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There's been a few games that have explored using real world map data as a background for the action. From Microsoft Flight Simulator to Infection Free Zone, playing around the places you know has become a thing you can easily do. In Global Farmer you can turn your hometown into a farm, taking a big slice of Farming Simulator and adding a dash of reality into the mix thanks to map data from OpenStreetMap. Now it has received its first major update, and it contains some big features fans have been clamoring for. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Global Farmer brings Farming Simulator to your hometown and you can play it now View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

What's that? You need a new game for the weekend? How about something from the 2K Presents: The Sid Meier Collection Humble Bundle then. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics Of War developers Proxy Studios have just released Zephon, a new 4X strategy sim set in a manky, post-apocalyptic world. It's got hexagonal maps, flesh trees, gangly Evangelion-grade giants, "otherworldly hymns of decay", nuclear ******, and a player-led "blend of magic and cyberpunk" that extends from the city architecture to the research component. All of which is my cup of giblets. Here's the launch trailer. Read more View the full article

Xbox's Quick Resume feature, which allows players to quickly jump back into their games, is creating an issue with ****** Stranding Director's Cut's save functionality. This issue is causing some players on Xbox Series X/S to lose their progress and forcing them to replay sections of ****** Stranding. View the full article

While exploring the Rivain Coast in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Rook is likely to stumble upon the Warden Castle and, within it, the Warden Vault, with good loot for the taking if they can solve a few puzzles. After recruiting Taash, players can return to the Rivain Coast and explore the area. Several secondary Region Quests are here, particularly in the large Warden Castle ruins that take up a good portion of the map. In the lower rooms of the Castle, players can find the Warden Vault and pick up the quest. View the full article

Despite the gargantuan first season of ****** Ops 6 being just days away, Treyarch is still doggedly pushing out updates for the new Call of Duty to get its gameplay in perfect condition. Aside from the addition of two chaotic playlists for fans to enjoy over the weekend, a new patch has taken another swipe at the game's overpowered (and widely-loathed) Recon perk. In fact, this is the second time in the space of a week that Recon has been nerfed. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 6 Season 1 release date, new maps, modes, and Zombies ****** Ops 6 meta - best weapons tier list ****** Ops 6 Zombies Liberty Falls easter egg song View the full article

Orin the Red is a critical antagonist during Act Three of Baldur’s Gate 3. In this final Act, it’s up to you to find Orin, rescue her victim, and defeat her. However, she is challenging to beat, and if you’re playing the Dark Urge, there are additional decisions you must make. The way you go about attempting to save this victim can take several steps. Thankfully, Orin lets you know when this person has been removed from your camp, and she is planning to ***** them if you do not give in to her demands. It does feel like a race against time, though, and tracking down Orin takes a bit of detective work by exploring Baldur’s Gate. Here’s what you need to know about how to complete Rescue Orin’s Victim in Baldur’s Gate 3. View the full article

Despite RPGs being ostensibly about inhabiting a particular role, one core requirement is that you'll continually grow in strength. It doesn't matter if you're playing Dragon Age Origins, Baldur's Gate 3, or even Disco Elysium, the idea that down the line you'll be stronger or more capable than you are right now is a tenet of the fantasies they embody. Brighter Shores, the new RPG from RuneScape creator Andrew Gower, is daring to do it differently, and it's fair to say it hasn't gone over entirely well with fans. In response, the developer has taken to Steam to justify its decision in the face of this backlash, begging players to "please give it a chance." Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Brighter Shores is a gorgeous new fantasy RPG from the creator of RuneScape RuneScape creator's new MMO Brighter Shores gets a bizarre pushback Runescape creator unveils new free-to-play MMORPG, Brighter Shores View the full article

Team Firestorm sent word that their recently released Victorian London ******* mystery game Blood On The Thames is now supported on Linux. Looks really unique with the visual style! Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Traversing the stars is a beautiful experience, but it can get lonely out there on your own. No Man’s Sky is home to many features that are best shared with others, including base-building, Expeditions, and Discoveries—which is why players may be wondering about cross-play compatibility. Table of contentsDoes NMS have crossplay?How to use cross-platform features in NMSHow to enable multiplayer on NMSHow to join a friend’s game in NMSNMS and cross-saving, explainedHow to use cross-save in NMS Does NMS have crossplay? NMS has cross-play, but there’s a catch: The full functionality of the cross-platform feature is only available for players on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation—not for Nintendo Switch users. Although the Switch allows some cross-play functionality, it’s limited to NMS’ Discoveries feature. View the full article

Grafton Farmhouse is a vast eerie map with lots of spooky rooms ready to be investigated in Phasmophobia. As you wander the halls of this haunted house, you might be wondering where you can find the Cursed Possessions it hides. Tracking down these objects can be rather tricky, but they have powerful effects if you’re willing to risk using them. If you’re on the hunt for these dangerous but highly rewarding assets, here are the exact locations of every Cursed Possession at the Grafton Farmhouse map in Phasmophobia. View the full article

A new ***** suggests that The Witcher 4 could be closer to release than fans had previously expected. Developer CD Projekt Red announced a slate of new projects back in late 2022, including a long-awaited and much hoped-for follow up to 2015s blockbuster hit The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Being developed under the working title of Project Polaris, The Witcher 4 is said to be the start of a brand-new trilogy of RPGs, but little else is officially known at this time. View the full article

Battlefield 2042 is due to receive a new update next week that aims at fixing a handful of small issues to do with the game's customization menus, among other things. The final season of Battlefield 2042, Season 7: Turning Point, came to an end earlier this year. Despite the game no longer being supported with new seasons, developer DICE is continuing to update Battlefield 2042 as it works toward the next game in EA's popular multiplayer shooter franchise. View the full article

Slitterhead has a convoluted, nonlinear narrative that can be confusing right up until the very end. Although the involvement of Team Silent alumni has caused it to be categorized primarily as a horror game. Slitterhead is secretly an action RPG with a time loop plot. The whole game takes place over three days, and players must repeatedly return to pivotal events in the story in order to avert tragedy or recruit new characters. View the full article

Another Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 patch is here, and with it comes an additional nerf to that troublesome Recon Combat Specialty Perk and a dedicated 10v10 Moshpit playlist. Treyarch pulled back the curtain on the November 8 update with a post on its website today, revealing a smaller patch that tackles some of the issues players have continued to deal with since launch. The emergence of a playlist for 10v10 might be what has most frothing at the mouth, though, as it offers ******* lobbies across many of ****** Ops 6’s Multiplayer maps. Included in the list of maps is Nuketown, a map that is already notoriously chaotic in 6v6 matches, so expect even more chaos when hopping in for 10v10. While the standard Nuketown 24/7 playlist option will remain, fans can also now enjoy a new Stakeout 24/7 playlist. Another highlight involves an additional nerf for Recon, which has been a common complaint from players for weeks. The Perk combo bonus gives players a few advantages in combat, including the ability to briefly see enemies through walls after spawning. The effect previously lasted for a whopping two seconds, with many drawing comparisons between it and unofficial cheats like wallhacks. It didn’t take long before Treyarch brought down that timer to only 1.5 seconds, and as promised, that’s now down to only one second with today’s patch. Multiplayer regulars will notice that they are no longer able to exit the map in Lowtown, too, with other more general changes tackling stability and XP earn rates. Zombies received a number of tweaks as well, including fixes for a few glitches and a patch for a Tactical Raft exploit that was being used to make the vehicle airborne on Terminus. Today’s ****** Ops 6 patch is smaller than some of the others we’ve seen this past week, but that’s only because Treyarch is on the verge of dropping a gargantuan Season 1 update next week. We learned more about the inaugural season of content just yesterday, with the team promising that more Multiplayer maps, Zombies additions, and a revamped Warzone will arrive next week. Even more goodies will come with a mid-season refresh in the future, too, with Ranked Play also set to drop later this month. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 got off to a great start when it launched for PC and consoles October 25, and we think its success is deserved. We gave this year’s Call of Duty entry an 8/10 in our Multiplayer review and an 8/10 in our Zombies review. It’s unclear when exactly the next patch will drop, but at this rate, we probably won’t have to wait too long. For more, you can read our list of essential tips and tricks for players hopping online, and you can also check out the YouTuber who accidentally ******* his 147-round Zombies run while streaming. You can see today’s full Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 November 8 patch notes below. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 November 8, 2024 Patch NotesMULTIPLAYER Maps Lowtown Addressed an issue where players could get outside of the intended playspace on Lowtown. Featured Playlists Stakeout 24/7 10v10 Moshpit Maps: Red Card, Rewind, Vault, Vorkuta, Lowtown, Derelict, Skyline, Scud, Nuketown Modes: TDM, Domination, ***** Confirmed, Hardpoint These Featured Playlists are scheduled to go live at 10 AM PT which is after the publication of these notes. Perks Recon Combat Specialty Further reduced the duration that enemies are highlighted after respawning from 1.5 to 1 seconds. We will continue to monitor data and feedback on Combat Specialties throughout post-launch. XP Earn Rates Resolved an issue where match bonus was being improperly scaled across game modes. Resolved an issue where match bonus was not consistently being awarded in Search and ********. Challenges Removed the "Get 50 Eliminations using Weapons with no Attachments" Daily Challenge. Stability Added various stability fixes. ZOMBIES Weapons Resolved an issue where weapons with a default scope would show an extra attachment pip when viewed in game. Gunsmith Resolved an issue where the players Multiplayer Loadout would be present when previewing their Zombies Loadout. Field Upgrades Closed an exploit that allowed certain Field Upgrade Augment effects to persist beyond their intended duration. Vehicles Closed an exploit that allowed players to launch Tactical Rafts into the air on Terminus. Stability Added various stability fixes. Michael Cripe is a freelance writer at IGN. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Several NetEase employees working on the upcoming Marvel: Rivals have reportedly been arrested for allegedly running a money laundering scheme valued in the hundreds of millions USD. The bust took place in Hangzhou in China, with NetEase’s general manager Xiang Lang being among those taken into custody, according to a Nov. 7 Vice report. Those arrested were reportedly “high-ranking” members of the company taken in by NetEase’s own “anti-*********** department” after being accused of money laundering. Vice reports that “the contract value involved in this case is approximately 2 billion yuan (roughly $280,025,762 USD), and the actual amount involved is estimated to be between 800 million and 1 billion yuan, and 28 suppliers have been affected.” It would also seem most of these employees who were taken in, including general manager Xiang Lang, have been let go from the company following the arrests. View the full article

The AYANEO 3 has now had more of a proper announcement with more details and a clear picture of what it actually looks like. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Warframe developers Digital Extremes have announced a new round of early access for their 2025-bound fantasy action-RPG Soulframe, which I saw a bit of last year and think is pretty promising. They're now adding 2000 players to a Preludes build of the game every week, with each invite email including an additional four invite codes, so you can get your friends involved. Read more View the full article

Board games could become a lot more expensive to make and purchase during Donald Trump's second term as President. The US election victor has proposed tariffs on foreign goods, suggesting an up to 60% tax on ******** imports and 10% tariffs globally. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best board games 2024: our favorites reviewed For no reason, here's a board game about a modern ********* civil war Board games can be scary, you just need to try ******* View the full article

Valve announced something that I'm sure a lot of game developers and players will appreciate: new APIs to allow developers to have version switching directly in their games! Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

There's no hiding Vampire Survivors’ links to Castlevania. The developer Luca Galante was even accused of ripping off certain Castlevania sprites during development (but these were from asset packs, not ripped from the game directly, so put down your pitchforks). And when Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania was announced as DLC, Galante made it clear just how important the series was in his success story... Read more.View the full article

After baited breath from the Dragon Age community, The Veilguard has arrived—and it doesn’t disappoint. The return to Thedas is an excellent time and bodes well for the future of BioWare’s other projects. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is an action-filled game that is fluid, crisp, and exciting. The missions are well-written and enjoyable, and the dialogue between companions is delightful. There’s a lot to like about The Veilguard, but there are a few bumps in the road. For older Dragon Age fans, it might feel odd to be planted in this mostly dungeon-based mission corridor, but the experience never feels like a grind and is mostly BioWare playing it safe. View the full article

Can you find your Deadlock MMR? When you pour a lot of time into a competitive game like Deadlock, it's perfectly reasonable to wonder how you stack up against your fellow warriors. Deadlock assigns every player a hidden matchmaking rating, but there are ways to work out where you might be placed. Knowing how Deadlock MMR works is vital if you want to rise through the Deadlock ranks. Your skill level might not correlate with your ranked medal, and if you're in matches that are too easy or too difficult, it might be because your MMR isn't aligned with where you should be in the MOBA game. Here's everything you need to know about Deadlock MMR. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Deadlock ranks and ranked mode explained Deadlock release date estimate, latest news, trailers, and more All Deadlock characters, abilities, and hero tier list View the full article

Survival crafting RPG and city builder Sengoku Dynasty is a game that blends a lot of aspects into a sandbox journey set in feudal era Japan. Starting out with nothing, you'll gather resources to craft tools, weapons, and medicine as you might in a Rust or Valheim. Then you'll begin to build out your town as you might in Manor Lords, before expanding your dynasty to ever-grander heights. First released in early access in August 2023, Sengoku Dynasty 1.0 is finally here, with a wealth of updates and a discount for the full launch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ********* survival sim Sengoku Dynasty overhauls combat, gets soulslike Cities Skylines 2 meets Ghost of Tsushima in newly updated Steam game View the full article

Proxy Studios who made Warhammer 40,000: Gladius have just released their brand new 4x strategy game ZEPHON. It comes with Native Linux support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article