As Palworld continues with its significant Feybreak update, knowing how to acquire the powerful Pal Orserk to explore this dangerous new location will be extremely helpful. Feybreak is the new endgame for this popular indie title, and it is not for those unprepared. The update came with multiple large changes and hordes of new Pals that can help in battle or make base operations run even smoother. View the full article
As Honkai: Star Rail moves into 3.0, having the proper sustain units to manage the new threats will be crucial. Honkai: Star Rail in 2025 is gearing up to be a huge year for one of the most popular gacha games on the market. Along with a new path in the Remembrance, focused around units that have a summon, the story travels to the planet of Amphoreus. View the full article
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Overwatch 2‘s dalliance with 6v6 isn’t going away any time soon. As announced by game director Aaron Keller, the current 6v6 playtest will be extended to the middle of the season. Keller’s announcement on Twitter/X was met with plenty of praise from Overwatch fans who are happy to see the game get back to its roots, and it’s pretty easy to see why. A return to 6v6 was an overwhelmingly popular cry to developers over the past year or two, with players tired of the 5v5 format the game switched to when the sequel was announced. “We’re extending the 6v6 playtest due to continued player interest and excitement for the mode,” Keller said in his post. He went on to say that the current test, which features the old 2-2-2 role ****** version of 6v6, will give way to an even more classic format at midseason: 6v6 open ******. View the full article
There are lots of brilliant single-player, third-person shooters out there. Dead Space. Returnal. Metal Gear Solid. There's a super broad range of critically-acclaimed and unique-feeling experiences out there. But how many of them let you transform into an alien in the middle of a battle? If there is one, I can't remember it. Luckily, Project Tower has now arrived on Steam to fill this extraterrestrial niche. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Bullet hell shooter with new Steam demo is a shapeshifting Returnal View the full article
The US Department of Defense has classified Tencent, a major investor in several big video game companies, as a ******** military company. The report from Bloomberg states that Tencent alongside battery maker CATL have been added to a list that classifies them as ******** military companies. The designation itself does not carry any legal consequences such as sanctions, but inclusion on the list is not ideal for companies looking to conduct business in the United States. As a result, while there is no immediate impact to what this designation means for Tencent, this is still a company that owns Riot Games, and has heavy investments in a variety of other game companies including Epic Games, Larian Studios, and FromSoftware. There are also reports that say Tencent is in negotiations with investing more into companies like Ubisoft. Tencent has told Bloomberg that this designation is "clearly a mistake" and both Tencent and CATL will be pushing to remove their names from the Department of Defense's list. Previously, ******** phone manufacturer Xiaomi was added to the same list in 2021 and then removed from it a few months later. In a statement to The Verge, Tencent's Danny Marti says that the designation "has no impact on our business" but will still be working to remove themselves from the classification. In a one pager published by the Department of Defense, the US government cites Military Civil Fusion, or MCF, a startegy it says the ******** government uses to combine civilian research and commercial success to further advance its military, hence why the US government has a list of ******** companies it suspects as working with the ******** military, something companies like Tencent and Xiaomi deny. Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd. View the full article
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Hell Let Loose is an engaging tactical FPS that unfortunately has its fair share of issues. One of the most prevalent online-related issues is the Level One glitch, which sees all player data wiped to its default state, and all classes and player levels go back to—you guessed it—level one. The glitch can be very frustrating, especially when it happens at inconvenient times. Thankfully, it is still one of the most easily resolved issues in the game. Here’s how to fix the level one bug in Hell Let Loose. View the full article
In Sid Meier's Civilization 6, Religion and Faith play a central role in shaping strategy for any civilization, but these features have been changed completely in Civilization 7. As part of the widespread updates to gameplay systems and mechanics, Civ 7 has taken the Religious Victory path off the table and repurposed Faith mechanics into different facets throughout each of the three Ages. View the full article
There are lots of brilliant single-player, third-person shooters out there. Dead Space. Returnal. Metal Gear Solid. There's a super broad range of critically-acclaimed and unique-feeling experiences out there. But how many of them let you transform into an alien in the middle of a battle? If there is one, I can't remember it. Luckily, Project Tower has now arrived on Steam to fill this extraterrestrial niche. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Bullet hell shooter with new Steam demo is a shapeshifting Returnal View the full article
Marvel Rivals has a seasonal setup that significantly affects how the game is played and the rewards you can earn. Every season brings a new group of heroes who get special boosts called Season Bonuses. These bonuses change the heroes' basic stats, making them stronger in different ways for combat. However, these boosts are temporary and only last for that season. View the full article
Jujutsu Infinite is one of several Roblox experiences inspired by the immensely popular Jujutsu Kaisen anime series. The items you collect in this game can be traded, but how exactly can you do that? Let’s find out. Anime games are one of the biggest categories of player-made experiences on Roblox, with scores of games based on almost every major show ranging from ****** Slayer and Attack on Titan to Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, and Jujutsu Kaisen. View the full article
Call of Duty players can’t seem to catch a break lately. Amidst ****** Ops 6‘s torrent of cheaters and hackers bombarding Ranked Play, its ongoing Squid Game collaboration is now the subject of disdain as it appears that the collab’s top prize is re-using or recycling voice lines from another operator. View the full article
Less than two years after its release, WWE 2K23 has been chokeslammed into oblivion: The game's servers have been closed, meaning all online functionality, including online matches and Community Creations, will no longer work... Read more.View the full article
A Marvel Rivals player has discovered that the "Avoid Teammate" list unfortunately has a limit, making players more selective with their choices. Since launching last December, the game has quickly amassed a player base of over 480k on Steam alone, becoming a staple for many in the hero shooter genre. With beloved Marvel characters becoming playable and allowing people a new insight into the universe, this fun entry has been completely dominating. View the full article
In Read Dead Redemption 2, the Wanted system felt much more extreme compared to the first game, and this is something that should be fixed in the third game. There were two very different Wanted systems in the first two games, which created different experiences and both were a little too unbalanced. However, the next game has the chance to create a much more realistic system if they dial it back a little. View the full article
A new Zenless Zone Zero leak has revealed an event with a platformer-like game mode for Version 1.5. Zenless Zone Zero's next update is expected to launch in late January with the introduction of characters Astra Yao and Evelyn and more content. View the full article
Cast your mind back to the late 2000s and early 2010s. The humble Warcraft 3 mod Dota has surged in popularity, and the likes of Valve, Riot Games, and Blizzard are in a MOBA arms race to capitalize on it and create a big commercial hit. What emerged were games like, Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm, and they are looked back upon as the biggest names in that fight. But there was another impressive contender in that battle that often gets overshadowed - Heroes of Newerth. In 2022, the game's servers were sadly shut down for good, but since the turn of the year, activity has returned to its once dormant social channels, suggesting that some kind of revival is on the cards. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of the original MOBAs, Heroes of Newerth, has shut down Heroes of Newerth's latest major patch will be its last Heroes of Newerth has a new motherflipping announcer. It's motherflipping Samuel L motherflipping Jackson, motherflipper View the full article
In a recent video on his YouTube channel, veteran RPG developer and project lead on the original Fallout, Tim Cain, offered a look at his collection of photos from the game's development between 1994 and 1997. The photos are not only a fun time capsule of mid to late '90s game development, but also show off how small the team behind one of the most influential CRPGs ever really was... Read more.View the full article
When playing against other players on ****** Ops 6 and Warzone, the matchmaking will be based on a skill rating but you can’t see what is your Skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) rating in-game or anywhere else, or so we thought. There is a way to see several game stats including your skill rating. Table of contentsHow to request your skill rating in ****** Ops 6 and WarzoneHow to open and see your ****** Ops 6 and Warzone skill rating dataCoD ****** Ops 6 and Warzone skill rating, explained How to request your skill rating in ****** Ops 6 and Warzone A matter of privacy. Screenshot by Dot Esports Check the necessary boxes. Screenshot by Dot Esports Now to submit an actual request. Screenshot by Dot Esports …and make sure you’re not a robot. Screenshot by Dot Esports YouTuber TheXclusiveAce brought to light a way to see not only your skill rating from the last match, but the skill ratings from all the matches you played since BO6 launched plus several other statistics you can only see when you request your personal information from Activison’s Privacy and Data Protection center. View the full article
Xbox is ringing in the new year by taking yet another step toward its promise of making everything an Xbox: by announcing it will add the Xbox app to LG TVs later this year. In an Xbox Wire post today, Xbox announced it's partnering with LG Electronics to bring the Xbox app to LG smart TVs in 2025. What this means is that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to play games on supported LG TVs without needing a console, using cloud gaming tech. And yes, that includes Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6. Xbox already implemented this feature on Samsung Smart TVs back in 2022, and added Amazon Fire TV devices to the mix last year. With the expansion to LG TVs, Xbox expands its TV presence even further amid an ongoing ad campaign focused on showcasing the ability to play Xbox on any device. This campaign, using the slogan "This is an Xbox", positions TVs, laptops, phones, consoles, and other devices as Xboxes thanks to the combined powers of the Xbox app and Game Pass. LG makes several of the best TVs for gaming, including our overall favorite, the LG G4. Despite numerous moves in recent years to spread its wings from consoles to other devices, Xbox leadership has repeatedly stated it's committed to consoles as well. Just last year, it announced a mid-gen refresh for the Xbox Series X and S, including an all-digital Series X, and confirmed it's "full speed ahead" on a next-gen console. Meanwhile, rumors continue to pop up every few months of a dedicated Xbox handheld, though Xbox head Phil Spencer recently suggested it's still a few years away. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article
busy mod community quickly sprung up around popular multiplayer shooter Marvel Rivals—there are over 500 mods already and it's only been out for a month—but with mods, as always, comes drama. The current squall kicked up around the Nexus Mods' removal of a couple of mods for Marvel Rivals: one which replaces Captain America's head with Donald Trump's, and another that replaces it with the head of US President Joe Biden... Read more.View the full article
Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen says "a growing section of the audience is becoming fatigued" with huge games that require dozens or hundreds of hours to properly play through, and—tongue in cheek—that he's sorry for the role he played in helping popularize that trend... Read more.View the full article
Call of Duty’s triumphant launch of ****** Ops 6 has admittedly sputtered since the end of October, but season two of the game is looking to turn things around. Interest in BO6 has waned over the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, as evidenced by player numbers on Steam and social media sentiment. But with season two coming soon, CoD can be so back just as easily as players have dipped their toes into other titles over recent weeks. View the full article
Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 uses hidden data to determine which game lobby players belong in. However, there is a way players can find out their rating. ****** Ops 6, Warzone, and previous installments of the Call of Duty franchise use what’s called skill-based matchmaking (SBMM). Each player is given an SBMM rating based on multiple aspects of their in-game performance, which then determines who they play against. In theory, this keeps multiplayer games more balanced than if matchmaking was done completely at random. View the full article
Assassin's Creed Valhalla fans have started a petition in an attempt to convince Ubisoft to add a New Game Plus mode to the 2020 release. Largely considered a return to form for the Assassin's Creed franchise, Valhalla visits a new region and ******* of history for the first time ever in the series: Western Europe in the time of the Vikings. It features an expansive map containing parts of Norway and England (and, with DLC, Ireland, France, and Asgard as well), 150+ hours of quests and exploration, and the mix of stealth and action gameplay now typical of the series. View the full article
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As Honkai: Star Rail moves into 3.0, having the proper sustain units to manage the new threats will be crucial. Honkai: Star Rail in 2025 is gearing up to be a huge year for one of the most popular gacha games on the market. Along with a new path in the Remembrance, focused around units that have a summon, the story travels to the planet of Amphoreus. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]