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The Sims 4 released a five-minute gameplay trailer for the upcoming Life and ****** expansion pack, which showcases tons of new features related to ****** and the afterlife. The month of October is the spookiest of them all, so it is precisely the right time for The Sims 4 to release the highly anticipated "****** pack," as some community members have nicknamed it. The Sims 4 Life and ****** expansion pack releases on Halloween, which will surely contribute to the macabre vibe that the devs are going for. View the full article

AMD and Intel are reportedly testing 16-pin power connectors on their next-gen gaming GPUs, meaning these new graphics cards could finally ditch the good old-fashioned 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power sockets of yore. Such a move would be a big step for the new AMD Radeon and Intel Arc cards, though. While both companies have lost significant market share to Nvidia recently, they also haven't had to deal with numerous warranty returns for cards with melted 16-pin connectors, and the same can't be said for Nvidia. The original 12VHPWR connector used on the RTX 4090, among other Nvidia GPUs, has been a source of controversy, with wide-ranging reports of smoking graphics cards and melting GPU power connectors. The situation appears to have improved with the introduction of the safer 12V-2x6 connector, though, which is now used on a lot of Nvidia GPUs, and is also expected to be used on the new RTX 5090. It's this latter socket that Intel and AMD are apparently testing right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Ryzen 9800X3D gaming CPU reportedly coming very soon, but there's a catch AMD and Intel are joining forces to develop future x86 gaming CPUs One of the best AMD gaming CPU upgrades ever could be about to disappear View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

I remember where I was when caught my first glimpse into the world of Warframe 1999. I was lucky enough to attend a pre-briefing of Tennocon 2023, and from that moment on I was sold. Blending the grit and grime of Metal Gear Solid with Warframe's signature cyber ninja style, I've wanted to get my hands on it ever since - a feeling amplified by my neon-bathed Tennocon 2024 experience earlier this year. So, imagine my face when Digital Extremes confirmed that a Warframe 1999 demo was going to go live the day after my birthday. I booked an extra day off, saddled up, and got ready to ride. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After a year of waiting, a Warframe 1999 demo is finally playable right now Warframe codes - redeem for glyphs, weapons and boosters Warframe's Quest to Conquer ******* campaign drops huge new rewards View the full article

Activision has unveiled Call of Duty’s new user interface, set to come in ahead of ****** Ops 6’s launch on October 25 and replace the much-maligned Call of Duty HQ. The headline here is that the new UI’s Home tab includes Game Tiles, which means that unlike the previous Call of Duty UI, players will now be able to directly access games via their own self-contained user interfaces. Ever since Modern Warfare's release in 2019 and the subsequent release of battle royale Warzone players have criticized Activision for Call of Duty's unwieldy UI, which currently forces users to jump through a number of hoops before getting to the game they actually want to play. In a blog post, Activision said it’s making it easier for players to get straight into the action with this new redesigned UI. At launch, the new interface will include three main hubs: Home, All Games, and Store. Each hub displays all of its content on one page, eliminating the need to scroll. From October 25, ****** Ops 6 and Warzone will be shown on the Home tab. Other games are accessible via the All Games tab. There’s a Last Played tile, too, which gives players quick access to what they played most recently. You’ll need to cycle to the All Games tab to view your full library of Call of Duty games dating back to 2019’s Modern Warfare. You’ll cross-launch into owned titles, buy unowned titles, and manage your installations from there. Call of Duty players will actually be able to check out the new Call of Duty UI from October 21 after downloading the pre-launch update. It’ll evolve over time, too. Here’s the plan, per Activision: Phase 1: pre-****** Ops 6 Launch (October 21 – October 24) Initially, there will be a transition ******* from October 21 through 24 when the new UI goes live before ****** Ops 6 launches.During these few days, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone will be the primary Game Tiles on the Home tab and players will cross-launch into those games. Modern Warfare III will retain its legacy UI. Call of Duty: Warzone will retain its legacy UI until the Season 01 update.The Store tab will direct players into the full Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone in-game stores via cross-launch. Phase 2: post-****** Ops 6 launch (October 25 – [Redacted]) When ****** Ops 6 launches, it will replace Modern Warfare 3, making ****** Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone the primary Game Tiles on the Home tab. Players will be able to instantly access ****** Ops 6 and cross-launch into Call of Duty: Warzone.Players who wish to continue playing Modern Warfare 3 can access it via cross-launch on the All Games tab or the Last Played Tile if that’s the content you’ve played most recently.For players who have purchased ****** Ops 6, the Store tab will now direct you to the full ****** Ops 6 in-game store.****** Ops 6 will have its own individual user interface designed to easily get players into the modes and content they want to play. Players can access Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies from the ****** Ops 6 game UI. Look out for new updates to the gunsmith, playlist selection, and social showcase within ****** Ops 6! Phase 3: Season 01 ([Redacted]) When Season 01 begins, the UI will enter its fully realized state. ****** Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone will continue to be the primary Game Tiles on the Home tab and players will be able to instantly access both ****** Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone for a faster, more direct path to gameplay.The Store tab will now direct all players to the full ****** Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone in-game stores based on what you have installed.A Battle Pass tab will be introduced in Season 01 with similar functionality as the Store tab, directing players to the full Battle Pass within ****** Ops 6 or Call of Duty: Warzone.With the Season 01 update, Call of Duty: Warzone will also have its own individual user interface with improvements similar to the ****** Ops 6 UI. Preloading for ****** Ops 6 begins for all platforms this Monday, October 21 at 9am PT. Players who have preordered the game or subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass can download Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies so they’re ready to go when ****** Ops 6 officially releases on October 25. Players who preordered ****** Ops 6 and already have Call of Duty installed will get the ****** Ops 6 preload as an automatic update to their existing install, similar to previous Call of Duty updates. Players who preordered ****** Ops 6 but don’t already have Call of Duty installed can initiate the preload from their platform storefront. The download will be larger for players who already have Call of Duty installed as they’re getting the new UI and ****** Ops 6 at the same time, Activision said. We've also got confirmation of Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6's launch Multiplayer maps, modes, and Operators, and Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6's preload and global launch times. 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

Bloober Team's next release after Silent Hill 2 remake is a sci-fi horror game called Cronos: The New Dawn, the studio revealed during Thursday's Xbox Partner Showcase. In development for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5, Cronos is touted as Bloober's first original franchise in the survival horror genre. According to the official release, "it is a "twisted time travel story set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic future in 1980s Poland." The trailer offers glimpses of monstrous zombie-like creatures, a lady playing chess, and a person in an environmental suit. It also offered a glimpse of the gameplay, revealing it to be a third-person game with distinctly ***** Space-like vibes. “Following the success of Silent Hill 2, we are proud to present Cronos, an exciting new IP from Bloober Team,” said Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno. “Our commitment to redefining the horror genre continues with this survival horror title, which represents a natural progression of our creative vision and our studio’s strategy. By merging the eerie atmosphere of horror with the boundless potential of science fiction, Cronos promises to deliver a fresh survival experience. We can’t wait to share it with the world in 2025.” Cronos: The New Dawn follows release of Silent Hill 2 remake, which debuted in October to strong reviews. In our review we called it a "welcome modernization of a survival horror masterpiece." Bloober Team is also known for games including Layers of ***** and The Medium. The Cronos reveal was part of an Xbox showcase that also included looks at the next round of Alan Wake 2 DLC, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and various other partner announcements. You can read everything announced at the event right here. As for Cronos: The New Dawn, it'll be out in 2025. Kat Bailey is IGN's News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Howells eventually realized what he'd done, but it was too late. His bag of trash from that day is believed to be at the local landfill, and is likely ******* under several feet of garbage. Attempts to gain access to the landfill to excavate the missing drive have come up... Read Entire Article View the full article

Today’s Xbox Partner Preview Showcase has shown off a few things, but most notably for horror fans, we finally got a better idea of what to expect from the upcoming Alan Wake 2 DLC, The Lake House. Read more View the full article

Image: The Verge Xbox is putting on a 20-minute “no fluff, all games” showcase from third-party studios. Continue reading… View the full article

On its official WeChat account, CSAC claimed that Intel's chips are a threat due to their "frequent vulnerabilities and high ******** rates." It added that the company's CPUs, including Xeon processors, have major defects when it comes to product quality and security management, indicating an extremely irresponsible attitude towards customers. Read Entire Article View the full article

The recent launch of Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream proved that the long-standing anime franchise continues to hold sway. The new SAO RPG arrived just two weeks ago, pulling in thousands of players and a positive reception on Steam. Now, the latest release from Elden Ring and Tekken publisher Bandai Namco follows up on its initial success with a first DLC, which introduces Strea as a new playable character in a special story scenario alongside additional weapons and costumes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Co-op RPG Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream is blowing up on Steam Elden Ring publisher dates new RPG based on beloved anime series View the full article

Delta Force could be the next big online shooter. The latest demo, released as part of Steam Next Fest, has already drawn upwards of 39,000 concurrent players, beating the likes of Battlefield V and Helldivers 2 in terms of daily player count. A reimagining of the classic FPS series from the early '00s (the campaign mode, when it launches, will be a remake of the ****** Hawk Down game from 2003), Delta Force looks and sounds great, and has a lot of early potential. Based on a number of reports from players, however, cheaters are already starting to spoil the fun. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Delta Force loadouts and builds All Delta Force game weapons and guns Delta Force system requirements are low but have questionable RAM demands View the full article

One of Call of Duty’s main pain points over the past few years will be optimized in a pending update, coming early next week before ****** Ops 6’s launch. The first step in overhauling Call of Duty HQ’s hard-to-navigate user interface begins on Monday when preloads for BO6 go live at 11am CT. The hub of all things CoD that houses multiple titles from the past few years in the series, all the way back to 2019, should operate more smoothly and be less frustrating to navigate. It’s been a main complaint for many players since it was iterated. View the full article

Square Enix has released a new update for the PC version of Final Fantasy 16. The patch aims to address some of the more pressing issues fans have been having with the new port of Final Fantasy 16, which was initially released as a PlayStation 5 exclusive in June 2023. View the full article

Bohemia Interactive have announced that Arma 4, the next big instalment in their shooter simulation series, will release in 2027. The announcement came at the tail-end of Bohemia's 25th Anniversary Concert, alongside some disturbingly ****-less footage of a coastal promontory with rippling ocean waters against a cloudy sky - it reminds me more of The Elder Scrolls 6's announcement teaser than any tactial mili-banger. Perhaps they're secretly making an open world walking simulator? I ****, I ****. Please put the chair down. Read more View the full article

The Epic Games Store free game for October 24 is Moving Out. Epic Games Store users are treated to new freebies on a weekly basis, though the number of free games can certainly differ from one week to the next. Epic Games Store users will only have one new free game to claim next week, but they have two freebies that they can snag right now. View the full article

Image: Jack Bullard for The Verge In Stardew Valley, you can usually only speak to characters a few times per day. This limitation has led to a number of mods that add things for them to say so that players can spend more time with their virtual pals. But like many games, Stardew recently turned to AI, resulting in the addition of a mod with the ability to have theoretically endless conversations with your favorite farm companion. “The reception has been a lot better than I initially thought [it would be],” says modder DualityOfSoul. In the comments on Nexus Mods, users have called it “brilliant” and “one of the best mods out this year.” To function, the mod plugs into OpenAI’s API. The implementation is impressive but limited in its own way. Every character... Continue reading… View the full article

Quest rewards come in all shapes and sizes in Baldur’s Gate 3. Sometimes, you might receive a heaping pile of gold, and sometimes, you might receive a fancy new *******. Other times, you might receive a pair of dreamy Drow twins. The Drow twins are found in Act Three of Baldur’s Gate 3 as you first enter the Lower City region of Baldur’s Gate. While ultimately non-consequential to the game’s plot, they provide you with an opportunity for a bit of scandalous fun or a moral dilemma—depending on how you’ve played the game thus far. Should you hire the Drow twins in Baldur’s Gate 3? View the full article

Internet culture truly has evolved into something unique over the years, and gamer lingo is a big part of that shift. And, now, Overwatch 2 players have a new title that fully lives up to gamer slang to vie for: the Kitten of Discord. Calling people “chat” or spamming “W” are just two examples of this. Other examples, though, include nicknames surrounding the culture, and online games these days are full of references to them. Overwatch 2’s season 13 battle pass may have one of the best (or worst, depending on your POV) ones yet. Here’s what it is, what it means, and how to unlock it. View the full article

EA has dropped a new Madden NFL 25 update, introducing fresh face scans for several players, bringing back custom playbooks for Online H2H matches, and improving defensive plays to make them smarter. On top of that, this Madden NFL 25 update also fixes multiple issues impacting different aspects of the game. View the full article

The Nvidia app is heading towards a wider public release and the company is asking for help in a new survey to choose which features should be added next. The company is planning to ditch its older Control Panel and GeForce Experience apps soon, but before it does that, it needs you to help it pick which features make the final cut. While it's still in beta testing, recent Nvidia app updates have made it the best way to manage some of the best graphics cards, like the RTX 4070 Super, from the GPU powerhouse. This new survey is the best way to get your opinions heard about the company's new app, especially as Nvidia plans for it to exit beta by the end of the year. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 guide: Everything we know about the new gaming GPU A 24GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 gaming GPU is now more likely, thanks to Samsung Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 and 5060 could launch sooner than expected, says ***** View the full article

Semiconductor-focused analysis firm TechInsights says x86 currently accounts for 82 percent of the notebook processor market, while Arm's market share is around 18 percent. It expects Arm's footprint to grow to 20 percent by 2025 in the notebook market as more affordable Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered AI PCs hit the consumers. Read Entire Article View the full article

Back in 2021, that dark epoch known as the Pre-Edwin Age, there was but one Ed at Rock Paper Shotgun - the venerable Ed Thorn, aka Edders. Edders had a dream, the dream of Halo Infinite getting a battle royale mode . Like Moses descending from the mount with a Needler in either hand, he bedazzled and amazed us with visions of "an enormous playground stitched together from some of Halo's most iconic maps of yore; Warthogs and Mongooses roaming the lands; players racing to the M41 SPNKR as it spawns; grappling to a rooftop and laying down covering *****; some contrived reason as to why there's a circle of poison gas closing in... but hey, rings are what Halo does best, right? It's 100% doable."[/url] Ed Thorn has always been a journalist of great sagacity and supernatural insight, so it was of no surprise to the RPS editors of the era when rumours bubbled up a few months later that Certain Affinity had partnered with 343 Industries (nowadays Halo Studios) to make Halo battle royale a reality. These rumours have now been confirmed by Certain Affinity's former design director Mike Clopper, who says the now-cancelled mode could have been a "game changer". Read more View the full article

The park expansion is still under construction, but some early illustrations (pictured) give us an idea of what to expect. | Image: Universal Universal’s Florida resort will open new worlds themed around franchises like Harry Potter and Super Mario on May 22, 2025. The announcement sets a date for the new park expansion, dubbed “Epic Universe,” which consists of four new worlds connected via a centralized hotel and shopping distinct called Celestial Park. The lineup includes Super Nintendo World, the first to open on the US East Coast following earlier versions that debuted in California and Japan. Some early glimpses reveal it has all the theming you’d expect for an immersive Mushroom Kingdom experience — down to entering the world through a massive green pipe — and is supposedly larger than the two previous parks. A third Harry Potter park is also one of the most anticipated... Continue reading… View the full article

The first supplement for the Warhammer 40k RPG Imperium Maledictum, the 'Inquisition Player's Guide', is available for pre-order now - Wargamer was lucky enough to receive an early PDF copy from publisher Cubicle 7. Though the book has a clear focus on Inquisition-centric adventures, lots of the content will be valuable for any group of players - and we think the new rules for familiars will be particularly popular. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: GW promises plastic Horus Heresy Space Marines for each Legion Warhammer 40k fan crafts colossal papercraft Dreadnought Oh ****, the new DnD books have a DLC chart View the full article

Fanatical's Build your own Play on the Go Bundle PREMIUM edition has launched again with another set of games for you to grab for your Steam Deck. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article