If, like many of us, LocalThunk's Balatro devoured your life this year, Humble's latest bundle is well worth checking out. The Devious Deckbuilders Encore game bundle packs in seven deck-building games, including Dungeons Drafters and Book of Hours, for a minimum donation of $19/£15.02 - and is sure to scratch your Balatro itch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Balatro soars on Steam after oddly controversial GOTY nomination What does the Balatro Blank Voucher do? Balatro is 2024's top indie game, and it's now on ***** at its lowest price ever View the full article
A new trailer for ******: The Old Country has leaked alongside a summer 2025 release window, ahead of a presentation at The Game Awards later today, December 12. X/Twitter user @DJari2020 posted a brief snippet of the trailer, below, which seemingly appeared as a YouTube ad. It offers a first look at the gameplay, characters, and narrative of ******: The Old Country, promised to be a gritty mob story set in 1900s Sicily. The trailer closes with a vague summer 2025 release window, but this is still a touch more clear than the previously announced general 2025 date. That's potentially running close to GTA 6's fall 2025 release window, should Rockstar's game resist a delay in 2026. ******: The Old Country was revealed at gamescom in August with a brief teaser trailer that confirmed the setting but little else. SUMMER 2025 [Hidden Content] — Damon Andrews (@DJari2020) December 12, 2024 "Uncover the origins of organized crime in ******: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily," reads the official synopsis. "Fight to survive in this dangerous and unforgiving era, with action brought to life by the authentic realism and rich storytelling that the critically acclaimed ****** series is known for." Debuting more than two decades ago with 2002's ******, the series continued slowly but surely with a sequel in 2010 and third game in 2016, though has otherwise been quiet since. Given the great stretches of time between each release, however, ******: The Old Country is practically right on schedule. The Game Awards begins at 4:30pm Pacific / 7:30pm Eastern / 12:30am *** and is expected to last roughly three hours. IGN's pre-show begins 30 minutes prior and we'll have a post-show afterwards too, with these and the show itself all available to watch on the IGN homepage, IGN YouTube, IGN Twitch, and more. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
If Space Marine 2's wanton ******-mulching left you hungry for more fantastical depictions of medieval zealotry, maybe take a look at Band Of Crusaders, an open-world party-based RPG in which you are the Grandmaster of a knightly order, trying to keep a bunch of wily Archdemons out of Europe. It seems to play a bit like XCOM, with an oppressive world map that is slowly encroached upon as you travel around recruiting soldiers, interacting with settlements, and picking real-time fights with hellfiends "inspired by biblical descriptions and European folklore". Naturally, parallels with real-life xenophobia and sectarian hatred abound. Here's the trailer. Read more View the full article
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New leaks about the Amphoreus treasure chests in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 have emerged, highlighting the possible size of the turn-based RPG’s fifth major destination. HoYoverse has already confirmed that Version 3.0 will initiate the game’s third year of content and take players to the mysterious planet of Amphoreus, which seems heavily inspired by Roman and Greek mythologies. The developer has already teased the roster of Amphoreus characters, though Version 3.0 should only present Aglaea as a playable unit since the patch should add The Herta and the Remembrance Trailblazer as the other new playable characters in Honkai: Star Rail. View the full article
Game Rant can share exclusive new footage from The Stone of Madness showcasing how the upcoming game will handle stealth sections involving Agnes Santos, a remarkably resourceful old lady. Agnes is one of several unique characters whom players will be able to control over the course of the upcoming game. View the full article
The ATOM RPG team have returned with another RPG, Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy has started its time in Early Access if you're in need of a fresh party-based RPG to try out. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
VR enthusiast and Valve watcher Brad ****** has popped a few balloons as rumors swirl around the company, saying that 2025 will be a "wild year" for Valve hardware. Social media has spread the rumor that the long-awaited Half-Life 3 is expected to appear at The Game Awards, but it also looks as though we'll soon be getting a new Steam Controller and Valve VR headset. Valve's virtual reality headset, the Index, is still one of the best VR headsets to get, but it's aging rapidly. Between leaks of its controllers and more updates on Steam's backend, it appears that Valve is gearing up for its not-so-secret follow-up, Deckard. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This Asus gaming PC somehow cools an AMD Ryzen 9950X with no CPU fan Don't miss your chance to buy this 180Hz Samsung gaming monitor for just $99.99 Best external SSD for gaming in 2024: top portable drives View the full article
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Paper Perjury is the debut title from Paper Cat Games, one for fans of games a bit similar to the Ace Attorney series. Dive into a case log full of mystery and intrigue, where you'll need to uncover the truth through clever deduction, interrogation, and exploration to find the solution. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
After Joker: Folie à Deux flopping terribly and HBO's The Penguin series making a splash, Warner Bros. and DC are rolling the dice again with another Batman villain-centric project. Get ready for a Clayface movie penned by horror maestro Mike Flanagan. Read more View the full article
Assassin's Creed Shadows features a Canon Mode that makes every dialogue decision for the player instead of having them choose, Ubisoft has revealed. Creative director Jonathan Dumont was asked by a fan on Reddit how much weight player choices have in Assassin's Creed Shadows. "Choices come more into play when recruiting allies and romancing some of the characters," Dumont said, before revealing the ability to remove these choices altogether. "Since the fanbase is divided on branching dialogues, we have incorporated an option called Canon Mode which allows you to play the game with choices already made for you, to give you a choice free experience," he added. "Hope this makes it fun for everyone." Role-playing games have long included dialogue options that allow players to shape the story, but Assassin's Creed picked up branching dialogue when it shifted to a full-on RPG series with Assassin's Creed Origins. Clearly, some fans preferred more concrete stories like that of Ezio's in Assassin's Creed 2. Ubisoft will therefore hope fans of both options will pick up Assassin's Creed Shadows, which could be the most important entry in the franchise's history. Not only does it have a lot riding on it as the long-awaited Feudal Japan-set entry and the first full Assassin's Creed since 2020, but a struggling Ubisoft needs it to perform well following recent flops. It's not enjoyed a particularly positive promotional ******* so far, however. Issues began as some fans expressed frustration with inaccuracies in the game's depiction of Japan, leading the development team to issue an apology and say the game is not intended to be a factual representation of history but instead "a compelling, historical fiction." This comes despite art director Thierry Dansereau telling IGN that Ubisoft looked to make Shadows as "authentic as possible to match historical events" just two months prior. Concern was also raised when the developer used a flag from a Japanese historical re-enactment group in artwork for Assassin's Creed Shadows without permission. Ubisoft apologized for doing so but refused to remove the artwork from the aforementioned and presumably already printed artbook available in the Collector's Edition. The historical re-enactment group said this was not good enough, but Ubisoft hasn't publicly acknowledged it since. Yet another controversy came as collectible figure maker PureArts removed an Assassin's Creed Shadows statue from ***** over its "insensitive" design. Fans are also frustrated by the delay to the game, as Assassin's Creed Shadows, which was originally due out in November before being pushed to February 14. This puts Assassin's Creed Shadows in more direct competition with PlayStation's Ghost of Tsushima sequel, Ghost of Yotei, another 2025 open-world action adventure game set in Feudal Japan. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot maintained confidence, however. "There's a lot of space for very high-quality games, and those two games can sell very well," he said in the company's latest earnings call. "The focus is to really make sure that we deliver a fantastic experience with this dual protagonist approach and two different and complimentary gameplays." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
We regularly report on deals and discounts for Warhammer 40k videogames, because, if you're anything like us, you don't want to miss chances to visit Games Workshop's grimdark galaxy on-screen, but also don't have cash to pay full whack for every new title. If so, it's worth keeping the Humble Choice subscription on your radar. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This 97% off TTRPG bundle leaves DnD Beyond's Cyber Monday deals in the dust Forget Space Marine 2, this other fantastic Warhammer game is 60% off Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 just hit its lowest price yet for ****** Friday View the full article
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Dungeons and Dragons has only been around for 50 years, but authors Mike Rogers and Jonathan Roe have been playing for almost that long. They've just adapted their weekly AD&D campaign, which is still going, into a fantasy novel. Released on November 28, Lagar is the first of eight books in the pair's planned Chronicles of Eynhallow series. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DnD sizes explained DnD release schedule 2025 Has DnD wasted its chance to capitalize on Baldur's Gate 3's wild success? View the full article
Greatness takes time, especially in videogames. After almost a decade, a couple of delays, and a publisher changeover, we finally know when upcoming open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker will be available to play, and it's very soon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Roguelike Hyper Light Breaker hit with delay to "very early" next year Hyper Light Breaker revealed with extremely cool trailer View the full article
Path of Exile 2 has been out on Steam Early Access for nary a week, but already it's been a wild ride of record-breaking player counts, servers buckling under the load, and overpowered builds that can one-shot bosses (though when they're not being ganked by broken builds, the bosses are actually way more challenging than Diablo 4's)... Read more.View the full article
Here's a fresh development in the ongoing saga regarding whether Bloodborne, and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa Corporation and Sony will put an Elden Ring on it. Sony itself has officially confirmed it's interested in such a takeover, and told everyone it'd really appreciate not having to do any more talking about it until it's ready. Read more View the full article
Chrysalis from developer Metamorph Games wins top marks for some originality here, and if you're a fan of cute tower defense games that mix in some exploration this is one for you. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
There are multiple enemy factions in Destiny 2, and sometimes, you may have an objective to defeat combatants of a specific faction. If you’re hunting down Scorn, there are a few good spots where you can easily farm a lot of kills. Here are the best places to farm Scorn kills in Destiny 2, whether to complete bounties, gather Dawning ingredients, or complete any quest steps. View the full article
Asus China has released a new video demonstrating the power of passive CPU cooling. While showing off the new ProArt PC cases, Tony Yu, Asus China's general manager showed that even when outputting 220W of heat, the PC's 16-core AMD Ryzen 9950X CPU stayed at around 95°C. This is an impressive feat from Asus, as most of the best CPU cooler designs on the market today feature fans or some sort of water cooling. It's all thanks to a massive Noctua NH-P1 cooler, a massive fanless heatsink that relies on case fans to expel the heat. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New AMD Ryzen CPU benchmark leak beats Nvidia RTX 4060 without a graphics card This unusual AMD gaming handheld lets you use an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 New AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock is coming soon, says chip maker View the full article
New Path of Exile 2 patch notes have arrived courtesy of Grinding Gear Games, and there are some big changes including the rollout for some previously discussed features. The new ARPG has proven fantastically popular so far, selling more than a million copies in early access and consistently standing tall among Steam's most-played games, proving itself a serious challenger to Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred. However, its early access nature means that there are still plenty of adjustments to be made, and GGG isn't wasting any time. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile 2 dev apologizes for delayed responses to support requests Path of Exile 2 quest list - all main and side missions How to trade in Path of Exile 2 View the full article
It's not often you see a gaming monitor with a fast refresh rate going for under $100, let alone one from a big brand, but this latest offer enables you to do just that. Thanks to Best Buy's latest gaming monitor deal, you can now bag yourself a Samsung Odyssey G30D, complete with a 180Hz refresh rate, for just $99.99, making it half the price of Samsung's MSRP. This Samsung screen's 180Hz refresh rate is the sort of spec you'd expect to find on more expensive screens, and it's even faster than the 144Hz rate sported by some of the displays on our best gaming monitor guide. Meanwhile, the 1,920 x 1,080 resolution is ideal for this 24-inch screen, meaning pixels won't look too chunky, and you won't need the very best graphics card to output a decent frame rate on it either. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Samsung T9 Portable SSD review: Serious external SSD speed MSI says its new Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld trounces the Asus ROG Ally X by 20% I tried the latest Cyberpunk 2077 update on a new Intel CPU, and it's 91% faster View the full article
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With the release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch 5, dataminers have uncovered information on cosmetics set to hit the game up to Season 9. The Year 1 roadmap for Space Marine 2 includes new content up to Season 4, which is set to kick off at some point in 2025 (we're currently in Season 2). Space Marine 2 publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive are releasing new Champion skins for specific classes with each season. The game launched in September with an Ultramarines Champion skin for the Heavy class, and this week’s game-changing Patch 5 added the Dark Angels Champion skin for the Bulwark class. Now, based on fresh datamines, that cadence looks set to continue with each season up to Season 9. Warning! Warhammer 40,000 spoilers for upcoming cosmetics follows! Redditor agentduckman12 uncovered information revealing the cosmetic DLC, reproduced below. Season 3: Raven GuardSeason 4: SalamanderSeason 5: Space WolvesSeason 6: Chaos PackSeason 7: Imperial FistSeason 8: White ScarsSeason 9: Blood Angels What fans don’t know yet is which class is set for each Chapter Champion skin, although agentduckman12 also leaked a Salamander Sniper Champion Pack skin render, below, so we know the Sniper class is set for a Salamander Champion skin. The Assault, Tactical, and Vanguard are classes are therefore still up for grabs. Obviously there are enough Chapters here for each class to get more than one Champion skin, unless Saber plans to release new classes in the future of course. LEAK salamander sniper champion pack skin render byu/agentduckman12 inSpacemarine .reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } The only other question is when these seasons will roll out. If we’re looking at year one including four seasons, then we could be waiting until 2026 for Season 9 and the Blood Angels skin. IGN has asked Focus Entertainment for comment. Speaking of unannounced DLC, IGN has reported on the availability in-game of what looks like a Battle Barge expansion set to hit Space Marine 2 with Season 3. 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
Marvel Rivals players are not afraid to declare their demands for the developer to make changes, and one of the biggest talking points in the community is Wolverine. Marvel Rivals has become an instant hit, attracting over 10 million players in the first 72 hours. However, its popularity doesn’t mean the game is perfect, and fans have already called for one mechanic to be removed altogether. View the full article
Between Escape From Tarkov, Gray Zone Warfare, and the other flagships for the still-burgeoning extraction shooter, FPS games have become a lot weightier; a lot more consequential. In many big, arcade-y shooters like CoD and, to a lesser extent, Battlefield and Counter-Strike 2, the pace is fast, the body count is high, and you have more freedom to take risks. EFT and its contemporaries have changed the pace. Realistic physics and damage systems mean that death is swift and that kills take skills. If you rush and neglect to strategize with your teammates, you're almost certain to get everyone wiped. Created by just four people, a new, tactical FPS takes this gameplay style to new levels. After a run of successful betas, it's just landed on Steam in early access, and you can try it right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Exfil is a realistic FPS with a difference, and you can try it free Super realistic Escape from Tarkov rival launches new Steam playtest New, realistic tactical FPS has a huge playtest available right now View the full article
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If, like many of us, LocalThunk's Balatro devoured your life this year, Humble's latest bundle is well worth checking out. The Devious Deckbuilders Encore game bundle packs in seven deck-building games, including Dungeons Drafters and Book of Hours, for a minimum donation of $19/£15.02 - and is sure to scratch your Balatro itch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Balatro soars on Steam after oddly controversial GOTY nomination What does the Balatro Blank Voucher do? Balatro is 2024's top indie game, and it's now on ***** at its lowest price ever View the full article