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There’s a bit of soldering involved with the mod, so Voultar will initially be only selling an installation service. | Screenshot: Macho Nacho Productions Nintendo sold over 49 million Super Nintendo consoles, but not all of them were created equal. A later hardware revision improved the quality of the SNES’s video output, and over three decades later, one modder has come up with a way to bring those same improvements to nearly every Super Nintendo ever released. Zach Henson, a console modder who also goes by the name Voultar, has created a DIY modification kit for older Super Nintendo consoles called the Edge Enhancer. Expected to sell for around $60, the mod kit upgrades the console’s video output, making graphics appear much sharper and colors more saturated. Although Nintendo made many revisions to the Super Nintendo’s hardware during the console’s production run, for retro gamers,... Continue reading… View the full article

Creature types are taking over Magic: The Gathering Standard with cute and ferocious animals from Bloomburrow at the digital launch of the set. The Standard format in MTG is undergoing an overhaul with the launch of Bloomburrow thanks to the first Standard rotation in two years. View the full article

I’ve done my time in major MMOs like Final Fantasy 14 and World of Warcraft, but outside of that I’ve only dabbled in the various other forms this subgenre can take. So when I say that Throne and Liberty isn’t quite rising to my past experiences with massively multiplayer dungeon-diving, loot-grinding, and boss-slaying, it’s an opinion coming largely from a “normie.” That said, both FF14 and WoW have big expansions launching the same year as this, NCSOFTs Guild Wars 2 follow up, and though its world is beautiful and its combat grows into a compelling and active ballet of skill interactions, the largely boring story and repetitive quest design I experienced in my 10 or so hours with the Open Beta makes me worried for Throne and Liberty’s chances at unseating the kings of the genre. It is a great-looking game, though. The character creator lets you customize your avatar with some commendable levels of detail. And no matter what you put together, the end result will look fantastic, and shows no signs of the sort of player character uncanny valley that some games suffer from, where the overall quality of your PC is lower than the handcrafted NPCs from the developers. The world is pretty stunning, too. Once you see the huge flying whale for the first time, you’ll go quite a few hours before you see something that majestic again, but the environments you’ll travel through on your journey are rich in ****** and detail. I really loved the swampy forest overrun by spiders and the colorful plains with giant wild birds that are Definitely Not Chocobos. Even better, all of this runs remarkably smoothly. Becoming your own mount and morphing into a wild cat to sprint through cities or fast traveling from location to location loads lightning fast and in real time no matter how many people are on screen. You’re going to do quite a lot of traveling from place to place, guided around by a completely unremarkable story about magically blessed youngsters growing into warriors of destiny, and the various factions in the world of Solisium that want to use them for their own gain. I didn’t get too far into it – only around chapter 5, which is halfway through the available content at the time – but none of it stood out as compelling. Thanks to a reliable narrator that recaps important parts of the story I did soon after doing them, I found myself skipping through much of the bland dialogue in non-cinematic exchanges. The bulk of the quests both on the main path and side missions are pretty run-of-the-mill MMO fare. The bulk of the quests both on the main path and side missions are pretty run-of-the-mill MMO fare. You’re gonna be collecting pieces of the local wildlife to make a potion, find missing people, do a stint as a mail carrier, etc. There’s a steady pace of new things to learn and do as you go along, but Throne and Liberty treating the main story as an elongated tutorial gave me a bit of anxiety about how to use all of the random stuff I was getting as rewards, to the point where I was very ************* with how I spent any loot because I didn’t what to spend it on upgrading something if I was only going to learn that I could have spent it on something else in the next couple of quest phases. Every region of the map has its own specific side tasks, which are worth completing for their rewards even if you aren’t usually the type to make sure all of their boxes get checked. These are more likely to feature more interesting missions or puzzles to solve than the main quest, but there’s plenty of “***** X of Y” here, too. I didn’t get to see too many of these myself, but I chatted with a few folks in my travels who described some more complex platforming missions in instances that I definitely wanted to try out myself. You’ll do a great deal of fighting on your journey, of course, and its active combat is Throne and Liberty’s standout feature. Players aren’t restricted by classes. The pair of weapons they choose to wield determines what abilities are available to them. Similar to NCSOFT’s other big MMO, Guild Wars 2, fights require lots of positional awareness, and skills have lots of synergies with one another both within and across ******* types, and encourage lots of trial and error to figure out the best combinations for getting the most out of them. Every ******* has an auto ******* pattern and can parry enemies' big attacks so long as you hit the button prompt just right, and each ******* has their own set of follow-up attacks that take great advantage of the opening you made. This mechanic seems ancillary against smaller foes, but against bosses and other strong enemies, defense is a must if you’re going to make it out of their clutches alive. Mastery of it was an absolute must in the ******* Palace-style boss rush mode where you face off one-on-one with tough foes that have lots of power and small margins for error. I used the greatsword and the staff, giving me lots of power and health in melee and also some escape tools and long-range magical options. I used them mostly to charge into close combat, blast all of my abilities, then use a magical freezing cloud to leap me away from enemies and blast them with ***** and lighting bolts until they closed the distance. These abilities have more direct synergies, too. Greatsword players have access to a skill that can stun targets, and can follow it up with another skill that does bonus damage to stunned foes. The staff can put burning conditions on your opponents, and a second ******* ***** spell will do more damage to enemies with burning stacks on them. Late in the beta I experimented with some cross ******* synergy with other ******* options like the wand, which focuses on debuffing and healing, with some promising results. Most of the stuff I got up to like big world events where I had to race other players to collect the most macguffins from orcs, or smaller, more simple fetch quests, rewarded me mostly in money and gear upgrade materials. . It’s a double-edged sword, because though much of the source of your ever-growing power outside of your characters leveling up also comes through leveling up your gear, but a lot of that gear is bland and boring through much of your climb. I was around the mid-to-late 20s in level when I logged off for the last time from the beta, and I had only picked up two different swords – neither particularly impressive in looks or stats. Armor was a bit more dynamic, but I had almost no connection to the loot I was grabbing at all outside of making the numbers go up. I can’t speak to how that shakes out towards the higher levels, where one would expect equipment to get more exotic, but trudging there means that the only things you're slaying are bad guys. Overall, I certainly enjoyed most of my time with Throne and Liberty. There are big, late-game things that I want to come back and participate in, like large-scale PVP battles between guilds and raid dungeons. The story and quests won’t upend any long-standing MMO conventions. The inner voice that usually commands me to make sure every task that can be done must be done very quietly let me skip through slow dialogue and turn a ****** eye to many menial side tasks. I never skipped an opportunity to ******, though. The parry system mixed with the joy of discovering ***** skill combos across the various weapons available to you was by and large the most fun I could find in my time with it, and might be enough for me to come back to test my mettle against the cream of the crop when Throne and Liberty finally launches in September. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

There are multiple items you need to hunt down while exploring the various regions within Once Human. Each region contains several unique resources you won’t be able to find elsewhere, and the same goes for the keycards some of the stronger enemies drop, like the Rosetta V2 Access Cards. The Access Cards allow you to open up locked doors hidden away at the more fortified strongholds in Once Human. The Rosetta V2 Access Cards come from a particular region and only open certain doors. They won’t function in other Rosetta strongholds, which means you want to ensure you know where to find them and what doors they can open. View the full article

Steam's Tower Defense Fest is underway! From now until August 5 you'll find all sorts of ways to jump into defensive combat, ******** your enemies, and protect your home base. Explore tons of Tower Defense titles, grab cool discounts, and check out demos on new games. Head on over to Steam's Tower Defense Fest anytime between now* and August 5th at 10am Pacific. *Now is good. View the full article

Steam's Tower Defense Fest is underway! From now until August 5 you'll find all sorts of ways to jump into defensive combat, ******** your enemies, and protect your home base. Explore tons of Tower Defense titles, grab cool discounts, and check out demos on new games. Head on over to Steam's Tower Defense Fest anytime between now* and August 5th at 10am Pacific. *Now is good. View the full article

The upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions game has confirmed that Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang, and Ron Weasley will be part of the playable roster. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is an upcoming sports game based on the Wizarding World's Quidditch sport, wherein players fly around on brooms and attempt to throw objects through hoops, all the while one person on their team, the Seeker, tries to catch the elusive Golden Snitch. Quidditch is the Wizarding World's most popular sport, and it has been a big hit with Harry Potter franchise fans as well. Real-world versions of Quidditch exist, and the sport has also been represented in various video games over the years. View the full article

A new manga series is making waves (or I guess a splash) online called Where is the Elf Teacher’s *******? The series features the titular elf who travels from her fantasy world to teach at an all-boys school in Japan. The only problem is that it’s in an elf’s nature that they can only do their […] Source View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Strafing is a basic concept seen in various FPS games, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 or Counter-Strike 2. It’s a valuable gameplay tactic everyone should learn. Whether you’re trying to improve your movement, finish a weekly challenge, or unlock the Priceless camo for the DG-58 LSW, you’ll need to learn how to get strafe ****** effectively. Here’s how to get strafing ****** and how to strafe in MW3. View the full article

Grand Theft Auto 5 has appeared numerous times on the Xbox Game Pass service for consoles. After coming and going on Microsoft’s cherished platform, it’s high time the profitable piece of entertainment made its way to Game Pass for PC, and leaks suggest that’s happening soon. This information was first brought up by prominent Rockstar Games leaker TezFunz2 today, July 29, on their X (formerly Twitter) account. “Rockstar Games is preparing GTA 5 to be playable via Xbox’s PC Game Pass,” they wrote. When asked whether or not this will require the Rockstar Games Launcher, TezFunz 2 said “Yes. You may launch it from the Xbox app, but it will go through the RGL, so it won’t be cross-platform.” The giant third-person sandbox has previously been featured on the Game Pass for Consoles, but never made its way to the PC version of the service. View the full article

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’re a PlayStation 5 owner and are curious about VR gaming, now may be the best time to pick up Sony’s headset. The PlayStation VR2 is currently on ***** for its lowest price ever, available on its own for $349.99 ($200 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and direct from PlayStation or as a bundle with Horizon Call of the Mountain for $399.99 ($200 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and PlayStation. The deal is part of the ongoing PlayStation Summer *****, which runs through August 5th. [/url] Now, it’s true that the PSVR 2 has some flaws — such as its reliance on a wired tether to your console — but it ******** a state-of-the-art experience with 120Hz OLED displays, eye tracking, and one of the comfiest fits out there for a VR headset. The ****** truth is that... Continue reading… View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Crystallization Catalysts in The First Descendant are important because they are key to customizing both Descendants and weapons. However, they take a fair amount of materials and time to craft, so players will want to know the fastest and easiest way to farm these parts. There are several different ways to acquire each part, but some are trickier to get to than others. View the full article

One Destiny 2 Hunter experimenting with the game's customization options found a way to transform into the famous DC character Nightwing. The Hunter class is one of the three classes available in Destiny 2, besides Warlock and Titan. View the full article

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a banger of an expansion—a return to the densely-packed worlds of Dark Souls yore, rammed with new and deadly weapons, and saddled with a final boss so unrelentingly hard it started a whole new difficulty discourse before, naturally, getting demolished by the unbeatable dodge gods of the gaming public... Read more.View the full article

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Players are less likely to keep playing an online multiplayer game if there’s no skill-based matchmaking, an Activision study suggests. According to a research paper published online by the company (and as spotted by [Hidden Content]), Activision held an experiment in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in early 2024 without informing players. Usually the game’s matchmaking takes a player’s previous overall performance – such as ****** and deaths – and uses it to match them with players with similar stats, in an attempt to make a more competitive match that isn’t too easy or hard. Read More... View the full article

Enshrouded received a major update titled Back to the Shroud. It’s packed with changes and improvements based on player feedback, so here are the main things you can expect in the third update for Enshrouded. Biggest changes in Enshrouded’s Back to the Shroud updateNew difficulty settings Tailor the experience to your needs. Image via Keen Games The Back to the Shroud update revamps the difficulty settings and introduces adjustable difficulty settings to fit different playstyles. There are 30 different settings that affect every game mode in Enshrouded, and there also are a few presets to start you off: View the full article

Now is the time to finish strong in the Greek Treasures Dig Hunt through the 24-hour Tournament Leaderboard event Golden Gallop, showcasing 30 milestones and extra pickaxe tokens as rewards. The Monopoly GO Golden Gallop event contains more pickaxes than previous events during the Dig Hunt main event. Shortly after the Tournament Leaderboard event drops, a Mega Heist timed event activates, helping you earn more milestone points from the start. And don’t sleep on the Leaps of Fortune 50 milestone event. Here’s a full list of all Golden Gallop rewards and explainers on how the milestone points work for the Monopoly GO event. View the full article

When does Star Wars Outlaws take place? The Star Wars timeline spans centuries, even if we ignore the Expanded Universe as Disney has. The TV shows and movies take us through centuries, and games like Knights of the Old Republic are set thousands of years before Luke Skywalker was but a twinkle in his troubled dad's eye. The latest bit of Star Wars goodness is a story of an up-and-coming scoundrel, but when does it take place in the grand scheme of things? The Star Wars Outlaws release date is approaching at light speed, and fans are already trying to piece together the intricacies of the story. Where do Kay Vess and Nix fit into the wider narrative, and can we expect to see any well-known Star Wars characters on our adventure game journey? Here's everything we know about when Star Wars Outlaws takes place. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All confirmed Star Wars Outlaws characters Is Star Wars Outlaws Steam Deck compatible? Star Wars Outlaws release date, trailers, and latest news View the full article

Avalanche Software may already be working on a Hogwarts Legacy sequel. That's suggested by a recently published Avalanche Software job listing spotted by Game Rant. View the full article

According to a reliable leaker, Xbox Game Pass will be adding Wargroove 2 to its library of playable games as part of the August 2024 lineup. A bunch of new games come to Xbox Game Pass every single month, and so it's no surprise that even more are on the way. However, only three have been officially confirmed at the time of this writing. View the full article

Once Human developer Starry Studio has delayed the introduction of account-wide cosmetics, due to recent "server instability." At launch, you could only make one character, with Starry Studio later adding more. Then players discovered that in-game premium purchases were on a per-character basis and not account-wide, so the team promised to rectify the issue. Now, though, with concurrent Steam peaks of over 200,000 players, the developer says it needs more time to implement the cosmetic fix, and offers a free item by way of an apology. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Once Human has no plans for an FPS mode, but elements may sneak in Once Human codes July 2024 and how to redeem Once Human dev finally knows the "root cause" of the big lag problem View the full article

You look around today, with Manor Lords, Cities Skylines 2, and the upcoming Civilization 7, and you can't help but appreciate the rich history of the strategy game. First-person shooters are certainly a contender, but I think strategy sims are the defining genre in PC gaming - hits like the original Civ and Rollercoaster Tycoon helped shaped PC culture, and the mouse and keyboard have always felt like the most natural tools for managing an expansive virtual empire or a budding production hub. We've come a long way since the dawn of SimCity and Populous, but one series has strayed sadly into history's shadow. Detailed, granular, and inventive, it's been 22 years, but the once-iconic Industry Giant is finally coming back. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Classic, realistic city builder makes its return in Industry Giant 4.0 View the full article

A few months ago Lenovo unveiled its latest mini PC, the Lenovo ThinkCenter Neo Ultra, and it looked to be an impressively small, very sleek-looking, and powerful PC. However, it topped out at housing an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, which is ok for gaming but not super powerful. Now, a new twist on that design has been spotted that houses a desktop RTX 4070 GPU and we need it in our lives. Called, the Lenovo Yoga Portal, the new variant has been spotted on a ******** retailer and it packs some seriously best gaming PC-level specs for a mini rig. Not only does it house a desktop-grade Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, but it also squeezes a desktop Intel Core i7 14700 CPU into its truly tiny case. With a footprint of roughly 200mm square (~8-inch) and a height of just 108mm (~4-inch), it's amazingly small for a machine with this much power. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab a Lenovo Legion Go for its lowest ever price while you can Lenovo gets desperate with new Steam Deck alternative Grab this Lenovo RTX 4060 gaming laptop for $849 while you can View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Pirates of the Caribbean event in Fortnite has a few strange quests you have to tackle to claim all available rewards. One of these tasks asks you to ******** Slurp, Slap, or Nitro Barrels which can be a tricky one to navigate. It can be tough to figure out what items this quest is referring to and where to find them since there are so many different items scattered around the map. Here’s how to ******** Slap, Slurp, or Nitro Barrels in Fortnite so you can progress in the Pirates of the Caribbean Cursed Sails event. View the full article