You've probably spotted the mysterious Banana game that has scaled the Steam charts over the past week or so, overtaking everything except for Counter-Strike 2 - and even then, it's sometimes pretty close. Tasking players with clicking images of bananas to earn Steam items that can, in theory, be sold for real cash, it now has a competitor in the newly released Cats, whose meteoric rise kicked off over the weekend. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: When is the next Steam *****? Nine essential Steam Next Fest demos to play before they're gone Five Steam Deck roguelikes you need to play during Replayability Fest View the full article
Following a few months of stability, AMD graphics card prices are once again on the move, and it's thankfully in the direction that benefits anyone looking to save some money while upgrading. The ASRock RX 7800XT Challenger OC has now fallen $20 below the $499 MSRP, and you can save a further $10 with a handy discount code. We've listed the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT as the best graphics card under $500, meaning this latest price drop makes for even better value, as long as you're not chasing the supreme ray tracing performance of a high-end card like the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD just tore up the rulebook on GPU design AMD's most powerful Ryzen gaming CPU is now at its lowest ever price 4K gaming on Unreal Engine 5 has a problem, but there is a fix View the full article
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Gabe Follower, one of the most reputable CS2 data miners and leakers, has hinted at a new CS2 operation being on the horizon. Today marks precisely 1,000 days since the last operation, Riptide, launched, making it a special occasion for an operation-related *****. The leaker posted several CS2 Workshop maps on X (formerly Twitter) on June 16, saying he’s just “gonna leave them there” without any extra context. The maps include FMPONE’s (creator of Cache) Thera, as well as Memento, Assembly, and the Pool Day remake. These four cover all of CS2‘s existing game modes, with Memento and Pool Day targeting Wingman and the Arms Race, while Thera and Assembly have been made with Competitive and Casual in mind. Gabe Follower also attached Mills in a follow-up tweet, completing his hint that these maps could be featured in an upcoming CS2 operation. View the full article
A Fallout 76 player ran into an otherworldly entity, standing creepily as it gazed in their direction, and decided to share the off-putting image online. Post-apocalyptic Appalachia has attracted an influx of new and returning players, as Bethesda recently kicked off the game's Season 17 and released the first ever map expansion for Fallout 76, an area in the south called Skyline Valley. View the full article
If you're a fan of ********* history, as developer Game Labs is, then its latest strategy game, Ultimate General: ********* Revolution, should help scratch that *****. It's an early access title that just launched, and its initial ***** is still going for a few more days. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
CI Games has confirmed that a sequel to Lords of the Fallen is in development. The game is planned for release on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC via the Epic Games Store. CI Games said it has signed a deal granting Epic the “exclusive worldwide distribution rights… on the PC platform for the entire product life cycle”. Read More... View the full article
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A recent look at how Ark: Survival Ascended runs on consoles was less than promising, which also spells bad news for how it will handle Ark 2. Ark: Survival Ascended is a remake of the original Ark: Survival Evolved. The main difference is that Survival Ascended has been built using Unreal Engine 5. View the full article
While exploring the Netherworlds of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, players are bound to encounter several frustrating enemies, including Mitama. Unlike most demons scattered throughout the region, Mitama's appear in various forms and have randomized weaknesses, making them even ******* to defeat. View the full article
Pieces Interactive, the developer of the Alone in the Dark reboot that launched earlier this year, has been shut down by parent company Embracer Group... Read more.View the full article
Image: The Verge Microsoft is losing another key Xbox executive at the end of the month. Xbox chief marketing officer Jerret West is leaving Microsoft to join Roblox as its new CMO and head of market expansion. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed the move in an internal memo to Xbox employees today, which was obtained by The Verge. West previously spent eight years at Microsoft on the Xbox marketing side, before previously departing in 2011 and then eventually spending seven years at Netflix as the head of marketing. West returned to Microsoft in late 2019, leading the marketing for the launch of the Xbox Series S / X consoles. West’s team is responsible for developing marketing plans for games, hardware, and Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft is now... Continue reading… View the full article
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Larry Hryb, aka “Major Nelson,” has his next job. Following his departure from Microsoft last year, where he was a public face for the Xbox brand, Hryb will be joining Unity’s Community team, he announced on Monday. At Microsoft, he, among other things, hosted the Official Xbox Podcast and posted about Xbox to his large following on X. On LinkedIn, he lists his new job title as “Director of Community,” and based on a LinkedIn post, it seems like he’ll still be a brand ambassador in some form. “Unity’s mission of empowering creative and business success of creators around the world across games, apps, and experiences aligns with my lifelong passion for innovation and community building,” Hryb wrote in the post. “I am eager to collaborate... Continue reading… View the full article
CI Games has signed a contract with Epic, ensuring the latter exclusive publishing rights to Lords of the Fallen sequel on PC. The developer is now working on a sequel to Lords of the Fallen, but this one will be skipping Steam at launch. View the full article
Starfield’s first expansion, this year’s Shattered Space, won’t be the only major DLC for the sci-fi exploration game, Bethesda bossman Todd Howard has confirmed. Read more View the full article
Another wave of Steam backlash has hit Starfield after developer Bethesda Game Studios released its new Trackers Alliance questline, which asks players to purchase subsequent quests as Creation mods. Starfield's upcoming Shattered Space DLC finally received a reveal trailer at Xbox's recent games showcase, which confirmed it'll focus on one of the space RPG's darker factions, House Va'ruun. View the full article
Strikerz Inc. has revealed that over 1.3 million players started their UFL journey during its recent open beta weekend on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Cristiano Ronaldo-backed soccer game is trying to carve out its slice of the pie by going boot-to-boot with EA FC, and it's certainly going the right way towards doing so. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ronaldo-backed EA FC challenger UFL gets open beta this weekend UFL release date rumours, gameplay, trailers, and more UFL confirms 2022 release, reveals first gameplay footage View the full article
The next season of Overwatch 2 is right around the corner, and some changes to how players play the Push game mode are being pushed to the forefront alongside the returns of some popular content. In season 11, titled Super Mega Ultrawatch, a new map is finally being introduced. Runasapi, which was teased at BlizzCon 2023 and then confirmed in an Overwatch 2 developer update back in March, will join the Push map pool with the launch of the next season. The solar-powered Peruvian city Runasapi is just the fourth map in the Push pool. View the full article
Kicking dudes never gets old in videogames, and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic nailed it all the way back in 2006. There have been pretenders to the throne since, but the newly announced The Nightscarred: Forgotten Gods wants to continue Arkane's legacy with an incredible combat system and plenty of first-person action. If you've been looking for an action RPG that gives you full control over how you ******, look no further. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Bethesda is currently hoping to release Starfield story expansions on an annual basis. That’s according to game director Todd Howard, who discussed the company’s plans for expanding the sci-RPG in an interview with YouTube channel MrMattyPlays. “I would say more or less, yeah,” he said when asked if Bethesda plans to release story expansions for the game on an annual basis. Read More... View the full article
With a rating of 96% positive on Steam at the time of writing, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is off to an amazing start on Valve's platform. During its launch weekend, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance had an all-time concurrent player count of 21,749 on Steam, nearly double that of another RPG recently released on the storefront. View the full article
A Quiet Place is a very solid horror movie that seemed primed for a video game adaptation from the off. After all, it already had all the ingredients of a video game right there: the whole film is essentially one overlong stealth mission with a punishing fail state - any crunchy glass or other noise would immediately draw the attention of deadly alien monsters - and at one point there’s a whiteboard with the narrative equivalent of ***** Space’s “CUT OFF THEIR LIMBS” graffiti scrawled on it. Lo and behold, we’re getting a Quiet Place video game. Read more View the full article
Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 is still months away from its global release, but one of the featured new mechanics is already on the competitive chopping block. According to a clip from Toronto Ultra player Thomas “Scrap” Ernst’s stream, the new “omnimovement” system set to feature prominently in the upcoming Call of Duty release could end up on the Gentlemen’s Agreement list in pro play. This means that while it would be in the game, pro players would effectively agree not to use it. View the full article
Romance in Baldur's Gate 3 isn't often a particularly tricky affair, but affairs of the heart can get a lot more troublesome when playing as the Dark Urge. With a simmering inclination toward acts of senseless *********, the Dark Urge Origin option presents the choice to ****** against bad impulses or embrace them for a chaotic campaign. This can be one of the most interesting ways to play Baldur's Gate 3, and part of that comes from how complicated it makes relationships with party members and other NPCs. View the full article
Of all the new content Valheim received in the Ashlands update, players are most curious about how to tame and mount an Askvin. Although you can't jump or ******* while riding these ferocious beasts, they boast a good chunk of health and can hold up their own in a ******. So, if you're looking for a new mount fit to back you up against every new ****** in Valheim's Ashland update, you can't go wrong with taming an Askvin. View the full article
What is the Diablo 4 Spiritborn class? When it comes to dispatching demonic enemies, there are multiple flavors of destruction in Diablo 4. You can take a utilitarian approach to *******, opting for heavy objects to ***** in the skulls of your enemies, or you can go a more mystical route, weaving spells and raising the ***** to do your ****** work. It's all about self-expression, and with the newest D4 expansion, it looks like you'll be able to add a new string to your metaphorical bow. The Diablo 4 DLC release date draws ever nearer, and we're hungrily gobbling up any bits of information we can get our hands on. One of the most intriguing additions coming with Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred is the new class: The Spiritborn. There isn't much to go off right now, however, Blizzard is planning a full class reveal on July 18. Until then, we're taking a look at the rumors and potential leaks to speculate on the Diablo 4 Spiritborn class. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Diablo 4 midseason patch notes bring big barbarian buffs Best Diablo 4 classes ranked Diablo 4 midseason patch imminent as Blizzard dates Season 5 reveal View the full article
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You've probably spotted the mysterious Banana game that has scaled the Steam charts over the past week or so, overtaking everything except for Counter-Strike 2 - and even then, it's sometimes pretty close. Tasking players with clicking images of bananas to earn Steam items that can, in theory, be sold for real cash, it now has a competitor in the newly released Cats, whose meteoric rise kicked off over the weekend. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: When is the next Steam *****? Nine essential Steam Next Fest demos to play before they're gone Five Steam Deck roguelikes you need to play during Replayability Fest View the full article