The original Overwatch almost had teams of seven players facing off against one another, rather than five or six. Though it was deemed too chaotic at the time, Overwatch could have had 7v7 as its default team composition and revisiting these larger matches again is not entirely off the table. View the full article
If you’re just tuned into the world of competitive track and field for the Olympics, you probably know Noah Lyles as the big-talking sprinter who won the men’s 100-meter dash. But you might not know a very important fact about him: He’s a big ol’ nerd (non-derogatory). When he’s not drawing the ire of NBA players and their keyboard warrior fans on Twitter, Lyles is usually winning races, training to win races, or geeking out in his downtime. That’s been consistent for almost his entire career, but lately, the nerd side of his persona has been even more present as he’s brought plenty of gaming and anime references to his races with him. View the full article
Final Fantasy XIV draws in new Warriors of Light by being a critically acclaimed MMORPG with a free trial through Stormblood that allows characters to reach up to Level 70 without a limit on playtime. Like any MMO, it can be intimidating to get started, especially when the game has been around for over a decade now and has several expansions of content available. It also doesn't help that there are so many features in FFXIV that are easy to miss, especially for a Warrior of Light who isn't exploring all the side quests. View the full article
It's just a few weeks until Star Wars Outlaws hyperdrives into your game library, and ahead of launch Ubisoft has outlined its post-launch plans for the open-world game. In a new Star Wars Outlaws roadmap, it has been confirmed that two story expansions will arrive surprisingly soon after launch. The roadmap also confirms their titles and gives some early details on their storylines, including information on two interesting Star Wars characters Kay Vess will be bumping into along the way. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Star Wars Outlaws speeder upgrades How to lose your Star Wars Outlaws wanted level Star Wars Outlaws' stunning open world might save its janky gameplay View the full article
Prison Architect 2 has been delayed indefinitely, just one month before the game was due to be released. It marks a third delay for the 3D successor to 2015’s prison management sim, which was originally scheduled to be released for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Steam on March 26, before slipping to May 7 and more recently to September 3. “Our continuous internal reviews and beta test groups have highlighted areas that we need to focus on more, mainly performance and content, which we need to address before launch to ensure that you, the players, get a good experience in the game,” reads a message attributed to the Prison Architect 2 team. Read More... View the full article
How do you ensure a player's character-building choices feel worthwhile in an RPG, whether they dumped all their points into lockpicking or went heavy on persuasion? Josh Sawyer, seasoned RPG designer and studio design director at Obsidian, says that—like ******* tuning—it's a vibes-based art, but great documentation and a good dataset certainly don't hurt... Read more.View the full article
Over the past few days, Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 has been accessed months early by players using modified last-gen consoles. A bunch of the game has already leaked, including perks, Scorestreaks, weapons, and more. Today, another gameplay clip showed up online, showing off what looks like a new feature for ****** Ops 6 multiplayer: the ability to take enemies as a human shield. View the full article
Mecha Break involves facing off against other players using gigantic mech suits that you can heavily customize to fit your ideal appearance and playstyle. The game has an open beta available, and you’ll need an open beta key to try Mecha Break early. There have been a few ways for players to get into the Mecha Break open beta. With that window closing, the chances to get in are going down, limiting your options. If you’ve missed out on your chance to try it out, there’s only one reliable way you’ll be able to find one. Here’s what you need to know about how to get into the Mecha Break open beta. View the full article
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According to sources, Nvidia may release an updated version of the GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card that includes GDDR6 video memory rather than the current GDDR6X chips. The potential move by Nvidia to GDDR6 video memory from the faster GDDR6X VRAM results from a shortage of the latter chips due to quality check failures and supply cuts. View the full article
Every so often an idea sparks in my head. It says - buy a lot of swords. I don't listen to this voice very much, mainly because I know I'd be absolutely useless if swordplay ever did become part of my life and I would rapidly lose my limbs, and potentially my life. Thankfully, games like Half Sword exist where I can try out my love of sword swinging in a safe space, and a big new update has just made its medieval arsenal even more realistic. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Chivalry meets QWOP in silly medieval combat sim with free Steam demo View the full article
Ubisoft has revealed the roadmap for the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws, detailing the content available for those who purchase the Season Pass. The roadmap includes new story packs, cosmetics, and an exclusive day-one mission that promises to expand the Star Wars Outlaws gameplay experience. View the full article
Despite the abundance of content already featured in Ark: Survival Ascended, this massive mod delivers a DLC-sized experience that exponentially grows the vanilla game. In World of Ark, a large part of the game's appeal comes from how developer Studio Wildcard encourages talented modders to take its creation and make it their own with massive tweaks and additions that may not be a part of the official development project. The result is an extremely customizable survival game that's constantly growing thanks to gigantic add-ons that allow for unprecedented customization. View the full article
The World of Warcraft: The War Within Pre-Patch event has unique Alliance and Horde-themed Shield, Off-Hand, and Back transmogs players can get but only as random drops on characters below level 70. These items cannot be purchased from the vendor, and instead must be obtained by chance on low-level World of Warcraft characters participating in the Radiant Echoes event. View the full article
Niantic, the Pokémon Go developer, has been teasing the arrival of Galar region Pokémon from Pokémon Sword and Shield for quite some time. Fans have been wondering when they might see more Galar Pokémon in the mobile game and when Dynamax and Gigantamax raids are being added. Following an update, we have our first peek at when Pokémon Go players can expect to participate in Dynamax and Gigantamax raids. These activities encourage players to work together to defeat a powerful foe, but this feature might work differently from the main game. Here’s what we know so far about when we can expect to see Dynamax and Gigantamax raids in Pokémon Go. View the full article
Spring is a time for growth and renewal in Stardew Valley, so one veteran provided the community with a helpful tip to kick off the season the right way. When it comes to the end of winter, players usually begin the year by dashing into Pelican Town and ordering a bulk shipment of new seeds to prepare their fields for the springtime sun. Of course, there is an easier way to grow some essential crops once seasons change and fortunately, it hasn't been impacted by the recent 1.6 Update. View the full article
Western Digital has announced an unexpected new capacity for its enterprise-focused hard disk drives. The San Jose company is now shipping the first samples of a new 32TB UltraSMR HDD unit, a nearline drive equipped with many of WD's advanced technology solutions. Select customers are currently testing these drives in... Read Entire Article View the full article
There have been several debates between Pokémon Go players regarding when Niantic will launch Dynamax and Gigantamax max raids in the mobile game. The Pokémon Sword and Shield group raiding system has only been hinted at, but players can now find those raid symbols in-game, hinting at an upcoming release. All Pokémon Go players can find these symbols when searching in their Pokémon collection as of Aug. 5. The symbols were released earlier today in an update to the mobile game. A few weeks ago, developer Niantic released official artwork celebrating the eighth anniversary of Pokémon Go, with a Dynamax Pokémon as the centerpiece. With that artwork and the symbols arriving in the game, we expect the system to launch well before the end of August, potentially during the Pokémon World Championships from Aug. 16 to 18. View the full article
The Furry Scurry event is dropping into Monopoly GO for one day, featuring 30 milestone rewards. Standard Monopoly GO events are returning until the next Dig Hunt main event, featuring Furry Scurry, which will run for 24 hours. The Leaderboard event works well with the three-day Nine Lives Luxuries event, which rewards milestone points for landing on a Railroad tile. This increases the odds of Railroad tile hits and boosts the milestone points you can earn from the Furry Scurry event. This article provides a full list of the Furry Scurry rewards (early rewards per the Monopoly GO wiki and confirmed by Dot Esports after the event drops) and how the Monopoly GO Leaderboard milestones work. View the full article
While the studio's destiny would later see it become consumed by Microsoft, in its earliest days Bungie instead stayed a Mac focused development house. They would later switch to cross-platform development, which soon caught the attention of a fledgling Loki Software. Bungie would again cater to an underrepresented video game market. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The Era8.5 update gave Jake and Lime a vacation for the Summer event in Sol’s RNG. Aside from the new Auras, Gear, and items, you can talk to them on the beach to get some quests, and limited-time Auras, and receive awesome rewards. All Lime and Jake quests in Sol’s RNG and how to complete them Don’t stop rolling. Screenshot by Dot Esports Jake and Lime will give you a total of three quests, and as usual, you’ll need to roll a lot to complete them. You’ll have to get eight Auras in total, buy a Rainbow Syrup from the Traveling Merchant Mari, and collect Lucky Potions from the ground or brew them with Stella’s Cauldron. View the full article
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With a new addition to the franchise in Madden NFL 25 comes a new hierarchy for the best Quarterbacks in the game. This new title comes with the usual advancements from its predecessors, with this one introducing a new physics engine. This change makes tackles more realistic and easier, along with changes to how ball-carrying works. Hopefully, this new system will improve consistent gameplay in a series known for its inconsistency, even in the best Madden games. View the full article
Going on a ****** date is a new event accessible in The Sims 4 Lovestruck. It is similar to a standard date, but you never know who youll meet next. The potential partner could be older, younger, employed, a student, a homeowner, renter, or homeless. You will need to pick up activities before knowing who it is, which can lead to either a memorable date or a very awkward one. You can even utilize unique circumstances that tie in with TS4 Seasons or TS4 Cottage Living. View the full article
Seeing what's coming to Xbox Game Pass each month can make the service exciting for subscribers, and the August Game Pass line-up doesn't look like it's going to disappoint. Some new titles like Core Keeper and Creatures of Ava will be available day-one on the service, making it easy to find something truly fresh to play. Classics can be even more exciting, however, and an open-world game that's earned a strong legacy over time might be the best addition to Xbox Game Pass in August. View the full article
Star Wars Outlaws is out later this month, and Ubisoft has revealed the road map for those who buy the season pass. Sabacc, pirates, and exclusive day 1 mission await in the Star Wars Outlaws Season Pass. Learn more about the upcoming content here: [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] — Star Wars Outlaws (@StarWarsOutlaws) August 5, 2024 In a blog post, Ubisoft confirmed that the Star Wars Outlaws season pass will include content divided into three release windows. On launch day, season pass owners will gain access to a character pack and the previously confirmed Jabba's Gambit exclusive mission. Star Wars Outlaws' season pass previously received controversy earlier this year when Ubisoft revealed that it was locking the Jabba above's Gambit mission behind the Season Pass. However, Ubisoft insisted that Jabba the Hutt will be available to all players, not just season pass holders. More interestingly, Ubisoft confirmed that two DLC story expansions will be released in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, respectively. The first story pack subtitled Wild Card, will see Outlaw's protagonist Kay "hired to infiltrate a high-stakes Sabacc tournament." This story DLC pack will also see Kay cross paths with Star Wars character Lando Calrissian. The second story, DLC, subtitled A Pirate's Fortune, will have Kay running into an experienced pirate named Hondo Ohnaka, who Ubisoft described as someone "looking to settle old scores with a ruthless gang of pirates." In our final hands-on preview with Star Wars Outlaws, my colleague Ryan McCaffrey wrote: "Open-world games tend to be jacks-of-all-trades, masters-of-none, and while I'm not sure Outlaws will master any of its gameplay components, it nonetheless not only does them all very well, but it does so with a convincing Star Wars sheen." Star Wars Outlaws is out on August 27 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. For more, check out our IGN First coverage from last June, which includes 10 minutes of exclusive gameplay and our piece on how Ubisoft created a brand new canon world for Star Wars: Outlaws. Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster. View the full article
The Tycoon Racers main event has ended, but the rewards are still hot in Monopoly GO through the three-day Nine Lives Luxuries event. The Nine Lives Luxuries Solo event in Monopoly GO starts on Aug. 5 and runs for three days. But this isn’t a normal event. Bundles of rewards are showcased throughout the different event milestones. The five reward bundles start at milestone eight and end on milestone 36, with each offering dice, a Sticker pack, cash, and potentially a Shield or Token. This article breaks down the Monopoly GO Nine Lives Luxuries list and explains how milestone points work. View the full article
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It's just a few weeks until Star Wars Outlaws hyperdrives into your game library, and ahead of launch Ubisoft has outlined its post-launch plans for the open-world game. In a new Star Wars Outlaws roadmap, it has been confirmed that two story expansions will arrive surprisingly soon after launch. The roadmap also confirms their titles and gives some early details on their storylines, including information on two interesting Star Wars characters Kay Vess will be bumping into along the way. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Star Wars Outlaws speeder upgrades How to lose your Star Wars Outlaws wanted level Star Wars Outlaws' stunning open world might save its janky gameplay View the full article