Half-Life 2 has peaked at 51,091 concurrent players on 16 November 2024 which is 20 years after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.View the full article
Arcane’s final season’s second act is here, and it features a lot of surprises, new characters, backstories, and twists that are bound to keep you on the edge until the next act. Arcane season two is making significant additions to League’s lore, and fans are loving every bit of it through the breathtaking animation, beautiful background score, and shocking twists that are inevitably going to leave their mark on you. Champions are integral to the universe of Runeterra, and they also appear in different episodes. While some champions play an integral part in the storyline, others primarily appear as easter eggs, which should get the veteran players pumped and reward them for their eagle-eyed vision. View the full article
When a videogame series has so many mainline entries and spinoffs, it can be difficult to choose where to start. Individual numbered Final Fantasy games aren't linked, so they're easy enough to recommend, but tackling a decades-old series can be a daunting task. This is where the brand new Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake comes in, as not only is it the start of an incredible trilogy, but it's also a beloved RPG. Now, 36 years after the original DQ3 launched, a new Square Enix remake is here and soaring on Steam. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
New leaks from Honkai: Star Rail are suggesting that players will be given the chance to pick up a free five-star character during the RPG's next update. The massively popular sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse has been no stranger to giving away free goodies for its sizable playerbase, often granting free characters and gacha currency. HoYoverse even gave players a free copy of Version 1.6 five-star character Dr. Ratio, with Dr. Ratio becoming a fan-favorite for his powerful single-target damage. Now, fans are expected to receive a new free character soon. View the full article
DICE has activated triple XP across all game modes in Battlefield 2042, giving players the opportunity to level up at massively increased speeds. This Battlefield 2042 event is set to come and go fast, so players don't have long to take advantage of the triple XP rates. View the full article
It sucks when you love a multiplayer game that no one else ever wants to play. As a **** I loved the card game War, but no one would ever play it with me, probably because it's a genuinely terrible game which is entirely luck-based, so it's really just gambling (which may have been why I loved it, now that I think about it). As a teenager I always wanted to play Running Bases (Pickle) but everyone else was into ********* hoops or touch football. Lame... Read more.View the full article
Racing is one of the oldest genres in the gaming industry. Many of us grew up enjoying classics like Need for Speed Most Wanted. Now there are more racing games than ever before, with many of them available on consoles like PlayStation 5. Like any genre, racing games have evolved immensely. Today, players may choose from lifelike simulations of true competitions like F1 to fast-paced, chaotic street racing titles like the Need for Speed franchise. With so many options, choosing a perfect game to spend your evenings with may seem like a tough nut to ******. Fortunately, with many races in our gaming resumés, we know the best ones which are currently available on PS5. View the full article
Beastieball is the name of a new game that combines volleyball with Pokemon-like creature collection mechanics. It launched as an early access title in mid-November 2024, following a successful Kickstarter campaign. View the full article
There are puzzles across Thedas in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and some of them protect more interesting secrets than others. While many renditions of the three-statues-that-rotate puzzle are in the game, the one in the Sheltered Glade is tricky. This puzzle is located in a small area of the Hossberg Wetlands and will take someone with an eye for detail to spot and solve. View the full article
The final series of episodes are on the way to Arcane, and you can catch them with season two, Act Three go live. If you want to stay on top of spoilers, there’s a specific time the episodes drop, and you can begin watching them immediately. If you’ve been waiting to watch all of Arcane season two in a single setting, now is the time to do it. Act Three is the final act for this season, and it serves as the series finale for the show. There won’t be a season three, but there’s likely hope of other seasons and series happening within this universe, given fans’ overwhelmingly positive reception of it. Here’s what you need to know about when you catch the second season and act three of Arcane and where you can watch it. View the full article
Between Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG, PC gamers technically have 11 free games they can add to their digital libraries. PC gamers are treated to free games on a near-constant basis. Publishers occasionally host free game giveaways as part of promotional events, while some digital storefronts give away free games to draw more users to their platforms. View the full article
You might know who'll be in Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four film, but an official synopsis finally tells us what they'll actually be doing. Read more View the full article
Those of you hoping that we'd get a Predator film with the alien as the main character will be very happy to hear that Badlands is doing just that. Read more View the full article
Cyberpunk 2077 players will likely be familiar with the enigmatic fixer Mr. Hands, who appears briefly in the main game but features more often in the Phantom Liberty DLC. Hands is the prominent fixer in the Pacifica and Dogtown districts of Night City, offering jobs centered around the area's ********* underbelly. He's the most distant fixer by far, appearing mostly as a silhouette over holo calls with the only thing visible being his cybernetic hands. View the full article
Overwatch 2 players want Blizzard to bring back the original match cards at the end of Classic matches. Although its launch was met with plenty of issues and technical problems back in 2022, Overwatch 2 has managed to find its footing with players in the years since, thanks in large part to continued updates, fixes, and new content coming into the game. View the full article
A recent ***** from Zenless Zone Zero is hinting at a pair of new Drive Disk sets coming to the game with the upcoming Version 1.4 update. Much like many of HoYoverse's other titles, the urban action RPG provides players with a wide variety of ways to accessorize and enhance their characters. Beyond leveling a character's EXP and skills, players can collect different W-Engines, featuring powerful stat boosts and unique bonuses, and Drive Disks, which allow players to customize their individual characters' builds. Now, fans are rumored to be receiving new Drive Disk options in the near future. View the full article
Throne and Liberty publisher Amazon Games is warning players about an unintended strategy in Castle Siege events, before the PvP mode has even been added to the MMO. These colossal server-wide showdowns will pit guilds against each other in long conflicts, and they're supposed to incentivize working with your teammates to emerge with control of the game's castles. That said, it looks like the attackers are going to start with an advantage, so Amazon hopes sharing their strategy ahead of time can help defenders properly prepare. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Throne and Liberty server status and maintenance times Free MMORPG Throne and Liberty nears a million max-level players in first month Throne and Liberty coupons and all active codes View the full article
After an *********'s Creed Shadows battle pass appeared to ***** online, Ubisoft sets the record straight on if you have to pay for it or not. Read more View the full article
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, weather can have a huge impact on a Pokémon’s damage output and move pool. It can be a powerful tool outside of battle, too. Some interesting evolutions are tied to specific weather conditions in the game, like rainstorms. To help you add rain-loving critters to your team, here’s a breakdown of where and when it rains in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, with tips on how to make the most of this weather condition. View the full article
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed that Bethesda's Todd Howard wonders if holding back the release of Starfield's REV-8 buggy for the Shattered Space expansion could have been the right choice. The REV-8 gave Starfield players a new way to traverse the surface of planets and, for a long time post-launch, was probably the most requested feature for the game. View the full article
Have you ever tried hot tea with cookies? I have, and it’s a delicious combination to start your day. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Nurses, as a drink,” asks you to solve a wordplay and decipher the hidden context behind it all. If today’s NYT Mini Crossword slows you down, you can use our hints and answers to speed things up and easily finish the puzzle. View the full article
Donating items to the museum is an important part of progression in Stardew Valley, but that's not all it's good for - players can actually claim quite a few rewards for the pieces they donate. Museum donations fall into one of three categories, drawing from Stardew's wider Minerals, Artifacts, and Scrolls item types. You can always recognize a donatable item when its flavor text reads, "Gunther can tell you more about this if you donate it to the museum." View the full article
Have you ever played golf? I once tried my hand at the sports, and I was embarrassed that all of my swings always found their way to the water. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Course load?” tests your knowledge of the essential items to carry while playing the game. If today’s NYT Mini Crossword clues confuse you, use our hints and answers to breeze through the word puzzles. View the full article
Call of Duty ****** Ops 6 players are furious with Treyarch and Activision, as with BO6 Season 1 they were given access to all their legacy XP tokens, only for the developers to swiftly take them away again. Suddenly being able to use all your XP tokens from across every Call of Duty game in ****** Ops 6 was a welcome surprise, but as swiftly as this bonus was given, it's been removed. That said, there does appear to be a workaround, but there's no telling how long it might last. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best BO6 and Warzone XM4 loadout and class build Best BO6 loadouts for the current meta Best BO6 and Warzone Saug loadout and class build View the full article
It may not have had a title, but Disney has given its December 2026 Star Wars film the boot, with a family friendly replacement I'm sure will do fine. Read more View the full article
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Arcane’s final season’s second act is here, and it features a lot of surprises, new characters, backstories, and twists that are bound to keep you on the edge until the next act. Arcane season two is making significant additions to League’s lore, and fans are loving every bit of it through the breathtaking animation, beautiful background score, and shocking twists that are inevitably going to leave their mark on you. Champions are integral to the universe of Runeterra, and they also appear in different episodes. While some champions play an integral part in the storyline, others primarily appear as easter eggs, which should get the veteran players pumped and reward them for their eagle-eyed vision. View the full article