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If Mass Effect 5 wants to earn a similar reputation for being a cutting-edge RPG like the original trilogy, it will need to take some important cues from Baldur’s Gate 3. At the time of their release, the original Mass Effect games were lauded for their in-depth story and how players’ choices could carry over from one game to the next. However, at this point, those qualities are old news, and RPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3 have improved on them significantly. View the full article

The Indiana Jones franchise has finally received a definitive adaptation with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, that replicates the bombastic action scenes, engaging storyline, and unique settings of the film franchise. Even though The Great Circle is many players' first entry into the virtual world of the Indiana Jones franchise, there are plenty of high-quality adaptations worth playing. With the first game being released in 1984, there is a variety of gaming experiences out there perfect for fans of the iconic action-packed adventures of the great archaeologist. View the full article

Arcane was a huge success, but one report suggests the good reception hasn't translated into enough revenue for League of Legends. One of the most popular competitive games, League of Legends has a large active player base. The MOBA also has a large universe with other releases besides the main game. View the full article

3D platformer fans have another game to check out, as Boti: Byteland Overclocked is coming to consoles on January 10. While Boti: Byteland Overclocked has been on PC for over a year, this upcoming console launch will give fans on Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox a chance to play the platformer developed by Purple Ray Studio. View the full article

Players are voicing their frustrations with Infinity Nikki after new updates have increased the game's focus on its gacha mechanics. Infinity Nikki has been a standout from the pack of recent free-to-play games, using its cozy aesthetic and focus on relaxing gameplay mechanics to draw in a crowd of gamers looking for fun. Although gacha is a featured element of the experience, many players have been able to enjoy Infinity Nikki without putting a cent into it. View the full article

Leveling up in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 can prove to be a real challenge given the relatively slow progression of weapon, level, and Battle Pass XP. Luckily, players can capitalize on limited-time Double XP events, which boost XP values over the course of a few days. View the full article

Infinity Nikki has taken the gaming community by storm in the short while since its release, with many loving the unique ability outfits which provide the main character with skills. The game wears many hats, such as an adventure, RPG, and dress-up with a fun story and dynamic character powers. Nikki presents a beautiful model for the variety of clothing in the game, and the unique ability outfits can be crafted to grant her powers that go far beyond what an average person, even in the magical Miraland that she finds herself currently in, can achieve. View the full article

With Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.0 fast approaching, a new leak revealed the potential 5-star rerun characters for the update. Coming out in January, this version signals the start of the next major Honkai: Star Rail arc, which will be set in Amphoreus. View the full article

As the Sole Survivor journey ends in Fallout 4, they may find themselves staring out at a Commonwealth vastly improved by their presence. The main endings for the game will differ slightly depending on which faction was sided with, with a peaceful life ahead for most. However, there is a clever way to get a truly evil and chaotic ending, and hilariously, it never involves siding with the Institute, the main ‘bad guys’ of the game. View the full article

The first Nikke X Stellar Blade crossover event has been teased alongside a new Evangelion crossover in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE with the next update arriving on December 26. View the full article

Let's cut the festive intro and get right to why we're really here—saving max moolah on the games that matter. Along with the stuff in the headline, I'd score one (or many) of those $59 Xbox official controllers. Why? Because Xbox Game Pass pairs so well with PCs and TV boxes nowadays (and could be your cheapest, console-less way to play Indy: Great Circle). In retro news, I'm celebrating the 25th birthday of SWAT 3, a cop-centric inspiration for the tactical CQC antics of your modern Rainbow: Six Siege. It sure had a strange path to becoming a shooter, however, as it's technically the seventh installment of Sierra's old as the hills (or mountain, as it were) Police Quest graphical adventures. From there, it morphed into an isometric SWAT tactics game, and then this—a po-po RoE shooter where, ideally, you'll arrest perps instead of installing blowholes in them. While Sierra certainly wasn't the first to kick the door in on this sub-genre, the pretty peerless solo, co-op, and TDM on offer stacked up tighter than SWAT 3's more remembered rival of the day, Tom Clancy's Rogue Spear. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games. - SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle (PC) 1999. Get - Halo: Spartan Assault (XO) 2013. Get Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGOLEGO Advent Face OffNice Savings for Nintendo Switch Unicorn Overlord (-40%) - A$56.99Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-20%) - A$64SpongeBob: Patrick Star Game (-40%) - A$36Rune Factory 5 (-47%) - A$39.51Lego 2K Drive (-47%) - A$21.20 Hardware PowerA Pro cont. (-31%) - A$698BitDo Arcade Stick (-20%) - A$151.95 Expiring Recent Deals NBA 2K25 (-70%) - A$30Nintendo World Champs (-32%) - A$34Metal Gear Col. (-61%) - A$35.52Metroid Dread (-29%) - A$56.95 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Planet Coaster (-95%) - A$3.24NFS Heat Deluxe Ed. (-95%) - A$4.99Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (-90%) - A$2.19Borderlands 1 GOTY (-90%) - A$3.99Batman Arkham Origins (-90%) - A$2.89Tales from Borderlands (-90%) - A$2.99Stellaris (-90%) - A$5.69The Forest (-90%) - A$2.89Divinity: Original Sin (-90%) - A$5.69Firewatch (-90%) - A$2.95State of Decay 2 (-90%) - A$4.29Warhammer Vermintide 2 (-90%) - A$4.19Total War Warhammer (-90%) - A$8.99Grim Dawn 2 (-90%) - A$3.65Metro Exodus (-90%) - A$4.49Titanfall 2 (-90%) - A$3.99Assassin's Creed Origins (-90%) - A$8.99South Park The Stick of Truth (-90%) - A$4.49Back 4 Blood (-95%) - A$4.49 Expiring Recent Deals Age of Empires II: Def. (-65%) - A$13.98Elden Ring: SotET (-12%) - A$57.19Helldivers 2 (-25%) - A$44.96God of War: Ragnarok (-25%) - A$71.21Metaphor: ReFantazio (-35%) - A$74.71Resi 4 (-49%) - A$37Spidey Miles Morales (-56%) - A$33.35Spidey Remastered (-56%) - A$42.25 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox Green X/S cont. (-17%) - A$59FFXII: Zodiac Age (-63%) - A$29.38A Quiet Place (-28%) - A$33.98Shin Megami Tensei V (-56%) - A$43.95Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-51%) - A$53.99CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64 Expiring Recent Deals FC 25 (-65%) - A$39Starfield (-73%) - A$32Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$59F1 24 (-46%) - A$59NBA 2K25 (-63%) - A$44Marvel’s GotG Cosmic (-50%) - A$54 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation Tekken 8 (-47%) - A$68.99Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-42%) - A$49.10Suicide Squad: KTJL (-84$) - A$19 God of War: Ragnarok (-61%) - A$49Naruto: NInja Storm 4 (-24%) - A$19Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-51%) - A$53.99CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64NBA 2K25 (-64%) - A$44Persona 3 Reload (-60%) - A$42.90 Hardware DualSense Sterling Silver (-32%) - A$85 Expiring Recent Deals DualSense Purple (-30%) - A$84Rise of the Ronin (-45%) - A$69FC 25 (-65%) - A$39The Last of Us Part 1 (-57%) - A$54Gran Turismo 7 (-56%) - A$55Red Dead Redemption II (-75%) - A$19FF VII: Rebirth (-50%) - A$57 Or purchase a PS Store Card. What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Legit LEGO Deals Nascar Chevrolet Camaro (-40%) - A$23.99City: Double-Decker (-36%) - A$70Minecraft: Nether Portal (-35%) - A$39 Expiring Recent Deals Jedi Bob's Starfighter (-35%) - A$39Batmobile Animated series (-34%) - A$59Technic Porsche GT4 (-32%) - A$169Dune Ornithopter (-32%) - A$169 This holiday season, I'm doing something different with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are racing LEGO Advent Calendars—we open our respective ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for "Coolness" and "Actual Xmas-ness". Winner gets extra eggnog. If you're also feeling festive, here are the cheapest prices for the three calendars we're using. Or just live vicariously through us. LEGO Star Wars Advent 2024 - A$59.95 $45LEGO Spider-Man Advent 2024 - A$59.95 $45LEGO City Advent 2024 - A$59.95 $45 Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. 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Paladins are the quintessential knights in shining armor in both Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. They are typically seen wearing heavy armor and wielding a sword and shield, but they are ideal on the frontlines. However, since 2009, Paizo has been nudging Paladins to be more than just shining defenders. The divergence came from reworking Smite Evil - the previous iteration of D&D’s Divine Smite - to trigger at any range. Compared to D&D, many Pathfinder Paladins rely on archery, hyper-focus on spell casting, or stop a fight from even breaking out. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

They all grow up and leave the nest some day, don’t they? At least, that’s what we’re telling ourselves when we send our Pals on Expeditions in Palworld. As of the Feybreak patch that hit live servers on Dec. 23, you can now send your Pals on their very own journey through Palworld’s Expedition mechanic. This dungeon system offers a wide variety of lucrative rewards, but it comes at a bit of a cost: You won’t be able to access your Pals or take advantage of their labor while they’re out on an Expedition. Although this ends up being a fair trade, there are a few requirements you must first meet before your Pals can partake in a dungeon run. View the full article

With strong player counts and a wealth of content for what is only its open beta launch, tactical FPS Delta Force has had a great start to life. Team *****'s free-to-play shooter has enjoyed plenty of success, but with anti-cheat concerns dragging down its Steam user score and calls for even more new content, there's still work to be done. In an interview with PCGamesN, game design director Ricky Liao tells me about how its first few weeks have gone from Team *****'s perspective, reveals plans to explore solo Operations, and discusses Delta Force's unsexy but crucial major strength. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Is Delta Force down? Current server status Delta Force dev says PvE Raids are hitting the free-to-play FPS very soon Delta Force dev names and shames cheaters as it bans over 1,000 from the FPS View the full article

Fans of EA Sports College Football are eagerly awaiting the newest game in the franchise, EA Sports College Football 26. As they wait, fans are speculating about potential new features and gameplay improvements. Plus, there have been actual leaks from collegiate sports writer Matt Brown that need to be considered, too. With College Football 26 still a ways away – the game is expected to be released during the summer of 2025 – the excitement around the game continues to build as fans dissect every rumor and leak for clues about what's to come. View the full article

Ethereals are getting a big facelift in World of Warcraft Patch 11.1, with players datamining dozens of new models for the mummy-like energy beings. While this only proves that the Ethereals will be playing some kind of role in World of Warcraft in the near future, some fans are hoping it means they could eventually become an allied race at some point during the Worldsoul Saga. View the full article

Genshin Impact has shared the new Envisaged Echoes for Version 5.3, this time giving Kazuha and Ganyu a stylish trail for their spriting animations. While the Spiral Abyss and the Imaginarium Theater make up the endgame of Genshin Impact, the latter has been a perfect opportunity for the developers to add minor cosmetics. New gliders and outfits are rare in Genshin Impact, but Envisaged Echoes and Thespian Tricks have seen a quick and steady pace of release. View the full article

Cartoon Network, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, has quietly removed a half-dozen of its games from ***** on Steam and other digital platforms, including Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, OK KO! Let's Play Heroes, and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light... Read more.View the full article

GTA Online is celebrating the holidays by giving away a number of free goodies to players. The new GTA Online loot ranges from single-use items to cosmetics, so fans shouldn't miss this opportunity. View the full article

In the spirit of the Holiday season, a creative Baldur's Gate 3 fan baked gingerbread versions of Astarion, Shadowheart, and other popular characters from the game. It's been over a year since Baldur's Gate 3 was first released, but players continue to show their love for the RPG through fan creations. View the full article

It's the holiday season, which means festive activities, family time, and, most importantly, the Steam Winter *****. With discounts on everything from massive open world RPGs to pixel-art platformers, it can be tough to limit yourself to just a few games. While I'm all for splurging on 2024 releases, if you're looking to maximize bang for your buck, you could also pick up a solid bunch of slightly older (but still amazing) PC games. For example, right now you can get over 10 copies of Fallout: New Vegas for the price of one S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. A starting point for Steam sales should always be checking your Wishlist, but if you're looking for something new (or want to make sure you're not missing an obvious deal), I found 33 of the best PC games for $10 or less. The Complete Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for $10 The Witcher 3's massive open world, compelling characters, and meaningful approach to player decision-making raised the bar for RPGs back in 2015. After The Witcher 4 was revealed at The Game Awards, what better time to play (or replay) one of the greatest RPGs of all time? Especially now that the Complete Edition, which includes the base game and every DLC, is down to just $9.99. More RPGs Under $10: If you're looking for a narrative-driven RPG, I highly recommend Disco Elysium, which is also down to $10. Other RPGs with deep discounts include Bethesda properties like Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas, and (of course) Skyrim. Meanwhile, Baldur's Gate 3 fans who have a hankering for more turn-based combat can pick up one of Larian's older games, Divinity: Original Sin, for just $3.99. 40% Off Stardew Valley Leave your office job to inherit your grandfather's farm and help rebuild (or price out) the local town in Stardew Valley. IGN re-reviewed Stardew Valley after the farming game got a massive update and ended up giving it one of the only 10/10 game reviews for all of 2024. Given that Stardew was somehow my most-played game on Steam and Nintendo Switch, I have to agree that "Masterpiece" is a fair assessment. More Cozy Games Under $10: Cozy Grove, which I feel is more like Animal Crossing than Stardew, is on ***** for under $5. If you're the type of person who enjoys organizing, I'd recommend Unpacking, while Spiritfarer brings the management game genre to the afterlife. DOOM Eternal for $10 The DOOM series was pretty foundational to the FPS genre, and one of the best DOOM games of the modern era has dropped to under $10. In IGN's 9/10 DOOM Eternal review, Ryan McCaffrey highlights the game's satisfying difficulty: "This excellent refinement of the already outstanding 2016 reboot makes you an unspoken deal: if you can keep up with it, it will keep up with you." More FPS Games Under $10: For more single-player shooting, you can get six Halo games for $10 with The Master Chief Collection. Multiplayer shooters like Siege and Battlefield 2042 are also under $10 for the time being. 50% Off Hollow Knight Hollow Knight is one of the most rewarding gaming experiences I've had, and also the closest I've come to throwing my Switch at the wall in frustration (that's a positive, by the way). Per IGN's 9/10 review: "The world of Hallownest is compelling and rich, full of story that’s left for you to discover on your own, and built with branching paths that offer an absurd amount of choice in how you go about discovering it." Now you can find out why there's always a chorus of comments begging for a Silksong release date for just $8. More Platformers Under $10: Like Hollow Knight, Celeste doesn't shy away from challenging the player, and additional "B-sides" for every level up the ante for even platforming veterans. I recommend Little Nightmares to any horror fan, while the 2020 Ori sequel offers particularly creative puzzles. Civilization VI for $2.99 With Civ VII set to release in just a couple of months, most of the Sid Meier franchise is on *****. While I prefer Civ V's map mechanics, Civ VI, in my experience, is better optimized for setting up multiplayer lobbies. Convince your friends to drop a couple of bucks, and you can all lock into an empire-building marathon that will most likely end in some form of betrayal. More Strategy and Simulation Games Under $10: Most Total War games and DLCs are discounted, though one of the best deals is the Warhammer base game for $6. And if you've ever wanted to travel across the entirety of Europe for $5, now you can (with Euro Truck Simulator 2). 75% Off Overcooked 2 If you're looking for something cheap you can convince your friends to pick up and play with you, look no further than Overcooked 2. The cooperative cooking game allows up to four players to hop into a campaign that, with arcade-style levels and goofy physics, will probably lead to some screaming. But, as IGN's Overcooked 2 review describes, this "frantic and inventive co-op game... manages to turn frustration into charm." More Co-op Games Under $10: For larger groups, I also recommend For the King and Castle Crashers. It Takes Two is one of the best games for two-player co-op, and only one person has to buy the game courtesy of Hazelight Studio's "Friend's Pass." And, of course, Portal 2, down to just $2, will always be a co-op classic. What did you pick up in the *****? Anything you'd recommend that's missing from my list? Let us know in the comments below! [/url] View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The 6v6 gameplay experiments in Overwatch 2 are running into the timeless co-op video game problem of not having enough tanks, increasing ****** times for other players to frustrating lengths. It seems the 6v6 tests in Overwatch 2 have not been able to avoid the same role ****** issues the original game always struggled with. View the full article

The Call of Duty: Warzone developers have restricted the use of the popular COR-45 handgun, and the community doesn't appear to be happy with this decision. The handgun has been one of the most dominant weapons in the meta of Call of Duty: Warzone during Season 1, thanks to certain attachments and blueprints. View the full article

Battling your way through an eerie research facility infested with strange creatures? Check. Lots of dudes in lab coats? Check. A trip to a sub-zero location? Check. Despite having all the hallmarks of what FPS fans expect from the still-absent Half-Life 3, this is actually Invariant, a new first-person shooter that certainly channels plenty of energy from Valve's iconic series. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Got plans over the holidays? Hopefully they include getting a little bit of rest, opening up some presents, and checking out a few new games. With that in mind, we wrapped up a list of the best deals in the Steam Winter ***** for you. Whether you're gonna buy something fun for a friend or stuff it in your own Steam stocking, that's entirely up to you... Read more.View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]