We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed a rare ****** when hotplugging a mouse and keyboard Improved caching of Soundtrack album covers in library Steam Input Added visualization of mode shifts to the Preview Layout page Added the ability to have a mode shift without needing to have a mode already on a mode Fixed a case where mode shift bindings leftover from a bug in 2019 could activate a mode shift that was disabled in the UI Fixed detecting thumbsticks that have been mapped to a D-pad in controller setup View the full article
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Improved caching of Soundtrack album covers in library Steam Input Added visualization of mode shifts to the Preview Layout page Added the ability to have a mode shift without needing to have a mode already on a mode Fixed a case where mode shift bindings leftover from a bug in 2019 could activate a mode shift that was disabled in the UI Fixed detecting thumbsticks that have been mapped to a D-pad in controller setup Steam Overlay When editing notes, the "Insert Link" button can now edit links as well, and can be opened with ctrl-k The toolbar buttons in notes will now display the associated keyboard shortcut in their tooltips Linux Fixed a rare ****** when hotplugging a mouse and keyboard View the full article
Genshin Impact publisher Hoyoverse has agreed to a settlement with the United States Federal Trade Commission where it agrees to pay a $20 million fine, and be banned from sellling lootboxes to teenagers under the age of 16. In press release by the FTC, the agency announced that the makers of Genshin Impact "has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent," as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC Director of of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Samuel Levine, says that Genshin Impact "deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning." Levine adds that companies that utilize "these dark-pattern tactics will be held accountable" if they decieve players, especially young children and teens. The main charges against Hoyoverse by the FTC is that they allege the developer violated the *********** Online Privacy Protection Rule by marketing Genshin Impact to children and collected their personal information, as well as deceive players about the odds of winning "five-star" loot box prizes, and how much it would cost to open a loot box int he first place. The FTC claims the virtual currency system in Genshin Impact were confusing and unfair, and ultimately the system obscures the fact that players will ultimately spend large amounts of money to obtain "five-star prizes" and that children have spent hundreds to thousands of dollars to win them. Alongside the fine and the ban, Hoyoverse will be required to disclose loot box odds and exchange rates for its virtual currency, delete personal information collected from children under the age of 13, and comply with COPPA rules going forward. Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article
One of the more engaging new mechanics introduced by Dynasty Warriors: Origins is the Large Force. It's basically exactly what it says on the tin: a massive congregation of enemies, consisting of both footsoldiers and officers, occupying a single location on the battle map. Oftentimes, these Large Forces are formed around a singular, highly powerful enemy officer - and oftentimes, especially in the endgame, they form around the mission target, the sole commander you need to take out to satisfy the win condition and complete the battle. View the full article
Even though Deadlock has yet to be officially announced by Valve, the game soared into the scene when the Alpha version became public to most players. While recent releases have shifted focus away from the third-person MOBA and hero shooter, four new characters are bringing players back. The four fresh characters are Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair, which long-time players may recognize from the game’s Hero Labs. This is a feature created by the Deadlock developers to test out concepts for different heroes before they’re officially added to the game. View the full article
Dynasty Warriors: Origins has a surprisingly variable story for a game that starts out so straightforward. In Chapter Three, players are directed to choose to side with one of three major factions: the warlords that'll eventually develop into the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, and Shu, founded by the descendants of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei respectively. In effect, they'll have to take sides between three characters, all their former friends and allies they've grown close with over the course of the game. View the full article
After a few days of fallout with World of Warcraft guild OnlyFangs, Pirate Software says that he's done streaming Hardcore. OnlyFangs is a World of Warcraft guild full of streamers that regrouped for the Anniversary realms, but Pirate Software may not return to it. View the full article
Speaking at a National Taiwan University event, Wei outlined a series of obstacles that have slowed progress and increased costs for TSMC's U.S. expansion. These challenges include complex compliance issues, local construction regulations, and various permitting requirements that have significantly extended the project timeline. Read Entire Article View the full article
After players reported how difficult it was to actually get Godzilla to spawn in their Fortnite battle royale matches, it appears Epic Games is making it easier for players to get in on the fun and finish quests. According to HYPEX, one of the most reliable data miners and Fortnite leakers around, Godzilla’s spawn rate has doubled from 20 percent to 40 percent today. That comes after plenty of player complaints about Godzilla never seeming to spawn for players, a real issue considering you needed the giant lizard to appear in your games to finish the Godzilla quests and earn Godzilla’s Medallion. View the full article
A new range of Pokémon TCG cards have arrived at McDonalds for 2025, and you’ll have a chance to add the entire set to your collection. You’ll have to go out of your way for these cards, and we have a complete list to help you track them all down. Dragon-types are the show’s stars for those curious about the featured Pokémon. This set is appropriately named the “Dragon Discovery” promotion, and Dragon-type fans will want to get their hands on these cards, but tracking them down could prove problematic as they appear in Happy Meals. Scalpers are continually a big problem, especially for those going through the Prismatic Evolutions deck sets and trying to get ahold of those card sets. Hopefully for fans, these turn out better. Here’s the complete list of all McDonald’s Pokémon TCG promo cards in 2025. View the full article
After players reported how difficult it was to actually get Godzilla to spawn in their Fortnite battle royale matches, it appears Epic Games are making it easier for players to get in on the fun and finish some quests. According to HYPEX, one of the most reliable data miners and Fortnite leakers around, Godzilla’s spawn rate has doubled from 20 percent to 40 percent today. That comes after plenty of player complaints about Godzilla never seeming to spawn for players, a real issue considering you needed the giant lizard to appear in your games to finish the Godzilla quests and earn Godzilla’s Medallion. View the full article
Forget being the last survivor of a zombie apocalypse, Into the Dead gives you the gauntlet of keeping a whole group of survivors alive. If you're up for the challenge, you can download Into the Dead's demo, as over 300,000 players have already done. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Brutal survival game Into The Dead has a new demo you can try right now Brutal and strategic new zombie survival game dates Steam demo View the full article
Exus is a Crown boss in Hyper Light Breaker you can try to beat for rare rewards as you try to complete runs in the Overgrowth. Along with the three Crown bosses in the game's Early Access, Exus might be the hardest foe you can face. You need to be prepared to take on this gladiatorial warrior and his flames, otherwise, your run could end faster than you might expect. View the full article
In a welcome blast from esports’ past, Team Envy is making a comeback with former team owner Mike “Hastr0” Rufail at the helm. And he’s bringing its Call of Duty and Overwatch brands back, too. Hastr0 announced the move on Twitter/X today, confirming that he has re-acquired the Envy brand Envy Gaming, which includes Team Envy, the Dallas Fuel formerly of the Overwatch League, and Dallas Empire formerly of the Call of Duty League. View the full article
Path of Exile 2 can be punishing. Compared to PoE 1, player characters are more fragile. Monsters hit harder, and they've got movement collision—if you get cornered, you can get surrounded so thoroughly that no amount of dodge rolling will help you. With this Titan build devised by YouTuber Panzerfaust, however, there's a simple solution to the onrushing hordes of skeletons and hyena demons: Just keep them from moving. Ever. Permanently. As long as they stay within like, a 30-foot radius, at least... Read more.View the full article
Today’s Call of Duty update from Activision and its developers has a little bit of good news and bad news for Warzone players. Good news first, to soften the blow: Raven Software is hard at work improving the game that’s been suffering from some serious issues for quite some time, including gameplay balancing, bugs, glitches, and cheaters. View the full article
In the latest high-profile hacking incident to strike Apex Legends, pro players and streamers ImperialHal, Sweet, and Rogue had their EA accounts compromised on Jan. 16, with hackers using their accounts to play ranked. Today, Respawn Entertainment announced it was taking action. In response to the security breach, Respawn said the accounts of the three players were “temporarily banned” while the dev team investigated how hackers got access to them. But the developer has now rolled out a security update to the game, and the affected accounts have been restored. The post came one day after Rogue pleaded for help from the Apex team on X/Twitter, and while the situation seemed to be resolved quickly, the hackers’ actions and subsequent bans to the accounts seemed to spoil the race for rank one in the game. View the full article
Vampire Survivors had a big 2024 and what sounds like an even ******* 2025 is on the way, which includes free updates to the action roguelike that "will be a bit chunkier than usual." Patience is requested from fans, however, because "a lot of time is needed to QA and release patches now, since we're on so many different platforms," developer Poncle said on Steam... Read more.View the full article
Call of Duty’s mostly radio silent social media presence since the holiday season was broken today, as Activision posted a 2,700-plus word update addressing numerous complaints and issues plaguing the game. Players have been quite vocal about ongoing problems with hacking, server issues, and glitches that have been a paint point for several weeks now in both ****** Ops 6 and Warzone. Finally, the players have an answer directly from the publisher and developers. View the full article
The first boss you'll encounter in Dynasty Warriors: Origins is Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban rebellion. In general, there aren't many traditional, one-on-one boss fights in the Dynasty Warriors series; certain missions may feature difficult enemies, but climactic story moments are generally portrayed in massive battles with thousands of warriors on each side. However, Origins occasionally slows down the pacing (if not the challenge) by pitting players against powerful rivals in one-on-one fights. The first of these is Zhang Jiao, and he doesn't hold back. View the full article
The upcoming Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered will reportedly feature cut dialogue from both playable characters in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness alongside its visual improvements and other content that was removed from the original game. It is unclear what exactly this new dialogue will contain, but according to developer Aspyr, the new lines will add more context to certain elements of the third and final title making up the Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered trilogy. View the full article
The land of Amphoreous in Honkai: Star Rail is shrouded in mystery and holds multiple secrets. One of the things you may come across is the Golden Scapegoat puzzle. In the Golden Scapegoat puzzle, you must navigate your goat one step at a time to reach the altar. After a certain number of steps, a shadow will appear that will follow the same route as you only for that number of steps. Getting in touch with that shadow will fail and reset the puzzle. Completing Golden Scapegoat puzzles also starts and progresses the Golden Scapegoat mission. View the full article
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Genshin Impact publisher Hoyoverse has agreed to a settlement with the United States Federal Trade Commission where it agrees to pay a $20 million fine, and be banned from sellling lootboxes to teenagers under the age of 16. In press release by the FTC, the agency announced that the makers of Genshin Impact "has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent," as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC Director of of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Samuel Levine, says that Genshin Impact "deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning." Levine adds that companies that utilize "these dark-pattern tactics will be held accountable" if they decieve players, especially young children and teens. The main charges against Hoyoverse by the FTC is that they allege the developer violated the *********** Online Privacy Protection Rule by marketing Genshin Impact to children and collected their personal information, as well as deceive players about the odds of winning "five-star" loot box prizes, and how much it would cost to open a loot box int he first place. The FTC claims the virtual currency system in Genshin Impact were confusing and unfair, and ultimately the system obscures the fact that players will ultimately spend large amounts of money to obtain "five-star prizes" and that children have spent hundreds to thousands of dollars to win them. Alongside the fine and the ban, Hoyoverse will be required to disclose loot box odds and exchange rates for its virtual currency, delete personal information collected from children under the age of 13, and comply with COPPA rules going forward. Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article