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While every class in World of Warcraft will be receiving extensive updates and balance changes with the launch of the game’s next expansion, The War Within, one class in particular is already being targeted by Blizzard for some wide-sweeping alterations. That class is ****** Knight, which will get all three of its specs overhauled in the new expansion. In a dev update posted by Blizzard, plans were revealed for all three ****** Knight specs, which will aim to become less affected by “resource flooding,” as well as a dependability on certain spells at the bottom of each talent tree. All three ****** Knight specs will be changed to promote more build diversity, talent options, and de-complexification overall in WoW The War Within. View the full article

I didn’t have high hopes for Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout series. Blame the long, long history of bad video game adaptations for those expectations. Yet, I walked away from its eight-episode first season astounded by how well they translated an open-world first-person RPG into a high-budget prestige streaming series. While the nature of the video game series presented the show’s creators with a chance to tell an original story set within a firmly established world packed with deep reservoirs of lore, it also presented them with the more intriguing opportunity to adapt not just the story of a video game, but the medium itself.Light spoilers for Amazon Prime Videos’ Fallout appear below.Adapting a mediumFallout is not the first game-to-screen adaptation to do this, but it has quickly positioned itself at the forefront of a shift in how games are translated into other media. 2023’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves did the same thing with a pen-and-pape...View the full article

Following the Freedom Trail to find the Railroad is one of Fallout 4's most confusing tasks on the first playthrough. While the game has an expansive open world, most of its quests are fairly linear, with straightforward directions to each objective. However, after arriving at Park Street Station, the directions stop, and the player is forced to find the Railroad without any help in the form of guiding markers. View the full article

With Diablo 4 Season 4 still a little further out, yet another ARPG is seeing a resurgence as it celebrates its one year anniversary. Free Steam game Torchlight Infinite just launched its new season, Whispering Mist, and it might be just the thing if you're someone looking for an approachable action RPG with enough depth to keep you entertained but without diving into Path of Exile levels of complexity. If you've had your fill of Last Epoch's first season and aren't ready to jump into the early access for No Rest for the Wicked, now's a great time to join the thousands of players jumping into Torchlight Infinite on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Waiting for Diablo 4? Torchlight Infinite aims to fill the gap in May Torchlight Infinite isn't about "something new", it's about perfection View the full article

There's a new purported ***** of AMD's upcoming laptop CPU range, called AMD Strix Halo, which shows the layout and some of the key specs of the upcoming all-in-one mobile chip. The main ***** concerns speculation of the layout of the chip, but also reaffirms previously leaked information that the chip will have 40 RDNA compute units in its GPU, which is more than the 32 compute units in a desktop AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics card. Widely expected to offer a level of performance that could see AMD finally make a significant dent in the laptop market, and in turn find more products powered by its processors on our best gaming laptop list, AMD Strix Halo is a highly anticipated launch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Now is your last chance to buy this AMD Radeon GPU AMD's Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU is now at its lowest ever price AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT drops to a new, lower price in GPU deal View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

This could be your last chance to get hold of an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, as stock of AMD's high-end RDNA 2 GPUs appears to be drying up. With AMD's forthcoming RDNA 4 GPUs expected to launch at the end of 2024, and its current RDNA 3 lineup dropping in price, there's little room for AMD's last-gen graphics cards any more. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New AMD laptop CPU to have more GPU power than RX 7600 XT, says ***** AMD's Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU is now at its lowest ever price AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT drops to a new, lower price in GPU deal View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Owners of current-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles are looking forward to next week's Fallout 4 patch, which introduces new native-version applications and a raft of performance and quality improvements. So what about the PC edition? Don't worry, we're getting a patch too - and here's what you'll find when it arrives April 25. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 4 DLSS mod boosts performance and quality where Bethesda won't Fallout 4 rockets its way into Steam's top ten All Fallout 4 console commands and cheats View the full article

Overwatch 2 developer/publisher Blizzard Entertainment is cracking down on console players who are using a keyboard and mouse in an attempt to make the game more fair for all players. While Overwatch 2 can be played on multiple platforms, including PC, the console versions already include a particular boost to players' skills put in to make up for the precision lost by playing with a controller. View the full article

Last week, Square Enix revealed the benchmark trailer for Final Fantasy 14’s upcoming expansion, Dawntrail. While Dawntrail’s showcase of new in-game areas, enemies, and combat garnered positive feedback online, the lifeless eyes of its character creator left a lot to be desired, fans said. In response to the negative feedback, Director Naoki Yoshida has promised a graphical update that will fix its character creator’s soulless eyes. In a recent blog post, Yoshida detailed the technical components that led to Dawntrail’s slightly off-putting character creation system. Chief among them is that Dawntrail’s character creation system is a decade old and is based on the release version of A Realm Reborn. “Although it used the same processes as the actual game, certain aspects (such as weather) were combined to create special conditions exclusive to character creation,” Yoshida said. “This was done to present the texture resolutions and shaders at their best based on the quality standards at the time, which included the PlayStation 3 version. Furthermore, its light sources take advantage of backlighting which, in this case, proved detrimental for showcasing the upcoming graphical update.” Yoshida went on to apologize, saying Dawntrail’s character creation environment should have been updated but was “overlooked” in favor of developing the upcoming expansion and tuning a graphical update for the game. In the wake of Dawntrail’s negative feedback, Yoshida said the team is expediting a rework on environments and lighting sources that, once completed, should “greatly improve the situation.” Three major factors Dawntrail’s graphical rework aims to address are: “Lifeless” eyes due to a lack of highlights in the pupilsFacial contours appearing flattened due to incorrect lighting conditions caused by backlightingA lack of gloss or excessive appearance of gloss due to character creation-exclusive weather conditions (i.e. the use of thunderclouds) “My apologies for asking you to bear with us as we address the points of concern. "As we require some time to investigate the issues and reconstruct the benchmark environment, the timing and further details of the replacement will be announced later,” Yoshida continued. “My apologies for asking you to bear with us as we address the points of concern. The team and I will continue doing our best for the graphical update and Dawntrail's release, and we would appreciate your continued support!" Dawntrail launches on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on July 2, with early access kicking starting on June 28 for those who pre-order. This should give players plenty of time to give Elden Ring’s upcoming DLC a whirl before diving back into Square Enix’s fantasy MMO. Isaiah Colbert is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh. View the full article

It’s never been easier to play Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, especially for those with an Xbox and Game Pass. Benefits like FPS Boost – which makes games that traditionally run at 30 frames-per-second run at a smoother 60fps – and native 4K are possible on Xbox Series X and S thanks to backwards compatibility enhancements, but it’s not quite so straightforward if you’re playing on PC. If that’s the case, to get the best experience you’ll need to use mods – fan-made modifications that add a bunch of quality-of-life add-ons to make the Fallout experience the best it can be. What’s more, the best is Begin Again - A Tale of Two Wastelands, which is a curated collection of over 300 mods that bring two classic Fallout games – Fallout 3 and New Vegas – together in one seamless adventure. Although that might sound daunting, especially if you’re new to PC gaming or haven’t used mods before, it’s actually a lot simpler in practice and we’ll walk you through the process one step at a time. And while the effects of mods are far-reaching and can be anything from small fixes to complete overhauls of a game, for the purposes of this article we’re going to focus on mods that fine tune and improve Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, which are relatively old games that can sometimes struggle on today’s hardware. What You Need It goes without saying but you’ll need a gaming PC, plus a copy of Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition and a copy of Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate. Note, it has to be these versions of the two games because they include all of the DLC expansions – the versions on Game Pass do not have these, so won’t work. You’ll also need a [Hidden Content] account, which is free to create and is the place where you can find all the mods you need. Lastly, you’ll need to download Wabbajack, which is an automated mod-list installer that makes the process of installing mods – especially ones like Begin Again, which comprise lots of smaller mods – much easier. And that’s it - you’re ready to go. Why Begin Again - Tale of Two Wastelands is The Best Fallout Mod Simply put, this tailored list of over 300 mods, maintained by SpringHeelJon on Nexus Mods, is the ultimate way to enjoy both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. It adds countless quality-of-life improvements, texture enhancements, deep in-game customization options, and balance changes, but most importantly merges both the D.C. and Mojave Wasteland into an interconnected experience, with the inclusion of a brand new quest that sees you restoring power to a train station deep within the ruined ********* capital. It is, in our opinion, the best way to experience Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas on PC and is the perfect introduction to the games if you’ve just finished watching the TV show. The list of benefits it brings to the games is extensive, but here are some of the highlights: Vanilla UI+, as well as the HUD Editor, help to enhance your PC-specific experience. Not only can you fully customise your HUD, moving, removing and resizing whichever element you see fit, but you can also benefit from more in-game information too, like your Pip-Boy displaying extra ******* and armour stats, typically unseen in the console version. Mods like SawyerBatty and PerkSawyer provide gameplay tweaks that help re-balance your time in the Wastelands, by making adjustments to difficulty, stats of weapons, armour, and items, removing the level cap, and more. They’re based on a previously released modification by Joshua Sawyer – the project director and lead designer of Fallout: New Vegas – called the JSawyer New Vegas mod. There’s also full integration of DLC-specific weapons and armour sets across both games. This means you’re able to use unique weaponry like the Holorifle, once exclusive to Fallout: New Vegas’ ***** Money DLC, while exploring the irradiated landscapes of Fallout 3. Additionally, there’s a tremendous amount of in-game customization options on offer. Want to tweak how much XP you earn from a specific action, or you’re thinking about disabling certain NPC behaviour that really bothers you? It’s all possible and is easily accessible, allowing for greater customization than ever before. Jesse Gomez is the *** Video Producer for IGN. View the full article

Ahead of Final Fantasy 14’s next massive expansion, Dawntrail, arriving this summer, Square Enix recently put out a graphical benchmarking tool. Dawntrail’s benchmark is especially noteworthy as it’s the first time we’ve really been able to put the MMO’s much-anticipated graphical update arriving with 7.0 into practice and see what sort of demands it might make on our hardware by overhauling the 10-year-old game’s visuals. Read more View the full article

Enlarge / Its creator calls the "Short Stack" the world's smallest scale model replica of the Nintendo Wii (bottom). (credit: James Smith) [/url] The miniaturization of retro tech has always been a major obsession for modders, from the person who fit an original NES into a Game Boy-sized portable to the person who made a mini-er version of Apple's Mac mini. One mod in this storied genre that caught our eye this week is the "Short Stack," a scale model of the Nintendo Wii that packs the 2006 console's internal hardware into a 3D-printed enclosure roughly the size of a deck of playing cards. "You could fit 13.5 of these inside an original Wii," writes James Smith (aka loopj), the person behind the project. All the design details, custom boards, and other information about recreating the mod are available on GitHub. Read 5 remaining paragraphs | Comments View the full article

I've probably played World of Warcraft too much over my years on this planet. Spending hours levelling, raiding, doing dungeons, or just hanging out in Orgrimmar watching other players go by; it's one of the biggest time sinks out there. As you get older and undertake more responsibilities it can be ******* to spend as much time in the game that once ate your life. We spoke to WoW's executive producer, Holly Longdale, about how the next expansion aims to help Azeroth's many time-strapped solo players. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: WoW The War Within isn't "depressing" like Shadowlands, Blizzard says WoW The War Within is great, but there's one major flaw How to sign up to the WoW The War Within beta View the full article

Back 4 Blood took the poison chalice with both hands. In one sense, it was a superb idea, picking up where Valve left off and revitalizing the experience of one of the best-loved PC games in history. We all miss Left 4 *****, and if the company behind Half-Life and Counter-Strike 2 isn't going to keep it alive, well, that's the perfect missed opportunity for a studio like Turtle Rock to capitalize on. On the contrary, as soon as you invite comparisons to Left 4 *****, you're setting some pretty high expectations. In the last four years, Back 4 Blood has been through a variety of ups and downs. Nevertheless, it's surging on Steam right now and enjoying a reappraisal from recent players. And if you want to try it yourself, it's 90% off. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of the best zombie games is 90% off in the Steam ***** Get up to 90% off Mortal Kombat, Batman, and more in big WB Steam ***** PC Game Pass now gives your friends a free trial View the full article

With its analog dials, weathered paint, and striking blue and yellow ****** scheme, this superb Fallout gaming PC build really shows what you can do with your rig if you're prepared to get your hands ******, but preferably not with nuclear waste. It genuinely looks like it was built by Vault-Tec, and would certainly make a striking prop in the new Fallout TV show. Thanks to our rapidly growing PC building Facebook page, we've seen many custom gaming PCs, from mods based on existing case designs to scratch PC builds. You can even submit yours for consideration right here Here, PC modder Jarno Kotavuopio takes us through the process of building this superb Fallout PC. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo White review Cooler Master's new PC case doesn't need a CPU cooler or PSU Cooler Master is a "bully" says defendant in AIO design case View the full article

Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida stated that, in response to player feedback and concerns, the Dawntrail PC benchmark will be replaced. While Yoshida did not say when the new Final Fantasy 14 benchmark program would be released, he confirmed that portions of the character creator were overlooked and apologized for the mistakes. View the full article

A recent MultiVersus teaser hints again that the Powerpuff ****** could be coming to the fighting game. Developer Player First Games previously confirmed that MultiVersus' re-launch in May includes "new personalities" alongside other additions and improvements. View the full article

Eiyuden Chronicles, the RPG series that’s effectively a sequel-slash-spiritual successor to nineties and early noughties JRPG classic Suikoden, will continue with a sequel despite the ****** of its creator earlier this year. Read more View the full article

It looks like publisher Konami and developer Bloober Team have redesigned the main character in their Silent Hill 2 remake, and fans are taking the news pretty well. Some Silent Hill fans took notice of the change thanks to an update to the project’s Steam page (via SteamDB). It changed the Steam icon, revealing a look for its lead, James Sunderland, that lines up closer with his original 2001 design. Bloober hasn’t officially spoken about a change to the character’s looks, but this new image does appear to be completely new, signaling that this may indeed be what James looks like in the Silent Hill 2 remake. It's worth noting that the image can only be found as part of this new update, and its public Steam page still features the same James that we got when the project was revealed in 2022. It’s possible there hasn’t been a significant change from the previous design, but that hasn’t stopped fans from latching onto the new look. One user shared the find on Reddit, and it was immediately met with positive responses from the community. The post’s top comment puts it plainly: “If this is real, it looks very ******** good!” “Looks really nice,” another Reddit comment says. “The dark, deep shadow/shading under his eyes is perfect now and not overly bright, hair ****** is fixed as well.” Following the Silent Hill 2 remake’s reveal, some fans had criticized how Bloober chose to recreate James’ appearance. While some wondered about how the Layers of ***** developer might recreate the original experience’s gameplay mechanics, many were more concerned about how old the main character looked. If today’s new image sticks, it’s not only a sign that James has changed, but that Bloober is listening to what its fans want out of a modern retelling. “My ****, my expectations are going over the ROOF,” one comment said, “they heard us, they really did.” “I like him more now,” another comment reads. “We still need to see it on a video and with different facial expressions, but this is definitely an improvement. Old remake face was awful, so glad they listened to feedback.” Konami and Bloober’s Silent Hill 2 remake will give the foggy horror classic a fresh coat of paint when it comes to its gameplay and visuals, but its story will remain the same. One of the biggest changes will see players fighting their nightmares in an experience that Bloober says has no loading screens. While some fans still have their reservations after the project’s most recent gameplay trailer, Bloober says it's confident that their take on the classic horror game will stay true to the source material. Silent Hill 2 will eventually launch as a PlayStation 5 console exclusive and on PC via Steam. For more, be sure to check out our interview with Series Producer Motoi Okamoto, Concept Artist Masahiro Ito, and Composer Akira Yamaoka. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He started writing in the industry in 2017 and is best known for his work at outlets such as The Pitch, The Escapist, OnlySP, and Gameranx. Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @MikeCripe. View the full article

Silver coins are an essential currency in No Rest for the Wicked, but they are rarer than the standard bronze-******** coins. If you are looking for a fast way to get silver coins in No Rest for the Wicked, you have come to the right place.How to get silver coins fast in No Rest for the WickedThe fastest way to get silver coins in No Rest for the Wicked is by completing bounties and challenges. You can accept bounties and challenges by speaking to Randolph in **********. Haven’t found him yet? Check out the image below which shows his exact location.Screenshot: PC InvasionFrom personal experience, completing challenges and bounties have been the fastest and easiest way to get silver coins in No Rest for the Wicked. Before you accept a challenge, you can see how many silver coins you’ll receive in the bottom right hand corner under rewards.Screenshot: PC InvasionI recommend consistently accepting challenges and bounties as you play through No Rest for...View the full article

EA FC 24 has gone to lengths to distinguish itself as the beginning of a new era, so it makes sense the same approach would be taken with the biggest Ultimate Team event of the year. EA FC 24 TOTS Live is a revolutionary release that sets two precedents. Team of the Season is the most anticipated event on the Ultimate Team calendar because of the ridiculously powerful cards that are associated with it. While these are traditionally static cards, the release of EA FC 24 TOTS Live breaks the mold by including dynamic players that can become even stronger as the final weeks of the season unfold. Team of the Season just became even more overpowered. View the full article

Grounded, the new survival game by Obsidian Entertainment, is out in early access for Xbox Game Pass members. This game is still in development, but there is a lot to discover and much to do in this early version of the game. Players will need to gather materials, craft tools, and buildings, and protect themselves against giant bug attacks. View the full article

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Earlier this week, Final Fantasy XIV fans got the chance to download the Dawntrail benchmark, allowing them to see how well their rigs could handle the upcoming graphic update when the expansion launches. A character creator was also available, but fans were less enthusiastic about the results. Many players cited the lighting and ambiance of the character creator making their characters look lackluster. Multiple fans were talking about how disappointed they were, so much so a thread on thehttps://dotesports.com/ffFinal Fantasy XIVhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1c3zca8/psa_dont_use_the_character_creator_to_compare/subreddit attempted to address how players could play with the lighting for better results. The comments have become so overwhelming that Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida addressed these issues and shared why they might look this way ahead of Dawntrail‘s release on June 28. View the full article

In the most unsurprising news you might read today: Amazon are going to make a second season to their very popular Fallout TV show. That means one more season until we get Liam Neeson, right? Read more View the full article