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Microsoft has heavily discounted a selection of its PC games in the Xbox Game Studios Publisher *****. Running until May 2, the promotion includes savings on titles from Xbox studios like Ninja Theory, Turn 10, Obsidian, The Coalition, Playground Games and Rare. While savings vary, the biggest discount appears to be for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which has seen 90% knocked off its full price ahead of Hellblade 2’s release in May. Read More... View the full article

Details about Clorinde’s gameplay kit in Genshin Impact 4.7 have been shared through new leaks, and the upcoming character may actually be as good as Neuvillette, one of the game’s best damage-dealers at the moment. Clorinde is an important NPC from the region of Fontaine, and has been introduced as a Champion Duelist from the Nation of Justice and a personal bodyguard to Furina. HoYoverse has not yet confirmed her arrival as a playable character, but several leaks point toward Clorinde’s release in Genshin Impact 4.7. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Almost 17 years on from its release, Valve is finally bringing Team Fortress 2 into the modern era of 64-bit computing following the most recent TF2 update. While the list of changes in this patch is slim, their effects should be seismic for some systems, and they will provide some welcome relief to the game's ongoing **** problem, albeit briefly. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This outstanding Fallout PC build gets a thumbs up from Vault Boy Save 33% on this versatile SteelSeries gaming headset, but be quick Corsair's budget gaming headsets get an upgrade with big improvements View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Sugar, spice, and everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect MultiVersus Twitter post celebrating 45 years of the original Superman Movie. But developer Player First Games accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction - the first peek of how the new MultiVersus Townsville map is looking in-game on PS5 and Xbox. And if the city of Townsville's all ready to go, then the Powerpuff ****** could also be on their way... Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: What's up, Doc? MultiVersus is finally releasing this May, that's what MultiVersus wants you to "stay tooned" for major reveal in a few days Keanu Reeves' Neo should be first on MultiVersus' list of new fighters View the full article

After facing immense backlash for the new avatar update in Pokémon Go, Niantic has confirmed it is aware of how the community feels and is taking feedback regarding the changes—though that might not result in a fix. On April 17, Niantic released the first wave of its “Rediscover Pokémon Go” updates, completely reworking the game’s avatars with a new look and more customization options. Despite some nice elements, the Pokémon Go community exploded with negative feedback for these new character models, actively saying that the update “ruined” their trainers and that Niantic “could not have handled this worse.” View the full article

Sker Ritual is a great homage to the iconic CoD Zombies, although like the spiritual predecessor, you will definitely want to play with friends. With friends on different devices, crossplay will need to be available.Is Sker Ritual crossplay?Sker Ritual is crossplay, but it’s limited. Currently, crossplay is only available between Xbox and PC, as it has apparently been a struggle to enable crossplay between PlayStation. Crossplay on launch will be available between Xbox/PC. Playstation makes it a little tricky for an indie game like us but we hope that can change in the future.Wales InteractiveThe developers are working on this, however. So I’m sorry PlayStation players, but you’ll have to wait for the feature to become available. But players have still been struggling not just with crossplay, but with sending multiplayer invites in general. Let’s see what we can do.How to use crossplay in Sker RitualFrustratingly, there is no in-gam...View the full article

A newly confirmed day one Xbox Game Pass game for June 4, Rolling Hills, may appeal to fans of life sim games like Stardew Valley. Stardew Valley led the charge when it came to the life sim/cozy game renaissance, inspiring all kinds of similar games that offer their own unique twists on the concept. There are multiple Stardew Valley-style games readily available on Xbox Game Pass, including Stardew Valley itself. View the full article

Persona 3 Aigis: The First Mission is coming to Steam and the Nintendo Switch. However, this long-forgotten Persona 3 spin-off will not be treated to an official English localization. View the full article

Capcom are working on another Dragon's Dogma 2 patch, and this one take as its target the dreaded dragonsplague, which causes the game's AI-controlled pawns to go nuts and ******* everybody, including story-critical NPCs, if you allow it to go untreated for long enough. It'll reduce the infection frequency of dragonsplague, which is spread when pawns mingle with other pawns online, and make the symptoms more obvious. Pawns already get glowing eyes when they're dragonsplagued - I guess they'll be all the glowier in future. Read more View the full article

After clearing an area in No Rest for the Wicked, you may be wondering when enemies and resources respawn, if at all. If you’re worried about not gaining enough resources or having enough enemies to *****, let’s uncover how mob and resource respawns work.No Rest for the Wicked: How often do mobs and resources respawn?What happens if you collect all resources and ***** all mobs in an area, are they gone for good? Luckily, in No Rest for the Wicked, resources respawn after an hour, and enemies respawn after completing the prologue.Screenshot: PC InvasionResources will respawn a lot quicker than enemies do. You don’t have to wait to complete one area of the game either. After around an hour, resources will respawn in once-cleared areas. You’ll notice when some areas have changed if you look at your map and some areas you’ve already explored are greyed out again.Normal resources that you’ll see on the ground will respawn, but that’...View the full article

One of the original creators of Fallout, Tim Cain, has revealed his full thoughts on the recently released Fallout TV show, after having previously given the first two episodes a thumbs up. A producer, lead programmer and designer on the original game, Cain came away from Amazon's own take on the Fallout universe with positive thoughts on the series, expressing interest in season 2. We're not going to go over every point - for the full thoughts you can check out Cain's video here, but it's worth noting some of the bits he was especially keen on. These include the lore drops, and the show's lack of overbearing narration or boring info dumps. "One thing I loved about this show so much - there [were] a lot of lore drops," Cain said, "I missed stuff. I've watched videos where people try to fidn all the easter eggs, I've seen peopel throw up Reddit threads where they notice something and I'm like 'I watched that and did not see that'. What I especially love about it is there's no exposition. There was never a narrator explaining this stuff to you. Never a character who had some big wall of text that would have been in the game, or some big long [voice over]." Read more View the full article

FF16 has a wide range of side quests - and this comprehensive guide has locations, unlock conditions, rewards, and walkthroughs for all of them. View the full article

Anytime you level up in No Rest for the Wicked you get a set of stats you can upgrade, but can you respec your stats? If you make a mistake or feel like you want to change how you allocated your stats, what can you do?No Rest for the Wicked: Can you reset your stats?There are eight different stats in total, and you start with a value of 10 in each stat at the start of your game. With every level up you can allocate three points into a stat, but what if you make a mistake and want to change them? Unfortunately, it seems like you currently cannot respec your stats in No Rest for the Wicked.Screenshot: PC InvasionIf you check the stats menu, you can tell that there’s no button available for reallocating your stats. Also, after playing for over four hours I can conclude that I’ve yet to come across any item or person who can help me respec my stats.I wouldn’t be surprised to see the ability to reset your stats as something you have to find in the game ...View the full article

Corsair has just unveiled the new Corsair HS35 V2 and Corsair HS35 V2 Surround, improving upon and expanding the company's previous HS35 budget gaming headset offering. The new design includes a new headband and tweaked earcup shape while the Surround version is the first of the company's lowest-tier HS35 range to include virtual surround sound. While it's certainly too early to say if these will be contenders for a place on our best gaming headset guide, these improvements should make for more comfortable headsets compared to the quite basic original Corsair HS35 design. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Corsair's new budget Elgato Neo mic beats most rivals in two key ways This 9/10 Corsair gaming keyboard deal is irresistible, but be quick Corsair RAM gets an anime facelift that's ideal for a Sakura PC build View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Capcom reveals planned changes to Dragon's Dogma 2 inside an upcoming April patch and gives players a sneak peek at what they can expect to see once it arrives. Capcom's return to its action RPG series has proven to be a hit with fans and critics alike, especially for those who enjoy customizing their Pawn helpers through the detailed character creator. Still, for all of its successes, Dragon's Dogma 2 launched with a number of issues which Capcom has been busy attempting to fix. View the full article

Stardew Valley is already filled with ways to spend some quality time with Pelican Town's residents but an updated version of a beloved mod now ensures that the spark of love isn't lost after marriage in the latest 1.6 Update. One of the more common complaints regarding the romantic system in ConcernedApe's farming RPG is that once players settle down with a spouse, their selected character loses a great deal of their personality, becoming almost a mindless ****** that just hands around the property. While the latest patch fixes that, this revamped mod makes it even better. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Cardy, Mat, and Emma are here to share their picks for some of the best games you can finish in 5 hours or less this week. A mix of well-known indies and hidden gems, maybe you'll find something new to play this weekend. Before that, though, there's time for some more thoughts about Alex Garland's Civil War and flower-puzzle game Botany Manor. Plus, a nail-biter of an Endless Search. What's the best thing to put gravy on? Get in touch at [email protected]. IGN *** Podcast 745: Our Favourite 5 Hours or Less Games IGN *** Podcast 744: We Don't Want to Set the World on *****IGN *** Podcast 743: Hellblade 2, Stellar Blade, and Salad GravyIGN *** Podcast 742: Solid Snake Smoking MeatsIGN *** Podcast 741: Dragon's Dogma 2 Has the SauceIGN *** Podcast 740: Rise of Ricky Stanicky View the full article

Stardew Valley’s 1.6.4 update is now live on PC, bringing with it an impressively long list of bug fixes, quality of life improvements, and fresh content, along with the mysterious removal of two ‘inappropriate names’ from the game’s random name generator. Among the new 1.6.4 additions are over 20 never before seen ‘alternate’ mine layouts - which start to appear once players have reached the bottom of the mines for the first time - and a brand new cutscene that triggers upon helping to grow a neighbour’s family to its maximum size. Players were also thrilled with some of the adjustments made to existing items, including one newly implemented balance change that allows golden mystery boxes to yield an auto-petter, which, as the name suggests, pets barnyard animals to improve friendship levels. The 1.6.4 update is out for PC! This patch adds some new content, as well as many improvements, balance changes, and bug fixes. Patch notes can be found here: [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] — ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) April 18, 2024 "Crab pots now have a short time ******* after harvesting from them during which they can’t be removed (750ms)." Actually SO exciting - thank you!!! — Verdski (@verdski) April 18, 2024 goated change [Hidden Content] — no (@SamSuth3) April 18, 2024 Others had their curiosity piqued by the fact that the update had added two ‘innappropriate names’ to the list of words excluded from the game’s random name generator. Barone understandably opted not to reveal what the names were in the patch notes, as they were likely offensive in some way. Of course the omission has naturally prompted some members of the community to take to social media to share some of the questionable names that Stardew Valley's random generator had served up to them in the past, that could have been the target of the selective purge. In the name of good taste, we won't repeat them in this article, but any curious-minded individuals can find the discussion here. The 1.6.4 update also brought a mass of fixes to the game, including one that addressed a bug that was causing some farmyard pets to disappear. Another gameplay fix took aim at numerous crashes and/or or bugs that would arise while building a cabin, and another removed an issue which saw the player collide with objects during a cutscene. Check out the full list of 1.6.4 patch notes below, courtesy of Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone. Full Patch Notes for Stardew Valley Version 1.6.4. New content & features – Added 20 new ‘alternate’ mine layouts, which can start appearing after reaching the bottom of the mines. – Added 20 new volcano mines layouts, which can appear after you’ve unlocked the shortcut between the caldera and the volcano entrance. – Added fish frenzies. – Added a special cutscene after you’ve helped your new neighbors grow their family to the max. – Added 4 new ****** styles. – You can now place 8 additional non-fish items into fish tanks. – Raccoon shop now includes a trade for mystery boxes and golden mystery boxes. – Vinegar can now be poured onto trees to stop them from ever growing moss. – Shaving enchantment now causes tree-specific drops: fern → fiddlehead fern mushroom → red mushroom mahogany → hardwood Translation changes – Many edits and improvements to the ******** version (中文翻译问题说明和修改日志) – Edits to the Russian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Turkish, and Korean translations. – Changed the ******** fonts to make them more appealing and readable. – Changed Hungarian number spacing character from a comma to a *******. – Some improvements to Russian font. Balance changes – When you load a save, you’ll now unlock missed Steam achievements if needed (e.g. achievements gained while playing offline). – Added mini-shipping bin as an expensive Qi gem shop purchase. – Added more variety, and improvements, to Skull ***** treasure chests. – Life elixirs now only restore health, and energy tonics now only restore energy. – Wild seed spots are now rarer, but yield more seeds. – Doubled the Iridium Golem’s chance to drop iridium. – The monsters in the volcano entry level are now randomized each day. – Using a treasure totem indoors no longer works. This prevents them from being wasted. – Going down a level in the mines now makes you invulnerable for 1 second. – Increased raccoon mystery box reward from 4 to 5. – Farming experience now contributes to mastery experience at a 50% rate. – Ice orb will no longer freeze a spider while it is in the air jumping. – Removed red snapper from winter fishing quest pool, and sardines from the summer quest pool. – You will no longer get calico rating points from going down the normal mines. – Golden mystery boxes now have a small chance to yield an auto petter. – Slightly reduced chance to find mystery boxes. – Mine barrels and coal carts will now “refresh” at the start of each year. – The order of mystery box rewards is now randomized per-player instead of per-save. Visual improvements – Qi club coins now show up in the shop menu. – Various map edits and fixes. – Removed Maru’s glasses from all beach portraits for consistency. – Improvements to signage in some non-english languages (i.e. ********, French, and Russian) Quality of life changes – Added a 1.2-second delay after dropping an item, before it’s picked back up by the same player. – Napalm rings are now non-destructive on the farm and inside the ****** hutch (i.e. the ********** will only damage monsters). – Added ctrl + right-click as an alternate toolbar drop hotkey. – Receiving a “special notification” (e.g. first geode message) will no longer cancel out player actions such as eating or warping. – Flopping fish no longer fall back into fish ponds. – Crab pots now have a short time ******* after harvesting from them during which they can’t be removed (750ms). – The Junimo bundle menu now only highlights items that can actually be placed in the selected bundle. Other changes – Minor optimizations. – Added two inappropriate names to the list to exclude from the name generator. – You can no longer give gifts to NPC’s during green rain year 1 (prevents incongruous attitudes). This also prevents a portrait issue with Demetrius. Gameplay fixes – Fixed disappearing pets bug. – Fishing splash zones and ore pan points are now removed overnight. – The prize ticket machine now consumes your ticket when you get the reward, rather than when you first press the button. – For the purposes of perfection, the level 100 mines stardrop now has a more robust way to check if it’s been acquired. – Fixed Monster Compendium not actually doubling all loot. – Fixed geodes no longer dropping on the farm in normal circumstances. – Fixed rare ****** when spawning items overnight. – Fixed player colliding with stuff during event cutscenes. – Fixed pre-1.6 forged weapons having reduced stats. – Fixed not being able to put a torch on the sprinkler you get as a CC reward. – Fixed various bugs/crashes related to building a cabin. – Fixed wild seeds in garden pots putting their final crop in the top-left corner of the map instead of the ****. – Fixed “lost and found” chests (from night market and elsewhere) not working anymore in 1.6. – Fixed a duplication bug with the “lost and found” chests. – Fixed ****** hutch floors reverting to the default after reloading a game. – Fixed malformed casino shop red fireworks ID. – Fixed **** adoption catch-all case only working with the animal catalogue, and only applying in year 2 specifically, rather than for any year 2 or beyond. – Fixed ‘use legacy randomization’ option applied inconsistently when loading a save, which caused weird issues like broken green rain days. – Fixed the case where you could permanently miss the ancient seed recipe if you grabbed the ancient seed packet but not the associated recipe, and then closed the museum rewards menu. Missing recipes will also be restored upon loading a file. – Fixed issue with duplicated animals & building interiors from pre ~1.3 saves. – Fixed end tables not being rotateable. – Fixed an issue where empty barns/coops could not be removed by Robin on old saves. – Fixed ****** egg incubators letting you reclaim the egg before it hatches. – Fixed farmhouse placement bounds to match the object placement restrictions around it. Multiplayer fixes – Synced some NPC Gift data in other languages. – Fixed fireworks (and possibly other sprites) drawing behind stuff in multiplayer. – Fixed “Build a Silo” quest not being completed for farmhands. – Fixed Raccoon quest not being removed for all players. – Fixed double trinket issue when a farmhand disconnects/reconnects. – Fixed double and/or missing derby participants sprite issue in multiplayer. Display text and localization fixes – Many edits and fixes in translation text. – Fixed a text parsing error for ****** languages which caused them to incorrectly wrap in some cases. – Fixed spacing issues in ****** languages. – Fixed several localization issues – Fixed Russian line break issue. – Fixed events not consistently handling gender-dependent text. Cosmetic fixes – Adjusted the draw order of basic objects so that debris will not be drawn underneath them as often. – Placeable grass now offsets vertically a little if it would clip through a front-layer tile. – Fixed seasonal world map not working for non-English players. – Fixed flying monsters not being draw above things on the farm & volcano. – Fixed reward icon in completed quest menu being visually offset. – Fixed george’s TV clipping with farmer during green rain. – Fixed movies not showing layered sprites (e.g. the eyeball in Mysterium). – Fixed Qi club coins drawn below the lightmap. – Fixed Qi coin overlay drawn during minigames. – Fixed crane game audio not stopping when the game is forcefully closed. – Fixed some tooltip padding issues. – Fixed movie theater display issues on the world map. – Fixed repeated dialogue selection sound if a control was plugged in but you are using a mouse. – Fixed quest reward icon input offset issue. – Fixed Joja Warehouse roof drawing above the weather (and possibly other similar cases). – Fixed various map tile issues. – Fixed a visual issue with a shadow in the farm house. – Fixed able to swap two chests of the same type. – Fixed machines sometimes wobbling when they’re not processing anything. Changes for modded players – Improved debug commands: – Added debug commands to change **** types/breeds, to allow migrating older saves (setPreferredPet and changePet). This replaces the former toggleCatPerson command. – The filterLoadMenu command now keeps the original save slot numbers. – Combined removeNpc and killNpc commands. The unified command removes all instances of an NPC, to help fix duplicate NPCs. Changes for mod authors – C# mods can now hide specific animals from the animal social menu (e.g. animals owned by NPCs) via the FarmAnimal.hideFromAnimalSocialMenu field. – In Data/Buildings, you can now add furniture via IndoorItems. – In Data/FarmAnimals, added fields to set the sleep sprite and whether they eat golden crackers. – In Data/Locations, added fields to set effect of fish-specific bait and whether fish can be caught using a training rod. – In Data/Machines, added option to only let the machine complete overnight. – In Data/Powers, added CustomFields field. – Added missing Id fields in Data/FarmAnimals and Data/Pets. – Added a warning when a farm animal’s spritesheet size is invalid, which would previously lead to the animal silently freezing. – You can now use tokenizable strings in event scripts and dialogue text. – De-hardcoded forest waterfall fish into Data/Locations. Fixes for modded players – Fixed some wallpapers and flooring not appearing in mod item lists. – Fixed pre-1.6 farm maps having broken warps to the bus stop. – Fixed errors and crashes due to mods adding items without a name. – Fixed softlock when a warp leads to an invalid location. – Fixed ****** when playing events that use the replaceWithClones command. – Fixed ****** if an NPC has invalid temporary dialogue. – Fixed world map showing a glitched texture for custom farm types which don’t override it. – Fixed another case of NPC duplication involving the movie theater. – Fixed ****** when loading a save if a farm Junimo wasn’t properly removed before saving. – Fixed ****** if the lost & found contains null items. – Fixed disconnect for Steam players when using mods that send messages before a farmhand has been approved. – Fixed ****** on save if shipping bin has empty slots. – Fixed riding the bus to the desert instantly warping you back if mods added warps on the desert road. – Fix multiplayer ****** if some players don’t have the same NPC textures. Fixes for mod authors – Fixed farmhands’ cellars not applying cellar data from Data/Locations. – Fixed ****** if a farm animal has no entry in Data/FarmAnimals. – Fixed festivals ignoring year suffixes for _additionalCharacters and name fields. – Fixed issues with farm animals which have a custom home building. – Fixed hardcoded assumptions about farm animal spritesheets which could cause counter-intuitive behavior with custom animals. Following the release of the patch, some players took the opportunity to petition Barone for an update on when Stardew Valley’s massive 1.6 update - and subsequent patches - will be available on console versions of the game. Whilst no update was forthcoming on this occasion, the developer had previously explained that console and mobile versions of the 1.6 update were “in progress”, and that he would provide an update when there is “something significant to share”. Image credit: Eric Barone, Stardew Valley. 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What are the newest Aura RNG codes? The main point of Aura RNG is to roll for the coolest effect possible and apply it to your Roblox avatar. You can earn coins by exploring the world and completing quests to buy potions that boost your chances. However, that takes quite a while, especially if you're new and want a fantastic look out of the gate. That's where these Aura RNG codes come in, as they'll give you free potions that increase your luck. These Roblox games allow you to roll the in-built gacha system without financial commitment. If that thrill appeals to you, you should probably check out our Anime Roulette codes, as that experience has remarkably similar gameplay. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Anime Last Stand codes April 2024 Anime Roulette codes April 2024 Slap Battles codes April 2024 View the full article

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There were concerns that Fallout might be closer to Netflix's Resident Evil than HBO's The Last of Us when it comes to television adaptions of video games. Thankfully, the naysayers were proved wrong; the show has a 94% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, an 89% audience score, and, according to... Read Entire Article View the full article

No Rest for the Wicked has a ton of build variety, allowing players to fine-tune their experience and playstyle. One feature that pushes build customization further is the Rune system, where players can equip Runes to their weapons for special abilities.You may have noticed that every ******* you acquire only has one Rune equipped. This may have you asking how to equip more Runes to weapons in No Rest for the Wicked. This guide has the answer.No Rest for the Wicked: How to add more Runes to your weaponsEquipping Runes is very important as it can make your character much stronger. Players can add Runes to their weapons in No Rest for the Wicked once they reach **********, the main hub of the game. ********** becomes available after defeating the first boss and will be the go-to location for purchasing items, upgrading weapons, and adding Runes to your weapons.Once you reach **********, you will want to speak to Eleanore in the marketplace. Her exact location is shown below....View the full article

Is No Rest for the Wicked on Game Pass? Moon Studios, the creators of Ori and the ****** Forest, and Will of the Wisps, have gone in a distinctly more grimdark-fantasy direction with its newest offering. No Rest for the Wicked tells the story of a warrior who has to cleanse the lands of a pestilence that turns people into abominations, it's less of a Metroidvania and more of a souls-like, with precise combat and a lot of blood splatter. Lovely Stuff. The early No Rest for the Wicked player numbers have been impressive, with players jumping at the chance to play the RPG game despite it only being in early access. If you haven't had a chance to play, you might be wondering whether No Rest for the Wicked will appear on Game Pass. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Rest for the Wicked lands to mixed Steam reviews, but big numbers The most unique and exciting Diablo 4 contender is out now on Steam No Rest for the Wicked release date, early access, story, and gameplay View the full article

Blending Escape From Tarkov and The Division, and reminiscent of the upcoming Exfil, a hyper-realistic simulation FPS is making the move to Steam and PC. An extraction shooter where every bullet can be fatal and ******* customization is crucial, it's already accumulated a devout player base, and will soon be available to try thanks to an upcoming beta, which you can sign up for right this second. If you like tension, tactics, and an extremely narrow line between life and ******, this one's for you. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Разработчики из студии Colossal Order пообещали вернуть деньги за скандальный DLC для Cities: Skylines II, имеющий самый низкий рейтинг среди всех товаров в Steam. Платный контент поставят на паузу, а консольные версии выпустят как минимум на полгода позже заявленного срока.View the full article