According to Review's annual State of Consumer Media Spending Report, the average American spent 23 percent less on streaming subscriptions in 2024 than in 2023. Read Entire Article View the full article
Wuthering Waves has revisited some of the designs for its original boss, Echoes, and given them slight adjustments with Nightmare Echoes. Some of these Nightmare Echoes can be complete game-changers for your build. Here’s how you can unlock and find all Nightmare Echoes in Wuthering Waves. Table of contentsHow to unlock Nightmare EchoesWhat are Nightmare Echoes in Wuthering WavesAll Nightmare Echo effects and locationsNightmare Feilian BeringalNightmare Impermanence HeronNightmare Thundering MephisNightmare Tempest MephisNightmare CrownlessNightmare Inferno RiderNightmare Mourning Aix How to unlock Nightmare Echoes Before you can collect Nightmare Echoes, you must start the Dream Patrol I quest, which can be found in Ragunna City. You can start this quest by speaking to the Strange White Cat in Raguuna City. If you don’t speak to the Strange White Cat, the Nightmare Echo locations will not appear on your map. View the full article
Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt spoke with the community at-large on his X account, asking fans what they were hoping for next from the developer of Helldivers 2. In response to a user urging the company to avoid “DEI” (an acronym for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Pilestedt responded with a post which appears to imply that such […] Source View the full article
Yep, you've read the headline, this is serious stuff. Someone claims to have posted some images taken in a Rockstar office of GTA 6 playing on a monitor to Reddit, and it might have shown us what the developer's bins looked like back in 2021. That's assuming it's actually genuine, of course. Read more View the full article
An AI-powered VTuber known as Neuro-Sama has broken the all-time Twitch Hype Train record with the help of Riot's competitive shooter, Valorant. She completed Hype Train level 111 with 84,904 subscriptions and 1,201,225 bits gifted to her creator, Vedal987's Twitch channel within a limited time. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Valorant crosshair codes used by pros in 2025 LoL and Valorant esports teams can soon partner with betting platforms Next Valorant Night Market 2024 dates View the full article
When it comes to shooters, it's good to dial up the grit and suspense every once in a while. If you're in a war, it should feel like it, with all the fear and adrenaline that entails. Hell Let Loose channels the sensory load of World War 2 to an incredible degree, putting you right in the middle of some of history's most harrowing battles, and it's free to own right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Hardcore WW2 shooter Hell Let Loose teases a brand new desert map Now is the ideal time to try Hell Let Loose, one of the best WW2 games One of 2023's best indie games is now on ***** View the full article
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When is the ****** Ops 6 Season 2 release date? The first season reload of ****** Ops 6 and Warzone arrived at the end of last year, spinning up the annual content cycle in style. Following a loaded content drop with season start, Season 1 Reloaded brought with it a huge new Zombies map, a winter event, and more. Suffice it to say, a tantalizing precedent has been set as we look to Season 2. If you've already uncovered the secrets of the latest Zombies map, Citadelle Des Morts, or have had your fun with all the ****** Ops 6 modes that dropped throughout the season, then it's time to look ahead to the FPS game's next update. Here's everything we have on the ****** Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2 release date so far. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best zombie games on PC 2025 The best new PC games 2025 ****** Ops 6 double XP event is COD's Christmas gift to you View the full article
Ubisoft’s PC woes have continued into 2025, with the generally much-loved Assassin’s Creed Origins suffering a review-bomb campaign on Steam after a Windows PC update rendered it unplayable for some. In November, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 accidentally killed Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more. The issue was so bad that Microsoft updated its support website to reveal it has placed a temporary block on Windows 11 for users with those games installed. "After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games," Microsoft said at the time. "These games might become unresponsive while starting, loading or during active gameplay. "In some cases, users might receive a ****** screen. The affected games are Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. "To safeguard your Windows update experience, we have applied a compatibility hold on devices with these games installed. These devices will not be offered to install Windows 11, version 24H2 via the Windows Update release channel." Ubisoft released an update to fix the problem in Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but Microsoft and Ubisoft are both still working to sort out the Assassin's Creed games, and frustration has finally spilled over into Steam user reviews. Negative reviews for Assassin’s Creed Origins ramped up mid-December before hitting a peak as we crossed into 2025, with the game’s recent user review rating dropping to ‘Mixed.’ Overall reviews for the game remain ‘Very Positive.’ Pretty much all the recent negative reviews complain about the Windows update making Assassin’s Creed Origins unplayable. Until a resolution is found, Ubisoft told customers not to manually update to version 24H2 using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant or the media creation tool. If the game stops responding, you’ll need to use Task Manager to close the application. Ubisoft’s Windows problems have hit the company at a particularly troubling time. The company is reportedly in buyout talks with ******** megacorp Tencent after a torrid 2024 in which it closed studios, shut down games, and made mass layoffs. The company’s next big game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, was delayed into 2025 and Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet sales expectations. Ubisoft’s shares fell to their lowest level in the last decade in September after it made a series of dramatic announcements around the performance of its games. As well as delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft announced a return to Steam after a ******* of PC launch exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, with Star Wars Outlaws recently releasing on Valve’s platform. 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
With Palworld's addition of new Pals in the Feybreak update, there are several new upgrade materials available. The Feybreak Island area is six times the size of the original Palworld landscape, giving players multiple opportunities to explore the new area that PocketPair has released. One of the newest additions is an updated version of the Ancient Pal Manuscripts that can be found throughout the world. This item is one of the reasons that reading the full update patch notes is important, as the manuscripts might just look like clutter. View the full article
The Epic Games Store has revealed Hell Let Loose as the final free mystery game. The latest Epic Games Store free mystery game event started in mid-December and is wrapping up now, with users treated to a total of 16 free games. View the full article
If you've been too busy reading about giant old TVs to take part in this year's Ars Technica Charity Drive sweepstakes, don't worry. You still have a little bit of time to donate to a good cause and get a chance to win your share of over $4,000 worth of swag (no purchase necessary to win). In the first weeks of the drive, hundreds of readers contributed tens of thousands of dollars to either the Electronic Frontier Foundation or Child's Play as part of the charity drive. But we're now in the final day of our attempt to best 2020's record haul of over $58,000. Entries have to be received by the end of the day today (Thursday, January 2) to be considered for the sweepstakes, so if you've been putting off a donation/entry, now is the time to pull the trigger. Do yourself and the charities involved a favor and give now while you're thinking about it. Read full article Comments View the full article
Tackling weekly quests is a great way to easily accumulate lots of XP in Fortnite. Sometimes they can be a bit tricky to navigate though, as is the case with the damage opponents in Shogun’s Arena task. Once you fully understand everything this quest entails, it’s an easy enough one to get done. The toughest part is knowing where to find the right location for it, so here’s how to damage opponents in Shogun’s Arena in Fortnite. View the full article
2024 was a big year for survival games, and Once Human stood out among the likes of Palworld, Valheim, Sons of the Forest, and Rust. The free Steam game continues to hold onto a hefty player base as 2025 gets underway, with even the likes of the Palworld Feybreak update not dissuading people from checking in. Developer Starry Studio has plenty of plans for the coming year, and they start with the launch of Once Human update 1.3.5, which is out now and introduces some welcome features and improvements. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best new MMOs worth playing in 2025 Free Steam survival game Once Human unveils packed 2025 roadmap Once Human codes and how to redeem View the full article
Master Chief and the Doom Slayer almost came face to face in a crossover I didn't know I wanted until now. The embattled first-person shooter icons, the former of Halo fame and the latter from Doom, were part of a pitch for the Amazon Prime anthology Secret Level, but powers that be at their parent company Microsoft quashed the idea. Boo! Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This official Doom themed Starfield mod lets you play a hellish new quest The first two Doom games have been rebuilt with 64's assets, and new content Famous Doom mod reportedly banned by Bethesda due to politics View the full article
If you’re a Pokémon card collector, chances are you’ve got a box or two of bulk cards stashed away somewhere nearby as you’re reading this. No matter how often you build decks or sell cards online, finding a use for your unwanted cardboard critters can be rather tricky. As with any hobby-based problem, the best place to find solutions is to scour online communities and forums. Collector Soundwve earned the praise of the Pokémon TCG community online by sharing their clever way to repurpose bulk cards. View the full article
A popular Marvel Rivals leaker has shared an image that could be official artwork and suggested The Thing, Mister Fantastic, Human Torch, and The Invisible Woman may be coming to the game in Season 1. Marvel Rivals is currently nearing the end of Season 0, which has seen two variants of Doctor Doom creating havoc within the multiverse. While the Dooms are the title's current antagonists, NetEase Games has already teased the appearance of the villain Knull in the future. View the full article
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle puts action in the forefront, but despite how many thrilling moments take center stage, I'm obsessed with everything that's happening behind them. Considering the legendary franchise name that it bears, delivering cinematic excitement is one of The Great Circle's main prerogatives, and major set pieces and showdowns all drum up the requisite level of excitement. Being truly cinematic requires a lot more than just explosive highlights, however, and the way that the game keeps a second fiddle playing might be the more important ingredient in its winning recipe. View the full article
The weird, wonderful world of Baldur's Gate 3 cosplay is vast and varied. Some cosplay is shockingly game-accurate, fooling fans into thinking they're looking at actual screenshots. Other cosplay takes its own liberties, but manages to capture familiar characters in new and refreshing ways. View the full article
I think the last time I read an actual, original Garfield comic was in 1998. Since then, my experience of the character has been one long litany of Gar-memes and in particular, Gorefield memes. For those blissfully unaware, Gorefield is a version of Jim Davis’s otiose, lasagne-loving housecat who has broken his comic strip shackles and become a cosmic abomination. Gorefield's manifestations are many: centipede Gorefields, arachnid Gorefields, Gorefields that extend serpentine necks of unfleshed bone towards a cowering Jon Arbuckle, demanding to be fed in a voice that sounds nothing like Bill Murray, a voice as deep and velvety as the eternal Monday before the Big Bang. In Gar-Type, a free Gorefield fangame from Youtuber and pixel artist LumpyTouch, Garfield has become a planet. The good news is that, unlike many other Gore-variants, this Gorefield is vulnerable to bullets. It falls to ace pilot Jon Starbuckle and his prototype starfighter, Gar-Type D, to save the Earth from lasagnnihilation. Read more View the full article
Thanks to Larian itself and modders, Baldur's Gate 3 keeps getting new bits added to it, because clearly the absolutely huge base game hasn't been enough to totally eat up the free time of hardcore DnD partiers. Read more View the full article
There are certain, well, certainties in life. Death and taxes are two of them, while the fact that Half-Life 3 is probably never coming is a fitting third. Despite a bevvy of occult rumours and whisperings, prayers and sacrifices to the periodic table have never borne fruit. Silksong, for all its despair and mania, can't even hold a candle to the long, 21-year old flame that fans of Half-Life 2 have been holding for the sequel that never was... Read more.View the full article
While Celebi Ex got the most attention when the (still relatively) new Pokémon TCG Pocket set Mythical Island came out, it has since been cleanly supplanted by the real powerhouse of these packs, the monster that is Gyarados. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Pokémon TCG Pocket's pack spin may do nothing, but it makes a monkey out of me This Pokémon Pocket x MTG mashup is fun, but hilariously broken Pokémon Terastal Festival gave me some superb pulls ahead of Prismatic Evolution View the full article
Phasmophobia first launched in early access on Sept. 18, 2020, and it’s still yet to reach its big 1.0 debut. This means we can still expect plenty of fresh updates throughout 2025 as the ghost-hunting game moves closer to its official release. There’s much to look forward to, with many new additions and big changes arriving throughout the year. Here’s a breakdown of the 2025 roadmap for Phasmophobia so you know what to expect in future updates. View the full article
Helldivers 2 has regularly come under fire from its community since it launched last February, with one of the biggest controversies being its Escalation of Freedom update. View the full article
Marvel Rivals has been a tremendous success, swooping onto Steam in true superhero style and proving itself a true challenger to the might of Overwatch from day one. The free game's first season begins in early January, and now a new image shared from a ******** app suggests we'll be getting the full Fantastic Four complement when the update rolls out - and that it could be as soon as next week. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Marvel Rivals characters and full roster Marvel Rivals Season 1 release date estimate and news All Marvel Rivals codes and how to redeem - January 2025 View the full article
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According to Review's annual State of Consumer Media Spending Report, the average American spent 23 percent less on streaming subscriptions in 2024 than in 2023. Read Entire Article View the full article