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mid the positive reception and general hype for the series created by Amazon's excellent Fallout series, Bethesda did the most Bethesda thing it possibly could have done. As players rushed back to the various games in the series, Bethesda released a major "next gen" update for Fallout 4, arguably the best entry point for new players, and it's a total mess... Read more.View the full article

Having enough food stock is essential in Manor Lords if you want to keep your residents happy. Honey is one of the few food items that workers can produce in your settlement, giving you a constant supply—but you need to establish an Apiary for it first. If you’re wondering how to get and use an Apiary in Manor Lords, this guide explains everything you need to know about starting a bee farm. View the full article

Helldivers 2 players who enjoy ******* massive lasers at their enemies are out of luck because the latest balance update just introduced some major nerfs while also making some interesting tweaks to certain missions. Arrowhead Studios has demonstrated its passion for live-service support by issuing dozens of patches that accomplish small goals like fixing bugs and glitches to introducing larger changes like the addition of new enemies and weapons. While the community wasn't too pleased with the previous balance update, the most recent attempt to level the playing feel is seemingly going down much smoother. View the full article

Street Fighter 6‘s fourth DLC character, Akuma, will be released next month. Akuma will be unlocked on May 22 for players who own the Year 1 Character Pass. Like all other DLC characters, Akuma will feature in all three Street Fighter 6 modes – World Tour, Fighting Ground, and Battle Hub. Read More... View the full article

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Bethesda has issued a clarification amid confusion surrounding the much-anticipated free next-gen update for Fallout 4, confirming who and who does not qualify. Following last week’s launch of the update, PlayStation 4 and 5 owners were left confused over which version of the game would qualify as getting the native next-gen patch for free when it, at least initially, wasn’t available for anyone. It turns out the free update is only for those who have the game via the PlayStation Plus Extra catalog. That means everyone else has to pay for Fallout 4’s native PS5 version, including those who own Fallout 4 via the now defunct PS Plus Collection. Meanwhile, all Xbox Game Pass subscribers get Fallout 4. PS Plus Collection was a promotion that gifted PS5 owners who subscribed to PS Plus a number of PS4 games to play on their new console, including Bloodborne, Persona 5, and the aforementioned Fallout 4. It was removed from PS Plus in May last year. “We've seen some confusion regarding the free Fallout 4 next-gen update for PlayStation Plus Extra members,” Bethesda said in a statement. “The Fallout 4 next-gen update will be available to PlayStation Plus Extra members through the PlayStation Game Catalog. Your patience is appreciated while the teams work on this.” As you’d expect, people who do own Fallout 4 via PS Plus Collection and had expected to get the next-gen update for free have expressed their disappointment, and pointed out Bethesda had said the next-gen update would be free for all owners of Fallout 4. Bethesda has also faced tough questions around refunds for Fallout 4 after some who owned the game via PlayStation Plus Extra but bought the PS5 version during the ******* when a bug made the free next-gen update unavailable. IGN has asked Bethesda for comment. The Fallout 4 next-gen update has suffered a troubled launch, and the update that launched alongside it for the PC version of the game has had technical problems of its own. Xbox players found their version lacked the promised Quality Mode. Bethesda tweeted to say the next-gen update on Xbox Series X targets 4k and 60 frames per second in all modes, with Performance Mode “more aggressive in lowering settings to maintain this target.” The Fallout 4 next-gen update launched amid the breakout success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show, but its release date scuppered the Fallout London mod, which relies upon third-party mods now broken following the PC patch. 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

Escape From Tarkov developer Battlestate Games has been called "shameless" and "tone deaf" over its response to controversy caused by a $250 expansion, with fans and even its esports associate calling out the studio. The community behind Escape From Tarkov — a ********* and realistic online first-person shooter currently in beta — erupted on April 26 after Battlestate announced the $250 Unheard Edition upgrade, which added an exclusive player-versus-everyone mode amid other extras, and notably wasn't deemed downloadable content by the developer. This meant those who'd bought the $150 Edge of Darkness edition of Escape From Tarkov, which came with a Season Pass and thus "free access to all subsequent DLCs", wouldn't obtain this new content without spending another $250. Many players therefore deemed the Unheard Edition "pay-to-win", "unacceptable", "disrespectful", and more, but immense backlash has now arisen in response to the developer's official comment on the matter, which was seemingly intended to rectify the situation. Nik Buyanov, Battlestate COO and studio head, posted on Reddit to announce owners of the Edge of Darkness edition would get access to the mode upon Escape From Tarkov's full launch but couldn't yet because of server capacity issues. Players would "have the opportunity to test this mode by purchasing the Unheard edition of the game", Buyanov said, announcing a 50% discount for owners of the Edge of Darkness edition. These players would therefore be paying $275 in total to access this part of the Escape From Tarkov beta. Another Reddit post came from Buyanov after this one didn't go well. "I would like to say that I am very sorry that fans and the game community in general are experiencing these feelings," he said, the wording of which further upset many Escape From Tarkov players. "Fake apology," said redamid. "'I'm sorry you feel this way' does not equal 'I'm sorry I betrayed you'." ZeroPointZero_ chimed in too: "'I'm sorry you feel this way' is really not how an apology should sound," they said. "I don't really expect much better than this, however, considering all that has happened. The corrective actions are now on the right track, but hardly enough. Introducing pay-to-win features that are infinitely more potent than the ones in Edge of Darkness is just tone deaf." I would like to say that I am very sorry that fans and the game community in general are experiencing these feelings. Buyanov said the reaction, "which he did not foresee", will affect future decisions and announced a handful of other changes to these editions. PvE will be made available to those who own the Edge of Darkness edition but only "in waves" because of the server capacity issues, though it's unclear how far apart these waves will come. He also promised to balance the items and perks in this addition but provide more to those who already bought it for $250, and said Battlestate will continue to work on other patches and content for Escape From Tarkov, among other things. "Thank you for your time, love and hate, and thank you for your increased attention to the current situation," Buyanov said. These changes aren't enough for many, however. "Saying you're 'sorry about the feeling we are experiencing' is such as BS statement," said broken-cactus. "Clearly you're not sorry for what you did. While this is a good step, honestly you guys have shown your true colors with this whole fiasco. I'm just very disappointed, and I hope you guys will take some time to build back the trust you lost with this community." A comment from paulfunyan suggested Battlestate had made false promises in the past, and said the company is asking for too much money for a game currently in beta. "You've had the privilege of us testing your game for the past seven years, and this is the product you're delivering. If you expect anyone to pay more money to test this then you're bats**t insane," they said. "Shameless." Clearly you're not sorry for what you did. While this is a good step, honestly you guys have shown your true colors with this whole fiasco. Escape From Tarkov's Reddit is currently full of fans sharing similar thoughts, though Battlestate's recent actions appear to be a step too far for many. A post from WebFirm4870 with a screenshot of them uninstalling the game has 3,500 upvotes. Mleeimlele's post telling other players not to fall for the apology has 6,700 upvotes. A screenshot of the Wikipedia page for a "non-apology apology" has 5,100 upvotes. But the backlash took a step further when Evasion GG, the first Escape From Tarkov esports team and a host of more than 200 tournaments for the game, posted on X/Twitter to claim Battlestate is a bad company to work with as a result of "control issues, blatant nepotism" and more. "We have produced over 200 Tarkov shows but if you’ve wondered why we haven’t been as active as we once were it’s because we will not be railroaded into doing events that we don’t believe in," Evasion said. "What happened to the Tarkov community over the past week is what’s been happening to us for the last two years dealing with Battlestate. Promises not kept, gaslighting, event cancelations, control issues, blatant nepotism, [and] all while wasting our time, money, and efforts. This year we found out how terribly they have been treating the smaller event orgs as well. Now this treatment has spread to the player base. "We’ve held back sharing this information but seeing how the community was treated as a whole recently was too much. We will not create Tarkov events until we see things truly change." IGN has asked Battlestate for comment regarding these allegations and the community backlash. Escape From Tarkov was released in closed alpha in August 2016 before its closed beta was released in July 2017. It has stayed in this form ever since despite regular updates and paid add-ons, with no word on a proper launch date as of yet. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Starting with the chip packaging tech, which TSMC has branded "CoWoS" (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate), it's essentially an enhanced version of typical chiplet designs, where multiple smaller ***** are integrated together into one package. But TSMC is taking it to incredible new levels of scale and complexity. Read Entire Article View the full article

Following criticism for how the next-gen Fallout 4 Steam Deck patch effectively made performance worse on the handheld, despite earning a Verified rating, a new Proton Hotfix update has fixed the issues. Not only is the Deck performance overlay now more accurately reporting data, but crashes are much rarer. However, the graphical settings remain inaccessible. Playing Fallout 4 on the Steam Deck OLED, our pick as the best handheld gaming PC, is now an experience that lives up to Valve's Verified rating, something that couldn't be said late last week when the update was first released. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 4 on Steam Deck completely devalues Valve's Verified rating Fallout 4 is still broken on Nvidia RTX GPUs because of one setting Fallout 4 power armor explained View the full article

Grand Theft Auto 6 promises a return to the sun-soaked, neon-lit streets of Vice City, and it's about time. We haven't had a tour of the town Tommy Vercetti once called home in almost 20 years - the original GTA Vice City arrived in 2002, while Vice City Stories followed in 2006. Although it's totally redesigned and reimagined, it'll be wonderful to once again set foot in the fictionalized version of Miami. In the meantime, however, one former Rockstar dev whose credits include GTA 3, San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto 4, shares the fascinating secret behind Vice City's seemingly psychic cops, who always manage to jump you at just the worst moment. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Why play GTA Vice City on PC, when a wireless router works too Ahead of GTA 6, get Rockstar's defining trilogy cheap in a Steam ***** Rockstar announces access to "rotating assortment" of iconic GTA games View the full article

Capcom has fully unveiled the upcoming DLC character Akuma for Street Fighter 6, confirming that the iconic fighter will be available to players starting May 22. Alongside the announcement, Capcom showcased Akuma's gameplay, highlighting both familiar and new moves that fans can expect from the character in Street Fighter 6. View the full article

Tekken 8 dropped a full trailer for the first season of content, revealing plenty of new content releasing over the next several months. This includes story DLC, several free features, and the return of Lidia—which has the community mixed on what future fighters could be coming next. During the Tekken 8 top eight at Evo Japan 2024, Bandai Namco shared an updated roadmap for Season One following the release of the first DLC fighter, Eddy Gordo, on April 5. This next wave of content will include an expansion for Tekken 8’s main story—something that rarely happens for fighting games—and multiple free updates will be available to all players, while teasing the next DLC fighter, Lidia Sobieski. View the full article

If there's any constant with Baldur's Gate 3, it's that there's always more to discover, and even repeated playthroughs can often leave certain secrets or details unrevealed. The vast array of choices and possibilities is a large part of what's made the game so attractive, and many interesting outcomes can act as exciting little surprises whenever they're first triggered. On the other hand, it's also possible to encounter scenarios that are ultimately more unpleasant than anything, a natural consequence of telling a story in a fantasy world filled with ********* and treachery. View the full article

Genshin Impact 's version 4.7 will reportedly introduce at least four events that consist of challenges. Genshin Impact adds different types of events every month, allowing players to earn Primogems they can use to buy Intertwined Fates or purchase battle pass levels. These timed exclusive festivities offer storytelling, exploration, combat, and mini-games in which players take on waves of enemies. Some events in Genshin Impact, such as Vibro-Crystal, Misty Dungeon, and Windtrace, get their rerun once a year. View the full article

It's a wonderful time if transhuman existentialism in gaming is your bag. Stellar Blade dropped on PS5 to strong reviews last week, and many (myself included) have been keeping themselves busy dismantling Naytiba over the weekend. Well, if you've had your fill of Shift Up's maiden triple-A voyage, then let me (re)introduce you to Yoko Taro's incredible NieR Automata - and it's currently 60% off in the May PS Store *****. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Alien Rogue Incursion could be the most terrifying PSVR 2 game yet The best PS5 games to play in 2024 The best horror games on console 2024 View the full article

The Helldivers 2 ammo economy is undergoing a big change in developer Arrowhead's newest update, as it drops patch 01.000.300. While fully exhausting your magazines on the higher difficulties is something everyone should be aware of, exactly how we engage with our ammo counts is about to shift. On top of this change, you can now expect balancing adjustments to weapons, stratagems, and enemies across the board. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Helldivers 2's stratagem gamble is one Arrowhead hopes will pay off New Helldivers 2 major order forces players to make a difficult choice Helldivers 2 players need to download this new AMD GPU update View the full article

To this day, when I think Viking games, I think Valheim. Iron Gate's survivalistic sword-and-shield adventure is the definitive videogame interpretation of Norse mythology, superior even to the sweeping narrative and exhaustive detail of *********'s Creed Valhalla. You take that, mix it with the horde slaying of Halls of Torment, and throw in a small nod to Skyrim, and you have a gorgeous new roguelike that is proving immensely popular on Steam just three days since its long-awaited 1.0 release. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

A fresh set of Genshin Impact 4.7 leaks are outlining a new endgame mode that may challenge players to the point that they need to farm for perfect Artifact pieces. At the moment, the action RPG by HoYoverse is in the early phase of Version 4.6. The patch was highly awaited due to its content, which includes an expansion to Fontaines southern borders with Sumeru, new Character Quests, events, and, most importantly, the addition of the playable version of Arlecchino in Genshin Impact, who had long been expected by players. Her arrival also brings forth a powerful new gameplay mechanic. View the full article

Albion Online the MMO from Sandbox Interactive has now formally opened the gates for Europe and MENA (Middle East and North *******) with their brand new server. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Twitter user pl_evil has helpfully translated a recent letter to shareholders from Bloober Team, showing that their new game "Project C" will be revealed later this year. This will be the studio's next original game, after they wrapped up Layers Of ***** last year with, confusingly, Layers Of ***** (the natural progression for a series: Layers Of *****, Layers Of ***** 2, and then Layers Of ***** again, although it was going to be called Layers Of Fears at one point). Bloober Team are currently doing a lot of IP work for other people, with the Silent Hill 2 remake due out later this year, and a game codenamed "Project R" in concert with Skybound Entertainment. Skybound are The Walking ***** company, so I wouldn't give you long odds for a bet on what Project R is about. Neither would I be surprised if Project C is unveiled this summer by a man named Geoff with shiny shiny trainers. I'm interested to see what it is, and honestly I'm hoping it's a brand new standalone thing, rather than a forced sequel to Observer or 2021's The Medium (where I got the header). Read more View the full article

Manor Lords’ huge Steam wishlists have translated into a bumper launch that saw over one million copies sold in just a day. Manor Lords launched on April 26 in Early Access form and soon rose through the player concurrents ranks on Valve’s platform. It hit a peak Steam concurrent player count of 173,178 — according to publisher Hooded Horse, that’s the highest ever for a city builder, and even other similar genres, such as GSG/4x/colony sims. That means Manor Lords has enjoyed a ******* Steam launch than the likes of Civilization and Cities: Skylines. Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. It was developed by Slavic Magic, a one-person studio founded by Greg Styczeń. IGN’s Manor Lords Early Access review returned a 7/10. We said: “Manor Lords is a gorgeous medieval city-builder that kept me occupied for hours building my perfect, cozy hamlets, but it definitely feels very early in its Early Access development.” In a tweet, Styczeń outlined the main points for the planned next patch: Fix all the weird homeless bugs.Tune the archer damage.Tune the trade oversupply mechanics (it's too harsh and punishes regional specialization).Slow down the rate of the AI claiming territories.Improve the sawpit efficiency / storage. Manor Lords is the latest mid-priced game to see enormous success in early 2024 following the release of Pocket Pair's Palworld and Arrowhead's Helldivers 2. The trend comes at a time when some triple-A $70 games, such as Rocksteady's ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League and Ubisoft's Skull and Bones, have struggled. 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

Manor Lords isn't just restricted to being a fantastic medieval city builder and management sim, if you choose to do so, you can also partake in wars and skirmishes for land and resources... Read more.View the full article

Pokémon Go fans are rightfully upset yet again at Niantic’s Hatch Day formula. The latest Hatch Day was on April 28 and lasted from 2pm until 5pm local time. Within those three hours, trainers could find 2km Eggs that guaranteed a Cleffa hatch with a higher chance of the Pokémon being shiny. It is not a guaranteed shiny hatch, but the odds are good enough that it was worth trying your luck. View the full article

Manor Lords is currently another 2024 release smashing through the charts on Steam! Coming from developer Slavic Magic and publisher Hooded Horse, it's certainly impressive. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is widely regarded as the GOAT. The 7-year-old GPU marks the last time a flagship gaming GPU was offered at a reasonable price, that plus its exceptional longevity. Read Entire Article View the full article