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Pokémon Go has a lot to offer in terms of gameplay mechanics. Of course, the core element of its gameplay revolves around the part where players catch Pokémon in the wildand use them as either part of their collection or in combat against other trainers. But when discussing other trainers, it’s not always about competition. Pokémon Go also allows players to do other activities that can form friendships and bonds with one another. These come in the form of raids and trades trainers can do with fellow Pokémon collectors. You might come across a player who was fortunate enough to capture an elusive Shiny Pokémon, and they might be willing to trade you. However, the costs for trading Pokémon is high, even more so for Shiny Pokémon. There is a certain amount both sides need to pay, and it all comes down to spending Stardust, the mobile game’s primary currency. View the full article

Cupertino startup Etched recently unveiled Oasis, a new AI experiment described as the first model capable of generating open-world games. Built with the help of Decart, Oasis generates an unlikely Minecraft experience frame-by-frame. Each new frame is derived from the previous and by player input. Read Entire Article View the full article

Though Zenless Zone Zero's 1.4 update is still a bit away, the first look at its character banners has been leaked. ZZZ has been another smash hit for HoYoverse, propelling the studio to new heights. Update 1.2 was a huge update for the title, bringing a fresh story that felt more connected to the 1.0 release. Along with that, numerous community-requested changes were made to smooth out the systems and gameplay. View the full article

Xbox is giving Insiders the chance to test out Support Virtual Agent, an AI-powered chatbot Microsoft hopes will offer quicker answers to gamers' questions. The feature will eventually roll out to all users, but for now, anyone hoping to try it out can join the Insider program on their PC or Xbox console. View the full article

******** rifles are still strong at fighting enemies at long range in ****** Ops 6, no matter how good SMGs and omnimovement may be. It’s important to become accustomed to using all of the ARs offered in BO6, including the GPR 91. Our advice would be to not sleep on this particular ****, or it may be you who’s put to sleep by your enemies in the battlefield of CoD. View the full article

Some games are essential parts of the PC gaming canon. *****, Half-Life, Baldur's Gate, World of Warcraft, Disco Elysium, and many others all form a web of PC gaming that inform the direction the medium has taken over the decades. The Deus Ex series stands tall among that number, and now you can own all of them for less than $10. So if you haven't played them, now's the perfect time. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best old games and PC classics to play 2024 The Deus Ex randomizer just got a huge update, now you can **** the dog Deus Ex RTX Remix proves again that ray tracing is best on old games View the full article

There's a secret passage to the Library Balcony in Dragon Age: The Veilguard that Rook can unlock by completing a statue puzzle around the Lighthouse. Like other games in the series, Veilguard is full of secrets and puzzles for players to discover, starting almost immediately when Rook enters the Lighthouse ahead of the second main story quest. Next to one of the rounded library walls, they can read a note that gives them a clue about how to open this secret passage. View the full article

little more than two months after releasing Seekers of the Storm, its first expansion for Risk of Rain 2, Gearbox Software has shared its plan for the long-term future of the expansion, which it hopes will "build Seekers of the Storm into something that can be celebrated by the community for years to come.".. Read more.View the full article

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. Game Recording Improved speed of export / copy to clipboard of videos/clips in some scenarios Fixed issue that caused some of the options on the Save/Share button in the overlay to not do anything Fixed issue with upload progress not showing correctly when creating a shareable link to a clip Added range for disk space estimate from 1080p to 4k Fixed a case where exporting to file could fail Steam Input Added support for the PowerA OPS v1, v3 Pro, Fusion Pro 4, and Fusion Pro Wireless controllers Remote Play Immediately change codecs if HEVC or AV1 are enabled or disabled while streamingView the full article

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: Game Recording Improved speed of export / copy to clipboard of videos/clips in some scenarios Fixed issue that caused some of the options on the Save/Share button in the overlay to not do anything Fixed issue with upload progress not showing correctly when creating a shareable link to a clip Added range for disk space estimate from 1080p to 4k Fixed a case where exporting to file could fail Steam Input Added support for the PowerA OPS v1, v3 Pro, Fusion Pro 4, and Fusion Pro Wireless controllers Remote Play Immediately change codecs if HEVC or AV1 are enabled or disabled while streaming View the full article

Three stories may seem like a lot to follow regarding Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Treasure Hunt, but that isn’t the main thing you need to be worried about. Instead, you should look out for all the tests you may or may not have to take—including studying answers for the Victory Road Champion Assessment interview. The Champion Assessment is one of very few mandatory “exams” you will be taking if you want to complete the story for Scarlet and Violet, as it is tied to the final portion of the Victory Road path. Completing the exam is recommended, and you’ll also want to make sure to prepare your Pokémon team to defeat the Elite Four. View the full article

The Monster Hunter Wilds open beta was a massive success for Capcom, finally giving players a hands-on experience to try all the new features the game has to offer. While the newest release has already received several massive changes from previous entries in accessibility and quality of life improvements, players managed to discover even more that Monster Hunter Wilds has to offer. From overhauled ******* playstyles to massive increases in the overall scope of Monster Hunter, fans have a lot to look forward to with the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds. View the full article

2024's critically acclaimed sci-fi adventure game 1000xRESIST has been discounted to its lowest price yet on Steam. For a limited time, the current Steam ***** for 1000xRESIST also applies to the game's DLC, including the official soundtrack featuring 85 tracks. View the full article

The initial batch of enhanced games spans an array of genres, and includes hits such as EA Sports College Football 25, Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, No Man's Sky, and The Callisto Protocol. The latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, ****** Ops 6, also made the cut –... Read Entire Article View the full article

In an exclusive interview with Dot Esports, Chris Greeley, Global Head of League of Legends Esports at Riot Games, dove into the transformative changes coming in the 2025 season. From the new three-split format to details on Fearless Draft, Greeley shared more on the ambitious changes designed to captivate fans worldwide. The 2025 season of League esports is packed with transformative changes, marking one of the biggest shifts in competitive play to date. The new competitive ecosystem features a revamped league structure for most major regions—including the LTA and LCP—new regional splits, and a third international tournament. View the full article

Disney Dreamlight Valley announced a series of upcoming updates in its livestream showcase on October 29. In the showcase, the developers announced the future release of The Storybook Vale, the game's second expansion pass, launching as Part One on November 20, 2024, with Part Two coming later in 2025. It was also announced that Disney Dreamlight Valley will be receiving one final free content update this year with an update called Sew Delightful, which will introduce Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as some exciting new gameplay features and improvements. View the full article

We know BioWare is working on a new Mass Effect game: It's been teasing it since at least 2021 with cryptic tweets and video clips that, for some of us, have led more to aggravation than anticipation. Given all that, and the fact that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now out in the wild, some fans are no doubt hoping that the next N7 Day, which is now nearly upon us, will serve up some sort of proper reveal. Alas, it almost certainly will not... Read more.View the full article

The Stinger has been nearly a year in the making, with creator JustFPV1 fine-tuning it to create what he calls the "world's most advanced Nerf blaster." Judging by its features, that bold claim might actually be spot-on. Read Entire Article View the full article

Warner Bros. Discovery has provided an update on its plans for a sequel to last year’s smash hit Hogwarts Legacy. “Obviously, a successor to Hogwarts Legacy is one of the biggest priorities in a couple of years down the road,” chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels said at Bank of America conference in September. And David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, echoed that language in a new interview with Variety. Read More... View the full article

Despite having just shipped a new update that brings some cool new features to PC players and the entire suite of 1.6 enhancements to those on console and mobile, Stardew Valley's creator has revealed that there is a new multiplayer feature that wasn't mentioned in the patch notes. However, because it is in such an early stage, it isn't being plastered all over the main menu, and is instead being "hidden" behind a cheat code. Yes, really. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stardew Valley update gives you a backup plan if you lose unique items The 28 best Stardew Valley mods November 2024 The best relaxing games 2024 View the full article

Apex Legends is throwing it back to where it all started in season 23 with the Launch Royale mode—but that hasn’t stopped the devs at Respawn from also shipping a hefty balance patch to fundamentally switch the game up again. The Lifeline rework will grab most headlines heading into the season, but there are also big changes for all support characters, huge buffs to characters like Gibraltar and Newcastle, and some ******* changes that are going to switch up the battle royale in a big way. View the full article

Bethesda's latest Starfield update reinstates its uncapped frame rate for Xbox Series X users and fixes a handful of issues with Trackers Alliance and Shattered Space quests. Starfield's Shattered Space DLC has been out for just over a month and received solid reception from players and critics. Taking place on the House Va'ruun homeworld, Va'ruun'kai, Shattered Space offers a short and sweet experience that deals with the mysterious and dangerous space cult. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

When we already have a theme park simulator as good as Planet Coaster, it can be tricky to imagine what a sequel might add. And Planet Coaster 2, most of the time, does feel pretty similar to the first one. That isn't necessarily a bad thing since I really liked the original. Adding water rides is exciting and refreshing, and even deeper visual customization is downright impressive, while equally daunting in how the options are presented. But this is still much more of a park decorating sim than a park management one. Where the recent Frontier games (Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo) have really excelled is in the nearly ridiculous amount of visual customization options available. Hundreds of modular pieces that can be recolored, resized, rotated, and overlapped allow you to create just about anything you can imagine. The terrain editor is more powerful than ever here, and the tools for carving my dreams into the landscape are pretty intuitive. It does feel a bit like being thrown into the deep end, though. I get decision paralysis from the sheer amount of choice, and risk getting bogged down in making each little decoration perfect. I don't find that level of fiddliness to be as enjoyable as designing rides or running a park, but the pre-made decor doesn't quite fill the gap to where I feel like I can skip that step and still get the theming I want. Plopping down an unadorned ride feels boring, and the pre-decorated ones don't have quite enough variety. What I really found myself longing for was something in-between the extremes of fussing over every handrail and accepting unthemed or pre-themed attractions. But thanks to Steam Workshop integration – always a great addition – I'm sure the community will have me covered after the true detail masters have more time to tinker. Where I do really like that fine control is when I'm building rides, and the coaster editor is more powerful and easier to use than ever. Creating banks, corkscrews, spirals, loops, and bends of all sizes feels intuitive and almost effortless thanks to the great UI. The option to automatically finish a track with one click when you're getting close to the end works really well this time around, too, and allowed me to skip the hassle of fishing for the right angle to bring everyone safely into the station. Sandbox mode presents a beautiful canvas for almost anything I can dream up. Despite how much I enjoy the act of building my ideal park, the original Planet Coaster was neither challenging nor interesting as a management tycoon game, and that has unfortunately not changed. Even after messing with the difficulty settings, of which there are several, I found it almost mindlessly simple to generate infinite money with a small number of flat rides and a high entry fee. You can now sell what are basically Disney's Fast Passes as another income stream, in addition to charging extra for a pool pass on water rides. There are deeper systems for guest preferences and even things like sunburn in sunny climates, which is all neat in theory. But when I'm making so much money that I can basically ignore all of it, why would I care? Power management is also new, but why am I building generators in a theme park game? What theme park supplies its own electricity? Staff management is still mostly hands-off, with some nice new quality-of-life features like being able to select from three different preset pay levels instead of typing in the numbers yourself. The annoying thing this time is that, unless I was entirely missing some core feature, the ride maintenance system seems to be broken currently. No matter how many mechanics I hired – at one point I had one per ride, plus a couple extra to cover breaks – I was constantly getting notifications about rides being in poor condition or breaking down. Once they had broken down, my staff was pretty quick to address the issue. But I'm not sure what they were doing the rest of the time. Am I supposed to manually dispatch them every time a ride drops below a certain repair level? Because they don't seem to pay attention to that until it's too late. I couldn't really get my head around the scheduling screen, and the in-game tutorials are not much help. In fact, they seem to start from a point of assuming you already know how to play Planet Coaster, skipping over a lot of the basics. Thankfully, the sandbox mode is still the star of the show for me, presenting a beautiful canvas on which to realize almost anything I can dream up. The underwhelming management layer doesn't detract from the joy of laying out everything with ease and total freedom, building whole attractions from scratch, and getting to ride my custom coasters in glorious first-person. All of the reasons I already loved the first Planet Coaster are not only alive and well here, they have all been improved in some way. So if I sound a bit down on this sequel, it's only because I don't feel the need to go back over every single thing that was already great about this series, but you can check out my review of the first Planet Coaster for a refresher. What we said about Planet Coaster While it may not be an amazing capitalism simulator, Planet Coaster is a fantastic theme park-building sandbox that rarely ever took an idea I had and told me, “No, you can’t do that.” Its knobs and levers are various and potent enough to allow creativity on par with a Minecraft or a Second Life, and a big part of my excitement is seeing what other people are going to do with it - especially when you factor in the seamless Steam Workshop integration. If I were another prominent theme park game coming out this year, suffice to say I’d be pretty worried right now. - Leana Hafer, November 23, 2016 Score: 8.5 Read the full Planet Coaster review. [/url] Customizable pools, flumes, splash rides, and even water coasters open up the opportunity to create totally new kinds of parks, which kept me from feeling like I was playing the same game again but a little bit prettier. I do wish the pool editor would simply let me paint a shape rather than fiddling with polygons and a somewhat iffy rounding tool. But getting the shapes I wanted was really just a matter of time. There's also a career mode that features a handful of increasingly complex scenarios and challenges to master. It does an okay job of introducing some new concepts, like those water rides, but I still think it's missing some major steps to onboard someone who might be new to the series. Also the dialogue is just… ugh. I think I would rather listen to cats dancing on stainless steel sheeting than these painful little skits that wouldn't pass muster in most modern childrens' cartoons. Water rides kept it from feeling like I was playing the same game. What I did like about these scenarios, similar to those in the first game, was that they show off the kinds of things you can do with the tools available to you, serving as a source of inspiration for my own parks. I was never going to stick with them once I'd earned enough stars to move on (it's just not as fun to finish something someone else already started than it is to build from the ground up), but I definitely stole a lot of cool ideas. Performance is also very respectable. Even at 4K, I was getting 60+ fps on my RTX 4070 Super most of the time, though a bit below that in the absolute most elaborate parks. I was able to do really silly stuff like recreating the Erdtree from Elden Ring using what must have been hundreds and hundreds of golden pyrotechnics, and the level-of-detail swapping refused to let my shenanigans, however ridiculous, banish my park to slideshow territory. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Once again, PCG's shadowy Council of games industry luminaries has convened to create a list of the 25 upcoming games they're most excited about. With so many great-looking games both big and small on the horizon, whittling down a list of just 25 is quite a feat. In this year's PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, we'll give you an action-packed rundown of the whole list, featuring all the latest news and announcements and, heck, perhaps the odd reveal or two? The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted will stream December 5 at 12 pm PST/3 pm EST/8 pm GMT on Twitch, YouTube, and here on Steam. Find more details at: [Hidden Content] View the full article

With the year coming to a close, Sid Meiers Civilization fans are counting the days until they can play the series' newest edition, Civilization 7. With Friaxis Games and 2K promising a lot of new features that would further enhance the experience, there's excitement to see how the game truly changes its eight-year-old predecessor, especially considering early looks at Civ 7 have been keeping a relatively tight lid on things. Those who are most eager can opt into Civ 7's early access window, albeit for a price. View the full article