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Path of Exile 2 co-directors Mark Roberts and Jonathan Rogers have responded to an outcry from fans who have commented on the unforgiving endgame difficulty. Existing as a sequel to the 2013 game of the same name, Path of Exile 2 introduced a new skill system containing 240 active skill gems with 12 character classes to choose from, and after completing the six-act story, players have access to the brutal 100 endgame maps. View the full article

Do you remember Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem? It’s a Diablo-like ARPG from a small indie team that came out in the D3-to-D4 drought. It spent years in Steam early access development, following a very successful Kickstarter campaign. It took so long, in fact, that many simply lost hope that it would actually come out resembling the initial promise. Read more View the full article

Well, that's all folks. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a game that's lived a pretty difficult life as a live service shootery thing that didn't quite catch on in the way that suits pray live service shootery things will, is over. It's now recived its final season, and with that an ending to its main story that, well, it's definitely a thing that exists. Read more View the full article

Asus has just unveiled a new graphics card connector that does away with the power cables and sockets of conventional cards, and instead relies on a motherboard slot to deliver power, able to deliver up to 1,000W. The new Asus graphics card connector is an extension of the company's back-to-the-future (BTF) connection system it unveiled a couple of years ago, but this time the company has thought about how to make the system more powerful and more compatible. Asus unveiled BTF at the tail end of 2023, with the system designed to do away with cables in the front of a PC, and instead have the best graphics cards of the world draw their power from a connection on the motherboard. The problem with the first iteration of the design, though, was that BTF graphics cards couldn't fit in non-BTF motherboards, making it a very restricted system. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This Asus ROG VR headset leak drops first info on third-party Meta Quest kit Save a huge $300 on this Asus gaming laptop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU Grab this 165Hz Asus gaming monitor for only $109, if you're quick View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games has apologized for a "lapse in security" that helped an attacker gain access to and view the information of a "significant number of [player] accounts." The attacker apparently set random passwords for some players, viewed private information, and even looked at some message history. GGG says it is now taking on more security measures to make sure the issue doesn't happen again. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Path of Exile 2 builds Best Path of Exile 2 loot filter mod Path of Exile 2 patch 0.1.1 is about to tackle all your biggest requests View the full article

Songs of Syx is a deep and engrossing colony-building sim from Gamatron AB that has steadily improved with new updates since the 2020 release into Early Access but the 1.0 release is finally approaching. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Ubisoft has finally fixed the Windows 11 versions of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Origins but Odyssey remains broken. The Ubisoft games broken by Windows 11 version 24H2 in November are therefore now, almost, fully fixed. While Ubisoft released updates to Viking era England-set Valhalla and Ancient Egypt-set Origins, Ancient Greece-set Odyssey is still without a fix. "Hello everyone, we have just deployed a new title update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla," Ubisoft said on the game's Steam page, alongside a similar one on Origins'. "This patch fixes compatibility issues with Windows 11 update 24H2." These "compatibility issues" saw the Assassin's Creed games ****** every few minutes, essentially rendering them unplayable. While Ubisoft released fixes for other affected games Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora relatively quickly, disgruntled Assassin's Creed fans review bombed their games on Steam in an attempt to prompt action. This finally came two months later, though obviously Odyssey remains broken. Ubisoft has not said when it will release a fix for this final game. These issues come amid a stream of other bad news for Ubisoft, which hoped it would now be celebrating big hits in Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows but is instead scrambling amid poor sales of the former and a handful of delays to the latter. Star Wars Outlaws underperforming prompted myriad changes at the developer including a cancelling of its Season Pass and faux "early access" model alongside a return to Steam. In dire need of a success, it has delayed the Japan set Assassin's Creed Shadows twice in hopes its eventual release on March 20 will bring a win. The game has not enjoyed a particularly positive promotional ******* so far, however, with the development team having to apologize on separate occasions for inaccuracies in Assassin's Creed Shadows' depictions of Japan and using a historical recreation group's flag without permission. Yet another controversy came as collectible figure maker PureArts removed an Assassin's Creed Shadows statue from ***** over its "insensitive" design, and combined with the two delays, fans are growing increasingly impatient as a result. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article

There are many different quests and stories in Honkai: Star Rail, but everything comes down to the main story quests, also known as Trailblaze missions. These missions pave the way to new worlds and Trailblazing adventures. While you may get lost completing side and hidden quests in Honkai: Star Rail, it’s essential to stay on top of the main story and unlock all the related content in the game. If you’re wondering where the journey will take you next, we have a full list of Trailblaze missions in Honkai: Star Rail. View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 mods enjoyed a new set of tools last year as part of its seventh patch, tools which it only took erstwhile modders two days to unlock. These untapped kits allow these expeditionary tinkerers to create whole new campaigns, in the vein of Skyrim's ambitious mods. At least, in theory... Read more.View the full article

Free Steam FPS Delta Force has big plans for 2025, and right at the top of the list is the arrival of its campaign. The paid single-player story mode, ****** Hawk Down, draws inspiration from both the beloved Ridley Scott movie and the 2003 Delta Force game of the same name. While it shouldn't be considered a direct remake of the previous entry, but rather a reboot, developer Team ***** promises that it will "bring back great memories" of the older games in the series. We're going to be waiting a little longer for it, however, as the team works on "polishing and optimization" for the new mode. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Delta Force has huge 2025 plans, with four seasons of content on the way Delta Force Season 2 is going new map crazy and adding a 3v3v3 mode Now's the perfect time to grind Delta Force, Steam's biggest new FPS View the full article

WandaVision spinoff Vision Quest just got a new cast member, and it's an MCU character you won't have seen in a very long time. Read more View the full article

Finally, Discord stable has a new release available, and it officially brings full screen-sharing with audio on Linux with Wayland. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Xbox Game Pass is losing six games later today, January 15. This wave of departures will potentially be a blow to subscribers who use Xbox Game Pass for multiplayer titles. View the full article

The developer of well-received Steam Early Access first-person shooter Fortune's Run has ceased work on the game after receiving a three-year prison sentence. In a shock announcement on the Fortune’s Run Steam page, sole developer Dizzie explained “why the development is imploding.” “First of all, I have some stuff going on I need to make public as it's going to interrupt development,” Dizzie said. “I've been sentenced to prison for the next three years. It's a long story, but I've lived a very different life before I was a game developer, and I wasn't living very well. My case is about five years old now, I have been going through the legal process the whole time I've been working on this. I have finally been found guilty and sentenced, and I'm going away next month. “It's a shame, but it's the consequences of my actions. I was a very violent person and I hurt a lot of people in my life. Unfortunately, the sentence isn't going to help with that at all, but I guess we all know that. “So the game isn't totally dead, but unfortunately due to even further bad things happening, it's unclear what will happen.” Fortune's Run launched in early access form on Steam in September 2023 and met with a "very positive" user review rating. Its blend of quick-fire first-person shooter elements with immersive sim mechanics inspired by the likes of Deus Ex and Thief caught the attention of PC Gamer, which called Fortune's Run "one of the best shooters you can play right now." Dizzie was one of just two developers working on the game, the other being their wife, Arachne, although she recently left the project. Dizzie refused to reveal the exact nature of the sentence or the charges, but insisted they did not commit “a sex crime.” “What I did was wrong and that's all you need to know,” Dizzie added. Dizzie also told Fortune’s Run fans that the case dates from “before I met the other dev,” which is a reference to Arachne. “She is not related to it in any way,” Dizzie added. It appears to be the case that Arachne left the project following a significant surgery last summer. “Like I said, the other dev was recovering from a botched surgery,” Dizzie said. “If you want to accuse me of something, accuse me of stressing her out with my legal problems and my crazy work schedule.” “The other developer has left the project,” Dizzie’s message continued. “Once she recovered, she decided that she was no longer interested in game development. She was in charge of [quality assurance] and a few level segments, all of which [have] been abandoned and I've been forced to get by on my own for the past while. It's been very difficult to do alone but I actually managed, by basically not sleeping, to complete all of the work in time so that it could be released before I'm sent away.” As you’d expect, the prison sentence puts an end to Fortune’s Run development, although Dizzie insisted it will begin again upon release. “Since we [Dizzie and Arachne] decided to part ways, development will be completely interrupted until I'm released,” Dizzie said. “I know many of you will be upset and disappointed but please understand that there's absolutely nothing I can do. These wheels were in motion long before I started making this game and it's just been slowly unraveling in my face the whole time. “I want to underline that I'm no longer in financial dire straits since our game actually sold okay, so I should be able to afford rent once I get out, so there's a chance that if you wait a few years I'll be able to cap off the release. In fact, there's not very much content left to work on; I've been making stubs and prototypes of the missing levels in my spare time. “I am extremely passionate about this stuff and I'm never going to stop making games. I'd like to finish this one, but I don't know what will happen. I'm going to do my best, because I love this game and I want to finish it. Seriously, I just want to finish it. Finish it already, Dizzie!” In a separate post on Steam, Dizzie published patch notes for a new Fortune’s Run update and mentioned an upcoming post that will detail work set to take place next month before his prison sentence begins. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Most Fortnite quests added each season offer a great opportunity to get an extra XP boost, but just occasionally, Epic Game misses the mark with how tough the challenges are. In Chapter Six, season one, the new Expertise quests are causing some issues in the community. According to the Fortnite community on r/FortNiteBR, the Expertise quests are “the most useless challenges ever,” and they “hope they never come back.” The Expertise quests, offered by five of the NPCs on this season’s island, are multiple stages of time-consuming and tough challenges involving different weapons. Each stage is different and players must use that NPC’s particular weapon of choice to complete them. View the full article

In software engineering, code transforms from human-readable high-level languages like Python or Java into machine-readable binary (machine code). An intermediate step, bytecode, bridges portability and execution. Read Entire Article View the full article

The current sole creator of immersive sim-shooter Fortune's Run has abruptly announced that the project will be going on hiatus, because they are going to jail. Team Fortune's lead developer, Dizzie, has been handed a three year sentence for a "violent crime", following around five years of legal proceedings. The other developer, Arachne, recently left game development after recovering from a mishandled surgical procedure last year. According to Dizzie, her departure doesn't have anything to do with the aforesaid violent crime, which pre-dates their relationship. Read more View the full article

Announced originally during the Realms Deep event in 2021, and later released into Early Access on Steam in 2023, Fortune's Run is a highly rated immersive-sim FPS but now its future is uncertain. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Developer Crackshell have released Heroes of Hammerwatch II, a rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The Midas Rod offers unique perks that make it an exciting addition to your fishing gear—if you know how to get your hands on it. This Fisch guide will walk you through everything you need to know, from finding the elusive Travelling Merchant to choosing the best enchantment. Table of contentsWhere to buy the Midas Rod in FischMidas Rod statsBest enchantments for the Midas Rod Where to buy the Midas Rod in Fisch The brother with the rods! Screenshot by Dot Esports You can purchase the Midas Rod from the Travelling Merchant for 55,000C$. While that price tag might seem steep to newer players, it’s a worthwhile investment for mid-level and advanced players looking to maximize their fishing profits. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Forest Reigns looks like a beautiful blend of gameplay with elements of Stalker, Crysis and Fallout wrapped up in a neat package. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Netease has put down the ban hammer on a particular tactic used to gain an unfair advantage on the console version of Marvel Rivals. Keyboard and Mouse adapters, hardware used to allow players to use the control option on consoles where standard pads are the norm, are officially against the rules. Read more View the full article

An Alien: Romulus sequel was confirmed a little while ago now, and it sounds like director Fede Alvarex is hoping to do something different with it. Read more View the full article

With Diablo 4's new season now fully unveiled and Path of Exile 2 early access well underway, it's a perfect time to return to the game that started it all. The original Diablo remains one of the most important ARPGs to grace the PC, and while it was Blizzard's sequel that truly set the mold in stone, the first game established its foundations. Now, following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Diablo has come to PC Game Pass, and it's well worth trying if you missed out on this classic. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Former Diablo devs' ambitious new ARPG attracts $4.5 million in funding Win a GeForce RTX 4080 Super and copy of Diablo 4, thanks to Nvidia Netflix, Activision drama allegedly kills Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft shows View the full article

Ubisoft has finally rolled out fixes for multiple Assassin's Creed games impacted by last year's Windows 11 update. Both Assassin's Creed Origins and Valhalla have been patched to get around the game-breaking Microsoft operating system patch, but a fix for Odyssey is nowhere to be found. The Windows 11 update quickly made an array of Ubisoft's games unplayable, with the studio steadily deploying fixes to lessen the problem. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: You can grab Assassin's Creed Odyssey at 90% off, but you don't have long Prepare for Assassin's Creed Mirage with up to 80% off the full series Every Assassin's Creed game is ultra cheap now, so grab them quick View the full article