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Zenless Zone Zero is the latest free-to-play action RPG from HoYoverse that launched on July 4. You navigate a beautifully detailed world, controlling a trio of streetwear-clad agents while engaging in dynamic combat. Between battles and puzzle-solving, you progress through labyrinthine levels and participate in social activities that add depth to the characters and story. ZZZ’s diverse character cast is brought to life by its voice actors, so here’s full the Zenless Zone Zero VA cast list. View the full article

The Stone-Sheathed Sword is one of the most interesting items added in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. You can transform it into two powerful new weapons—the Sword of Light or Sword of Darkness—and there are a few quirks to the system you need to know about. Stone-Sheathed Sword location in Elden Ring DLC You can pick up the Stone-Sheathed Sword in three places in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. There are three altars hidden across the Land of Shadow, and the first one you interact with gives you the Stone-Sheathed Sword. The other two altars then become places where you can transform the Stone-Sheathed Sword into the Sword of Light or Sword of Darkness. View the full article

Zenless Zone Zero shares many similar features with other HoYoverse games. Battery Charge is one such feature, so here’s everything you need to know about it, including how to get more. What is Battery Charge in Zenless Zone Zero? This screen has a familiar feel. Screenshot by Dot Esports Battery Charge in Zenless Zone Zero is your Resin or Trailblaze Power from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, respectively. You use it in the HIA Combat Simulations to farm leveling materials. Those materials range from agent experience items to W-Engine (*******) ascension materials. View the full article

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve got a sweet-looking rare *******, but you’ve realized it doesn’t do as much damage as a common one. Don’t worry—The First Descendant has a ******* leveling system, and we’re here to tell you everything you need to know about it. The First Descendant: How to level up weapons Level up your weapons here. Screenshot by Dot Esports You don’t specifically level up weapons in The First Descendant. Instead, you can transfer the level of a higher ******* to a lower-level *******. This process destroys the higher-level *******. View the full article

Getting into Zenless Zone Zero should be as simple as downloading the game, but when the compiling shaders error appears, you know you’re in for a long ride before you can enjoy the latest HoYoverse adventure. The compiling shaders error is a fairly unique problem within the HoYoverse. It affects mobile users and stops ZZZ from launching properly. Are you unsure what to do to counter this frustrating error? Here are our fixes for the compiling shaders error in ZZZ. View the full article

Elden Ring patch notes have arrived for the latest update to FromSoftware's colossal RPG. The update addresses some of the most powerful items and ******* arts in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, as developer FromSoftware works on honing its balance. These include fixes for the broken Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle, which have been used a lot since the expansion arrived. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Elden Ring Scadutree Fragments locations All Elden Ring Smithing Stones locations Elden Ring talismans list and locations View the full article

What is the best ZZZ Grace build? Grace Howard is one of the employees of BeloBog Industries, one of the major factions in the Zenless Zone Zero story. Like other members of her team, Grace is strong and excels in HP, but her Anomaly specialty really stands her out from the crowd. As one of just two Zenless Zone Zero Anomaly characters at launch, Grace is unique, and that might be a reason for wanting to draw her from the latest ZZZ banners. In order to increase your chances, make sure you redeem all of the current Zenless Zone Zero codes, and once you've got her, get the very best performance from one of the top choices on our ZZZ tier list by equipping the best Grace build as we've detailed below. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Zenless Zone Zero 100 free pulls promotion is making everyone confused Zenless Zone Zero banners - next, current, and 1.0 banners Zenless Zone Zero codes July 2024 View the full article

Counter-Strike 2 and Starfield were the two biggest FPS games - or FPS and RPG mashups - of 2023. Going up against Valve and Bethesda, it's not surprising that plucky shooter Robocop Rogue City slipped under the radar, but if you haven't played it already, please do. Funny, vicious, and original, Rogue City is one of the most underrated shooters in years. Created by Teyon, maker of the similarly overlooked Terminator Resistance, Rogue City proves the studio has a skill for FPS design. But its new project sounds very different, and perhaps closer to the likes of Diablo 4 and Path of Exile. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best FPS game you've never played is now cheaper than ever The Last of Us gets massive frame rate boost, thanks to AMD One of the best FPS games of 2023 is 51% off on PC View the full article

******** Squad: ***** the Justice League hasn't been the AAA hit Warner Bros. Games was hoping for, but the promised post-launch content is still coming. Following the arrival of the Joker in Season 1, next week's (July 11) Season 2 debut will introduce Mrs. Freeze aka Nora Fries (sorry, Victor fans), as well as a number of map-altering changes, new activities and weapons to the game in hopes of pleasing the players that are sticking around until WB Games pulls the plug. I personally didn't hate ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League when it launched back in February, but agreed with pretty much everyone who played it that it lacked the depth to make looter shooter veterans stick around and simply felt too generic for the source material being adapted. Read more View the full article

Zenless Zone Zero has finally launched on PC, PS5, iOS and Android. HoYoverse's urban lifestyle game is a bit of a departure from the usual for the company, with an emphasis placed on world-building and style - and a little less grinding than people might expect. The game's marketing was also something a little different, with a ZZZ x Tisto music collaboration marking the game as something to keep an eye on right before release. View the full article

Elden Ring’s Frenzied Flame Incantations are some of the most unique and powerful spells designed by FromSoftware, and Howl of Shabriri is a must-have if the Frenzied Flame takes your fancy. It’s easy to get, so keep reading. Howl of Shabriri location in Elden Ring Get Howl of Shabriri from Frenzy-Flaming Tower. Screenshot/Remix by Dot Esports To get Howl of Shabriri in Elden Ring, head to Frenzy-Flaming Tower in northwestern Liurnia of the Lakes. It’s a straightforward route from the Frenzied Flame Village Outskirts Site of Grace. If you haven’t reached it yet, head north on the eastern side of Liurnia. View the full article

FromSoftware's major Elden Ring expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, has arrived to a rapturous reception: including the highest score PC Gamer's ever given a piece of DLC (sorry, Geralt). There have been a few unforeseen issues, of course, prime among which was the deadliest bottle of perfume ever known, capable of absolutely melting through Erdtree's fearsome bosses... Read more.View the full article

The right to repair movement may be gaining traction, with several states passing laws that force companies to improve the repairability of their products, but a trio of letters the Federal Trade Commission just sent to firms that market and sell gaming PCs, graphics chips, motherboards, and other accessories show... Read Entire Article View the full article

As players flood the servers with excitement for the latest HoYoverse game—Zenless Zone Zero, it isn’t surprising when crashing errors join the party and ruin your chances to progress. After downloading ZZZ successfully, you quickly figure out that actually playing the game may be tougher than simply completing your first mission. Crashing, bugs, and stuttering is to be expected with any new game release, but how can you counter it? Here is everything you need to know to solve crashing errors in ZZZ. Let’s get into it. View the full article

The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland has denied episode 6's unknown oceanic planet is Ahch-To (from The Last Jedi). That said, it might have deeper Star Wars Legends ties. Spoilers ahead for The Acolyte up to this week's sixth episode. After a ******* fifth episode, people are feeling better overall about The Acolyte, Disney and Lucasfilm's latest live-action Star Wars series, yet it ******** to be seen whether it'll maintain the momentum and stick the landing. For now, episode 6 was the steamiest that Star Wars has been in quite a while (the Reylos are celebrating) and also teased a troubled past for Manny Jacinto's Qimir aka the Stranger, the Sith (or Sith-like, we don't know for sure) baddie that everyone and their mothers are thirsting over. Read more View the full article

Zenless Zone Zero is available across multiple platforms, but those on PlayStation 5 will have the most fun if you are a completionist due to the available trophies—and we’ve got a full trophy list for you. Crossplay and cross-progression are available in Zenless Zone Zero if you want to play on the go, but PlayStation 5 is the only platform where you can claim these trophies, so don’t miss out if you like the hunt and use our guide to check your progress. View the full article

Good news KINGDOM HEARTS fans. All of the titles currently available on Steam have now been tested by Valve and given the fancy green Steam Deck Verified tick. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Looking for bargain SBCs is one of the best ways to bolster your EA FC 24 Ultimate Team squad. The best deal currently available is the Greats of the Game Team 2 Upgrade SBC, whose rewards more than match the admission price. Squad Building Challenges haven’t been too impressive since the start of Euro 2024 and Copa America. Objectives, like Euro Throwbacks, have held the front so far, but SBCs are striking back this week. You can easily complete the Greats of the Game Team 2 Upgrade SBC, and it has the potential to net you one of the best players in EA FC 24 Ultimate Team. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The First Descendant has a lot of mission types to keep things fresh, and it can be a problem when a battle pass challenge asks you to clear a specific one. If you’re not sure what you need to do to clear an Outpost, you’re in the right place. Here’s how to clear Outposts in The First Descendant. View the full article

#DRIVE Rally is actually looking pretty ***** good. A reinvention of classic 90s rally racing with a whole lot of content and features to be excited about. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has released the first hefty game update, Version 1.12.3, following the release of Shadow of the Erdtree, which reduces the strength of overpowered weapons. Detailed on publisher Bandai Namco's website, the patch includes several changes and bug fixes including the reduction of power of several weapons deemed too strong. These include the Smithscript Dagger, Smithscript Cirque, Smithscript Axe, Smithscript Greathammer, Smithscript Spear, Smithscript Shield, and Golem Fist — but nothing used in the "OP" build discovered hours before the patch was released. The Smithscript Dagger and Smithscript Cirque have both had their throwing attacks' range increased too, slightly compensating for the overall damage reduction. The full patch notes are available below. FromSoftware still made no mention of the bug affecting Steam Deck users that makes the game unplayable if left idle for more than five minutes, potentially leading to corrupted data. 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. In fact, getting into the expansion even poses a challenge as players must defeat an optional boss. Those eager to explore every inch of the expansion can check out IGN's extensive guide, which covers Shadow of the Erdtree's new weapons, its various quest lines, and how to defeat those pesky new bosses. In our 10/10 review, 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." Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Update 1.12.3 Patch Notes PvP-exclusive balance adjustments Decreased the damage and damage animation of the shearing vacuum effect of the “Swift Slash” Skill. General balance adjustments Increased the Intelligence scaling of the Carian Sorcery Sword and slightly decreased the base damage.Extended the throwing attacks range for the following weapons:Smithscript Dagger / Smithscript CirqueChanged the placement of the bosses in the re-****** against the Golden Hippopotamus and Commander Gaius bosses to be in the same position as in the first ******. Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks Skill to deal more damage than expected.Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks and Wall of Sparks Skills to deal no damage while some special effects were applied to the player.Fixed a bug where some special effects of a right-handed ******* would also be applied to the following ******* Skills when cast with the left hand:Feeble Lord's Frenzied FlameDiscus HurlFixed a bug where successfully guarding while attacking using the Thrusting Shield ******* type would consume less stamina than intended.Fixed a bug that prevented players from cancelling the ******* recovery of two-handed strong attacks by rolling for certain weapons of the Backhand Blades ******* type.Fixed a bug that caused the Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle weapons to deal double damage under certain circumstances.Fixed a bug where the Arcane scaling of the Bloodfiend's Arm ******* was higher than intended when setting an affinity. The status buildup of the heavy ******* was also reduced.Fixed a bug where the ****** scaling of the Gazing Finger ******* was not being applied correctly.Fixed a bug where the damage animation of some attacks of the ***** Knight's Greatsword against players was different than expected.Fixed a bug where the ******* affinity of some attacks of the ***** Knight's Greatsword were different than expected.Fixed a bug that caused some affinities for the following weapons to be higher than intended:Smithscript DaggerSmithscript CirqueSmithscript AxeSmithscript GreathammerSmithscript SpearGolem FistSmithscript ShieldFixed a bug that caused enemies to heal when the Maximum HP reduction gradual HP reduction effect applied by ****** ****** Tiche wore off.Fixed a bug that caused summoned NPCs to behave differently than expected under certain circumstances.Fixed a bug that where the unblockable ***** ******* of the Golden Hippopotamus boss would connect with players more easily than intended.Fixed a bug that caused text to display differently than expected.Several other performance improvements and bug fixes. Possible unstable performance fixes For the PS5 version of the game, unstable framerate may be improved by using the "Rebuild Database" option from the device’s safe mode.In some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be unintentionally enabled and cause unstable performance. Please check the Ray Tracing setting in the "System" > "Graphics Settings" > "Raytracing Quality" from the title screen or in-game menu.In the PC Version, the message "Inappropriate activity detected" may appear without cheating. To fix this issue, please verify the integrity of the game's files before restarting the game. In the PC version, unstable framerate may be caused by third party applications that control mouse behavior. Deactivating these third party applications may improve performance. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

HoyoVerse has inexplicably decided you can’t swap between Wise and Belle—instead, you have to pick a main character in Zenless Zone Zero. Picking between Wise and Belle as your main characters in Zenless Zone Zero is all about personal preference since there’s no big difference in gameplay or story impact between them. But this choice isn’t as straightforward as in previous HoyoVerse games. Wise doesn’t replace Belle, and Belle doesn’t replace Wise. Both siblings coexist after you choose, with you embodying one of them. There are personality differences to consider, as well as aesthetic ones. I’ll help you decide which main character you should choose in Zenless Zone Zero. View the full article

PlayStation Productions has a lot going on at the moment. Shows like Twisted Metal and The Last of Us are moving into second seasons, and movies like Ghost of Tsushima and Uncharted 2 are a go (but still a ways off). Another huge IP adaptation was Netflix's live-action Horizon Zero Dawn series, but it seems like it's been put off... for now. With post-apocalyptic video game adaptations like TLOU and Fallout raising the bar in recent times, the Horizon TV series seemed like a pretty safe bet, so what happened? Well, its current iteration hasn't been canned due to the dreaded 'creative differences' between artists and studios. Instead, it's all gone down the drain due to allegations of "retaliation" and "toxic work environment" during the development and production of the hit Netflix series The Umbrella Academy; its showrunner, Steve *********, had been chosen by the company to ****** the adaptation of PlayStation'****** IP, but Rolling Stone is saying his next two shows have been nuked (after first reporting on the accusations). This is a huge ***** to both Netflix and PlayStation Productions' upcoming slate. The former is soon ending Stranger Things and The Witcher, two of its biggest shows ever, and looking for new tentpole series than can become as giant as those. Meanwhile, Sony's video game adaptation division was getting ready to start ********* Horizon as well as **** of War (set at Amazon's Prime Video) sooner rather than later. Read more View the full article

A Genshin Impact ***** has revealed more details about a new Hydro character expected to join the roster in update 5.0. HoYoverse has already released the first teaser for Natlan, confirming that the famous Pyro nation will arrive in the game once version 4.8 wraps up. View the full article

If you've been thinking about upgrading your gaming setup for a while, then this FlexiSpot C7 Ergonomic office chair deal could be just what you've been looking for. At FlexiSpot, the foam and mesh designs are on *****, with the foam version reduced by $250, and the mesh design discounted by $340. Both these ergonomic chairs boast seriously impressive comfort and durability for office workers and gamers alike. So, if you're looking for one of the best office chairs to add to your office or gaming setup, the FlexiSpot C7 Ergonomic office chair is definitely an option worth considering, especially with such a huge saving currently on offer. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: FlexiSpot C7 Ergonomic office chair review Save $130 on the Flexispot E7 standing desk Flexispot E7 review: a top standing desk for gaming View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]