In Marvel Rivals, players can change their controller settings on both Xbox and PlayStation to fit their personal gameplay styles. These settings let you adjust things like sensitivity, aim assist, response curves, and dead zones to make aiming and movement feel better. You can change how fast your aim moves both horizontally and vertically, and there are options to customize aim assist, like its strength and size, which can vary depending on the character you’re using. View the full article
Fans have several exciting features to look forward to in Tekken 8's upcoming 1.11 patch, including major changes to the game's main menu and customization options. The game's official Twitter account teased the new update further, giving players more to look forward to as both they and Tekken 8 enter the new year. View the full article
As we rang in the new year earlier this week, thousands of people seemed to be celebrating in an admittedly unusual way: by playing Valve's 2018 TCG Artifact. Then, as quickly as they started, the 12,000-ish individuals all stopped playing at once on January 3, leaving the game as empty as it had been at the end of 2024. Who were these people? No one seems to know. The Artifact community isn't reporting any sudden spikes in interest, and no one's really talking about the game on social media apart from marveling at the sudden jump in player numbers. So why, then, is SteamDB suggesting that a free-to-play card game that is, by all accounts, close to dead, seeing wild spikes in users over very specific two-day periods? As spotted by Forbes, Artifact Classic's (the original, now free-to-play version of Artifact) player count suddenly spiked on December 31, jumping from a measly ~200 concurrent players up to the 5,000s, before spiking to a height of over 12,000. Artifact remained at around 11,000 concurrents through the second, before its playercount absolutely tanked back down to ~150 at midnight on January 3rd. What's strange is that something almost exactly like this happened earlier this month, too: on December 14, player counts shot up to around 14,000, hung out there for about two days, and dive bombed again into the hundreds on the 17th. So what's really going on here? The actual answer is that no one really knows. The most prevalent community theory seems to be that it's bots, though why someone would train bots to play Artifact isn't exactly clear. One person suggested someone was training an AI to play the game "for ****** and giggles" which is perhaps as good an explanation as any. Another person suggested the spikes were due to scam bots increasing playtime in random games in order to make their Steam accounts look legitimate for other purposes. Another theory pointed out by multiple members of the Artifact subreddit is that the spike in players is due to pirates. Because certain video games require Steam authentication, in order to pirate those games, pirates will use the AppID/SDK of a different, free-to-play game to fool Steam into thinking they have a real copy. In this case, it's being suggested they're using Artifact. That said, this theory doesn't entirely hold up, due to the extremely sudden spikes and then drops in activity at very precise times. So the actual answer behind Artifact's mysterious player numbers remains a mystery for now. We did reach out to Valve for comment, but did not hear back in time for publication. What is clear at least is that despite the numbers, Artifact itself doesn't seem to be garnering any meaningful, real-world interest eight years after launch and four years after Valve effectively called it quits, even though the game itself was pretty fun at first. At least the bots, if they are indeed bots, in Artifact don't seem to be bothering legitimate players, unlike the on-and-off situation over in Team Fortress 2. 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
Gather your limited-edition foil jokers and reach high scores in Balatro, 2024’s most popular indie game. Balatro is a roguelike card game in which players try to reach an increasingly higher score requirement by playing different poker hands with the help of different modifiers and Joker cards. So, is it really GOTY material? Aren’t roguelike […] Source View the full article
Although it seemingly dropped out of nowhere at The Game Awards, Elden Ring Nightreign is causing quite a stir with the new take on the Soulsborne formula. Of course, anything with the Elden Ring name is going to turn heads, especially after the records broken by the base game and the expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, but Nightreign is also causing some confusion with the direction it is taking. Rather than being a more typical Soulsborne title, Nightreign is a rougelite, although that hasn't stopped it from continuing to learn from other past FromSoftware titles. View the full article
What are the best WW2 games in 2025? Just as in film and TV, WW2 videogames have proven consistently popular, becoming a whole genre of their own - catering to casual gamers, competitive multiplayer fans, and historical wargamers alike. This guide tracks Wargamer's all time favorite World War 2 games to recommend your next play. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 10 Best RTS games on PC 2024 Company of Heroes 3 review - more and more World War Company of Heroes 3 release guide View the full article
The Overflowing Palettes are one of the colorful new puzzles added in Wuthering Waves 2.0. These require you to solve painting grids by painting a single color across the board within a few turns. We’re going to go over all the Overflowing Palette puzzle locations and solutions in Wuthering Waves. Table of contentsHow to solve Overflowing Palettes in Wuthering WavesAll Overflowing Palettes in Whisperwind Haven and solutionsAll Overflowing Palettes in Nimbus Sanctum and solutionsAll Overflowing Palettes in Thassaleo Fells and solutionsAll Overflowing Palettes in Averardo Vault and solutionsAll Overflowing Palettes in Fagaceae Peninsula and solutionsAll Overflowing Palettes in Penitent’s End and solutionsAll Overflowing Palettes in Hallowed Reach and solutions How to solve Overflowing Palettes in Wuthering Waves The Overflowing Palette puzzle requires you to change all colors on the palette to a specified color within a set number of turns. Completing Overflowing Palettes contributes to your exploration progress and unlocks more items for you to purchase at the unique Egla Town merchant, as you get 20 Resonant Calcite for each puzzle. If you reset the Overflowing Palette enough times, the game will lower the difficulty and give you more turns to solve it. View the full article
Fans have been waiting for Borderlands 4 for quite a while, which has given them plenty of time to contemplate where it might innovate and what new features it may bring to the table. Borderlands 3 proved that the series still had a lot left to offer, and the spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands further cemented that idea. Fortunately, it looks like Borderlands 4 is going in a new direction in a lot of ways, implementing new ideas that will surprise even series veterans. View the full article
Players are complaining about the way the AK74 handles in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6, with some criticizing the weapon in comparison to the traditional AK47 assault rifle. There's a vast collection of weapons to choose from in ****** Ops 6, though the AK74 is likely one of the more popular given how prevalent the assault rifle is in other media as well as previous Call of Duty titles. However, some players think Treyarch missed the mark when it comes to the AK74 in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6. View the full article
With huge battles and raids, animal taming, enjoyable survival mechanics, and some excellent kingdom building, there's already a lot going on in Myth of Empires. However, the sandbox survival game will soon get even ******* with a Persia-inspired expansion, and its developer has just given fans a first look at over a dozen gorgeous new weapons. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DMCA'd sandbox game is huge on Steam after comeback Popular sandbox game Myth of Empires has been hit by a DMCA takedown Myth of Empires is a stunning multiplayer sandbox game that'****** Steam's bestsellers View the full article
Indie developer Digital Crafter has announced a release date for Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers, their new anime girl top-down shooter game. Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers is set to launch on February 5th/6th (pending your region) for Windows PC (via Steam). A playable demo for the game is available now. Here’s a rundown on the game, […] Source View the full article
As the fourth installment in the series, Dragon Age: The Veilguard does a fantastic job of telling an epic story as Rook and their allies battle to save Thedas. In a vast setting that's so rich with lore, it's little wonder that some small details might get missed during a first-time playthrough, as it can be tempting to plow through the main storyline to find out what happens next. But, when taking a little more time, there are many features, quests, and small pieces of lore that make repeat playthroughs more than worth it. View the full article
Balatro, the roguelike deck builder that has you play poker hands for points, includes a massive 150 Jokers to collect, each granting a unique effect that can alter your session. Of these 150, there is a special set of five Legendary Jokers that can truly send your score into the stratosphere. But Balatro doesn’t hand these Legendary Jokers out for free. You’ll need to get extremely lucky to get your hands on them, but once you do, you won’t want to look back. Here’s everything you need to know about Legendary Jokers in Balatro. View the full article
There are mentions of a new battle event in Genshin Impact 5.4 leaks and, while combat-focused events are quite frequent in the action RPG by HoYoverse, this feels like the best update in the game in quite some time. At the moment, the title is at the start of Version 5.3, an important patch that brought forth the final Natlan Archon Quests and introduced four new playable characters. The update is also going to host the annual Lantern Rite Festival, which will be somewhat accompanied by the release of the Liyue character Lan Yan in Genshin Impact. View the full article
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Digital card games continue to thrive and evolve while the classics still scratch your card-casting itch. This genre of games doesn’t rank at the top of Twitch’s most-watched list, but that doesn’t stop players from enjoying a wide variety of playable options. The best digital card games are free-to-play, although some have friendlier monetization systems than others when it comes to expanding your collection. But it is the experience of playing those cards that matter for card game fans. From cracking open packs to directly purchasing the cards you want in your meta deck, here are the best digital card games players should check out. View the full article
Nvidia is reportedly gearing up to launch the first few cards in its RTX 50-series at CES next week, including an RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070. The 5090 will be of particular interest to performance-obsessed, money-is-no-object PC gaming fanatics since it's the first new GPU in over two years that can beat the performance of 2022's RTX 4090. But boosted performance and slower advancements in chip manufacturing technology mean that the 5090's maximum power draw will far outstrip the 4090's, according to leakers. VideoCardz reports that the 5090's thermal design power (TDP) will be set at 575 W, up from 450 W for the already power-hungry RTX 4090. The RTX 5080's TDP is also increasing to 360 W, up from 320 W for the RTX 4080 Super. That also puts the RTX 5090 close to the maximum power draw available over a single 12VHPWR connector, which is capable of delivering up to 600 W of power (though once you include the 75 W available via the PCI Express slot on your motherboard, the actual maximum possible power draw for a GPU with a single 12VHPWR connector is a slightly higher 675 W). Read full article Comments View the full article
Honkai: Star Rail has partnered with KFC to launch exclusive merchandise in select locations throughout China. The collaboration was announced just in time for the highly-anticipated release of Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.0. View the full article
With Valve's impressive work on the Proton tool for Linux and the Mac's Game Porting Toolkit and CrossOver options, few games are truly "Windows only" these days. The exceptions are those with aggressive, Windows-based anti-cheating tools baked in, something that hit back hard against players eager to dive into a new superhero shooter. Marvel Rivals, an Overwatch-ish free-to-play hero shooter released in early December 2024, has all the typical big online game elements: an in-game shop with skins and customizations, battle passes, and anti-cheating tech. While Proton, which powers the Linux-based Steam Deck's ability to play just about any Windows game, has come very far in a few years' time, its biggest blind spots are these kinds of online-only games, like Grand Theft Auto Online, Fortnite, Destiny 2, Apex Legends, and the like. The same goes for Mac players, who, if they can work past DirectX 12, can often get a Windows game working in CrossOver or Parallels, minus any anti-cheat tools. Is there harm in trying? For a while, there was 100 years' worth. As detailed in the r/macgaming subreddit and at r/SteamDeck, many players who successfully got Marvel Rivals working would receive a "Penalty Issued" notice, with a violation "detected" and bans issued until 2124. Should such a ban stand, players risked entirely missing the much-prophesied Year of the Linux Desktop or Mainstream Mac Gaming, almost certain to happen at some point in that span. Read full article Comments View the full article
The anime action RPG Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream is getting a new character, as the video game franchise original Fuuka Shinozaki will appear in the game starting on January 9 following scheduled maintenance. Fuuka will join the ongoing title in its upcoming second season as a mage, giving players access to brand-new magical abilities as she joins the roster of fan favorites and new faces from across the Sword Art Online franchise. View the full article
The director of Final Fantasy 11 expressed the team's intention to make the MMORPG more solo-friendly this year. After celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2024, Square Enix conducted a player satisfaction survey among active and non-active users. One of the top requests was to make certain Final Fantasy 11 content more welcoming to solo players, a plea the development team has embraced and promises to deliver on in 2025. View the full article
The audacious action-platformer Antonblast, from developer Summitsphere, has recouped its entire production budget less than one month after its initial release. Antonblast, which serves as a sequel to the brick-breaking Mario Bros./Breakout mashup Antonball, was developed by a small team led by designer, co-coder, and composer Tony Grayson. View the full article
It's been a strange few days for Palworld on Steam Deck. Originally it was rated Steam Deck Playable, then after the major Feybreak update Valve set it as Steam Deck Unsupported and now it's back to Steam Deck Playable again. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
2024 was a year packed with surprise hits, from Palworld and Helldivers 2 to the all-conquering might of Balatro. Among those winners was Liar's Bar, which soared on a wave of YouTube and Twitch popularity to a Steam player count peak of more than 113,000. Combining the classic multiplayer games of Liar's Dice and Cheat with the high-stakes thrill of virtual Russian roulette, it holds a 92% positive user review score. As developer Curve Animation works towards launch, it reveals that its next mode is coming very soon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Viral, brutal multiplayer game Liar's Bar adds new mode with a chaotic twist $7 multiplayer game is now ******* on Steam than Diablo 4 and Hunt Showdown Liar's Bar is an absurd gambling simulator with animal people, out now View the full article
Amid all the Squid Game mania that kicks off today, both Call of Duty Warzone and ****** Ops 6 have received updates that make plenty of gameplay changes and bug fixes. Arguably the most noticeable change across both titles is an upgrade to movement that makes things even faster and slicker than it was before. Plus, Zombies fans have been blessed with a mountain of buffs to the new elemental sword Wonder Weapons. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 6 Squid Game event criticized for its $10 reward track ****** Ops 6 Season 2 release date estimate, anti-cheat update, and more The best zombie games on PC 2025 View the full article
Adding to a list of controversies that have plagued Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 since the game's launch, the Premium Track of a new, limited-time Squid Game event has sparked backlash from players. The latest in the Call of Duty series, ****** Ops 6 enjoyed a generally positive critical reception when it released in October 2024, garnering praise for its single-player campaign, online multiplayer, and its Zombies mode. Long-term players, however, have several serious complaints regarding the game's monetization and cheating issues. View the full article
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In Marvel Rivals, players can change their controller settings on both Xbox and PlayStation to fit their personal gameplay styles. These settings let you adjust things like sensitivity, aim assist, response curves, and dead zones to make aiming and movement feel better. You can change how fast your aim moves both horizontally and vertically, and there are options to customize aim assist, like its strength and size, which can vary depending on the character you’re using. View the full article