Welcome to the Zone, the radioactive wilderness of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It's a wonderful place ripe for exploration. But it also kinda sucks that it desperately wants to ***** you. If the mutants don't get you, the anomalies will, and you'd better watch out for those roving packs of feral dogs. What a life. But as rotten as things can get in Stalker 2, I believe in you. You can survive. At least with these handy Stalker 2 tips... Read more.View the full article
Shortly after you arrive to Zalissya, one of the first major settlements you find in STALKER 2, you learn about someone who can help you find information about Solder: Squint. Unfortunately, two groups are people are after him, and you’ll have to decide if you want to help Squint or not. The choice is entirely up to you and decides how you want people to view you moving forward during your playthrough. Before you make this decision, though, you have to help the two factions aid you in tracking down Squint. He stole sensors from one of the factions, the Ward, and they want them back, but the stalkers also want them, too. You’ll have to choose between these two. Here’s what you need to know about how to complete Find a Needle in a Haystack in STALKER 2. View the full article
The developers behind Cult of the Lamb, one of 2022's most highly regarded games, have expressed their disappointment with being snubbed from the Best Community Support category at this year's Game Awards. Cult of the Lamb was initially released in the summer of 2022 and went on to earn a nomination for Best Independant Game at that year's Game Awards, but ultimately lost out to BlueTwelve and Annapurna Interactive's popular cat game Stray. View the full article
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has been released to Overwhelmingly Negative reviews on Steam. Despite being hyped as one of the most exciting games for fans of the flight simulation genre, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is currently facing several game-breaking issues, disappointing most gamers trying to play the new title. View the full article
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Following the massively positive reception to the Festival of Seasons concert tour, Stardew Valley has announced another global musical event series, Symphony of Seasons. Stardew Valley has firmly cemented its legacy in the realm of video games, and creator Eric "ConcernedApe" is teaming up with SOHO Live to bring the fan-favorite sounds of Stardew Valley into concert halls across the globe. View the full article
Another Alien: Earth teaser trailer has been released upon the world, and there's not much to see, so let's be thankful there's a release window. Read more View the full article
The Poppy Field is one of the first dangerous locations you can explore in STALKER 2, and you’re there with the intent to grab an icon. Reaching the icon is a real challenge, but there are some helpful ways to complete this quest, as well as some critical choices involved. You have two choices you can make during The Poppy Field quest, and they’re both beneficial to you. Before you can consider the choices, though, you have to get that icon. The Poppy Field is treacherous; if you fall asleep, you’ll end up *****, but there are some ways to push back that heavy exhaustion. Here’s what you need to know about how to complete The Poppy Field in STALKER 2. View the full article
Your weapons are the biggest lifeline you have in STALKER 2, where every encounter can be exceptionally challenging. You can increase your chances of survival have having weapons with high durability, and with a number of upgrades on your gear. The durability left on a ******* determines how effective it is in combat, and how much longer you can use it. Although a *******’s durability can be repaired, knowing when to switch it out for something else is important. If you enjoy using a particular *******, it also helps to invest in upgrades to improve it, giving you an edge against any foe you encounter while exploring the Zone. Finding these upgrades and knowing how to get them is a challenge. Here’s what you need to know about how ******* durability and upgrades work in STALKER 2. View the full article
Highly rated, and now you can take it happily on the go, Poly Bridge 3 had a big upgrade and it's now Steam Deck Verified. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
One of my proudest pictures of a 2018 trip to Croatia wasn't of me and my pal. No, it wasn't of the beautiful scenery or the glistening sea either. It was of many cats lying in the sun together outside a little *******. I hadn't seen that volume of cats in my life, nor that volume together in one spot, all hanging out. Now, you too can live this magic: there's a demo of this upcoming sidescroller called Neko Odyssey on Steam, and it consists of you taking photos of cats for internet clout. It's nice! Read more View the full article
Cassette Beasts from Bytten Studio is a brilliant spin on the whole monster catching genre, and a fresh update out now continues expanding it. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Many cozy sim games like Luma Island have an optional romance feature of some kind. Often, you can choose to date another character, marry them, and even have children. But does Luma Island have these romance options? Can you romance characters in Luma Island? Officially, there is no romance in Luma Island. This means, unlike games like Stardew Valley or Fields of Mistria, there will be no optional romantic or dating gameplay upon release. According to the developers at Feel Free Games, Luma Island encourages friendships and relationships with the townsfolk, but there’s no romantic gameplay at the time of its release. View the full article
GIANTS Software recently released Farming Simulator 25 on PC and other platforms as the newest addition to the beloved series within the simulation category, but the game's reception so far has been complicated. Drawing from the nostalgia of classic agricultural gaming, such as Harvest Moon, the franchise also fully immerses players into the farming lifestyle, focusing on the realism of the industry rather than just the aesthetic part of it. View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3 features plenty of animal characters, and with the "speak with animals" spell, players can have full conversations with these creatures in the same way they can with humanoid races. Anyone who never considers this spell misses out on a gigantic piece of the game, and lore and personalities are left unknown. Some of these characters can come back to the party's camp and aid them later in the game. View the full article
Early data from the Genshin Impact beta servers has revealed that Arlecchino will be accompanying Mavuika and Citlali on the Event Banners in Version 5.3. It's no secret that Genshin Impact is releasing one of its most important updates on January 1, 2025. Version 5.3 will not only feature the finale of Natlan's Archon Quest, but the update is also set to introduce four new playable characters: Mavuika, Citlali, Lan Yan, and the Pyro Traveler. While players will have to obtain the Pyro Traveler in a unique way, the other three characters will be found on the Event Banners during the patch. View the full article
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Shadow Of Chornobyl is out today. As you may have read, it's on the buggy side. Buggier than a bucketful of locusts. Buggier than Kafka's Metamorphosis. In our S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Shadow Of Chornobyl review, wasteland wanderer James called it "easily the most borked FPS I've played in years", detailing such issues as HUD elements disappearing, stuttery performance, flashing textures and character mouths not working properly. Read more View the full article
Valve pushed out a new stable Steam Deck Client update which includes some pretty essential sounding bug fixes. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Diablo 4's recent mid-season patch significantly boosted Aberrant Cinder drops, a valuable form of currency, according to players. The change to Aberrant Cinder drop rates was not mentioned in the game's latest patch notes, leaving some to worry this update was not intended by developers and may end up getting nerfed. This comes in the midst of the title's season 6 update, which has shaken up Diablo 4 in multiple ways. View the full article
What are the best Stalker 2 settings? If you're chomping at the bit to return to the zone in Stalker 2, you'll be wanting to know the best graphics and other game settings to find the best balance of performance and immersion, and that's precisely what we've provided for you here. Given the scale of Stalker 2 and its use of all the latest modern graphics tech, it's no surprise it puts a fairly heavy demand on your GPU. However, you won't need the very best graphics card around to run it, with plenty of mid-range options providing solid performance. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This free Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 seems too good to be true, and it probably is Best VPN service 2024 Future AMD Radeon gaming GPU range to drop Navi name, says ***** View the full article
The second Act of Revenant introduced two new seasonal weapons and reprised one beloved ******* from Season of the Splicer—Gridskipper. Gridskipper is a 540 RPM Void pulse rifle introduced to the game in Act Two of Revenant. The only other ******* that matches these characteristics is the Claws of the Wolf pulse rifle from Iron Banner, and the two have very similar perk options. View the full article
It's brilliant, bizarre, and a little busted, but I love Stalker 2. Which is lucky, since I've spent pretty much the entire past week doing almost nothing but play it. And now here I am, aglow with the wisdom of over two full days in Chornobyl’s exclusion zone, to give you my number one tip for playing. The one thing you should do before all else to make sure you have a good time... Read more.View the full article
Amazon's big ****** Friday ***** event may not start up until tomorrow, but the retailer is already offering quite a few early deals for shoppers to dig into. When it comes to games, there are several on ***** there already that have caught our eye, including a little discount on Dragon Age: The Veilguard for PS5. It's currently down to $62.99, just 10% off its list price of $69.99. It's a small discount but welcome nonetheless if you're stocking up on games for yourself or trying to hunt down some gaming gifts for loved ones during the big ****** Friday ***** event. Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) Drops to $62.99 at Amazon If you're in need of some convincing before jumping into this Dragon Age: The Veilguard deal, look no further than our glowing 9/10 review. Writer Leana Hafer said, "Enjoyable action combat, a fantastic cast of allies with sweeping story arcs all their own, top-notch cinematics, and moving, nuanced character writing are the wings on which this triumphant dragon soars, pulling out all the stops in a whirlwind tour of Northern Thedas and capping it with a terrific finale that’s built on memorably tough choices and consequences." As mentioned earlier, there are a few more game deals that have caught our eye at Amazon ahead of its big ****** Friday *****. One of the biggest at the moment is Star Wars Outlaws, which has dropped to $50 at the retailer for both PS5 and Xbox Series X. With Amazon's ****** Friday ***** kicking off tomorrow, there are sure to be even more exciting game deals dropping. Amazon's not the only retailer kicking the ***** event off early, either. Walmart, Target, and Best Buy have all been dropping early deals for shoppers, but it's worth having a look at our overall breakdown of ****** Friday to learn more about their specific ***** times this year. Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN. View the full article
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Silent Hill 2 remake developer Bloober Team is working on a fix for the shimmering issue that has plagued the PlayStation 5 Pro version of the beloved horror game. Fans who paid $699.99 for the PS5 Pro, a souped-up console that promised to bring improved graphics and performance to all PS5 titles, were disappointed to see many games, including Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and more, looked worse rather than better. Silent Hill 2 is perhaps most affected by the PS5 Pro patch, as fans were met with a slight shimmering effect over many parts of the game. Bloober Team has finally responded to one fan on X/Twitter asking if they were aware of the issue, though, saying simply: "We're working on it." No release date for an update fixing the problem was given, though as the PS5 Pro has been available for almost two weeks, fans are hoping it will come sooner rather than later. The PS5 Pro arrived November 7 as Sony's now standard mid-generation upgrade. More than 50 games received PS5 Pro specific patches upon its launch but, as this list includes Alan Wake 2 and ****** Ops 6 among others receiving complaints, it's worth proceeding with caution. In our 7/10 review of the PS5 Pro, IGN said: "The PlayStation 5 Pro is an impressive console with noticeable boosts in performance and graphics for games that take advantage of its powerful hardware. But for $700, you’ll need to think twice about whether or not the upgrade is worth the price tag." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
On one level, Warhammer 40,000's Emperor of Mankind is a cosmic genius, a master of 5D chess who manipulates the strands of fate and fights an endless war against the machinations of the Chaos gods. On another level, he is a clown-shoes bozo who can't move forwards without stepping on a rake. If you've read enough Warhammer 40k lore, the question will surely have passed through your mind - is the Emperor of Mankind an ******? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A top Warhammer 40k artist is already making the next great grimdark setting This Warhammer 40k points tracker is the Orkiest prop we've ever seen The Russian army's religious Warhammer 40k cosplay chills me to the bone View the full article
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Welcome to the Zone, the radioactive wilderness of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It's a wonderful place ripe for exploration. But it also kinda sucks that it desperately wants to ***** you. If the mutants don't get you, the anomalies will, and you'd better watch out for those roving packs of feral dogs. What a life. But as rotten as things can get in Stalker 2, I believe in you. You can survive. At least with these handy Stalker 2 tips... Read more.View the full article