For a game Dragon Age fans have been waiting a decade for, The Veilguard makes one ***** of a first impression. Despite initial community concerns, a behind-closed-doors look at the game’s first hour revealed a slick, stylish, and deep sequel. Those concerns, of course, were based on a cinematic trailer and its tone. Many longtime Dragon Age fans didn’t enjoy the cartoony, heroic feel and the trailer’s introduction the companions, and were worried The Veilguard was ditching the dark tone of its predecessors. But at a first look Dot Esports attended at Summer Game Fest, the early gameplay delivered it all in the rain-soaked, ******-infested streets of Minrathous, the capital of Tevinter. View the full article
Arcane is coming to an end, with Riot Games today confirming the smash-hit League of Legends series’ second season will be its last. The early end to Jinx and Vi’s story doesn’t mean Runeterra is going anywhere though, with more projects across television and film already well underway. This isn’t a shock cancellation by Netflix, though that has been the streaming giant’s modus operandi recently. Instead, it’s a natural end to the story of sisters Jinx and Vi and their pivotal roles in the brewing war between the sister cities of Piltover and Zaun. The Arcane teams at Riot and Paris animation studio Fortiche set out with a “specific end in mind,” which they’ve now hit in the show’s sophomore season. View the full article
League of Legends players and fans are getting their wish fulfilled: A third international tournament will be officially added to the calendar for 2025. The news comes via a Riot Games dev update on June 11, with the League esports calendar set to look drastically different following the 2024 World Championship and heading into next year. Regional play will kick off earlier in the year, culminating in an event currently penciled for March. This tournament isn’t expected to be as grand as the likes of Worlds, but it fills out the calendar year a little more and gives another opportunity for League‘s best and brightest to prove themselves on the world stage. View the full article
The long-hinted merger for ********* League of Legends has come at last, with Riot Games today confirming the LCS, CBLOL, and LLA competitions will soon be consolidated into a new dual-conference Americas League. The league will split into two conferences—North America and South America—with the LCS and CBLOL teams taking part in each separately—not too dissimilar to how the leagues are split currently. The LLA, however, will lose its classification as a tiered region in the ecosystem and will be given a slot in each of the Americas conferences. View the full article
Vanguard, Riot Games’ anti-cheat software, has dealt a significant ***** to cheaters in League of Legends, resulting in the expulsion of nearly 50,000 scripters in a month. Despite this, player engagement ******** robust, with daily activity levels showing no signs of decline, Riot says. At the beginning of the year, Riot announced its ambitious plans to fortify League’s defense against cheaters with the implementation of Vanguard, its anti-cheat software. Fast forward to the present and the fruits of its labor are beginning to materialize with impressive numbers. View the full article
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Players will swarm into League of Legends for the new PvE game mode set to arrive on the client with the summer event. In the latest Dev Update video, the League team shared details about Swarm, the new game mode previously described as a “bullet heaven survivor” event. Arriving mid-July, the summer event is rumored to be themed around the Anima universe, with leaked skins hinting at the return of the 2022 skin line. View the full article
As strange as it sounds, League of Legends is nearly 15 years old. In many ways, the industry standard-bearer in multiplayer PC gaming and esports, once a haven for young, competitive players, is now an “old” title—and it has a playerbase age to match. At least, that was the gist given by League‘s leadership team in a private media event held on Riot’s Los Angeles campus. Make what you will of it, but the playerbase is getting older, and with that age comes a different set of challenges. “It’s not inherently a bad thing,” game director Pu Liu said in answer to a question about the age of League‘s players going up after confirming the assertion was true. “If you have a game that retains players really, really well, and you have a consistent inflow of new players year over year, [the playerbase] should age up.” View the full article
Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic War has taken yet another interesting turn by presenting players with something of a moral dilemma: work together to save ***** children from certain ****** or unlock a new stratagem. The in-universe announcement from Super Earth, below, details the explosive PlayStation 5 and PC co-op shooter’s new Major Order: liberate Vernen Wells, which is home to thousands of civilian survivors trapped inside a children’s hospital, or liberate Marfark, which will in turn unlock the MD-17 Anti-Tank Mines stratagem. Only the citizens or weaponry on the first liberated planet is likely to be saved, the Major Order reads. Both planets are currently held by the Automatons, Helldivers 2's terrifying ****** ****** faction. MAJOR ORDER: Helldivers, a difficult decision ***** ahead. Will you save the trapped survivors on Vernen Wells or the raw ingredients for the MD-17 Anti-Tank Mines on Marfark? [Hidden Content] — HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) June 11, 2024 It’s a cool development from developer Arrowhead, whose Game Master Joel pulls the strings of Helldivers 2’s meta narrative from the shadows. And while this is all just a bit of fun, already the community is stressing over what to do. “We can create more kids, we need the mines now,” reads a post from one player. “We're never getting those mines….” said another. Some are even suggesting Arrowhead is hiding some secret reward behind saving the children, although that doesn’t sound like a very Super Earth thing to do. Given how ********* Helldivers 2 players have struggled to shepherd the wider player base in a single direction for previous Major Orders, there’s a risk here that neither planet is liberated, which would be awful for everyone. Perhaps there’s time for both to be saved. It will be interesting to see which way the galactic wind blows on this one. This Major Order comes ahead of this week’s new jungle-themed premium warbond and hotly anticipated game-changing patch, which makes over 100 fixes and improvements to Helldivers 2. Both should hit on Thursday, June 31. This week is a big one for Helldivers 2 and Arrowhead, which recently revealed it was in the process of setting the studio up so it could “make more and better stuff” in the long-term. In an introductory post on reddit, new CEO Shams Jorjani, who recently replaced previous Arrowhead CEO and now current Chief Creative Officer Johan Pilestedt, said the studio has had to adjust to the enormous success Helldivers 2 has brought to the company. Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation game of all time, having shifted an incredible 12 million copies in just 12 weeks since going on ***** earlier this year. Amid the huge revenue Helldivers 2 has generated, Arrowhead itself has suffered a number of crises, including launch server problems and, most recently, a battle with Sony itself over the console maker’s controversial attempt to force Steam players to account link to PlayStation Network. 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
The ongoing speculation of an Xbox handheld recently reached fever pitch after Phil Spencer all but confirmed the existence of one. But is pushing a Steam Deck rival the right thing to do, especially when Xbox is already losing the console war by a landslide? While Microsoft will have the resources to create what should be one of the best handheld gaming PCs for its Xbox brand, many contenders have sat in similar positions and still not come close to beating out Valve's portable. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Microsoft just made DLSS, FSR, and XeSS upscaling easier for everyone Microsoft's new AI keyboard costs more than a Steam Deck Your PC is about to advertise Game Pass to you, thanks to Microsoft View the full article
Discovery of the 309.85 GB install size (for the Xbox Series X and S) on the ****** Ops 6 store page on Xbox.com led to plenty of outcry from fans of the FPS series. A game of that size is going to take up a massive chunk of space on... Read Entire Article View the full article
Ubisoft Forward treated us to our first proper look at *********'s Creed Shadows' gameplay, and wow it didn't disappoint. Though I've generally avoided the series' big RPG installments like the plague, I am ready to lock in for Naoe and Yasuke's shadowy Sengoku adventure on PS5 and Xbox. While the Splinter Cell remake was notably absent from the event, Sam Fisher enjoyers may find solace in Shadows' shinobi sleuthing. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No, *********'s Creed Shadows won't force you to always stay online New *********'s Creed Shadows trailer is a 2-for-1 protagonist treat View the full article
A few months ago there was news about layoffs at 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks, and it seemed like Ivar Hill's immersive sim Core Decay was hit. Thankfully though, Core Decay is alive and well. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
According to a new ***** from GameStop, the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake could be coming in November. Metal Gear Solid 3 is considered by many to be one of the best entries in the series, and fans were overjoyed to see ****** Snake appear towards the end of a PlayStation State of Play livestream last year. Gamers recently got another look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater during this weeks Xbox Games Showcase 2024, complete with gameplay footage of Snake embarking on a dangerous mission through *******-controlled territory during the Cold War. View the full article
The spacefaring MMO EVE Online has received its next major narrative-drive expansion today as CCP Games launches the Equinox expansion. EVE Online: Equinox focuses on the rising tensions and moral quandries that arise in the player-controlled nullsec. In Equinox, players must stake their claim in the lawless frontier. To celebrate the launch of Equinox, all capsuleers can now claim seven days of Omega status for free by visiting the New Eden Store until June 20. A taste of things to come in Equinox can be viewed in the launch trailer. View the full article
If you’re not a fan of the Prismatic Subclass, you can still enjoy unrivaled build freedom with Exotic Class Items. Let me show you everything you need to know and the best Exotic Class Item perks in Destiny 2: Titan Stoicism, Hunter Essentialism, and Warlock Solipsism.What are Exotic Class items in Destiny 2?Exotic Class items are unique as they have two Exotic perks. Those perks mirror what you find on regular Exotic Armor. For example, Synthoceps are a Titan-exclusive Armor piece with the following Exotic perk:Biotic EnhancementsWhile surrounded, gain increased melee and super damage as well as improved ******* handling and reload speed.The Exotic Class items can roll with the “Spirit of Synthoceps,” which improves melee damage while surrounded. It’s a watered-down version of the Exotic Effect, but arguably the most impactful part. As the perk is weaker than the Exotic armor it’s based on, it still means the regular piece is viable....View the full article
Activision Blizzard is telling Overwatch 2 fans not to worry after leaving the Xbox Showcase empty-handed. For the past few years, Blizzard has faithfully released new trailers showing off new Overwatch 2 content. Last year, Story Missions were unveiled as an additional incentive, and fans got their first look at Flashpoint. The year before that, the Overwatch 2 release date was revealed. But this year, a distinct lack of Overwatch 2 information has left fans baffled. View the full article
Elden Ring players looking to jump straight into the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC may need to spend some more time with the original game as Bandai Namco has warned that the defeat of a certain boss is a requirement to see the expansion. It's no secret that FromSoftware's latest RPG is brutal as it dishes out a neverending plethora of punishing encounters before The Tarnished even makes it to the boss arena. Unfortunately, those who struggled with the base game may be disappointed to know that they've got some work to do before the DLC arrives. View the full article
Heartseeker is a powerful Marksman ability for Rogues in Diablo 4 and the centerpiece of the classs most popular current build. After the Twisting Blades nerf before the launch of Loot Reborn, it appeared that Rogue players had fewer endgame options than ever, but Heartseeker has quickly emerged as a premier build. With the right gear, aspects, items, and rotation, Rogue players clear out enemies and bosses faster. View the full article
Zack Snyder just loves his director's cuts, and he's got a couple of them coming, one for each Rebel Moon film he's released with Netflix. Director's cuts aren't all that common a thing these days. That's probably in part because Hollywood execs are just not that interested in giving filmmakers more money to work on a film that they've already paid and is already finished, and also because they don't want to give up control over their IP - after all, IP is king now. But Snyder at the very least got that opportunity with Justice League, thanks to a ****-inflated fan campaign, and he's trying to do it again with his pair of Rebel Moon films. The director has been hyping them up since even before the standard cut of the first one came out (which calls into question whether he even wanted you to watch that one or not). Now, on his own Twitter account earlier today, Snyder shared that the director's cuts of both parts of Rebel Moon will be coming to Netflix on August 2. They even both have new names now - Chapter One will be called Chalice of Blood, and Chapter Two will be called Curse of Forgiveness. Both sound slightly too edgy for more liking, but I'm a Shadow the Hedgehog fan, so what do I know about taste anyway? Read more View the full article
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Recently Nightdive Studios had another two announcements of their remasters with The Thing: Remastered and ******** Time: Resurrected. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The Inquisitor is back in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as players will be able to set the appearance and major decisions of the previous protagonist before the start of the game. While the focus in Dragon Age: The Veilguard shifted away from Solas, the Dread Wolf is still expected to be a key factor in the narrative. His time with the Inquisition and his personal relationship with the Inquisitor have kept fans wondering if BioWare would bring back the Herald of Andraste in the next Dragon Age chapter. View the full article
What do you want from a survival game? Crafting. Difficult combat. Exploration. Building. One of the most popular genres on PC has been especially extant during the last 12 months, thanks to the arrivals of Sons of the Forest, Palworld, and Soulmask, to name but a few. Now, a gigantic new survival epic, currently ninth on the global Steam wishlist chart, has a new playtest, and after just a few days it's blowing up majorly. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of the most wishlisted games on Steam is hosting a huge playtest View the full article
XDefiant executive producer gives fans an update on Team Deathmatch, which is expected to launch into the game in a couple of weeks. After a few development delays, Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant has been a big hit with players. The fast-paced, classic arena-style multiplayer game has seemingly filled a niche largely abandoned by the more modern shooters like Call of Duty. Better yet, the game continues to evolve with updates and grow through new content. View the full article
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For a game Dragon Age fans have been waiting a decade for, The Veilguard makes one ***** of a first impression. Despite initial community concerns, a behind-closed-doors look at the game’s first hour revealed a slick, stylish, and deep sequel. Those concerns, of course, were based on a cinematic trailer and its tone. Many longtime Dragon Age fans didn’t enjoy the cartoony, heroic feel and the trailer’s introduction the companions, and were worried The Veilguard was ditching the dark tone of its predecessors. But at a first look Dot Esports attended at Summer Game Fest, the early gameplay delivered it all in the rain-soaked, ******-infested streets of Minrathous, the capital of Tevinter. View the full article