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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

Alchemist Medals are one of many medals you can get in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6’s Zombies mode. You get them for ******** five zombies using two or more elements, but it can be quite tricky, especially if you don’t know what to do. Here’s how to get Alchemist Medals in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6. View the full article

The special crossover event with the beloved anime from 2010 is also coming to the English version. View the full article

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has finally been released as of October 31, 2024, and it has garnered positive reception for its beautiful and engaging story. Dragon Age has long been a beloved RPG series, but Veilguard marks a triumphant return after the RPGs' dormancy following the release of Inquisition in 2014. This installment has proven to be successful, and there is a lot to love about this game, ranging from the romances and exploration to the combat and the companions. View the full article

Location quests aren't generally the most fun things to do in games, but Dragon Age: The Veilguard takes a different approach than Inquisition. Instead of giving players over a dozen locations scattered across multiple maps, spirits of the Dalish mementos are few and easy to do in one playthrough. You're going to find yourself appreciating Bioware for not insisting you spend hours upon hours on this one quest. View the full article

The Inquisitor returns as a major NPC in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. They were the main characters of Dragon Age: Inquisition, and their previous choices impacted the narrative. This can help drive the motivations of Rook, Harding, and Varric as they begin their quest. It can even alter some aspects of the ending, especially regarding the Inquisitors relationship with the main antagonist, Solas. Did they part as enemies, friends, or even lovers? View the full article

In the vast world of Baldur's Gate 3, there are several characters and interactions locked behind certain choices. This can include origin, class, subclass, race, or tiny decisions. In fact, the game is so massive in terms of content that there are few choices that don't lead to unique outcomes, making every single journey distinctive to the character and individual. It's highly unlikely that players have discovered every secret the game has to offer, even after hundreds of hours in-game. View the full article

With Red ***** Redemption having recently launched on PC yes, that's the original 2010 classic that finally came to PC more than 14 years after the fact a whole new audience is learning that the incredible attention to detail and obsessive hidden flourishes that characterize the 2018 Red ***** Redemption 2 can be traced back to that original game. There is a staggering amount of hidden content in these titles, details that have been put there by the developers for the ********* of players who happen to notice. View the full article

Many Xbox gamers now have brand-new Xbox Game Pass Quests as part of a completely reimagined framework to earn Rewards points. However, the reworked Xbox Game Pass Quests are currently only available in Australia and require users to jump through a few hoops to make the most of the new system. View the full article

Once Human has been one of 2024's big successes. The free-to-play survival game from NetEase had the seventh-biggest launch of any game on Steam this year and continues to attract an impressive player count. View the full article

Welcome back to a slightly surreal Thursday of bargains. Do you know what I say in strange times? Video games—entertainment via escapism, and that's exactly what I have for you here today. I'd start by looking to some top-tier AAA JRPGs on Switch first, then grab a bunch of PS5 Pro Enhanced games cheap (for future wow-factor investment). But hey—you do you. In retro news, I'm Tekken the time to celebrate the illustrious 29th of a 3D fighter king—a long-in-the-jaguar-tooth progenitor of a 58M copies sold series that still endures. Though I was a staunch Virtua Fighter / Saturn man at the time, I remember coveting my mate's copy of this more approachable and well-presented competitor. The concept of controlling each limb with a dedicated face button made much more sense for muscle memorising combos, and the lure of unlocking a bunch of sub-bosses was addictive enough to make us actually go buy a Memory Card. (Or just leave that PS One on all week.) This Day in Gaming - Tekken (PS) 1995. eBay - Eternal Darkness (GC) 2002. eBay - Top Spin (XB) 2003. Sequel - Call of Duty (PC) 2003. Sequel - Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GC) 2003. eBay - CoD 4: Modern Warfare (PC,PS3,X360) 2007. Redux - Guitar Hero III (PS3,Wii,X360) 2007. eBay - Rock Band (X360) 2008. Sequel - Xbox One X launch, 2017. eBay Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGONice Savings for Nintendo Switch Persona 5 Royal (-36%) - A$64Shin Megami Tensei V (-50%) - A$49.98Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (-20%) - A$64Borderlands 3 Ult. (-74%) - A$23Spyro Trilogy (-35%) - A$45.68 Expiring Recent Deals Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (-23%) - A$69NFS Hot Pursuit (-35%) - A$39Golf Story (-80%) - A$4.49Moving Out (-80%) - A$7.50Transistor (-80%) - A$4.79Bastion (-80%) - A$3.50 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Trine: Ult. Col. (-77%) - A$16.09Gris (-80%) - A$4.45Talos Principle Gold (-85%) - A$9.29Limbo (-75%) - A$3.79Persona 5 Tactica (-54%) - A$43.67Humankind (-86%) - A$9.79 Expiring Recent Deals Marvel GotG (-100%) - FREE w/Prime******: Definitive (-100%) - FREE w/Prime****** Stranding D.C. (-50%) - A$7.47Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (-50%) - A$9.99Control Ultimate (-80%) - A$11.99Abzu (-75%) - A$7.23SoulCalibur VI (-91%) - A$8.54 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card. PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox GTA V (-53%) - A$28Park Beyond (-77%) - A$9Remnant II (-52%) - A$36EA Sports FC 25 (-23%) - A$85*********'s Creed Mirage (-65%) - A$ 28 Expiring Recent Deals Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-32%) - A$75X/S controller (-22%) - A$69.95Top Spin 2K25 (-51%) - A$49Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next-Level (-86%) - A$15The Crew Motorfest (-72%) - A$28Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora (-50%) - A$55 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation System Shock (-50%) - A$29.98Hogwarts Legacy (-55%) - A$49Mortal Kombat 1 (-53%) - A$36EA Sports FC 25 (-23%) - A$85 Expiring Recent Deals Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-32%) - A$75Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next-Level (-86%) - A$15Red ***** Redemption 2 (-68%) - A$29Top Spin 2K25 (-64%) - A$36The Crew Motorfest (-72%) - A$28Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora (-57%) - A$47 Or purchase a PS Store Card. PS5 Pro Enhanced Bargain Need a cheap Pro showcase title? Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - $114.95 / $79.95 Here's the basic good news early: via a PS5 Pro exclusive "Versatility Mode" the enhanced visuals of Rebirth look and feel newborn fresh. This is another case of the developers transplanting out the old upscale solution for PSSR (and I believe it was very much needed). The results? A dramatic and highly obvious increase in overall sharpness, geometric/texture detail, and all while it's barreling along at a fluid 4K 60fps (thanks to a CPU High Frequency Mode). Just a gigantic improvement that needs to be seen / felt through a DualSense to be believed. PlayStation Console Prices What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Legit LEGO Deals City: Truck + Sports Cars (-34%) - A$99City: Double-Decker (-34%) - A$33Star Wars: Tantive IV (-33%) - A$148 Expiring Recent Deals Mario: Dorrie's Shipwreck (-40%) - A$54Star Wars: R2-D2 (-35%) - A$129Star Wars: Podrace (-34%) - A$79Sonic: Speed Sphere (-34%) - A$35 Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

After the massive success of Hogwarts Legacy in 2023, it seemed like only a matter of time before a sequel would be announced. In addition to a follow-up game, the success of the magical RPG has initiated a whole slew of Harry Potter media for Wizarding World fans to look forward to. Warner Bros, the owners of many rights related to the massive Potter franchise, will try to tie new products together through storytelling, but that might not be a good thing for the franchise. View the full article

Mages are powerful spellcasters tapping into the Fade for their abilities in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. With the deep customization options available, players can build their Mage Rook for various playstyles. Mages in Dragon Age: The Veilguard do not necessarily start as strong as their Rogue or Warrior counterparts. However, their combat prowess grows as the story progresses, making them a rewarding choice over time. They are also incredibly effective both at range and in melee combat, with tons of versatility in their kits. View the full article

17 years is a long time for any game to still be pumping out content, yet Lord of the Rings Online is managing it. Launched during the MMO ********** days following the release of World of Warcraft along with other titles like Age of Conan, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and Aion, LOTRO appears to still be fighting fit with tons of content drops over the years. Now its 12th expansion is here, titled Legacy of Morgoth, and it adds a load of new stuff along with continuing the game's ever evolving storyline. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: LOTRO just got way ******* and much more relaxing, all at the same time Free MMORPG celebrates 17th anniversary with massive annual event I'm a big Tolkien fan, and I need this new Rohan gaming keyboard View the full article

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is testing a big Windows on Arm update to let more x64 software and games run under Prism emulation on Copilot Plus PC with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus processors. The capability comes as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744, rolling out to testers in the Canary Channel. This way, Qualcomm’s new chips can run more kinds of apps that don’t have native ARM64 versions and, until now, weren’t usable with emulation. It could even enable games that use AVX2, like Starfield and Helldivers 2, to work on Windows on Arm. [/url] With this update, Microsoft’s emulator will open up support for 64-bit x86 software to use processor extensions like AVX, AVX2, BMI, FMA, and F16C. However, it says 32-bit software still won’t... Continue reading… View the full article

Striking New York Times tech workers have created a “Guild Builds” page dedicated to strike-themed games you can play, including a spin on Wordle, a word search, and the custom Connections I reported on earlier today. As part of its strike announcement on Monday, the New York Times Tech Guild requested that people don’t cross the digital picket line to play the NYT’s daily puzzle games. This collection of five other games offers an alternative if you want to support the striking workers but also do some brain teasers. There are currently five games on the page: Strikle, the twist on WordleConnections: Strike Edition, which is a puzzle made in a Connections creatorWord SearchMatch Strike, a memory gameFrogger 8th Avenue They... Continue reading… View the full article

First-person shooters combine skill and reflexes with high-octane gameplay, attracting players of every age. While many players consider PC the dominant platform for the genre, the growing number of FPS players on the PlayStation 5 puts that to rest. Here are 13 of the best PS5 FPS games to try. The FPS genre has been prevalent since the 1990s when games like Wolfenstein 3D took the gaming world by storm. Today, you can play several first-person shooter titles on every platform. View the full article

From building giant roller coasters to making sure that trash can is placed just so, the levels of detail and creative freedom in theme park management games is addictively high. The childlike fun of seeing thousands of guests screaming on a loop-the-loop (and the horror of seeing them leave in a rage after you forgot to build them more ******* blocks...) is unmatched. Planet Coaster 2 looks to enhance the excellent action from the original and go one better with the addition of water parks, and it enjoyed high review scores from the press prior to launch. However, with Steam users, it's much less cut and dry. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Planet Coaster 2 system requirements Planet Coaster 2 feels like the ultimate blend of strategy game design Planet Coaster 2 marks the return of one of the best PC strategy games View the full article

****** Mesa: Blue Shift, the fan-made retelling of Barney Calhoun's pre-Half Life 2 adventures in the ****** Mesa research facility (and beyond!), is set to launch its next chapter on November 17... Read more.View the full article

Starfield's approach to points-of-interest, or POIs, has been a point of contention since it initially launched. Currently, Starfield has a number of handcrafted POIs which are then randomly placed on planets. Their loot and ****** placements are then randomly generated to make them feel more distinct. However, as many players have discovered, these POIs end up feeling incredibly repetitive, even with the loot and enemies being switched out each time. They never feel unexpected, mysterious, or challenging, as players approach them the exact same way every time. View the full article