Short, grounded, and with regular *****-owing guy Barney as its hero, Blue Shift could be my favorite Half-Life game. Half-Life 1 gets points for originality. Half-Life 2 has excellent set pieces in the form of City 17, the coastal road trip, and Ravenholm. But Blue Shift - like Opposing Force - is so tight and focused, and rounds out the resonance cascade story so well, that I think it takes the metaphorical crowbar. As HL2 gets closer to its 20th anniversary, the idea of a Half-Life 3 feels both closer and further away than ever. Valve might be keeping quiet about the future of its FPS, but modders are hard at work. The unofficial Half-Life Blue Shift remake, built using the fan-made masterpiece ****** Mesa, is finally coming back. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 'New' version of Half-Life discovered with cut content and secrets Here are some of the best Steam games most own but too few have played Half-Life players somehow manage to beat Opposing Force in 17 minutes View the full article
We're one month on from the launch of new MMORPG Throne and Liberty on Steam. The latest MMO to be brought to the platform from Lost Ark and New World Aeternum publisher Amazon Games has found itself a solid player base so far, consistently sticking among the most-played games on the Valve platform. As Throne and Liberty update 1.6 lands, Amazon reveals some of the key stats from our first month in Solisium, and the game has already racked up an impressive head count of max-level players. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Throne and Liberty server status and maintenance times Throne and Liberty coupons and all active codes Throne and Liberty is putting real money traders in a Lucent debt ***** View the full article
When the Warhammer 40k universe had its first real hit videogame with the RTS Dawn of War, it was the red and ivory Blood Ravens, not the all-blue Ultramarines, who represented the Imperium of Man. Whether you fondly remember those low-polygon days, or are simply a fan of the Blood Ravens and their infamous reputation as relic thieves, you should check out the Blood Ravens Operations Conversion mod for Space Marine 2. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warhammer 40k Space Marine Chapters and Legions - full guide Epic Warhammer 40k cosplayers muster as the ****** Korps of Krieg Warhammer 40k: Darktide just hit its lowest price ever View the full article
It's not often that we learn plenty about a major upcoming big-screen project before it's even begun *********, but that's the case with Grendel, a live-action retelling of the Old English epic Beowulf, adapted from John Gardner's 1971 novel of the same name by Robert D. Krzykowski (director of the wonderfully-named The Man Who ******* ******* and Then the Bigfoot). Read more View the full article
Call of Duty Zombies YouTuber MrRoflWaffles had a disastrous end to a high round ****** Ops 6 run, leaving the game at round 147 and after 12 hours of play rather than saving and quitting. ****** Ops 6’s round-based Zombies mode sees players face off against endless waves of the baddies in a bid to reach ever higher levels of difficulty. Saving in ****** Ops 6’s Zombies mode is only available to solo players, and you can only save one solo match at a time, which means if you leave the match without saving, there is no save to return to. MrRoflWaffles, who has 2.11 million subscribers on YouTube, set out to break his personal best of round 141 and to hit round 200 before the disastrous mistake put an end to the attempt. do NOT do this on round 147 in ****** ops 6 zombies [Hidden Content] — Milo (@MrRoflWaffles) November 7, 2024 The disaster began when a confident MrRoflWaffles signaled his intention to save and quit then load back into the match. "This is how this works chat," he declared. "You quit the game, you reload in, and you try not to get bugs." MrRoflWaffles, perhaps moving too fast through ****** Ops 6’s pause menu for his own good, accidentally selected ‘leave match’ rather than ‘save and quit.’ Despite the ‘leave game?’ warning pop up, MrRoflWaffles proceeded, putting an end to the run forever. All the while, MrRoflWaffles’ chat couldn’t believe what they’d witnessed, with various messages of disbelief littering the screen. Realization then kicked in, and, as you’d expect, MrRoflWaffles couldn’t believe what he’d done. “I left?!” he said. “What?! What?! What?! Are you kidding me?! You’re kidding me! You’re joking chat. Noooooooo!” “12 hours of my life,” MrRoflWaffles eventually sighed after a ******* of silence. “The bugs won. I’d rather have fought the bugs! I can’t believe I just did that. I’m in pain.” So, who’s to blame? MrRoflWaffles for accidentally pressing the wrong button, or developer Treyarch for putting the 'leave match' and 'save and quit' buttons right next to each other in the Zombies pause menu? For his part, MrRoflWaffles said it was entirely his mistake, but called on Treyarch to make the leave match button a 'hold for three seconds' selection. “I really want to blame Treyarch for putting the leave button next to the save button,” MrRoflWaffles said. “I want to blame them, but honestly this is my fault. I pressed the button.” In a desperate bid to save the run, MrRoflWaffles pulled the power cable and ethernet cord out of his Xbox, hoping ****** Ops 6 would somehow forget what had transpired. But, alas, the game remembered. No save files were available upon loading back in. A clearly devastated MrRoflWaffles decided to end his stream early, saying that starting all over again “tilted” would only cause him to **** early on in a subsequent run. But he insisted he would continue his bid to hit round 200 — perhaps once he’s had a lie down. Taking on Zombies mode yourself? We've got Essential Zombies Tips and Tricks to help you get started, plus a guide on How to Exfil. Both Zombies maps are full of easter eggs and secrets; here's everything we've found in both Terminus and Liberty Falls, including How to Pack-a-Punch in Liberty Falls and How to Get the Meteor Easter Egg in Terminus. Image credit: MrRoflWaffles / YouTube. 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
Events are coming thick and fast in Pokémon TCG Pocket, with a third following the global launch now available and focusing on yet another aspect of the game. To help you make sure you get all the available rewards, we’ve highlighted everything you need to know. While the Wonder Pick Event focused on the Wonder Pick feature and the Lapras ex Drop Event focused on single-player battles, the Genetic Apex Emblem Event 1 in Pokémon TCG Pocket is all about taking on real-life players around the world. View the full article
Of all the tragedies that might befall a medieval settlement, an ale shortage feels like a pretty minor concern. And yet, in Manor Lords, the superlative strategy game and city builder from Hooded Horse and Greg 'Slavic Magic' Styczeń, ******** to properly manage your booze supply can, and will, plunge your township into chaos. In Civilization 6, you're in charge of an entire continent. In Cities Skylines 2, it's a metropolis of millions. But Manor Lords goes right into the details - you're responsible for meeting the basic, everyday needs of a handful of settlers. Water and ale production have been a running sore since Manor Lords first hit Steam back in April, but now, in response to fans, Slavic Magic teases a possible remedy, as well as a wonderful-looking new map. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Manor Lords update adds fishing and crossbows to the medieval city builder Manor Lords just got discounted to its cheapest Steam price yet New Manor Lords update is a giant leap forward for the strategy game View the full article
If you're on the hunt for a modestly-priced but still very capable gaming CPU, this AMD Ryzen 5 9600X deal is a great option. Based on AMD's latest Zen 5 architecture, and using its AM5 motherboard platform, it's a speedy, power-efficient chip that's a solid choice for gaming right now, but it can also easily be swapped out in the future for a more powerful AMD AM5 processor. Everyone is rightly hyped right now about the arrival of the undisputed best gaming CPU in the world, which you can read all about in our AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, but that chip costs $479! Following a recent overall price drop, and thanks to today's extra Newegg discount, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X now costs less than half that price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D release date, price, and specs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review: A truly great gaming CPU AMD Ryzen Threadripper gaming CPUs could get 3D V-Cache, says ***** View the full article
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You can chill out for now, as Take-Two's latest earnings call has brought a statement that GTA 6 - this little game you might have heard of - is currently on track to make its previously announced release window of fall 2025. Read more View the full article
With The Sims 4 continuing to plow on as the most dominant force in the life game space, one of its biggest rivals is taking a little longer to build "a stronger foundation" for launch. InZOI comes from PUBG developer Krafton and has been making waves for its particularly realistic visual style. With fellow Sims rival Life By You canceled by publisher Paradox, InZOI looks poised to deliver a real challenge to EA's colossal free PC game. In order to do so, however, we're going to be waiting until March 2025. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: InZOI release date, early access, trailers, gameplay, and latest news Six great PC games we played at Gamescom 2024 Sims rival InZOI addresses concerns over its use of generative AI View the full article
***** have announced that both the ***** Mega Drive and Genesis Classics & Dreamcast Classics collections will be delisted from stores on December 6. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The dominion of hated Super Earth threatens to expand afresh as Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt toys openly with the prospect of Helldivers 2 cross-over games, beginning with tabletop wargame Trench Crusade and extending to, well, take your pick. Arrowhead's appetite for other licenses appears insatiable. It's the kind of sheer expansionism you'd expect from Earth's loathsome regime, whose "managed democracy" *********** continues to enthrall thousands of hapless disposable imperialists. Pilestedt even wants to make a Fifth Element game! Milla Jovovich is spinning in her grave. Milla Jovovich isn't *****, you say? Well, that's good news at least. Read more View the full article
***** Joon-***'s (of Parasite> fame) next movie, an adaptation of Edward Ashton's sci-fi novel Mickey 7 (yes, not Mickey 17), was shot in 2022, yet we're still waiting to see it. Now, it's been hit with yet another delay and has been moved to spring 2025. Read more View the full article
It’s been fairly smooth sailing in the world of Diablo 4 pretty much since the game’s Vessel of Hatred expansion got released. The add-on arrived alongside the start of Season 6, Season of Hatred Risinghttps://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-season-of-hatred-rising-realmwalkers-seething-realm, and though both had (and still do have) many bugs, Blizzard released a number of patches to address some of the more egregious issues. Read more View the full article
Take-Two Interactive has indicated that it will put distance between the releases of its two big upcoming titles, Grand Theft Auto 6 and Borderlands 4, despite them both due out within the same 12-month window. In its latest earnings results published on Wednesday, Take-Two reiterated the intention of its Rockstar brand to release GTA 6 in Fall 2025, as previously announced. CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked by Variety if this meant it could cross paths with Gearbox’s Borderlands 4, which is due to release some time during its next fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. Read More... View the full article
Stuck for what to play next? Here's a fresh run over some games that recently became fully Steam Deck Verified for that click and play experience. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
When I was a competitive long-distance runner at school, breath control was paramount. We were never really taught this, mind. It was an art you picked up through practice: how to breathe before the race, saturating your blood with O2 without dizzying yourself; when to permit the shorter, emergency breaths and when to apply restraint; when to deepen your inhales and charge yourself up for an ******* on a hill. And then, how to organise your body around your breath, straightening your posture to expand your lungs without tipping back too far and squandering muscle power; how to breath in time with your stride and the movement of your shoulders, so as to firm up your momentum and shave a miraculous-feeling minute off your finishing time. All this, plus various daft psychological war gambits of my own devising. When overtaking or being overtaken, I used to seal my lips shut on that side and breath through the other corner of my mouth, to make it look like I was hardly out of breath at all. Read more View the full article
As part of The Lost Shipment questline in Brighter Shores, players are tasked with finding a mysterious fish known as the Fetid Flounder without any indication of where it is or how to get it. It’s hard not to see players running around the world in various fishing spots, asking others where the Fetid Flounder is. It’s become a bit of a meme in the community because of how difficult it is to find, as well as the amount of grinding you need to do to get it. View the full article
When you start Dragon Age: The Veilguard, you're prompted to customise the Inquisitor. Not only can you alter their appearance, but a few select choices from the last game, namely who you romanced. View the full article
Calling a game ‘no frills’ or ‘no nonsense’ is always a back-handed compliment, because it sounds like you're saying it's a bit straightforward and simple. And yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying here. Acts Of Blood feels like a spiffy PS2 action brawler; a slightly tighter old Yakuza game, or a stripped-back Sifu. It’s snacky and a bit janky, but it’s also great coffee break fodder, assuming you want to spend your break breaking a selection of heavy objects over the crumbly skulls of ne’er-do-wells. I mean, they might have done some things well, I don’t know them. But they aren’t doing any well to my character in the game, so ********* it is. Read more View the full article
If you can’t work out the “Silly as all get-out” in today’s New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle, we’re here to help with some hints that may jog your memory and the answer if you get really stuck. “Silly as all get-out” NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue hints and answers Five letters. Screenshot by Dot Esports Hint 1: It begins with an “I.” Hint 2: It ends with an “E.” Hint 3: It contains three vowels. Hint 4: The two consonants are the same letter. The answer to the “Silly as all get-out” clue in the Nov. 7 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “INANE.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, inane means lacking sense or meaning and is an adjective. View the full article
If the “Winter holiday gift that’s hard to wrap” clue has halted your progress through today’s New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle, we’ve got some hints to help you out and the answer you’re looking for. “Winter holiday gift that’s hard to wrap” NYT Mini Crossword puzzle clue hints and answers Fill the gap. Screenshot by Dot Esports Hint 1: It begins with an “S.” Hint 2: It ends with a “D.” Hint 3: It contains one vowel. Hint 4: You need snow to use it. The answer to the “Winter holiday gift that’s hard to wrap” clue in the Nov. 7 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “SLED.” When the snow starts falling and settling on the ground, you will want a sled to enjoy the fun, but I feel for you if you’re wrapping one under the tree. View the full article
Putting aside my natural annoyance at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for almost beating out the Twarhammer series in the headline real estate wars, I am more than a little excited to play. Some days, you simply must feast on a tree frog, and while we still don’t have a solid release date, that day doesn’t feel too far away. Good news for stealth fans, and perhaps gooder news for a dozen strapline writers sweating profusely, soiling themselves in anticipation of using “kept you waiting, huh?”. Until then, I at least have a steady drip feed of new information to keep me sated, the latest of which is the substantial hint that there'll be some new dialogue in the game, as per the video below. Alongside that, the previously pseudonymous Suzetta Miñet - who was credited with voicing EVA in MGS3 and Peace Walker - has revealed herself to be Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Cheers for the spot, Automaton West. Read more View the full article
While obtaining weapons and various armor in Brighter Shores, you’re bound to find some untuned equipment that you won’t be able to use in the Hopeport region. To equip these weapons and armor on your character, you must tune them using the Obelisk. Here’s everything you need to know to start tuning your weapons and armor in Brighter Shores. View the full article
“Never turn your back on the sea” is good advice, but I struggled with today’s LoLdle quote. If you need help, read on for the Nov. 7 answer. Who says, “Never turn your back on the sea” in LoL? The LoLdle quote on Nov. 7 is, “Never turn your back on the sea,” and the League champion who says this line is Pyke. You know, the scary bald guy with the harpoon. View the full article
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Short, grounded, and with regular *****-owing guy Barney as its hero, Blue Shift could be my favorite Half-Life game. Half-Life 1 gets points for originality. Half-Life 2 has excellent set pieces in the form of City 17, the coastal road trip, and Ravenholm. But Blue Shift - like Opposing Force - is so tight and focused, and rounds out the resonance cascade story so well, that I think it takes the metaphorical crowbar. As HL2 gets closer to its 20th anniversary, the idea of a Half-Life 3 feels both closer and further away than ever. Valve might be keeping quiet about the future of its FPS, but modders are hard at work. The unofficial Half-Life Blue Shift remake, built using the fan-made masterpiece ****** Mesa, is finally coming back. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 'New' version of Half-Life discovered with cut content and secrets Here are some of the best Steam games most own but too few have played Half-Life players somehow manage to beat Opposing Force in 17 minutes View the full article