World Champions T1 secured a hard-fought win over Team Liquid Honda in a 3-1 series at the 2024 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational. T1 was heavily favored to win, with most predicting a swift victory, however, TL’s performance defied expectations, showcasing their resilience and skill throughout the series. While T1 secured a relatively comfortable win in the first game, TL fought back fiercely in the second, coming close to securing victory with proactive plays and clutch skirmishes—they even stole a Baron Buff [Hidden Content]. But despite TL’s efforts, T1 managed to clinch the win in the second game, as well, capitalizing on a crucial ****** at the elder drake to secure their second point on the scoreboard. View the full article
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Men of War 2 is a highly customizable WWII RTS that features a long list of settings that you can tweak to make the experience more enjoyable for you and your friends.While you can go in and manually adjust difficulty settings and UI elements, there’s an optional set of rules called Realism Mode that drastically changes how the game is played. This is more than a hard mode — you’ll have to rethink your normal strategies and pay more attention to things like ammunition and ******* ranges. If you’re a ********* tactician, then Men of War 2’s Realism Mode is for you.How to Enable Realism Mode in Men of War 2There are two ways to activate Realism Mode in Men of War 2. The game defaults to its Competitive (standard) ruleset in all game modes, but you can change it to Realism Mode on a global scale or on a per-lobby basis.Screenshot: PC InvasionIf you want to enable Realism Mode for all Men of War 2 game modes, then open the settings menu and click...View the full article
Enotria: The Last Song, a sun-kissed soulslike that we previewed last Fall, has been pushed back a month, from August 21 to September 19. That's the bad news. The good news is that an eight-hour-long playable demo will be released for PS5 and PC very soon, on May 22. The full version of Enotria will be released for Xbox Series X|S as well as PS5 and PC. We've got a new, exclusive 15-minute developer-narrated gameplay showcase you can watch above, along with the latest batch of screenshots in the gallery below. According to developer Jyamma Games, "the demo will have 4 distinct ******* classes, each with a variety of unique weapons and 6 unique masks to discover that bring with them devastating new playstyles and distinctive passive abilities. Augment different playstyles by choosing from over 20 spells and 30 perks to make your Mask of Change build your own." The gameplay showcase video at the top of this page also gives an overview on required and recommended PC specs as well. Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan. View the full article
Greedfall is one of those underrated games that punched well above its weight with some extremely unique worldbuilding that really made it stand apart. After going hands-on with Greedfall 2: The Dying World, I’m really eager to jump back into the bizarre and magical island of Teer Fradee, which seems like it’ll be retaining all of its wonderful weirdness, while also making a major pivot in the gameplay department. Playing as a supernaturally gifted native belonging to the Yecht Fradi tribe, I got the chance to meet some interesting characters, explore the labyrinthine woods I called home, make some extremely questionable story decisions, and most importantly, take the all-new combat system for a spin. Even in this extremely early state, I see a lot of potential in this audacious and unabashedly eccentric followup. Developer Spiders has never been shy about its BioWare influences, but while 2019’s Greedfall really pulled off some unique worldbuilding and characters, its combat left something to be desired. The sequel hopes to correct this shortcoming by doing away with the straightforward hack-and-slash bouts found in its predecessor and replacing them with semi-real-time strategic clashes that feel very reminiscent of Dragon Age: Origins. Now you’ll be pausing the battle, assessing the arena, and queuing up a set of actions for each of your characters before allowing the flow of time again and watching your machinations unfold. This similarity to Dragon Age isn’t accidental, as the studio specifically cited Origins as a beloved game it's hoping to emulate with this slower, more tactical combat style. The early alpha build I played definitely still had its wrinkles, but I could already see the vision for this pivot, which moves it away from the crowded space of fast-paced third-person action games and gives it a much more distinctive, old-school feel. The role-based abilities you’ll unlock and unleash on your enemies do things like cover an area of the battlefield in immobilizing, poisonous bramble like some kind of witchy druid, or let you leap into close range with a melee-based tank character to deal heavy damage, and each has its own cooldown for you to juggle while planning your next set of moves. Meticulously poring over various stat listings and ability effects appealed to the spreadsheet-loving RPG nerd inside me, and the novelty of swapping between characters made me feel like a commander issuing orders to my subordinates from on high. It’s been a minute since I played a game that made use of this type of combat, and it scratched an ancient ***** I didn’t know I still had. "Not only does this new system inject some variety into the mix, but it also helped me understand the characters better" Toggling between all the characters in my party also helped me better understand how each of them worked and differed in their fighting styles, and how they could prove useful while out exploring the world. For example, learning that one of my party members had a keen eye for tracking animals through the wild and was adept at disarming traps and picking locks led me to favor them while running around the woods. One of my other allies, on the other hand, was mostly just good at thwacking enemies into pulp with a hammer the size of a child, so I made sure to toggle over to her at the beginning of each skirmish. That’s something that the first game could have benefitted from, since playing as just De Sardet could get stale in an RPG that lasts dozens of hours and has a whole lot of fighting. Not only does this new system inject some variety into the mix, but it also helped me understand the characters better and each of their particular quirks, strengths, and shortcomings. Thankfully, I won’t have to wait long to play more Greedfall 2, which is slated to hit early access later this year. Here’s hoping they’re able to follow in the footsteps of Baldur’s Gate 3, and turn this ambitious sequel into something really special. Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here. View the full article
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Using seeds for crafting is not required to beat Hades 2; its an easy way to unlock Incantations, Arcana Cards, and other upgrades to make the descent through the Underworld much easier. Instead of simply waiting to find plants and other reagents in scattered rooms, Melinoe can find and plant seeds herself. Naturally, these seeds are spread out across the different zones in Hades 2. View the full article
Though V Rising introduced many new features in its 1.0 update, one addition greatly changes the endgame. V Rising is a simple but enjoyable survival game where players take the form of a reborn Vampire. They must then restore their powers by collecting the blood of bosses, strong weapons, and rebuilding their castles. Castles are an important part of the game's survival mechanics, offering a place to hide from the sun and numerous crafting benches for acquiring powerful gear. View the full article
Valorant executive producer Anna Donlon says Riot "needs to do better" in response to player harassment and in-game threats, and that its current suspension model is "not enough." The comments come in response to a prominent incident of harassment shared by a Twitch streamer where serious threats of ********* were made towards her by another player. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Valorant skins, bundles, tiers, and prices Next Valorant Night Market 2024 dates Best Valorant crosshairs used by streamers and ***** May 2024 View the full article
G2 Esports surprised the League of Legends community on May 14 by defeating Top Esports and disqualifying them from the Mid-Season Invitational 2024. After their victory, Caps called for Western teams to stop making excuses for their losses. In the League esports scene, North ********* and ********* teams frequently lose to ******** and Korean teams, and the so-called “gap” is widening each year. G2 is the only team that has looked competitive in the space for a while now. After their victory against TES, Caps pledged not to make excuses for himself and asked other Western squads to do the same. View the full article
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The Square Enix executive officer and Nier series producer, Yosuke Saito, recently teased his upcoming project, hinting at the possibility of it being a new installment in the popular franchise. While details remain scarce, the prospect of a new Nier entry ignites excitement among the gaming community. View the full article
If you've noticed your Mythic skins suddenly disappearing in Overwatch 2, you're not alone. The premium cosmetic options can cost up to $70 in Blizzard's FPS, but they've been temporarily disabled to help fix a disconnect issue after the most recent Season 10 patch. There's currently no talk of when Mythics will be back, or potential compensation from Blizzard. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 tier list May 2024 All new Overwatch 2 heroes will be free, no battle pass needed All Overwatch 2 characters and abilities detailed View the full article
It's a common pattern in statistics. The more people watch, play, read, or otherwise experience something, the more varied the responses become. Then again, sometimes all the math and probability stuff doesn't apply whatsoever, and despite thousands upon thousands of players, the rating ******** stratospheric. A superb boomer shooter influenced by Half-Life, *****, Quake, and the rest of the '90s icons, one FPS game has managed to defy the laws of numbers, and has an almost flawless score despite 100,000 reviews. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Beloved boomer shooter is suddenly surging on Steam 98% rated ultra-fast retro FPS updates with bevy of new **** variations View the full article
I have a couple of takes on Nico Papalia's new RPG Athenian Rhapsody, which launched on Steam yesterday and still has a demo. The first is that it's a brighter, glitzier version of Toby Fox's Undertale that looks like it belongs on Gameboy Advance - a retro parody created in GameMaker whose turn-based combat houses many an inventive minigame, and whose writing doesn't so much break the fourth wall as moonwalk along the parapet, showering the player in *****, anime tropes and off-colour mental health advice. Read more View the full article
An Nvidia handheld PC gaming chip is reportedly in the works right now, which would give some serious competition to the AMD chip used in the Steam Deck. According to this latest rumor, Nvidia is working with Taiwanese semiconductor firm Mediatek on the new handheld gaming chip, which is likely to be much more powerful than the Nvidia chip in the Nintendo Switch 2. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best graphics card 2024 Asus tries to charge over $2,750 for Nvidia RTX 4090 repair Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 will be announced at same time, says leaker View the full article
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a mischievous sort. It lures you in with a first-person RPG framework that is instantly identifiable as 'The Bethesda Style', then quickly strips away all the comforts that we took for granted in those games, leaving us ******, starting afresh. Quests often require in-depth detective work, combat encounters are terrifying, and the nights are so dark that without a torch you risk breaking your leg (and you can forget about quick loading to before the incident - unless you patch the game, that is). Even fast-travel is fraught with danger, as you are forced to watch your little pawn slide across the hand-drawn map, vulnerable to random encounters. And, of course, there is no magic. This is Central Europe in the year of our Lord 1400ish; a place so religious that '**** Be With You' is the colloquial term for 'Hello'. Start spouting off about spells and wizardry around these parts and you'll be burned at the stake. It's a fascinating game to say the least - as maddening as it is, dare I say it, magical. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Epic medieval RPG is 80% off on Steam ahead of surprise sequel A Kingdom Come: Deliverance adaptation is on the way from Yakuza movie's production company Kingdom Come: Deliverance is free-to-try and half-price to buy this weekend View the full article
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Men of War 2 layers in new deck-building elements and some shiny graphics alongside a wedge of singleplayer and multiplayer options but, beyond that, this sequel is the same as the franchise ever was: brutal, shocking ********* that can see scores of your forces wiped out in an instant... Read more.View the full article
Wayfinder, currently a free-to-play RPG developed by Airship Syndicate, is undergoing a pretty drastic change in its upcoming Echoes patch. Right now it's a live-service game with microtransactions, but soon it'll continue as a paid co-op RPG with no in-game monetisation. And that's alongside promised tweaks to how progression works, too. Huh. It's often you see paid games go free-to-play, but this is an unexpected switcheroo. Read more View the full article
Ubisoft has said its Call of Duty rival XDefiant does not feature skill-based matchmaking in its casual playlist. For years, skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) has been the hottest of topics within the Call of Duty community, with some proclaiming it ruins the experience, others saying quite the opposite. High-skilled Call of Duty players often bemoan SBMM for chucking them into what they call “sweaty” lobbies full of similarly high-skilled players. Activision has defended its use, insisting skill in matchmaking means all players (regardless of skill level) are more likely to experience wins and losses more proportionately. “We use player performance to ensure that the disparity between the most skilled player in the lobby and the least skilled player in the lobby isn’t so vast that players feel their match is a waste of time,” Activision said earlier this year. “Our data shows that when lower skill players are consistently on the losing end, they are likely to quit matches in progress or stop playing altogether,” Activision continued. “This has an effect on the player pool. A smaller player pool means wait times for matches increase and connections may not be as strong as they should be. This can compound over time to create a spiral effect. Eventually, when only high-skilled players remain because lower skilled players have quit out of frustration, the result is an ecosystem that is worse overall for everyone. “Game data indicates that having some limitations on the disparity of skill across the players in a match makes for a healthier ecosystem. We also understand that many high skill players want more variety of experience, but often feel like they only get the ‘sweatiest’ of lobbies. We have heard this feedback clearly and will continue to test and actively explore ways to mitigate this concern.” "Frankly, skill-based matchmaking means every casual game is repetitive. Ubisoft, though, clearly has a very different philosophy for its free-to-play first-person shooter, which it outlined in a blog post. “The most important thing to know is — there is no skill-based matchmaking in our casual playlist,” Ubisoft confirmed. “We believe that no SBMM is paramount to a fun and varied game experience in the long-term. Frankly, skill-based matchmaking means every casual game is repetitive — constantly repeating matches that are just as stressful and matched as ranked. We believe casual playlist should be fun and no SBMM is the way to do that. If you want that competitive every second counts go all out playstyle — you'll find our ranked mode to your liking.” Ubisoft’s stance on SBMM makes for a clear distinction between XDefiant and Call of Duty multiplayer, and is sure to go down well with a subset of ********* competitive FPS fans. Ubisoft has been keen to attract disgruntled Call of Duty fans with a number of crowd-pleasing design decisions as it works to wrestle players away from Activision’s behemoth. Indeed, XDefiant developer Ubisoft San Francisco is helmed by Mark Rubin, a former Call of Duty executive producer at Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward. After a number of delays, XDefiant’s pre-season launches May 21 on PC via Ubisoft Connect, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. The game is not set to launch on Steam or the Epic Games Store. 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
Honkai: Star Rail has revealed new enemies that players will encounter in version 2.2. Earlier this month, Honkai: Star Rail released the version 2.2 update, which offers a variety of content, including missions, events, and banners. The game's latest update has introduced players to a five-star character, Robin, who treads on the Harmony path and specializes in dealing physical damage. In addition, it has brought Topaz's rerun banner, which will be obtainable until May 29. View the full article
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Baldur's Gate 3 players looking to spice up their next playthrough with a small treasure trove of new items are in luck because a new mod aims to do just that. Larian Studios' massive RPG is already filled to the brim with unique items and tools that can have a significant impact on how Tav and the party explore the Forgotten Realms but, like most fans, most users will eventually want to experience even more. Fortunately, the Baldur's Gate 3 modding community is up to the task with an excellent add-on to introduce more variety to players' inventories. View the full article
Both the chips are aimed at gamers on a budget and come with relatively affordable price tags. While the 8700F is priced at $269, the 8400F costs just $169. However, the affordability comes with a compromise, as they miss out on the integrated graphics found on the Ryzen 8000G processors.... Read Entire Article View the full article
The Xbox Game Pass catalog has expanded to include Chants of Sennaar. This is the fifth title to hit the service in May 2024, as well as the 63rd new Xbox Game Pass addition since the turn of the year. View the full article
Ubisoft's upcoming multiplayer shooter XDefiant won't have skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) in casual modes. The developer wants a "fun and varied game experience in the long-term," and believes that removing SBMM from casual playlists can help with variety, while a ranked mode can still offer a challenge. With XDefiant around the corner, this change should go down well, as it'll split players between those desiring a fair challenge, and others just looking for a quick, chaotic game. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: XDefiant release date, trailers, gameplay, and latest news XDefiant, Ubisoft's F2P arena shooter, finally launches this month How to get into the XDefiant stress test View the full article
Diablo 4 Season 4 is here, bringing the much-touted 'Loot Reborn' update to the Blizzard RPG. It's just what the game needed to kickstart its heart after a lackluster third season, with a complete rework to the way gear is designed and changes to everything from early leveling through to the endgame. However, a couple of early problems are causing issues for players, including a ****** that Blizzard says it believes to be an issue with new Nvidia graphics cards and a bug causing players to lose their valuable Resplendent Sparks. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After Diablo 4, it looks like a new Blizzard game is in the works Best cross platform games 2024 Diablo 4 DLC release date window - Vessel of Hatred news and updates View the full article
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World Champions T1 secured a hard-fought win over Team Liquid Honda in a 3-1 series at the 2024 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational. T1 was heavily favored to win, with most predicting a swift victory, however, TL’s performance defied expectations, showcasing their resilience and skill throughout the series. While T1 secured a relatively comfortable win in the first game, TL fought back fiercely in the second, coming close to securing victory with proactive plays and clutch skirmishes—they even stole a Baron Buff [Hidden Content]. But despite TL’s efforts, T1 managed to clinch the win in the second game, as well, capitalizing on a crucial ****** at the elder drake to secure their second point on the scoreboard. View the full article