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Patch 14.17 is the second official Teamfight Tactics update since the launch of Magic n’ Mayhem, featuring nerfs and buffs from the balance team as the devs try to decrease the gap between Reroll and four-cost carry comps. Heading into the first Magic n’ Mayhem Tactician Cup tournament, the TFT balance team dropped the 14.16 B-patch in an attempt to tone down overpowered traits and champions without balance thrashing the meta. But the B-patch was only the beginning, with Patch 14.17 expected to have a major impact on the TFT Set 12 meta. View the full article

With a price hike for existing Xbox Game Pass users coming on September 12, there's no better time than now to stock up on cheap codes to save some cash. If you're wondering where to find deals like this, don't worry, we're here to help you track down the best offers available on Game Pass right now, like this deal on 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate at Woot that's still holding strong at just $33.49 (with code VIDEOGAMES). You can learn more about that deal and other discounts available on Game Pass below. Navigate to:Best Xbox Game Pass DealsWhat's Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass?What Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass?Biggest Games Releasing on Xbox Game PassBest Xbox Game Pass Deals At the moment, our favorite deal on Game Pass is over at Woot (an Amazon company). They still have an incredible offer available where you can score 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate for just $36.49. This is a great deal on its own, but then you can get an additional $3 knocked off that price by using the code 'VIDEOGAMES' at checkout, bringing it down to $33.49! This price definitely won't stick around for long, so act fast to secure these codes before they're gone for good. Considering the new price of Game Pass Ultimate is $19.99/month, you're saving $26.48 with this 3-month deal. This is the best way to avoid the upcoming Xbox Game Pass price hike in September. By stacking these codes, you can set yourself up to play all of the upcoming Game Pass releases at a lower price. You can prepay for up to 36 months for Game Pass Ultimate, so there's no better time to stock up. What's Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass? Game Pass has a nice rotation of new titles to play every month. If you're curious about what's in store for the latter half of August and start of September, we've got you covered there as well. The Xbox Game Pass August wave 2 lineup is: Atlas Fallen (Cloud, Console, and PC) - August 22Core Keeper (Cloud, Console, and PC) - August 27Star Trucker (Cloud, Console, and PC) - September 3 Another massive piece of Game Pass news is that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is officially available to play on Game Pass right now for console, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Ultimate users. This features the full package for CoD fans: the campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies. Subscribers can also expect to see Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 day-one on Game Pass when it releases on October 25. However, for those subscribing to the new Standard tier (available for $14.99/month), this does not give Game Pass users access to day one releases, meaning ****** Ops 6 will likely not be available to those on that tier. What Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass? Unfortunately, with new games joining the catalog, it means a few must take their leave. Below, we've listed the games that'll be leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 31. Atomic Heart (Cloud, Console, and PC)Guilty Gear Strive (Cloud, Console, and PC)NBA 2K24 (Cloud and Console)Biggest Games Releasing on Xbox Game Pass Xbox's Summer Showcase back in June was a massive success, showcasing an incredible amount of new titles coming to the platform. Alongside the aforementioned ****** Ops 6, their showcase also included *****: The Dark Ages, Perfect Dark, Fable, Gears of War: E-Day, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and so many more. But which of these titles will appear as day-one releases on Game Pass? Thankfully, quite a few! Including all of the previously mentioned titles. While most of the games listed above have release dates in 2025, or no release dates at all at the moment, the one to keep an eye on for now alongside ****** Ops 6 is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Gamescom's Opening Night Live revealed that Indy's latest adventure will be available to play on December 9 for Xbox users, so there's truly no better time to hop on the Game Pass bandwagon to add this one to your library in the future. If you're looking for even more savings on all things Xbox, have a look at our roundup of the best Xbox deals. There, we've highlighted all of the latest and greatest discounts on the platform, from incredible game deals to fantastic offers on high-quality headphones. Or, if you'd rather see what's going on with other platforms, check out our roundups of the best PlayStation deals, the best Nintendo Switch deals, and our overall roundup of the best video game deals. Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The first Overwatch Championship Series World Finals is heading overseas to Europe to take place at DreamHack Stockholm later this year, Blizzard announced today. The OWCS at DreamHack marks the hero shooter sequel’s first major in-person tournament in Europe since 2018. At the time, Paris hosted the Overwatch World Cup qualifiers, so a return to the continent is long overdue. View the full article

Star Wars Outlaws is a fresh foray into the decades-long universe fans everywhere have come to love, and if you’ve already thrown on a Han Solo-esque coat and picked up a blaster, you can also find out how to preload Outlaws. EA’s Star Wars Jedi franchise has proven incredibly popular and lifted the Star Wars brand from the doldrums following the backlash to 2017’s maligned Battlefront 2. Now, it’s Ubisoft’s turn with Outlaws to bring a new perspective to the series. View the full article

AMD has agreed to acquire ZT Systems, an AI infrastructure company, for $4.9 billion in a cash and stock transaction. This acquisition is a strategic move by AMD to bolster its capabilities in the AI sector and directly compete with Nvidia. Read Entire Article View the full article

If you want to add Tiana’s restaurant to your valley, you have to complete the Back from the Bayou quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley. This is Tiana’s level two friendship quest and it’s a big one. Remy has been the only chef in the valley for years, but completing this quest means there’s finally another talented chef and restaurant in the valley for everyone to enjoy. Here’s how to complete Back from the Bayou in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article

The Palworld team wants to celebrate the game’s community and provide a variety of unique skins that players can unlock for a limited time. One of these skins is a Golden Relaxasaurus, but there’s a specific way you have to unlock it. It all comes down to watching Twitch streamers and earning it as a Twitch drop. Anyone who has yet to set up a Twitch account or has not connected their Palworld account to theirs will want to do so for the Golden Relaxasaurs skin. You’ll need to follow a few steps to go through this process, and we want to ensure you know how to redeem the Golden Relaxasaurus skin to bring it into Palworld. View the full article

When is the Borderlands 4 release date? The Borderlands series dates back to 2009, when the first game was released to PC and consoles. Over the last 15 years, the series has become so popular that it was turned into a blockbuster movie in 2024 and, while that might have been met with a rather underwhelming reception, the franchise is set to continue with another videogame entry. Confirmed during Gamescom Opening Night Live in August 2024, Borderlands 4 is still relatively mysterious, as a one-minute cinematic reveal trailer for the action-adventure game is all we've got to go on so far. However, we can start to look forward to when the Borderlands 4 release date might be, and what it could entail. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Borderlands 4 is real, and it's going to drop in 2025 View the full article

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now confirmed to be arriving on PS5 in spring 2025, not long after it initially releases later this year as a timed exclusive. That was set in stone - following plenty of reports and rumours - during yesterday's Gamescom Opening Night Live, and now Xbox boss Phil Spencer's said some thing about what went into the decision to bring the game to Sony's consoles. Obviously, this is all a part of Xbox's ongoing plans to do more multiplatform things, as outlined in that podcast earlier this year, with Grounded, Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pentiment, having all been brought to fresh platforms so far. During one of Microsoft's Gamescom 2024 livestreams, Spencer was asked about the whole Jones on PS5 thing. Acknowledging that those four games outlined above made the jump as part of Xbox doing some "learning", the exec said he's seen Xbox's "franchises are getting stronger" and "Xbox console player [numbers] are as high this year as they’ve ever been.” Read more View the full article

Gamescom is exploding all around us, but there is still time to lower a pincer into the pile of Steam indie game announcements and reel up the occasional treasure. In this case, it's the demo for Cupiclaw, which is possibly the first ever "roguelike deckbuilding claw machine game". You know how Balatro made you feel about Joker cards? Well, this game wants to make you feel the same about claw machines. It's a terrible turn of events, frankly. I'm sorry for inflicting yet another potential bingeplay upon you. Here's a trailer. Read more View the full article

The survival adventure game The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will soon make its way to new platforms. However, those who’ve purchased the game at its original Sony and Epic Games stores might wonder if it will have crossplay. Here’s all you need to know. Does The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria have crossplay? Return to Moria is a true survival crafting experience. Image via North Beach Games At the moment, no, but it will become a crossplay title once it launches on Steam and the Xbox Series X and S. This was confirmed by the developers in an Aug. 7 blog post, where they said the game’s port to Valve and Mircosoft’s storefronts will be followed by The Golden Update that aims to enable “crossplay between all platforms.” The update won’t solely focus on that and will introduce a “Sandbox Mode,” alongside a “treasure trove of other content, updates, and improvements that have been implemented since the game’s release.” View the full article

Xbox has unveiled several new types of accessibility hardware at Gamescom, headlined by the new Xbox Adaptive Joystick. Microsoft has long pushed accessibility in gaming, first launching the Adaptive Controller six years ago, but that comes with a hefty price tag. The Adaptive Joystick, on the other hand, lands at a much more affordable price. In a post on the Xbox Wire following the Aug. 21 announcement, a $29.99 price tag was announced for the Adaptive Joystick, which releases in 2025. While it can be used alongside the Adaptive Controller, it is not a necessity and can be used individually. View the full article

The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 is an ’80s retro-future headcrab. | Image: Asus Asus announced three new Wi-Fi 7 products today, including a tri-band ROG Rapture GT gaming router, a dual-band router, and a new Wi-Fi 7 USB adapter. The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 has a familiar ’80s retro-future look shared by predecessors like the quad-band GT-BE98, along with most of the same specs, including two 10Gbps and five 2.5Gbps ethernet ports. It also supports 320MHz channel bandwidth on the 6GHz band, which unlocks much higher throughput (although you’ll need a 2Gbps or higher connection to your ISP for that to shine). Image: Asus The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000 has seven ethernet ports. Since the GT-BE19000 uses Wi-Fi 7’s multilink operation feature, you can connect a supported device to the 6GHz and... Continue reading… View the full article

Raccoon Logic’s debut is a game built on Revenge. Revealed at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, the surprise sequel to 2020’s Journey to the Savage Planet sees players returning to a colourful, alien-ridden metroidvania. Yet make no mistakes – Revenge of the Savage Planet isn’t just a careless moniker, it’s a statement of intent. Sitting in a downtown Montreal boardroom, the team proudly shows me a hands-off demo of their shiny new sequel. Yet, in a wonderful piece of environmental storytelling, old post-it notes stuck to a side wall and half-erased whiteboards hint at the events that led them here. Originally named Typhoon Studios, their pandemic release was a hit, amassing millions of players. Sensing the pre-release buzz around the studio, the Savage Planet creators were swiftly bought by Google in 2019. Ready to reap the rewards of corporate ownership, the team found themselves excited to be a first-party studio working on Google’s ambitious Stadia project. Yet the day Journey to the Savage Planet eventally hit Stadia, Typhoon Studios was unceremoniously shuttered. Read More... View the full article

The process for recruiting new villagers in Disney Dreamlight Valley looks different for every character. Tiana is one of the trickier characters to unlock since her quest is hidden until you find a certain item. The beloved Disney princess adds quite a lot to the valley, including her very own restaurant, Tiana’s Palace. She also comes with an array of friendship quests and rewards you can claim as you get to know her better. She’s a great villager to befriend, so here’s how to unlock Tiana in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article

Despite the review score for Hunt: Showdown 1896 recently plummeting on Steam, the extraction shooter has managed to break its concurrent player count record by a wide margin. Hunt: Showdown 1896 received immense backlash on August 15 following the release of a new engine upgrade and UI overhaul, but Crytek promptly acknowledged the issues and promised a revamp. View the full article

This past year, the handegg team I follow – the Seattle Seahawks – missed the playoffs. They weren’t terrible by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, there were some genuinely fun moments peppered throughout their stumble to a 9-8 record. Here’s to you, Jake Bobo, and to you, Geno Smith, for being a nice guy to Drew Lock. They weren’t that good either though, hence the whole ‘******* a head coach that defined an entire era for the franchise’ thing. They were right in the NFL’s mushy middle, with enough ups and downs to have you pulling your hair out just as often as you were cheering. Madden NFL 25’s - no, not that one - is a bit like that too. As ever, there’s a whole lot in the game that you’ll recognise instantly if you’ve played a Madden within about the past five years. It’s down to the nuances to make this year’s entry stand out from what came before, and to be fair, in a year that’s seen a fair amount of its attention and marketing push go towards comeback **** EA Sports College Football 25, there are a fair few changes for the better. Read more View the full article

EA Sports College Football 25 has overtaken Helldivers 2 as the best-selling game of 2024 year-to-date in the US. The game enjoyed a blockbuster release that drove double-digit growth in July US video game spending, according to research firm Circana, which published its monthly industry sales report on Wednesday. Mat Piscatella, executive director, video games at Circana, said the game “significantly exceeded” his expectations, “and they were high”, adding that it boosted hardware, software and accessories sales last month, despite a significant decline in Nintendo Switch adoption. Read More... View the full article

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching a new $29.99 Xbox Adaptive Joystick early next year that’s designed for players with limited mobility. It’s a wired companion for existing Xbox controllers and includes four buttons, an Xbox thumbstick, and two additional buttons for bumper and trigger controls. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick allows you to operate a controller without having to use both hands, making it ideal for any players who might have difficulty using the thumbsticks on existing controllers. All the buttons are fully customizable, and there are a variety of 3D printable thumbstick toppers to customize the sizes, heights, and width of thumbsticks. “From very early on with the adaptive joystick, we had disability community be hands-on with early... Continue reading… View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Geforce Now is great. It's a game streaming service that actually works. Amazing. Game Pass is great. It's a game subscription service that offers an awful lot of choice, including many day one-release games, and a lot of those games are playable on Nvidia's streaming platform. What could make this union better, you ask? It's all about how you log in. While the two services combine brilliantly to let you play Game Pass games almost anywhere you have a good internet connection, there has been a problem: you have to log into your Microsoft account to play the games. "Big deal," I am sure many of you are huffing to yourselves. "This guy doesn't even know he's born," etc. Well, I do (sadly it was over 40 years ago now), and also, playing Game Pass games on a device that doesn't have a keyboard attached is annoying. Ask anyone who tries to enter an email address and password using their TV's remote control. Geforce Now users who mainly used the games in their Steam libraries didn't have this issue as the service lets you automatically sign in. Set it up once in the Geforce Now settings and you have a pretty seamless experience, even on a TV. Now this functionality is coming to Xbox accounts. Read more View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Gamescom Opening Night Live was yesterday, and there was a bunch of news for those who've got an Xbox Game Pass subsciption they use to hop into the still decent array of titles the service boasts. So, here's a quick roundup of all the Game Pass titles shown, as well as the fresh additions coming in August that Xbox announced not long before ONL kicked off. Starting with the ones you almost defintely heard about, Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 offered a big look at gameplay from its campaign and an open beta date, Starfield's Shattered Space DLC got a release date alongside the free arrival of a moon buggy, and Indiana Jones had its release date and planned arrival on PlayStation revealed. Then, there were the games that got announced at the show which you'll be able to play on Game Pass day one. ******* Elite: Resistance was revealed during the pre-show, and will "[turn] the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France" when it arrives in 2025. Here's the reveal trailer. Read more View the full article

The unique PvPvE extraction shooter Hunt Showdown recently received a massive overhaul and adopted a new name: Hunt Showdown 1896. With a new map, a new game ending, new gear, significant UI changes, and much more, it's a big shake-up to the experience. However, it wasn't without issues, with the new UI in particular making Hunt the target of Steam review ********. Despite that, the update has pushed Hunt to a new all-time concurrent player record, five years after launch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Hunt Showdown 1896 dev delivers emergency response to review ***** Hunt Showdown 1896 is being review bombed on Steam already Hunt Showdown 1896 is out now and free on Steam, if you're fast View the full article

Xbox showcased new Xbox Series X|S console editions earlier this year. These new consoles come right in time for new games in late 2024, and you can already pre-order them if you need an upgrade. Here’s everything you need to know about new Xbox Series X|S consoles, including editions, prices, storage size, and how to pre-order them. View the full article

Overwatch 2 and the franchise as a whole are well-known for their incredible character designs. Reinhardt, Ana, Tracer, Winston, and the 40-odd other characters are easily recognizable, even with the many outlandish skins they all have by now - well, most of them at least. When Venture was released back in April 2024, there was uproar over their lack of skins - which is still yet to be resolved. Somehow, the latest hero Juno has repeated this mistake, despite the developer promising improvements. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 and WoW are finally together in our dream collaboration Overwatch 2 tier list August 2024 Blizzard worries its Overwatch 2 6v6 blog will start a ***** View the full article

***** Rising fans rejoiced a few months back when Capcom announced that it was remastering the first game in the series. But many were surprised that Capcom had recast the voice of beloved protagonist Frank West. After weeks of speculation, Capcom has finally announced the new West: Jas Patrick. Speaking to IGN in a recent interview, the development team behind ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster confirmed that Patrick would voice Frank West. Patrick is best known for his work on Octopath Traveler 2, where he voiced Partitio. Additionally, Patrick has lent his voice to other projects, such as Genshin Impact, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and the 2023 version of the Rurouni Kenshin anime, to name a few, as shown on his YouTube account and listed on his IMDb page. "Jas Patrick is the new voice of Frank West for ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster. We're very pleased with the work he's done for this project," the ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster Development Team confirmed to IGN in the interview. ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster was announced in late June. The first teaser trailer revealed that T.J. Rotolo, the original voice actor for Frank West, was not voicing the character. Following the trailer's release, Rotolo revealed to a fan on Instagram that he was not reprising his role in Deluxe Remaster because Capcom did not contact him, and "the reasons are the producers' own." When we asked them about this, the development team said they regret that "[they] were unable to have TJ Rotolo reprise his role in ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster." However, Capcom added that the studio "sincerely" appreciates all of the work Rotolo did for the ***** Rising series. Frank West is just one of many characters who received a new voice actor in Deluxe Remaster. Nevertheless, as I mentioned briefly in an episode of Unlocked, Frank West's new voice grew on me. ***** Rising Dexlue Remaster is the second remastering of the 2006 original. Powered by the RE Engine, Deluxe Remaster improves the lighting, in-game backgrounds, and environments. More importantly, a ton of quality-of-life changes have been introduced, such as the ability to move while aiming and improved survivor AI. Some things have also been removed, such as the "Erotica' genre in the photography mini-game. ***** Rising Deluxe Remaster will be released on September 19 for digital storefronts, while the physical version will be released on November 8. For more, check out our hands-on preview and a video comparing ***** Rising (2006) to Deluxe Remaster. Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]