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Stalker 2 previews are out, as are a selection of interviews with developers at GSC World (our own interview is coming later today, October 17, by the way)! In one such interview, conducted by Windows Central, the devs chipped in on the Xbox Series S, and how working on it convinced them that any game can reach the console's memory limits. Read more View the full article

Fanatical have some more quality games you can get extra cheap in a couple of bundles, so let's take a look at what you can get in them. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Webfishing has plenty to ***** into in your bid to catch all the fish in the game and become a master angler, with a variety of Lures that can make a big difference. Lures in Webfishing work as you’d expect. You attach them to the end of your rod, and they provide some big benefits—which is vital if you’re hunting for a particular fish or want to increase the amount of money in your pocket. View the full article

A study led by the University of Sydney involving over 80,000 *** adults disputes the claimed benefits of standing instead of sitting, including reducing the of risk *******, heart ********, and other *********. Read Entire Article View the full article

Every once in a while, a neat-looking little movie comes along and gets tons of flak for very ******* reasons. Now, it's A24's turn to face AI-related criticisms only because Isaiah Saxon's The Legend of Ochi looks adorably clean. Read more View the full article

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has launched its first major update, adding a new PvP map and Lethal difficulty for free to all players across all platforms. Update 4.0 adds new PvE map Termination, which is available in the Operations game mode. As revealed this week, Termination sees players battle against a huge Tyranid Hierophant Bio-Titan, added to the game for the first time, on the planet Kadaku. Elsewhere, the update adds a new, even ******* difficulty called Lethal. This is difficulty five of five for Operations mode. And photo mode is now available in Operations (works only in solo), with characters able to follow the camera with their eyes. It's worth noting that from a balance perspective, Update 4.0 makes a number of significant changes, with the upshot of making Operations mode *******. Check out the patch notes below, where the developers explain the tweaks. Coming later is the new *******, the Neo-Volkite ******* (this is also free for all players). Termination, the Bio-Titan, the Neo-Volkite *******, and the Lethal difficulty are all part of Space Marine 2 Season 2, which runs until the end of 2024. The hotly anticipated cosmetics for the Dark Angels chapter of Space Marines, available through the game’s premium season pass, are due out at some point during the Season 2 *******. These cosmetics, when they do hit the game, will add new ******* styles, armor pieces, and ****** schemes featuring the Unforgiven (the name given to the Dark Angels chapter following the disastrous events of the Horus Heresy in Warhammer 40,000 lore). The Dark Angels Champion Pack, meanwhile, includes a full armor set for the Bulwark class. Publisher Focus Entertainment has teased what’s to come with Seasons 3 and 4, including a new PvP game mode and PvP arena, as well as a Horde mode. Eagle-eyed fans, meanwhile, 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. Saber recently released Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0, which made a seemingly innocuous change to the ending that got Warhammer 40,000 fans excited. Meanwhile, IGN interviewed Tim Willits, Chief Creative Officer at developer Saber Interactive, about Space Marine 2’s record-breaking success. He revealed the boost he expects the PS5 Pro will give Space Marine 2, discussed how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “changed everything” for the studio, and how protective Games Workshop is over the Warhammer 40,000 brand. This week, Focus announced Space Marine 2 had sold an incredible 4.5 million copies in just over a month. It’s already the most-played Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 video game of all time on Steam. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Update 4.0 patch notes:NEW FEATURES New Operation - Termination This new Operation takes place on planet Kadaku. New dreadful foes have arrived. Make good use of the artillery to annihilate them. Added Lethal difficulty for Operations Major highlights of it: Ammo Crates have limited refills per player.Majoris enemies can become enraged and will be more deadly and ******* to *****.Armour restores from finishers only if you stay close to your battle-brothers."Overcoming such a challenge will grant you new cosmetics... Added photo mode in Operations (works only in solo). Also, characters can now follow the camera with their eyes. GAMEPLAY AND BALANCING TWEAKS Melee Archetypes: Fencing weapons' perfect parry window will now have the same duration as balanced weapons but it will start from the first frame of parry animation. Melee Perks: Chainsword, Power Fist, Combat ****** charged attacks perks get significant damage increase. Basic Auspex Scan: bonus damage on bosses is reduced by 30%. Melta Charge: damage to bosses is reduced by 70%. ​****** Spawn Director PvE: Tweaked idle spawns.****** variety within waves is now less random while ****** variety between waves is *******.Extremis enemies can now spawn have additional enemies. Difficulty: Ruthless: Ammo crates have limited refills per player.Ruthless: Player's armour reduced by 20%.Substantial: Player's armour reduced by 10% Note from the devs: "With Patch 3 we have noticed that Operations mode became noticeably easier, especially Chaos operations. We are happier with what we have right now compared to what we had on release, because before Patch 3 Chaos missions were unpopular. Still, we think that currently Operations mode is a bit too easy. "Overall these changes are going to make Operations mode *******, but it is difficult to measure by how much. We will continue to monitor those changes and will continue to adjust the balance of Operations mode. This is not the last change." PVP Increased delay between announcer messages in PvP.The starting animation of the Grapnel Launcher for the Vanguard is shorter in PvP.Fixed Power Fist in PvP dealing too much damage with short charged attacks.AI****** Dodges: Globally replaced full invulnerability on dodge moves of enemies with heavy melee damage resistance.Rubric Marine with Boltgun: Disengage teleport max distance is slightly reduced.CUSTOMISATIONMore options for colours customisation for Chaos:Tertiary colours: Sotek Green, Night Lords Blue, ****** Guard Green, Khorne Red.Decal colours: Sotek Green, Khorne Red.Colours: Added Liberator Gold colour to default for primary and secondary colours palettes.Fixed a lot of issues with display of colours, now they should be more lore accurate (Mechanicus Standard Grey, Ushabti Bone, Phoenician Purple, The Fang, Iron Hands Steel, Retributor Armour).Decals: Added new Chaos faction decals for the right shoulder. LEVELS Vox Liberatis - Daemonhost: Disabled respawn until the last altar in the final arena. GENERAL FIXES Fixed a bug where the ******** perk "Ascension" could ***** its owner.Fixed a bug where the ******* perk "Targeted Shot" wasn’t always working in some cases.Fixed an unintended animation cancel with the Bulwark by using the block, which resulted in faster attacks.Fixed an issue with the Tactical team perk "Close Targeting" not triggering properly.Fixed: Tactical perk "Radiating Impact" not triggering properly.Fixed an issue with the ******* perk "Guardian Protocol" cooldown not working properly.Fixed an issue where sound was lost after switching the speaker configuration.Fixed several issues in Trials.Fixed several issues that were causing loss of saves.The Thunder Hammer perk "Patience Rewarded" description is now accurate with its actual effect (added "When your Health is below 30%” part).Lots of minor UI fixes and improvements.Lots of minor animation fixes and improvements.Localisation fixes.TECH****** fixes and general stability improvements.Fixed several connectivity issues causing disconnects for players.Slightly improved performance.Fixed issues controllers not working with Steam Input enabled.RENDER IMPROVEMENTSGeneral improvements and fixes. 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]

***** is set to follow Nintendo, Capcom, and Square Enix in opening its own official store in Tokyo, Japan, it’s revealed. Speaking to VGC at Gamescom Asia, *****’s transmedia boss Justin Scarpone said the store will open next summer in Shibuya’s Parco department complex – the same building which already houses Nintendo Tokyo, the official Capcom store, and a Pokemon Center. A second ***** store will open in Shanghai, China, via a partner company, he said. Read More... View the full article

Recently we had Devolver Digital announce Big Fan Games to get more games made from major licenses (tv, movies, comics etc) and the first is TRON: Catalyst. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Mesa 24.2.5 was announced from developer Eric Engestrom bringing in some more bug fixes for various Linux graphics drivers. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Praise the gods, it's Hades 2 update day, and developers Supergiant are not mucking about. They have bolstered the nippy roguelike with a heap of shiny new things in this "Olympian Update", including a new ******* with homing attacks, a liver-pecking boss ******, two new animal familiars, and the home region of the Gods - mount Olympus. It's probably the biggest update they've made yet in terms of fresh sights. And by "fresh sights", I mean Dionysus sporting a leopard-print thong. Yikes. Read more View the full article

October 23 is coming up, which only means one thing - what's grown into the Fallout version of May the fourth. It's the anniversary of series' world getting a nuclear makeover on that fateful day in 2077, and for the first time, Bethesda's commemorating the occasion with a broadcast that'll feature both developers and community folks. Read more View the full article

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Brutal Legend, community manager Harper Jay published an interview with Double Fine and Tim Schafer discussing how the game came to be, its legacy, and of course, its future. View the full article

As Christopher Nolan prepares his next movie at Universal, more has been revealed about his post-Tenet relationship with Warner Bros. and whether he's had serious talks about James Bond in the past. The latter feels like a given, but do we really want that from him? Read more View the full article

Bohemia Interactive chose an unusual venue to announce its next big game: a concert. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Czech studio Bohemia Interactive put together a concert of video game music performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The concert included songs from its Arma series, as well as DayZ, Ylands, and Vigor. But the big surprise of the night was a blink and you’ll miss it announcement that Arma 4 is due out in 2027. At the end of the final piece of the night, the game’s logo and release window flashed on the big screen that was propped up behind the orchestra for little more than a second, but it was long enough to catch the attention of the live audience as well as the livestream chat. Arma is Bohemia’s hugely successful PC military shooter that first launched back in 2006. Arma 3 launched in 2013, with the latest release, the standalone Arma Reforger, launching in 2022 in early access form before a 1.0 launch last year. Reforger was designed as a “bridge” to Arma 4, which is intended for PC and consoles. Reforger was the first game in the Arma series to launch on console (Xbox Series X and S), and has helped Bohemia learn how best to take the PC-focused series multiplatform in a big way with Arma 4. 2027 is of course three years away, and it’s fair to say Arma fans had hoped to see Arma 4 come out before then. Already the memes about GTA 6 coming out before Arma 4 are flooding in, and we haven’t even suggested Arma 4 might be delayed. The question is, which consoles will Arma 4 launch on when it comes out in 2027? At the time of this article’s publication, Bohemia had yet to make an official announcement about Arma 4 coming in 2027, release any notes to press or screenshots or trailers. Using a live concert for such a significant announcement is certainly novel, but hopefully the developer will follow it up with something more tangible sooner rather than later. 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

If you’re churning through today’s New York Times Mini Crossword but have gotten stuck at the “Gobsmacks” clue, we’ve got some additional hints and the answer you need. “Gobsmacks” NYT Mini Crossword (Oct. 17) clue hints and answers Shock and [blank]. Screenshot by Dot Esports Hint 1: It begins with an “A.” Hint 2: It ends with an “S.” Hint 3: It contains two vowels. Hint 4: It rhymes with paw. The answer to the “Gobsmacks” clue in the Oct. 17 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “AWES.” According to the Oxford Dictionary, to be in awe is to be filled with wonder or inspired by something, though you can also use it to express shock. View the full article

Don’t Nod has said that up to 69 jobs are at risk from a proposed restructuring of the company. The French developer and publisher, which has studios in Paris and Montréal, is known for games including Life is Strange, Remember Me, Tell Me Why and Jusant. “Amid deteriorating results, and despite the actions already taken, the company is now compelled to consider a reorganization project to safeguard its competitiveness in an increasingly demanding and competitive ecosystem,” it said on Wednesday. Read More... View the full article

If you’re struggling to complete today’s New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle and are stuck on the “Word after party or prescription” clue, we’re here to help. “Word after party of prescription” NYT Mini Crossword (Oct. 17) clue hints and answers Fill the gaps. Screenshot by Dot Esports Hint 1: It starts with a “D.” Hint 2: It ends with a “G.” Hint 3: It contains one vowel. Hint 4: They can treat illness. The answer to the “Word after party or prescription” clue in the Oct. 17 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “*****.” A medical professional prescribes prescription drugs to treat illness, while party drugs are often ******** and are taken recreationally. View the full article

Leadership at Don’t Nod yesterday “presented a reorganisation project to the employee representative bodies,” via financials report, in response to "a balance sheet that highlights the need to secure the company's resources" following the underperformance of Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden. In plain terms, this means that up to 69 workers at the French company are at risk of layoffs due to an 11% year-on-year decline in operating revenue, via IGN. The number represents "29% of the Paris studio workforce", say the STJV. Read more View the full article

In a recent chat with the Ian Games Network, IO Interactive boss Hakan Abrak said the Hitman developer "absolutely feel(s) like 20 plus years of training for the agent fantasy, creating an agent that travels the world and globetrotting whatnot, has given us some know-how" on bringing James Bond to the greasy screen ("greasy screen" is my new attempt at coining a "the big/small screen" but for games. I foresee big success.) Abrak is so confident, in fact, that he reckons their Bond project might end up mirroring the World Of **************’s trilogy format. "But what's exciting about that project is that we actually got to do an original story,” Abrak says. “So it's not a gamification of a movie. It's completely beginning and becoming a story, hopefully for a big trilogy out there in the future." It’s a fine interview, worth a read. But I must ask: how are the queues, Abrak? How am I supposed to get excited about a new IO game if you don’t mention the queues? Read more View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Almost twenty years on, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's Horse Armor DLC ******** one of gaming's most notorious controversies. It was known for being the first cosmetic DLC, with players up in arms at the lofty price of $2.50 for an item in a single-player game. View the full article

I punched a cultist in the face in Streets Of Rogue 2, just because. He started running away - something I would not allow. When another robed cultist spotted what was happening, he tried to intervene, and a kind of Benny Hill pursuit chain began. We ran across a beach, through public toilets, and into the surf. In the end I had to knock them both out. As they lay unconscious, I worried they might soon wake and tell someone what I had done. This can't happen, I hate accountability. I punched their unawake bodies toward the sea in an effort to float the evidence away. But after a few punches the first man exploded into chunks of flesh. I am a ********* now. I was supposed to be a chef. Streets Of Rogue 2 has a demo out for Steam Next Fest, and while a lot of features are locked up behind the word "UNAVAILABLE" in red font, there's still quite a lot of mischief for you to get up to. Read more View the full article

Today’s LoLdle was a walk in the park for me. But if you don’t play this champion or didn’t watch a certain 2008 film, you may struggle to land on the answer. Either way, here’s the answer to the Oct. 17 LoLdle quote. Who says, ‘Why so serious?’ in LoL? The LoLdle quote on Oct. 17 is “Why so serious?” and the League champion who says this line is none other than everyone’s favorite clown, Shaco. View the full article

The Circana 2024 Gamer Segmentation Report is out and it has revealed a few interesting things about the amount of gamers in the ******* States. For starters, 71% of the country plays games on a regular basis. Contrary to popular belief, what's even more surprising is the fastest growing gamer demographic: adults over 45 years old. It makes sense that the first generation to grow up with gaming consoles would still be engaged later in life, but that group, with the largest share at 37%, owes its explosive growth to more women gaming than ever before. View the full article

2K studio 31st Union is teasing plans to reveal its debut game on Thursday. 31st Union and president Michael Condrey have taken to X to promote Twitch streams for ‘Project Ethos’ which will go live at 9am PT / 5pm on October 17. The Project Ethos Twitch channel describes the title as a third-person roguelike hero shooter, while 2K’s social channels are using the hashtag #jointheevolution. Read More... View the full article

Around 4.5 million people have played Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, the game's publisher, Focus Entertainment, has revealed. The company previously claimed that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was able to attract two million players when it launched on September 9. View the full article