XCOM 2 is one of the best games I've played, partly because of how it organically creates characterization and drama. Dialogue is sparse. Cutscenes are few. But the sheer ardor of every battle, the chaos of its turn-based, dice-roll combat, and the spontaneous moments of glory that result mean that I feel more committed to my team of blank-slate soldiers than I do to some of gaming's most defined and verbose protagonists. Combining the Firaxis formula with inspirations from Company of Heroes and Commandos, a new WW2 strategy game balances the player-driven narrative of XCOM with researched historical realism. This is Forgotten But Unbroken, and it's available right now. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Star Wars Outlaws is on the mend. Ubisoft's big open-world take on a galaxy far, far away didn't quite make the impression any of us thought it would, but that hasn't stopped the team from promising to improve the experience. So if you've been waiting to go along with Kay Vess on her adventure, or want to try another playthrough, you'll want to know what's coming. Some of the biggest fan grievances are being fixed, starting with combat and weapons. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Star Wars Outlaws announces big changes to try and win back fans All Star Wars Outlaws characters How to upgrade Star Wars Outlaws ship View the full article
Gamers can currently purchase Forza Horizon 4 with a huge discount before its delisted. Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted on December 15, and so fans have a limited time to enjoy a major discount on this classic open-world racing game. View the full article
The second expansion pass for Disney Dreamlight Valley is launching soon with lots of exciting new content waiting to be explored. This DLC is The Storybook Vale, and if you want to start playing as soon as possible, you need to know precisely when it’s being released. The Vale is deep in turmoil thanks to the nefarious acts of Hades and Maleficent, so it’s up to you to restore balance to this region. If you want to get to work saving yet another island from total ruin, you need to know the exact time and date The Storybook Vale expansion pass will be released for Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article
It’s that time once again: awards season. The Game Awards are back for its 2024 edition, and today announced all the nominees that will be vying for glory and some little golden statues. The headliners, of course, are for Game of the Year, the most prestigious award handed out by Geoff Keighley and company every year. Last year, it was Baldur’s Gate 3 that ran away with it. But there are also awards honoring voice acting, narrative writing, and technology in addition to many different genres of games. View the full article
Mass Outbreak Events in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are tailor-made for those Shiny-hunting their favorites. If you want to know what’s up next or what’s happened in the past, we’ve got all the details you need. First introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Mass Outbreaks are an incredibly popular feature in the Pokémon games and their inclusion in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is great news for Shiny hunters—although there’s no audio clue this time around. View the full article
The nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have been announced. Astro **** and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthare both up for seven prizes, including Game of the Year. The nominees were announced on Monday by event host and producer Geoff Keighley, and were chosen by a voting jury, which includes publications such as this website, VGC. Read More... View the full article
We all know Baldur's Gate 3's mods have proven pretty popular since official support for them was added by Larian with Patch 7. The developer's gone out of its way to tell us just that, even letting us know just who we need to thank for contributing. Read more View the full article
LG has just unveiled the Ultragear GX7 27GX790A, which is among the first gaming monitors to offer a massive 480Hz refresh rate at a 1440p resolution. We've seen several 500Hz+ gaming displays already, but these have had a 1080p resolution, so the move up to 1440p will mean a much sharper, super-fast image from this new LG OLED gaming monitor. Most games don't meaningfully benefit from such ludicrously fast refresh rates, but the best gaming monitor options for games such as Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Overwatch will all be those that can run essentially as fast as possible. And now, with this new LG panel, you'll get that speed as well as visual sharpness. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: OLED gaming monitor sales are booming, and these are the ones to buy Save over $600 on this massive 45-inch LG OLED gaming monitor Act fast to save $150 on this 32-inch 180Hz LG gaming monitor View the full article
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Square Enix has pumped out a lot of HD-2D games over the past few years, and the producer of the Dragon Quest 3 remake is worried you might get "bored" of them. Read more View the full article
Disney Dreamlight Valley is getting its second expansion pass on November 20, so if you've been waiting to tie up loose ends with any active quests or you want an excuse to get back in the valley, this is it. The Storybook Vale will bring three new biomes and a handful of new characters to valley, and if you're like me there's a chance you're worrying about how you can prepare before its launch to make sure you're ready to jump into a new story the second it becomes available... Read more.View the full article
A glitch in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 removes certain walls on the Nuketown map, forcing those who experience it to cheat or leave the game. Call of Duty has struggled with cheaters for years, despite the best efforts to combat them. While strides have been made against Call of Duty cheaters, they still exist, and the same goes for Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6. View the full article
Making a banana split in Disney Dreamlight Valley is worth learning in case one of your villagers has a real craving. It's a 5-star meal, so it's a pretty valuable recipe to have on hand should you find yourself in a pinch and desperately need some Star Coins. But, even though it sounds like a simple recipe to recreate, there are a few curveballs that are bound to throw you off and result in a fruit salad instead... Read more.View the full article
The action-strategy game Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess ******* to meet sales expectations, according to Capcom. Released for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox in July, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess was quickly praised by critics and players alike for its art style and combat, though this unfortunately didn't translate to revenue for the company. View the full article
Fields of Mistria has been one of my most-loved games this year despite still being a relatively humble early access offering. It's set to be a genuinely fantastic contender in the Stardew-like space, even more so now that developer NPC Studio has released its first major patch... Read more.View the full article
Image: Richard Varda If you’re nostalgic for the era of lugging your desktop to a friend’s house to play Unreal Tournament, software engineer Kenton Varda doesn’t have exactly the solution — but he thinks he has something better. The Cloudflare Workers tech lead has spent more than three years and at least a million dollars to transform his Austin house into the ultimate local PC gaming pad, complete with 22 machines and a dedicated hardware room. It’s dubbed the LAN Party House, and you’re probably not invited. LAN (short for local area network, as many readers likely know) parties were the best option for “online” gaming in the era of dial-up internet. While some are large-scale events, Varda’s house is aimed at having groups of friends drop by, pull a... Continue reading… View the full article
I'm still bumbling, tumbling and blundering through the cavernous labyrinths of first-person spelunking sim Lorn's Lure, in which you are an android exploring a series of enormous machines and sunken artificial habitats. I hope one day to level up from "bumbling, tumbling and blundering" to "running and jumping". Perhaps I'll even get as far as "speedrunning". But in the likely event that I plateau at "blundering", it's a relief to know that developer Rubeki Games has updated the game with an Explore Mode that makes certain sections dramatically easier. Read more View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3 launched earlier than planned to avoid being overshadowed by Bethesda's first new single-player RPG in nearly a decade, Starfield, but in a turn of fate, it stole the limelight completely. View the full article
When League of Legends released over a decade ago, everything was a lot simpler. There were only a select amount of items, no massive map changes to worry about, and over 100 champions still to come. Throughout its first year, Riot Games introduced 42 champions, from hulking front-line tanks, fast-******* AD carries, sneaky assassins, powerful mid lane mages, and more. There were clear roles, a much more basic meta, and a ton of fun as players explored the game for the first time. View the full article
The news comes from ********* tech blog Gazlog, which published an image that's said to be an official teaser from Intel for its Battlemage announcement date. The image was later shared on X by well-known data miner Tomasz Gawronski. Read Entire Article View the full article
President-Elect Donald Trump recently named Brendan Carr as his choice for FCC chairman. Carr has been vocal about the role the FCC will play in the upcoming administration, and in particular he accused “big tech” of running a “censorship cartel”. In a formal letter to Big Tech CEOs at Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple, Carr […] Source View the full article
Warhammer 40k Ork players and actual Warhammer 40k Orks have one thing in common - they love to build unique, ramshackle devices from piles of scrap. Long-time Ork collector Dave Gormley took that attitude to heart when he built 'Da Kommand Gubbin', a custom turn and points tracker to use alongside his Dread Mob army. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Russian army's religious Warhammer 40k cosplay chills me to the bone Warhammer 40k: Why are so many Space Marines obsessed with baths? The best Warhammer 40k games View the full article
Season 1 of Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 includes a dance emote that replicates RayGuns viral breaking routine from the 2024 Paris Olympics. ****** Ops 6 players often use emotes to express that they are having fun in a match, or to diss their opponents. View the full article
It looks as though it's the end of the road for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, as production is reportedly being wound up to make way for the next generation of Blackwell GPUs. If this latest rumor is to be believed, then RTX 4070 production will stop before the end of 2024, and is already being slowed down. We're expecting Nvidia to launch its new RTX 5000 range of graphics cards at the CES tradeshow in January 2025, and it's now looking as though the RTX 5070 will be a part of the launch lineup, even if it ends up being released a few weeks later than the RTX 5090. If Nvidia is indeed winding up production of the RTX 4070, that would suggest the RTX 5070 is waiting in the wings. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: There's a new DLSS for your Nvidia GeForce gaming GPU, here's what it does Win this new Half-Life 2 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super graphics card Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 guide View the full article
The highly anticipated MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld could finally get an official full announcement in just a few weeks, as a new ***** suggests the Intel-powered device will be debuted at the CES 2025 trade show in January 2025. MSI's best handheld gaming PC contender and direct Steam Deck rival originally broke cover at the Computex trade show in June 2024. It was then shown off in a little more detail at the IFA show in Berlin in September 2024, where I got to experience it and write our MSI Claw 8 AI+ preview, so its arrival has been a long time coming. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: CES 2025 dates, registration, and attendees Nvidia CES 2025 keynote confirmed as RTX 5090 reveal rumors heat up Nvidia RTX 4080 Super release date, price, specs, and benchmarks View the full article
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XCOM 2 is one of the best games I've played, partly because of how it organically creates characterization and drama. Dialogue is sparse. Cutscenes are few. But the sheer ardor of every battle, the chaos of its turn-based, dice-roll combat, and the spontaneous moments of glory that result mean that I feel more committed to my team of blank-slate soldiers than I do to some of gaming's most defined and verbose protagonists. Combining the Firaxis formula with inspirations from Company of Heroes and Commandos, a new WW2 strategy game balances the player-driven narrative of XCOM with researched historical realism. This is Forgotten But Unbroken, and it's available right now. Read the rest of the story... View the full article