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While there are many similarities between EA Sports' two ********* Football titles, College Football 25 and Madden, one of the additions to the newest title is its Road to Glory mode and the ability to transfer players. You take control of your created players' experience through college, which can last three or four seasons. During this time, you can increase your players' performance on the pitch, improve your academic progress, and work on your media skills. View the full article

Fortnite will add a driveable Tesla Cybertruck to the game tomorrow, July 23. This comes after a teaser image was released on the Fortnite Twitter account on July 21, showing off some tread marks and a piece of the Cybertruck logo. Tesla is no stranger to the video game world, as its cars have had ways to play games with the touchpad on their dashboards for some time. View the full article

Larian Studios is pushing back the start date of the Baldur's Gate Patch 7 closed beta as it wrestles with a host of bugs, including one in which "passive dice rolls literally stopped working." Thankfully, it doesn't seem the wait will be too long. "We’re trying to figure out how we got here, so while we do that, we’ll be pushing the planned Closed Beta back to later this week," Larian Studios wrote in a post on X/Twitter. To tide fans over, Larian has released more highlights from Patch 7, including how it will improve the UI, Honour Mode, and more. In total, Larian says that Baldur's Gate 3 will feature more than 1,000 fixes and improvements while adding evil endings, a mod manager, and revamped splitscreen gameplay. You can find the full list of highlights below. In the meantime, fans can still sign up for the Patch 7 closed beta by registering on the Baldur's Gate 3 store page on Steam. Those who register will be randomly selected to jump into the closed beta when it launches later this week. Whenever Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 is ultimately released to the public, it won't be the end. Larian is teasing yet more content for its massive RPG, including crossplay and a photo mode. Almost a year after its original release, Baldur's Gate 3's quest continues. For more, check out our Baldur's Gate 3 walkthrough as well as our full review. HIGHLIGHTS Introducing 'Evil Endings': Brand new cinematic endings for the truly villainous playthroughs.Added our very own Mod Manager, which lets you browse, install, and use mods created by the community.Revamped split screen gameplay: When playing on split screen, the two halves of the screen will now dynamically merge together when player characters come close to each other in-game, and dynamically split back up when the characters move apart. This revamp comes alongside many other improvements and polishes to improve the overall split screen experience. Honour Mode Combat If Dror Ragzlin finds himself inside the spider pit, he'll try his best to befriend the spiders residing there with a new spell called Arachnid Compulsion so they can band together to ****** the real ****** - you.The Bulette has a new condition called Diamond Scales and a new Legendary Action called Shredding Scales.Malus Thorm has a new Legendary Action called Grasping Appendage.Added a new aura and spell for Spectators: Panicked Sentinel and Ocular Nightmare, respectively.Ch'r'ai Tska'an, the leader of the githyanki ambush in Act II, has a new Legendary Action called Soul Sacrifice.Ch'r'ai Har'rak, the githyanki leader at the Knights of the Shield Hideout, has a new Legendary Action called Tu'narath's Embrace.Ptaris has a new Legendary Action called Ptarian Dogma. UI Revised and reorganised the in-game video options to be more logical and robust. You now have an Upscaling Type drop-down, an Upscaling Mode drop-down, and an Upscaling Sharpness slider, followed immediately by the options that are affected by them.Updated the Reactions UI so that you only have to toggle the Reactions you want to use and then confirm them. (This saves you from having to select 'Do not react' multiple times!)Added a new Equipment Options menu to the Character Sheet on controller.The panel that opens to 'Donate' magic items to Gale will now also show items in your Traveller's Chest. It also now indicates which items are currently equipped.We noticed some of you hiccoughing bubbles, so the action for washing yourself with soap and sponges is now called 'Use' instead of 'Consume'.Fixed your player character's name getting reverted to 'Custom' during Character Creation if you moved on to create your Dream Guardian and then went back to edit the player character again.Fixed the wrong spell Ability showing up when selecting a Feat during Level Up. Art Added a new loading screen in Act III, showing the busy streets of Baldur's Gate.Fixed the skirt part of the Adamantine Splint Armour missing for female dwarves.Fixed the Adamantine Scale Mail clipping on large male characters. Gameplay You can now start Custom Mode games using Honour Mode mechanics when starting a new playthrough. You'll be able to do this via the 'Ruleset' dropdown.The kuo-toa that promised to build you an army will now support you in the final battle. Unless they all ***** in Act I.The help that the Gondians promised for the final battle will now arrive in the form of a friendly Steel Watcher. Apologies from Zanner Toobin for the delay.The hair colour options in Character Creation will now remain accessible after you choose the bald hairstyle, so that you can continue fiddling around with eyebrow colours.Overhead dialogues that support multiple player characters can now involve characters assigned to different players. (They were limited to characters controlled by a single player until now.) This means that there will be more banter among player characters in multiplayer games.Group Hide will no longer affect summons that aren't linked to the group in the Party Line.Changed the behaviour for selecting camp supplies for a Long Rest. When selecting camp supplies that are stacked, the game now only takes what it needs from the stack.You can no longer cheese the Leap of ****** trial at the Gauntlet of Shar by just clicking the final platform and letting your character pathfind their way there. Shar threatened to smite us if we didn't fix this one.Fixed a bug where resurrecting Lae'zel on the beach in Act I would cause her to appear in the Party Line but not in the world, preventing you from leaving Act I.Patched up some savegames where Gale still had his Necrotic Aura when he shouldn't on load.Fixed Minthara's body sometimes turning invisible on the Level Up screen. (We sorta liked the floating-head-and-hands look, but hey.) Animation Astarion now has idle animations at camp that aren't just him reading a book.Added a new idle animation for Minsc at camp - Boo may or may not have taught him some **** chi.Karlach will no longer brush the shaved side of her head.Polished the appearance of neck kisses in lovey-dovey scenes with Shadowheart on the Sharran path for characters with large body types and dragonborn characters. Writing and Flow Dotted some dialogue options and voiced lines into dialogues across the game to add some more overall reactivity, particularly to account for edge-case flows.Dotted more Dark Urge reactivity (dialogue options and Narrator lines) into dialogues across the game.Resolved an issue that had been rendering some romance party banters inaccessible while adventuring.Avatar Lae'zel can now decide what she wants to do at the end of the game even if she wasn't the avatar making the choices in the main dialogue.Added a dialogue option asking for a kiss in more paths of Wyll's epilogue dialogue.If you're in holographic form in the epilogue, Wyll won't automatically assume he's talking to Lae'zel.Gave Wyll a new greeting for romance partners in Act III and characters with really low approval.Companions should now be more sympathetic to Astarion fleeing from the sun.Added a new dialogue in which Karlach will react to Dammon if she finds him ***** after he told her that he can help her.Minthara will now react if you knock her out in Act I. Scripting Fixed several issues (related to resurrecting characters via Withers, restructuring the party at night, and automatic camp night scenes) that would trap you in an eternal slumber, unable to end a Long Rest.Fixed a bug causing Shadowheart to keep repeating one line when you talk to her after she's resurrected by Withers from the Shadowfell.Fixed a small flow issue preventing you from commenting on Gale's last name.Fixed several occurrences of Wyll still having an exclamation mark above his head when he already told you everything he had to say.When playing as the Dark Urge, Minthara will no longer act as though you accepted Bhaal when Fixed a broken kissing scene after you gave Shadowheart the Idol of Shar.Fixed an issue where Jaheira would stop following the party after spending a night outside of the party.Fixed the rune tablets on the nautiloid sometimes not triggering the Narrator's lines.Clerics of Lathander should now recognise his symbol on a Lathanderian amulet.Ensured the avatar is prioritised as the main speaker in dialogues related to the hag's Act I surrender.Minthara does, in fact, now have something to say about after you ***** her.Made the romance scene at night with Wyll in Act III unskippable if it triggers to avoid accidentally skipping it and not being able to finish the romance arc.If Avatar Karlach and Wyll are partners and go to together, he'll now act accordingly during the epilogue.Fixed Karlach's scene not playing if you decided to go with her when playing as Wyll.A bug has been fixed so that Wyll will now talk to his father if after the pact with Mizora is broken but Ravengard is saved from despite this, to decide on his title.Lae'zel will now wait a little longer for you at the site of her recruitment if you tell her you'll be back.Improved Lae'zel's idle camp behaviours to align a bit better with the other companions'.Fixed the fade-to-****** after Karlach's scene at the end of the game, which would give you a very brief glimpse of Game Developer Land.Breaking up with Karlach by speaking with another companion you're dating the morning after her romance scene won't block her dialogue anymore.Reinstated Gale's last line in his detailed explanation of ceremorphosis and tweaked a dialogue option to react to it.Now that you can give Gale magic items from the Traveller's Chest, he will leave again if you refuse to do so.Patched up some savegames that had a bug that would prevent the dialogue between Gale and at the end of the game from triggering.Fixed a bug that let you kiss Gale even if he was in a disguised form before confronting . Also fixed this dialogue with him cutting off before you could give him a smooch.Reworked the script that determines whether a character is too busy to talk. This will prevent bugs like Minthara's dialogue not triggering at Moonrise Towers after you rescue her, and knock-on effects as a result of this, like not being able to rest or fast travel. Performance Continued to make performance and stability optimisations across the game and implemented many under-the-hood code fixes.Optimised performance. This will have a more noticeable impact in areas with large numbers of NPCs (like the Lower City) and will reduce peak memory usage when loading levels for the first time. It will also be noticeable when managing lots of loot (e.g. when transferring everything from a camp chest to a character's inventory). Cinematics Reworked and revamped the cutscene that plays when you interact with Polished facial expressions and emotions across companion dialogues, including to the facial animations of your character during some kissing cinematics, including with the Astarion. 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 For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

In Cookie Run Kingdom, almost all of the characters are Cookies. But so far, there are two exceptions to this, and one of them is Space Doughnut. Yes, you heard that right. There is a doughnut character in the game. But it’s not just any doughnut, since it is a possible threat in combat, especially if you use the right toppings to bring out its full potential. Here’s everything you need to know about Space Doughnut in Cookie Run Kingdom, including the best toppings that you can use. View the full article

The main actor cast for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been announced. The newly shared list includes 14 actors who will portray 11 characters in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. View the full article

Wondering how to get into the Marvel Rivals beta and play the promising new hero shooter early? Well, there are a few ways, including requesting access on Steam and watching your favorite Twitch streamer, but these don't guarantee you entry. Luckily for you, we've put together a handy giveaway. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Marvel Rivals closed beta date, and how to apply All Marvel Rivals characters, leaks, and full roster The next Marvel Rivals beta will be much ******* and easier to get into View the full article

Well, we may not be able to play College Football 25 on PC, but never *****—an even more exciting sport, pickleball, has a new "official" videogame that's taking itself very seriously... Read more.View the full article

Photo: Evo / Stephanie Lindgren Evo 2024 wrapped up late Sunday night with Victor “Punk” Woodley beating Adel “Big Bird” Anouche in Street Fighter 6. With his victory, Woodley became the first ********* to win a mainline Street Fighter tournament at Evo in over 20 years. The match was nail-bitingly close with Anouche, who made it to the grand finals via the ******’s bracket, beating Woodley 3-0 to reset or “flip” the bracket requiring another best-of-5 match to determine the winner. Their second match went the distance, with each player having two set wins a piece and tied 1-1 in the final match. A well-********* super move from Woodley’s Cammy ended the match and America’s long Street Fighter Evo championship drought along with it. Americans actually fared exceedingly... Continue reading… View the full article

Final Fantasy 14 confirmed that it will join Square Enix at the annual Gamescom event from August 21 through 25, over a month after the launch of Dawntrail. While it is not clear what Final Fantasy 14 will announce at Gamescom, attendees can try out a new battle challenge against Valigarmanda, one of Dawntrail's 8-player bosses. View the full article

Countless leaks and reports have all pointed towards the new Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs arriving in late 2024, but a new claim, from an often-reliable source, now states that we may have to wait until CES 2025 to see the next generation of Nvidia graphics cards. Many of the best graphics cards have had debuts at the world's biggest tech show, including the Nvidia Super lineup this year, but this new timeline would buck the company's recent trend if it's true. The RTX 2080, RTX 3080, and RTX 4090 all launched in September or October, with a two-year gap between them, after all. Nvidia, rightly, has stayed quiet on details up until now, so these expectations only came from leaks and insider reports. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Nvidia slashes prices of GeForce Now subscriptions, but not for long Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 could get a China-exclusive release Nvidia's RTX 4070 GPU just dropped to its lowest ever price View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

A new Monopoly GO event called Speedy Sleighs will run for 24 hours, featuring 25 milestones of rewards that include Dice, Stickers, and more. Get the most out of the Speedy Sleighs rewards through this detailed guide to the Monopoly GO one-day event. Don’t sleep on the free dice links or daily events, which can provide the resources you need for the leaderboard tournament event. View the full article

If you’re going to become a professional pirate in Fortnite’s Pirates of the Caribbean event, you need to confidently claim all the loot you can get for yourself. A key part of this journey is raising the flag on the Floating Island to grab some epic treasures. Living a pirate’s life is never easy, but the rewards you can get for finishing this task are certainly worth the effort. Here’s how to raise the flag on the Floating Island in Fortnite for the Pirates of the Caribbean Cursed Sails event. View the full article

Ahead of a busy week at San Diego Comic-****, BioWare has revealed who will be voicing the players’ companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, in addition to some returning actors from past games. It’s also announced the voices of Rook, the character that the player takes control of. Players will be able to choose from one of four voices, which will be provided by Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Dimension 20), Alex Jordan (Cyberpunk 2077, The Amazing World of Gumball), Bryony Corrigan (Baldur’s Gate 3, Good Omens), and Jeff Berg (Battlefield 1, NCIS). See the full list of the voices of The Veilguard, including BioWare’s character descriptions that have some interesting teases, below: Ali Hillis (Mass Effect 3, Naruto), returns to the fray as Harding, the dwarven scout, a Dragon Age: Inquisition hero with a big heart, a positive outlook, and a ready bow – as well as unexpected magical powers.Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Halo 5: Guardians, Insomniac's Spider-Man) as Davrin, a bold and charming Grey Warden who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter.Jee Young Han (Perry Mason, Unprisoned) as Bellara, a creative and romantic Veil Jumper obsessed with uncovering ancient secrets.Jessica Clark (True Blood, Pocket Listing) as Neve, a cynic fighting for a better future, both as a private detective and a member of Tevinter's rebellious Shadow Dragons. Jin Maley (Star Trek: Picard, Silicon Valley) as Taash, a dragon hunter allied with the Lords of Fortune who lives for adventure and doesn't mind taking risks. Nick Boraine (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, ****** Sails) as Emmrich, a necromancer of Nevarra's Mourn Watch who comes complete with a skeletal assistant, Manfred, voiced by Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Fallout 4).Zach Mendez (Horizon Forbidden West, Married Alive) as Lucanis, a poised & pragmatic ********* who descends from the bloodline of the House of Crows, a ********* organization renowned throughout Thedas. We’re incredibly excited to announce our cast for #DragonAge: The Veilguard! Rook: Alex Jordan, Bryony Corrigan, Erika Ishii, and Jeff Berg Harding: Ali Hillis Davrin: Ike Amadi Bellara: Jee Young Han Neve: Jessica Clark Taash: Jin Maley Emmrich: Nick Boraine Manfred: Matthew… [Hidden Content] — Dragon Age (@dragonage) July 22, 2024 As previously confirmed, all of the above companions will also serve as romance options for the player. Additionally, Gareth David-Lloyd will be reprising his role as the voice of Solas, a companion in Dragon Age: Inquisition who will play a key role in The Veilguard, while Brian Bloom will be returning as franchise mainstay Varric. BioWare also teased in its announcement that it has several other characters to introduce, including some familiar faces, but it’s waiting to reveal those “because of, you know – story spoilers.” BioWare makes its announcement before much of its creative and voice talent heads to San Diego Comic-**** this week. The developer has various plans for the annual convention, including a panel on Friday and dev and voice actor signings. Dragon Age: The Veilguard hasn’t revealed an official release date yet, but it’s set to debut sometime this fall. In the meantime, check out some of the details we’ve learned so far about its difficulty options, combat, and character creator, as well as our first preview. Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons. View the full article

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree gave a lot of attention to Marika's past, despite her not being seen in the DLC. In some ways, she becomes more sympathetic, given that her past isn't a pleasant one, and she suffered a lot of loss throughout her life that likely played a large role in the type of ruler she became. However, many dark deeds from her past that she sealed away with the Land of Shadow also come to light in this DLC, raising questions about her path to godhood and the actions she committed after ascending. View the full article

A lot of Legendary Pokémon made their return in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC, and players discovered something unique about two in particular. Thanks to The Indigo Disk DLC, 25 returning Legendary Pokémon were added to the Gen IX Pokémon games for you to track down and catch. With help from an old man named Snacksworth, you can get your hands on anything from a Rayquaza to an Entei without having to transfer them over from another game—which is quite convenient, if you ask me. View the full article

You can find multiple side quests as you make your way through the Once Human storyline. These side quests are a great way to unlock additional equipment and companions, but they also grant large amounts of experience points. Some of them are complicated, like the Happy Birthday side quest. The Happy Birthday side quest is a minor event you can find while exploring the Chalk Peak region in Once Human. It’s a heavily guarded side quest that takes some time to reach, but you’ll have to solve a small puzzle when you get there. There’s one direct way to do this and we can help make it much easier. Here’s what you need to know about how to complete Happy Birthday in Once Human. View the full article

Half-Life's influence on FPS games is hard to measure. You can look at Dishonored, Titanfall 2, and 4A's Metro series, and find direct comparisons with Valve's debut shooter, but more broadly, Half-Life inspired a generation of players to become game-makers. Like ***** before it, Half-Life feels like an inflection point in PC history, and so it's only fitting that Warframe 1999, the new questline in Digital Extremes' ongoing free FPS, pay homage. ******* within the Warframe 1999 playable preview that was launched during Tennocon there is a neat nod to Gordon Freeman, Valve, and the world of ****** Mesa. This is one of the most-loved modern shooters paying tribute to the past. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warframe 1999 is locked behind hours of grind, but DE might have a fix All Warframe codes July 2024 - redeem glyphs codes guide Time-hopping Warframe 1999 now has a release window View the full article

The ROG Ally X is out now, and in order to support the release, Asus is rolling out a brand new version of the handheld's Armoury Crate software to improve the user experience and add some highly requested features. In my Asus ROG Ally X review, I praise this new portable as one of the best handheld gaming PCs, even though its Windows OS is still a considerable drawback. Armoury Crate Special Edition 1.5 (ACSE 1.5) was pre-installed on the Ally X, meaning I've had some time to test it already, and the improvements over the previous version are a big boost. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Asus ROG Ally X review: peak handheld performance This Asus ROG Ally deal matches the Steam Deck OLED price You won't believe how much this new Asus ROG gaming keyboard costs View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warhammer 40k Inquisition gets surprise codex and battleforces Every single Warhammer RPG book is 25% off right now For Warhammer 40k lore nuts, Necromunda is where it's at View the full article

Skull and Bones will be released on Steam on August 22, 2024. Following a troubled development that saw the game delayed on a handful of occasions and rebooted in 2020, Ubisoft’s co-op open-world pirate action-RPG was finally released in February. Skull and Bones launched with cross-play and cross-progression on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Amazon Luna and PC through the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect. Read More... View the full article

The powerful Ship in a Bottle Mythic item in Fortnite is capable of causing some immense destruction. Purposefully causing ruin using this asset is essential for navigating through the Cursed Sails event for tasks like destroying structures or objects with a Ship in a Bottle. This quest is a tricky one to complete since getting and using a Ship in a Bottle correctly is quite a big undertaking. Here’s how to ******** structures or objects with a Ship in a Bottle in the Pirates of the Caribbean Fortnite event. View the full article

College Football 25 brings many exciting new features to differentiate itself from the yearly additions of Madden. One of the significant changes is the new Road To Glory mode, which is a cross between a traditional career and the story modes in recent Maddens, which have seen you take on an individual's journey through the NFL. You create a player in any one of several positions, and you take on their four-year journey through college, leading to hopefully an active spot in the NFL. View the full article

Even more Xbox Game Pass tier changes may be on the horizon, including a cloud-only plan, according to a new report from a known Microsoft insider. The purported tweaks are understood to be part of an effort to help Xbox Game Pass reach new audiences worldwide. View the full article

The new ROG Ally X uses the same AMD SoC as before, but manages to offer improved battery life, ergonomics, and more RAM. Windows 11 is still a pain in a handheld though, and the device is steeply priced at $899. Read Entire Article View the full article

Warner Bros. Games has acquired Player First Games, the studio behind free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus. Following the acquisition, the Los Angeles-based studio will continue to be run by co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White. Player First Games head and MultiVersus director Huynh, and head of technology White, will report to Carlos Barbosa, vice president and studio head of Warner Bros. Games San Diego. Read More... View the full article