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The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Improved library asset loading times for large libraries Game Recording Fixed OpenGL games failing to record on Linux. Fixed issue which prevented audio capture from some games on Windows 11 24H2. Linux Fixed a rare issue which resulted in a GetTimelineLoaderForGame() error showing in the in-game overlay. View the full article

The Sims 4 has been free to play for a few years now, meaning anyone can pick up the game and start designing Sims and builds. While the full Sims 4 game, including all DLC Expansion Packs, Game Packs, Stuff Packs, and Kits, can be highly and prohibitively costly, some members of the community still make the game completely accessible to everyone by building and sharing homes and venues made exclusively out of Base Game items via the Sims 4 Gallery. View the full article

Fortnite will be adding Guess Who to its roster of playable experiences through the efforts of Look North World and Hasbro. Though this experience isn't a direct collaboration between Fortnite and any other games or developers, it is an example of the continuing trend of devs choosing Fortnite as the place to host their content, which could further cement Fortnite's place as a platform, not just a game. View the full article

Complaints about cheaters feel like they've been rising in ****** Ops 6 in recent weeks, especially in Ranked Play, and now that feeling has been validated. In a new post, Call of Duty promises that "major updates" for its Ricochet anti-cheat will be arriving in the future and admits that its effectiveness at removing cheaters "did not hit the mark" during ****** Ops 6 Season 1. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 6 Zombies Directed mode explained The best new PC games 2024 ****** Ops 6 Season 1 Reloaded release date, maps, modes, and more View the full article

If there's one thing that's been just as impressive as Path of Exile 2's huge player counts, it's the speed at which Grinding Gear is already balancing and refining its incredible ARPG. It's not even been two weeks yet, and after a few sizable patches already, another looks set to arrive before the devs head off on their (extremely well-earned) Christmas break. Grinding Gear has dropped a preview of what's to come in this update, and for those struggling to survive POE 2's endgame, I've got good news for you. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile 2 Witch build and class guide How long is Path of Exile 2? Path of Exile 2 quest list - all main and side missions View the full article

With The Witcher 4 being one of the major announcements at this year's Game Awards, fans of the franchise are eager to get a glimpse at the finer details of the game. While The Witcher 3 is widely beloved for its amazing storytelling, engaging combat, and enemy variety, it's worth looking at some of the features that could have been improved or simplified to make the gameplay more enjoyable, efficient, or manageable - The Witcher 4 doesn't need to repeat its predecessor's mistakes. View the full article

Developer Microids has revealed the first teaser trailer for its next thrilling detective mystery adventure game, Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile, based on the classic novel of the same name. Microids has previously released games based on the detective writer'****** stories ******* on the Orient Express and Hercule Poirot: The London Case, and players can now get a first look at the curious story and intriguing gameplay of Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile. View the full article

Despite being released just weeks prior, Marvel Rivals has already unveiled details about a winter-themed event. This event includes a limited-time mode and five skins all themed around the winter season and holidays. If you want to participate in the fun, here is everything you need to know about this year’s Marvel Rivals Winter Celebration, including the release date, what skins are coming, and how to play the new game mode. View the full article

When Fallout 4 came out, players were shocked at the things Codsworth could say, but what he can’t say is just as surprising. Codworth is the player character’s faithful robot butler both before and after the nukes fall, and one of Fallout 4's 16 companions. In a fun addition that isn’t typical for games that allow players to choose their names, Codsworth actually has an extensive list of names that he can say when speaking to the player. This means many players can hear the game calling them by their real names, instead of vaguely referring to them or using an assigned surname like Mass Effect’s Shepherd. View the full article

Fans of Overwatch 2 have plenty to dig into following the launch of the game's 14th season, though some players have spotted a hilarious new glitch which causes one of Zenyatta's emotes to break in the best way possible. Glitches are an inevitability in any game, but if there's any type of bug that's sure to entertain players, it's the type that affects character models – specifically in the case of this Overwatch 2 glitch, giving players the ability to A-pose as Zenyatta at will. View the full article

Complaints about cheaters feel like they've been rising in ****** Ops 6 in recent weeks, especially in Ranked Play, and now that feeling has been validated. In a new post, Call of Duty promises that "major updates" for its Ricochet anti-cheat will be arriving in the future and admits that its effectiveness at removing cheaters "did not hit the mark" during ****** Ops 6 Season 1. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 6 Zombies Directed mode explained The best new PC games 2024 ****** Ops 6 Season 1 Reloaded release date, maps, modes, and more View the full article

Indiana Jones’s life is full of adventure, but his true passion is preserving history for others to study and learn about the past. This concept often occurs in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and you can hunt down missing relics in the Lost Artifacts of Africa. These lost artifacts are scattered throughout Gizeh, some hiding in plain sight, while others are tougher to locate. There are only a handful to track down, but these are vital to returning to a museum for proper study. Although these are a smaller task compared to the larger goal of protecting the Great Circle from the Nazis, Indiana Jones won’t just leave artifacts lying around. We’ll show you where you can find all Lost Artifacts of Africa and how you can get them in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. View the full article

The open-world survival adventure of LEGO Fortnite Odyssey has a final boss named the Storm King, who is as difficult to find as they are to beat. This avatar of Fortnite's enclosing Storm is a fearsome being of darkness and lightning, capable of wiping out teams of unprepared players. However, with the right tools, you can brave the Eye of the Storm to defeat this deity of destruction. View the full article

Fortnite Winterfest 2024 starts this Friday, and it'll be around until the first week of January. Fortnite has lore and a story that gamers can follow as the seasons and chapters progress. While there are quiet moments that may seem dull to some players at times, there are plenty of eventful times filled with limited-time quests and collabs. Whether the Fortnite schedule is empty or crowded, there is always time for the annual celebrations, many of which have become a tradition at this point. View the full article

If you read any sort of post from Call of Duty on social media lately, you’re bound to see a deluge of comments from angry players begging for help with cheaters and hackers in games like ****** Ops 6 and Warzone. Despite CoD’s RICOCHET Anti-Cheat’s best efforts, cheaters remain ahead of the curve, ruining matches in Ranked Play for both BO6 and Warzone, which had its Ranked Battle Royale mode return as part of Season One Reloaded this month. View the full article

Overwatch 2 has revealed December 17 and January 21 as the start dates for each of its upcoming Season 14 6v6 gameplay experiments. With each of these tests running for multiple weeks, fans will have plenty of time to play 6v6 in Overwatch 2 over the next couple of months. View the full article

Stardew Valley players explain why they take the long way around after an image calls them out for their nonsensical route through town. The map of Pelican Town in Stardew Valley is fairly straightforward, and it's easy to get from point A to point B without having too much trouble. But it turns out that many fans tend to take the long way around, anyway. View the full article

One of Falcom's best games finally comes to modern consoles, and it is shaping up to be a fantastic way to start 2025. View the full article

With most online multiplayer games, there will come at least one moment where the community has to ask: 'Is this a bug or a feature?' Usually, it's regarding something problematic or limiting. But very rarely it's because the bug is so great players want to see it stick around. The latter has just happened to Warframe 1999 following the launch of its new expansion, and developer Digital Extremes is more than happy to turn its coolest bug into a permanent fixture. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warframe 1999 is finally available after over a year of teases and demos Warframe 1999 release date, demo, trailers, gameplay, and more Warframe codes - redeem for glyphs, weapons and boosters View the full article

Remedy Entertainment published a new update for Alan Wake 2, bringing various quality-of-life improvements to its survival horror game. This update is already available and should further improve the overall gameplay experience of Alan Wake 2 for all players, especially on the PlayStation 5 Pro. View the full article

The creative director of Marvel Rivals recently addressed the community's demands for a role ****** system, which some fans believe could fix one of the game's most notable issues in multiplayer matches. Currently, Marvel Rivals lets players choose any hero they want and, in some cases, entire teams can consist of a single selected hero. View the full article

The developer of recently-announced virtual **** simulator game Catly has responded to allegations that the game's trailer and marketing was produced using generative AI, saying that no such technology was used in its announcement at The Game Awards, nor in the game itself. In a statement shared with IGN, a PR representative authorized to speak on behalf of developer SuperAuthenti said that generative AI was not used to produce the trailer, nor the game. Furthermore, the representative said the developer was "very surprised by such speculations," adding that "We do not think there are any existing AI tools that can produce a video like that. Industry experts have echoed this opinion." The PR representative also showed IGN a version of the trailer from The Game Awards that showed in-progress shots interspersed alongside the final version, which did seem to confirm the lack of AI use in the actual trailer production. Additionally, the PR representative said that other allegations suggesting that Catly was a blockchain game were similarly unfounded. They said that there has been "zero blockchain technology" involved in Catly or the company behind it, SuperAuthenti, and similarly there are no NFTs. "Our company/project has never issued any blockchain currency and any NFTs. Our company does not and has never owned any blockchain currency and NFTs." The spokesperson confirmed to IGN that Catly is being made in Unreal Engine 5, and said the developer uses "various software" to produce hyperrealistic fur and hair. Assertions that Catly was using generative AI technology began to circulate almost immediately after its trailer debuted at The Game Awards last week. The trailer itself featured hyperrealistic cats with brightly colored fur and features bounding around a fantasy playspace and interacting with a human wearing various detailed, high fashion outfits. The art style present was flagged by many critics as reminiscent of the hyperrealistic style often produced by generative AI. That said, Catly's statement is consistent with the current reality that game trailers of this quality are not within the reach of current generative AI technology without significant, obvious artifacting and other issues. However, others pointed out that while the trailer may be legit, the other aspects of Catly's promotion are still giving some off vibes. For instance, the game's Steam description awkwardly reads, "A Cat Open World, with Beautiful Cats. Hyperrealism, Actions, Cuddle, Speed, Islands, Fashion, Dreams, Snow, Robots, Plants -- all with and via Cats." And a few of the game's promotional art pieces had odd details similar to AI artifacting, such as the odd paws and nose of this cat: And the text on the wall inside the right-hand side of the building in this image: Others unearthed more images from the official Catly website that appear to raise even more questions about their veracity. Notably, the Catly website was down as recently as Friday, and remained offline over the weekend through today when we reached out to SuperAuthenti to ask about it. The website has since been reinstated, but a number of the old images have been removed. While SuperAuthenti confirmed to me that it did not use generative AI in either the trailer or the game itself, it did not respond to my question about its promotional images on Steam or on its website. As for web3, speculation of the game's ties to the technology surfaced as individuals unearthed the studio co-founder, Kevin Yeung's, ties to other blockchain games. Additionally, the game's Steam page features a glowing quote from League of Legends and Arcane producer Thomas Vu, who himself is a prominent web3 investor. However, it also contained a quote from Hearthstone and Marvel Snap creator Ben Brode, who has taken to Bluesky to say that he's heard nothing about either AI generation or web3 involved in Catly, and that his interest is sincere. "I saw 20 [minutes] or so of gameplay footage a few months back and thought it looked cool so they asked me for a quote," he wrote. For now, it does seem that SuperAuthenti is telling the truth about the Catly trailer at The Game Awards, though the question of whether or not, or how much, generative AI has been used in Catly's overall development and promotion remains to be seen. Generative AI is becoming an increasingly popular tool for game companies, too. Call of Duty reportedly sold an "AI-generated cosmetic" for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in late 2023, and fans accused Activision of using generative AI again for a loading screen this year. EA said in September that AI was "the very core" of its business. Unfortunately, as the technology becomes both more prevalent and more complex, it seems likely it will become increasingly difficult to tell the difference between AI-generated and human-crafted work. In Catly's case, we'll have to wait for 2025 to find out more about what exactly is behind those hauntingly rainbow cat eyes from the trailer. 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

When you reach the lost Nazi battleship in the Himalayas in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, there are a handful of puzzles you’ll find aboard. A notable one that might cause some trouble for you is the Captain Cipher Machine puzzle, and how to find the code. There are a handful of context clues in the room with the Cipher Machine, but getting the device to work and knowing what phrase to use can be tricky. Unfortunately, anyone who might have known about it froze, and they appeared to have also failed when they were trying to discover the code. Here’s what you need to know about how to complete the Captain Cipher Machine code in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. View the full article

Marvel Rivals has had a huge launch, surpassing more than 10 million players in its first three days. For the most part, the community seems thrilled with it, as am I. My social media feeds are filled with clips of players pulling off crazy team KOs or spitting an entire team off the map as Jeff the Land Shark. But one issue that has been voiced by a lot of the community is that the battle pass progression sucks... Read more.View the full article

If you’ve played Marvel Rivals for any amount of time, then chances are you’ve been induced into a fit of rage at the game’s obnoxious standard crosshair. This circular monstrosity is so large it can interfere with your sniping capabilities and is constantly animated. Thankfully, the game allows players to import codes that change their crosshair automatically. If you’re in the market for a new crosshair, we’ve compiled some of the best crosshair codes in Marvel Rivals. View the full article