When you think of the best Metroidvania games, a few obvious candidates come to mind. Hollow Knight, Ori, Tunic, Blasphemous - perhaps even newcomer Animal Well. But for the Castlevania ****-hards, there's only one real choice: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the spiritual successor helmed by Castlevania series producer Koji Igarashi himself. Now, the exceptional action platformer is about to get even better with a new story DLC coming very soon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Acclaimed metroidvania adds new game modes and cosmetics next week Metroidvania Bloodstained gets free Child of Light DLC Metroidvania Bloodstained is still getting more free DLC View the full article
Monster Hunter Wilds debuted a new look at its scaly new critters last week, but fans are so memorized by an NPC named Gemma the Smithy that they’ve added a “Dating Sim” tag to its official Steam page. Pointed out by @QuirklessStoner on X/Twitter, Capcom’s next Monster Hunter game’s Steam tags include “Action,” “Multiplayer,” and, now, “Dating Sim” (spotted by Games Radar). Tags are user-generated, but the ones that appear first are the most popular among fans. That means players gathered and tagged Monster Hunter Wilds as a dating sim enough to propel the term to be one of its most-used tags. Gemma, the Research Commission Smithy, will be in charge of all things armor and weapons! Gear up for frequent visits to her as you craft and improve your equipment throughout your journey. #MHWilds [Hidden Content] — Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) June 2, 2024 Of course, it’s worth pointing out that, at least as far as Capcom has revealed, Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t a dating sim, and the franchise has never offered dating sim mechanics. That didn't stop the players who added the tag on Steam — just a few days after Capcom showed off Gemma. Gemma first appeared in a trailer that premiered during last week’s PlayStation State of Play presentation. She’s only on-screen for about 12 seconds of the three-minute trailer and says two sentences. Of course, that was more than enough for players to latch on to. “A smithy with the Research Commission,” a description for Gemma on the Monster Hunter Wilds website says. “She’ll take care of all your ******* and armor crafting needs!” Considering Gemma is already popular enough to change Monster Hunter Wilds’ Steam page, it should be no surprise to see that social media has already been flooded with fan art and posts hoping to hear more about the character soon. Meet #Gemma, 'a smithy with the Research Commission. She'll take care of all your ******* and armour crafting needs!' | #MonsterHunter | #MonsterHunterWilds | | #MHW | #Capcom | #PixelArt | [Hidden Content] — Camdenvania • (@camdenvania) June 1, 2024 Playing Monster Hunter for her [Hidden Content] — PridefulSin (@ReignOfPride) May 30, 2024 Peak character design Gemma | Monster Hunter: Wilds | PS5 [Hidden Content] — Pure PlayStation (ピュア プレイステーション) (@Pure_PS) June 1, 2024 excited for mh wilds so i drew gemma, the new smithy We'll learn more about Gemma when Monster Hunter Wilds launches for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S in 2025. For more, you can read everything else announced at the PlayStation State of Play here. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article
If the towering pile of corpses in the recent Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree story trailer was any indication, the DLC will have a lot of crucial lore to fill in about the Lands Between and the origins of that big golden tree... Read more.View the full article
Sony’s upcoming team-based shooter Concord appears to be following the example of Helldivers 2 in having a more affordable price tag to garner interest. Although the ******* States PlayStation store doesn’t list Concord’s price, eagle-eyed users on ResetEra spotted the game’s listing on the *********** PlayStation store. With the help of some cursory currency conversions ($1 USD roughly equals $1.50 AUD), users believe they have a ballpark for how much Concord will cost gamers in the ******* States. According to the *********** PlayStation Store listing, Concord — like with Helldivers 2 before it — will have a Standard and Digital Deluxe Edition that will run players roughly $59.95 and $94.95 *********** Dollars. In layman’s terms, Concord’s Standard and Deluxe edition price tags in the ******* States would be roughly $40 and $60, if directly converted to U.S. pricing. IGN reached out to Sony for comment. If that price does pan out, it seems that Sony would be taking a page from Helldivers 2's smash success, which had a similar asking price. It's little wonder, too, that Sony would want to follow Helldivers 2's example, considering the hit third-person shooter shot up the charts as PlayStation’s fastest-selling game of all time by selling over 12 million copies in its first 12 weeks. Though, as ResetEra users point out, Helldivers 2's meteoric success is thanks in large part to word-of-mouth recommendations from players as well as its engrossing gameplay. This, coupled with Sony's lack of ******* PlayStation 5 exclusives, puts some pressure on Concord to recapture the same lightning-in-a-bottle appeal that Helldivers 2 did on launch, especially in the wake of Concord's extended showcase at the most recent Sony State of Play. During Concord's reveal at last year's State of Play, Firewalk Studios game director Ryan Ellis said the 5v5 first-person shooter was designed to inspire social play. According to Ellis, players will be awaited by a new adventure every time they log in, and "every match is an opportunity for a new story." Time will tell whether Concord lives up to the hype. Concord will release on August 23 for PlayStation 5 and PC. A pre-launch beta is planned for July sometime in July for both platforms. Isaiah Colbert is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh. View the full article
Mods are to Baldur's Gate 3 what butter is to bread, that unreadable squiggle-font is to ****** metal bands or wheels are to the bottom of trainers when you’re a ****: not necessarily essential, per se, but so harmonious and well-suited that they feel essential. In the case of the D&D CRPG, it’s a natural extension of playing dungeon master around the table, crafting the world and its characters as you see fit - typically by making everyone in Faerûn even hornier somehow. Read more View the full article
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Looking for the best Father’s Day deals this year to get your techie dad, or to treat your audiophile self? The team at JLab is here to help by offering 20-percent off on all their top audio products from now until June 15.Whether for gaming, music, fitness, or even work, JLab’s industry-leading audio gear and gadgets have got you covered this Father’s Day.About JLabJLab is a leading innovator in audio technology that designs and tests all its products in-house from its central headquarters in San Diego, California. Its award-winning products combine cutting-edge technology, stylish design, and exceptional value. From wireless earbuds and over-ear headphones to portable speakers and gaming headsets, JLab offers high-quality audio solutions that cater to every lifestyle. Experience the ultimate in sound with JLab—where technology meets excellence.Image via JLabSurprisingly awesome valueThe team at JLab believes great technology should be accessible to all...View the full article
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Ark: Survival Ascended map The Center has been launched and, with it, the new paid DLC, Fantastic Tames, has been revealed, along with the Pyromane. It's currently available on all platforms for $4.99. This is the second paid DLC for Ark: Survival Ascended, but the first to focus on creatures with unique abilities. View the full article
The CEO of Gray Zone Warfare developer Madfinger apologizes for releasing a hotfix that introduced new issues to the early-access shooter, and for ignoring feedback from players. The realistic, tactical FPS game's community had warned of the issues, but because the Madfinger development team couldn't reproduce the problems, the hotfix was launched unchanged, resulting in a variety of in-game issues. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Tarkov and Arma rival nears a million sales despite mixed reviews Realistic tactical FPS addresses community complaints in new video The realistic new FPS blowing up on Steam just got even better View the full article
If you're an avid FPS gamer, this fantastic wireless gaming headset deal is for you. It brings the price of the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro down as low as $241.05, saving you a massive $88.96 against the usual MSRP. In my 9/10 Turtle Beach Stealth Pro review I called it "the ultimate first-person shooter headset," and was left in awe of its complete balance of sound quality and comfort. It's among the best gaming headsets we've ever reviewed, so why not jump at the chance to grab one with such huge savings available? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Nvidia driver is essential for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Here's your essential Gigabyte PC gaming gear from Computex 2024 Check out this incredible Jurassic Park PC build we found at Computex View the full article
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The Final Shape is the culmination of a decade-long saga in Destiny 2, and with the stakes as high as they are, players are wondering how long the campaign will take to beat and how many missions stand between them and the final showdown with The Witness.While Destiny 2’s campaigns are never usually that long, The Final Shape places a unique twist on the formula with a new linear design and more cutscenes than ever before. There’s a lot to discover in the new Pale Heart destination, so here’s how long your journey into the Traveler will take you in Destiny 2 The Final Shape.Destiny 2 Final Shape Quest ListThere are eight missions in Destiny 2 The Final Shape.TransmigrationTemptationExegesisRequiemAscentDissentIconoclasmUnlocked after Salvation’s Edge raid completionThroughout the campaign — most notably after the fifth mission, Ascent — you’ll be sent off to take care of other quests and activities like...View the full article
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The Last of Us Part II will follow its predecessor onto PC, according to a new report - but despite development on the PC port supposedly being completed months ago, we might be waiting until 2025 for a release date. Read more View the full article
The pomp and circumstance behind Destiny 2: The Final Shape’s launch was slowed by a number of error codes and server issues yesterday, but Bungie says it’s fixed a lot of them for day two of the DLC. The developer says it “solved several critical issues causing poor stability and heavily reduced the amount of ‘kick to orbit errors'” as evidenced by the image below which Bungie posted on Twitter/X on June 5, the day after The Final Shape’s launch. View the full article
Star Wars Hunters features a leveling system where players can acquire “Player XP” and earn various rewards. This guide explains everything there is to know about Player XP in Star Wars Hunters including all rewards and how to claim them.Star Wars Hunters: All Player XP RewardsPlayers will start earning Player XP once they reach level 2. As you continue to level up and gain more Player XP, you’ll earn a ton of rewards that you can claim in-game. There are a total of 50 reward levels. Here are all Player XP rewards in Star Wars Hunters.N/A50 Crystals500 CreditsPower Control Game ModeLandspeeder AvatarRanked Mode30 CrystalsDynamic Control Game Mode250 CreditsGG StickerTrophy Case Game Mode250 Credits30 Crystals250 CreditsGorax Hunt Droid Avatar250 Credits250 Credits30 Crystals250 CreditsHeart Hands Sticker250 Credits250 Credits30 Crystals250 CreditsWoohoo! Sticke...View the full article
Sony’s upcoming PS5 and PC shooter Concorde could be priced at $40 in the US and £35 in the ***. As spotted by a Resetera user (via Push Square), ahead of pre-orders going live on Thursday the *********** PlayStation Store is listing the Standard Edition of the game for $60 AUD and the Digital Deluxe Edition for $95 AUD. The Standard Edition and Super Citizen Edition of Helldivers 2, another Sony-published PS5 and PC live service shooter, also carry these price tags in Australia. Read More... View the full article
Just one match into the second split of the North ********* Challengers 2024 season, M80’s VALORANT team has made a major roster move, swapping out one veteran for another. The organization announced today that Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella is stepping down from the active M80 VALORANT roster, and stepping in will be former G2 player Michael “neT” Bernet, who was removed from the roster back in April. View the full article
Lumitoile is one of many character ascension materials you can farm, and this one is specifically for Clorinde. We’ll uncover the best Lumitoile locations for a farming route in Genshin Impact.Best Lumitoile farming route and locations in Genshin ImpactYou can farm Lumitoile throughout the northern side of Fontaine near the Liffey Region and the New Fontaine Research Institute. Not only can you find Lumitoile overground, but underwater as well. Here are the best ways to farm Lumitoile in Genshin Impact.New Fontaine Research InstituteImage: PC Invasion (via Genshin Impact interactive map)Along the shore of the New Fontaine Research Institute, you’ll find around 21 Lumitoiles. This is one of the easier Lumitoile farming routes as you can just walk through a relatively straight line off the coast of this island in Fontaine. Submerged Stony PathImage: PC Invasion (via Genshin Impact interactive map)Underground near the New Fontaine Research Insti...View the full article
If you want to get ahead in The Center in Ark Survival Ascended, you’ll need to know precisely where all of the resources you’ll need are.Table of contentsAll resource locations in Ark Survival Ascended The CenterMetal ******** locationsRich Metal ******** locationsRiver Rock locationsObsidian ******** locationsCrystal ******** locationsOil Rock locationsSilica ******** locationsAll resource locations in Ark Survival Ascended The CenterThere are seven resource ******** types in Ark Survival Ascended The Center for you to harvest from, aside from the obvious trees and stone. I’ll be going over what you’re looking for and where they appear the most as well as their general spread around the map.Metal ******** locationsScreenshot: PC InvasionMetal deposits have many dense hotspots that you’ll want to travel to in The Center. They look similar to normal stone rocks, although they have a silver pattern wrapping around them.Here are the best...View the full article
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Popular online gaming platform Roblox has earned the ire of fans, increasing the cost of its cheapest head accessories to 95 Robux. This appears to be a 20 Robox markup from a change that was made in Roblox only about a month prior. View the full article
We knew a PC adapter for PlayStation’s VR2 headset was on the way, and it looked to be fairly soon - and we were right! Sony’s shiniest virtual reality offering is now confirmed to be adding official PC support via a nifty wired adapter at the start of August. It’ll cost £50/$60 - but whether it’s worth the price given a number of key features will be missing is another question entirely... Read more View the full article
What are the Destiny 2 The Final Shape missions? It's been a long time coming. The Witness has a plan to perfect the universe: it wants to calcify everything in an immaculate state of stillness for the rest of eternity. We don't want that, obviously, so it's time to saddle up, grab that Ace of Spades, and take a look at every mission in The Final Shape. The release of The Final Shape DLC saw the Destiny 2 server status take a bit of a hammering, but we're hoping that's merely an indication of how popular the FPS game will be as it theoretically rides into the sunset. There's a lot to get through, so equip those new Destiny 2 The Final Shape exotics, and take a peek at the task ahead. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: How to turn off Destiny 2 3D audio New Destiny 2 DLC Steam reviews are negative, as Bungie apologizes Destiny 2 server status - is Destiny 2 down? View the full article
The beat of drums and roaring fires drown out the cries of the woman strapped to a ceremonial altar before she is ritualistically sacrificed. The butchers turn to me, a prisoner trapped in a wooden cage. Soon another clan attacks and I flee into the rainforest amid the chaos. After a shocking introduction, Soulmask's early game devolves into disappointingly rote survival game fare, but once you've passed the tutorial stage, its unique flourishes start to shine through in the ancient Mayan setting. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Massive new survival game sells 200,000 copies in just five days Chart-topping Steam survival game "immensely grateful" for reception New 500-hour survival game becomes Steam bestseller after just one day View the full article
Duelists across the entire competitive VALORANT landscape are eagerly monitoring all of the changes headed to the role in Patch 8.11, including some significant changes to Reyna that could solidify her place as the most popular agent in the game. In Patch 8.11, Riot Games is changing up a majority of Reyna’s various abilities to help “reshape the power of her kit” by reducing her dominance in ranked play while giving more opportunities to flourish in more coordinated settings like professional play. View the full article
s I write this, The Final Shape's Steam rating sits at an eye-watering 42%—although it has been slowly climbing. Destiny 2—*****, live service gaming in general—is no stranger to a rocky launch, but day one of The Final Shape was particularly frustrating. Constant error codes meant getting regularly kicked to orbit, which for some meant broken encounters and missing cutscenes for this, the finale of Destiny's first saga... Read more.View the full article
Rejoice, Genshin Impact endgame players, as this guide will uncover all the rewards with the Imaginarium Theater and how to unlock it. Here’s everything you need to know about this new mode.How to unlock the Imaginarium Theater in Genshin ImpactReleasing on July 1 with the second phase of the 4.7 update for Genshin Impact, the Imaginarium Theater is a new permanent endgame mode where you can win rewards by taking on challenging combat scenarios with high-level characters. The Imaginarium Theater will have an alternating schedule with the Spiral Abyss and it will have three different difficulties that reset after a month.Image: HoYoverseYou can unlock the Imaginarium Theater in Genshin Impact by reaching Adventure Rank 35 and locating it in the secret library of Mondstadt. Once you unlock the secret library, just interact with the book sitting at the end of the long table to enter the Imaginarium Theater.Imaginarium Theater, explainedHow this mode works is ...View the full article
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When you think of the best Metroidvania games, a few obvious candidates come to mind. Hollow Knight, Ori, Tunic, Blasphemous - perhaps even newcomer Animal Well. But for the Castlevania ****-hards, there's only one real choice: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the spiritual successor helmed by Castlevania series producer Koji Igarashi himself. Now, the exceptional action platformer is about to get even better with a new story DLC coming very soon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Acclaimed metroidvania adds new game modes and cosmetics next week Metroidvania Bloodstained gets free Child of Light DLC Metroidvania Bloodstained is still getting more free DLC View the full article