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If you're thinking about comparing Starship Troopers: Extermination to Helldivers 2, stop right there. Sure, they're both cooperative multiplayer shooters that involve blasting thousands of alien bugs, each inspired by Paul Verhoeven's 1997 satirical sci-fi flick. But apart from that, they're totally different games. Helldivers 2 is a surgically precise slapstick comedy, its goofy sci-fi action driven by pristine physics, immaculate ballistics, and its phenomenally satisfying Stratagems. Extermination is a much broader, weirder, rougher affair, one that in many ways has loftier ambitions, yet only a fraction of the budget to ******** with... Read more.View the full article

The Saurodoma Island’s strongest ****** in Throne and Liberty, Reptilian Butcher, isn’t as easy to find as you might expect compared to other dungeons. Since it can drop good loot, and you might need it for a contract, here’s everything you need to know about the Reptilian Butcher in Throne and Liberty, including how to find it and possible rewards. View the full article

The Trust GXT 1619 (also sold as the Redragon GS560) is a really simple audio upgrade option for your gaming desktop PC. Its compact, gaming soundbar form provides you with a single stereo analog input, a convenient USB power connection, and it even has a volume knob! Yes, it's that simple, but if you're after the most basic upgrade from gaming monitor speakers, it's worth a look. The best computer speakers can provide room-shaking bass and crystal-like clarity, along with a host of easy connection options, none of which you get here. However, for a super-cheap option, this Trust soundbar delivers the basics. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Hyte's Honkai Star Rail Silver Wolf Y70 gaming PC case is finally on ***** Creative Pebble V3 review: brilliant budget Bluetooth computer speakers The Nvidia app is getting an official launch alongside the RTX 5090, says ***** View the full article

Konami and Bloober Team have released the latest patch for Silent Hill 2. The update, which brings the game up to version 1.04, fixes more than 30 issues on both the PS5 and PC versions of the game. The full patch notes can be found on the official Silent Hill 2 website. Read More... View the full article

Well this is excellent news. I'm a big fan of Control and the world of Remedy Entertainment games and their new multiplayer spin-off FBC: Firebreak should get Steam Deck support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Things're never too routine for long in Helldivers 2, and the latest twist appears to have come in the form of this Major Order's new baddies - the automaton Jet Brigade - momentarily being shown as assaulting every bug and ****-controlled sector on the map. Thankfully, they weren't actually doing so. Read more View the full article

In a climactic scene of the original Final Fantasy VII, hero and ******** snowboarder Cloud Strife stands with his fellow adventurers as they are about to face a final, possibly fatal battle. With the steely glare of a polygonal warrior on the verge of ******** ****, he turns to them and says: "Let's mosey!" It's an unintentionally comical moment - an easy-going phrase, as if they're all going to the shops and not jumping into a big glowing pit at the end of the world. It's a result of the RPG's famously rushed translation. But maybe not in the way you think. A fan translation of Final Fantasy VII has now fixed a bunch of mistakes that were present in the original, and "let's mosey" is one of them. The fix? Have Cloud say it way more often. Read more View the full article

This is quite a funny one. Taking the basic idea of snake where you're constantly growing, but you control a wobbly car that can jump. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

With fond memories of playing the likes of Desert Strike for endless hours, Cleared Hot looks exactly what I've been wanting in a modern take on it. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Developer Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) showed off the extended clip of Squadron 42 at CitizenCon 2954 at Manchester, ***, over the weekend. Read Entire Article View the full article

After Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s latest patch made pretty much everything about the PvE Operations mode *******, one heroic player has done the Emperor proud by coming up with the game’s ultimate cheese. Space Marine 2 Update 4.0 added a new PvE map and with it the terrifying Tyranid Hierophant Bio-Titan, which ordinarily must be tackled by a squad of three players working together to down this enormous xenos monstrosity. After leaving the final elevator room and entering the map's boss ****** area, players are meant to activate a central terminal to link their sidearm with ultra powerful fortress lascannons — powerful enough to down even a Bio-Titan. You then use your sidearm as a targeting system for the cannons, aiming at the Bio-Titan as the guns get to work. After one barrage the cannons are out of juice, so you have to recharge them by spinning nearby energy stations, which in turn spawns the Tyranid horde. Meanwhile, the Bio-Titan will bombard your position with high-damage artillery *****. Once the cannons are recharged, you need to activate the central terminal to link your sidearm once again, aim, and let the cannons *****. You need to repeat this process a number of times to bring the Bio-Titan down. It’s a stressful boss ****** with a lot going on; the Tyranids can easily overwhelm your squad, even on the easier difficulties, and the Bio-Titan itself can effectively one-shot you if you hang about the same area for too long. Crank the mission up to Lethal — the new, hardest difficulty added with Update 4.0 — and you’re in for a world of hurt. Or are you? One Space Marine 2 player has worked out a way to solo the Bio-Titan even on Lethal difficulty, exposing a flaw in the design of the mission that the developers at Saber Interactive may want to patch out at some point (once they’re done addressing the backlash to Update 4.0, perhaps). It all started with redditor RedditOakley’s discovery that it is possible to deal damage to the Bio-Titan when it walks past the Space Marines just after they step out of the final elevator room but, crucially, before activating the terminal (this imposing moment was used to reveal the Bio-Titan in promotional videos). This (tiny) damage is reflected when the Bio-Titan’s health bar displays, and then you do all that fortress cannon stuff we mentioned before. RedditOakley theorized that it would thus be possible to continue to damage and eventually ***** the Bio-Titan using Space Marine weapons and without having to go through the cannon activation process, and that theory turned out to be true. The only question was, from where would you safely ****** the Bio-Titan down? After all, in Space Marine 2 ammo is scarce; infinite ammo resources are ammo crates and loadout pods only; and the swarm can quickly become too much to handle. The answer is the elevator room itself, which, if you never activate the terminal, is a safe haven of sorts (although you won’t see the Bio-Titan’s health bar). “I fired up a solo Minimal [the easiest difficulty] run and progressed to where the door opens and you meet the titan,” RedditOakley explained. “We have the ammo crate next to the elevator and a loadout pod available, the door to those never closes as the room is used to spawn ****** waves. “The titan itself will walk around the battlefield, and often stay close to where you're standing. This is the range where it is possible to ****** and damage it with your guns. The titan will even lob acid globes at you here after a while. “So that's what I did. I just kept *********, and ********* and *********, clearing the waves and [tougher] extremis that came along the way. I didn't have any way of seeing my progress as the health bar isn't visible in this area, so all I could do was keep ********* and praying. “Then eventually a red hit marker showed up and the end cutscene appeared.” In their post, RedditOakley issued the Space Marine 2 community a challenge: ***** the Bio-Titan using Space Marine guns only on the hardest difficulty, Lethal. Of course, someone answered the call: redditor xD3viLzx, who used the ******* class and the Las Fusil to slowly — and I mean slowly — solo the Bio-Titan on Lethal. As you can tell from the footage of the run, xD3viLzx popped in and out of the elevator room to snipe at the Bio-Titan, returning to grab ammo from the loadout pod when needed. Whittling down the Bio-Titan’s health in this way took 45 minutes, rinsing and repeating while occasionally avoiding a barrage from the Tyranid itself and dealing with waves of enemies. It’s a monotonous cheese, for sure, but an effective one. Upon the final ***** the mission ended properly, the victory recorded as it would if the Bio-Titan were ******* as Saber intended, and the appropriate rewards dished out. It should be noted that this cheese isn't a win button. xD3viLzx still had to make it to the mission’s final area in one piece on Lethal solo, which for me is a more impressive feat than the Bio-Titan cheese itself. xD3viLzx’s perfect parry was on point, but there were a few hairy moments in the run when the AI-controlled teammates saved the day with a revive. Still, the cheese makes the hardest part of the mission relatively trivial. You just need time and the patience of a saint; the entire run took one hour and 14 minutes. So, will Saber cut this cheese out the game? It’s promised a patch this week to address balance concerns sparked by Update 4.0’s heavy nerfs. Perhaps the poor old Bio-Titan will get a buff of its own. IGN has plenty more on Space Marine 2, including a deep-***** on the game’s burgeoning modding scene and accompanying complications. Last month, Saber Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits told IGN how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “changed everything” for the company. And eagle-eyed fans have spotted the Space Marine chapter now all-but confirmed to get a cosmetic pack after the Dark Angels, and even an unannounced new Thousand Sons ****** type. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Webfishing has become popular on Steam, offering a casual, cozy, and friendly environment to hang out with other players while fishing for creatures or treasure—and there are some easy ways to express your emotions. While the gameplay focuses heavily on fishing and exploration, being social is a core part of the game, and expressing emotions through your avatar is the best way to show off. Whether you’re casting a line or strumming a tune on the guitar, you can always make use of chat commands to display emotion. View the full article

Mashing two of the greats together, Duake brings the Doomguy along with their full arsenal into the classic Quake. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Fortnite continues to go from strength to strength and is rolling back the years in the next Chapter, with the launch of Fortnite OG Chapter Two. We can tell you exactly when it’s due to start and what you can expect. Fortnite Chapter Two occurred way back in 2019, bringing many new additions into the game, including boats, fishing, and new POIs, including Craggy Cliffs, Sweaty Sands, and Lazy Lake. The Chapter also included huge collaborations with DC Comics, Marvel, Star Wars, and **** of War, which could mean the return of some fan-favorite skins to the store. View the full article

Simply telling playtesters not to share any details hasn’t exactly worked out. | Image: The Verge Nintendo has updated the official website for its mysterious “Switch Online: Playtest Program” today, privately revealing more information to participants about what it entails. The playtest is running from October 23rd, 9PM ET until November 5th, 8PM ET, and is only available to the roughly 10,000 people who have already registered for the program. The test software is now available to download ahead of the start of gameplay, and requires 2.2GB of free space. Participants didn’t sign an NDA, but Nintendo requested in the playtest terms and conditions that users refrain from sharing any details about it — which has gone about as well as can be expected. While Nintendo has already started issuing copyright strikes to take leaked media... Continue reading… View the full article

Unvanquished is having a bit of a big moment, with some fresh coders doing some great work on this strategy-shooter that's similar in basic idea to Natural Selection. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Atomfall - the next big release from Rebellion - has just gotten itself a brand-new gameplay trailer. This post-apocalyptic FPS set in good ol' England caught eyes from many with its distinct twist on the dangerous rad-ridden world (popularised by Fallout, which got its own trip to England via fan-made mod Fallout: London earlier this year), and this gameplay deep-***** only enhances the intrigue. Read more View the full article

The team behind Fallout: Vault 13, a modding project dedicated to remaking the very first Fallout game in Fallout 4, has announced that it's made the decision to "suspend" development. Read more View the full article

Updated Oct. 21, 2024: We added new links! If you enjoy puzzles and matchmaking games with a competitive edge, then Match Masters is for you. Sometimes, we need a helping hand, and that’s why there’s nothing better than redeeming free gifts, coins, and boosters via daily links. The rewards may differ based on your level in the game, but with every working link, you are bound to get something. View the full article

Throne and Liberty has a ton of currencies and different coins for you to earn. Restoration Coins are tough to come by but are incredibly useful if you’re a PvP player. Here’s everything you need to know about Restoration Coins in Throne and Liberty. View the full article

Earlier this month, we learned that Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium Games were mandating overtime for employees in the lead-up to their fan convention, Citizencon, which was held this past weekend. Additionally, this TOIL (time off in lieu) wouldn’t be made available until the release of space game Star Citizen’s accompanying single player campaign, Squadron 42. At CitizenCon over the weekend, CIG head promiser Chris Roberts said that he’s “confident” that Sqorty-two will release next year, 2026, via Ian Games. CIG also released a video of the entire first hour and fifteen of the game, which you can watch below. Read more View the full article

Wizards of the Coast unveiled a squad of Marvel-themed Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drops at a New York Comic **** panel on October 18. There are five Secret Lairs in total, each one based around a particular hero. Each contains five cards: a couple of thematic reprints, one or two renamed spells and - most interesting of all - a unique legendary creature depicting the character. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Magic: The Gathering release schedule 2024 Cheap Duskmourn MTG card sees 450% price spike The new MTG deck ranking system will be great even if it doesn't really work View the full article

If you’re having trouble with today’s New York Times Mini Crossword, particularly with the clue “Toe _ (goofy term for a pad on a cat’s foot),” we’ve got some hints to help you out. “Toe _ (goofy term for a pad on a cat’s foot)” NYT Mini Crossword (Oct. 21) clue hints and answers Meow. Screenshot by Dot Esports Hint 1: It begins with a “B.” Hint 2: It ends with an “N.” Hint 3: It contains two vowels. Hint 4: They’re commonly found baked in tomato sauce. The answer to the “Toe _ (goofy term for a pad on a cat’s foot)” clue in the Oct. 21 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “BEAN.” Cats’ and dogs’ toes are often referred to as toe beans due to their cute size and squishiness. View the full article

Happy this week, everybody! In my efforts to achieve the absolute tranquility needed to spend five days shovelling PC game news stories into a ravenous otherworldly monster, I often go for an early morning walk. I tend to do this while wearing my trusty, enveloping Honcho Poncho, because the *** summer is thoroughly behind us and the very air has begun to squelch. Anyway, while walking this morning I think I actually scared somebody into crossing the road. It turns out roaming around at sunrise near Halloween looking like a ringwraith is a great way to become a figure of menace. Sorry, neighbour! I'll wear that nice top hat and opera mask from my socialite days in future. Anyway, let us FEED THE MAW. Read more View the full article

If you’re trying to work through the New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle but have stumbled over the clue “Home o’ MoMA,” we’re here to help. “Home o’ MoMA” NYT Mini Crossword (Oct. 21) clue hints and answers Work it out. Screenshot by Dot Esports Hint 1: It begins with an “N.” Hint 2: It ends with a “C.” Hint 3: It contains no vowels. Hint 4: It’s an abbreviation for a city that never sleeps. The answer to the “Home o’ MoMA” clue in the Oct. 21 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “NYC.” MoMA is the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan, so its “home” is in New York City—or NYC for short. View the full article