One unlucky Elden Ring player had an exceptionally hard time defeating the final boss in the game's new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, being blocked from entering the arena entirely. The player was summoned to help ****** Promised Consort Radahn, a boss some claim is the toughest battle in Elden Ring, but was quickly ******* in an unusual way before they could even meet Radahn face to face. View the full article
HoYoverse has revealed the release date for Genshin Impact Version 4.8, which will drop later this month and feature a new map, a new character, and much more. Genshin Impact's last update, Version 4.7, was released on June 5 and included two 5-star characters in Clorinde and Sigewinne, as well as the 4-star playable character Sethos. The update also introduced new weapons, new quests, event wishes, and Genius Invokation TCG Cards. View the full article
Developer Nexon has released the first post-launch update for The First Descendant, which brings some much-needed improvements to the game after its rough launch. Hotfix 1.0.1, out now across PC, PlayStation and Xbox, improves performance on PlayStation 5 specifically (the PS5 version has significant frame-rate issues), makes gameplay tweaks and various bug fixes, and fixes the logo sound volume on game launch. On gameplay, knockback and knockdown recovery times have been sped up by 1.5 times, and the maximum usage of the Eterllick shield skill per phase has been reduced from two times to one time. There are no changes to The First Descendant's heavily criticized monetization, however, which some have called "microtransaction *****." Nexon’s free-to-play co-op focused looter shooter, a sort of fusion of the likes of Warframe and Destiny, launched on June 30 and has seen huge player numbers on Steam (Sony and Microsoft do not reveal player numbers on PlayStation and Xbox). On Valve’s platform The First Descendant has seen 239,513 peak concurrent players so far, enough to put the game in Steam’s top five most-played games. Check out IGN's The First Descendant review in progress to find out what we think of the game so far. But the launch has endured significant problems, including the aforementioned frame-rate issues and ****** problems, with lots of players still waiting for promised rewards including Twitch drops. Nexon has issued multiple apologies and dished out compensation in the form of in-game resources and items, but that hasn’t stopped the complaints. Nexon even had to ask players to stop buying the same item multiple times through Steam or the PlayStation or Xbox platform stores because players weren’t getting what they paid for. The First Descendant hotfix 1.0.1 patch notes in full: Platform & System - Fixed the issue where the logo sound volume was too high when launching the game. - Server and client stabilization has been carried out. - (PS5) Removed unintended factors that were degrading performance. - (PS5, XSX) Fixed the issue where FSR Upscale was malfunctioning. Content Improvements - Knockback and knockdown recovery times have been sped up by 1.5 times. - The maximum usage of the Eterllick shield skill per phase has been reduced from 2 times to 1 time. Bug Fixes (1) UI/UX - Fixed the issue where the back button did not work after closing the capacity exceeded popup in the module enhancement UI. (2) Descendant - (XB1) Fixed the issue where the heads of other players wearing skins would intermittently not display. (3) Module - Fixed the issue where the ‘Skill Power Modifier’ number was not applied correctly after level 5 enhancement of the ‘Lethal Infection’ module. - Fixed the issue where the ultimate module drop animation was used when the normal module ‘High-Power Rounds Capacity Increase’ was dropped. (4) Field - Fixed the issue where object destruction animations did not appear in the Strategic Outpost. - Fixed the issue where the name and description of the NPC Dominique in the Hagios region were displayed incorrectly. (5) Equipment - Fixed the issue where the Guided Round of the Ultimate ******* ‘Restored Relic’ did not apply the ‘Ancient *****’ status effect. - Fixed the tooltip error for the ***** Skill Power of the ‘Active Volcano’ External Components 2-set effect. - Fixed the tooltip error for the Weak Point Damage of the ‘Frozen Heart’ External Components 4-set effect. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
A new Monopoly GO Tournament called Liberty Ballgame is taking place from July 5 to 7, featuring double points for Bank Heist mini-games. The rewards within the 30-milestone event include Shovel tokens for the Sunset Treasures main event, along with flash events like High Roller and Mega Heist. Here’s how to get the most out of the Monopoly GO Liberty Ballgame rewards and milestones. View the full article
Zenless Zone Zero has a vast roster of playable characters, with more consistently added in each update. Because of this, it’s important to know what the next banner is so you can save or spend your pulls accordingly. The nature of the gacha system means you have to carefully plan and decide how you want to spend all of your precious pulls. If you want to ensure you’re ready to recruit the best Agents and grab the best items, you need to know what the next banner in ZZZ is. View the full article
According to tipster Jaykihn, the full 800-series lineup will include at least five different chipsets: Z890, W880, Q870, B860, and H810. Among these, Z890, B860, and H810 are aimed at consumers, while W880 targets workstations. Q870, on the other hand, is designed for enterprise devices. The ***** doesn't mention H870,... Read Entire Article View the full article
It looks like we won’t get a remake of ***** Space 2 in the style of last year’s excellent do-over of the original limb-********* horror game, but it turns out that ***** Space isn’t completely, uh, ***** just yet. Though to what degree you could consider it alive and well - reanimated in a twisted form of its previous glory, perhaps - is another question entirely. Read more View the full article
Dawntrail, the latest expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, has officially been out just three days, arriving earlier this week after a brief early access release. Despite its story and extra 10 levels spanning dozens of hours of playtime, that’s apparently been ample time for players to complain loudly enough about one of the expansion’s brand new jobs - so much so that Square Enix have already announced a set of incoming changes planned across the game’s next run of patches. Read more View the full article
The Feast of the Winter Star can be a mixed bag for Stardew Valley players, especially when it comes to the event's signature "Secret Santa" showpiece but sometimes, one thoughtful individual can make the holiday incredibly special. The citizens of Pelican Town can be a fussy bunch when it comes to gifts but Feast of the Winter Star is the one time of year the tables turn as the Farmer can receive an in-person present. Many of the items gained through the Secret Santa process aren't anything to write home about, but one character goes out of their way. View the full article
You can find multiple mounts to add to your growing collection as you explore Final Fantasy XIV. With the addition of the Dawntraili expansion, there are multiple unique mounts, such as the Automatoise. The Automatoise is a large, turtle-like creature you find as you explore one of the many dungeons in Dawntrail. Although it appears as an ******, the mount you unlock is a welcome friend, eager to lead you toward your next adventure. Tracking down the exact location to find it, though, can be a little tough. Here’s what you need to know about how to unlock the Automatoise mount in FFXIV. View the full article
We never covered the original Nocturnal, an “intense 3-hour-long action-platformer” from Sunnyside Games, but the Steam user reception seems very positive for a pay-upfront game that actively describes itself as three hours long, and the just-announced sequel seems excellently awash with *****, darkness and ******. It’s a “fast-paced, juggle-based” 2D metroidvania that stands apart for a couple of reasons. Firstly, your character’s magic sword is also your means of illumination, and the levels are gloomy. And secondly, the whole “juggle-based” thing. Read more View the full article
In Zenless Zone Zero, the free-to-play follow-up to Genshin Impact, your character steps out into the city hub and announces their daily ritual - to visit the scratchcard stand. This is on-brand. But, oh no, a wink to real life gambling could be interpreted as a transparent acknowledgement of the gacha genre's psychological claw machine, which is maybe why the developers decided the scratchcard stall should have a sole employee: a very cute dog. Read more View the full article
There are several new weapons introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree. While most of these weapons can be found as simple drops from enemies, others can be ******* to find. One of the more missable weapons in the game is the Falx. This is how you can acquire it. Where to find the Falx in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree The Falx is a new Curved Greatsword introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree. Finding this ******* can be quite a complicated process if you don’t know where to begin. There are a few instances where you can acquire the Falx, and all of them involve playing through the Hornsent‘s questline in Elden Ring. This process takes you through a few areas, so it might take a while. View the full article
Coffee Stain Studios’ much-loved factory building game Satisfactory has a version 1.0 release date: September 10, 2024. Satisfactory leaves early access after five years of development and an impressive 5.5 million copies sold, Coffee Stain Studios, which also developed Goat Simulator, said. Satisfactory is an open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat for up to four players. The game upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 this year. Here’s the official blurb: “Enterprising Pioneers are tasked with charting and exploiting a vast and diverse alien planet to construct and automate intricate multi-story factories. Players must also defend themselves against hostile alien lifeforms, automate vehicles, and research new technologies to keep improving their constructs.” 1.0 brings with it “premium plumbing”, which means the HUB’s “once trivial ******* has been updated with an advanced flushing mechanism, providing an extra luxurious worker experience for fans.” Check that out in the trailer below. Satisfactory entered early access in March 2019 and has received eight major updates and hundreds of smaller updates in the years since. The 5.5 million sales figure is the result of a sizeable community that continues to play now, and the 1.0 launch will surely see another jolt of interest. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for the final boss of Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. Proceed with caution! Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree comes with plenty of additional lore that ties up some of the base game's loose ends and threads many more, but its final boss didn't have a word of dialogue itself. That seemingly wasn't the original plan, however, as one player went digging into the files of Shadow of the Erdtree and found some cut dialogue that didn't make it into the final version. As reported by The Gamer, Reddit user LaMi_1 shared the brief snippets online, and though they don't give much away, the dialogue would ironically silence some of the complaints voiced by players upon finishing Shadow of the Erdtree. Final spoiler warning for Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss. Antagonist Miquella must take down the player to usher in a new age, so in true FromSoftware fashion, he summons some help to do so. Miquella brings in Radahn from the past, but not the weak, puny (incredibly difficult) version of Radahn from the base Elden Ring, but a ******* and stronger version now imbued with magic. Almost like a puppet, this Radahn doesn't speak but proceeds to ******** the player, somewhat ominously swinging his giant blade without saying a word. And this was seemingly a very deliberate creative decision as FromSoftware did record dialogue for the ******, even though some players complained of Radahn's silence, disappointed that what almost felt like an old friend had nothing to say. "I am Radahn," the cut dialogue began. "Born of red-maned Radagon, and Rennala of the Full Moon. A lion bred for battle." Elden Ring fans have weighed in on its significance, with LaMi_1 themselves admitting the dialogues are "very generic and don't reveal anything" but it would also "be cool to hear his voice." Tiloy22 leaned into that first point. "They may have cut it because it just wasn't impressive or important enough," they said. "It's very generic dialogue and Radahn never spoke, so him saying something 'meh' might lose the impact. It's like how people prefer for mute characters like Link [from The Legend of Zelda] to never speak." Shadow of the Erdtree, which arrived June 21, 2024, features bosses with which FromSoftware "really pushed the envelope" on what the player can withstand, director Hidetaka Miyazaki said ahead of its release. If you consider Radahn on of those, check out IGN's extensive guide for everything you need to know about Shadow of the Erdtree's new weapons, its various quest lines, and how to defeat the big man himself. In our 10/10 review of the expansion, IGN said: "Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single player expansions," we said. "It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
It's fair to say that power supplies don't usually generate much buzz, with one ****** metal box usually being much like another, but Lian Li has just pulled a rabbit out of the hat with its latest PSU design. The new range of Lian Li Edge PSUs not only has a completely different shape from your usual PSU, but also brings some intriguing new features to the PC. This new PSU design takes the modular socket format used by many of the best power supplies right now, but gives it a big twist. Lian Li has made its new power supplies L-shaped, with the bottom of the L now housing all those sockets for modular cables, so they point upwards rather than outwards. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Lian Li's new CPU cooler makes it easy to build a tidy gaming PC Lamborghini just made a PC case with Lian Li, and it looks amazing This new Lian Li case could revolutionize gaming PC design View the full article
I love a good city-building game, but I often get a bit overwhelmed with the sheer amount going on. People to please, resources to gather, politics to consider, sometimes even enemies to ****** - the likes of Cities Skylines 2 and Frostpunk slowly take their toll. That's why Dawnfolk feels like such a welcome alternative. It's got a fantastic new demo, and it reminds me of the base building parts of superlative roguelike Loop Hero: dark but cozy. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Early 2022 was a glorious time to be on Twitter. I mean, obviously it wasn’t, but it was still named Twitter. That’s something, right? May accelerated absurdity re-contextualise all your hells as, like, still hells but with air conditioning. It was February that year when Gearbox writer Sam Winkler done a funny tweet about Dark Souls. Here’s the tweet: Read more View the full article
Corin Wickes is a playable A-Rank character in Zenless Zone Zero, and she’s a part of the Victoria Housekeeping Faction. Although she mainly works as a housekeeper, Corin is no stranger to combat, and she’s very strong. To fully understand just how powerful she is, here’s the best Corin build in Zenless Zone Zero. View the full article
It’s time for Genshin Impact’s nation of Hydro, Fontaine, to take a bow so players can continue their journey to the next nation. HoYoverse decided to officially reveal Natlan today and its beauty left the entire Genshin player base in awe. On July 5, HoYoverse shared the first teaser trailer for an upcoming region, Natlan, on its official X (formerly Twitter)—and it left players speechless. The nation of Pyro and war is set to be released in Genshin’s Version 5.0, and thanks to the first teaser trailer, players got a glimpse of what’s to come, from beautiful landscapes to new characters, opponents, and more. View the full article
If you want to build your team to become as powerful as possible in Zenless Zone Zero, you need all kinds of important resources. Getting them can be tricky, but the battle pass can be an extremely useful tool if you know how to unlock it. Gaining access to the battle pass isn’t an easy process since it’s a decent way into the game. Because of this, you might be unsure how to access this system, which means you need to know how to unlock the battle pass in ZZZ. View the full article
There was a time, in the halcyon days of the 2000s to early 2010s, where we used to get new Grand Theft Auto games. Okay, to be fair, Grand Theft Auto 6 is on its way, but it's been over a decade since GTA 5 released—contrast that to the five years between GTA 4 and 5... Read more.View the full article
The space industrialism of Satisfactory is distinct from other efficiency sims about making endless conveyor belts in two important ways. One: it's a mash-up with the first-person survival genre that sees you stranded on an alien planet, a la Subnautica. Two: there is a dedicated coffee cup item from which you can leisurely sip. It's been in early access since 2019 and, hey, it's rather good. We knew developers Coffee Stain were planning a 1.0 release this year. But more concrete details from management have finally trickled down to the little guy. Version 1.0 will hit stores on September 10th, they say. The complete version will include flushable toilets, a "much sought after addition to the game", we're told. Read more View the full article
A recent episode of Jeopardy featured a question about Stardew Valley, the popular farming simulation game developed by ConcernedApe. This mention of Stardew Valley made fans happy to have the answer to this Jeopardy question and highlights the growing recognition of video games in mainstream media. View the full article
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One unlucky Elden Ring player had an exceptionally hard time defeating the final boss in the game's new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, being blocked from entering the arena entirely. The player was summoned to help ****** Promised Consort Radahn, a boss some claim is the toughest battle in Elden Ring, but was quickly ******* in an unusual way before they could even meet Radahn face to face. View the full article