Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World has outlined its first post-launch patch, which aims to make a number of key fixes. GSC’s post-apocalyptic first-person horror shooter has enjoyed a big launch, with over one million copies sold since going on ***** last week. But it's dragged down by significant bugs and ****** issues (check out IGN’s Stalker 2 review for more). Now, the developers have revealed what players can expect from the first update, due out this week on both PC and the Xbox Series X and S versions of the game. Highlights include much-needed ****** fixes, main quest progression fixes, graphics fixes, and adjustments to NPC behavior. GSC said future updates will make analogue stick ***** zone bugfixes and A-Life system bugfixes. Free in-game content is also coming to the game - expect more on that when GSC shares its roadmap later in December. To help you survive in the Zone, we've got a list of Essential Stalker 2 Tips and Tricks, plus a guide on Things to Do First in Stalker 2 to help you through the early game, and Things Stalker 2 Doesn't Tell You - everything we wish we knew before we started playing. Save time scouring the wasteland with our Artifacts checklist and locations guide, and every Stash location we've found so far. Stalker 2 suffered a number of understandable delays, most recently in July when the game was due out in September. GSC said at the time that the extra two months would give the developers the chance to fix "unexpected anomalies," aka bugs. GSC has also been vocal about the challenges the studio faced getting Stalker 2 up to scratch after a mixed reaction to its debut public showing last year. At gamescom 2023, GSC addressed what some had called a “downgrade” sparked by Stalker 2’s then latest gameplay trailer. At the time, GSC told IGN it was still targeting a visual quality and level of polish suggested by Stalker 2’s eye-catching 2021 trailer despite the horrendous conditions suffered by the staff amid the war with Russia. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornoby’s first post-launch update patch notes: ****** Fixes, including: Issues and memory allocation failures, which previously caused the game to exit unexpectedly, particularly around rendering, skeletal meshes, and quest-related cutscenes. Main Quest Progression Fixes, including: Several bugs blocking the main quest progression, NPCs getting stuck in objects, incorrect quest markers, and issues with quest cutscenes.Revision of the main quests (like Visions of Truth or A Minor Incident) to ensure smooth transitions, avoiding rare cases of players not being able to proceed further. Gameplay & Balance Adjustments, including: Fixing the price of the weapons with upgrades installed compared to their value without attachments.NPCs behavior, including the way they act when lacking a shelter during the Emissions. Cutscenes & Visual Fixes, including: Rarely missing facial animations, misplaced NPCs, and visual inconsistencies like detached heads and clothes clipping.Quality and stability improvements of the visual effects. Softlock Fixes, including: Issue where players were unable to close the trade screen after putting ammo in a wrong slot while playing on a gamepad. User Interface Improvements, including: Quest notifications now showed correctly during dialogues.Corrected texts and missing interaction prompts. Noted to be addressed in future updates: Analogue sticks ***** zones bugfixes.A-Life system bugfixes. 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
Users of Dungeons and Dragons' primary digital platform, D&DBeyond, may have noticed that a new class appeared on the site in November. The Illrigger was first created by MCDM's Matt Colville, and this infernal-flavored Paladin was recently reworked for The Illrigger Revised. If you're willing to spend $14.99 on a third-party supplement, you'll get a whole new class to bring to your gaming table - but I'd probably advise against it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Why I tried to ***** my DnD party with a wheel of hard cheese A complete DnD 2024 Druid class guide DnD ******* Mastery 5e - complete guide View the full article
Spindle looks quite sweet, and one I haven't heard anything about for a while after its successful crowdfunding campaign back in 2021. But there's a new trailer to show it off. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The Maw doesn't hibernate, but it does... decelerate. As the year fades, its seismic pulse slows from Gatling-**** prestissimo to howitzer larghissimo. Its compound eyes contract or dim or vanish entirely. Its limbs lengthen, forming contrails from the Arctic to Antarctica (what, did you think those were from planes? Haha. Hahahaha.) Accordingly, news writing becomes a kind of lullaby. Softly now - which promising new PC games are out this week? Read more View the full article
The ScummVM project is readying up another release, with the developers issuing a call for testing on ScummVM 2.9.0. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Genshin Impact has officially announced Mavuika's playable release, with her first banner expected to launch in Version 5.3. Though several leaks about the Pyro Archon's availability have surfaced online, Genshin Impact fans have been waiting for an official confirmation from HoYoverse. View the full article
The day has arrived! Medal of Honor: Allied ******** including the Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions can be played easily on modern systems, with various enhancements thanks to the OpenMoHAA project. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Taking over from the original Unity-based project, UnderworldGodot is an engine recreation of Ultima Underworld and Ultima Underworld 2 in the Godot Engine. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
JSAUX have released another Docking Station, this time it's White and it does look rather nice. A good match for the recent Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White launch. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Game storage demands keep on rising, especially for PS5 and Xbox Series gamers. From PS5 storage upgrades to Xbox expansion cards, here's what you need to know before you buy. Read Entire Article View the full article
In STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, coupons are the main form of currency that you need to survive in the dangerous, radiation-filled environment. Its important to gather enough money because youll need it for essential items like food, medical supplies, and ammunition, as well as upgrading and fixing your gear. Since cash is hard to find, you need to be smart about earning it. There are different ways to get coupons, each with their own risks and odds of success. View the full article
In Baldur's Gate 3, the defining ability of the paladin class is their sacred oaths. There is one paladin companion in the game, Minthara, who follows the Oath of Vengeance. Even if the party is going to betray her, one universal way for a paladin player character to break their paladin oaths is to reveal the location of the Emerald Grove to Minthara in Act 1. However, since Minthara as a non-companion is a crucial part of this quest, some players may wonder if Minthara can break her Oath. View the full article
Friendship is one of the most important parts of the Stardew Valley experience. Interacting with the townsfolk, chatting, giving gifts, and running errands for them all gain players friendship points. As those points add up, you can receive benefits like free items in the mail, recipes, and memorable dialogue. Earning hearts with every villager can be difficult, especially when theyre more reclusive characters like the Wizard or when theyre never home when needed, like Marnie. Thankfully, the Bulletin Board bundle makes it easy to rack up friendship points with these less active residents of Pelican Town. View the full article
PUBG: Battlegrounds is bringing destructible terrain and buildings to its Sanhok map on December 4. A PC release for this PUBG: Battlegrounds update will arrive first, but console players will have to wait until December 12 to try it for themselves. View the full article
Disney Dreamlight Valley's new expansion pass, The Storybook Vale, has added new critters that players can befriend, including an Owl. The second expansion pass for the game is released in two installments, with the current release being the first and the second installment due to launch later. The Storybook Vale has introduced many brand-new gameplay content and features, including new Disney characters to unlock and befriend, three glorious new biomes to explore and decorate, and a wide variety of new recipes, ingredients to forage, and fish to collect. View the full article
New players interested in the idea of playing World of Warcraft can feel a bit lost when looking at this game that already has twenty years of history, particularly with so many different varieties of servers and game styles to choose from. Even people who have played in the past but stepped away for a while may be overwhelmed when trying to decide where they should jump in. Between the modern, retail version of WoW and the numerous WoW Classic realms, there is a wide selection of very different versions of this same game available. View the full article
Merry Christmas to us all, because ****** Friday deals have started early, including tons of video games. When looking through all the early ****** Friday video game deals, we spotted several PS5 games available at steep discounts on Amazon and beyond. A few highlights from PS5 game deals this ****** Friday include Stellar Blade for $49.99, Sonic X Shadow Generations for $29.99, Elden Ring for just $19.99, the critically acclaimed Metaphor ReFantazio for $49.99, and Alan Wake 2 (Deluxe Edition). Sony has also confirmed its ****** Friday PS Plus offer: New members can save 30% on a 12-month subscription, and current PS Plus Essential members can save 25% on an upgrade to PlayStation Plus Extra, or 30% on Premium/Deluxe. If you're not sure what the latest PS Plus game lineup is, see the November PS Plus games list, which includes the return of Rockstar’s GTA 5, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, and Like a Dragon: Ishin. Here are the biggest PS5 game deals right now. There are several more games in Amazon's sales list to check out, but here is a short list of additional PS5 games to highlight: Persona 3 Reload - $24.99 (save $45)Elden Ring: SOTE Edition - $49.99 (save $30)Cyberpunk 2077 UE - $39.99 (save $20)Unicorn Overlord Collector's Edition - $114 (save $16)Dragon Age: The Veilguard - $62.99 (save $7)Top PlayStation ****** Friday Deals If you're ready to invest in the PSVR2, now is the time to get the PlayStation VR 2 Horizon bundle for just $349 on Amazon (usually $599.99). 42% off is not too shabby for the cutting-edge PSVR2, in which we scored a 9/10 in our review, and is a compelling alternative to other affordable VR options like the Meta Quest. See at AmazonSee at Best BuySee at WalmartSee at PS DirectSee at PS Direct *** PlayStation fans can snag discounts on various PS5 ****** Friday bundles, PS5 Slim (on ***** now at 17% off), the PS Plus subscription, PSVR 2, DualSense controllers (in multiple colors), and more from PlayStation's ****** Friday *****. At the time this article was written, PS5 game bundles are still discounted as low as $374.99 (usually priced at $449.99 or higher) including the Fortnite Cobalt Star Bundle and NBA 2K Bundles (both digital and disc editions). Our advice is: When you see a popular bundle on ***** and price-matched across retailers, be sure to get it while you can before the deal is gone or the bundle is out of stock! Note, many of these PS5 game deals are also available in the *** at an equivalent price. When Is ****** Friday 2024? The official ****** Friday date in 2024 is November 29, but the deals season is here now! Across the gaming category, also see Nintendo's ****** Friday *****, with discounts on Tears of the Kingdom, Joy-**** controllers, and more planned. Also see the Xbox ****** Friday deals, with discounts live now. Lindsey (she/her) is IGN's Director of Audience Development and Commerce. She's been at IGN since 2021 and has a background in SEO, especially in the gaming, entertainment, and tech media spaces. Find her on Twitter at @LindseySalzer. View the full article
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Fallout 4 boasts some of the most intricate lore and range of gameplay possibilities. The multi-award-winning Bethesda hit has been critically and literally picked apart and sorted through since its release nearly a decade ago. One of the best parts of games like Fallout 4 is the hidden secrets and Easter eggs that can be found all over the map. While there are plenty of places online dedicated to parsing through Bethesda's secret additions to Fallout games, many of them aren't so secret anymore. View the full article
In Ark: Survival Ascended, caves are among the most dangerous locations, so it is crucial to understand how to survive them. In a way, caves in Ark are like mini-dungeons, filled with worthy adversaries that have no problems overwhelming players, especially new ones. This is doubly so as many tamed creatures in Ark are too big to enter caves unless brought in with a Cryopod. Even then, some of Ascended's best creatures would likely be too large to maneuver about in many of these tight spaces easily. View the full article
With Elden Ring's climactic DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, fans finally have a complete picture of all the major bosses they'll take on in the game. Bosses fall into a handful of categories in Elden Ring, from Legendary enemies all the way up to Gods. Demigod bosses are a specific boss type with a range of difficult attacks, spells, and powerful item drops, and are all tied to key story elements and NPC quests. Demigods are among the most challenging bosses in the game and defeating them requires planning and a thorough understanding of each one's move set. View the full article
In Stardew Valley, wine is renowned for its ability to generate massive profits, with some players being able to earn up to 3 million gold in a single in-game year. Achieving such high-yielding margins requires patience and a solid understanding of the best products to sell in the game. With wine being one of the most rewarding artisan goods, especially with the Artisan Profession, you should invest, forage, and grow high-value crops specifically for wine production. View the full article
One fan who's been playing The Sims since the first game has dug up a relic of the past in the form of a printed screenshot. The original Sims game was released in 2000 and looked very different from the current interaction of the title. Despite graphics that are outdated by today's standards, the game introduced some innovative gameplay mechanics that paved the way for The Sims 4 to be the beloved game that it is today. View the full article
Wuthering Waves has officially revealed Carlotta as the first five-star Resonator from Rinascita coming in Version 2.0. Wuthering Waves recently announced several characters from the mysterious region as well as some details about players' next adventure. View the full article
********* hip-hop and R&B group BMSG POSSE has released their second collaboration, this time with the ********* R&B artist No Rome. The second collab from the hip-hop collective is titled “Tokyo Night Dreaming,” and it’s available now to stream on all major platforms. This international collab brings both SKY-HI and REIKO from BMSG POSSE together […] Source View the full article
********* hip-hop and R&B group BMSG POSSE has released their second collaboration, this time with the ********* R&B artist No Rome. The second collab from the hip-hop collective is titled “Tokyo Night Dreaming,” and it’s available now to stream on all major platforms. This international collab brings both SKY-HI and REIKO from BMSG POSSE together […] Source View the full article
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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World has outlined its first post-launch patch, which aims to make a number of key fixes. GSC’s post-apocalyptic first-person horror shooter has enjoyed a big launch, with over one million copies sold since going on ***** last week. But it's dragged down by significant bugs and ****** issues (check out IGN’s Stalker 2 review for more). Now, the developers have revealed what players can expect from the first update, due out this week on both PC and the Xbox Series X and S versions of the game. Highlights include much-needed ****** fixes, main quest progression fixes, graphics fixes, and adjustments to NPC behavior. GSC said future updates will make analogue stick ***** zone bugfixes and A-Life system bugfixes. Free in-game content is also coming to the game - expect more on that when GSC shares its roadmap later in December. To help you survive in the Zone, we've got a list of Essential Stalker 2 Tips and Tricks, plus a guide on Things to Do First in Stalker 2 to help you through the early game, and Things Stalker 2 Doesn't Tell You - everything we wish we knew before we started playing. Save time scouring the wasteland with our Artifacts checklist and locations guide, and every Stash location we've found so far. Stalker 2 suffered a number of understandable delays, most recently in July when the game was due out in September. GSC said at the time that the extra two months would give the developers the chance to fix "unexpected anomalies," aka bugs. GSC has also been vocal about the challenges the studio faced getting Stalker 2 up to scratch after a mixed reaction to its debut public showing last year. At gamescom 2023, GSC addressed what some had called a “downgrade” sparked by Stalker 2’s then latest gameplay trailer. At the time, GSC told IGN it was still targeting a visual quality and level of polish suggested by Stalker 2’s eye-catching 2021 trailer despite the horrendous conditions suffered by the staff amid the war with Russia. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornoby’s first post-launch update patch notes: ****** Fixes, including: Issues and memory allocation failures, which previously caused the game to exit unexpectedly, particularly around rendering, skeletal meshes, and quest-related cutscenes. Main Quest Progression Fixes, including: Several bugs blocking the main quest progression, NPCs getting stuck in objects, incorrect quest markers, and issues with quest cutscenes.Revision of the main quests (like Visions of Truth or A Minor Incident) to ensure smooth transitions, avoiding rare cases of players not being able to proceed further. Gameplay & Balance Adjustments, including: Fixing the price of the weapons with upgrades installed compared to their value without attachments.NPCs behavior, including the way they act when lacking a shelter during the Emissions. Cutscenes & Visual Fixes, including: Rarely missing facial animations, misplaced NPCs, and visual inconsistencies like detached heads and clothes clipping.Quality and stability improvements of the visual effects. Softlock Fixes, including: Issue where players were unable to close the trade screen after putting ammo in a wrong slot while playing on a gamepad. User Interface Improvements, including: Quest notifications now showed correctly during dialogues.Corrected texts and missing interaction prompts. Noted to be addressed in future updates: Analogue sticks ***** zones bugfixes.A-Life system bugfixes. 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