Final Fantasy XIV is known as being one of the largest and often most bizarre MMOs on the market but its latest crossover promotion may be one of its weirdest marketing collaborations yet. Having said that, it's fairly common practice for brands to approach popular video games and offer unique in-game items that can only be accesed by purchasing a can of Monster Energy or a packet of Doritos. Yet it's rare to see a game so steeped in fantastical mythology and deity-slaying heroes be the face of such a campaign. View the full article
Creative Assembly, the studio best known for their strategy Total War series, are rumoured to be working on a licensed Star Wars title. ‘Rumoured’ is the key word here, mind. Dualshockers credit “a reliable source” with the information that “three new Total War games are currently in development,” and that “one of the three new projects is expected to be a Star Wars-themed Total War game.” There’s currently no further information beyond that, I’m afraid, although I’ve reached out to Creative Assembly for comment. Read more View the full article
Are you trying to find the Pencil in Animal Well? The Pencil is a useful item that allows you to draw on your in-game map and mark important points of interest. Read further to learn how to find and use the Pencil in Animal Well.How to get the Pencil in Animal WellBefore you can get the Pencil in Animal Well, you must first collect 16 eggs scattered across the map. Eggs are usually in hidden rooms and hard-to-reach places, so keep your eyes peeled as you explore.Once you find 16 eggs, make your way to the main Egg room with the giant peacock and you’ll notice a set of four doors on the left side of the room. Below is an image of where the egg room is located on the map.Screenshot: PC InvasionWith 16 eggs in your inventory, the second door from the bottom will open up and on the other side is a treasure chest with the Pencil. Open the chest to officially claim and unlock the Pencil!Screenshot: PC InvasionHow to use the Pencil in Animal WellThe Pen...View the full article
Ubisoft has finally announced its long-awaited *********’s Creed game set in feudal Japan. Subtitled Shadows, it follows dual protagonists – a ninja named Naoe and a samurai based on the historical ****** samurai Yasuke. While it’s a known issue that ****** representation in Western games is severely lacking, I find it hypocritical and laughable that we’re only talking about the need for an ****** protagonist now that it’s been revealed *********’s Creed Shadows will star a ****** samurai. This misses the forest for the trees. While I am always advocating for more ****** men in AAA games, I’ll be the first to say that better representation isn’t going to be found in yet another samurai hero. View the full article
Microsoft will soon announce its intention to release this year’s mainline Call of Duty game straight into Game Pass, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft will announce the plans during its Xbox showcase event in June. "Microsoft plans a major shakeup of its video game sales strategy by releasing the coming installment of Call of Duty to its subscription service instead of the longtime, lucrative approach of only selling it a la carte,” WSJ reported. Microsoft declined to comment when contacted by the publication. The report tallies with recent comments from Xbox president Sarah Bond, who indicated all Microsoft’s games, including those developed by the recently acquired Activision, will launch straight into Game Pass. Microsoft has faced tough questions around the potential cannibalization effect of Game Pass, particularly on games that launch on the service day-one. While Xbox executives have insisted sales can be boosted by a game’s presence on Game Pass, some publishers remain unconvinced. Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick, for example, was always against putting Call of Duty into subscription services. Unlike Microsoft, console rival Sony does not release its new exclusives straight into its subscription service. In an interview with IGN last year, Xbox boss Phil Spencer was asked how he’d handle his and Kotick’s different ideologies after the deal to buy Activision Blizzard closed. "Well, there's a different person making the decisions," Spencer laughed. "Well, there's a different person making the decisions. New Call of Duty games sell for $70 and usually shift around 25 million copies per year, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. By releasing this year’s Call of Duty straight into Game Pass, Microsoft potentially risks cannibalizing those sales. Of course, Activision will also launch Call of Duty across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC as a game that can be bought outright. But with Game Pass subscriber numbers failing to grow meaningfully Microsoft is under pressure to attract new customers, and adding a mainline Call of Duty game at launch will no doubt help with that. This year’s Call of Duty is expected to be called ****** Ops 6, after teasers discovered in Warzone were acknowledged by developer Treyarch. Microsoft is also rumored to be ready to release the Call of Duty back catalog of video games into Game Pass ahead of ****** Ops 6's release later this year. Microsoft is in the process of cutting 1,900 staff from its gaming business. Earlier this month, the company shocked the video game world by announcing the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks and Redfall developer Arkane Austin. There are fears more cuts are to come. 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
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F-Frabric, or Fate Fabric, is a currency in Hades 2 that can be used for concocting Incantations. This will unlock various bonuses, such as additional healing fountains. You will first discover Fate Fabric early on in your adventure to defeat Chronos. Like its predecessor, players must gather various ingredients to unlock upgrades in Hades 2. Luckily, there are three easy ways to acquire Fate Fabric that will have you overflowing with this material in no time. View the full article
It’s been eight months since Creative Assembly released its latest RTS, Total War: Pharaoh. The studio is still silent about potential future releases, but a new ***** sheds some light on one of them, reportedly set in the Star Wars universe. A new report by DualShockers, published May 17, suggests the studio is making not one but three Total War games, with one being Total War: Star Wars. As exciting as it is, the report doesn’t contain any details about it or the remaining two of the mentioned titles, so we’ll have to wait for new details. According to the publication, this information comes via a “reliable” source, with the report claiming that “as of October 2023, Total War: Star Wars was reportedly the second of three new Total War games that are allegedly in the works at Creative Assembly.” View the full article
You know what livens up any event, be it a ******** or an 8-year-old birthday party? A slinky. That’s why you need to know where to find and how to use the Slink tool in Animal Well so that you, too, can be welcome anywhere.Where to find the SlinkThis is one of the earlier tools you can get your hands on in Animal Well, and you’ll be using it constantly. I often got stuck in the game, forgetting I had it, only to remember its versatility and immense fun. Head to this point on the Animal Well map to find the Slink. It isn’t hard to get and only requires you to reach the location.Screenshot: PC InvasionAs soon as you grab the Slink in Animal Well, you will be required to use it. You may notice you’re on top of a large, stepped pyramid. Use your creative juices to figure out how you can press both buttons on either side at the same time.How to use the Slink in Animal WellThe slink has one primary purpose in Animal Well, and that’s to be...View the full article
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has reportedly decided to add the next installment of Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft will announce that Call of Duty is coming to its game subscription service during the company’s Xbox showcase on June 9th. I reported earlier this month that Microsoft had been debating whether to put new releases of Call of Duty into Game Pass, with concerns from some at the company that the revenue generated from typical Call of Duty sales would be undermined by Game Pass. Activision traditionally sells copies of Call of Duty for around $70 or more, selling more than 20 million copies on average. The brief Wall Street Journal report doesn’t make it clear whether Microsoft plans to charge extra... Continue reading… View the full article
Famed indie game publisher Devolver Digital is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a PC Steam *****. For example, it has some of its most popular titles like Cult of the Lamb and Inscryption at 40% off and 50% off respectively. View the full article
Asmongold slammed fellow Twitch streamer SeanDaBlack for “advocating for genocide” after his bloodthirsty reaction to Destiny’s use of a ******* slur. SeanDaBlack angrily reacted to Destiny’s X comment, saying the ******* slur is “what you get when you don’t ******* every single slaveowner, every single Ku Klux Klan member.” View the full article
Ark: Survival Ascended has not been without its controversy over the last few months. With the expectation that ASA would be everything that ASE was and more, the dedicated Ark playerbase has been anything but impressed, with the game's predecessor, Ark: Survival Evolved, consistently maintaining a higher concurrent player count on Steam. That said, a recent announcement on its official X account may finally breathe some new life into the struggling title. View the full article
Available no in Early Access is Seablip, an open world pirate adventure with a cute style to it from solo developer Jardar Solli and it comes with Native Linux support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The platform will introduce on-package memory, a significant advancement considering it's a first for Intel's processors. This additional memory will be available alongside the CPU, GPU, and NPU right on the chip. Recent test files from the chipmaker, uncovered by @InstaLaX64, reveal two Lunar Lake CPUs sporting the novel design... Read Entire Article View the full article
Though it was necessitated by technical and budgetary limitations, the fixed-camera style of survival horror classics played a vital role in creating *****. In Resident Evil and Silent Hill, you could often hear, but not see, what was lying in wait. It was the perfect mix of aesthetics and mechanics - the distinctive look created mechanical constraints which in turn helped build the atmosphere. Inspired by that bygone era, a new independent horror game has amazing reviews on Steam, but somehow fewer than 1,000 players. If you haven't played it yet, this one deserves more eyes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: We basically just got a new Silent Hill game, and you can try it free New Steam horror game is a "more horrible Resident Evil" 90s Resident Evil-inspired horror game has a terrifying new free demo View the full article
Baldur's Gate 3 players looking to spice up their next playthrough with some strange but interesting mechanics are in luck because a new mod transforms Tav into a Shade. Although there are already plenty of different races and classes to pick from when starting Larian Studios' adventure, the game's community hasn't stopped creating custom content to create an even more immersive Dungeons & Dragons experience. Many mods have introduced new spells and abilities into the games but the most exciting ones usually flesh out the already shockingly robust role-playing systems. View the full article
Nvidia still keeps its DLSS Frame Generation feature exclusive to the company's latest RTX 4000-series cards, while AMD makes its FSR 3 version open source. Read Entire Article View the full article
Palia developer Singularity 6 has ***** off 36 employees. The latest cuts at the Los Angeles-based studio follow another round of layoffs which saw 49 employees lose their jobs in April, according to Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter. “Unfortunately we have had to restructure and reduce the size of our team as we stay focused on supporting Palia and serving our community long term,” reads a statement issued to Game Developer by a Singularity 6 spokesperson. Read More... View the full article
Good news, people with a ******* to virtually hit things, one of the many things that're going on in celebration of Minecraft's 15th anniversary can cater to that need. Especially if you fancy having a barney with the upcoming Minecraft movie, at least in a manner of speaking. This is hardly the only thing going on to celebrate the anniversary, with the option to claim 500 Minecoins for free being another, along with 15 days' worth of new character creator items designed to represent "a different year of Minecraft history". Because, you know, the block game is basically like a small country in terms of depth of lore and heritage nowadays. Anyway, back to the good stuff. This easter egg I'm talking about is a little widget that currently pops up if you search, well, 'Minecraft' via your Chrome browser. If you click on the block, your cursor's swapped out for the square arm of Steve, allowing you to mash away at the search results as through they're a tree you're punching to ****** in the game because you need wood, night's coming, and you don't want to end up back in your bed-wetting phase. Read more View the full article
The OrangePi Neo is an upcoming gaming handheld powered by Manjaro Linux Gaming Edition, and now we have some rough demo footage of a prototype actually playing games. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
We love seeing a masterfully painted PC case at PCGamesN, and this brightly ******** Cyberpunk 2077 gaming PC shows some clever use of spray paints by PC modder Richard Ord. Not only that, but it also features custom details made with a 3D printer and a great hard tube water-cooling system. Richard calls this build Cyberpunk 2077 Neon, and it's based on an Antex DF600 Flux case. Thanks to our rapidly growing PC building Facebook page, we've seen many custom gaming PCs, from mods based on existing case designs to scratch PC builds. You can even submit yours for consideration right here. Now let's talk to Richard about how he made this stunning Cyberpunk 2077 build. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Cyberpunk 2077 mods Save $343 with this huge Cyberpunk x Witcher bundle Here's how CDPR made the best quest in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty View the full article
As Diablo 4 Season 4 breathes fresh life into the Blizzard RPG with a complete overhaul to its loot system, a new Diablo 4 hotfix is rolling out now to ensure that you can actually get your hands on the strongest endgame items. Among the changes in this latest update is a fix for incomplete loot tables that might have meant items you were farming for were in fact unattainable from the endgame bosses. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best games like Diablo Diablo 4 Season 4 release date Diablo 4 Season 4 crashes plague the launch of Blizzard's grand rework View the full article
It's not often enough that a videogame sequel upends and revises the formula established in the first game. Half-Life 2 feels very different from the original, but is still, at its core, another FPS. Helldivers 2 is a better example. It's the same world and story, but the mechanics and 'game feel' are vastly changed from the 2015 progenitor. Originally a pixel-art, top-down RPG, after five years, one overlooked and underplayed soulslike is finally returning. Completely different from its predecessor, it mixes Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Darkest Dungeon, and Don't Starve into a new moody adventure that you can buy - or try for free - right now. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
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Final Fantasy XIV is known as being one of the largest and often most bizarre MMOs on the market but its latest crossover promotion may be one of its weirdest marketing collaborations yet. Having said that, it's fairly common practice for brands to approach popular video games and offer unique in-game items that can only be accesed by purchasing a can of Monster Energy or a packet of Doritos. Yet it's rare to see a game so steeped in fantastical mythology and deity-slaying heroes be the face of such a campaign. View the full article