Microsoft launched a fiery Xbox controller on the same day it announced gaming layoffs. | Image: Microsoft Just hours after learning that Microsoft was shutting down a number of game studios this week, Dinga Bakaba, head of Microsoft-owned Arkane Lyon, decided to let the company know how he felt about the decision — right in public. “Don’t throw us into gold fever gambits, don’t use us as strawmen for miscalculations / ****** spots, don’t make our work environments Darwinist jungles,” Bakaba wrote on X. Bakaba, whose studio wasn’t impacted by the layoffs this week, said his message was aimed at “any executive reading this,” including the Xbox leaders behind the latest wave of layoffs. It was a rare public display of criticism, but sources at Microsoft tell me it reflects a growing discontent and ***** among Xbox employees about what comes... Continue reading… View the full article
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft introduced a compact mode for its Xbox app on Windows last year, which is designed to improve the handheld experience. While compact mode initially focused on UI improvements for small screens, Microsoft is moving on to tackling some of the challenges of navigating around the Xbox app with a D-pad and sticks. In a new update for Xbox Insiders today, Microsoft is adding a new “Jump back in” feature that lets you quickly launch games you’ve recently played on a Windows handheld. Jump back in will list up to nine games on the main screen of the Xbox app, and you can press the menu button on a controller to launch the game directly. Image: Microsoft The new “Jump back in” section. It’s intelligent enough... Continue reading… View the full article
Gray Zone Warfare is a realistic tactical first-person shooter in which three private military companies clash for control over an open-world map. This FPS contains MMO-like elements, featuring both PvE and PvP gameplay with regular encounters between opposing factions. Factions are at the crux of Gray Zone Warfare, so picking the right team is essential. View the full article
What are all of the V Rising bosses? As V Rising rises out of early access, there have been some changes to its bosses. A few new additions, changes in their rewards, and level adjustments. For the sake of completion, we have the list of every single boss in V Rising including Simon Belmont who joins the lineup of bosses as part of a crossover with Castlevania. One of the major changes coming with V Rising 1.0 is the way you obtain spells. Instead of bosses dropping specific spells, you now earn Spell Points within their respective element and tier which the player can spend freely. Later on, you also have the option to reset your spend Spell Points so there is no reason to fuss over which ones to pick. For more on that check out our ultimate V Rising beginner guide here. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: V Rising, now out in its final version, is blowing up on Steam When is V Rising coming out? PC release times V Rising to go offline for two days ahead of full launch View the full article
Where can you find Wheat in Hades 2? Wheat is a fairly common resource you can harvest in Hades 2. You can find it in the open area, the Mourning Fields, but there are a few steps to follow to grow the seeds and produce Wheat. Wheat in Hades 2 has a few uses; it comes in handy to upgrade your gardening plot by adding two new slots to your garden. It's main use, however, is to buff your Animal Familiars using an incantation, so when they've rested in the Training Grounds, so you can harvest more ingredients, to craft further Hades 2 incantations! Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Where to get G-Rock in Hades 2 Best Hades 2 weapons Where to get Bronze in Hades 2 View the full article
There are few games that can inspire profound awe mixed with a sense of peace, wrapped up in some of the hardest RTS combat known to humanity. Thankfully the upcoming Homeworld 3 looks to join the rock hard path ***** out by its predecessors to give us a spaceship-filled strategy game that lets you ooh and ahh at colossal ships hanging like jewels in the dark of space, all the time fending off attacks and blowing stuff up. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Homeworld 3 will add three more playable factions in its first year Homeworld 3 release date, gameplay, trailers, news, and story Homeworld 3 dev announces big changes following Steam demo feedback View the full article
A huge Marvel Rivals ***** has potentially revealed 20 new characters for the hero-shooter's roster, in addition to five new maps that could be on the way for the game. Marvel Rivals is a new hero-shooter game that's clearly inspired by Blizzard's Overwatch. An official release date for Marvel Rivals has yet to be revealed, but some lucky Marvel fans will have the chance to play it as early as this weekend. View the full article
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players now have access to the game's most recent update, which addresses several issues, including game progression, glitches, and Zombies. This latest weekly update to Modern Warfare 3 seeks to fix several issues that have been affecting players, with the game's infamous Zombies mode being a key focus of the new patch. View the full article
The newly-released early access co-op survival crafting game Abiotic Factor is proving to be a big hit on Steam. Steam and its early access program have been huge for the survival genre, with all kinds of early access survival games finding a great deal of success on the platform. 2024, in particular, has been a big year for early access survival games on Steam, with multiple titles proving to be big hits. View the full article
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Vampire-themed survival game V Rising has fully launched with the completely new area Ruins of Mortium, new bosses, new mechanics, and more in update 1.0. After a 24-hour maintenance *******, the update went live, and patch notes were released. The notes detail the new features, as well as quality of life changes to V Rising. View the full article
While Valheim's new Ashlands update is focused on combat, one underrated feature is amazing for a specific part of the player base. Ashlands is changing combat in the survival game forever by putting a heavier focus on enemies with differing attacks and abilities. Vikings will be getting new strengths of their own to help battle these challenging combatants. The most prominent features in this regard are an entirely new ******* and armor tier, along with expanded magical options. View the full article
Upon jumping into Solo Leveling: Arise and getting out of the tutorial you’re probably ready to get a second ******* after seeing the option available. But it’s locked, and asks you to become a Night Lord first, so here’s how to unlock a second ******* in Solo Leveling: Arise.How to get a second ******* and be a Night Lord in Solo Leveling: AriseAt the start of the game, Sung Jinwoo only has one ******* slot available, with the second one locked. If you attempt to tap on the second slot it tells you to get Night Lord first, but how does that work? You can unlock a second ******* in Solo Leveling: Arise by changing to the Night Lord job in the Job menu.Screenshot: PC InvasionNight Lord is one of the many jobs that Sung Jinwoo can unlock, and if you select the Job icon on his character menu you’ll see that after ********* is Night Lord. Here are the prerequisites to unlocking the Night Lord Job:Clear Story Chapter 6 .Reach level 15 w...View the full article
The latest Honkai Star Rail update has added a bunch of new areas to the game like the Penacony Grand Theater, and there are quite a few chests and other collectibles to discover within them.The Penacony Grand Theater is one of the final areas that you’ll visit during the main Penacony storyline, and its sprawling layout is home to over a dozen treasure chests, a few Lordly Trashcans, a Warp Trotter, and a ton of Origami Birds. If you’re struggling to find everything in the Penacony Grand Theater, then keep reading to learn the locations of every collectible.Penacony Grand Theater Collectible LocationsImage: HoyoverseThere are a total of 15 chests to collect in the Penacony Grand Theater. Most of them are sitting out in the open and should be easily visible as you comb through the area as a part of the Penacony Trailblaze Missions. Some of them are guarded by elite enemies, though, so be prepared for a ******. New Penacony characters like Acheron and Robin wi...View the full article
Europa Universalis 4 has, in the nearly 11 years since it came out, established itself as a titan of the grand strategy genre. Created by Paradox Development Studio, the company behind other strategy hits like Stellaris, Crusader Kings 3, Victoria 3, and Imperator: Rome, EU4 has maintained a strong fan base not just for the quality of the original game itself, but also because of the ongoing work Paradox has devoted to it for more than a decade. The latest example of this dedication is its new expansion, Winds of Change, which has just launched. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grand strategy legend embraces the changing face of history in new DLC Decade-old grand strategy game gets a full alternate history overhaul Two leading Paradox grand strategy games get sudden price hike View the full article
It seems like just yesterday that a fledgling little multiplayer horror game was getting released. Time does certainly fly when you're running away from some ******* intent on turning you from living meat to hooked meat. With almost eight years under its belt, ***** by Daylight is nearing its next anniversary and developer Behaviour Interactive has released a teaser about what we can expect to land in the game over the next year. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD adds second map to ***** switch list after new exploits discovered DBD codes May 2024 DBD safe to play again with May roadmap teasing future content View the full article
MultiVersus is nearing its relaunch, and Player First Games has finally revealed the first new character joining the roster. Thanks to the power of solving riddles, the Joker has officially been revealed for the game. Starting on May 7, the official MultiVersus Twitter page invited players to join the community Discord and help unlock a mystery box. Over the next 22 hours, 10 different riddles were given and players spammed potential answers until the lock was broken and maniacal laughter echoed from within—giving everyone a first look at the Joker in MultiVersus. View the full article
The next stage of the Penacony questline is now live in Honkai Star Rail with the release of version 2.2, and there’s a tough boss battle with Argenti waiting for players partway through the latest Trailblaze Mission.After repairing the Big Ticker in the Seabiscuit quest during the version 2.2 Penacony storyline, you have to defeat Argenti in the Superstar Showdown. Defeating him will net you the “The Ultimate is Eternal Sincerity” achievement, but you can actually earn a secret achievement called “Sincerity is Eternally the Ultimate” by choosing specific dialogue options and avoiding the ****** entirely.How to Get the Sincerity is Eternally the Ultimate Achievement in Honkai Star RailWhen you encounter Argenti during the Seabiscuit quest in Penacony, there’s a brief dialogue segment before the boss battle begins. If you reveal the truth about the Stellaron and the Watchmaker to Argenti, he’ll let you pass without a ******. Choose the...View the full article
Players who complete the Gather Your Rosebuds quest during the Personal Tabard questline in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight are rewarded a Basket of Draconic Flowers. But what’s the secret behind these flowers? Are they safe to delete? Do they perhaps lead to a new mystery to solve?This guide explains everything you need to know about the Basket of Draconic Flowers and what to do with the Ruby Blossom, Viridian Bloom, Azure Lily, Obsidian Iris, and Time-Touched Daisy inside. How to use the Ruby Blossom, Viridian Bloom, Azure Lily, Obsidian Iris, and Time-Touched Daisy in World of WarcraftAll five flowers from the Basket of Draconic Flowers are consumables that apply a 5-minute cosmetic buff when used. There’s seemingly no hidden secret to discover, and the flowers are simply a fun little bonus in one of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s final quests.Despite not being labelled as consumables, right-clicking a draconic flower will consume...View the full article
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Final Fantasy 14 players can soon claim an outfit from the series' long history, as the Imp Attire from Final Fantasy 6 will be added to the game during the annual Make-It-Rain Campaign. The upcoming Final Fantasy 14 campaign will let players earn extra points and housing items by playing mini-games in the Manderville Gold Saucer. View the full article
With its incredible retro-pixeled results, a ***** mod will amaze fans of Escape from Tarkov and Gray Zone Warfare. The 1993 FPS title will boast a free mod that incorporates all the ******* customization features of these games. The mod goes by the name Call of *****: Tarkov. With the whole debacle of the survival realist title getting a version that costs $250, players began to look for alternatives to Escape from Tarkov; Gray Zone Warfare received a huge boost from players looking for the Tarkov experience elsewhere. Call of *****: Tarkov is ideal for fans of these kinds of games, which are mostly about realism on the battlefield. This ***** mod will have a ton of weapons to customize while looking like a classic FPS from the 1990s when it releases on May 25. View the full article
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The rumored release date of March 7ths new form in Honkai: Star Rail has allegedly been leaked, indicating that the popular characters transformation may occur a lot sooner than expected. March 7th is one of the protagonists most trusted companions and a constant presence in the game, both in main story quests and in side missions. There had already been leaks about a new form for March 7th in Honkai: Star Rail, but now it seems like the characters actual release is approaching, and it may not take too long for players to have a chance to control her. View the full article
Strap in and hold on to your roll bars racing fans, because a new game has just come skidding around the horizon. Drive Rally is the spiritual successor to Pixel Perfect Dude's endless vehicle game Drive, and aims to capture the essence of the '90s golden era of racing. It even has "helpful but sassy co-pilots" like Hans, who sounds an awful lot like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Shinji Mikami is one of the greatest developers that games have so far seen. He spent his early years at Capcom and, among many other games, created the Resident Evil series, returning to direct the standout Resident Evil 4, before becoming a key member of the legendary Clover Studio. He and others left Capcom to co-found PlatinumGames, with Mikami always of the mind that he would direct one major title at the company and help it get established, before leaving to set up on his own. Mikami directed the outstanding Vanquish, before founding Tango Gameworks later in the same year... Read more.View the full article
Most if not all of the tasks in Gray Zone Warfare give you an area to go to. After that, it’s all on you to find what you’re looking for. Don’t believe me? Try looking for and marking the body in Leave No Man Behind. If you’re trying to locate the database for Manifest Destiny in Gray Zone Warfare, this guide should walk you through it. Gray Zone Warfare: Where to locate the database in Manifest Destiny guideThe database you want to find is in the Pha Lang Airfield. Just like finding the entry points in Shadow Over Ban Pa, you’ll have to travel a while to get there. However, if you’ve already been there, you may have already unlocked the exfil point making fast travel easy.Screenshot: PC InvasionNow, this area is crawling with bad guys and potentially other players because it can be a hot zone. However, you could run through the Airfield solo. If you do, go quiet. This way, everyone will have a hard time spotting you. However, be prepared to...View the full article
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Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft introduced a compact mode for its Xbox app on Windows last year, which is designed to improve the handheld experience. While compact mode initially focused on UI improvements for small screens, Microsoft is moving on to tackling some of the challenges of navigating around the Xbox app with a D-pad and sticks. In a new update for Xbox Insiders today, Microsoft is adding a new “Jump back in” feature that lets you quickly launch games you’ve recently played on a Windows handheld. Jump back in will list up to nine games on the main screen of the Xbox app, and you can press the menu button on a controller to launch the game directly. Image: Microsoft The new “Jump back in” section. It’s intelligent enough... Continue reading… View the full article