Upon starting Path of Exile 2, you are given a choice of selecting one of six classes that are now available. Ranger is one of them, but the amount of options available for this build can often be overwhelming. Grinding Gear Games outdid itself with PoE 2 by expanding the progression process of each class. During your journey, you will need to regularly select new active and passive skills, while also investing in specific Support Gems and items that boost your abilities and stats. There are dozens, if not hundreds of options in each of these areas, so picking the proper one is mind-boggling. View the full article
The AMD Strix Point CPU in the Zephyrus G16 gives this gaming laptop a battery life boost over the Intel version. Unfortunately, the price is also boosted. Read the full story at The Verge. View the full article
Open that bottle of space champagne, the aliens have been wiped out. At least that's what the interstellar pilots of Elite Dangerous are celebrating in the galaxy-sized multiplayer space sim. Earlier this month, the Thargoid menace finally landed in the Sol system, putting earth itself under threat for the first time, not to mention other human homeworlds and colonies. This meant players were invited to drop everything and head for home - to embark on one last great stand against the final, desperate, and dangerous alien attacker: a Thargoid Titan called "Cocijo". Don't worry, they got him. Read more View the full article
Alternative British fashion brand Koi has dropped a range of DnD themed footwear and accessories in a brand partnership deal with Hasbro. As of December 18, there are 10 products available, ranging in price from £50/$63 to £80/$100. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DnD tinkers with the Artificer class but causes as many problems as it solves If you love DnD and Dark Souls, you have to see these dungeon tiles All DnD classes explained View the full article
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A Marvel Rivals fan recently took to social media with a video that shows players being caught by Jeff the Land Shark's ultimate ability outside of its animation. While some fans have complained about balancing among the various characters in Marvel Rivals, Jeff's ultimate seems to come up more often than others. It remains to be seen how NetEase Games will respond to such complaints, as the game has yet to receive any major balancing changes. View the full article
The history of FPS games is also a history of collaborations and influences. Without Wolfenstein, you have no Doom. No Doom, no Half-Life. No Half-Life, no Counter-Strike, and so on. Whether it's FEAR or Far Cry, Deus Ex or Delta Force, the big-hit shooters all owe a debt of inspiration to one another. In that spirit, two of the best-reviewed FPS games on all of Steam have finally forged an official crossover. Available via a free update, this is, quite literally, Mullet Mad Jack meets Ultrakill. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: You should be playing Mullet Mad Jack, the best roguelike FPS on Steam Highly anticipated ultra-violent roguelike FPS sets Steam release date Doom becomes a super-violent anime in roguelike FPS you can try now View the full article
A new leak has teased a potentially imminent announcement of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake, which would be fantastic news to kick-start gamers’ 2025. The alleged The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake has been circling the rumor mill for years, and confirmation of its existence was once discovered during Microsoft’s acquisition of Blizzard, but its projected 2022 release date never came to fruition. Another 2023 leak suggested an Unreal Engine 5 remake was in the works, but again, no official announcement followed. View the full article
Frostpunk developers 11 bit studios have cancelled a new, console-oriented game in response to both "shifting market trends" - in particular, declining player enthusiasm for "narrative-driven, story-rich games" - and specific problems during development. As a consequence, a number of 11 bit staff are going to lose their jobs, though at least half of the affected development team are being offered the chance to move to other projects, including a few unannounced ones. Read more View the full article
Following reports of core cast members being replaced in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6, Activision has confirmed that select voice actors have been recast. Fans first noticed certain characters sounded different in ****** Ops 6's Zombies mode earlier this winter, prompting rumors that Activision or Treyarch had changed the list of core cast members. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 fans now have a concrete answer as to what happened, with Activision issuing a new statement about the situation. View the full article
Since Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead deployed the opening bit of the game's Killzone crossover, the prices players are being asked to pay for this new stuff have been causing some serious backlash. Now, after working to respond to unhappy players, the studio's made the decision to give away the gear coming as second part of the collab for free. Read more View the full article
The Monster Hunter Wilds beta was a fantastic success, with hordes of players descending upon the sequel to Capcom's best-selling game of all time. The new RPG is an impressive beast, but it certainly wasn't without issues. Game director Yuya Tokuda has been listening to all the feedback on performance drops, polygonal monsters, and concerns around weapon balance and unsatisfying impacts, however. In a new community update, he's joined by community managers Joe and Jonno, and translator Patrick, to show off all the major changes that are being implemented. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Wilds release date, trailers, and latest news Is Monster Hunter Wilds coming to Game Pass? Monster Hunter Wilds Focus Mode explained View the full article
Path of Exile 2 is all about experimenting with different classes and builds, and the fast-paced Monk is one of the most versatile of those classes. There are six classes available in the early access version of Path of Exile 2 (with more to come at launch): Mercenary, Sorceress, Witch, Ranger, Warrior, and, of course, Monk. PoE 2's take on the Monk isn't too terribly different from any other fantasy game's: they mainly rely on their incredible speed and powerful melee attacks to deal damage, balanced out by their relatively low defense and maximum HP. View the full article
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If you supplement your tabletop gaming hobbies with a soupçon of competitive MOBA battling, you absolutely need to check out Wargamer's brand new sister website Deadlock Rank - a constantly updated, high tech database and compendium of everything about Valve's upcoming multiplayer hero shooter. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Marvel Rivals has just released a festive new update ahead of its upcoming Winter Celebration event. So far, the game has been a smashing success since its full release on December 6, reaching over 10 million players worldwide on Steam in just the first 72 hours alone. Much of the appeal of Marvel Rivals lies in its mix of Overwatch-style multiplayer shooter gameplay and a diverse roster of Marvel heroes and villains, which runs the gamut from big names like Iron Man and Captain America to lesser-known characters like Luna Snow and Jeff the Land Shark. View the full article
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 19th, 2024, GamingWire WorldShards, the Sandbox MMORPG released on the Open Loot platform alongside other successful web3 titles, has announced the launch of its complete in-game economy, set to roll out in December 2024. This milestone marks a pivotal step toward the game’s Token Generation Event (TGE) in early […] Source View the full article
The winter season is here and Disney Dreamlight Valley is decked out for the holiday season. In addition to the many winter items you can collect, there are also lots of special tasks you can complete like the gift-giving Ho! Ho! Ho! task. This is a decently tricky quest to finish since it requires lots of crafting and has some very specific rules for progression. It’s worth completing if you want to earn a special event reward though, so here’s how to complete the Gift of Giving Ho! Ho! Ho! duty in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article
After the recent announcement of Elden Ring Nightreign, some devout fans of the original Elden Ring's lore have likely been filled with a sense of uneasiness. Seeing the beloved franchise re-imagined as a fast-paced, speed-running cooperative multiplayer experience raises plenty of questions about whether theories surrounding longtime lore will remain viable, or if many will ultimately have to return to square one. Longtime FromSoftware fans also likely noticed The Nameless King from Dark Souls 3 had a cameo in the reveal trailer, raising questions about further connections to the Soulsborne universe and what can or should be considered canon. View the full article
After Update 1.4 made changes to how the camera interacts with character models in Zenless Zone Zero, HoYoverse released a quick fix to address claims of censorship. It's been a busy week for the popular live-service gatcha game, as Zenless Zone Zero just released its newest update, which has brought significant changes and improvements to the overall experience. View the full article
The generous teaser trailer for Superman, written and directed by James Gunn, has finally arrived, and you can bet that everyone has strong opinions about it, good and bad. Here's a quick rundown of the current buzz online. Read more View the full article
At any given moment I am in the center of a wonderful vortex of skeletons. Bones splash and rattle and burst out of the ground in sharp, horrible spurs. My weakest skeletons, sensing their death coming, explode into fire and shards. My strongest skeletons fight so hard and with such alacrity that upon dying, they drag their spirits together and keep fighting as ghosts for a while. Foul little bone scorpions skitter around on fans of legs made from human hands. Somewhere in the middle, almost invisible among the noise, is the character I am actually playing: Path of Exile 2’s mean-spirited, callous, and gleefully enjoyable Witch. This is a review in progress. It has to be. Even in its incomplete early access *******, Path of Exile 2 is a great sprawling mass of a game. Three meaty acts of a planned six act campaign are followed by a trickier return tour through them, before the absurd endgame kicks into gear and the real work begins. If I came to you having played everything on offer I would be wild-haired, bloodshot-eyed and possessing perfect, incomprehensible knowledge. Let’s compromise: I have toured the dark caverns and the antediluvian crypts. I have been killed by various accumulated nasties. I’ve had a great time. Read more View the full article
To harvest the seals or not harvest the seals? That is a question put to me as Steward of a newly-reforged city-state. Don't worry, I did not eat the seals. I did, however, do much worse—so are the horrid consequences of trying your best in Frostpunk 2... Read more.View the full article
Image: FromSoftware Sony has announced that it has increased its holdings in Japanese media giant and FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation. Sony acquired the shares for 50 billion yen or roughly $300 million, bringing its total ownership to 10 percent and making it the Kadokawa’s largest shareholder. The news comes after earlier rumors that Sony was considering acquiring the company outright. Kadokawa confirmed that Sony had expressed interest in acquiring shares, but that, at the time, no decision had been made. An acquisition would have brought Kadokawa’s considerable holdings in Japanese movie, television, publishing, and video game production — which includes the Elden Ring developer and Danganronpa studio Spike Chunsoft — under Sony’s control. Getting its hands on more IP seems to be the name of Sony’s game with this announcement. According to the press release, Sony and Kadokawa will, “discuss specific initiatives for collaboration” regarding adaptation, development, and production of Kadokawa IP. Or to put it more simply, there’s now a not-small chance that an Elden Ring live-action movie might be on the way. View the full article
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images There weren’t many exclusives this year, but Apple’s subscription service still had some notable new releases. Read the full story at The Verge. View the full article
An industry insider has claimed that Ubisoft is currently planning to release new Year 2 content updates for Skull and Bones, despite the incredibly low player count on some platforms. The long-awaited action-adventure game was finally released in February 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, but given Skull and Bones' lackluster reception and Ubisoft's turbulent year, many were expecting new content updates to come to an end after its first year. View the full article
The announcement of The Witcher 4 with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Ciri as protagonist has attracted a bit of discussion. Some of the reaction is online toddlers waxing wroth about a video game having a (somewhat older!!!) woman as lead character, and especially, shock, a video game in a series that has hitherto starred a man. And some of it is people commenting more thoughtfully on whether Ciri genuinely makes for a suitable Witcher protagonist, given that she isn't the product of the typical Witcher genetic modification regime (which is heavily tailored towards men), and given that, without spoiling too much, she has gifts that make crumbly old Geralt's sword-and-sorcery skillset look rather paltry. Speaking to Eurogamer this week, game director Sebastian Kalemba and narrative director Philipp Weber responded to a few of these comments, and also shared a little about Ciri's situation at the start of the game. Read more View the full article
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Open that bottle of space champagne, the aliens have been wiped out. At least that's what the interstellar pilots of Elite Dangerous are celebrating in the galaxy-sized multiplayer space sim. Earlier this month, the Thargoid menace finally landed in the Sol system, putting earth itself under threat for the first time, not to mention other human homeworlds and colonies. This meant players were invited to drop everything and head for home - to embark on one last great stand against the final, desperate, and dangerous alien attacker: a Thargoid Titan called "Cocijo". Don't worry, they got him. Read more View the full article