Extraction games are all the rage at the moment - it appears battle royales have now fully passed the 'multiplayer game trend' baton over now. Existing stalwarts like Hunt Showdown and Escape From Tarkov are now staring at a swathe of new challengers, and it seems like there are new reveals, updates, betas, and launches occurring on a weekly basis right now. However, according to the Steam wishlist charts at least, it's Team *****'s Delta Force that is leading the chasing pack - in fact, the milsim FPS has now been wishlisted over 2.1 million times. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Tactical FPS Delta Force opens its doors to all Steam players next week All Delta Force operators Delta Force alpha dates View the full article
Steam has begun displaying a new notice in its shopping cart, explicitly clarifying the transaction: "A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam." The change is Valve's way of complying with an incoming California law prohibiting digital marketplaces from implying that customers own the... Read Entire Article View the full article
Image: The Verge Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget. We confirmed the message appears in the Steam desktop app, but we haven’t seen it in the mobile app yet. Some Steam users noticed the disclosure go live earlier this week and posted their findings on Reddit. Image: Steam My colleague Sean is not actually buying this yet, he says he has to play Persona 3 first. Why? Probably, a new law. California has a law going into effect next year that’ll require digital storefronts like Valve’s... Continue reading… View the full article
If you’ve been holding back from upgrading that old 1080p monitor screen from your PlayStation 3 days, it’s time for an upgrade. The ninth generation of consoles brings true 4K gaming to your living room, and your PlayStation 5 has the power to deliver ultra-high-definition resolutions at up to 120 frames per second. To fully enjoy all that it has to offer, you’ll need a monitor that can keep up. View the full article
Destiny 2 kicked off its dungeon cycle for this year with Vesper’s Host, a dungeon with a bunch of loot to chase. As usual, different drops come from different encounters, so a loot table comes in handy. This dungeon takes guardians to the Vesper Station, a derelict BrayTech facility. Some of the aesthetic is clearly from old BrayTech, with Augments seen in Deep Stone Crypt and later ported to Operation: Seraph’s Shield. If you’re a bit unfamiliar with Scanner, Operator, and Suppressor, it’s time to shake off that rust, since they play an important part. View the full article
Overwatch 2 has shown off what to expect from Season 13, and with that, a small peek at Season 14's new hero, who should be familiar to early fans. Season 13, Spellbinder, is aptly named due to its Halloween release, and will run for nine weeks. This means it will wrap up just before Christmas and gift players with a new season and hero. View the full article
According to a new report, Hogwarts Legacy is getting new DLC and a Definitive Edition release. Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling new video game release of 2023. The wildly successful game is playable on most modern gaming platforms, which has helped it reach a huge audience of players. View the full article
Following on the success of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered earlier this year, Aspyr is set to follow up with another overhauled trilogy of Lara Croft adventures. Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered is set to arrive on Steam on February 14, 2025... Read more.View the full article
The next major Honkai: Star Rail update launches on October 23 bringing in new characters, reruns, and more taking players back to Penacony. View the full article
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that you own that aren’t part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library. As part of a long-running project known as Project Lapland inside Microsoft, the software giant has been readying its Xbox Cloud Gaming servers to be able to support streaming thousands of games. I’m told Microsoft will first test its new Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming capabilities with Xbox Insiders in November, before expanding them to more Xbox users. The Xbox Cloud Gaming expansion comes in the same month Microsoft plans to enable game purchases in its Xbox mobile... Continue reading… View the full article
When you are wandering the Labyrinth in Silent Hill 2, James will once more come across Angela. When he does, Abstract Daddy will also show up, and you will be forced to face and defeat him. This will prove to be a challenging task, but there are ways you can defeat him without too much trouble. View the full article
Date Everything has been delayed to a February 14 release date, just in time for Valentine's Day. Date Everything is a sandbox dating sim developed by Sassy Chap Games and published by Team17 that allows the player to sink into an escapist fantasy after facing the harsh realities of the world, where the protagonist loses their job to AI. They take their newfound free time as an opportunity to use a mysterious gift called "dateviators," which personify household objects. View the full article
Torchlight: Infinite revealed its plans for its upcoming Season 6, including a new hero, an exciting new event, and several changes coming to the game. Alongside the chilling new event, Selena the Tide Whisperer will be the next hero joining the roster in Torchlight: Infinite. View the full article
The concept of actually owning anything you purchase on a digital storefront like Steam has always been hazy, with many of us amassing vast libraries that we may not actually "own" in any meaningful sense. Now, Valve has updated the messaging you receive when making a purchase on its platform to clarify matters, making it clear that you are only buying a license for a product - you don't own the product itself. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: When is the next Steam *****? New law could change how you buy games on Steam Here are some of the best Steam games most own but too few have played View the full article
A few years ago, the idea of running PC games on a Mac, in Linux, or on Arm processors would have been laughable. But the developers behind Asahi Linux—the independent project that is getting Linux working on Apple Silicon Macs—have managed to do all three of these things at once. The feat brings together a perfect storm of open source projects, according to Asahi Linux GPU lead Alyssa Rosenzweig: the FEX project to translate x86 CPU code to Arm, the Wine project to get Windows binaries running on Linux, DXVK and the Proton project to translate DirectX 12 API calls into Vulkan API calls, and of course the Asahi project's Vulkan-conformant driver for Apple's graphics hardware. Games are technically run inside a virtual machine because of differences in how Apple Silicon and x86 systems address memory—Apple's systems use 16 KB memory pages, while x86 systems use 4 KB pages, something that causes issues for Asahi and some other Arm Linux distros on a regular basis and a gap that the VM bridges. Read full article Comments View the full article
The ***** comes from the ******** video platform Bilibili, where someone shared a Cinebench R23 benchmark run supposedly from the unannounced 9800X3D chip. The most eye-catching specification is its 4.7GHz base clock, which would be a staggering 900MHz higher than the standard Ryzen 7 9700X's 3.8GHz base frequency. Read Entire Article View the full article
There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers' lives where they wonder what would happen if their account was canceled or stolen, or perhaps they just stopped breathing. It's scary to think about how many games in your backlog will never get played; scarier, still, to think about how you don't, in most real senses of the word, own any of them. Now Valve, seemingly working to comply with a new California law targeting "false advertising" of "digital goods," has added language to its checkout page to confirm that thinking. "A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam," the Steam cart now tells its customers, with a link to the Steam Subscriber Agreement further below. California's AB2426 law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 26, excludes subscription-only services, free games, and digital goods that offer "permanent offline download to an external storage source to be used without a connection to the internet." Otherwise, sellers of digital goods cannot use the terms "buy, purchase," or related terms that would "confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good." And they must explain, conspicuously, in plain language, that "the digital good is a license" and link to terms and conditions. Read full article Comments View the full article
The 60-day update for Helldivers 2 announced back in August is actually going to be a 63-day update, as leaders of the game's development team have announced a slight delay in its release. While Helldivers 2 is set for some big upgrades, including some major balancing fixes, Arrowhead Game Studios doesn't want to release it over a weekend, when player counts are at their weekly peak. View the full article
Atlus' new JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, looks set to be 2024's JRPG of the year, if not game of the year, at least to those more inclined to sink hundreds of hours into a single story-driven adventure. What makes it so unique, at least in today's gaming culture, is that it's not a sequel, reboot, or remaster, but an entirely original IP set in an original world featuring original characters. It's a breath of fresh air, but more importantly, it's a game with a huge leg up over Atlus' other beloved games, the Persona series. View the full article
Corsair will be the new home for the Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 hardware license and it just announced 16 new products that are coming soon across its brands. This includes branded products from OriginPC, Drop, Elgato, Scuf, and, of course, Corsair. The Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 release date is still a few weeks away, but Corsair is letting gamers know that its selection of branded hardware is set to be much ******* than it has been in previous years. The Corsair ****** Ops 6 deal for peripherals and hardware was revealed last month, and is set to be a multi-year endeavor. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** Ops 6 will get this fan-favorite COD map just one week after launch ****** Ops 6 campaign rewards revealed to remind you not to skip it Best ****** Ops 6 loadouts View the full article
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Who are the playable characters in Metaphor ReFantazio? Atlus' rather brilliant turn-based JRPG boasts a lovable cast of followers who support you on your journey to become the king of Euchronia. While some are confined to its social sim system, a select cohort of heroes accompany you on your journey. While some of the Metaphor ReFantazio party members are quick to join your cause, others won't fly the banner of whatever-your-name-is until much later on. In this Metaphor ReFantazio guide, we'll tell you the who's who of the protagonist's posse (story spoilers ahead). For a more comprehensive breakdown of how to unlock them, as well as the other followers you can meet in the RPG, check out our Metaphor ReFantazio Bonds guide. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Metaphor Refantazio release date, trailers, gameplay, and latest news All Metaphor ReFantazio followers, abilities, and how to unlock Bonds Metaphor ReFantazio voice actors and cast list View the full article
Counter-Strike 2‘s network features, despite being marketed as revolutionary and game-changing, often have undesired side effects and bugs. Packet loss and jitter have become quite prevalent after the last few CS2 updates, especially Armory, causing many players a ton of headache. So, here is how you can fix CS2‘s packet loss and jitter problems. View the full article
The incredibly large roster of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is loaded with villains, including Goku ******, a character you can unlock in a couple of different ways. Similar to other characters, the mind of Zamasu in Goku's body can be added to your roster when you simply play the game. However, there are methods to get this fighter faster than you'd expect by skipping the normal grind. View the full article
While working on a project to create super-strong adhesive using a silk moth protein known as fibroin, researcher Marco Lo Presti noticed a web-like material had formed in the bottom of his glassware after cleaning it with acetone. Read Entire Article View the full article
"Post Void is a masterpiece of compulsive motion and hypnotic, irresistible sounds," wrote Sin of YCJY Games's "orgiastic" shooter. "It does something to my brain that I've never experienced before." The developer's just-announced Keep Driving seems a lot less inclined to scramble your grey matter, though it's partial to the old rose-tinted goggles. It's a droll, backward-glancing and slightly ominous 2D management RPG in which you drive to a music festival on the other side of the country. Along the way, you will pick up hitchhikers, upgrade your car, fill your boot with random junk, and participate in turn-based, non-lethal "combat" with dawdling children and obstinate tractors. Here's a trailer. Read more View the full article
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Extraction games are all the rage at the moment - it appears battle royales have now fully passed the 'multiplayer game trend' baton over now. Existing stalwarts like Hunt Showdown and Escape From Tarkov are now staring at a swathe of new challengers, and it seems like there are new reveals, updates, betas, and launches occurring on a weekly basis right now. However, according to the Steam wishlist charts at least, it's Team *****'s Delta Force that is leading the chasing pack - in fact, the milsim FPS has now been wishlisted over 2.1 million times. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Tactical FPS Delta Force opens its doors to all Steam players next week All Delta Force operators Delta Force alpha dates View the full article