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Fortnite Remix is in full swing, and there’s plenty more to get excited about. Epic is adding weekly challenges throughout the season to help you complete the Battle Pass—we’ve got them all listed here. After raising the curtain with a Times Square performance from Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice, Fortnite Remix is rolling back the years to Chapter Two, but there are plenty of changes—with Eminem making a triumphant return. View the full article

If you've been hooked by Pokémon TCG Pocket's quick and fun monster battles, and are now considering playing the real Pokémon Trading Card Game, you may be wondering where to start. Well, that's easy - the Battle Academy is the perfect starter set for you. Here's what you need to know about it, and where to go next. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Pokémon TCG Pocket rarity explained Five Pokémon Pocket cards that need to be printed for the TCG right now Pokémon TCG Pocket release date and news View the full article

Apex Legends is going back to where it all started. Just like how Fortnite OG whisked the battle royale game back to Chapter 1, Respawn Entertainment's spin on the genre is about to do something very similar. The team has teased Season 23, called From The Rift, and it is heavily focused on returning to where Apex Legends all began. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best multiplayer games to play with friends 2024 Steam Deck game support for Apex Legends is no more, thanks to EA Linux ban Is Apex Legends Steam Deck compatible? View the full article

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 could be with us even quicker than expected, as a new ***** tells us the forthcoming gaming GPU range will be with us soon. The new RTX 5000 graphics card lineup was originally expected to be unveiled at the CES tradeshow in January 2025, but it now looks as though we may even get a glimpse of the new GPUs in 2024. The new RTX 5090 is widely expected to be the best graphics card when Nvidia eventually unleashes it out into the wild, with rumors that the new GPU will come equipped with a massive 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM and 21,760 CUDA cores. However, Nvidia has kept its lips sealed about any official release date or announcement for this GPU so far, meaning our only sources are leaks and rumors right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Play Dragon Age: The Veilguard without a graphics card, thanks to Nvidia Grab this Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card for just $499, if you're quick New Nvidia GeForce laptop GPU lineup, including RTX 5090, listed in new ***** View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Wizards of the Coast's latest Secret Lair drop, which had unique Magic: The Gathering cards featuring Marvel characters like Iron Man, Storm, and Wolverine, sold out within five hours of going on ***** on November 4. Customers report a ********** experience marred by hours-long queues, website crashes, and an exploit that let some people skip the line entirely. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG Tarkir Dragonstorm release date and latest news The best MTG cards of all time MTG card spikes 200% thanks to new commander and combo View the full article

Enshrouded Souls of the Frozen Empire is here, and it's a gargantuan update for one of the year's best survival games. Once Human, Nightingale, Abiotic Factor, and even Pacific Drive have all rounded out the 2024 survival experience, but none are shaping up quite like Enshrouded. Today marks the fantasy survival game's fourth major update, and it's brimming with a new biome, extra mechanics, and a suite of reworks. Best of all, we're still on track for 2025's full launch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Survival game Enshrouded reveals its "biggest update so far" Surprise new Enshrouded update finally makes the survival game ******* 10 top games to grab during the Steam Summer ***** 2024 View the full article

What do you do with a broken games console that's nearly 18 years old? If you're a YouTuber, you turn it into a powerful mini gaming PC with more power than a Steam Deck. This custom built Nintendo Wii mini gaming PC uses the shell from the old console, replacing the Wii's outdated components with a pre-built mini PC. Thanks to its small size, the Wii is the perfect candidate to repurpose as a tiny PC. It's also being powered by the internal components from a Minisforum UM773 Lite, which is still the best mini gaming PC you can buy right now. It's safe to say, however, that this AMD powered gaming rig wasn't the easiest build to put together, as YouTuber Tech By Matt explains. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The PS5 Pro is probably more powerful than your gaming PC, hints ***** Call of Duty ****** Ops 6 to see debut of new AMD FSR upscaling, powered by AI AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D now official, here's the release date, price, and specs View the full article

The PC beta for Monster Hunter Wilds has just wrapped up and, uh, it was something alright. Players felt the full wrath of the pretty beefy system requirements, with some rigs making Wilds look more like the original PS2 debut rather than a game that's supposed to be releasing in the year of our lord 2025... Read more.View the full article

It’s probably too early for a trip to the bar, but the “Portly-sounding *****” clue on today’s NYT Mini Crossword does require you to come up with a specific type of ***** you could find at one. This is a tough clue to solve, so you might need some assistance. The “Portly-sounding *****” clue is pretty clever, so if you are stumped and unable to progress further on this puzzle because of it, here are some hints and the official solution to help you solve this one. View the full article

A huge ***** in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 is the camo grinding. In both Zombies and multiplayer, you have set challenges for each **** that unlock new camos, until eventually you get the Nebula and Dark Matter skins. View the full article

In the entire history of videogames, there have only been a few recorded cases of a studio performing the forbidden alchemy of transposing a game into another genre entirely. Until now, the most successful was probably R-Type Tactics (originally for the humble PSP, and now currently being remade), but I think the crown might have to go to Metal Slug Tactics... Read more.View the full article

Metal Slug Tactics pushes hard on the boundaries of the vaunted run-and-**** arcade series. You can run when it's your character's turn, but it's a certain number of tiles. You can ****, but not rapidly, and only after considering the most optimal target and tools. Is this just Into the Breach with classic-era SNK artwork and aesthetics? Kind of, and you're welcome. As a true fan once wrote, Metal Slug games are about "crazy vehicles, amusing enemies and levels, and some of the best sprite art you'll ever see in gaming." To my eyes, you're getting a whole bunch of that in Tactics. Turn-based, grid-mapped tactics have a natural tendency to feel slow and to strip characters down to chess pieces that can do two or three things. Here, the characters and villains cannot stop rocking their bodies, the guns and explosions and scimitars go off big, and the exaggerated-just-enough artwork keeps everything locked into an action-movie mood. Read full article Comments View the full article

Patch 9.09 is the first VALORANT update since Episode Nine, Act Three went live on Oct. 23, but if you’re expecting major changes, don’t, as things will be quiet this time. Set to be released on Nov. 5, Patch 9.09 focuses on fixing several bugs affecting agents, maps, and more across the PC and console platforms, besides bringing some general updates to our table. Think of it as a fix-up before all the heavy updates planned for the year-end patch cycle and the Arcane 2.0 bundle, which is set to go live soon. View the full article

Metal Slug Tactics faithfully adapts the beloved run-and-**** action of the franchise into a deep tactical roguelike RPG loaded with content and some of the best pixel art of the year. When one thinks about Metal Slug, it's difficult to imagine a game that isn't a side-scrolling romp filled with explosions, massive guns, and some of the coolest-looking tanks the world has never seen. Taking that concept and pivoting into a genre that's arguably the counter-opposite of a ******-'em-up was a bold idea, but thanks to some clever mechanics, it works better than one might expect. View the full article

The heroes in a half-shell try the roguelite genre on for size in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Super Evil Megacorp's new port features enough smart ideas and frisky combat to go toe-to-toe with TMNT's best games, even while its unimaginative permanent upgrades and currency-grinding endgame could have used a post-mobile facelift. PC players have been walled off from TMNT: Splintered Fate until now, but the game is ultimately worth the wait, especially for longtime Turtles fans. View the full article

As consoles become increasingly more expensive, it's inevitable that more gamers will turn to PC gaming. There are a few problems with that though, and one of the big ones is an issue PC gaming shares with console gaming - the cost. Playing on PC does offer something it's unlikely consoles ever will though, and that's the ability to play on a rig shaped like a shark. Can you really put a price on something that cool? View the full article

Nintendo released their latest round of financial results earlier today, with a bunch of updates on Nintendo Switch and games ... Read more View the full article

Capital cities are the hubs of major areas throughout the world, and there are lots of them. There’s a good chance you’re not familiar with all of them, so solving the “Capital of Vietnam” clue might be tricky. If this one is stopping you from progressing, here are some hints and the official solution to help you solve the “Capital of Vietnam” clue on the Nov. 5 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle. View the full article

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 players are being urged to revisit Modern Warfare 3 after a user discovered that simply playing and leveling up in the latest entry will unlock Battle Pass tokens for last year's Call of Duty. While all of the cosmetic items and weapons earned in Modern Warfare 3 don't carry over to ****** Ops 6, it is worth revisiting last year's shooter simply to receive the available COD Points in the Battle Pass, which do transfer between titles. View the full article

*********'s Creed Shadows will lay the foundation for a new modern day story after years of Ubisoft struggling to match the interest in Desmond's storyline from the original *********'s Creed games. Marc-Alexis Coté, Ubisoft's vice president executive producer of *********'s Creed, said at a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) event attended by Eurogamer that Ubisoft has "struggled to find its footing" with the modern day aspect of *********'s Creed in recent years. "Desmond's journey was at the heart of the modern day conflict driving the search for powerful Isu artefacts, Pieces of Eden, that could change the course of history," Coté said. "However, with his ****** at the end of *********'s Creed 3, we faced a creative crossroads. Ending Desmond's arc was a difficult decision, and afterward, the modern storyline struggled to find its footing." *********'s Creed 3 arrived in 2012, however, so Coté had admitted the franchise has struggled to find a strong modern day story in more than a decade. This has certainly been a point of frustration for fans over the years, some of whom have complained the modern day storyline has no real direction and only detracts from the main game. *********'s Creed Shadows looks to return some direction to the franchise though. "As we move forward, our goal is to put history back at the centre of the players' experience," Coté said. "The modern day narrative will serve to enhance, rather than overshadow, the historical journey. "By drawing meaningful contrast between past and present, we aim to restore the balance that was once the hallmark of the franchise. The modern day storyline will explore deeper themes of memory, identity and autonomy, how the past shapes who we are, and how controlling this past can impact our future. These themes will allow us to reflect on contemporary issues: freedom versus control, the power of knowledge and the tension between individuality and conformity, all through the lens of history. "The groundwork for this new direction will take shape with *********'s Creed Shadows, which will lay the foundation for this narrative evolution that will grow in the years to come." This will likely be welcome news for fans and is perhaps the first bit of positivity to emerge around Shadows in a while. Issues began as some fans expressed frustration with inaccuracies in the game's depiction of Japan, leading the development team to issue an apology and say the game is not intended to be a factual representation of history but instead "a compelling, historical fiction." This despite art director Thierry Dansereau telling IGN that Ubisoft looked to make Shadows as "authentic as possible to match historical events" just two months prior. The groundwork for this new direction will take shape with *********'s Creed Shadows. Concern was also raised when the developer used a flag from a ********* historical re-enactment group in artwork for *********'s Creed Shadows without permission. Ubisoft apologized for doing so but refused to remove the artwork from the aforementioned and presumably already printed artbook available in the Collector's Edition. The historical re-enactment group said this was not good enough, but Ubisoft hasn't publicly acknowledged it since. Yet another controversy came as collectible figure maker PureArts removed an *********'s Creed Shadows statue from ***** over its "insensitive" design. All this comes as fans are already frustrated by the delay to the game, which puts *********'s Creed Shadows in more direct competition with PlayStation's Ghost of Tsushima sequel, Ghost of Yotei. This is also expected in 2025 and is another open-world action adventure game set in Feudal Japan. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot maintained confidence, however. "There's a lot of space for very high-quality games, and those two games can sell very well," he said in the company's latest earnings call. "The focus is to really make sure that we deliver a fantastic experience with this dual protagonist approach and two different and complimentary gameplays." Assassins Creed Shadows indeed features two protagonists, stealthy ********* Naoe and savage samurai Yasuke. The game's story will weave between the two but players can otherwise switch between them at will as they explore Ubisoft's open-world take on Japan. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article

Wizards of the Coast's latest Secret Lair drop, which had unique Magic: The Gathering cards featuring Marvel characters like Iron Man, Storm, and Wolverine, sold out within five hours of going on ***** on November 4. Customers report a ********** experience marred by hours-long queues, website crashes, and an exploit that let some people skip the line entirely. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG Tarkir Dragonstorm release date and latest news The best MTG cards of all time MTG card spikes 200% thanks to new commander and combo View the full article

"The most mysterious song on the internet"—called so because it was, well, mysterious—is no longer a mystery. A backrooms-tier secret, the song, now apparently ID'd as Subways Of the Mind by FEX, saw consistent use across the information highway precisely because of its enigmatic nature... Read more.View the full article

Over the past few years, U.S. policymakers have developed a high degree of anxiety about America's need for onshore, leading-edge fab capabilities. The press has been filled with stories about all the ways the U.S. has fallen behind, how we can no longer produce chips at the leading edge. This... Read Entire Article View the full article

The Binding of Isaac Rebirth is ten years old. Since it launched, some of my other favorite roguelikes have taken up all my attention, but it's almost time for the return of the king. I've played Slay the Spire, Hades, ***** Cells, Dicey Dungeons, and Balatro to my heart's content, but everyone's favorite tear-********* child is about to make a comeback. The long-awaited Isaac online co-op update is finally almost here, and you can snag the roguelike at a deep discount in the meantime. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: What is the Binding of Isaac multiplayer password? Binding of Isaac co-op test canceled as hacker ruins it "for everyone" The Binding of Isaac developer threatens a Fortnite crossover View the full article

Samsung has just dropped an incredible early ****** Friday deal. Not only has it knocked $300 off the standard asking price of its 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G80SD OLED gaming monitor, but if you buy it you'll get sent a second 27-inch gaming monitor worth $229 for free. With Samsung OLED displays being among our choices for the best gaming monitor options around at the moment, a display such as the G80SD, with its 240Hz refresh rate and 4K resolution, is about as good a gaming screen as you can buy right now. And if you want a second display to gift a loved one or have as a Discord screen, you can get the lot in one purchase with this offer. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This brand new metallic Razer gaming mouse lets you play like an esports pro Biggest gaming monitor deals ahead of ****** Friday 2024 The PS5 Pro is probably more powerful than your gaming PC, hints ***** View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]