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The Lego Batman Dark Knight Tumbler set harkens back to a simpler time. In 2005, way before the over-saturation of superhero movies, Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman franchise. Understandably the second installment in the series, The Dark Knight has become a cult classic, and this set is an homage to one of the movie's most iconic aspects: the Batmobile. It should be no surprise that the movie which holds an impressive 94% on Rotten Tomatoes also went on to inspire something that is not only one of the best Batman Lego sets, but one of the best Lego sets for adults overall. From the quality of the finished set through to the actual process of building it, let me walk you through everything I love about this set in my review. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Batman Lego sets 2024 You can get this new $423 Lego bundle for $36 - with a twist These Lego DnD minifigures may financially ruin me View the full article

On Aug. 6, Valve released a new update to its regional standings that determine the invitations for Counter-Strike 2 Shanghai Major’s RMR and its closed qualifiers. The best squads in each region are invited directly to the RMR, while the worst have to go through the qualifier first. There is a catch, though. HLTV confirmed each organization can only submit one CS2 team to the Shanghai Major and its qualifiers. This means a few orgs have to decide which squads they want to use in the Major run. The organizations impacted include Imperial, MOUZ, and FlyQuest, whose female or academy teams are also eligible to qualify based solely on the standings. The latter issued a petition on Aug. 6 to Valve to change this rule. View the full article

The second phase of this Genshin Impact version features Emilie, a new five-star Dendro support. If you’re lucky with your pulls, it’s time to start building her—and there’s no better way to do it than collecting her desired materials first. Since Emilie is a powerful Dendro support who shines in Burning team comps, she deserves good investment. To maximize her supporting capabilities, you must collect all the resources she needs, including her Ascension and Talent materials. Here are all the materials for Emilie in Genshin Impact. View the full article

If a recent ***** is to be believed, Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 will encourage players to embrace their sinister sides and become supervillains. As the launch of the next installment in the annual franchise inches closer, the game has been the victim of several substantial leaks showing off everything from a new map to perk specialties, but this latest report may have the most insight yet. When it comes to achievements, games often disclose several plot points and features within the descriptions, making it easier to glean information. View the full article

The First Descendant's character Esiemo is suffering from a lack of popularity, reflected by his notable absence on the battlefield. Despite Esiemo's potential for high damage output through his expertise in ****** and explosives, The First Descendant's players have expressed significant dissatisfaction with his abilities, calling for a complete rework. View the full article

Season 5 of Diablo 4 adds more quests to complete. If you’re looking for a full quest list for season five, Season of the Infernal Hordes, we’ve got you covered. Seasonal quest lines in Diablo 4 are never too long. They certainly aren’t in the same vein as the main story or DLC chapters, and instead, they offer an insight into the season’s new features. As the name suggests, the focus this season is on the new Infernal Hordes. View the full article

If you're looking for an affordable, compact but powerful set of computer speakers, the Edifier G2000 is a great option, and right now you can save $38 on the usual price. This computer speaker deal is a limited-time offer, though, so you'll have to be quick to take advantage of it. Available in ******, white, red, and pink, the Edifier G2000s are among the best computer speakers available. but their normal price of $110 is a touch high compared to some other options. However, today's deal makes them a far more tempting prospect. Each ****** actually has a slightly different discount, with the ****** version the lowest priced, at $71.99 and the white version the most expensive at $87.99. All the discounts offer a decent saving over their normal prices, though. Read the rest of the story... View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Warhammer 40K has spread so far and wide from its humble tabletop origins that I would almost consider the fantasy of being one of the Adeptus Astartes – a Space Marine – as being on-par with being Batman or a Jedi Knight at this point. And Space Marine 2 brings me closer to that fantasy than any previous game has. At its best, it's practically 40K nirvana, mowing down disorienting numbers of Tyranids with a heavy bolter or cutting a path through them with a chainsword. At times, the controls can get a little clunky – especially on a controller. But I suppose some of that comes with being an eight-foot-tall juggernaut coated in ceramite. I had access to the first little bit of the campaign, which has Clive Standen (aka Rollo from Vikings) giving an inspired, gravely performance as Captain Titus from the first game, who is immediately embroiled in some interesting drama with his new squadmates due to his checkered service record. They ultimately set that aside, though, to do battle with the Tyranid hive fleet threatening the soaring gothic spires of the imperial world of Avarax. What's immediately striking is how detailed and well-animated everything on the ground is, from the humble Cadians who will often kneel and talk in a whisper as the Emperor's Angels approach, to the smallest gilded details on the architecture. I don't think I've ever had the feeling of standing on the ground in the Warhammer 40K universe to this level of satisfaction before. The graphics are gorgeous, the chaotic soundscape is spot-on, and no expense has been spared filling every square inch with the kinds of small touches that delighted me as a long-time fan. Suit Up As far as nailing the experience of playing as one of the Emperor's Finest, Space Marine 2 generally does a respectable job there as well. Titus and his buddies' Primaris armor is rendered in gleaming fidelity, with lots of moving parts, managing to feel imposing and maneuverable at the same time. Any time I got to remove an obstacle through pure super strength was a highlight. And most of the guns feel great to use, from the classic bolter to a plasma **** that makes ****** armor seem like a joke. I wasn't totally sold on the melee stuff, unfortunately. Carving through gaunts with a chainsword is just as exhilarating as it should be, but Space Marine 2 has also tried to implement a Sekiro-esque system of telegraphed dodges and parries to counter ****** special attacks, and I'm not sure it works here. Maybe six hours just wasn't long enough to get the hang of it yet, but I got the sense that it really slowed close combat down with canned animations, breaking up the flow a bit too much. You really can't argue with how awe-inspiring it is to see Titus rip a traitor marine's head off and discard it like trash Likewise with the ***** 2016-style finishing animations, though they are gloriously brutal in their spectacle. You really can't argue with how awe-inspiring it is to see Titus rip a traitor marine's head off and discard it like trash. Maybe they're just a bit too long, or they lock the camera in place too much. But they feel like breaks in the action, rather than part of it. Pest Control The main enemies in the missions I played were primarily Tyranids, though the forces of Chaos are definitely up to something behind the scenes, as they often are. And the variety of chitinous baddies is pretty impressive, from hordes of regular gaunts who mainly serve to show off your godlike power, to slippery lictors who require a bit more finesse to take down. These guys, likewise, have never looked better in a video game, with some of the more complex model updates from the tabletop shown off in all their creepy splendor. The mode I spent the most time with, though, is the new three-player co-op, which seems to be where the meat of Space Marine 2 *****. There are tons of perks and ******* upgrades to unlock and – much to my delight, as someone who rolls their eyes at playing boring Ultramarines – character customization includes the ability to unlock armor colors and liveries from dozens of chapters, including both my beloved Space Wolves, and some fairly obscure ones. On top of this, you have six different classes to choose from, each of which has at least three primary weapons to level up, allowing for a huge amount of build diversity. Battle Brothers I probably had the most fun with the standard Tactical marine. I know, I know, right after I said Ultramarines are boring. The ******** Marine can be exciting, too, but as I never fully got comfortable with the melee combat, and I found the jump pack to also be a little bit fiddly to work with, it ended up being the build I wish I was good at but never quite got there. The heavy is also great fun when you can ***** hose away with a heavy bolter and watch an entire swarm evaporate, but they don't have much to do when they're out of ammo, which isn't as big a problem for the other classes. I feel like some levels could use a bit of re-balancing in terms of ammo drops, at least if you have a Heavy on the squad. It can be a long time between resupplies. The **** teammates just aren't very good. Since I was playing on a pre-release build, I was often paired with bots. And they're… really not very good, even on the lowest difficulty. The aforementioned Heavy marine just isn't that viable because you can't count on your AI teammates to keep strong melee enemies off of you. But when I did match with other humans, I was having a great time, so I imagine this issue will be resolved when the servers are open to everyone. The more linear levels and somewhat clunkier movement is definitely an adjustment when I've played hundreds of hours of Helldivers 2 already this year, but there's no mistaking that I could definitely see myself spending an obsessive amount of time unlocking all the cool visual and mechanical kit for my favorite classes. And They Shall Know No ***** Space Marine 2 has a real shot at being the quintessential third-person action game set in the 40K universe. It's exactly what it says on the cargo canister. You get to be an enormous, super strong, nearly invincible battering ram of post-human destruction, slinging retribution at uncountable hordes of xenos across beautiful and detailed battle spaces that bring this universe to life in a way it never has been before. Ideally, with a couple friends. You'll be able to check it out yourself on September 9. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Capcom has released two new ******* overview trailers for Monster Hunter Wilds. The short gameplay video above shows off the Insect Glaive, while the video below features the Heavy Bowgun. The former is a mobile ******* players can use while controlling a creature known as a Kinsect. Read More... View the full article

Ammunition for your weapons can be scarce in Once Human, so you must farm crafting materials like Acid to make enough bullets to survive in a hostile world. While you can get Acid from ******** enemies, you only get a small amount from rare drops. You'll have to look for other ways to collect this important item to have enough ammo to challenge greater threats along your journey. View the full article

Today we're taking our first look at AMD's new Zen 5 processors, starting with the Ryzen 7 9700X, their latest 8-core / 16-thread CPU designed to replace the 7700X. Read Entire Article View the full article

With the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection on the horizon, a whole new generation of players will be able to hop into an official version of some of Capcom's most beloved games. This includes Marvel vs Capcom 2 which has a wide variety of merits, including a small selection of original characters. These include SonSon, the granddaughter of a classic Capcom character of the same name, Ruby Rose the pirate, and the much-adored Amingo the humanoid cactus. These characters had their own fanbases back in the hayday of Marvel vs Capcom 2, but according to producer Shuhei Matsumoto, their return isn't off the cards. "Yeah, there's always a possiblity," Matsumoto states via a translator at Evo 2024. "This is actually a great opportunity for us, because when we do release this collection, there are going to be a lot more people who'll be able to familiarize themselves with the characters who only appeared in these versus series. If there are enough people who are interested in these characters, then who knows? Maybe there is a chance they could appear in Street Fighter 6 or another fighting game. This is another great reason to re-release these old games, it gets people to learn more about the IP and the series. That just creates a ******* pool of content for us to work with." Read more View the full article

I’ve crossed many bridges in my lifetime. You’ve likely crossed a bridge or two, but this doesn’t necessarily help you solve the “Length of a bridge” clue for today’s NYT Mini Crossword. We take bridges for granted in everyday life. Such a simple piece of construction aids the journey from a piece of land to the opposite side. However, I’ve never considered the metrics of a bridge—until now. View the full article

World Championship qualification for Pokémon esports will change in 2025, and most players have differing opinions on whether the changes are good or bad. From 2025, only a set number of players who finish at the top of the regional leaderboards get an invite to the Pokémon World Championships. This differs from the previous method, which required players to hit a certain point threshold to be guaranteed an invite, no matter where they placed. View the full article

Despite all the hype surrounding The Sims 4's latest expansion Lovestruck, players haven't been too impressed with the state of the game, an issue Maxis will hopefully remedy with its next patch. Lovestruck may have added a wealth of new systems and mechanics that the community has spent years requesting but the free update for the base game, which dropped alongside the DLC, unfortunately rendered several parts of the title unplayable. Users have complained about everything from minor problems like Sims being uncharacteristically unkind to major issues like crashes deleting entire saves. View the full article

Helldivers 2 players are once again review-******** the popular shooter on Steam following the release of its Escalation of Freedom update. The new patch was released on August 6 with a plethora of new content for players to jump into, but the Helldivers 2 community appears to have taken issue with many of the ******* nerfs that were included with the update. View the full article

WolfEye Studios president and co-founder of Arkane Studios Raphaël Colantonio has said Dishonored and Prey fans “will be happy” with his new studio's next game. Colantonio, who left Arkane in 2017 after co-creating Dishonored and directing Prey, teased WolfEye Studios' next game on X/Twitter by saying “fans of the previous first person games I was involved with (Dishonored and Prey) will be happy” with it. “We’ll reveal a bit more about our next game in a few days,” he added. Colantonio's WolfEye Studios was formed in 2019 following his departure from Arkane Austin. The studio's first game, a third person dark fantasy adventure called Weird West, got a positive reception following its 2022 release on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. We’ll reveal a bit more about our next game in a few days… Fans of the previous 1st person games I was involved with (Dishonored and Prey) will be happy. — Raphael Colantonio (@rafcolantonio) August 6, 2024 In IGN’s 8/10 review we said Weird West “more than lives up to its name in all the right ways,” while boasting some of the immersive sim elements that Arkane Studios was known for. The studio appears set to lean even more heavily on its Arkane heritage for the next game, which seems to be shaping up as a retro, first person, sci-fi role-playing game. “We're showing to the industry partners (publishers, etc), but not to the press or the public yet. Can't wait though,” wrote Colantonio in a subsequent post. A continuation of actual Dishonored could make an appearance in the coming years too, as Dishonored 3 appeared on an outdated list of upcoming Bethesda titles that surfaced during Microsoft’s protracted legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission in 2023. It's unclear how concrete those plans still are, however, following the mass lay-offs at Xbox which included the complete shutting down of Arkane Austin. Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer View the full article

The latest Helldivers 2 ***** showed a new combat vehicle, the TD-110 Bastion, which will reportedly be added to the game in the future. The TD-110 Bastion is a mini tank with a cannon that players can use to ***** up enemies. It requires a driver and a gunner to operate, offering a massive firepower that is enough to ******** ****** structures. This iron obliterator is available in the first game, and a recent ***** suggests it will also arrive in Helldivers 2. View the full article

Cat Quest 3 continues the epic adventures in a land of cats, dogs, and rats, with even more humor and a new mechanic of sailing the ocean in a pirate ship. The franchise was created by The Gentlebros back in 2017 and has been delighting players ever since with the purrfectly balanced combination of open-world catventure and comedy. In addition to exploring dungeons and handling side quests for NPCs, Cat Quest 3 expands the map by giving players the ability to set sail in their own pirate ship. View the full article

If you're one of the House of the Dragon fans that have come away a bit underwhelmed by the season 2 finale, that's probably because the crew is keeping something big for season 3. Not every season finale is going to be a belter, and for some fans, that was the case for House of the Dragon season 2. I wouldn't worry about the show too much, as it will be getting two more seasons (with season 4 being the last one), but still, it's understandable if you were wondering where a particular moment you might have been expecting ended up. Showrunner Ryan Condal recently spoke at a press conference to explain where The Battle of the Gullet is, a highly anticipated moment from the books, and mostly it sounds like the reason for its absence is a budgetary one. "One of the challenges of making television at any scale [is] nobody has infinite time and resources," Condal explained. "When you’re a showrunner, you’re always in the position of having to balance storytelling and the resources that you have to tell that story… We wanted to rebalance the story in such a way that we had three great seasons of television [after season one] to round out and tell this story. When you’re trying to mount the show, which requires a tremendous amount of resources, construction, armour, costumes, visual effects… we are trying to give The Gullet - which is arguably the second most anticipated action event of ***** & Blood - trying to give it the time and the space that it deserves." Read more View the full article

Stop me if you’ve heard something like this before. Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead unleashed some ******* balancing tweaks alongside the Escalation of Freedom update, at least one of them was a nerf, and some players really aren’t happy about that. Yep, forget the new stuff and other tweaks the update included, we’re - for better or worse - back to discourse as to whether the studio bringing us Super Earth’s galactic struggle should be taking so-called meta weapons down a peg, or doing more listening to players who don’t want to see their favourite armaments potentially made a bit less fun to use. Read more View the full article

As a new five-star Electro character you can get for free, Xiangli Yao is the star of the show in Wuthering Waves version 1.2—and since you’re already getting a free copy, collecting the right materials is your first step in building him. To completely maximize the full potential of Xiangli Yao, you first need to put a lot of work into collecting all his materials, and that includes his ascension, Skill, and Forte materials. To help you get everything you need, here are all the materials for Xiangli Yao in Wuthering Waves. View the full article

The Escalation of Freedom update for Helldivers 2 nerfed flames and the SG-225IE Breaker. The community didn’t take the changes lightly, and Arrowhead Game Studios chimed in to address the feedback. The CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, Shams Jorjani, responded to players’ reactions to the latest Helldivers 2 patch in a series of X posts on Aug. 6. “Every new big update requires a bit of playtime before we know which direction to fine tune things. Appreciate the patience!” Jorjani wrote. There’s lots of feedback from various player groups, and the developer promises tweaks and improvements in the future. View the full article

Those of you hoping to go into anime like Dandadan without seeing any spoilers need to be careful, as the first few episodes have been leaked. With Jujutsu Kaisen fans waiting on news for season 3, and Chainsaw Man fans holding out for anything about the upcoming movie, there's a bit of a shonen ***** to be filled in the world of anime. Dandadan, a manga created by a former assistant of Chainsaw Man's Tatsuki Fujimoto, is currently set to receive an anime this coming October, with the first three episodes planned to have their English dub premiere at Anime NYC this coming August 24. Except the first couple of episodes of Dandadan have appeared to have been leaked online, as confirmed by Anime News Network. Leaks do happen from time to time, but rarely do they happen so far in advance with something like anime - though obviously in Dandadan's case, the first three episodes are in a finished enough state to be screened, so that's likely why the leaks have been able to take place. Dandadan isn't the only anime to receive leaks though, as the newly announced Ranma 1/2 remake from Jujutsu Kaisen animation studio Mappa has also had its first, third, and fourth episodes leaked online. Both series are planned to stream on Netflix, though that isn't necessarily the reason as to why they have been leaked, as the anime movie Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa has also been posted online. Read more View the full article

The latest Nvidia graphics driver contains a secret profile for Final Fantasy 16, it’s been discovered. GeForce Game Ready Driver version 560.81 was released on Tuesday and included new settings profiles for five games – Once Human, Stormgate, The First Descendant, Dungeonborne and Chained Together. However, as discovered by Reddit user m_w_h (and verified by PC Gamer), version 560.81 also has a profile for Final Fantasy 16 and a Final Fantasy 16 Demo, neither of which are included in the official driver release notes. Read More... View the full article