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We’re just one day away now from the release of Diablo 4’s next patch. This is the Season 6 mid-season update, so much of its focus is, as usual, on balance tweaks. Blizzard talked a lot about the higher-level changes we can expect in last week’s livestream, and the developer has now published the full change log. Read more View the full article

As per a recent update to their FAQ page, The Game Awards have confirmed that DLCs, new game seasons for live service games, and other such releases are eligible for their game of the year award. The FAQ itself - which appears to have been accessible over the weekend but now links to a ‘coming soon’ page - says the following. Thanks Neowin for quoting it in its entirety: Read more View the full article

Do you have a garden? I do. It’s therapeutic to look after the plants and watch them slowly grow, bearing fruits and flowers. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Parts of irrigation systems,” tests your gardening knowledge and the essential part responsible for water delivery. If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Mini Crossword clues, you can use our hints and answers to solve the word game easily. View the full article

Happy this week, you people! The sky is a washed eggshell blue, the air smells of circus straw, and all the fallen leaves have eyes that glitter mischievously and mouths that screech underfoot like dial-up modems. The Maw must be feeling festive. Let's see if there any new PC games we can feed it. Read more View the full article

Half-Life 2’s 20th Anniversary update has sparked a new concurrent player count record on Steam. Valve’s influential shooter hit a peak concurrent player count of 64,222 over the weekend after the studio released an upgraded experience with new features alongside a documentary that revealed gameplay of the canceled Episode 3. It helps that Half-Life 2 also went ‘free to keep’ until today, November 18. Half-Life 2 launched on November 16, 2004, a year after Steam itself. Public records for the game’s concurrent player count only begin in September 2008, according to SteamDB, so we don’t know how many played Half-Life 2 at launch 20 years ago. But we do know that at no point since September 2008 has Half-Life 2 been as popular on Steam as it is now. Half-Life 2's previous recorded best was 16,101 in August 2021 after a community event sparked a resurgence of interest. The anniversary update means Half-Life 2 now includes the complete Episode One and Episode Two expansions along with the base game. They’re accessible from the main menu, and you automatically advance to the next expansion after completing each one. There’s also a new Developers Commentary for the Half-Life 2 base game, after Valve got the team back to record three-and-a-half hours of new behind-the-scenes commentary. Perhaps most exciting is integrated Steam Workshop support, which lets players browse, install, and play user-created content for Half-Life 2 without ever leaving the game. Meanwhile, there are bug fixes and new graphics options that let players push the visual fidelity of Half-Life 2 further than was allowed in the original release. All these updates, the documentary and its associated headlines, and the ‘free to keep’ offer have combined to boost interest in all things Half-Life 2, and send thousands of players into City 17 to ****** back against the Combine. The question now is, will Valve finally follow it up with Half-Life 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

While the story of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 can be enjoyed without playing its predecessors, it helps to flesh out the gravity of Space Marine's plot. While the original Space Marine is an obvious predecessor to the sequel, there's another Warhammer title that fits directly in between the events of both game's storylines. Having barely survived fending off the hordes of Chaos and Greenskinned Orks, someone had to come back to clean up the mess Titus left behind. View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 is full of tough choices, and one concerning Wyll Ravengard in act three is particularly troubling. The warlock's patron, Mizora, shows up to offer him an ultimatum: he can have the freedom he desires from their pact, but in exchange, his captured father will surely ****. Alternatively, Mizora will help Wyll save his dad, but he must give up his soul to her forever. View the full article

For those struggling to run Ark: Survival Ascended, there are multiple ways to make the game run smoothly. For everything Ascended does better than Evolved, it almost always comes back to the problem of needing high specs to play. Console platforms rarely feel playable, with most areas getting around 3045 fps. This factor is a bit of a mix where console platforms are usually capped, but also with the high demands Ascended requires. View the full article

Mass Effect features several kinds of alien races with their unique features, but it seems that an attraction towards the Asari is an almost universal trait among the species of the Milky Way Galaxy. With that in mind, it's unsurprising that the Asari that Commander Shepard interacts with tend to be some of the most popular characters in the trilogy, such as Liara and Aria. But there's one conversation that can be overheard in Mass Effect 2 that's, at the very least, interesting when it comes to the speakers' implications about the Asari. View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 contains multiple spells and abilities for summoning, expanding upon the basic party of four characters with new allies and entities. It's a mechanic carried over from Dungeons & Dragons, though in this case, players have no need to worry about inconveniencing their DMs by filling the map with little critters. As a video game, BG3 can account for many more summons that people can comfortably keep track of in a tabletop RPG, and that shows in the number of creatures that players can have in their party. View the full article

Cemeteries are a new lot type added in The Sims 4: Life & ******. They are important for when a Sim *****, either unexpectedly or planned via your own story. However, cemeteries are also public lots that the living can travel to at any point. They can even be assigned as club hangouts and celebrity hotspots from past expansions. This means that a ********* should have plenty of upkeep to make it a worthwhile place to visit. Otherwise, the ***** may soon become forgotten. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Enshrouded’s Souls of the Frozen Frontier update brought more than just the chilly mountains of the Albaneve Summits. Fans of the survival crafter can now tame dogs, but finding and befriending them is trickier than simply showing up to the pound like in real life. That’s right: You can have your very own Fido in the survival crafter, but first you need to fetch him. Dogs are one of the types of animals that can be tamed in Enshrouded, alongside cats, goats, and yak. And like those other creatures, these canines are timid and will run away from you if you don’t properly build up trust with them first. Taming a dog in Enshrouded requires a bit of patience—and a whole lot of Dog Food Bait. View the full article

Update January 3, 2025: Added new codes! The Roblox survival game Booga Booga has found its successor with better mechanics, more intelligent AI, and a whole new map to explore! Gather resources, form a tribe, and claim as much land as possible. Should you run into trouble, these Survival Odyssey codes will come in handy. All Survival Odyssey codes list Active Survival Odyssey codes 20Million — 2.5k Coins (New) 2025NewYearNewMe — 10k Coins (New) Holiday2024 — 10k Coins (New) SkillTree — 3.5k Coins LoveYou — 3.5k Coins QOLUPDATE — 3.5k Coins DailyRewards — 3 Daily Rewards Christmas — 4k Coins Sorry4Crashes — 3.5 Coins Voodoo — 1.5k Coins SecretCode1 — 2.5k Coins Halloween — 2.5k Coins THANKSFOR50KFAVS — 2.5k Coins Underworld — 5k Coins Bows — 5k Coins 10m — 5k Coins BlazingTouch — 5k Coins Mounts — 400 Coins CivilizationUpdate — 400 Coins civilizationimprovement —...View the full article

Commander Shepard's fate ******** a burning question for Mass Effect 4. BioWare has been silent about Shepard's possible return in the upcoming Mass Effect game, and the ending to Mass Effect 3 left things very ambiguous. This has made many fans question if BioWare is silent because Shepard will return or not, and both sides have great reasons. View the full article

Much of Baldur's Gate 3's first act centers around the Emerald Grove, a safe haven for druids that is currently under threat. With goblins trying to ****** their way inside and a group of Tiefling refugees seeking shelter, tensions within the grove are rising, and Kagha, its current leader, plans to undertake a magic rite to seal the grove off from the outside world. This rite, the Rite of Thorns, requires a special idol to take place: the Idol of Silvanus, which players can find at the grove's center. View the full article

You have a right to be confused right now. Even though ****** Friday is technically just one day—November 29th—massive sales have already been started in its name across plenty of online retailers. That being said, I've outlined everything you need to know about ****** Friday 2024 below, including the best ****** Friday deals I've found so far. Table of ContentsSwitchPlayStationXboxPCVRHeadsetsLEGOSmart Home4K TVWireless EarbudsMonitorsMicro SDsSSDs and HDDsBest ****** Friday Sales We've Found So Far Nintendo Switch Deals Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (-12%) - A$79Super Mario Party Jamboree (-15%) - A$68Metroid Dread (-29%) - A$57Batman: Arkham Trilogy (-37%) - A$57Persona 5 Strikers (-40%) - A$59.95Nintendo World Champs (-24%) - A$38Super Mario RPG (-14%) - A$69Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-15%) - A$68Just Dance 2024 (-60%) - A$28FC 25 (-23%) - A$69Rayman Legends De. 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Editor’s Note: The header image was upscaled with AI for clarity An 18-year old in Britain has been arrested after attempting to import a “karambit” ****** similar to the ones available in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) or Counter-Strike 2. Police in Nottinghamshire arrested the teenager after Border Force officials seized the package before it could be […] Source View the full article

This upcoming cute and cozy adventure game, Infinity Nikki, is on the path to becoming a highly popular title. With over 30 million pre-registered players already set to play the game, there are sure to be even more upon its release on December 5, 2024. There is plenty of excitement and anticipation surrounding the game, and it might be wise to make some room in holiday plans to experience this lovely and potentially enthralling adventure. View the full article

As part of the Sims 4: Life & ****** expansion, Sims can get closer to the spiritual realm than ever before, especially with the Ghost Whisperer trait. So, if you're Sim enjoys communicating with and discussing the supernatural, this is the perfect trait to bring them one step closer to a career in all things eerie. View the full article

A Starfield player who avoided reaching the endgame for too long caught one of the galaxy's toughest customers, The Hunter, seemingly getting bored and sliding into housekeeping mode. While some Starfield players' moral compasses will steer them away from siding with The Hunter and his nihilistic ways, seeing the cold-blooded ******* going about daily chores creates some unintentional hilarity. View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 Act 3 gives the party an important choice regarding the city's underworld. Players can either support the established Guild led by Nine-Fingers Keene or side with the Zhentarim, a ruthless mercenary group attempting a takeover. This conflict is just part of the Stone Lord narrative, where the ranger Minsc is manipulated by the game's primary antagonist, the Absolute. Either way, the party has to make a decision at the end of the Aid the Underduke quest, and while it seems like there's only a moral result, there's more to it. View the full article

Sandboxy exploration and crafting game Astroneer has released its first paid expansion after five years of free releases and development. Glitchwalkers is a change of pace for Astroneer, a story and character-focused expansion that takes the varied mechanics of the old game onto a new planet with its own separate progression and save file... Read more.View the full article

New World: Aeternum is gearing up for the holiday season with the return of the Turkulon event. In a game modeled after the ********* colonial era, it's only fitting that players get a special Thanksgiving-themed event. Unlike the first real-world Thanksgiving, though, the New World version involves taking down a giant, murderous turkey monster. View the full article

You might be able to survive the harsh world of Embervale with weapons, armor, and friendly NPCs. But can you really thrive out there without a furry friend? No, and that’s why Enshrouded‘s developer Keen Games added tamable animals with the game’s latest Souls of the Frozen Frontier update. From cats and dogs to goats and deer, there’s a total of eight animals you can turn into pets in Enshrouded. Each one requires you to craft its specific bait, locate it in the wild, and **** it at least once before you can befriend it. Some tamed animals, like the Common Goat, will produce resources if you keep it in your base, while others, like Tyger the cat, will grant you a buff if you **** it. Taming animals can be a tedious process, though. View the full article

Indie game developer SOGA Studio has unveiled an early look at its upcoming underwater simulation game, Weldiver, which combines the aquatic exploration of Subnautica with the survival elements of The Forest. Weldiver is slated to release for PC via Steam in Q2 2025, and interested fans can now get a first look at the gameplay and story of this promising new underwater excursion. View the full article