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Apex Legends Season 22 will require players to spend real money to purchase the Battle Pass. This change has sparked controversy within the Apex Legends community, as the option to buy the Battle Pass using Apex Coins has been removed. View the full article

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is shaping up for its Fall 2024 release, having revealed a few peeks at the story and gameplay so far. To date, BioWare has also confirmed that all Dragon Age: Veilguard companions are romanceable and are canonically pansexual, and this has been a big deal in the community. BioWare and Dragon Age have always been known for crafting fun companions and featuring fun romances, and the dev has now revealed a few more details about how they work. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

By examining the total number of quests in the World of Warcraft: The War Within beta, one WoW fan found that the new expansion has more quests than Dragonflight, though its main campaign is shorter. It seems World of Warcraft players will have even more quests to dig into in The War Within, even if more of them will not be mandatory for completing the story. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

As you navigate through New Eridu and befriend new characters in Zenless Zone Zero, you’ll consistently be tasked with finding and gathering all kinds of new materials. One of the many unique items you need to stock up on is Advanced Stun Certification Seals. This item is crucial for leaving up Stun characters, which means you need lots of them if you’re hoping to enhance your recruits as much as possible. Here’s how to get Advanced Stun Certificate Seals in ZZZ. View the full article

Pokémon Go’s Inbound From Ultra Space event is here, allowing everyone to challenge multiple Ultra Beasts. These are powerful Pokémon that appear in five-star raids, with the event featuring a special raid schedule, multiple egg spawns, and a Global Challenge. As we draw closer to the Pokémon Go Fest 2024 Global Event, the Inbound From Ultra Space is a lead-up event. You have a short time to engage with several Ultra ****** raids. However, they all won’t be available simultaneously. Instead, select Ultra Beasts will appear in five-star raids, allowing you to challenge and capture them if you can muster enough friends to defeat them. We have the full schedule to give you the best chance of catching your favorite Ultra ****** in Pokémon Go. View the full article

It's looking like today will be yet another bad day for Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm with one more company cutting all ties with the streamer. This time around it's the turn of Hi-Rez Studios who has pulled all Dr Disrespect content from its free to play hero shooter Rogue Company, with compensation incoming for those who had previously purchased it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Epic's next free game is not a game Fortnite has made shooter cross-play "terrifying", but the Rogue Company dev has a fix In team shooter Rogue Company you're basically the A-Team with wingsuits View the full article

I love a good strategy game, especially when it combines multiple genres and mechanics like tower defense and dungeon crawling. I also love ******** zombies, as I think most gamers do. Well, in the aptly named They Are Billions, you can slay (as the name suggests) billions of the ****** creatures. And right now you can do it for 30% off, the game's lowest price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: They Are Billions leaves Early Access and gets a 60-hour campaign They Are Billions update adds the Six Wonders They Are Billions gets weekly challenges and explosive barrels in its latest update View the full article

Create a platform of any kind on the modern internet and it won't be long until enterprising users figure out strange new ways to exploit it. Steam, despite being around for quite a while now, is no exception, with extremely simple idle or clicker games popping up on the storefront and climbing the charts based on the absurdity of their premises. In the past, we've seen games like Banana and Cats trend, their take on a genre once dominated by Cookie Clicker, Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, and AFK Journey boiled down to their foundations - and made a bit more nefarious by offering chances to collect item drops that can be sold for real money. The latest of these is called Hamster and, as its title suggests, it involves clicking (and clicking and clicking) on an image of a hamster. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

EA and Respawn Entertainment are introducing a new Apex Legends battle pass structure, but players aren’t happy with the changes promised so far. This new take on progression in the Titanfall spinoff was announced with an update post on the game’s website. The post outlines a litany of fundamental changes to how rewards are earned, with the team saying that its goal is to “improve your experience and progression goals.” Starting with Season 22, we’re evolving the Apex Legends Battle Pass to improve your experience and progression goals. Read on to learn everything to know about the upcoming changes or check out the infographic below to learn more. : [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) July 8, 2024 Where players will find the biggest changes are the length of the Battle Pass and how future passes will be purchased. Up to this point, Battle Passes have required players to complete 110 levels to acquire all rewards, including one Reactive ******* and a Reactive ******* Variant. But Season 22 will deliver two passes – one for the first half and one for the second – with 60 levels to complete each. Both halves include one Reactive ******* each. "The impact of this change is twofold," the post says. "It allows us to align seasonal progression more closely with Ranked while also increasing the value for your time." EA and Respawn claim that the new structure will result in twice the seasonal rewards for Apex Legends players who use the free version of the battle pass. However, each half-season Premium pass will now cost $10, and the option to purchase passes with Apex Coins is being removed. Players have previously been able to earn 200 coins with the free version of the pass and 1300 coins through the Premium version of the pass, which costs 950 coins. Each pass will offer the same number of coins for free and Premium players, which means double the amount of earnable Apex Coins per season, but those who have been saving up their coins will no longer be able to use them for future passes. Other tweaks to the Premium Apex Legends formula increase the number of Apex and Legend-Themed packs while doubling the amount of crafting materials in the Premium pass. The Premium Bundle, which was previously purchasable for 2800 Apex Coins, is now called Premium+ and costs $19.99. It includes only 10 level skips while offering more Exotic Shards, two Premium+ Legendary Character Skin Variants and the ability to play all Legends for the duration of the battle pass. All of the changes will go into effect with Season 22, which is expected to launch next month. "The decision to move from AC to real world currency is not one that we made lightly, but it does allow us to decrease the price of Premium+ for our community," Respawn's post says. "The new Premium+ Battle Pass comes in at $19.99 USD* and offers additional value; a cost difference of ~29% when compared to the discontinued Premium Battle Pass Bundle at 2800 AC." Apex Legends fans react to the new Battle Pass So far, Apex Legends players aren’t too happy with the changes. “So basically pay 10 dollars twice a season instead of being able to continue buying battle passes every season with a one time purchase,” one Reddit user said. “In what world is this better for players?” “The advantage of gathering enough coins to buy the next BP via gameplay was that I was basically stuck with playing your product for dozens of hours on end, so engagement was high,” another user added. “If you're gonna make me pay every time and THEN grind my **** off then that's it brother.” I’m glad apex legends in season 22 otherwise known as shockwave is finally changing the battlepass. At least a little bit. Only problem is they are charging double and introduced splits to the battlepass. I hate EA. Thoughts? [Hidden Content] — Thordan Smash (@Thordansmash) July 8, 2024 I'm confused. So if we pay the $10, we have access to both splits? Because that's not very clear. I'm not giving anymore than that because that's how it's been for over 5 years... also, if I can't use already earned coins to help pay for the Battle Pass, I won't support it at all — Corey Cooper (@MetroidFREAK21) July 8, 2024 $40 + tax every season for the full battle pass — Esidi (@esidixo) July 8, 2024 Apex Legends was released in 2019 and has continued to evolve in the half-decade since its launch with more playable Legends, weapons, abilities, maps, and game modes. Though the ability to purchase battle passes with coins is on the way out, players can still use them on Legends, Apex Packs, and more in the in-game store. EA adds that players will be able to unlock the first half of Season 22’s premium battle pass offerings by completing “a set of challenges” within the first two weeks of launch. It’s currently unclear what these challenges entail or if this method will be available in future seasons. For more, you can read our list of the 15 best free games to play on PlayStation 5. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article

With several new weapons added in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, many more avenues to play have opened up. As strong as the new introductions are, sometimes it’s best to stick with the basics and improve upon them. This build revolves around the Reduvia Dagger and its strengths. The best Reduvia build in Elden Ring Bleed your enemies dry. Image via FromSoftware The Reduvia is a Dagger ******* introduced in Elden Ring. While not as flashy as some of the newer bleed weapons introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree, the Reduvia is still as effective, especially in combination with certain talismans. This ******* scales primarily with Arcane with a secondary scaling in Strength and Dexterity. View the full article

The latest MCU movie Deadpool and Wolverine is set to take over the box office in just a few weeks, but the fun for the Merc with a Mouth begins tomorrow in Marvel Snap. Snap’s July 2024 season, Maximum Effort, is themed all around Deadpool and his shenanigans, as Second Dinner confirmed in a new dev video today. The season pass card is a multiverse variant of Spider-Man’s girlfriend Gwen Stacey crossed with Deadpool, and she’s named Gwenpool. Three more cards will come throughout the season, but that’s not all. View the full article

Don’t be alarmed, Call of Duty gamers. Your account probably hasn’t actually been reset to level one. A Modern Warfare 3 error has reared its ugly head this afternoon, and it appears to have set player accounts to level one. The Minot Hawthorne error has popped up before, and a similar issue happened earlier this year. View the full article

The Inbound From Ultra Space event in Pokémon Go allows you to take on some of the most fearsome raid encounters in the mobile game. Ultra Beasts are pouring out worldwide, and you can complete a Timed Research alongside this event. The Timed Research provides you with additional encounters against fearsome Ultra Beasts. These are rare Pokémon you can add to your collection without challenging them to raid battles, which might appeal to many players who don’t tackle the larger five-star raids too often in Pokémon Go. The tasks are relatively simple, but you want to act quickly to earn all the rewards. View the full article

NICKMERCS claimed he didn’t know the transgender slur he recently used on social media was derogatory until he was banned, he said in his return to streaming after a week-long Twitch ban. The streamer returned on July 7 for the first time since his June 28 ban and was quick to address what had happened, in his own words, shortly after he went live. But he did not seem to show much remorse or regret about the situation. View the full article

Ghost of Tsushima took the top spot on the US software sales chart in May, while PS5 was once again the leading console platform. Sony’s game was last month’s best-selling title based on tracked dollar sales following the release of the PC version, according to research firm Circana, which published its latest US games industry sales report on Monday. The top-performing brand-new release was Switch exclusive Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door from Nintendo, which doesn’t share digital sales data. Read More... View the full article

I was on annual leave last week, away from my desk, supposedly touching grass. What actually happened, however, is that I plowed literal days into Zenless Zone Zero, HoYoverse's neo-futuristic anime game. I've fallen in love with Nicole, cried when my partner pulled Rina and I didn't, and wiled away the hours collecting Zenless Zone Zero polychrome, the flickering rainbow resource that brings me ever-closer to finally pulling Ellen. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Zenless Zone Zero gives you free pulls as thanks for launch success Zenless Zone Zero secretly hints at link with Honkai Star Rail How to increase ZZZ Inter-Knot level fast View the full article

I love the chapter one prologue to Red ***** Redemption 2. It's a slow, monotonous trek through mountains during a blizzard. This makes it a chilling set up for the fate of the gang - doomed by poor leadership and bad luck. A lot of people hate it, however, because it stops them getting into the meat of the game on a new playthrough. Fortunately, a new mod will fix the issue for these players by providing a save file that dumps you right into chapter two, complete with all five gang member requests initiated. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best offline games for PC 2024 Red ***** Redemption 2 mod completely changes the ending Red ***** Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan is back in a new audiobook View the full article

It's been several months since EVE Vanguard was first announced and it's already made waves in ways its predecessors, like Dust 514, didn't quite manage to do. The EVE Online spinoff has held several playtests and betas, accessible to players who subscribe to the main game. Each time the game's become available to fans it's been a quiet success, with feedback erring on the positive. Now, the next few months have been detailed on the road to a wider Steam Early Access release. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Eve Vanguard gets massive update with new map and ******* mechanics The free EVE Vanguard is Escape from Tarkov in space, and I love it Gigantic, classic MMO game launches free FPS spinoff View the full article

If you're looking forward to the release of Dungeonborne, the PvPvE dungeon crawler, it's worth noting that you might not be able to play it on the Steam Deck. This information comes from users participating in the current playtest who say they have been banned after playing the game on Valve's handheld. Even as the best handheld gaming PC on the market, the Steam Deck has its weaknesses when it comes to gaming. One example is the Linux operating system's incompatibility with various anti-cheat software. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Skyrim inspired Dungeonborne's first playtest has attracted thousands Dungeonborne is like a bleak, ********* Skyrim, and you can play today Dark and Darker rival has one final free playtest before Steam launch View the full article

Dark and Darker has had a tough time heading into its Steam Early Access launch. A throwback dungeon crawler that owes as much to classics like Wizardry, King's Field, Ultima Underworld, Eye of the Beholder, and Arx Fatalis, as it does modern takes on the genre like Darkest Dungeon or the Legend of Grimrock games, Dark and Darker vanished from Steam and spent much of last year embroiled in legal issues before finally returning to the platform last month. Since then, it's faced criticism from players upset with the difference between its paid and F2P versions, leading to mixed reviews. Still, despite these troubles, it's managed to maintain a healthy player base, continuing to foster an active community a month since its relaunch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Is Dark and Darker on Steam? Dark and Darker has plenty of players despite struggling Steam reviews Dark and Darker Steam reviews sink as Ironmace issues new statement View the full article

The First Descendant is filled with a colorful cast of playable Descendants, each with their own unique equipment and abilities to master. Like its closest rival Warframe, The First Descendant allows players to collect the materials to craft every Descendant and their Ultimate form. These can be purchased with the in-game currency Caliber, but besides spending unnecessary money, this is purely speeding up progression. View the full article

"If you think of a laptop in a cold office, the laptop will still heat up as it operates, causing the temperature of the room to increase as well," said Gabriele Pasquale, a PhD student on the LANES (Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures at EPFL) team that made the... Read Entire Article View the full article

After a slight delay, Lethal Company has released its highly anticipated Version 55 update, which added the first vehicle to the game. Alongside the Company Cruiser truck, Lethal Company Version 55 also adds two new enemies--the Barber and the Kidnapper Fox--and brings numerous bug fixes and improvements. View the full article

You’ll be hunting down many materials and resources while playing The First Descendant, looking for new ways to enhance your preferred Descendant. One of the ways you can do this is to prestige your preferred character, but there are certain steps you need to follow. When you want to Prestige a Descendant, there are items you need to gather before you can do it. You also need to make sure you hit all the requirements, or you won’t be able to unlock these enhancements. There’s one specific item you must find in The First Descendant, and it might take a good amount of time before you can purchase it. View the full article

Fans of Cities: Skylines 2 have been waiting awhile to see the console release, but unfortunately, they'll have to keep waiting. Cities: Skylines 2 experienced a mixed reception upon its initial release in October 2023, and so far, attempts by the developers to improve the game have been rocky. View the full article