11%) - A$89 Expiring Recent Deals CoD: MW3 (-55%) - A$49Assassin’s Creed Shadows (-19%) - A$89RoboCop: Rogue City (-45%) - A$47.54Wild Hearts (-87%) - A$14.99Armored Core VI (-46%) - A$53.85 PS+ Monthly Freebies Yours to keep from Jan 7 with this subscription Suicide Squad: KTJL [PS5]NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered [PS4]The Stanley Parable: Ultra [PS4/5] Or purchase a PS Store Card. What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Legit LEGO Deals City: Spaceship (-40%) - A$17.99 [Hidden Content]: Jungle Explorer (-36%) - A$32 [Hidden Content]: Roses (-35%) - A$15 [Hidden Content]? Expiring Recent Deals City: Prison Island (-29%) - A$142.35Emerald City (-36%) - A$109Creator 3in1: Panda (-35%) - A$39 Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article
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Back 4 Blood is widely regarded as the greatest co-op zombie game ever. Resident Evil gives us some of the scariest undead experiences. The likes of DayZ are touted for their intense focus on survival. But in discussions about iconic zombie games, Dying Light is a name that should come up more often than it does. While the original is great, Dying Light 2 is a far more accomplished iteration of the open-world, parkour-infused zombie slaying game, and right now it's super cheap on Steam. In fact, it's dropped to its lowest ever price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dying Light 2 gets festive as it brings back fan-favorite Winter Tales event Big Dying Light 2 update brings back the roguelike mode, and makes it way harder Surprise Dying Light 2 update transforms how you play the zombie game View the full article
Minecraft may be an enormous sandbox where you can build anything you like, but that doesn't mean the laws of nature shouldn't be adhered to. That was the conclusion Mojang came to in 2022, anyway, when it scrapped plans to add fireflies in as a passive mob because, in the real world, they are poisonous to frogs. Yes, really. Well, over two years on from that moment, fireflies are coming back to Minecraft - but not as a mob. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The 24 best Minecraft castle builds, ideas, and blueprints The 50 best Minecraft seeds for 1.21 January 2025 The best Minecraft YouTubers 2025 View the full article
The Lead Class Designer of Diablo 4, Adam Jackson, has decided to leave Blizzard after 15 years at the studio. Jackson has become a pretty well-known figure among Diablo 4 fans and will likely be missed. View the full article
The From Nothing Diamond is a valuable piece of loot in Path of Exile 2, granting you greater flexibility with your character build by allowing you to jump around the passive skill tree more freely. As you level up, you'll make use of multiple resources to perfect your Path of Exile 2 build: Skill Gems to unlock new abilities, gear to grant you special perks, and skill points to unlock game-changing passives. Although your abilities have the most obvious impact at the beginning of the game, passives arguably become more important over time, completely changing the specialization of your build. View the full article
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment has just released a comprehensive roadmap of everything coming to the co-op shooter in the first half of 2025. With a treasure trove of upcoming content, cosmetics, and quality-of-life improvements, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players have plenty to look forward to in the coming months. View the full article
****** Ops 6 enjoyed a record breaking launch quarter as it topped software sales on both Xbox and PlayStation, according to Microsoft. The latest entry in Activision’s shooter series was released on October 25, 2024, for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC. Notably, it was also the first Call of Duty to be available on Game Pass on day one. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touched on the game’s early performance during the company’s second quarter earnings call on Wednesday. Read More... View the full article
While Enshrouded is a mighty fun solo survival and building experience, the fun factor gets amplified a lot when you jump into Embervale together with friends. And that’s where dedicated servers come in handy. With dedicated Enshrouded servers, the server will remain online for your friends to hop in even when you’re offline, and vice versa. Also, if you are the one hosting the game for your friends from the same PC that you are playing the game on, it can take some serious strain off your system (especially when it’s a 16-player server with a lot of simultaneous activities). View the full article
A recent leak in the Infinity Nikki community has revealed the upcoming 4-Star outfits for Update 1.2, including their evolution recolors. Much like its predecessors, the main revenue stream for Infinity Nikki comes from its featured banner outfits. These can either be 5-Star or 4-Star outfits, with the latter either being paired up with a 5-Star or having its own separate banner. While 5-Star outfits are technically more valuable from a gameplay standpoint, Infinity Nikki fans put greater emphasis on the cosmetic side of the game. As such, it's not uncommon for the 4-Stars to be more popular than their 5-Star counterparts, as can be seen with Daughter of the Lake. View the full article
Dragon's Dogma 2 has released a new update, fixing a few persistent bugs that have continued to pester players of the action RPG. While no major features or new content have been added with the latest update, the bug fixes show that Capcom is still dedicated to improving Dragon's Dogma 2 more than 10 months after its initial release. View the full article
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has attracted over four million players, according to Microsoft. The title was released on December 9, 2024, for Xbox Series X/S and PC, and has also been available with Game Pass since launch. The game has been well received by critics, earning scores of 86 (console) and 87 (PC) on review aggregation site Metacritic. Read More... View the full article
Back 4 Blood is widely regarded as the greatest co-op zombie game ever. Resident Evil gives us some of the scariest undead experiences. The likes of DayZ are touted for their intense focus on survival. But in discussions about iconic zombie games, Dying Light is a name that should come up more often than it does. While the original is great, Dying Light 2 is a far more accomplished iteration of the open-world, parkour-infused zombie slaying game, and right now it's super cheap on Steam. In fact, it's dropped to its lowest ever price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dying Light 2 gets festive as it brings back fan-favorite Winter Tales event Big Dying Light 2 update brings back the roguelike mode, and makes it way harder Surprise Dying Light 2 update transforms how you play the zombie game View the full article
Dataminers suggest that a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover will come to Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 soon. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been a popular IP since the 1980s, and they may be set to join the Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 roster. View the full article
Recent Wuthering Waves leaks have revealed a new permanent game mode with weekly resets debuting in Version 2.1. Wuthering Waves' next update is expected to launch around mid-February. View the full article
Overwatch 2’s future will be unveiled in an upcoming showcase that Blizzard Entertainment said will feature “groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes,” hew heroes, and more. And it’s already got gamers talking. When news broke about the Overwatch 2 Spotlight stream, reactions quickly came pouring in from the game’s devoted community, and even those who may have strayed away from Blizzard’s universe for a while. View the full article
There seems to have been a massive flurry of new, Diablo-like ARPGs recently. Most notable among them, of course, is Path of Exile 2, but there are plenty of others that have arrived that steer clear of PoE and Diablo's dark, hellish aesthetics. The latest newcomer to the genre is Coridden, a co-op action RPG set in an alien fantasy world that lets you shapeshift into the creatures you defeat in battle. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A new Diablo 4 rival is coming as shapeshifting ARPG hits funding goal View the full article
Microsoft has reported a 7% revenue decline for its gaming division during its second fiscal quarter. The division generated $6.6 billion in revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2024, which was down $530 million year-over-year. The decline was attributed to a 29% drop in Xbox hardware revenue, driven by a lower volume of consoles sold during the quarter. Read More... View the full article
With every new day comes a new LoLdle puzzle for players to solve. Today’s quote, “The eyes never lie,” might feel very generic to those who don’t main the League of Legends character who says it—especially if you’re unfamiliar with their lore. LoLdle is similar to Wordle in the sense that you submit a League character’s name and receive feedback based on your initial guess. There are different modes of LoLdle, including one that gives you a voice line from the game, and you must submit your guesses for who you think says that quote. View the full article
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has 10 companions who can be recruited throughout the game. Players can learn their backstories, many of which involve encounters which appear to be significantly above their power level. Although the canon reason for most of the companions as to why they perform differently in the game compared to their backstory is the illithid tadpole, some of the companions are not infected but are still less powerful than expected. View the full article