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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- unveils Takumi Sumino, Eito Aotsuki, Darumi Amemiya, and more from the Special Defense Unit in a new English character trailer ahead of its release this April. View the full article

In Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, the Shadow Curse is a unique debuff that introduces a high-risk, high-reward mechanic to your runs. While it’s easy to fall victim to its effects, it also opens up opportunities to boost your power—if you’re willing to embrace the risk. Find out more about the Shadow Curse here. Table of contentsWhat does the Shadow Curse do in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2Shadow Curse rewardsHow to cleanse Shadow Curse stacksTrinkets to manage the Shadow Curse What does the Shadow Curse do in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 The Shadow Curse comes from interacting with ****** clouds of shadow energy found in various area. Each time you take an item from one of these clouds, you’ll gain Shadow Curse stacks. These stacks: View the full article

As Season 2 of Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 is right around the corner, developer Treyarch has unveiled five new maps that'll be added to the game's multiplayer suite. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 was released in October 2024 to positive reviews, as its campaign, multiplayer content, and round-based Zombies all garnered high praise. Season 1 was also a hit, as it added seven new weapons and an impressive six new multiplayer maps. View the full article

Path of Exile 2 is bustling with activity at the best of times. The sequel sets players on a six-act campaign (three of which are currently available in early access) that has become a test of abilities and enjoyment in the new experience. The Grinding Gear Games title also includes microtransactions and the ability to trade among other players, effectively creating a brutal market for some items. One of the most interesting items that has become a hot commodity within Path of Exile 2 is the White Stellar Amulet. View the full article

New season, new weapons, new maps, and all-new hype. ****** Ops 6 season two is here. Along with a new Zombies map and several additions for loadouts, BO6 season two is looking like a solid reason to grab the squad and get back online. Here’s everything changes in the new season via the season two BO6 patch notes. View the full article

Activision has just confirmed that Gun Game mode will return to Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 on January 28. This is part of the Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 Season 2 update, bringing back a fan-favorite mode that many players have been waiting for. View the full article

The new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Phantom Blade Zero is out, giving us a closer look at the game’s fast-paced and surgical gameplay. The title, made by ******** developer S-GAME, might prove to be yet another ******** Soulslike hit following the success of ****** Myth: Wukong last year. The Phantom Blade Zero – Year of the Snake trailer was published by Sony on Jan. 22, containing six whole minutes of pure combat and cinematic gameplay that is very reminiscent of what we saw with Wukong in 2024. The game seemingly does away with traditional Soulslike fighting mechanics, making room for fully animated setpieces which combine cutscenes with real-time gameplay. The main character can be seen jumping on the blades of coordinated enemies and engaging in hand-to-hand battle with them, tossing them as much as they toss him across the battlefield. Though diehard souls fans might disagree with this approach, I see this as an evolution of form where ****** May Cry, Wukong, and the Souls franchise converge to provide us with an awesome and refreshing Soulslike title. View the full article

Infinity Nikki is adding four Eureka sets, two new challenges, the ability to track Dews of Inspiration, and a way to repeatedly challenge the Sovereigns in the upcoming patch. Compared to its predecessors, Infinity Nikki has achieved a notable jump in popularity. Its gameplay revolves around exploring a vibrant open world, solving puzzles, collecting clothes, and using them to complete fashion challenges. Outfits can be given a Glow Up by spending resources, but they can also be augmented with the use of Eurekas. View the full article

Most of the gear you get in Hyper Light Breaker comes from Hub vendors, but you can make the items they sell far cheaper. By giving these NPC vendors gifts, you can unlock more features in their shops and reduce the prices of their wares. By making different gear cheaper, you can easily craft a stronger build before you go back into the Overgrowth. View the full article

Roblox developer Kitawari has published Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, delivering sweeping changes to the tower-defense experience’s unit lineup and lobby alongside numerous quality-of-life fixes. This latest patch aims to keep the festivities going with more winter-themed additions that should entertain players for weeks. It’s an update filled with content to explore, but its most noticeable change can be seen as soon as you log in. Anime Vanguards veterans will notice that the lobby has been completely revamped, giving anime fans more room to start each session. This also comes with remastered UI, including what the team calls “much better and cleaner” stage selection UI. “We heard your issues with our current lobby; it was too small and cramped, and we were running out of places to put new game modes,” Kitawari explained in the Winter Update 3.0 patch notes. “Get ready for our stunning new lobby – 10x more impressive than anything you’ve seen, featuring a customizable Day and Night cycle which you can check out in Settings!” Another Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 highlight comes with a new game mode: Portals. Kitawari encourages fans to use winter units and skins to increase team damage and gain access to other rewards when trying out the new mode. There’s also Sandbox Mode, which allows experimental players to test new strategies without restraints. Meanwhile, players can except to collect 12 new units spread across a new Winter Banner, Portals game mode, battle pass, and new leaderboard rewards. As for those quality-of-life changes, Kitawari has included a handful of tweaks to make the overall experience cleaner, including smoother movement for unit placement and Evolution Quests that now show up in the special tab. The skins and familiar windows now have search bars, too, and units now properly highlight the enemy they are attacking. Anime Vanguards players can take advantage of everything included in the Winter Update 3.0 now. Anime Vanguards’ latest update continues the team’s string of updates since originally launching last January. A recent November update brought even more new content to feast on, including a long list of additions that took inspiration from the hit anime series, Dandadan. For more on everything Kitawari is cooking up, you can check out our full list of active codes here. While we wait for the next update, you can check out the full patch notes below. Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch NotesFeatures 12 NEW UNITS! The update is coming out with 12 new units! These units will be found in: New Winter Banner o Emmie, Emmie (Ice Witch) o Rom and Ran, Rom and Ran (Fanatic) o Foboko, Foboko (Hellish) o Karem, Karem (Chilled) o Rogita (Super 4) New Portals Game Mode o Soburo, Soburo (Contract) o Regnaw, Regnaw (Rage) New Battle Pass o Dodara, Dodara (Cotnract) o Sosora, Sosora (Puppeteer) Leaderboard Rewards o Seban o Rodock o Giyu NEW GAMEMODE! Portals Play through a brand new gamemode with unique mechanics, and grind through higher Tiers for better & unique rewards! Rewards include: 3 New Familiars o Doggo o Sebamon o Padoru 2 Secret Portal UnitsWinter CurrencyGift Boxes Make sure to bring your winter units and winter skins to increase unit team damage, currency yield and other rewards! Alongside this, a brand new elemental interaction system has been added to portals; Discover all the unique ways in which unit & enemy elements interact with each other, and utilize them to your advantage. With a hundred different possible interactions, there are bound to be surprises. NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode A brand new gamemode that lets you use any units, spawn any enemies, have infinite money, change stats, and play however you want! NEW! Boss Event Rerun! The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event is back, and Boss Events will now cycle weekly! Next week will be Sukono’s boss event. Boss event shop has also been restocked! NEW! Lobby Revamp We heard your issues with our current lobby; it was too small and cramped, and we were running out of places to put new game modes. Get ready for our stunning new lobby – 10x more impressive than anything you’ve seen, featuring a customizable Day and Night cycle which you can check out in Settings! NEW! Revamped Lobby UI Stage Selection Interface has also been revamped to look much better and cleaner. NEW! Unit XP Fusing You can now fuse unwanted into other units to level them up as an alternative to using XP food items! NEW! Winter Banner & Currency Earn winter currency from portals to summon new units and skins, or spend it in the Winter Shop for portals, evolution items, a frosty mount, and Trait Rerolls! 1 New Vanguard Unit3 New Secret Skins4 New Exclusive Units4 New Mythic Skins3 New Legendary Skins1 New Epic Skins1 New Rare Skin NEW! Leaderboard Units The previous leaderboard units are now unobtainable, in their place, two brand-new Exclusive units have been introduced! Compete for your spot on the leaderboards to claim these rewards and show off your achievements. NEW! Battle Pass Reset The Battle Pass has been entirely refreshed! With tons of rerolls, gems and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units that you can unlock through progressing the tiers! NEW! Tournament Titles Tournament players will now get unique titles for that week’s tournament! Top 1 will gain the Tournament Champion title, and Top 2-5 will gain Tournament Contender. NEW! Collection Milestone Collect a set number of units from each rarity to unlock special rewards! The more units you gather, the greater the rewards which you can claim. NEW! Enemy Index Milestones Earn rewards as you fill out your Enemy Index! For every set of enemies you can document, you will obtain special prizes such as Trait Rerolls. NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop Added a dedicated area for trophies and a trophy shop, where you can purchase Emotes for trophies! NEW! Spectate Mode Options When spectating a unit, you can now choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down view. The spectate interface now also tells you which unit you’re spectating. NEW! Health Stocks The currency base health system has been changed to base stocks. Instead of 150 health, you now get 3 stocks each stage. One enemy that reaches base will deduct 1 stock, and losing all stocks will result in the loss of the match. Bosses will instantly deplete all stocks once they reach base. NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens… The mysterious portal item, obtainable as a Floor 50 reward in Worldlines, has finally revealed its true purpose! Use it to open a gateway to a hidden challenge – will you uncover the Secret hidden within? NEW! In-Game Update Logs View what’s new in-game when you join or click the update button on the top right corner of your screen! NEW! New Unit Filters! You can now filter your units by their damage stat tier, SPA stat tier, and range stat tier! Changes & QoL · Viewing a unit with a custom summon animation will now play their unique animation. · Evolution quests now show up in the special tab! · Moving a unit during placement is now smoother. · Added “Tracks At The Edge Of The World” to Enemy Index · Added World Markers in the lobby for easier navigation. You can also click on these markers to easily teleport to the designated location · Auto Ability will now wait until the ability can be used again if it failed to activate · The normalize NPC has been changed to Valentine. · Improvements to item tooltip animation when clocking on an item frame · Added a slight camera parallax effect to some interfaces · Added Winter Currency to the AFK Chamber · Added a search bar to the Familiars window · Added a search bar to the Skins window · Improved unit Traits Index UI · Shiny Hunter Game Pass now shows up on the bottom left · Units now highlight the enemy they are attacking · You can now “Favorite” units by pressing on them, selecting the “Favorite” button which will make a star appear at the top of the unit frame, signifying that they have been successfully marked as favorite. These units will always appear at the top of the Units UI, right behind your equipped units for easy access! · 3 additional unit storage expansions available for gold, for a total of 6! · 3 additional team slots, for a total of 8 teams! · Revamped several rarity gradients · Revamped the loading circle. · Switched to Roblox’s new chat service; it supports automatic chat translation, among other things! · Item frames in your inventory are now sorted by rarity. · The item hover preview frame should no longer be cut off regardless of its Y size. …and more! Bug Fixes · Ishtar (Divinity) not gaining range buff from her passive · Upgrading Haruka Rin caused her animation to play over itself and speed up · Being able to place units and swap out your team if you have enough starting money (happened in tournament 11) · Highest infinite round not updating in profile UI · Fixed Medusa’s ability not following the cursor on console · Ability timer going into negatives for some abilities · Fixed Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons appearing as lower quality · Fixed Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow cutting off prematurely at the bottom · Fixed multilane unit names being cut off in unit inventory UI · Money Earned text is no longer off-set · Fixed Fate Mount not appearing in matches · Fixed known instances of Worldlines loading screen occasionally showing the wrong map · Fixed interactions with repulse enemies in golden castle stage · Items/currencies in stage info UI always displaying as 18x owned · Fixed JoJo Stand cosmetics breaking on rejoin · Fixed Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 spawning players on the incorrect side of the map · Leaving keybind in settings UI in main game on console not doing anything · Leaderboard UI stage selection no longer extends out of the UI boarder, and has been replaced by a scrolling frame · Big performance optimizations for late-game runs …and many more! Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article

The Minecraft Marketplace has an ever-growing collection of DLC you can get to enhance or change up your gameplay experience. One of the most adorable DLCs available in the shop is Hello Kitty and Friends, a pack that allows you to meet many iconic characters from the franchise. If you’re eager to meet a particular character from the vast world of Hello Kitty, you may want to know who can be found wandering around the village. There’s a pretty decent number of them waiting to meet you, so here are all of the characters you can meet in the Hello Kitty and Friends DLC for Minecraft. View the full article

The AI tools in question come from the Ukranian company Respeecher. Corbet told The Hollywood Reporter that they only used the tools in post-production to enhance the accuracy of specific Hungarian vowel and letter sounds spoken by Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. He maintains that the AI editing did not... Read Entire Article View the full article

Banding together with your fellow heroes to stand against a mighty foe is so last year. In 2025, we become the mighty ourselves, and new roguelike None Shall Intrude is all about exactly that. Combining card-based deckbuilding with tactical grid combat, this strategy game is all about conquering the world, unlocking your latent abilities, and putting the would-be adventurers trying to stop you into their place. It's out now on Steam, and there's a free demo available if you want to try it first. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

It’s been a year since Pokémon Legends Z-A was first revealed as part of the 2024 Pokémon Day celebrations, so you know what that means? It’s time for wild speculative theories, fake leaks, and discussing theories ahead of Pokémon Day 2025. New information about the game should be revealed for the first time in over 300 days at Pokémon Day. And while Pokémon Legends Z-A will be a Nintendo Switch title due to the Nintendo Switch 2’s backward compatibility, the lack of gameplay or any news since its initial reveal, and the subsequent reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 before Pokémon Day on Feb. 27, has me pondering that there might be something more to this then meets the eye. View the full article

The prayers of many Pokémon Go trainers across the globe have been answered, as Niantic finally confirmed that Wild Pokémon encounters are getting updated in a rare W move by the company. In a recent Pokémon Go blog post focused on the Unova Tour events coming up over February and March, Niantic subtly mentioned that there would be “updates to Pokémon encounters” in an “effort to improve access to gameplay for trainers in the lead up to Go Tour (Unova).” View the full article

Ahead of the Pokémon Go Unova Tour’s in-person and global events at the end of February, Niantic has revealed a new event called Road to Unova, which will take place as lead-up to the event with multiple Legendary Pokémon raids and other activities planned to take place. The Road to Unova event kicks off from Feb. 24 to March 1 and ties in with the release of Pokémon Go’s first Battle Pass, the Tour Pass, which has both free and premium options. It’s also when players can purchase the Unova Masterworks ticket simultaneously to try and get a Shiny Meloetta during Unova Tour. View the full article

The release of Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 is important for HoYoverse’s popular turn-based RPG, as it not only kicks off a new year of content but actively introduces several new key elements to the game, including a new destination to explore, gameplay mechanics, and, of course, playable characters. Version 3.0 had long been awaited as it was set to introduce players to Amphoreus, the next new playable region following the Astral Express’ adventures through Penacony. Unlike the previous destinations that the Nameless have visited, Amphoreus in Honkai: Star Rail is an uncharted planet that is enveloped in mystery. View the full article

Activision has released the launch trailer for Call of Duty ****** Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2. Viewable above, it offers the first look at some of Season 2’s new multiplayer maps, and the first gameplay footage of new Zombies map The Tomb. New multiplayer map Dealership takes place in a car dealership, while Lifeline is set aboard a luxury yacht, Along with Bounty, these maps will be available when Season 2 launches on January 28 Read More... View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The new boss fight gameplay trailer for Phantom Blade Zero came with a tease that the game's release date will be revealed sometime in 2025. Previously, developers at S-GAME mentioned that the game had a launch window set for fall 2026. For now, all players can do is wait until the developer announces the specific release date for Phantom Blade Zero, which is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and PC. View the full article

The world's gone to pot in All Will Fall, and the tides have risen to the point where you need a ship to survive. Luckily enough, we had one. Unluckily, it somehow ran aground on what appears to be the top of a skyscraper. Finding solid ground is nice, as all that sloshing around wasn't doing anyone any good, but our ship is out of commission, and we have to find a way to survive on the few slabs of available concrete. Quite the pickle, but I love a challenge. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Everybody, and I mean everybody, loves vampires. Whether it's Twilight, Blade, What We Do in the Shadows, or Dracula Untold, I'm confident we all have some form of vampire media we enjoy. Videogames have also been filled with the blood-sucking menaces over the years, with V Rising etching itself into history as one of the best. The survival game twist on our favorite garlic-hating shut-ins has been out in 1.0 for some time now, and you can grab it for its cheapest price yet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: V Rising dev plans to "redefine" the survival game after hitting major milestone The best vampire games to play in 2025 Vampire survival game V Rising unveils plans for a mega 1.1 update View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

How do you use the Monster Hunter Wilds Lance? You might not think of the Lance as being a defensive weapon, but it's actually one of the most protective options out there. Paired with a large shield, most monsters have a tough time breaking through the defenses of a capable Lance user. If you're the type of person who hates taking unnecessary risks, the Lance could be the perfect Monster Hunter Wilds weapon for you. The Lance behaves differently in Monster Hunter Wilds compared to previous RPG games in the series, so it's important to know what has changed before you go jumping in head first. Here's our Monster Hunter Wilds Lance overview, including how to use the weapon and the moveset we know about so far. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Wilds Charge Blade - moveset and how to use Monster Hunter Wilds release date, trailers, and latest news Monster Hunter Wilds dev looking at "possibility" of a hardware benchmark tool View the full article

Of the races that players can choose for their characters in Baldur's Gate 3, the drow are probably among the most powerful. The drow, or dark elves, gain a number of features which make them ideal for adventuring, including free access to spells and superior darkvision. But there are actually two different kinds of drow the player can choose from for their custom characters: the Lolth-sworn and the seldarine. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Until Dawn is getting a movie soon in yet another bid from Sony to introduce the stellar PlayStation IP to broader audiences. However, its plot seems to be different from the original title and is set to feature new characters and actors. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Until Dawn movie adaptation. View the full article

Delta Force comes with a lot of customization options and weapons cosmetics, some of which are locked behind MandelBricks. MandelBricks are loot boxes you can buy or earn in Delta Force, and they give access to multiple new systems in the game. Here’s how you can get and use MandelBricks in Delta Force. View the full article