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If you just lost a Rivals streak in early access ******* of EA Sports FC 25, you’re not alone. It looks like the servers just went down for many. According to DownDetector, there was a massive spike in outage reports from players for EA servers at around 1:50pm CT. Many players posting on social media said they lost connection, and thus their streak of consecutive wins in Rivals mode. View the full article

They say great UI is the sort you never notice, but perhaps the crosshair is the exception that proves the rule. I’m laser-focused on my Deadlock crosshair like my life depends on it because it's one of the few MOBAs where good aim makes or breaks your gold farming, team fighting, and ***** securing... Read more.View the full article

Level-5 looks set to announce two new games during a product showcase on Tuesday. The ‘Level-5 Vision 2024: To the World’s Children’ live stream will feature new game reveals, plus updates on a handful of previously announced titles. The event, which will be viewable via the YouTube embed below, will start on September 24 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST. Read More... View the full article

Looking to upgrade the storage capacity of your Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, or ASUS ROG Ally? Here's a great deal on a very well-rated Samsung memory card with your choice of two different capacities. Both Samsung direct and Amazon have the 512GB Samsung Pro Plus Micro SDXC card for $29.99, or the 256GB for $19.99. A compact USB card adapter is also included. Samsung offers free shipping on both items. Amazon offers free shipping on the 512GB model but if you're not a Prime member, you'll need to get your order total to $25 to get free shipping on the 256GB model. If you want to pick a memory card that performs well and has a reliable track record, then look no further. Samsung is one of the most highly recommended memory card brands and the Pro Plus model is faster than most cards. Samsung Pro Plus Micro SDXC Cards Are on ***** Today Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck compatible If you've started compiling a collection of digital games, you probably already know just how limited the Switch's base storage capacity is. The Switch and Switch OLED have 32GB and 64GB of internal storage, respectively, some of it reserved for the OS. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom uses up 16GB and Breath of the Wild about 13.5GB. If bought digitally, those two games alone would take up all of your internal storage on the OG Switch console. There's only one expansion slot in the Switch console so you want to make sure you get the biggest card you can afford, although very few people will need more than 1TB of storage. The Samsung Pro Plus series of Micro SDXC cards are compatible with virtually any device that accepts the Micro SDXC card standard. That includes the Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and the ASUS ROG Ally. The Pro Plus is a faster than average Micro SDXC card with a speed rating of U3 / A2 / V30. In terms of actual numbers, the Pro Plus boasts up to 180MBps sustained read speeds and up to 130MBps sustained write speeds. Besides pairing well with your gaming handheld, this card would be an ideal candidate for devices that need fast and high-capacity transfers, like a 4K DSLR or action camera. A USB card reader is also included to make it easy to transfer files to your PC. Check out all of the best Nintendo Switch deals for sales on other games and accessories. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Switch OLED boasts a vibrant seven-inch screen and comes with either white or red and blue Joy-**** controllers. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Just in time for the release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on September 26th, Woot is selling the Nintendo Switch OLED for $299.99 ($50 off) with either white or neon red and blue Joy-**** controllers. That’s $10 shy of the console’s best price to date, and a deal that will last through 1AM ET on September 29th or while supplies last. [/url] Nintendo could announce a new Nintendo Switch any day now, one that is expected to sport a larger, eight-inch screen and more horsepower. But for now, the Switch OLED offers the best-looking handheld experience in the existing lineup. Its seven-inch OLED display is more spacious and vibrant than the screen found on the standard Switch or Switch Lite, and it features improved sound and a... Continue reading… View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Going to a Juvie in Bitlife is one of the unique ways to start your life journey and build bad fame for yourself to get into the world of *******. Bitlife has a myriad of ways for you to commit ******* and become notorious by getting yourself in trouble. But, if you want to get yourself into Juvie, there are only a few ways to get apprehended by the cops and get the taste of prison for a short time, which will also help you to complete the recent Problem Child challenge. View the full article

The World of Warcraft Race to World has returned, featuring Nerub-ar Palace for The War Within. Here’s who’s winning the race, who the bosses are, and how to watch the Race to World First Nerub-ar Palace. The WoW Race to World First Nerub-ar Palace started on Sept. 17 and will run until a team takes down the final boss. Each time a new expansion is released, like The War Within, sponsors and organizations pool efforts to put on the Race to World event. The 2024 Nerbu-ar Palace Race to World raid showcases eight bosses that teams will have to defeat to win the event. Guilds from all over the globe are competing in the event, with team guilds like Echo seeking a repeat win. Other guilds to watch are Team Liquid, who have finished in the top three during the past two Race to World events, and Method. View the full article

Helldivers 2's newest patch has changed many weapons to the point where the game is worth revisiting. Helldivers 2 has been on an unfortunate downward trend since the initial excitement over it. Though the issues with Sony's PSN account linking requirement didn't help the situation, the largest problem was the mostly unneeded nerfing of various weapons. For many, this removed a lot of the fun and ease from the game, and while this PvE title should have a challenge to it, mass nerfs are not the way to go. View the full article

League of Legends is turning 15 in October, and Riot is making sure to give the game its biggest birthday yet. But in this celebration, players are the ones getting the gifts with an event called Player Days. October 2024 is set to be a memorable month in LoL history—looking back with stories and returning Legacy skins, and looking forward with new skins and freebies. More reveals are to come in a Dev Livestream Q&A that kicks off the event, at 4pm CT on Oct. 9, but here is what we know so far. View the full article

A new character buff for Xilonen in Genshin Impact 5.1 has leaked and now Im even more excited about her release. Xilonen is the next playable character arriving for HoYoverses popular action RPG. The character has not appeared in the game so far and has only been mentioned by name as one of Mavuikas heroes in Genshin Impact. Her design has already been revealed in the Natlan teasers and, with the upcoming release, the developer has shown the characters splash art, confirming that Xilonen is, indeed, a Geo character. Other than that, not much has been officially revealed. View the full article

A new Baldurs Gate 3 mod has recently introduced real-time combat to the game, completely overhauling the previous turn-based combat system. While the combat of Baldurs Gate 3 is often praised due to the high degree of freedom it gives players, some gamers dislike turn-based combat and how long it can be, so this mod could be a perfect addition for them. View the full article

This is the first Vengeance-branded DDR5 gamer memory kit we've seen from Corsair, and it's good to see this popular brand return, and with an aesthetic tweak too. This new Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 RAM occupies the essential middle ground between the company's premium Dominator RAM and its plain Vengeance modules. The past couple of years have been a bumpy ride for even the best gaming RAM manufacturers, including Corsair, as they've contended with pandemic-related supply issues and Intel's decision to mix DDR4 support with new DDR5 memory on its 12th-gen and 13th-gen Core platforms. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Corsair just bagged the official Call of Duty PC gaming hardware deal Express yourself with these arty Corsair gaming keyboards and mice Corsair snaps up racing sim specialist Fanatec View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

I oftentimes find it difficult to play videogames after work. Writing about them all day is a privilege, but it does mean I don't want to move from my office to my couch to just play what I've been writing about. Games that hone in on warm, relaxing vibes are a different story. I can easily sit and create in games like Minecraft and Terraria to my heart's content, and now that Tiny Glade is finally here, this drop-***** gorgeous castle-building game can be added to that list. Pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea, and prepare to lose yourself in the vibes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Chill castle building game Tiny Glade shows off new rustic structures Gorgeous new Steam sandbox building game "floored" by response to demo View the full article

After the success of the original Frostpunk back in 2018, it was only a matter of time until the grim and gritty survival strategy game spawned a sequel. Frostpunk 2 released on September 17 for advanced access players and Sep 20 for everyone else. It earned largely glowing reviews, and developer 11 Bit Studios now reveals the game has racked up enough sales to cover its production and marketing costs. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Frostpunk 2 release date Frostpunk 2 players surpass the original on Steam after just one day How to establish a Frostpunk 2 colony View the full article

TCG: Card Shop Simulator is a new indie title that lets you open the game store of your dreams, if only for virtual patrons. It’s a highly moddable title given it’s made in Unity, so here is how you can mod TCG: Card Shop Simulator to get the best experience. How to install mods on TCG Card Shop Simulator TCG: Card Shop Simulator is one of the most popular indie games this month. Screenshot by Dot Esports As with most Unity games, there is a single prerequisite you’ll have to install before you can run any mods on the TCG: Card Shop Simulator. To do this, you’ll have to follow these steps: View the full article

The release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is quickly approaching and the developers have shared some interesting insights into how the game was created. In an interview published by Nintendo, director Tomomi Sano and producer Eiji Aonuma discussed many of the early concepts developer Grezzo experimented with. According to developer Satoshi Terada, the team flirted with the concept of Link using a “copy and paste” mechanic that allowed Link to create his own dungeons by duplicating the items within them. This became known as the “edit dungeon” mechanic because the gameplay was created by the player and not the developer. When this idea was presented to Aonuma, he suggested that these items be placed all over the game instead of just in dungeons, which eventually led to the creation of the Echoes mechanic. View the full article

Ara: History Untold is the latest in a procession of turn-based 4X games trying to settle on the once-sovereign territory of Sid Meier's Civilization, and it's one of the more competent challengers to do so. The liveliness and detail of its animated towns and cities never fail to delight me – as a historical ant farm, at least. But it expects more of us as a world leader than Civ ever has, and doesn't really provide us with the tools to make it truly feel good to be the king. On a basic level, Ara doesn't have a vastly different view of history from its 4X forebears. Starting from roughly Neolithic times, you race down a tech tree split up into three acts of four ages each along a familiar and narrow path based mostly on Europe and its colonial offshoots. One little twist I did appreciate is that the final, futuristic era has a lot more to do with general AI, transhumanism, and cybernetics than going to space, which I think is a necessary and likely step on the path ahead of us that often gets skipped over in favor of interstellar travel. Much like Civ, Ara lets you select from an array of historical leaders who appear in a simple but expressive 3D style. Alongside familiar faces like Caesar and Shaka Zulu, we also get some less conventional "rulers" like Copernicus for Poland and Sappho for Greece, which is a nice touch. Their bonuses are all underwhelmingly passive, though. None of them can really do anything the others can't. And there are no culturally unique units – at least, not from your leader choice. You can unlock a couple wildcards, like Berserkers from building a brewery, but they're available to anyone who meets the right conditions. There's also a system of opposing personality traits that maybe could have been interesting, because it does affect how other leaders will initially view you diplomatically, but I didn't find it to be that impactful. Also, some of them provide a negative modifier with no upside, which seems very strange from a balance perspective, since the leaders who have them don't seem to get anything to make up for this. Wonderful World Ara's procedurally-generated worlds are positively enthralling to look at. Everything from trees to houses are rendered at a much smaller scale than in other, similar games, which makes the world feel larger and more authentic. Every town square, windmill, and even herd of wild animals is fully animated, bringing liveliness to every corner of the map. I honestly enjoy the simple act of panning around, watching my people go about their lives. It's not all great, though. Road-building, which is fully automated, tends to make these nonsensical tangles with too many sharp angles to look organic. You could argue this is to simulate real-world traffic engineering debacles, but it doesn't look nice compared to everything else. Performance can also get a little bit iffy in the late game, at least on the largest map size. The more of the fog I lifted, the more frames I lost, even on a 4070 Super GPU. We never quite reached slideshow territory, but I did end up having to turn some settings down in the last 100 turns or so. I was also a little disappointed that there isn't much difference in architecture other than which era you're in. At least judging by the civs I played, it seems like a farm or a residential neighborhood for any given time ******* looks about the same no matter who built it. And this just further reinforces the feeling that your leader choice is little more than a set of numerical bonuses. The Economy, Fools Where Ara almost literally grinds to a halt is also its most interesting gameplay innovation. While food, gold, science, and production – the usual gang – are all here, Ara features a very in-depth, goods-based manufacturing economy. You can harvest grain, which can then be made into bread at a bakery, which can then be used as an ingredient in gourmet meals at an inn. This continues all the way up to things like refrigerators and game consoles in the later eras. You can either spend these goods as a one-time cost to slot them into a specific building's inventory, like adding plows to a farm to increase its productivity, or consume them as amenities in your city-center for a temporary benefit. In theory, I like this a lot. In ******* settlements, simply producing the generic "food" resource will eventually become insufficient to feed the masses. But if you refine your crops into grain stores and preserves, and produce enough to keep those amenity slots full on an ongoing basis, you can grow much larger. Most manufactured goods also have multiple options for what you can make them with, including just spending gold if you don't have access to the base resources. I really liked the decision-making and economic planning involved here at smaller scales. The problem is that this becomes a nightmare to manage with even two or three fair-sized cities. There's no notification I could find or enable for when a city has a free amenity slot, for example. Nor when I could potentially fill an empty supplies slot on a production building, or swap out those supplies with a better option I had recently unlocked through technology. It also won't warn you when you have idle experts – Ara's version of specialists from Civ, who appear as your population increases and can be slotted to supercharge specific buildings. There's not even a really convenient way to keep track of your economy. There is a tooltip that will show you a basic balance sheet of everything you're producing and consuming, but it's too small, there's no way to sort the rows by anything but alphabetical order, and it eventually fills up with so many types of goods that it becomes overwhelming. Or you can look at a grid view, which is a bit easier to navigate, but doesn't include the spreadsheet and still can't be sorted. To really optimize my economy, I had to open dozens of individual building menus every time I unlocked a new tech or gained access to a new type of tools. And since this is essentially the core mechanic in Ara, everything else starts to collapse around it. The late game really gets to be a tedious slog, unless you pull far enough ahead that you can simply stop caring about most of the mechanics, which is what eventually happened to me on the default difficulty. To The Strongest Combat is fine. It's very automatic, with some rock-paper-scissors unit choices and unlockable formations that can give you modest bonuses based on the types of troops you have access to, adding a little bit of tactical decision-making. Engagements play out in full 3D, which is neat to watch the first few times as potentially hundreds of troops clash, but these animations lost their appeal for me fairly quickly since they're not especially dynamic. Ara also includes a knockout mechanic, which is something I'm generally not a fan of. After a certain number of players have reached Age 5 and Age 9, the ones with the least accumulated Prestige – your overall score based on everything from military victories to total population – are removed from the map, with their cities becoming explorable ruins. It's possible to turn this off for human players, which is nice. But I didn't really get the sense that streamlining the later eras to just a handful of great powers was worth losing the diplomatic complexity of a larger cast. In a 12-player game, eight will move on to Act 2 and five will remain competing for the top spot in Act 3. It's also just weird the second time it happens, with bustling Enlightenment-era cities vanishing overnight. Diplomacy is as basic as it could possibly be in this type of game, with the ability to send gifts, declare wars, open borders, and broker alliances and research agreements. Trade can be useful in the early game when you don't have access to a resource you really need for a higher-tier building, but you need to heavily commit to it to have enough merchant capacity later on to even make a dent in your goods deficit. Government, religion, and advisers are also pretty unmemorable. Like leader choice, it's just stacking more numerical modifiers. They don't typically unlock new playstyles or new ways to solve problems. They just make you marginally better at doing things you could already do anyway. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Arena shooter Quake Champions has seen a massive spike in player count recently, rising almost 300% above the game's monthly average. The free-to-play shooter based on Quake typically sees an average of 500 concurrent players, but over the weekend that number has risen to nearly 2,000. View the full article

Goblin Cleanup is an upcoming co-op cleaning game where players have to work fast to tidy up the dungeon before the next batch of heroes show up. Goblin maids are equipped with a cute ****** mop for messes as well as a mimic to eat up any trash and debris you find. You can check […] Source View the full article

TCG Card Shop Simulator’s Patch 0.37 has introduced a big fan-requested feature by allowing players to close the door in Shop Lot B, giving them a closed-off storage area for all their products. Before this recent update, if a player purchased Shop Lot B, a new door would appear for NPC customers to enter. This created a door for customers to bypass players’ entrance setups used to deal with smelly customers and players needed to divert resources to make sure their stores remained functional. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Steam's run began on August 25 when the runaway success of ****** Myth: Wukong helped attract 37.2 million concurrent users. Note that this covers people who were logged in at the same time – not all of them were playing games. Read Entire Article View the full article

After months of speculation and waiting, Sony is putting on another State of Play event to showcase what’s next for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR 2. Here’s everything there is to know about the September 2024 State of Play. View the full article

The Center is one of the most important positions in NBA 2K25. They are typically the tallest players on a team, allowing them to defend their basket more easily. Alternatively, they can also reliably dunk and rebound, allowing a stream of two-pointers when on offense. However, Centers might be slow on their feet or poor at dribbling, making it very important to pass the ball quickly, move into position, and then catch for a great play. View the full article

Game Science has released a new update for ****** Myth: Wukong that looks to fix some of the more persistent bugs and glitches found within the game. When the game was released on August 19, 2024 for PC and PS5, ****** Myth: Wukong became one of the year's biggest hits, receiving consistently high praise from critics and fans alike. View the full article

The next PlayStation State of Play is upon us. Sony has officially confirmed the date and time of its next showcase. We’ve been expecting the September event for some time now, and you'll be able to watch it right here. Read more View the full article