The Dark Citadel in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 is a place you’ll instantly find while starting a run in the Forest. But the key to opening it requires you to find a particular NPC who uses magic to open the doors for you. Here’s everything you need to know about opening the Dark Citadel and unlocking the Sorcerer class in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2. View the full article
The creators of my favourite extreme downhill biking game, Descenders, went on to make an extreme snowboarding game, and now the creators of my second favourite extreme downhill biking game, Lonely Mountain: Downhill, have made an extreme skiing game. I'm not going to pretend to be surprised by this: all of these sports are good because they're fast and dangerous, especially at sharp gradients... Read more.View the full article
As revealed in the 1.2 livestream on January 20th, Infinity Nikki's next minor update will be version 1.2, Firework Season. This new season will celebrate the Lunar New Year through sparkling outfits and events, all coming January 24th. After Shooting Star Season ends, Firework Season will begin, bringing with it all sorts of new content to explore. View the full article
After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will be directed to install the newer EA app, which launched in 2022. The launch of Origin in 2011 was a flashpoint of controversy among gamers, as EA—already not a beloved company by this point—began pulling titles like Crysis 2 from the popular Steam platform to drive players to its own launcher. Frankly, it all made sense from EA's point of view. For a publisher that size, Valve had relatively little to offer in terms of services or tools, yet it was taking a big chunk of games' revenue. Why wouldn't EA want to get that money back? Read full article Comments View the full article
Balatro has sold five million copies as it approaches its first anniversary in February 2025. One of 2024's most unique indie games, Balatro is a poker-based roguelike deck builder that took the gaming world by storm last year. Nominated in five categories at The Game Awards 2024 including Game of the Year, it walked away with three of them: Best Indie, Best Debut Indie, and Best Mobile Game. View the full article
Energizer, one of the world's largest battery brands, will soon expand its product lineup with a series of portable computers called the "EnergyBook Classic." French company Avenir Telecom recently announced the new devices at CES, explaining that it wants to bring an accessible, affordable, yet durable PC system to a... Read Entire Article View the full article
About halfway through Dynasty Warriors: Origins, players will have to choose between one of the game's three major factions: Cao Cao and the kingdom of Wei, the Sun family and the kingdom of Wu, or Liu Bei and the kingdom of Shu. These are the titular three kingdoms in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the classic work of ******** literature on which the Dynasty Warriors series is loosely based. The decision between them affects how the rest of the game's story plays out, which allies the player can call upon, and which endings are available to them. View the full article
Production Director Drew Stevens has informed players about Sea of Thieves' plans for 2025, revealing the three major areas the studio will focus on: game performance, game security, and player safety. Stevens has also shared details about key improvements coming in the patch that will hit Sea of Thieves on Thursday, January 23. View the full article
Overwatch 2 just rolled out its mid-Season 14 content update, bringing with it a batch of hero balance changes, Ashe’s new Mythic weapon skin, and several game modes, including both Overwatch: Classic’s Moth Meta and the second 6v6 experiment. The latest patch is full to the brim with new stuff for players to enjoy, and is live in Overwatch 2 right now. View the full article
A new seasonal event comes with a new update in Marvel Rivals, featuring patch notes for players to pore over as they await their time to enter the servers once more. The Spring Festival event kicks off on Jan. 23, featuring a ******** New Year theme and seasonal activities like a new game mode, a free skin to unlock, and more. Before the event begins, though, Marvel Rivals has introduced the new patch to download beforehand that goes with it. View the full article
Playstack Balatro has crossed a major milestone, selling 5 million copies in its first year. The news was shared on X and featured a shout out to The Game Awards. “To everyone who picked up Balatro after seeing it at @thegameawards, we hope you’re having an amazing time with it!” the post read. Balatro was featured prominently during The Game Awards, nominated for a number of awards including Game of the Year and winning the best indie, best debut indie, and best mobile categories. On X, Wout van Halderen, PR manager for Balatro publisher Playstack, added that the game had sold 3.5 million copies by the first week of December. With The Game Awards taking place the second week in December, the implication is that Balatro received a significant 1.5 million unit bump in sales after being featured during Keighley’s Christmas Commercial telethon. Even more impressive, the 5 million figure is total units sold and doesn’t count the number of downloads the game got for being on the Apple Arcade subscription. Since its launch in February, Balatro has quickly become one of the biggest indie hits of 2024. Developed by a single person over the course of two years, the poker roguelike has garnered a reputation for being a well-crafted “number-go-up” game with its developer leaning in on the joke that it devours players’ free and not-so-free time. [Hidden Content] In the 11 months since the game’s release, it’s only gotten small, cosmetic updates but developer LocalThunk has hinted a major gameplay-focused update is forthcoming this year. Jimbo help us all. View the full article
The Beta Wave Generator in Palworld is an important technology added to the Feybreak update that helps your Pals work harder. It sends out beta waves, which energize the Pals throughout your entire base. The main job of the Beta Wave Generator is to speed up Pals' ability to work quickly. This means they gather resources faster, build things more quickly, and make tasks happen quicker overall. Because of this boost in productivity, it's an excellent tool if you want to improve your base's performance. View the full article
The latest Marvel Rivals leak suggests that Ghost Rider could be coming to the game soon, though not the one players were likely expecting. Marvel Rivals already has a hefty roster of playable characters, from household names to lesser-known heroes that only die-hard comic readers would recognize. Developer NetEase is still looking to expand on Marvel Rivals, and has been polling players on what they would like to see in future seasons. View the full article
The latest Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero update has rolled out and introduced a new limited-time game mode, various tweaks to combat, battle enhancements, balancing changes, and more. It is currently live for all Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero players across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. View the full article
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios has recently unveiled a post-launch roadmap for the upcoming RPG. The developer has plans to release three DLCs, as well as free updates to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, keeping the fans busy for a while. View the full article
Destiny 2 players have been asking for the Chatterwhite shader for years, and it’s finally here—though only for a limited amount of time. The all-white color palette is available as part of the short-lived Past is Prologue mini-event, which runs until Feb. 4. The original Chatterwhite was a random drop from the Vault of Glass raid in Destiny, one of the most famous experiences in the game. While the raid itself eventually made it into the sequel, Chatterwhite was notably absent from the list of returning items. View the full article
On the eve of its release anniversary, indie card game Balatro has hit a major sales milestone. Balatro was one of 2024's greatest gaming surprises: the first game released by pseudonymous solo developer LocalThunk, it was released to rave reviews, a massive fan base, and even a Game of the Year nom. It's been widely praised for its engaging, poker-based roguelike gameplay, the myriad ways it allows players to meld cards, Jokers, and hands to create an unstoppable high-scoring engine. View the full article
Chappell Roan reveals she wants to make an even ******* splash in Fortnite with her own skin. The pop sensation has already collaborated with Fortnite with her Icon Series emote and Jam Track, but she says she wants her own skin, something numerous other artists and celebrities have received in recent months. As the near-constant stream of crossovers continues, a Chappell Roan skin in Fortnite seems inevitable, with the singer herself hoping to become immortalized in Epic Games' ever-growing digital world. View the full article
Overwatch 2’s first large-scale update for 2025 has arrived with the midway point of season 14, bringing about some changes and adding some new content to the game as well. The six-vs-six testing continues as a part of the new season, with a new variant where teams must choose at least one of each role, but no more than three, as Blizzard continues to gather feedback on where to take the game next. View the full article
Despite Larian saying it wants to slow down on its work on Baldur's Gate 3, 2023's Game of the Year is going to receive its eighth major patch, adding even more content to an already staggeringly massive title. Patch 8 is set to add cross-play, a feature the community has wanted for a long time, a photo mode, and a whole host of subclasses to add even more variety to a playthrough. This is after Patch 7 added mod support, a modding toolkit, a bunch of evil endings, which made it one of the biggest major patches for BG3. View the full article
Similar to Riven’s Wishes last year, Episode Revenant in Destiny 2 is closing with a small event. During the Past is Prologue event, you can acquire Bento Tokens by completing quests from the Driver, and then spend them at Eris Morn for shiny new rewards. You only get eight Bento Tokens for the whole event, so here are the best items you can spend your Bento Tokens on in Destiny 2. View the full article
The upcoming Marvel Rivals Spring Festival is set to start on January 23, in just a couple of days, and will introduce a Gallery Card customisation event, a few good-looking skins, and a new game mode called Clash of Dancing Lions that seems awfully familiar... Read more.View the full article
The upcoming dinosaur horror game Code Violet will be released as a PS5 exclusive with no PC version planned. Code Violet is the next project from TeamKill Media, the studio behind the sci-fi horror game Quantum Error. The studio has been upfront that Code Violet takes inspiration from Dino Crisis, so fans of Capcom's long dormant franchise may want to give it a look. View the full article
On January 21, Final Fantasy 14 released Patch 7.16, which introduced the conclusion of the Dawntrail Role Quest series and saw some PvP balance updates. Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.16 arrived one month after the previous update, Patch 7.15, brought about the next chapter of the fan-favorite Hildibrand saga. View the full article
Ever wondered what Marvel character is the best at Rocket League? Well, Marvel Rivals' new event will (kinda) help you answer that question. The hero shooter is getting a new limited-time mode as part of the freshly-revealed Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event, and it certainly draws inspiration from the vehicular soccer game. During the event, you can also obtain a free skin, work your way towards new Gallery Cards, and more. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Marvel Rivals Season 1 has turned Storm into a player-annihilating powerhouse Marvel Rivals ranks and competitive explained Marvel Rivals tier list for Season 1 - January 2025 View the full article
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The Dark Citadel in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 is a place you’ll instantly find while starting a run in the Forest. But the key to opening it requires you to find a particular NPC who uses magic to open the doors for you. Here’s everything you need to know about opening the Dark Citadel and unlocking the Sorcerer class in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2. View the full article