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Located in the heart of London's historic Brick Lane, The Truman Brewery is hosting a showcase of some of the best upcoming indie games this weekend. Running from Thursday, April 25 to Sunday, April 28, WASD has a huge variety of games to play from some of the planet's most creative studios. We got the chance to swing by and get hands-on with some exciting new games - all of which intend to come to PlayStation and/or Xbox consoles in. On day one, the show was already abuzz with gamers flocking to the venue in their droves to check out the next big thing in indie gaming. During this flying visit, we didn't have time to check out all of the multitudes of games available, but we did get to enjoy a select few demos on the show floor. Read on for our impressions of these games, along with some other picks of the best games to check out at the show. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Mojang has finally revealed the official name for Minecraft's Update 1.21: Tricky Trials. Slated to arrive in June 2024, Tricky Trials will be bringing a lot of new features to Minecraft, including a new *******, trials, crafting objects, and more. View the full article

A new glitch introduced in Fallout 4 after the release of the next-gen update currently allows gamers to ****** giant exclamation points when using some of the games new guns. Despite Bethesdas promises to improve Fallout 4 with this eagerly awaited update, the patch broke quite a few aspects of the game. View the full article

The new Dell XPS 14 presents the strongest competition to Apple's MacBook Pro 14 so far, featuring a powerful CPU and GPU, as well as a fantastic OLED screen. However, it comes at a considerable cost. Read Entire Article View the full article

The DeathAdder is one of the longest-running mouse designs in gaming mouse history, with its first iteration now approaching 20 years old. Its comfortable, ergonomic shape has simply stood the test of time. The Razer DeathAdder V3 is the latest version, and it keeps the design simple, with a basic tally of five buttons and a lightweight build, making it an ideal wired option for esports and more. This Razer mouse's pricier, wireless sibling, the DeathAdder V3 Pro is currently our premium choice for the best gaming mouse, so the simpler V3 has plenty to live up to. Largely it doesn't disappoint, even if it doesn't quite ***** us away. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: RTX 5090 is Nvidia's only hope for 2024, ***** suggests Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 system requirements Download this update to stop game crashes on your Intel CPU View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

As a VR gaming enthusiast, I love seeing the next big breakthroughs approaching on the horizon. While there is an argument to be made that the Pimax Crystal Super headset is the most imminent advancement in virtual reality headsets, Disney's new Holotile treadmill is by far a more broadly appealing advancement. I'm concerned, however, that it may never be suitable for a commercial release, at least not in its current form. While the best VR headsets are always looking to move the hobby forward, it's the Holotile that presents the most exciting potential advancement at this moment in time. Disney has shown off its 360-degree floor treadmill a few times now, but it recently allowed the first non-Disney employee to test it out, tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, known better as MKBHD. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: An Xbox VR headset is coming, but it's not what you think Meta is about to make VR cheaper and more accessible than ever Enjoy your Meta Quest 3 lying down thanks to new update View the full article

Competition in the 14-inch gaming laptop space is fierce right now, and the HP Omen Transcend 14 is hoping to tempt you its way with one of the latest Intel Core Ultra CPUs, as well as an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU for gaming. It does emerge as a decent device, but it sadly also trips up in several areas that don't trouble the competition. I've been using the Omen Transcend 14 for the past several weeks, and it's sadly fallen short of its expectations. There certainly is room for this system to find its way to our best gaming laptop list, but only if it gets a significant price cut that reflects its relative shortcomings. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best HP gaming laptops in 2024 HP Omen 16 (2023) review Dell, HP, and Lenovo say goodbye to gaming laptop hard drives View the full article

Stock of Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GPUs being supplied to graphics card manufacturers has apparently dried up in recent weeks, leading to speculation that there could be a wind down in manufacturing already, ahead of the future RTX 5000 series launch. While the RTX 4060 Ti isn't a card that holds a place on our best graphics card guide, it's one of Nvidia's more popular and affordable GPUs, and one that we'd expect to see still available to buy for many, many months to come. However, this new report hints at a different turn of events. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Two classic Blizzard games headline new Nvidia GeForce Now additions Fallout 4 is still broken on Nvidia RTX GPUs because of one setting Nvidia DLSS guide - upscaling to ray reconstruction explained View the full article

Back in 2019, FromSoftware, creators of the wildly successful action RPG games Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, and Armored Core 6, put out Sekiro: Shadows **** Twice. A gruelling, historical take on the sort of formula established in its Souls series, Sekiro casts players as a defined character - a ninja called The Wolf - and explores the bloodsoaked landscape of late 16th century, Warring States era Japan through a revenge tale that includes, naturally, plenty of memorably tense boss fights. It's also cheap to pick up a copy right now as Sekiro is currently discounted by 50% on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Sekiro mod lets you play as Raiden from Metal Gear Rising AGDQ streamer beats Sekiro boss blindfolded and makes us all look bad Free Sekiro: Shadows **** Twice GOTY update brings gauntlet mode next week View the full article

Once you unlock the Spearfishing skill, you’ll be able to grapple enemies and pull them towards you. But how can you successfully grapple larger enemies in Another Crab’s Treasure when they decide to ****** back?Another Crab’s Treasure: How to grapple larger enemiesWith this skill unlocked, you can use a Barbed ***** to grapple enemies and pull them towards you. But if the ****** is larger than you it can put up a ******, leading you to a small mini-game of tug-of-war. You can grapple larger enemies in Another Crab’s Treasure by pulling in the opposite direction of the ******.Screenshot: PC InvasionNot only can you level up your stats in Another Crab’s Treasure, but you can unlock useful skills as well. If you don’t win within the span of a couple of seconds of using the Spearfishing skill, you fail to pull the ****** towards you. This also wastes a Barbed *****, although you can purchase them from the Pawn Shop or find more throughout the o...View the full article

The creators of Escape from Tarkov may be looking for their own escape at the moment, after enraging the extraction shooter’s community with a new top-tier edition of the game that’s come under ***** for its extortionate cost, “pay-to-win” offerings and for U-turning on the promise of free DLC for buyers of a previous bundle. Read more View the full article

It’s been over three years since the **** of War cosmetics, including Kratos and his iconic Leviathan Axe, have been available to buy in the Fortnite Item Shop. With a Greek Mythology season currently underway, it’s surely a matter of time until everyone’s favorite ****-slaying dad returns, right?This article covers everything we know about Kratos and the Leviathan Axe coming back in Fortnite Chapter Five Season Two, hopefully freeing up iFiremonkey’s inbox. ContentsWill Kratos and the Leviathan Axe pickaxe be in the Fortnite Item shop in Chapter 5 Season 2?Will there be a new **** of War skin?How much does Kratos and the Leviathan Axe cost?Full **** of War cosmetic V-Buck price listIs the Kratos skin exclusive to PlayStation? Will Kratos and the Leviathan Axe pickaxe be in the Fortnite Item shop in Chapter 5 Season 2?There has been no official confirmation by Epic Games or Sony that Kratos or the Leviathan Axe will re...View the full article

Stellar Blade’s skill tree is expansive and accommodates multiple playstyles, so everyone’s combat style will look different from one another. Just like in most action RPGs, though, some people will want to respec and start over from square one.Thankfully, Stellar Blade offers cheap and frequent respec opportunities if you want to test out other abilities or undo a mistake you’ve made. There are a ton of skill points to earn in Stellar Blade quite early in the game, but if you want to completely redo your entire skill tree, the ability to respec is always an option. How to Reset Your Skill Points in Stellar BladeTo respec and reset your skill tree in Stellar Blade, you need to use an item called an SP Initializer. These can be purchased from the shop at rest areas and obtained as rewards for some side quests. They’re fairly cheap, only setting you back 200 Gold each at shops, and you can use as many of them as you want.Screenshot: PC Invasion...View the full article

Ubisoft and Microsoft appear to be tag-teaming a legal crackdown on people who try to pass off fake versions of Minecraft and *********'s Creed official merchandise as the real thing. In a complaint filed on April 19, 2023 in the Illinois Northern District Court, Ubisoft alleges that a number of individuals, corporations, and other companies have been selling unlicensed and counterfeit *********'s Creed merchandise via a number of different storefronts including iOffer, Wish, Amazon, and the sellers' own storefronts. Per the complaint, Ubisoft says these items are "inferior limitations" that nonetheless use design elements and *********'s Creed trademarks to deceive consumers into thinking the merchandise is genuine. Ubisoft alleges the sellers are gaming search engine optimization (SEO) to ensure their listings are at the top of relevant search results, misdirecting consumers away from legitimate products. Additionally, Ubisoft claims the counterfeiters have evaded past attempts to take actions against them by registering new seller accounts under new aliases, maintaining numerous off-shore bank accounts, moving website hosting to servers outside the ******* States, and shipping products in small quantities to avoid detection by U.S. Customs. While Ubisoft provided a list of sellers it is pursuing to the court, the list is under seal and unavailable at the time of the filing. Just a few days later, Microsoft filed a similar suit in the same court, in this case referring to Minecraft merchandise counterfeits on storefronts such as Amazon, Walmart, and eCRATER. It's not confirmed whether or not the complaint is against the same sellers, as Microsoft too has a sealed Schedule A listing the defendants, but given the nature of the complaint, the court, the timing, and the very existance of a sealed list, it seems likely. Even the relief Microsoft is asking for in this case is similar. But even Microsoft admits it doesn't fully know who all the counterfeiters are, which may be why it and Ubisoft have struggled to stamp out the counterfeit operations prior to now. Ubisoft speculates in its complaint that the sellers are primarily based in China or in other foreign countries, and that the groups and individuals seem to coordinate with one another in chatrooms to share tactics, evade detection, and avoid legal action. But that seems to be the extent of its knowledge. "Tactics used by Defendants to conceal their identities and the full scope of their operation make it virtually impossible for Microsoft to learn Defendants’ true identities and the exact interworking of their counterfeit network," Microsoft's complaint reads. "If Defendants provide additional credible information regarding their identities, Microsoft will take appropriate steps to amend the Complaint." So why, then, are Ubisoft and Microsoft hiding the list of people they're suing from the public eye? In Microsoft's motion to seal, it points out that it wants to keep the defendants from learning they're being sued until a temporary restraining order can be issued. Otherwise, Microsoft claims, the sellers will be able to wiggle out of legal consequences once again. "If Defendants were to learn of these proceedings prematurely, the likely result would be the destruction of relevant documentary evidence and the hiding or transferring of assets to foreign jurisdictions, thus frustrating the purpose of the underlying litigation and this Court’s power to grant relief," Microsoft says. "Once the temporary restraining order has been served on the relevant parties and the requested actions are taken, Plaintiff will move to unseal these documents." The dual lawsuits represent an interesting tag-team effort to curb counterfeit video game merchandise being sold as the real thing across major online storefronts. It's an understandable one, too - having browsed both Amazon and Wish for similar items before, it's often very difficult to tell from listings what items are official and which ones are not. Generally, it's better to get them from official storefronts (Ubisoft or Microsoft's own, for instance, or storefronts that don't allow individual resellers), but if you're deal-hunting, that's not always the best option. For now, collectors will just have to wait and see as to whether Ubisoft and Xbox's gambit here will actually make a dent in the flood of fake statuettes and branded gaming items on the market, or whether a long history of seller evasion will continue to prevail. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Image: Bandai Namco Between Dune, Fallout, and **** Max, it’s a good year for stories with lots of sand and little water. Now, you can add Sand Land — an adaptation of the late Akira Toriyama’s manga of the same name — to that list. The difference here is that Sand Land comes in two new flavors. There’s an anime streaming on Hulu (or Disney Plus if you’re outside the US) and a video game that turns the story into an open-world RPG. Both follow a similar plot, have the same characters, and even look nearly identical. Which means that if you’re looking to jump into this postapocalyptic wasteland, you have a choice to make — and it turns out, the animated series is a much tighter, more exciting adaptation. The first thing you should know is that, whichever... Continue reading… View the full article

A long-standing Cyberpunk 2077 mystery finally has a satisfactory solution - but it wasn't answered by Phantom Liberty. Cyberpunk's massive, game-changing Phantom Liberty DLC resolved many secrets, answering a number of lingering questions about people, places, and things otherwise unexplained. But it couldn't turn over every stone. The setting still retains a lot of mystique. Whether someone at CD Projekt Red is saving these secrets for the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, or no one's come up with a good answer yet, varies from case to case. View the full article

Warrick the Torn is the first boss ****** in No Rest for the Wicked. Despite being your first significant challenge, Warrick is an immense and literal gatekeeper to the next phase. This Risen monstrosity may initially seem daunting, but he is certainly beatable. View the full article

It’s been barely a month since the reboot of horror classic Alone in the Dark arrived, but it looks like developers Pieces Interactive are now making a number of layoffs in the wake of its release. Read more View the full article

While you’ll typically be managing your region from above, did you know you can walk around like your villagers do? Here’s how to walk around in third-person mode in Manor Lords.Manor Lords: How to walk around in third-person modeManor Lords is a relaxing city-builder and army strategy game mixed into one. Although you play as the region’s lord and see things from an overview perspective, there’s a way to get down to your villagers’ levels to see what it’s like from their point of view. You can walk around in third-person mode in Manor Lords by pressing the eye icon in the top right corner of your screen.Screenshot: PC InvasionIn the top-right corner you’ll see your portrait, and on your portrait is a button with an eye icon. Selecting this will enact Visit Mode, which allows you to walk around your village in third-person mode. As a reminder, this is a feature that’s very early in development, so you can expect glitches. ...View the full article

The aforementioned Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is an eight-core chip with an Adreno A32 GPU, and it can be configured with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5x memory and up to 1 TB of UFS 4.0 storage. It will ship running Android 13 out of the box, we are told. Read Entire Article View the full article

The seasons are changing, so that must mean it’s time for the age-old Call of Duty debate about controller aim assist vs. mouse and keyboard. It seems like the topic is unearthed every few months in the CoD community, and the clock has struck 12 again, this time with the legendary Nadeshot chiming in on the discussion to offer his own opinion on the subject. View the full article

AEW ****** Forever is finally adding Samoa Joe, a former world champion, in its next DLC season. Even after AEW ****** Forever launched to mixed reviews last June, developer Yukes and publisher THQ Nordic have been adding new match types and playable wrestlers in its past three DLC seasons. It started with the tag team FTR shortly after the games release, followed by notable AEW performers like Anthony Bowens and Max Caster of The Acclaimed and currently reigning AEW ******** World Champion Toni Storm. View the full article

A collection of five Phoenix Wright games - including some of the greatest visual novels of all time, in my opinion - is about to be discontinued on Steam, making it slightly less convenient to pick up the original Ace Attorney trilogy and its recent prequel games. That’s the bad news. The good news is you’ve got a month’s notice - and it’s on ***** for the next week or so. Read more View the full article

The race for the crown in the English Premier League is yet to be decided, but the EA FC 24 Team of the Season has declared its favorite—and it’s not Manchester City. The Citizens trail Liverpool and Arsenal in terms of the number of players featured on the EA FC 24 Premier League TOTS. Recent results have pushed Manchester City into the most favorable position to earn the English Premier League title, but it’s their challengers that prevail in the EA FC 24 EPL Team of the Season. Liverpool and Arsenal combine to take up half of the 20 available positions, with five players per club. Manchester City is right behind at four, with Erling Haaland tied for the highest rating. His 97 OVR is only shared by Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk. View the full article

Professional VALORANT players have to deal with plenty of disrespect on a daily basis, but when it comes from the company that is creating the game, the lines can blur a bit—even if it is done in a light-hearted manner. Former pro player and streamer Pujan “FNS” Mehta was recently made fun of during the VCT Americas broadcast when the production staff showed an old match of his while he was still playing for NRG. In the game against MIBR, they showed off his lackluster stats to the fans, much to the chagrin of the 32-year-old veteran. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]