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The latest Helldivers 2 patch features what looks like a massive buff to ****** patrols for teams with less than four players, and Arrowhead Game Studios shared more insight regarding the change. Initially, the Helldivers 2 patch notes stated “patrol spawning has been increased when there are fewer than 4 players” and that full teams shouldn’t notice any changes, while the most noticeable change is for solo players. Helldivers didn’t take this buff lightly, as playing the game solo is already challenging. In a Reddit post on April 29, an associate community manager from Arrowhead shared clarification from the design director regarding the change. View the full article

Real-world crossovers have become somewhat of a staple in recent years, not least thanks to Fortnite. Despite being tailor-made for it, Clash of Clans has never included a celebrity as a character—until now. The final result is a hauntingly accurate depiction of Erling Haaland. Soccer superstar Erling Haaland is breaking new ground by becoming the first real-life person to have his very own Clash of Clans character. The most polite description we can give for his model is memorable. We’re sure Haaland is aware of his facial features’ uniqueness, but they are somehow enhanced tenfold in the Clash of Clans engine, resulting in proper nightmare fuel upon close inspection. View the full article

If the launch of Manor Lords has proven one thing, it's that some games are worth the wait. We've had a blast with Armored Core 6. Upcoming shooter Mecha Break looks fantastic, too. But after almost three decades of waiting, one of the ultimate and formative robotic pioneers is finally on PC. A combination of FromSoftware's beloved mech game and JRPG classics like Final Fantasy, this is overhauled, remade, and relaunched for Steam, and it's available to play today. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A classic PlayStation mech tactics game comes to PC this month View the full article

Exospines are incredibly useful in Stellar Blade as they can add buffs and passive effects to your build, making Eve stronger overall. Here are all Exospines in Stellar Blade, ranked.Which Exospine is best in Stellar Blade?While each Exospine can be useful for a specific playstyle, some make a massive difference in combat performance. From worst to best, here are the best Exospines in Stellar Blade. 11. Grenadier-Type ExospineScreenshot: PC InvasionThe Grenadier-Type Exospine sounds good on paper, increasing the overall effectiveness of consumables such as shock grenades. But the thing is, consumables are already strong enough to begin with. Also, you won’t find yourself using them all the time as they are only really useful to stun a boss in times of struggle. It’s not worth having this Exospine taking up one of the two available slots.Level 1: Increases the Damage and Effect of Combat Consumables. Powerful Naytibas are not affected.Level 2: ...View the full article

A Dragons Dogma 2 player has encountered a Pawn resembling Samuel L Jacksons character, Jules, from Pulp Fiction. Pawns form a useful part of Dragons Dogma 2, joining the players adventure to assist in defeating tough enemies and finding rare items. View the full article

Though Fallout 76 and Starfield may be completely different games, one scary monster noticed in each may be the connection Bethesda fans have been looking for. Bethesda is known for its open-world RPGs even though some have had roller-coaster success in recent years. Meanwhile, the recent live-action Fallout show received mass acclaim and has helped propel sales of the franchise's games. Along with the show, next-gen updates were given to Fallout 4, which even included some new content for players to enjoy. View the full article

So, you’re finally approaching the end of your journey through the Commonwealth—or maybe you just want to make sure you make the right choices when you get there. Either way, Fallout 4 keeps up the series’ tradition of offering multiple endings. Mercifully, Fallout 4 doesn’t reduce the ending choice to a binary button press at the end of the storyline (we’re looking at you, Fallout 3), but instead has you lean toward one faction or another over the course of the game. While this means the story’s ultimate conclusion feels more natural, it also means the criteria for reaching certain endings aren’t the clearest. We’ve broken down every ending and its requirements below to help you get the most satisfying conclusion to your Sole Survivor’s story. View the full article

****** Must **** has a lovable cast of characters whose personalities grow as you interact with them. Each fighter also has unique skills and gear options. Ultimately, you want them all, so here’s how to unlock all six characters in ****** Must ****.How to unlock every character in ****** Must DieYou can unlock each character in ****** Must **** through regular gameplay. We don’t have exact numbers, but unlocks seem to be based on how much time you’ve spent on runs. Your character choices don’t seem to matter, either. I tried every character when I unlocked them, but I frequently went back to using Avoron and quickly had the entire roster.Here’s every character in the game and the order they unlock:Avoron – KnightMerris – SorceressNixi – AssassinKront – BarbarianSkadi – WarriorLorien – RangerI didn’t keep track of my playtime when I unlocked every characte...View the full article

The team over at Paradox Tectonic has announced that its upcoming life simulator Life by You will be launching into Early Access on June 4 this year — and, if that sounds like something you've heard before, it's because we've actually known the date for a couple of months already! If you're wondering why a studio would go out of their way to re-announce something it already said — and relatively recently, too — the answer ***** between the lines of the press release. What they've actually said is that "Life by You is ready for early access" (emphasis mine), and the intention is probably to differentiate this from the last two early access releases for the game, which caught delays. The highly touted Sims-alike was originally announced in March 2023 for a mid-September early access release the same year, only to be pushed back to March 2024 at the end of July. Then that March date was put back again to June 4 in early February of this year. Both of these delay announcements came around five or six weeks before the intended launch which — oh look, is just about where we are now! So, it seems like Paradox Tectonic just wants to reaffirm that we should keep that date seriously cleared on our calendars, after its last couple of rain checks. Read more View the full article

A long-awaited gameplay feature in Genshin Impact is finally arriving if new Version 4.7 leaks are to be believed. The action RPG has just entered the first stages of Version 4.6, a bulky patch that brought forth a load of playable content. Players got an extension to the Fontaine map accompanied by a whole new underwater section and its respective World Quests, as well as Character Quests and the playable version of Arlecchino, the only new character in Genshin Impact 4.6. While there is still a lot to do in the current patch, eyes are turned toward the next update. View the full article

Wong “JayH” Heng of Disguised’s VALORANT roster has been temporarily suspended from the VCT Challengers Malaysia and Singapore circuit on the grounds he allegedly participated in match-fixing. In a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on April 30, the organizer informed the community of the decision it had to take based on “a thorough compliance review” that indicated JayH’s purported involvement in match-fixing practices before VALORANT Challengers Malaysia and Singapore. View the full article

What are the new ****** Piece codes? Whether you choose to become a pirate to plunder the seven seas or a marine that hunts down boisterous buccaneers, you may want some extra boosts or Beli to help begin your adventure. However, the codes do not last very long whenever they become available, so you'll need to redeem them as soon as you can. ****** Piece is just one of many Roblox experiences that take inspiration from its other anime games. If you want free stuff for them as well, we have all the latest Blox Fruits codes, Anime Champions codes, and Fruit Battlegrounds codes for you to redeem. Since time is of the essence, here are all the ****** Piece codes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Blox Fruits codes April 2024 - free XP and money **** Catchers codes April 2024 Aura RNG codes April 2024 View the full article

A fan-made Tekken 8 **** managed to obtain an online rank of Destroyer by pressing a single button. Bandai Namco's 3D fighter franchise has fostered a sizable and dedicated community since its 1994 debut, but that doesn't mean all the members of the Tekken sphere can agree on acceptable playstyles. Many players particularly look down on "spammers," but as one user's Tekken 8 **** has shown, there might be a reason why mashing the same move over and over again is such a popular strategy. View the full article

For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. The issue now is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing. Read Entire Article View the full article

On April 29, political streamer Denims offered her Twitch chat $30,000 to anyone who could make Asmongold “disappear” and make Eve (from Stellar Blade)’s breasts *******. Naturally, it reached Asmongold in a matter of hours, and now he’s considering taking legal action. While watching Asmongold’s content, the 26-year old streamer said: “Listen, I’ll up the number. $30k to anyone who’ll make this ******** disappear and make Eve’s breasts *******. You have to do both, alright? Then it’s a win-win for me. I get more ******* and I don’t have to see that ****** on my timeline anymore.” View the full article

In a world of 200 million dollar games, studios don’t get to make a Returnal very often. Returnal is an extremely difficult, narratively obtuse roguelike, which the majority of players will only ever see the first level of. That is not a recipe for a game published by PlayStation. That is not a game on the side of a London bus. Returnal doesn’t sponsor the Champion’s League final. Where the last decade of PlayStation’s dominance has been characterized by absolute blockbuster hits like The Last of Us, **** of War, and Horizon, Returnal is a modern cult classic and ******** the most exciting thing published by PlayStation Studios in years. Read More... View the full article

If you're absolutely horrified by CGI apes, a bonus feature on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' physical release might be for you. It might be 13 years old, but to this day I think 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes has some of the best motion-capture acting and CGI apes around. They're looking equally good, if not better, in the upcoming Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Understandably though, they might venture a little bit into uncanny territory for some people, so it's possible they might be giving this one a miss. But I've got good news for you with this latest sequel! In a recent interview with the YouTube channel Ape Nation (yes, it's actually called that), director Wes Ball spoke of the film's eventual physical release, and specifically of one bonus feature it will include. "I'm doing a little thing for the DVD where you can watch the entire movie with the raw dailies," Ball explained. "You'll see how close they get and what they do and how they stitch everything together. It's amazing!" What that means is, it'll be all of the footage without any post production effects ***** over the top, meaning it'll just be actors wearing mo-cap suits, so presumably there'll be nary a CGI ape in sight. It's a cool sounding behind-the-scenes look at how a film gets made, and it's great for people who seriously struggle with the uncanny valley! Read more View the full article

The debate on whether sticking the word ‘space’ in front of something instantly makes it better rages eternal with the heat of a thousand space-air fryers, but the yaysayers are at least victorious in the case of retro-futuristic RPG Beyond Galaxyland, in which turn-based combat is aided by your pal ***** *****, who is a space hamster with a **** and a little waistcoat. I like this creature , but honestly, you could replace them with a sentient bin bag, and I’d be happy. With pixel art this vibrant and detailed, I reckon even a bulging sack of coffee ground and banana peels would be worth adventuring with. Don’t do it, though. It’s a good guinea pig. Read more View the full article

I has had a pretty controversial role across the gaming industry as of the past couple of years including—but certainly not limited to—designing NPCs. Recently, Ubisoft debuted uncanny AI-powered "neo NPCs", and to say I'm sceptical of the tech's actual uses is an understatement. Streamer Blurbs, however, has finally gotten me on board with at least one: letting his chat inject the most cursed custom voice lines into the denizens of Skyrim like a bunch of smutty skinwalkers... Read more.View the full article

If you've experienced the dramatic highs and lows of Manor Lords, then you'll understand just how nail-biting this city builder and management game can really be. But instead of relying on a set story, the real drama comes from letting players live their best lives and create catastrophic situations all by themselves... Read more.View the full article

While every World of Warcraft season introduces big changes to Mythic+ dungeons, the meta can get stale very quickly—but Blizzard might have a solution in The War Within. During a Content Creator Summit, production director Michael Bybee and senior game designer Sean McCann revealed that Mythic+ dungeons might be getting positive affixes in The War Within, as first reported by Wowhead. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

In Manor Lords, you will rely of trading for a number of things. It isn’t as simple and streamlined as it is in other games, so allow me to explain exactly how it works.How to trade goods in Manor LordsTrading goods is something you’ll want to do get doing very soon in Manor Lords. In the early game, this allows you to get the funds to build Burgage Plot extensions, which will provide you with great passive incomes of food and hide.To start trading goods, you’ll need to build the Trading Post. It costs 4 Timber, and once built, can employ four families. Screenshot: PC InvasionThe Trading Post will display every single good in Manor Lords, separated into their own categories in the “Trade” menu. Every good will be set to “no trade,” which means no one is coming to import or export those goods. Whenever you’re done trading something, you can always set it to “no trade” to stop the process.If you want to i...View the full article

Whenever Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead releases a big balance update for the PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter, the community debates the various nerfs and buffs as it gets to grips with the evolving meta. After this week’s release of patch 01.000.300, which tweaked a long list of weapons, stratagems, and enemies, the debate was especially vociferous. A change to the beloved Quasar Cannon is but one that has led to claims that Arrowhead has nerfed fun out of Helldivers 2. The game’s Discord and subreddit are especially spicy as Arrowhead community managers address concern about nerfs even as they point out that in reality, the patch made significant buffs to a number of key weapons. The Adjudicator, for example, has enjoyed a meaningful buff, as has the Punisher Plasma, and the Counter *******. The regular Guard Dog and the Railgun also got some love. Other weapons were rebalanced with a combination of buffs and nerfs. As the row over Helldivers 2’s apparent nerfs continues, Arrowhead has addressed another aspect of the patch that has drawn controversy: patrols for solo players. In the patch notes released this week, Arrowhead said patrol spawning was increased when there are fewer than four players. The fewer the players the ******* the change. For four-player missions there is no change compared to before. But “the biggest noticeable change will be for solo players at higher difficulties.” Essentially, Helldivers 2 is now tougher for teams of three players and less, and much tougher for solo players. Helldivers 2 is designed to be played co-op, ideally in squads of four, but of course sometimes that’s not possible, and indeed there are plenty of players who prefer to play solo, challenging themselves to complete missions on their own and on the toughest difficulties even though Helldivers 2 can be incredibly difficult played this way. Following the release of the patch, Arrowhead released a statement attributed to design director Niklas Broström, who explained that this change was about righting a prior mistake. "We unintendedly had non-linear scaling of the patrol spawns so they didn't spawn as often as they should have when less than four players,” Broström said. “The intention is that one player has 1/4th of the patrols compared to four players, but it used to be that they had 1/6th. “Scaling of patrol spawns was exponential before, and that felt good on four player lobbies but a bit too empty when playing with fewer players, especially when playing solo. So now we made the scaling of patrols to be linear, which means if you play solo you will get 25% of the patrols compared to a four-player lobby instead of having about 17% of the patrols. There is still a cap of patrols that can spawn at the same time so during situations when we spawn a lot of patrols, such as extractions, even solo players won't notice the difference. The change is made to make the world feel less empty for one and two-player lobbies, especially on high difficulty missions which was also slightly too easy for solo players compared to our intentions. “Hope this clarifies the change for everyone - we're not making the game arbitrarily *******!” “Hope this clarifies the change for everyone - we're not making the game arbitrarily *******! So, it turns out, Helldivers 2 was unintentionally too easy for solo players, and now it’s at the difficulty Arrowhead always intended. The patch reaction doesn’t end there. There’s also a debate about a significant change to ricochet: “Shots that ricochet from heavy armored enemies will now properly hit the Helldiver who fired them. Trigger discipline is highly recommended.” After the patch: The New Ricochet System Sucks Eys-Beowulf | #Helldivers2 [Hidden Content] — Helldivers 2 Media (@Helldiversmedia) April 30, 2024 Players are now reporting getting ******* more often by shots that ricochet, but there appears to be confusion about just how much of an issue this is. Clips are doing the rounds on social media that appear to show players suffering embarrassing deaths at the hands of their own ricocheting projectiles, but some have suggested there isn’t a big change here. The prevailing theory is that the patch has made it so the player now takes damage from their own bullets when ricochet occurs, compared to the pre-patch situation where they were immune. ****** by ricochet ******** a rare occurrence. If you’re looking for more on Helldivers 2, check out IGN’s feature on the Let Me Solo Her of Helldivers 2, a player who has answered over 100 **** Beacons as part of a mission to help others. Helldivers 2 has become one of the surprise hits of 2024 since launching in February, topping the charts on Steam and reportedly selling around three million copies. According to at least one analyst, it's still growing. Check out IGN's Helldivers 2 review to find out why it's going down so well. 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 For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Hello. Helldivers 2 gots a rather beefy new patch yesterday, and now people can't seem to stop finding ways to accidentally defeat themselves in battle. What's to blame for this sudden rise in rather hilarious mistakes? Well, a change to how bullet ricochets work seems to be drawing the majority of the ire. Yup, while there's some of the usual unhappiness about the nerfs that came as part of the patch's array of balancing changes to weapons, which were admittedly outnumbered - or at least equaled - by the amount of buffs on offer, the big backlash this time is related to what bullets do after they leave your ****. That being, in a lot of these recent cases, casually pinging straight back into the body of the helldiver that fired them. So, as a bit of context, one of the changes Patch 01.000.300 enacted is this: "Shots that ricochet from heavy armored enemies will now properly hit the Helldiver who fired them." The idea behind looks just to be focing folks to be a bit more disciplined with their *****, since they'll now be at risk of the consequnces. Read more View the full article

****** Must **** is a fantastic entry in the Bullet Heaven genre and takes undeniable inspiration from Hades. The issue is that it’s not available on every platform. With this in mind, let me answer: Is ****** Must **** on consoles and Game Pass?Is ****** Must **** available on Switch, Xbox or PS5?At the time of writing, ****** Must **** is only available on PC. More specifically, you can only purchase the game on Steam or the Humble Bundle store. Several other sites list ****** Must **** for *****, but these are mostly Key Sellers, and you’ll end up with the Steam version regardless.Is ****** Must **** on Xbox Game Pass?As ****** Must **** is PC Exclusive, it’s unavailable on Game Pass on Xbox or PC. That said, it’s very likely that the game will be coming to Xbox or Game Pass in the near future. ****** Must **** was briefly shown in the Triple-I Initiative showcase on April 10, 2024. Screenshot: PC InvasionThis montage showed several upcoming indie t...View the full article