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What are the Dragon Age The Veilguard classes and specializations? Carving your own path through Thedas has always been at the core of the Dragon Age experience - your character and party composition directly correlate to the amount of power you wield in battle. With The Veilguard, you'll not only be able to pick one of three unique classes, but you can also hone down on their abilities and further specialize them to fit your playstyle. The Dragon Age The Veilguard release date is fast approaching, and we have the key building blocks of your character ***** out here in the various classes and specializations that the RPG game offers. Dedicating yourself to one of these classes will determine your fighting style - do you want to hurl destructive spells at your opponents, strike where they're most vulnerable, or charge in headfirst, sword in hand? Here are all the Dragon Age The Veilguard classes and specializations. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dragon Age The Veilguard romance explained How to upgrade gear and weapons in Dragon Age The Veilguard Dragon Age The Veilguard voice actors and cast list View the full article

Few quests stick in the minds of Fallout 3 players more than the conundrum of Megaton and its titular *****. Often one of the earliest quests the Lone Wanderer encounters after leaving the vault, what should be the fate of the town of Megaton is still hotly debated even 16 years later. But, while the choice might seem like a simple one on the surface, there are more factors to consider beyond the karmic ramifications. View the full article

Disney Dreamlight Valley is celebrating the spooky season with a big Halloween-themed event you can complete for rewards. One of the essential duties you need to finish in this event is Trick or Treat. All of the Halloween Trick or Treat event quests are secret and don’t give you any information about what needs to be done beyond the name of the Dreamlight Duty itself. This can make completing them quite tricky, but you need to navigate through it if you want to earn all of the available rewards, so here’s how to complete Trick or Treat in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article

****** Ops 6 is already available in some parts of the world, but gamers everywhere will be able to test new accessibility settings after midnight tonight when the new Call of Duty is out worldwide. One of the new settings is an arachnophobia toggle, which will allow players to change the appearance of some new spider-like enemies in Zombies without affecting gameplay. For those who are deathly afraid of spiders and didn’t expect to encounter them in CoD, it’s a welcome addition. View the full article

longside the ***** Island 2 Ultimate Edition announced a couple of days ago, which comes with both story expansions and some new stuff, Dambuster Studios has announced that a "massive, beastly" free patch will also introduce a new horde mode for everybody... Read more.View the full article

Zombies is back with a vengeance in ****** Ops 6, and there are two maps to battle your way through. For those looking for a more classic experience on a smaller map, Liberty Falls is the one to choose—and we can direct you to the Pack-a-Punch machine. Grinding Zombies in ****** Ops 6 is a great way to earn experience without sweating through multiplayer, and has the added bonus of having a bunch of exclusive camos you can earn to flaunt to your friends or opposition players. View the full article

The Monster Hunter Wilds system requirements have been revealed as the hugely anticipated action adventure RPG prepares to launch its open beta. There are also some unusual performance notes listed on Steam, which might mean older gaming PCs and laptops will struggle to run the game. While you won't need one of the best graphics cards to run Monster Hunter Wilds, there are some lofty demands once you reach the recommended tier. The game also supports DirectStorage, which is only accessible with an NVMe SSD and DirectX 12 GPU. This feature also usually works better with Windows 11 as opposed to with Windows 10. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Wilds beta start and end times, how to gain access Monster Hunter Wilds reveals a new volcanic biome, and you can try it very soon Is Monster Hunter Wilds coming to Game Pass? View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 has, in spirit, carried on the tradition of mainstream isometric RPGs. Sure, there've been the Pillars of Eternity games—solid CRPGS in their own right—but even [Hidden Content], no matter how much it's saying otherwise. Meanwhile, Dragon Age has been getting more and more action RPG with each entry. The top-down flame has been held aloft by Larian & Co alone... Read more.View the full article

Candy is the most essential resource in Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Trick or Treat Halloween event which means you need lots of it to navigate through it. There are three types of candy you need to know how to get: Red, Purple, and Green. Tracking down these items can be tricky since most parts of the festive Halloween event are secret and left for you to discover yourself. It’s tough to make any progress without these items though, so here’s how to get Red, Purple, and Green Candy in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article

The Epic Games Store free games for October 31 are Witch It and Ghostwire: Tokyo. Epic Games Store users have new free games to claim every week, and with it being October, many were expecting the freebies to be horror games or at least Halloween-themed. However, the majority of the Epic Games Store free games for October 2024 have not fit the spooky season at all. View the full article

According to a report by the Korean Maeil Business Newspaper, a senior Intel executive recently requested a high-level summit between the company and Samsung. The goal is for Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to meet directly with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong to discuss comprehensive cooperation plans merging their foundry operations. Read Entire Article View the full article

Dying Light 2 is a serious contender for the best zombie game in recent years. Its blend of open-world exploration and parkour combined with plenty of weapons to blast away the undead hordes makes it a supremely satisfying FPS. But I've never been able to shake the ******* to get properly up close and personal with the pack. Here to help fulfill that craving is a new Dying Light 2 update that turns the zombie shooter into a brutal melee brawler, and you can even jump in at a discount if you want to give it a try for yourself. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dying Light 2 and dozens of other spooky bangers up to 80% off in new ***** Dying Light 2 dev hints at mysterious, totally unannounced new game The best parkour games on PC 2024 View the full article

My most anticipated game of the year is GSC Game World's Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the sequel to one of the most special FPS experiences on PC. Heavily inspired by the novel Roadside Picnic, the special sauce with Stalker is the setting of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. It's desolate, terrifying, filled with the ambience of a ***** world being slowly re-taken by the living... Read more.View the full article

NHL 08 is one of my most-played sports games of all time. At just 18 years old, I would visit friends’ houses and play against them or spend countless hours online against others. The soundtrack lives in my head rent-free, including tracks that eventually introduced me to my favorite band of all time, Paramore. In fact, I probably played more NHL 08 than every subsequent NHL game combined. But that’s more because of how I’ve strayed from the series and less to do with how much I loved NHL 08 way back then. So when a chance to try out NHL 25 came my way, I had to say yes. View the full article

Zotac are one of the better graphics card makers of the post-EVGA era, so even as the early pangs of handheld gaming PC fatigue start to creep in, I’ve been keeping a hopeful eye on the Zotac Zone. This is their take on a Steam Deck rival, or more specifically, the Steam Deck OLED, as this is the first real competitor to go for a similarly star-bright, colour-erupting AMOLED display. Cor, phwoar, and indeed, wowzers. Much like a Zotac GPU, the Zone is chunkier than you might like but ultimately well-crafted. It successfully combines that rich screen with oodles of input features and Deck-thrashing performance, though between its high price and a downright vampiric thirst for battery juice, it’s definitely more of a specialist tool than a crowd-pleasing portable. Read more View the full article

Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) writes that malicious foreign influence operations aimed at the US election are evolving. Clint Watts, MTAC General Manager, notes that history has shown how foreign actors' ability to rapidly distribute deceptive content can significantly impact public perception and electoral outcomes. Therefore, voters, government institutions, candidates,... Read Entire Article View the full article

Back in August I reported on the new remaster of the classic Croc Legend of the Gobbos, and today it has been revealed it will be a GOG exclusive on PC. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Fugue is one of the newest characters added to Honkai: Star Rail's 2.7 update, but you can start gathering their Ascension and Trace Materials before they arrive. This 5-star rarity character masters the ***** combat type along the Nihility path. While not every detail surrounding the character has been revealed yet, it may be a good idea to start gathering the resources needed to upgrade Fugue early for a build. View the full article

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 is only out for a select few around the world (and Xbox Game Pass subs, apparently). With the starting **** going off, players raced to try it out in its opening hours. But one player took to Twitch with a lofty goal: the world first gold camo unlock. Meanwhile, I'm at work. Figures. Read more View the full article

What are the new Fisch codes? Promising the pinnacle of exploration and progression of what Roblox fishing experiences have to offer, Fisch gets even better when you use the latest working codes to get free rewards. After launching in early 2024, the Stardew-inspired fishing game by WoozyNate has seen millions of visits, meaning even more players just like you can benefit from the bonuses on offer. Just like when using Fishing Simulator codes, getting extra items or currency will make the Roblox angling experience far easier since you'll be able to access or buy upgrades much faster. That's even the case when trying out Meme Sea codes too. This quick and easy Fisch guide will tell you about all the free rewards you can get so far. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Roblox music codes October 2024 - the best song IDs Survive the ******* codes October 2024 Pets Go codes October 2024 View the full article

Roblox is implementing some major changes to the control it gives parents over their *********** accounts following damning reports that its platform was rife with child exploitation and ******. In an email sent to parents who manage children accounts on Roblox, which IGN has obtained, the company details that it's finally introducing Roblox accounts with parental privileges. Prior to this, Roblox parental controls allowed parents to essentially set a PIN on a child's account that only the parent would know. This unlocks the ability to change settings like what type of content the child can access and set spending limits. Now, PINs are going away. Instead, parents must create their own separate Roblox accounts and link them to the child account. This gives parents the ability to update parental controls from their own device, as well as access information about the child's time spent in Roblox and friend list. Additionally, users under the age of 13 will now require a parent's permission to use certain chat features, and users under the age of nine will require parental permission to engage with any Roblox experiences labeled as having "Moderate" content maturity ratings. Here's the email in full: Dear parent, We’ve been working on a series of important changes that we’ll be making to your child’s account, [NAME], next month. About Roblox accounts with parent privileges Next month, we’re changing the way parents manage their child’s experience on Roblox by introducing Roblox accounts with parent privileges. After linking your account to your child’s, parents can view and update parental controls for their child all from their own device. Parents also get access to insights about their child’s Roblox usage, such as their daily screen time and on-platform friends. Given these changes, starting next month, parents will no longer be able to set a parent PIN, use Account Restrictions, or receive account-related notifications to their parental email. Instead, you will need to use an account with parent privileges. Existing verified parental emails on child accounts will continue to be used for account recovery. Any settings previously set using a parent PIN will not change, but you will need an account with parent privileges to make updates going forward. As always, if users are interested in an added layer of security on their account, you can set up 2-factor authentication. Updated content maturity settings As we shared with the community in July, to help provide parents and users more clarity into the types of content available on Roblox, we’ll soon begin labeling experiences based on the type of content users can expect in an experience, rather than by age. Experience Guidelines will be renamed Content Labels, and you’ll be able to set limits on the type of content accessible to your child through the content maturity setting in parental controls. New default settings for users under the age of 13 As part of Roblox’s commitment to safety, we are also updating certain default settings for our youngest users. Starting next month, users under the age of 13 will need parent permission to access certain chat features. Users under the age of 9 will also need parent permission to access experiences with content maturity “Moderate,” which may contain things like moderate ********* or moderate crude humor. Your child’s settings will be updated when they reach certain ages, if you and your child haven’t previously made changes to them. You and your child will be notified of these updates in advance. We will share more information on these setting updates when the changes go into effect next month. Next steps To continue receiving notifications about your child’s account related to spending or other important activity, you’ll need to set up a Roblox account with parent privileges and link to your child’s account. When these changes take effect, your child will receive a notification inviting them to add a linked parent account, and we’ll send you an email with instructions. Since day one, Roblox has been committed to building safety features and tools into the design of our products. We will always continue to explore different ways to update our parental controls to make them even more useful for parents. Roblox [/url] Roblox's changes come on the heels of a report from investment firm Hindenburg Research that accused the company of, among other things, being a haven for groomers and pedophiles due to a lack of up-front screening of new accounts. It claimed to have found open trading of child ************ on the site as well as violent and hateful speech and ********* explicit content in numerous games marketed to kids on the platform. Roblox responded, saying that "safety and civility" have been "foundational" to Roblox since its inception. However, Hindenburg followed up by pointing out that it had not addressed allegations of Roblox being a "pedophile hellscape." Roblox's response is an abject ******** to address the two core allegations in our report, including: 1. Evidence that Roblox has been systematically lying for years about the number of people on its platform and their genuine level of engagement. 2. That the platform is a… [Hidden Content] — Hindenburg Research (@HindenburgRes) October 8, 2024 And this is far from the first time Roblox has been accused of fostering an unsafe and exploitative environment for children. Back in 2018, the company faced criticism after a mother reported her seven-year-old daughter's Roblox character was violently ********* assaulted by several other characters. Around the same time, a six-year-old girl was reportedly invited into a "**** room" in the game. In 2021, reports were highlighted of users recreating real-world mass shootings in the game, and People Make Games published a report alleging that Roblox's business model exploits child labor. In 2022, a San Francisco lawsuit accused Roblox of enabling the financial and ******* exploitation of a 10-year-old girl. In 2023, it was sued both for allegedly facilitating "an ******** gambling ecosystem" and more generally for having lax child safety protocols that allegedly led to financial loss and *********** exposure to ****** content. Earlier this year, the platform announced it reported over 13,000 incidents of child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023, resulting in the arrest of 24 predators who allegedly groomed and abused children on Roblox. This number is up 3,000 from 2022. A Bloomberg report suggested that there remained a number of other abusers on the platform who had managed to evade capture. At the time, Roblox referred to itself as "one of the safest online environments for our users, particularly the youngest users." Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article

Brace yourselves, people who start salivating and jumping up and down whenever something that's potentially about the Nintendo Switch's successor - I'm gonna say it: the Switch 2?!? - surfaces. Yooka-Replaylee, the amusingly-named remaster of Yooka-Laylee, has just been announced to be coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and unspecified "Nintendo platforms". Read more View the full article

Image: Intel Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 200S-series processor runs more efficiently, but PC gaming performance is disappointing. Continue reading… View the full article

Fans have been taking notice of the dialogue changes presented in Sonic X Shadow Generations, with some of these alterations getting mixed reactions. A current-gen remaster of 2011s Sonic Generations is set to launch in full on October 25, with players who pre-ordered the game already able to jump in through early access. Far more than just the original anniversary platformer with a new coat of paint, Sonic X Shadow Generations features a brand-new story campaign detailing what Shadow the Hedgehog was doing while Sonic and his friends were celebrating the Blue Blurs 20th birthday. View the full article

Intel is ready to unveil its latest Core Ultra desktop CPU series. With a tile-based design, Arrow Lake marks a major architectural shift, aiming for improved performance and efficiency. Read Entire Article View the full article