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Fall Guys beans are now part of Fortnite thanks to one of the last updates in season three, and more content is expected to come in the coming weeks. If you don’t play creative mode, you might be forgiven for not knowing that v.30,30 added the loveable Fall Guys beans to the game. There’s a different Fall Guys character for each skin, similar to the LEGO Fortnite styles. So, how do you find them and play as a bean in certain game modes? View the full article

In an age where AAA games are regularly released for free, Marvel Rivals’ success could already hinge on whether the devs make the shooter free-to-play. The free-to-play shooter market is about as intense and competitive as it can be right now. Mainstays like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2 are competing with the likes of Call of Duty, Fortnite, Overwatch, and Apex Legends, and then newcomers—like The FINALS—decide they want in. Now Marvel Rivals wants a turn, and this explosive-looking shooter might stand a chance. View the full article

Like many Roblox games, Bee Swarm Simulator is a game where you’ll be doing the same thing over and over again, which can get boring. But unlike many other Roblox games, Bee Swarm Simulator is O.K. with you using third party software to cut down on the grind. Here’s how to Macro in Bee Swarm Simulator. View the full article

A Genshin Impact ***** has revealed a new dragon companion, Hydro Saurian, that lives in Natlan. Genshin Impact's Saurians are non-hostile creatures that live in harmony with the people of Natlan. These species boast several unique abilities; for example, one can swim in water and lava, while another can travel underground. As confirmed by the developers, they will appear in their native land once the version 5.0 update is released. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Capcom's turned back the clock with Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess, bringing to us an action RPG tower defence hybrid that's very 2000s and very welcome in this age of open world, live service-ness. And for some, it'll deliver what's needed: a fairly good time. A time marked by a loop that does hack 'n slash, management, and a dash of base repairs to an average degree. For me, though, and possibly many others, I simply don't think this mix ever truly captures what makes even the simplest of tower defence games so captivating. Read more View the full article

You have to hand it to JSAUX, they have something for everything at this point. And they just launched their new 6-in-1 JSAUX Dock that can be pulled apart. Compatible with the Steam Deck, ROG Ally / Ally X, Legion Go and no doubt many others if they all fit. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The Sims 4 is getting its relationships reworked with the new expansion Lovestruck, but that doesn't mean that everything is exactly as it should be when it comes to the game's romance. As a game that's been receiving continual additions for nearly a decade now, The Sims 4 is starting to sag under its own weight in some regards. Although playing with a healthy dose of expansions and game packs installed tends to help the overall experience feel more robust, a fair share of problems have nonetheless emerged over the years. View the full article

What is the Gears of War E-Day release date? The Coalition surprised us all by announcing a prequel to one of gaming's most iconic stories at 2024's Xbox Games Showcase. While most expected Gears 6 to be on the cards, we're instead heading back to the day it all began for Marcus Fenix: Emergence Day. Set 14 years before the original Gears of War, Gears of War E-Day will take us on a journey through the most important day in GoW lore. With Marcus and Dom set to star, we already know the new PC game is going to be an emotional one. To find out more about the upcoming multiplayer game, as well as when we reckon it could finally reach devices, read on. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

No friends to play League of Legends Swarm with? No problem. You don’t need friends to dominate the Primordians and send them packing. There are several great champions to use in Swarm, but which is the best champion when playing solo? While most games are better with friends, you can just as easily dominate in Swarm solo. There are many ways to have fun while slaying bosses on your own. Unlocking new maps grants you access to new champions. Luckily, the best solo champion is available for you to play immediately without needing to unlock them! View the full article

Hollow Survivors: Prologue is out today, giving us a slice of what to expect from this rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you play as one of the few remaining sane Hollows. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The X-Men may be one of the biggest superhero franchises in the world, but these mutant freedom fighters haven’t always had the best track record when it comes to video games. X-fans the world over are still feeling the sting of the massive disappointment that was 2011’s X-Men: Destiny. But that’s not to say there haven’t been some truly excellent Marvel games over the years that have prominently featured Marvel’s merry mutants. And with Hugh Jackman’s Logan finally making his MCU debut in Deadpool & Wolverine, there’s no better time to celebrate that gaming legacy. From early winners like X-Men: The Arcade Game and X-Men: Children of the Atom to the fan-favorite X-Men Legends series, here’s a look back at the X-Men games that have captured what we love about these colorful yet tragic heroes. The Early X-Men Games By the beginning of the 1980s, the X-Men had risen from forgotten C-List Marvel team to arguably the biggest franchise in comics. Heroes like Wolverine, Storm and Cyclops became as recognizable to comics fans as Batman and Spider-Man. But despite this explosive growth, Marvel was surprisingly slow to capitalize on the X-Men’s newfound popularity outside the comics themselves. Only at the end of the decade did the X-Men begin dipping their toes into the gaming waters. 1989’s Uncanny X-Men for the NES has the distinction of being the very first X-Men game… and not much else. The game allowed players to take control of a wide variety of mutant heroes in a top-down action-adventure setting. However, it proved to be punishingly difficult, to say nothing of the fact that the final level is only accessible by a secret code. Uncanny X-Men is often lumped in among the worst NES games of all time. Not an auspicious start for the X-Men’s gaming career. 1991’s Wolverine wasn’t much better. That game proved to be a somewhat more traditional side-scroller, pitting Logan against his nemeses Sabretooth and Magneto. But any game that revolves around Logan scarfing down hamburgers to unsheathe his claws like some sort of bloodthirsty J. Wellington Wimpy has missed the mark. Both Wolverine and Uncanny X-Men struggled with a problem that’s hounded superhero games over the years. How do you properly represent the X-Men’s powers in an interactive setting? How do you allow Wolverine to unleash his berserker fury and incredible healing without tying those powers to limited energy meters and punishing players for using them too often? It would be a long time before developers truly overcame that hurdle. Welcome to ****: The X-Men Hit the Arcade It fell on Konami to give Marvel fans their first great X-Men gaming experience. 1992’s X-Men followed the same side-scrolling beat-em-up formula that made Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Simpsons arcade games such a blast. But X-Men had an extra trick up its sleeve, cramming in a double-wide monitor and no fewer than six sets of joysticks so that gamers could team up and control the full team - Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Cyclops and Dazzler - simultaneously. X-Men didn’t necessarily reinvent the arcade brawler wheel. Like its many brethren, the goal was simply to move from left to right, pummeling wave after wave of Sentinels, Reavers and other foes until making it to the boss battle. And like many X-Men games, it penalized players for using the X-Men’s mutant powers by tying them to the characters’ health meters. But with its large, colorful sprites and its deep roster of X-Men villains (including Magneto, Pyro, Mystique and The Blob), the game scratched that comic book *****. And who could forget Magneto’s most iconic catchphrase - “Welcome to ****!!!”? Sadly, unlike TMNT, X-Men never got a sequel of any kind. It probably didn’t help that the game was based on the short-lived Pryde of the X-Men cartoon, hitting the same year X-Men: The Animated Series catapulted the franchise in a much different and more successful direction. But the silver lining is that X-Men ‘97 recently paid homage to the arcade game with the episode “Motendo.” The X-Men Get Their Genesis On The X-Men may have found success in the arcade, but their track record on home consoles remained pretty spotty in the early ‘90s. No matter which version of 1992’s Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade’s Revenge you played, the experience was pretty underwhelming. 1993’s X-Men on the ***** Genesis proved to be the first ray of light on the horizon. While not a huge departure from past X-Men games, the vibrant graphics and stylized music were a definite step up, taking full advantage of the newfound power the Genesis brought to the table. Some of the old flaws remained, however. This was another extremely difficult action platformer, and the various mutant powers, be they Wolverine’s claws or Nightcrawler’s teleportation, were tied to rapidly depleting special meters. Fortunately, the 1995 sequel, X-Men 2: Clone Wars, improved on that formula and established itself as arguably the best of the Genesis/SNES era. Clone Wars shook things up by allowing free, unlimited use of the X-Men’s powers and offering gamers a wide cast of playable heroes whose respective powers significantly affected the gameplay. Even Magneto was playable this time around. The game also benefited from a much more robust story that drew heavily from the contemporary X-Men comics. Not to be outdone, the SNES got one gem of an X-Men game to compete with the Genesis titles. 1994’s X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse offered its own spin on the side-scrolling action formula, benefitting from colorful graphics and a large ensemble cast of mutant heroes. Mutant Apocalypse wasn’t as brutally difficult as its peers, making for an all-around enjoyable experience and the pinnacle of X-Men gaming on home consoles up to that point. But a new hope was brewing in the arcade… How Capcom Cracked the Code If Capcom only published X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, they’d still deserve a special place in the hearts of Marvel fans. But the publisher’s real success story came in bringing these colorful heroes back to the arcade and forging an entirely new fighting game franchise. 1994’s X-Men: Children of the Atom built on the foundation of other Capcom fighting game series like Street Fighter and Darkstalkers, but with an extra layer of over-the-top action that befits the X-Men. The game featured a wide cast of heroes and villains, each with their own playstyle and special moves. Who can forget Wolverine’s Berserker Barrage or Iceman’s Ice Boulder? Speaking of special moves, Children of the Atom tapped into the X-Men’s mutant abilities like no game before it. As in Clone Wars, no longer did players have to worry about depleting a special meter just to slash claws or ***** off an optic blast. Instead, the game hinged on a combo system where players could build up energy to unleash devastating special attacks. Finally, the X-Men played like real superheroes. Finally, the X-Men played like real superheroes. Children of the Atom was also undoubtedly the most attractive X-Men game released to date, with large, colorful sprites that instantly appealed to fans of the comics and animated series. And with many of the animated series’ iconic voice actors reprising their roles, Children of the Atom had all the nerd cred it needed to be an arcade hit. And it was definitely a hit. Children of the Atom spawned numerous follow-ups, such as 1995’s Marvel Super Heroes and 1996’s X-Men vs. Street Fighter. That latter crossover paved the way for the even more popular Marvel vs. Capcom franchise. By the time 2000’s Marvel vs. Capcom 2 rolled around, gamers were building teams of three fighters pulled from a roster of dozens of fan-favorite characters. Who could ever have imagined we’d see Wolverine fighting alongside Jill Valentine and Mega Man? Sadly, the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise has run out of steam in recent years, with 2017’s Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite disappointing most fans. To add insult to injury, that sequel didn’t even feature any X-Men characters. Talk about forgetting where you came from. The X-Men Become Legendary By the time the 2000s rolled around, the X-Men had more or less found their footing in the gaming world. Fans had several decent action platformers from which to choose, as well as Capcom’s bombastic fighting games. But with home consoles rapidly growing in power and complexity, the time had come to up the ante and show players what it really felt like to don some spandex and battle the Brotherhood of Mutants. Developer Raven Software and publisher Activision answered the call with 2004’s X-Men Legends. Legends was no mere platformer, but an isometric action RPG in the vein of Diablo. Players were allowed to build teams of four X-Men from a cast of 15 playable characters, each with their own moves and combo potential. Each character could be individually leveled and upgraded. Not only was the gameplay deeper and the storyline more complex than any X-Men game before it, X-Men Legends also raised the bar in terms of presentation. Not only was the gameplay deeper and the storyline more complex than any X-Men game before it, X-Men Legends also raised the bar in terms of presentation. The game featured a unique cel-shaded graphical style inspired by Marvel’s Ultimate X-Men comics. The voice cast included such X-Men luminaries as Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and Steve Blum’s Wolverine. X-Men Legends quickly spawned a sequel in 2005’s X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Rise of Apocalypse proved to be a textbook case of a sequel dialing everything up to 11, with more playable characters, deeper gameplay, a ******* scope, and an engrossing story that involved the X-Men teaming up with the Brotherhood of Mutants to take down the mighty Apocalypse. Even two decades later, the X-Men Legends games are widely regarded as some of the best games ever to feature the merry mutants. And while there haven’t been any direct sequels to these two classics, they did pave the way for the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series, which continued that trademark blend of action RPG combat and deep Marvel superhero rosters. That hasn’t stopped many X-fans from crying out for an X-Men Legends III, however. Wolverine and Deadpool’s Solo Adventures It’s been surprisingly quiet on the X-Men gaming front since the release of X-Men Legends II. Again, we’d bring up 2011’s X-Men: Destiny, but the less said about that game, the better. But if there’s been a real lack of ensemble X-Men games in recent years, things have been slightly rosier where Wolverine and Deadpool are concerned. 2003’s X-Men: Wolverine’s Revenge served as one reminder of how much potential Wolverine has as a video game protagonist. While ostensibly a tie-in to the movie X2: X-Men *******, Wolverine’s Revenge actually took its cues from Grant Morrison’s New X-Men comics, right down to the costume design for Logan himself. In terms of its third-person action gameplay, Wolverine’s Revenge was a giant mixed bag. But the game still deserves credit for its comic book-inspired trappings and the fact that it features none other than Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, as the voice of Logan. Ultimately, both Wolverine’s Revenge and 2006's movie-based X-Men: The Official Game served as a loose prototype for what was to come. Cue X-Men Origins: Wolverine, perhaps the only game that can rival X-Men Legends as the best X-game of all time. That’s a strange thing to say considering that the movie it’s based on is universally panned by superhero fans. But in this case, Origins took the best parts of the source material and ran with them. In this heavily embellished take on the movie’s plot, players take control of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in two different time periods, as Logan both carves his way through a deadly jungle in search of adamantium in the past and singlehandedly takes on the ******* X program in the present. The game did an admirable job of adapting **** of War’s visceral character action gameplay. Lunging across gaps to impale enemies on your claws never gets old. Origins deserves a lot of credit for solving many of the problems that had always plagued X-Men games. Wolverine’s powers aren’t locked behind special meters and limited in use. Even his healing factor plays an integral role in the gameplay, with players able to actually see his ruined body stitching itself together in real-time. No game has done a better job of making players actually feel this iconic hero’s berserker rage. As for the Merc With a Mouth, he got his due in 2013’s Deadpool. Another violent third-person action game, Deadpool immediately stood out by embracing the fourth-wall-breaking antics of its titular anti-hero. It didn’t hurt that the game was actually scripted by prolific Deadpool comic book writer Daniel Way. And with a large ensemble cast that includes many mutant favorites and Mister Sinister as its main villain, Deadpool features enough X-Men pedigree to satisfy fans starved for new content. Temporarily, at least. The X-Men’s Murky Gaming Future Outside of the occasional game like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3 and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, it’s been pretty quiet on the X-Men gaming front over the past several years. It didn’t help that Marvel has been accused of purposely downplaying the X-Men in other media while feuding with 20th Century Fox over the movie rights, an alleged battle that only came to an end when Disney purchased Fox in 2019. Fortunately, the future is beginning to look brighter for our mutant heroes. X-fans the world over have their eyes on Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game, which will put players back in the shoes of the Ol’ Canucklehead as he claws his way through the seedy town of Madripoor. If the game is even half as good as Insomniac’s Spider-Man series, X-Men Origins: Wolverine will be facing some serious competition. Thanks to a massive data *****, we also know that Insomniac’s plans for the X-Men franchise don’t stop with Wolverine. The studio reportedly intends for Wolverine to kick off a trilogy that will culminate in a full-fledged X-Men game. That’s great news for fans… so long as they have a Playstation 5. As for what else the future holds for the X-Men in video games, only time will tell. Will the X-Men return to the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise? Will the calls for X-Men Legends III finally be answered? For now, all we can do is replay these classics and hope for a brighter future for mutantkind. What’s your favorite X-Men game of all time? Cast your vote in our poll and let us know in the comments. For more on the X-Men franchise, brush up on every Marvel movie and show in development and check out IGN's review of Deadpool & Wolverine. Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

RuneScape is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most popular MMORPGs ever released, even setting a Guinness World record in the process. Now, after 23 years, this sprawling fantasy universe is finally making the jump to comics, and IGN can exclusively reveal the full details about RuneScape: Untold Tales of the **** Wars. First, check out the slideshow gallery below for a look at the various covers for RuneScape: Untold Tales of the **** Wars, and then read on for more details about the new series: RuneScape: Untold Tales of the **** Wars is a four-issue series produced in collaboration with Jagex. The series is written by Ryan O'Sullivan (Void Trip) and illustrated by Sid Kotian (Gambit) and Daniel Bayliss (RuneScape FCBD Edition). Cover artists include Kotian, Alan Quah, Ivan Shavrin, Alex Moore and RuneScape’s lead concept artist Dave Barker. As the title suggests, Untold Tales of the **** Wars delves deeper into the **** Wars dungeon questline from the game, which deals with an epic battle between four factions for control of the mythical Godsword, a blade capable of slaying a ****. The series focuses on Maro, a character caught in the middle of this violent conflict, and who yearns to break free from his master's control. RuneScape: Untold Tales of the **** Wars #1 will be released on October 9, 2024. Each physical copy of the series will come included with a DLC code for 200 Runecoins to use in the game. You can find preorder links for all the variant covers below: Runescape: Untold Tales: **** Wars #1 (Cover A Alan Quah) Runescape: Untold Tales: **** Wars #1 (Cover B Shavrin) Runescape: Untold Tales: **** Wars #1 (Cover C Barker) Runescape: Untold Tales: **** Wars #1 (Cover D Kotian) Runescape: Untold Tales: **** Wars #1 (Cover E Moore) In other comic book news, Marvel is shifting to the New Republic era with its latest Star Wars series, and the TMNT and Naruto franchises are crossing over. Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Made with Godot Engine, ColdRidge is a cowboy themed Wild West turn-based exploration game that looks really worth your time. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The Griddy is a viral dance sensation continuing to populate NFL matches and soccer celebrations, and now you can perform it for yourself in EA’s College Football 25. You only have to type in “best NFL celebrations” on YouTube to find epic compilations exceeding 20 minutes. A dazzling assortment of wild celebrations, dance moves, and less graceful body pops have littered the annals of ********* Football for years. View the full article

A Baldur's Gate 3 player has uncovered a rare spoken dialogue line from the character Minthara after managing to bring her into Act 1 of the game. This discovery has sparked discussions within the Baldur's Gate 3 community, with fans theorizing about the origins of this unexpected interaction. View the full article

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Today’s NYT Mini clue’s difficulty will depend on where you live. Most people know who the “book character who wears a red-and-white-striped shirt” is, but he has different names around the world. It’s funny this has come up, as recently, the Dot team had a discussion about the variations of this character. Fortunately, that means I can help you find the solution with ease. View the full article

Staves are a flashy multi-tool in No Man’s Sky introduced in the Echoes expansion. However, obtaining them isn’t easy since you will have to progress and do quite a lot of stuff. Here’s how to obtain a staff in No Man’s Sky to complete your Wanderer build. How to craft a Staff in No Man’s Sky Staves are worth it just for their looks, if not anything else. Image via Hello Games Crafting a staff requires players to own three necessary components, Core, Head, and Pole, and assemble them in the Autophage Synthesis terminal found in Autophage settlements. However, to even have access to the Autophagy race, you must progress the Artemis Path and its final quest, The Purge. After that, you must search for a Dissonant System and discover a Harmonic camp. Then you can warp to any system, and the new quest, They Who Returned, should lead you to the Autophages. View the full article

If you want your gaming experience to be as immersive as possible, then you don't want to miss this amazing OLED gaming monitor deal. Right now, the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC is going for just $1,099.99, which is an incredible price for this massive, 49-inch display that uses the latest screen tech. This is a great opportunity to make your games fill your face with your own personal mini Imax right in front of you. We were blown away by this screen in our Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED G95SC review, describing it as an "absolute stunner." This Samsung screen quickly leaped onto our guide to the best gaming monitor, as our favorite widescreen OLED display, thanks to its fast responsiveness in games, super-wide panel, and stunning, high-contrast image quality. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This mysterious new Intel gaming CPU just popped up in CPU-Z AMD's Strix Halo laptop CPU just got benchmarked, confused everyone AMD takes on Nvidia Reflex Analyzer with free new latency meter tool View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

While Escape From Tarkov has sat as the unchallenged king of extraction shooters for many years now, it's starting to find itself staring down a flurry of new challengers. One such rival is Arena Breakout Infinite, which has generated a lot of interest and over a million wishlists on Steam despite only having run a closed beta so far. Well, it's now preparing to fling its doors wide open, because the Arena Breakout Infinite early access launch is arriving "soon". Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Escape From Tarkov rival rejects Battlestate Games' plagiarism claim New tactical FPS extends beta, already wishlisted one million times Realistic FPS rivaling Gray Zone Warfare and Tarkov launches new beta View the full article

At least once a month a new Monopoly GO Dig Hunt event drops, featuring various rewards that are earned by digging for treasure with pickaxe or shovel tokens. Dataminers have unearthed the next Monopoly GO Dig Hunt event called Greek Treasures, showcasing over 5,000 Dice rolls as rewards but sadly no Wild Sticker. Here’s what we know about it so far. View the full article

In addition to iOS and Android mobile devices, the GameSir G8 Plus works with the Nintendo Switch. | Image: GameSir GameSir’s latest mobile controller has an added bonus — it also works with the Nintendo Switch. In addition to turning iOS and Android smartphones into handheld consoles not dependent on finicky touchscreen controls, the new GameSir G8 Plus can replace the Switch’s Joy-***** with more ergonomic alternatives that will never succumb to joystick drift. Unlike many clamp-on gaming controllers for mobile devices that physically connect through a USB-C or Lightning port, the GameSir G8 Plus uses Bluetooth. That’s what allows it to connect to smartphones, tablets, the Switch, and even PCs without requiring users to pick a version with a specific connector. The tradeoff is that the gamepad relies on a pair of 500mAh rechargeable batteries. That... Continue reading… View the full article

Xbox Game Pass is set to receive ****** Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on August 8. That's according to a newly emerged report from a reliable Xbox Game Pass leaker. View the full article

Some ********* government ministries have responded to a request for their views on *********'s Creed Shadows's apparent historical inaccuracies. Basically, their responses don't exactly comprise part of a big or heated debate, all they've seemigly done is either decline to comment, or wheel out their generic response when it comes to video games. If you're out of the loop, there's been a lot of chatter about potential historical innacuracies in the game, with any legitimate concerns from ********* folks being drowned in a sea of outrage from some western players raging against diversity in video games. The latter faction has largely just been yelling about whether the game's ****** protagonist - Yasuke - was actually a samurai in real life, something that doesn't really matter anyway in the context of Shadows, since, you know, this is a work of fiction that's clearly labelled as such, as Ubisoft alluded to in a statement yesterday. Well, now the whole thing has been brought up to a few ********* ministries, as reported by Sankei (good spot, GamesRadar) Read more View the full article

I adore Zenless Zone Zero's combat, characters, and world, but the exploration feature leaves a lot to be desired. It was a major pain point during the ZZZ closed beta tests (CBTs), and while the full launch had some great improvements, it's still incredibly slow, clunky, and lethargic. Lucky for us, developer HoYoverse is planning even more changes to the system, among a whole host of big improvements coming to Honkai Star Rail and Genshin Impact's urban sci-fi sibling. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Zenless Zone Zero banners - next, current, and 1.1 banners Zenless Zone Zero tier list - the best characters in ZZZ Zenless Zone Zero events - all current and upcoming events View the full article