Neo Galuga is a massive map in Vampire Survivors with plenty of mysteries to unravel. One of those is hidden in plain sight, just out of reach. Here’s how to get the laser sword on Neo Galuga in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns.How to get the Prism Lass in Vampire SurvivorsThe sword icon you can see to the south of the map is the Prism Lass, which seems bizarrely locked away in an exclusive area. Fortunately, it’s easier to get to than you think. Approach the Prism Lass from the west, and you’ll reach a thick forest you can’t walk through. There’s a long bridge through the middle of the map, and you cannot obtain the Prism Lass from the east side. I made this mistake, so you don’t have to!Screenshot: PC InvasionFollow the edge of the treeline north until you see this patch on the ground (pictured above). Screenshot: PC InvasionOnce you step onto the patch, a secret passage through the forest will be revealed. Follow...View the full article
Ariana is likely the third character you’ll unlock in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns. You might end up unlocking Probotector first depending on what happens to you, but either way, here is exactly how to unlock Ariana in Vampire Survivors.How to evolve the Short **** in Vampire Survivors to unlock ArianaThe only way to unlock Ariana in Vampire Survivors is by evolving the Short **** into Prototype B. Evolving weapons works a bit differently in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns. But before we get to that, here is the path you need to take to get access to the Short **** and Ariana.Unlock Bill RizerEvolve the Long **** to unlock Lance BeanSurvive 15 minutes with Lance Bean to unlock the Short GunEvolve the Short **** into Prototype B to unlock ArianaThe reason it’s important to unlock the Short **** by surviving 15 minutes with Lance Bean is because with the ******* unlocked, you can choose to level it up when you level up. This will make evolving the ...View the full article
Vampire Survivors feels like it’s starting to become the Fortnite of roguelikes. From Among Us to the newly released Contra crossover with Operation Guns, developers Poncle are sparing no expense on great DLC. With that, we’re going to take a look at one of the brand-new characters and figure out how to unlock Probotector in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns.Vampire Survivors Operation Guns — How to unlock ProbotectorScreenshot: PC InvasionYou can unlock the Probotector by finding 14 Barriers around Neo Galuga. Now if you’re like me, Barriers in Vampire Survivors are not in fact, objects that block your path going forward. Instead, a Barrier is a red ****** ****** that looks eerily similar to Probotector. And as the unlock description says, you don’t even need to ***** the Barriers, all you have to do is see them in the game. However, Barriers won’t be spawning all the time. You’ll start to see Barriers around the 15-minute mark in Neo ...View the full article
Lucia is the fourth character you’ll unlock in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns. To fully unlock Lucia in Vampire Survivors, you need to unlock three characters and unlock their weapons. Here’s how.How to evolve the Spread Shot in Vampire Survivors to unlock Lucia ZeroThe key to unlocking Lucia in Vampire Survivors is to evolve the Spread Shot into Prototype C. The Spread Shot is Ariana’s base *******. But it’s a process to unlock Ariana. Here’s the order of what you need to do to unlock Lucia in Vampire Survivors:Unlock Bill RizerEvolve the Long **** to unlock LanceEvolve the Short **** to unlock ArianaEvolve the Spread Shot to unlock LuciaScreenshot: PC InvasionUnlocking Lucia is easier said than done. To make things easier, I highly recommend unlocking Long ****, Short ****, and Spread Shot, which you can do by surviving 15 minutes with their base respective characters. That’ll make evolving the weapons much easier....View the full article
Rocking his blue hair and absolutely refusing to put on a shirt, the iconic Lance Bean is an unlockable character in the Vampire Survivors x Contra crossover DLC. Here’s how to unlock Lance in Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns.How to evolve the Long **** in Vampire Survivors to unlock Lance BeanIn Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns, Lance is unlocked by evolving the Long **** into Prototype A. Once you’ve unlocked the achievement, Lance becomes purchasable on the character select screen for 900 gold.The Long **** is the signature ******* of Lance’s buddy, Bill Rizer. You can unlock the ******* for all characters by surviving for fifteen minutes as Bill or use the man himself. This step shouldn’t take long if you have any time in Vampire Survivors. How to evolve the Long **** in Vampire SurvivorsScreenshot: PC InvasionTo evolve the Long **** in Vampire Survivors, raise it to Level 8 and pick up a ******* Power-Up. As always, you’ll need to op...View the full article
Vampire Survivors is always generous with content, and the Operation Guns DLC is no exception. There are so many new characters, so let me show you how to unlock Stanley in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns.How to find 21 RapidFires in Vampire Survivors to unlock StanleyStanley has an unusual unlock requirement, as you need to collect 21 Rapid ***** powerups to get him. Screenshot: PC InvasionRapid ***** powerups only appear on the Contra collab stage, Neo Galuga, and you can see what they look like in the picture above.Fortunately, Rapid ***** seems to appear pretty frequently, so it shouldn’t take too long to unlock the character. While exploring the map, I found several Rapid ***** powerups on the ground. These powerups also drop from the silver item pods that occasionally show up. You need to ****** these to open them, but they don’t take much punishment. Once you’ve collected 21 Rapid ***** powerups, you can play un...View the full article
The latest figures from Mercury Research (via Tom's Hardware) show Q1 2024 was a good quarter for AMD as its unit and revenue share for server and desktop CPUs increased, both annually and sequentially. Read Entire Article View the full article
The new offshoot series set in The Office universe (whatever that entails) is now a go at Peacock, and its premise sounds really good, actually. Expectations weren't exactly low, given that The Office creator Greg Daniels and Nathan for You co-creator Michael Koman were involved, but looking at the mid quality of some recent TV revivals quickly put together to boost streaming offerings, it's reasonable to stay cautious. Now, with the first-ever premise details out in the wild and the initial pitch quickly moving forward, plus a couple of great leads, we're starting to feel pretty good about this one. Via Deadline, the official press release from Peacock and Universal Television confirms the series will start ********* as soon as this July. More importantly, a strong connection to the original (US) show has been confirmed through the plot synopsis: "The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters." Read more View the full article
It’s time to lock and load Vampire Survivors, as a brand-new DLC is here with a ton of new characters. Similar in style to the Among Us DLC, Operation Guns is based on the hit Konami classic Contra, and you’re sure to find a ton of easter eggs and callbacks to the iconic series. So let’s get some payback and figure out how to unlock Brad Fang in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns.Vampire Survivors Operation Guns — How to unlock Brad FangImage: PoncleBig boy Brad is only available for players who purchased the Operation Guns DLC. But simply purchasing the expansion isn’t enough, as you must find and open the coffin on Hectic Highway. Hectic Highway is the secret bonus level you can unlock by playing the normal map of the DLC: Neo Galuga. So while you might not get Brad Fang right out the gate, his stats more than make up for his late arrival.How to find and open the coffin on Hectic Highway in Vampire SurvivorsThe coffin in Hectic Highway, muc...View the full article
Genshin Impact has officially revealed which four-star characters will appear in the second banner cycle for the ongoing Version 4.6. Every banner phase in Genshin Impact features a double banner that includes two five-star characters and three four-star units. View the full article
********* game company Capcom has reported record sales and predicted even ******* returns are to come, with big hitter Monster Hunter Wilds waiting in the wings. Capcom sold 45.89 million units of video games during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, a record for the long-running company behind the likes of Monster Hunter and Resident Evil. Net sales were up 21% year-on-year, and profit was up 18.1%. Capcom said it achieved this result off the back of the release of Street Fighter 6 in June 2023 and Dragon’s Dogma 2 in March 2024. Street Fighter 6 has now sold 3.3 million units, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 has shifted 2.62 million. Both games, as well as continued sales of older games, made for record-high net sales, the seventh consecutive year of record-high profit at all levels, and Capcom’s 11th consecutive year of operating income growth. In its forecast for the current financial year ending March 2025, Capcom predicted even ******* sales and profits, which would result in 12 consecutive years of operating income growth and eight consecutive years of record high profit at all levels. Capcom has Monster Hunter Wilds due out at some point in 2025, and is heavily rumored to be preparing Resident Evil 9, the next mainline Resident Evil game, for release during this financial year. Capcom’s success comes during one of the toughest times for the video game industry in recent memory, with a number of high-profile studio closures, thousands of job losses, and a raft of canceled projects. Just this week, Microsoft announced the closure of Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks and Redfall developer Arkane Austin as part of deep cuts at ZeniMax, with the warning that more is to come. PlayStation maker Sony has made cuts of its own, as has a long list of publishers and developers. Capcom, however, appears to be enjoying perhaps its most successful ******* ever. Just last month, Capcom announced plans to pay out more money to its shareholders after the breakout success of Dragon’s Dogma 2, which sold 2.5 million copies across PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S in just 11 days. To put Dragon’s Dogma 2’s sales into context, it took the first Dragon’s Dogma game a month to sell 1.05 million units after it went on ***** at the end of May 2012, a tally Capcom declared a success at the time. Capcom’s best-selling game of all-time is 2018’s Monster Hunter World, which has shifted just shy of 20 million units. The company will be hoping to repeat the trick when Monster Hunter Wilds goes on ***** next year. 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
Microsoft's decision to close several development studios, such as Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and more, has generally been met with a big thumbs-down online. Tango was responsible for break-out hit Hi-Fi Rush in 2023, a game considered one of the best on Xbox in recent years, and went on to win a BAFTA for Animation. Hi-Fi Rush is still available on Xbox Game Pass, or you can purchase it digitally at a discount right now. It's 35% off via the Microsoft Store, down to $19.49 (or equivalent in your region). This is the lowest price we've ever seen the game drop to on Xbox. Hi-Fi Rush is also a part of the Humble Choice Bundle for May, alongside Yakuza Like A Dragon, Steel Rising, and more. You can join Humble Choice for $11.99/month (£8.99/month for the ***), collecting all these PC games to keep permanently, and you can skip a month or cancel anytime. To top things off, each code included is for Steam. Both developers and fans have shared their disappointment at the studio closures at Microsoft. Announced to staff via email on the morning of May 7, 2024. Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt ****** told employees of the studios, which joined Microsoft under Bethesda parent company ZeniMax, the cuts were a result of the "reprioritization of titles and resources." "This is absolutely terrible," wrote Arkane Lyon director Dinga Bakaba on X/Twitter, whose studio survived the closures and will continue working on Marvel's Blade. "To any executive reading this: friendly reminder that video games are an entertainment and cultural industry, and your business as a corporation is to take care of your artists and entertainers and help them create value for you." Microsoft acquired ZeniMax in 2021 for $7.5 billion and with it came Bethesda studios such as Arkane, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog Games. Its acquisition streak reached new heights in 2023 with the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which finally went through in October 2023, just six months before it closed these other studios. Xbox also announced The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios would absorb Roundhouse Studios, but the other Bethesda teams would be unaffected. Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 developer Bethesda Game Studios, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle developer Machine Games, ***** developer id Software, and the aforementioned Marvel's Blade developer Arkane Lyon are all unaffected. Disclosure: Humble Bundle is owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company of IGN. No special consideration is given to Humble Bundle announcements or promotions for coverage [/url] Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter. View the full article
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Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released the Polar Patriots Premium Warbond as planned after the boss of the studio polled fans on whether it should go ahead so soon after what he called “negative sentiment” over the game’s PlayStation Network account linking. Sony’s controversial decision to force Helldivers 2 PC gamers to account link to PlayStation Network saw the game’s Steam user review rating collapse from ‘overwhelmingly positive’ to ‘mostly negative’ after over 200,000 negative reviews flooded Valve’s platform. The sheer volume of negative reviews left in such a short space of time caused Johan Pilestedt, boss of developer Arrowhead, to tweet: “Ouch, right in the review score.” Sony subsequently U-turned on its decision, but Pilestedt has admitted Arrowhead must now rebuild trust with its community. Overnight, Pilestedt polled his Twitter followers asking if Arrowhead should go ahead and release the Warbond following recent events. “With the negative sentiment around account linking, a concern from the team came up about 'is it tone deaf to release a new (paid) warbond this soon?' and therefore we are putting it to a real vote in true democratic fashion,” he tweeted. “So please guide us, would you rather have the new Warbond: Polar Patriots.” Two options were given: Release Tomorrow or Delay Release. Release Tomorrow won out, with over 70% of the vote, and today, May 9, it has launched. Thank you everybody for your contribution. Democracy has spoken! — Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 9, 2024 The release of the Premium Warbond comes after a difficult couple of weeks for Arrowhead, which has run up against publisher and Helldivers IP owner Sony over the proposed PSN account link mandate and fought to keep its vocal ********* fans on-side. Some Arrowhead staff had voiced their displeasure at the news, with statements made on the Helldivers Discord pored over by the game’s community. View the full article
Summer Games Done Quick 2024’s schedule has arrived, and speedrunning fans are in for a treat. Several new games will make their GDQ debut, and a selection of popular games will also make a triumphant return. Pokémon Violet: The Teal Mask and Poppy’s Playtime: Chapter 3 are two big new games joining the schedule when the action starts on June 30, 12am CT, but they aren’t the only big names. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring are among the most well-known titles to make an appearance, while other games like Runescape and Chibi-Robo one-versus-one bingo are also raising eyebrows. View the full article
Among Us, the super popular game where you control a little bean guy to bamboozle your pals, is getting a bunch of new things this year. Developers Innersloth unveiled the game's 2024 roadmap, which promised new roles, lobby tweaks and better "Bean Fashion" among a few other bits and pieces. Read more View the full article
Vampire Survivors is absolutely jam-packed with weapons and more keep getting added with every DLC. With the all-new Contra-themed expansion out, we’re going to take a look at all 22 weapons and evolutions in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns.How to unlock all weapons in Vampire Survivors Operation GunsScreenshot: PC InvasionUnlocking weapons in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns is similar to the previous DLCs, such as the Among Us one. But for those who might not have played any other DLC, we’re going to go through the process. There are a total of 11 base weapons, with another 11 evolutions of said weapons.Here are all the weapons in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns and how to unlock them:WeaponHow to UnlockLong GunSurvive 15 minutes with Bill RizerShort GunSurvive 15 minutes with Lance BeanSpread ShotSurvive 15 minutes with ArianaC-U-LaserSurvive 15 minutes with LuciaFirearmSurvive 15 minutes with Brad FangSonic BloomSurvive 15 minutes with BrownyBlade...View the full article
Climate change is very much real and we're constantly feeling its effects even if we're not paying much attention to it right now due to, uh, more pressing real-world matters. Anyway, with this conversation being relevant once again and other genre fare not performing as well as it used to, it only makes sense that Hollywood is bringing big-budget disaster movies back, and Twisters looks like a decent return to form. Marketing for this one has been swirling up for a while, but now Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. International are putting the pedal to the metal, as the movie drops on July 19, which is closer than most people realize. While we're currently looking at Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Furiosa: A **** Max Saga, Twisters and more popcorn flicks should be ruling the proper summer season. Of course, a return to disaster movies isn't a surefire hit, no matter how stunning the CG spectacle and real-life locations look, so Universal and Amblin were smart enough to juice the sequel-reboot (no one really knows for sure) up with a star-studded cast that includes Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Anthony Ramos (In the Heights), Glen Powell (Top ****: Maverick), David Corenswet (James Gunn's Superman), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), and Katy O'Brian (Love ***** Bleeding), among others. Read more View the full article
A collaboration between Vampire Survivors and the legendary Contra is a match made in heaven. If you want to play with the shiny new characters, here’s how to unlock Bill in Vampire Survivors Operation GunsHow to get Bill Rizer in Vampire Survivors Operation GunsScreenshot: PC InvasionBill is hidden in a Coffin located deep into the stage. As the new area is pretty intricate, I recommend checking your map and heading east until you reach the map icon (pictured above). The map reveals the layout of the entire stage, including bridges and other pickups.Screenshot: PC InvasionYou can find Bill’s coffin to the northeast by the question mark icon. More specifically, The coffin is on a small section of the map that’s only accessible via a small entry from the south (pictured above). Once you interact with the coffin, you’ll unlock Bill, and he will appear on the character list when you start a game. If you want to play as Bill rig...View the full article
Like us, you’re probably still reeling from Tuesday’s news that Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango and Prey’s Arkane Austin are getting shuttered by Microsoft. According to Bloomberg, these closures were just a part of a “widespread cost-cutting initiative” that’s still underway. All signs point towards more cuts to come, basically. ZeniMax studios seem to be the main target. Read more View the full article
Genshin Impact has officially revealed that it will increase the device performance requirements with the release of Version 5.0. HoYoverse's most popular live service game has a tight update schedule, which allows players to experience new pieces of content every couple of weeks. View the full article
Head of Xbox, Matt ******, expressed during an internal town hall meeting that the company wants "smaller games that give us prestige and awards". This comes following the closure of several Microsoft-owned developers including Tango Gameworks - which created a smaller award winning game last year. This information comes via a report by Ash Parrish at The Verge, who revealed information on this meeting overnight. Hi-Fi Rush - a game that apparently was successful "across all key measurements" according to Xbox's VP of video game marketing Aaron Greenburg - seemingly fits that description but was not safe from widespread cuts. The last few days have been a PR nightmare for Microsoft. Not only does this mark the second time in the company's history that they've fumbled ********* studios - sending an accidental message that they're not the company for gamers who enjoy ********* games - but it paints the company as short-sighted. Tango Gameworks was a relatively small studio based in Japan - existing at a time when the ********* Yen is at a historic low relative to the US Dollar. Cheap, small, and great. Read more View the full article
On April 26, Counter-Strike 2 players started witnessing a new VAC ban wave with Valve targeting hundreds of cheaters. By May 8, tens of thousands of cheaters had apparently been banned. In the span of almost two weeks, the ban wave has eliminated “at least 26,000 accounts,” according to CS2stats. The website shared detailed information about the bans with CS2 content creator Gabe Follower, who posted it on X. It turns out most were VAC bans, but there were a few game bans in the mix. View the full article
With confirmation that the successor to the Nintendo Switch is rapidly approaching, hardware leaks have fans more excited than ever for the new hybrid console—as it might be more powerful than many players were expecting. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa announced on May 7 that the Nintendo Switch’s “successor” will be shared within this fiscal year, meaning before March 31, 2025. In the following earnings call, he also noted that the proper way to refer to Nintendo’s upcoming console is “Switch next model,” showing that it should be something similar with multiple layers of improvements that will be announced soon. Until then, however, we have more hardware leaks showing the Switch successor might actually turn into a Super Switch, with specs rivaling lower-end hardware in the current console generation. View the full article
Zven is reportedly joining Dignitas just in time for the 2024 LCS Summer Split. According to a report by Sheep Esports, Zven will be returning to the LCS as an AD carry, contrary to his recent role shift to support during the 2023 split. With former team Cloud9, he won the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs and qualified for MSI 2023 but lost the LCS Championship final to NRG before getting replaced by Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol. View the full article
Xbox seems to be on board with focusing more on smaller games, but the timing couldn’t be more ironic with the closure of a successful Microsoft studio. The head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt ******, spoke to employees on May 8, saying, “We need smaller games that give us prestige and awards,” according to The Verge. Initially, this sounds great because who doesn’t love small games? After all, we saw the recent success of Tango Gameworks’ small rhythm action game, Hi-Fi RUSH, which claimed multiple awards, and it’d be awesome if Xbox put out more small and charming games like that. Coincidentally, Tango Gameworks was among the four game studios shut down by Microsoft just a day before ******’s statement. View the full article
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Neo Galuga is a massive map in Vampire Survivors with plenty of mysteries to unravel. One of those is hidden in plain sight, just out of reach. Here’s how to get the laser sword on Neo Galuga in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns.How to get the Prism Lass in Vampire SurvivorsThe sword icon you can see to the south of the map is the Prism Lass, which seems bizarrely locked away in an exclusive area. Fortunately, it’s easier to get to than you think. Approach the Prism Lass from the west, and you’ll reach a thick forest you can’t walk through. There’s a long bridge through the middle of the map, and you cannot obtain the Prism Lass from the east side. I made this mistake, so you don’t have to!Screenshot: PC InvasionFollow the edge of the treeline north until you see this patch on the ground (pictured above). Screenshot: PC InvasionOnce you step onto the patch, a secret passage through the forest will be revealed. Follow...View the full article