Illustration: The Verge Microsoft and Discord are greatly improving the integration of the communication platform into Xbox consoles. While you’ve been able to stream your gameplay to friends over Discord since last year, you’ll soon be able to watch your friends’ streams whether they’re streaming gameplay from a PC, a mobile phone, or an Xbox. Xbox Insiders will be the first to get access to viewing Discord streams today, with the feature showing up inside Discord voice calls and in the “happening now” Friends section of the Xbox dashboard. If your friends are talking or streaming in a Discord server, the channel will also now be shown in this section. Image: Discord The Discord streams are integrated straight into the Xbox dashboard. ... Continue reading… View the full article
Apex Legends‘ matchmaking has recently come under ***** once more, with fans taking to Reddit to warn the developers to adopt Call of Duty’s matchmaking system or risk the game’s demise if ignored. A July 30 Reddit thread ignited a discussion among Apex players about the game’s Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) system. The original post included a screenshot of Activision’s official paper on Call of Duty’s matchmaking challenges, suggesting that Apex might be encountering the same issue—a player base skewed towards higher skill levels. “Some of us enjoy the game but have no way to continue playing without getting matched with the best of the best, which ruins it,” was a claim echoed throughout the thread. View the full article
Spirit Ash summons can be a huge help in challenging Elden Ring fights, but the concept has always had a major imbalance that makes it feel a bit weird in practice. True to the standards of developer FromSoftware, Elden Ring features some brutal bosses that keep intense amounts of pressure on any Tarnished brave enough to weather their attacks. Having a summon on hand can provide a useful distraction and a bit of extra damage to boot, with efficacy that can vary depending on which Spirit Ash is deployed. View the full article
I love Makoto Shinkai. I've seen all of his films, have manga and artbooks for his work, and even went to a Your Name pop-up cafe in Japan when that smash hit film first became an international sensation. Like Hayao Miyazaki, his creativity and vision have the ability to cut through the mainstream and produce magical animes that become critical and commercial successes. He's a defining director of the modern era of anime, and for good reason. Shinkai's massive worldwide success, however, has arguably overshadowed other directors who were breaking through at the same time, at least in the Western mainstream. A case in point is Mamoru Hosoda. Read more View the full article
NFL training camps are ramping up, and so, too, is the hype for Madden NFL 25 ahead of its release in just a few weeks. EA released a deep ***** video about Franchise mode today, and it also included some more info on a recently confirmed addition to Madden that has been a massive hit with College Football 25 players: Team Builder. View the full article
Are you physically terrified of the idea that a game might tell you what to do? Or, rather, that a game might signpost the ideal path to an objective for you by making ladders and ledges look a bit like they've just been paid a visit by someone who's dunked themselves in custard? Good news, then. Star Wars Outlaws has a special mode aimed right at you. According to PC Gamer, Ubisoft's space scoundel sim features an "Explorer Mode", which does away with bits of "guiding ****** on core navigational elements" in the game's environments. Yes, that means no more yellow paint. This is another in a long string of landmark moments in the movement for accessibility features aimed at the folks who really need them - pedants that might bang on about having been robbed of the ability to discover a short ledge in truly immersive fashion. Forget the fact that the moment we miss something important and have to spend half an hour aimlessly jumping at a wall, we'll probably all start bleating about whichever game we're playing not having done enough to help us navigate swiftly to the next bit that we actually care about. Read more View the full article
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Image: Microsoft I’m fairly confident Microsoft has created more Xbox controllers than I’ve eaten hot dinners at this point, but I’m always happy to see another translucent option. This time it’s the new “Sky Cipher Special Edition” controller, which includes a translucent blue design that lets you see the inner workings of the Xbox controller. Microsoft has created white, ******, and even pink translucent controllers in the past, but only the top half of those featured the effect. This new blue model is now mostly translucent, apart from the rear, grips, and buttons. It matches the special 20th edition model that was released in 2021. Microsoft has opted for two-tone thumbsticks, a matching D-pad, and blue metallic triggers. Image:... Continue reading… View the full article
Like Fallout 4’s Boston, the post-war British Capital in Fallout London also features several settlements you can claim and build on. They are, in a way, your safe havens amid the dingy and dangerous English boroughs. In any case, where else would we stash all our hoarded junk except in our wasteland sanctuaries? So, here is a rundown of all the settlement locations in Fallout London. Biggin Hill Airport Gordo will be a settler here. Screenshot by Dot Esports If you follow the main questline for Fallout London, the earliest settlement you naturally encounter is the Biggin Hill Airport. This is in the southeast section of the map, and the Vagabond faction’s introduction quest leads you here. View the full article
If you want to work your way through the entire Cursed Sails pass in the Pirates of the Caribbean Fortnite event, you have to tackle quite a few pirate-themed quests. One of these tasks asks you to damage opponents or travel distance with Cannons. There are multiple ways to finish this quest and finding Cannons can be tough if you don’t know where to look, which means you may need some guidance with this one. Here’s how to damage opponents or travel distance with Cannons in Fortnite. View the full article
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Red ***** Redemption is regarded as one of the best open-world games ever made so the fact that an upcoming release is being compared to it should be great news to fans of the genre. Generally speaking, open-world games have become a somewhat saturated market as AAA studios attempt to provide users with more content that's spaced over a big map that's either barren or tedious to explore. Red ***** Redemption manages to provide a desolate world that never feels empty, so hopefully the same can be said for Ubisoft's upcoming release. View the full article
The Peace Maker is a new Hand Canon Ultimate ******* in The First Descendant, added in the July 31 update. If you want to get your hands on this silly-looking *******, you’re in the right place. Here’s how you can unlock the Peace Maker in The First Descendant. View the full article
Abby is easily one of the most recognizable stars in Wuthering Waves, and the F2P title’s majestic mascot has an established voice actor. The choices made with Wuthering Waves‘ voice actors are nothing short of exceptional. Each actor brings their respective character to life to make everyone endearing, egregious, or everything in between. View the full article
The third DLC pack for WWE 2K24, the Pat McAfee Show Pack, is released today. As the name suggests, the highlight of the new pack is the addition of WWE commentator and former NFL player Pat McAfee as a playable superstar in the game. He’s joined by four other playable characters – AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, Ty Schmit and ‘Boston’ Connor – all of whom are co-hosts on the Pat McAfee Show, a daily sports talk show hosted on ESPN. Read More... View the full article
The First Descendant is full of intimidating bosses, and while most of the best examples are the game's Colossi, the Volgus commanders the player runs into more often can be daunting in their own right. The Volgus start off strong in the tutorial mission with Lord Karel, who is shown to effortlessly render the Descendants ineffective. A start like that is a tough act to follow, but the game never had a chance with its first major boss, Commander Greg. View the full article
Every time I step out of an elevator, I accelerate wildly in case the elevator falls without warning and chops me in half, leaving the frontal and, all things considered, inferior portion of my body swaying in place for a second before collapsing in a cloud of bisected bone and organ. Don't laugh: I know you do this too. Kletka isn't helping: created by in404, it's a horror scavenging game reminiscent of Lethal Company and Golden Light, in which you ponderously plummet through the layers of an "endless" post-******* Gigastructure, scrounging fuel, parts and provender for an elevator that wants to eat you. Read more View the full article
A combination between old-school dungeon crawler, Escape From Tarkov-esque extraction shooter, and fantasy RPG, Dungeonborne is one of the most compelling new co-op games on Steam right now. Grounded and tough like Dark and Darker, it's also a little lighter, a little friendlier, and a little closer to Skyrim as compared to Ironmace's flagship. Well worth a try, Mithril, the creator of Dungeonborne nevertheless warns of latency issues and connection problems as the game faces DDoS attacks "every day." The announcement comes alongside a new Dungeonborne update which balances classes and introduces a fresh in-game event. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dungeonborne is flying on Steam but fans are missing one big feature Dungeonborne changes auction house microtransactions after cost mishap Dungeonborne bucks industry trends, doesn't reveal price before launch View the full article
Looks like Temtem: Swarm, the spin-off from Crema and GGTech Studios from the original online creature-collector Temtem, seems like it's going to have great Steam Deck support at release. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Beautiful Flowers are the trickiest ingredient you need to craft Strange Juice. This potion temporarily boosts your Pal’s work speed, which is a real game-changer when you need Ores and Coal fast. So, while Beautiful Flowers might be elusive, going after them is well worth the effort. Here’s how to get them. What are Beautiful Flowers used for in Palworld? Beautiful Flowers in Palworld are used to make Strange Juice, which is actually a great buff for your Pals as it increases their work speed. Here are all the ingredients you need to make it: View the full article
Unlocking anime characters in Infinite Craft is usually hard to do on your own, since they require a large amount of combinations that aren’t always intuitive. To make Luffy, for example, you’ll need to combine over 20 different elements. How to make One Piece in Infinite Craft 24 years on air and counting . Screenshot by Dot Esports Although no one knows what the One Piece is, it’s just the combination of Pirate and Anime in Infinite Craft. We’ve broken down how to make each element needed for them in the steps below. View the full article
The star of the show is Qualcomm's Snapdragon QCM6490 system-on-chip (it powers the Fairphone 5). This octa-core processor features Kryo 670 CPU sporting four high-performance Cortex-A78 cores clocked up to 2.7GHz, plus four power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores handling the lighter workloads. There's also an Adreno 643L GPU on board to drive... Read Entire Article View the full article
Some Honkai: Star Rail leaks have revealed Feixiao's skill set and Light Cone, giving players a general idea of her team role. Honkai: Star Rail's Feixiao will receive her debut banner in version 2.5 alongside several other units like Moze and Lingsha. As confirmed by the developers, the upcoming character will have a five-star rarity and hail from the path of Hunt. View the full article
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End was one of this year’s recipients at the Kodansha Manga Awards and author Kanehito Yamada shared some insight into the manga. According to Kanehito via Oricon News, Frieren was originally meant to be a gag manga about a “Hero ****** Lord”, but has since changed drastically from its original concept. The Frieren […] Source View the full article
Finding the final NES006 sample for Failsafe in Destiny 2 is a little tricky, especially as you don't get a quest to acquire it by simply talking to her. Instead, you'll have to grab a mysterious item that's appeared in the Research Bays menu called the Proximity Sensor Alert. This will help you acquire the sample you need and the quest with it... Read more.View the full article
Palworld‘s community manager recently commented on the state of the video game industry, particularly the appearance of so-called “***** games.” He said it is only natural that a game would lose players over time and that playing one game all the time isn’t healthy. Palworld has been called a ***** game by some because it sees only a fraction of the activity it had on launch when it broke many records with its two million concurrent players. The community manager, John Buckley, said in a July 27 Going Indie video that Palworld wasn’t supposed to be a forever title, nor should any game strive to be, as that would incentivize big-name publishers to bring more live service titles to the industry. “It’s just not healthy for our industry because the more we push this kind of narrative, the more very large companies are going to just say ‘gamers want more live service,'” he said. View the full article
Ultimate Valby is the latest Ultimate character in The First Descendant, allowing you to take damage dealing with Supply Moisture and farming Outposts to another level. Here’s everything you need to know to unlock Ultimate Valby in The First Descendant. View the full article
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Illustration: The Verge Microsoft and Discord are greatly improving the integration of the communication platform into Xbox consoles. While you’ve been able to stream your gameplay to friends over Discord since last year, you’ll soon be able to watch your friends’ streams whether they’re streaming gameplay from a PC, a mobile phone, or an Xbox. Xbox Insiders will be the first to get access to viewing Discord streams today, with the feature showing up inside Discord voice calls and in the “happening now” Friends section of the Xbox dashboard. If your friends are talking or streaming in a Discord server, the channel will also now be shown in this section. Image: Discord The Discord streams are integrated straight into the Xbox dashboard. ... Continue reading… View the full article