A recent Genshin Impact ***** has revealed the splash art for Mavuika, the Pyro Archon of Natlan, and one of the most anticipated characters since Arlecchino. It's no secret that Genshin Impact is setting the stage for an exciting round of beta testing. Not only is Version 5.3 meant to conclude the Archon Quests in Natlan, but the upcoming patch will seemingly feature Citlali, Mavuika, the Pyro Traveler, and a new Liyue 4-Star character for the Lantern Rite. View the full article
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches on Steam and the Microsoft Store today. Developed once again by Asobo - otherwise celebrated for their stinking rat hordes - it builds upon the 2020 game by "[taking] advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming", in the words of the launch announcement release We've got a review in the works, but code has landed late, so our write-up might take a while. In the shorter term, I thought you might like to know how, exactly, MFS 2024 makes use of "machine learning" technologies, taking into account the energy cost of such wacky gadgetry and the creeping relationship between increased reliance on automated tools and laying people off. More immediately, you might like to know how much of your internet package it'll devour as you play. Read more View the full article
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Remedy Entertainment provides an update on its games, including what Control fans can expect to see very soon, as well as a small note about its sequel. Remedy has seemingly been ******* on all cylinders as of late, continuing to support Alan Wake 2 while moving on to additional projects including content within its popular Control universe. View the full article
Pokemon TCG Pocket has earned over $120 million since its release not even a month ago, according to mobile revenue tracker Appmagic. As reported by Pocket Gamer, it's also hitting highs in terms of daily spending, setting the game up to meet or even surpass levels of revenue established by Pokemon Go. Read more View the full article
Mighty Pokémon is a new type of pocket monster making its debut in Pokémon Go as part of the Wild Tour event, with 16 different Pokémon available from Nov. 23 to 24. Niantic has not announced if more Mighty Pokémon will come in future events. Outside of announcing these new types of creatures, Niantic hasn’t done a great job explaining what a Mighty Pokémon is, the benefits of having one, or how to find one. It’s all a bit confusing, with trainers left to put the pieces together and figure out what is happening by themselves. View the full article
In some ways, the Meta Quest 3S is the true successor to the Quest 2. While the latter made a big splash during the Covid pandemic, offering players a way to connect with their friends in a more immersive way, the Meta Quest 3 didn't receive similar luck. Better internal hardware and a more comfortable headset, as well as the introduction of full mixed reality, meant a high price, and many weren't eager to upgrade. However, the Meta Quest 3S should be much more tempting, bringing the chipset found in one of the best VR headsets and practically putting it into the Quest 2's shell. While that does mean the Quest 3S shares plenty of familiar issues, it also means you can play some of the best VR games on the market, and that's worth the asking price alone. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best VR headset 2024 Best VR games on PC 2024 Save over $480 in this Fanatical VR games bundle, includes Skyrim and Fallout View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3's average daily active users have increased by 20% compared to 2023, demonstrating the game's continued relevance. The Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director shared data on social media about the game's performance in 2024 and attributed part of its success to mods. View the full article
Microsoft has announced the next wave of games coming to Game Pass, taking subscribers up to the end of November. Today, November 19, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a first-party day one release from Xbox Game Studios and developer Asobo Studios. Tomorrow, November 20, GSC Game World's long-awaited Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass as another day one launch. Also on November 20, Little Kitty, Big City (Console) launches into Game Pass Standard. It’s already available with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. November 20 is a big day for Game Pass, with PlateUp! (Console) also launching on Game Pass Standard. Moving on to November 26, Nine Sols (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) arrives on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Nine Sols is a lore-rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer with Sekiro-inspired, deflection-based combat. A day later, on November 27, Aliens: Dark Descent (Cloud, Console, and PC) launches into Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. In Aliens: Dark Descent, you command a squad of Colonial Marines to stop a Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. IGN's Aliens: Dark Descent review returned a 7/10. We said: "Aliens: Dark Descent is a fascinating, tense, inspired survival horror RTS with a few too many technical bugs to recommend it without caveats." Xbox Game Pass November 2024 Wave 2 lineup:Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – November 19 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – November 20 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassLittle Kitty, Big City (Console) – November 20 Now with Game Pass StandardPlateUp! (Console) – November 20 Now with Game Pass StandardNine Sols (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – November 26 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassAliens: Dark Descent (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 27 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard Microsoft also announced the games leaving Xbox Game Pass on November 30. As always, you can use your membership discount to save 20% on a purchase to keep these games in your library. Leaving Xbox Game Pass on November 30:Conan Exiles (Cloud, Console, and PC)Coral Island (PC)Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)Remnant: From The Ashes (Cloud, Console, and PC)Rollerdrome (Cloud, Console, and PC)Soccer Story (Cloud, Console, and PC)Spirit of the North (Cloud, Console, and PC)The Walking *****: The Final Season (PC)While the Iron’s Hot (Cloud, Console, and PC) 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
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It appears that PC builders have gone all in on AMD Ryzen, as Amazon's top ten processor list contains nothing but the company's CPUs. Intel has been pushed out to 12th place, as the company's latest generations of CPUs have been besieged with issues. This isn't so much the case for AMD, which despite some issues surrounding the initial Zen 5 launch, has come out on top with its new CPU with 3D V-cache, especially compared to the new Intel chips. In fact, in our Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, we classed it as the best gaming CPU you can buy right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This incredible AMD Threadripper gaming PC was just rescued from the trash heap Intel is making its own version of AMD 3D V-cache for CPUs, but there's a catch The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is back in stock at MSRP, if you get in quick View the full article
Ubisoft has disclosed its Year 9 Season 4 plans for the online shooter Rainbow Six Siege, including anti-cheat changes, an Operator remaster, and the introduction of anticipated crossplay. Being a notable competitive multiplayer game for nine years, Rainbow Six Siege continues its popularity streak and ******** one of Ubisofts bestsellers. Operation Collision Point is an exciting new frontier for players, and the crossplay feature is a fantastic step forward for the title. View the full article
Sony is reportedly in talks to purchase ********* media conglomerate Kadokawa, bringing multiple services, game studios, and publishers under their umbrella. Kadokawa is one of Japan’s largest media conglomerates, owning multiple publishers such as Book Walker, ASCII Media Works, and game studios such as Spike Chunsoft. Most interestingly, the company has an almost 70% stake […] Source View the full article
A long while ago I wrote about Vampire Survivors-likes needing to stop overwhelming you with visual clutter. I've since played a few games of a similar ilk that don't hammer you with a chaos that's impossible to dissect with your eyeballs. One of these is Bloodshed, an old school FPS take on the VS formula that actually works pretty well and did have me thinking the treacherous phrase "just one more run". Read more View the full article
Remedy Entertainment - the developer behind the excellent Alan Wake 2 - recently held its Capital Markets Day for investors and financial media. Within this event, loads of juicy bits of info was revealed, including Control 2 being an action RPG, and the aforementioned Alan Wake 2 selling a whopping 1.8 million units! Read more View the full article
Game Rant can exclusively reveal the secret characters from Servonauts, a quirky co-op experience developed by *********** studio MAXART Games. The upcoming PC and Nintendo Switch title is scheduled to arrive on November 21. View the full article
Ghostface slashed their way into Mortal Kombat 1 today, and like any good Scream flick, fans have been eagerly awaiting the big reveal of who's under the mask. View the full article
Fighting Fantasy Classics is a library app from Tin Man Games that collects together all your favourite Fighting Fantasy gamebooks from the 1980s to more recent modern-day releases. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Control has some of the best storytelling I've ever seen in videogames. Jesse Faden's trip into the unknown is a gripping one, and Remedy's design of the brutalist Oldest House is unlike anything you'll find in rival third-person shooters. This is why I'm excited for Control 2. Lucky me, then, because Remedy has just given us an update on the sequel, and shared that it has further plans for the first game. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Last chance to get Control and loads of other great PC games for just $7 Get Control and tons of other big name games for less in this bundle Remedy secures cash for Control 2 and preps Alan Wake's movie debut View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3's players numbers are up compared to this time last year, seemingly due to official mod support from developer Larian Studios. Larian director of publishing Michael Douse shared the improvement on X/Twitter, revealing the average daily active users is up 20% over 2023. "Mods are very good," Douse said of the improvement, referencing the release of official mod support as part of Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7. The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, which released in August 2023, is also enjoying an increase of 3% in average daily peak concurrents and a 61% boost in Steam Deck users compared to last year. This increase is impressive for a largely single-player game. Baldur's Gate 3 does have cooperative multiplayer but is not a live service that may be expected to enjoy a boost in player numbers year-on-year. And while Larian has continued to update Baldur's Gate 3 with new features and improvements, it has not released DLC for it. Mods, which are even available on console and not just PC as standard, are proving incredibly popular among Baldur's Gate 3 players. Players downloaded more than 50 million mods via the official mod support tool in less than two months, and this number doesn't include the thousands made unofficially. Mods released so far include one that adds real-time combat to the otherwise turn-based RPG and another that brought entire new maps to Faerûn, including the highly requested Avernus. Patch 7 otherwise added official content including an "absolutely metal" ending for Karlach and a hidden evil ending. Players will also be relieved to hear that it's not the final major Baldur's Gate 3 patch after all. In our 10/10 review of Baldur's Gate 3, IGN said: "With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur's Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
Need some fresh twin-stick ********* fun? Hotloop looks like a nice one, with an interesting gravity mechanic to throw your ship around using gravity from various planets. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Wizards of the Coast has revealed a new Secret Lair deck for Magic: The Gathering. 20 Ways to Win is an upcoming precon which is clearly themed around alternate win conditions: cards that let you win the game by completing some kind of special objective, from casting a particular spell twice to collecting a bunch of treasure. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best MTG planeswalker cards Best card games 2024 Foundations Jumpstart MTG cards hit absurd prices, with $30 rise post launch View the full article
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor publisher EA has issued a statement regarding the game's performance issues on Sony's new flagship console, the PlayStation 5 Pro. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is one of the many triple-a titles experiencing graphical glitches on the console, but the game's publisher has now said that it is aware of the issues and is actively investigating. View the full article
Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station is the big thing right now, so it's no surprise the game's latest major order is all about using it to help with some planet liberation. That said, it is a bit funny that this MO looks to have been deployed when all of the DSS' special abilities are currently on cooldown, meaning they won't be deployable for a little while. Read more View the full article
Red One hasn't exactly done amazing at the box office considering its massive budget, but that isn't a concern for Amazon thanks to Prime Video. Read more View the full article
The prices of the fastest SSDs are finally crashing down to reality, and we love to see it. In this latest gaming SSD deal, you can grab a super-fast Crucial T705 PCIe 5.0 SSD for just $119.99, which is half its MSRP, saving you a massive $120. This isn't just any SSD either, the 2TB version is the fastest drive we've ever tested, and the 1TB version on offer here can read at up to 13,600MB/s, which is an incredible speed for this price. You can read all about how this drive performs in our full Crucial T705 review, where we said that its "read and write speeds set a new yardstick by which other drives will be measured." At the time, we also criticized its high price, but that issue is more than addressed by this offer, which halves the price. The 1TB Crucial drive in this deal isn't quite as quick as the 2TB drive we reviewed, with the latter able to read at up to 14,500MB/s, but it's still massively quicker than any PCIe 4.0 SSD. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Save 21% on this 1TB Crucial external SSD for a PS5 or gaming PC, but be quick Save over $160 on this Crucial T705 gaming SSD, the fastest drive we've tested Your gaming SSD speed could plunge by 16x in some AMD motherboards, says Crucial View the full article
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There's nothing better than finding a new roguelike to play and endlessly completing runs until your fingers go numb. 2024 has brought us some of the best in genre, with Hades 2 and Balatro leading the way alongside updates to ***** Cells, The Binding of Isaac, and Cult of the Lamb. But as the year draws to a close, another hidden gem deserves your attention. Available right now for a mere one dollar, make sure you check out Dreamscaper. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Beautiful, surreal roguelike Dreamscaper has left Early Access Dreamscaper is a lovely, action-heavy roguelike with shades of Persona View the full article
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches on Steam and the Microsoft Store today. Developed once again by Asobo - otherwise celebrated for their stinking rat hordes - it builds upon the 2020 game by "[taking] advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming", in the words of the launch announcement release We've got a review in the works, but code has landed late, so our write-up might take a while. In the shorter term, I thought you might like to know how, exactly, MFS 2024 makes use of "machine learning" technologies, taking into account the energy cost of such wacky gadgetry and the creeping relationship between increased reliance on automated tools and laying people off. More immediately, you might like to know how much of your internet package it'll devour as you play. Read more View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]