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Your second main mission in Starfield: Shattered Space will take you to Dazra on the moon of Va'ruun'kai, entitled "The Promised, Broken." If only by happy accident, your arrival will signal a change for the Va'ruun people, who've awaited the chosen one to walk the Serpent's Path. The mission will involve a twisted trek and a careful decision of which effigies to lay at the Path's altars. View the full article

Itagaki Games, the game development studio launched by ***** or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki, has reportedly shut down. The news of Itagaki Games being shut down comes from the ********* government online gazette, Kanpou, which lists (via Game Watch) Itagaki Games LLC as shutting down with the following message: “Public Notice of Dissolution: Itagaki Games […] Source View the full article

As the world patiently waits for more news on the sixth Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar Games' fans are putting their heads together to brainstorm a potential new franchise. While the storied developer was once known for hosting a diverse range of games, the success of Grand Theft Auto 5, and subsequently Grand Theft Auto Online, has seen its active IPs shrink. While Red ***** Redemption 2 was a huge hit in its own right, the ******** of its multiplayer mode may have pushed Rockstar into placing all its eggs into GTA's lucrative basket. View the full article

Since there are many armor sets you can get in Divinity Original Sin 2, one of the more revered ones are The Four Relics of Rivellon. These armor sets were added as a part of an update, and each set comes with unique abilities and upgrades you might want in your collection. Not only are these the most sought-after armors, but they also have the best stats one would want for their playthrough. However, getting each set requires players to complete quests associated with each set before getting their hands on them. View the full article

Midia Research conducted a survey showing that 53% of people prefer single-player titles. Although this might seem obvious to gamers, there are plenty of factors that suggest games that a focus on multiplayer aspects might be even more popular. Apart from the social aspect that makes those types of experiences look like they've drawn larger followings, the potential commercial viability of live-service multiplayer gaming has allured many companies. View the full article

A The Last of Us fan created a cool cake that looked like it was covered in Cordyceps. Originally released in 2013, The Last of Us has received many accolades for its immersive storytelling and action-packed gameplay. Its popularity reached new heights after HBO premiered the TV adaptation starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. View the full article

The genre of cozy games has seen a massive surge in popularity in the past several years, which unfortunately has also led to increasing confusion as to what the term means. Some have begun classifying any game that they enjoy as cozy for them, while others might not even consider it as relating to a game, but simply to the player's gaming setup in real life. Cozy gaming doesn't just have to be farming simulators, but the genre does have specific qualities that give the term meaning. View the full article

The future of Halo is starting to come into focus. During Sunday's Halo World Championships, 343 Industries made a number of announcements, including that it will officially be changing its name to Halo Studios and that it's working on multiple new games. In addition, the newly-rebranded studio say that all future projects will be developed on Unreal Engine, leaving behind the Slipspace Engine utilized by Halo Infinite. The announcements were unveiled in a seven-minute video shown ahead of the Halo World Championship's grand finals, which showcased the results of Project Foundry — an experimental project designed to show a Halo game built using the Unreal Engine. While it's not much more than a tech demo, it offers a glimpse at a fresh beginning for Xbox's flagship franchise in the wake of 2021's Halo Infinite. It's a huge shift for the Halo series, not the least because of the resources poured into the Slipspace Engine over the course of its development. The studio formerly known as 343 Industries notoriously struggled with the Slipspace engine during Halo Infinite's development, in part because it used tools dating back to the early 2000s. Still, it was expected to serve as the foundation for the series after Halo Infinite. “Respectfully, some components of Slipspace are almost 25 years old,” art director Chris Matthews said in an interview with Xbox Wire. “Although 343 were developing it continuously, there are aspects of Unreal that Epic has been developing for some time, which are unavailable to us in Slipspace – and would have taken huge amounts of time and resources to try and replicate." An early 2023 report suggested that Halo's developers were ready to hit the reset button on the series after a heavy shakeup within the studio, including transitioning to the Unreal Engine. The report also said that Halo's developers were focusing on pitching new Halo games while prototyping ideas. Project Foundry appears to be the culmination of that effort. The newly-rebranded Halo Studios, for its part, is seeking to forge ahead under the leadership of Pierre Hintze, Elizabeth Van Wyck, and Brian Koski, with the studio now working on multiple new games. The three stepped into top roles at the studio in the wake of studio GM Bonnie Ross' departure in 2022, with series veteran Joseph Staten leaving Xbox in 2023. The new name and engine follows Xbox saying earlier this year that it's "full speed ahead" on a next-generation successor to the Xbox Series X|S. "We had a disproportionate focus on trying to create the conditions to be successful in servicing Halo Infinite,” says Hintze. “[But switching to Unreal] allows us to put all the focus on making multiple new experiences at the highest quality possible.” The projects will be "ready when they're ready," Halo Studios says. For now, stay tuned for lots more analysis on IGN as well as Podcast Unlocked. 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

Hit singer Chappell Roan shared in detail her The Sims 2 playstyle. Released back in 2004, The Sims 2 introduced many features that fans still enjoy in the franchise's latest titles, like WooHoo and being able to create Alien families. View the full article

Ark Survival: Ascended has had several huge content updates since it initially launched, with each one adding new maps, features, and more to the game, fleshing it out perhaps more than players expected. These DLCs and maps have greatly improved the overall experience, if only by giving players far more options, and serve as continued proof that Ark Survival: Ascended is one of the better survival games available. Of course, with Aberration out now, fans are wondering whether there are any more DLCs on the way. View the full article

Fallout: New Vegas is getting a Halloween makeover just in time for spooky season thanks to the work of one horror-loving modder. A recently released Fallout: New Vegas mod adds some new slasher movie-inspired weapons and wearable gear for Couriers to suit up in, while also placing encounters with Psycho enemies in specific locations across the game's map. View the full article

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 fans should keep their eyes peeled over the next week, with Treyarch promising the start of tons of news about the upcoming title. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 is set to be Treyarch's first entry in the long-running FPS series since 2020's ****** Ops Cold War, and fans are excited. View the full article

In a truly pleasant bit of worthy good news The Case of the Golden Idol will receive an update to a more definitive edition this week—on October 10—as The Case of the Golden Idol Redux. The edition will be free to everyone who owns it on Steam and incorporates several years of updates made since its 2022 release and 2023 DLCs—not to mention its release on consoles and mobile... Read more.View the full article

During the Starfield: Shattered Space mission "Exhuming the Past," players must make the tough decision of whether to steal the final remaining Vortex Interlock or simply leave the Dam with it still intact. However, the choice isn't simple, as players are informed by Karija Ma'leen that removing the Interlock will not only endanger the people in the pods but also the entire Seaweed Farm just outside. Naturally, you're going to be wondering which choice has the better outcome, or at least best suits their playstyle. View the full article

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has an incredibly in-depth character creator, with a fully customisable body appearance, height slider, melanin level, different lighting to avoid repeating Inquisition, and all the minute details you'd otherwise expect. View the full article

AVULUS’ Dota 2 squad was sentenced to penalty at PGL Wallachia Season 2 after team captain SoNNeikO allegedly threatened Team Falcons star offlaner ATF at the hotel lobby, saying he would “punch him and put him to the ground,” whose team is now considering to withdraw from the tournament.” Three months ago, the two players in question played against each other in a pub match. Getting his final win to reach 14,000 MMR, ATF got ahead of himself and admitted to calling SoNNeikO on the opposing team “braindead” after winning the match against the latter. View the full article

One of the main story quests in Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed you'll have to finish on Skull Island is "Smee's Boat," where you have to find the locations of three different anchors. In your pursuit of *****, you have to remove these anchors from Smee's boat to free up the vessel. However, the vast Skull Island landscape can be difficult to navigate as you try to find these restraints. View the full article

Throne and Liberty has a variety of interesting quests that can also be tricky to complete, like Little Friend in the Sky, which tasks you to find a mysterious doll in a rather complicated way that can be confusing to some. Here’s how to start and complete the Little Friend in the Sky quest in Throne and Liberty. View the full article

Fans that aren't happy about the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake have decided to vandalize the game's Wikipedia page. The Silent Hill 2 remake is set to launch on Tuesday, October 8. The game has drummed up controversy prior to launch for a variety of reasons, with fans voicing concerns that the Silent Hill 2 remake won't be able to do the original game justice and others worried that it will have too much action. View the full article

Hogwarts Legacy used the choice of houses and the design of each common room as one of the selling points for the game. This was a change from most previous Harry Potter games, where the game followed the content of the books, taking away the choice from the player as being in Gryffindor was required for the plot. Consequently, allowing for the player to pick which house they join means that no house is outright labeled as being the canon option. View the full article

Earth Defense Force 6 has announced the removal of players needing to sign in and link their Steam account with Epic Games in order to play the game's online multiplayer mode on PC. Earth Defense Force 6 is the latest release in the niche sci-fi third-person shooter series, where players are tasked with defending the earth from alien invasions. EDF6 was finally released in the West for the first time in July 2024 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC, after being a Japan-only release for two years. While the cult following of fans were mostly pleased with its release on consoles, the PC version of the game sparked quite a bit of backlash. View the full article

After years of early access, Satisfactory has finally realeased into version 1.0, leading new players to discover the wonders of manufacturing on an alien planet. Early on, players will need to gather leaves while exploring to feed their generators, or else they will run out of power quickly. However, leaves and other biological matter can eventually be upgraded into a more stable version, called Biomass, and then ultimately into Solid Biofuel. View the full article

Last week Bloomberg reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Tencent Holdings and the Guillemot family are exploring options for Ubisoft, including a potential buyout. The parties likely were not happy with the *****, but it ultimately provided a much-needed boost for the French video game developer, which... Read Entire Article View the full article

The weekend is officially here, and we've rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Sunday, October 6, below: EA Sports College Football 25 for $47.99 EA Sports College Football 25 is available on ***** for the first time this weekend. This game marked the first college football title from EA since NCAA 14, as a lawsuit regarding player NIL (name, image, and likeness) prevented the company from producing further entries. Many of the older modes have returned to College Football 25, including Dynasty, Team Builder, and Road to Glory. Of course, dozens of new features have been added, including Stadium Pulse, which creates challenging road environments in college football's biggest stadiums. Save $50 Off PS5 Slim As part of an early Prime Day deal, Amazon has dropped the price of the PS5 Slim by $50. This goes for both the digital and physical editions of the console, with Best Buy also offering an NBA 2K bundle on *****. It's the perfect time to buy a PS5, with games like Astro **** and Silent Hill 2 now available on the console. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for $49.99 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is also on *****, priced now at $49.99. This matches the previous low, which occurred during the Days of Play ***** earlier this year. Spider-Man 2 features both Peter Parker and Miles Morales as playable characters, with a whole new area of New York to explore. You can swing through the city with new suit abilities like Web Wings and take down ********** all around. You'll need to be prepared, as both Kraven the Hunter and the symbiote Venom are prepared to take you down and rule over NYC. Visions of Mana for $49.99 Visions of Mana recently released at the end of August, and it's available on ***** for the first time this weekend. This is the first new Mana game in almost two decades, starring a cast of characters on a quest to save the world. In our 8/10 review, we stated, "Visions of Mana finally brings the long-dormant classic RPG series into the modern age, looking great and playing even better thanks to multi-layered class and skill systems that interact in clever ways." Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for $49.99 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is officially on ***** at an all-time low price. This sequel to 2020's Final Fantasy VII Remake brings Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, and Red XIII outside of Midgar for the very first time, with Sephiroth looming and moving in on his goals. This experience offers well over 100 hours of content, with 36 sidequests and a main story over 40 hours long. If you haven't played Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, now is the time to score one of the best 2024 titles out there at a discount. Super Mario Bros. Wonder for $44.99 Super Mario Bros. Wonder was one of the best games of 2023, with a diverse offering of levels and abilities to discover. The Wonder Flower defies all expectations throughout each level, allowing for a Mario experience like no other. In our 9/10 review, we stated that Wonder "looks and plays like the true next step for 2D Mario platformers." Meta Quest 3 512GB VR Headset Hot on the heels of the new Meta Quest 3S announcement, the Quest 3 has officially been marked down by a not insignificant amount. The 512GB model, which previously retailed for $649.99, is now priced at $499.99. The Quest 3 is a superior headset to the new Quest 3S. It has much better optics, with a higher resolution, higher FOV, and a thinner pancake lens design, and it boasts a higher maximum storage capacity. ****** Slayer -Kimestu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! for $47.99 Sweep the Board! is the latest game from ****** Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba-, focusing on a fun, party-like title that is extremely similar to Mario Party. You play as Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and the rest of the ****** Slayer cast as they traverse through multiple party boards and complete minigames against each other. We've seen the Nintendo Switch version drop to $29.99, but this is the first price drop for PS5. Luigi's Mansion 3 for $39.99 Luigi's Mansion 3 is available this weekend at Woot for only $39.99. This is one of the best games available on Nintendo Switch, filled with charm and all sorts of fun puzzles. With Halloween right around the corner, there's never been a better time to pick up the game if you haven't already! PlayStation 5 Pro Disc Drive Available at Amazon After having sold out for most of September, the attachable Disc Drive for PS5 Slim / PS5 Pro is back in stock at Amazon. If you plan on purchasing a PS5 Pro this November, you will need one of these to play any of your physical games. The drive will require you to connect to the internet once to register it, but after that you can use it offline. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

In Satisfactory, players must constantly gather raw materials to refine and craft into more high-tech materials and products. One such material is Mycelia, or *******, which can be used for fuel for generators or crafting parts. However, Mycelia is a bit rarer than other raw plant matter to come by, with only a few areas early on that have it. View the full article