To the surprise of many fans, one Destiny 2 player is able to completely solo all 50 waves of the Onslaught horde mode on legend difficulty. It appears that the Into The Light event was exactly what Destiny 2 players needed, as the overall experience has seemingly been a big hit. The event provided an influx of new content, with the Hall of Champions acting as a new social space and a gathering ground for those looking to acquire the return of fan-favorite weapons in the BRAVE arsenal in between the PvE horde mode activity called Onslaught. View the full article
You can buy Amazon’s entry-level smart speaker in a wide array of fun colors for just $5 shy of its all-time low. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge From helping me as a caregiver to cracking me up with ***** jokes, Amazon’s budget-friendly smart speakers have added a lot of value to my life. That’s why I own one for almost every area of my home — and why I got excited when I saw Amazon is selling the Echo Pop for $22.99 with a free Kasa Smart ****** Bulb. That equates to a savings of about $40, though you can also buy the standalone speaker for $22.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, which is just $5 shy of its all-time low. [/url] For a mere $20 or so, the colorful Echo Pop packs a lot of tech into a small, semi-spherical package. Like the fifth-gen Echo Dot, it offers a host of Alexa-based smarts designed to make your life easier, including the ability to quickly check the news and... Continue reading… View the full article
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If you've watched all of Amazon's Fallout TV show by now, odds are you're either on the verge of - or already have - hopped back into one of the games in the series. You're certainly not alone in the regard, but if you've picked Fallout 4 on Xbox specifically, you might have run into the small problem of achievements just not unlocking. Yup, while it arguably feels like the vast majority of the architecture, gear, and items featured in the show - alongside all those other references, easter eggs, and cameos - are specifically designed to get you to head back to Boston, Boston's not tready to reward you for coming back. As a number of folks who've decided to emerge from Vault 111 again have been reporting (thanks, TrueAchievements), Fallout 4's achievements on Xbox aren't doing what they should be. It seems like this has been an issue since the final days of March, since which point, the poor Sole Survivors on Microsoft's console haven't been able to be thanked for doing things like saving Preston Garvey, or playing Atomic Command on their Pip-Boy. Read more View the full article
The Fallout TV show is here and, in a development I've still not fully internalised, it's good. You know what that means: Time to completely lose our minds obsessing over it, and particularly to lose our minds obsessing over what seems to Bethesda's official SPECIAL stats sheets for its main characters. Because I have questions... Read more.View the full article
Microsoft has announced the second wave of games coming to Game Pass in April 2024. Highlights include Orcs Must ****! 3, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and the hotly anticipated Manor Lords. Out today, April 16, is Slow Bros' narrative game Harold Halibut (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) as a day-one Game Pass launch. IGN’s Harold Halibut review returned an 8/10. We called it “a wholesome, handcrafted adventure with plenty of heart.” Tomorrow, April 17, ****** Entertainment’s Orcs Must ****! 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits Game Pass. Orcs Must ****! 3 got a 7/10 in IGN’s review. We said it was “very familiar to players of the second game but still a fun and goofy action/tower-defense challenge.” A day later, on April 18, EA Sports NHL 24 (Console) launches on Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play, just in time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “NHL 24’s new gameplay features reinvigorate the on-ice action, but its collection of unimproved game modes has grown increasingly boring with each passing year,” we said in IGN’s NHL 24 review. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits Game Pass as a day-one launch on April 23. Rabbit & Bear’s grand JRPG is set in a hand-crafted 2.5D world, and lets you assemble a six-party team from a cast of over a hundred heroes. Another Game Pass day-one launch is Another Crab’s Treasure (Cloud, Console, and PC), out on April 25. Aggro Crab Games' soulslike adventure is set in a crumbling underwater world. You play Kril the hermit crab. April 26 sees the launch of Slavic Magic's Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC) as a day-one Game Pass release. Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. It’s the top wishlisted game on Steam, ahead of the likes of Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong. And finally, rounding out this month is Magic Design Studios' Have A Nice ****** (Cloud, Console, and PC), which hits Game Pass on April 30. IGN gave Have A Nice ****** an 8/10 in our review: "Have a Nice ****** is a punishing but satisfying roguelike with some extremely tough boss fights, but it could be a bit less stingy with long-term progression." Meanwhile, Microsoft announced more games coming to Game Pass Core on April 23. Three games are added to the library for subscribers: Dwarf in Deep Rock GalacticSuperhot: Mind Control DeleteWreckfestHere's the Xbox Game Pass April 2024 Wave 2 lineup in full:Orcs Must ****! 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 17EA Sports NHL 24 (Console) EA Play – April 18Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 23Another Crab’s Treasure (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 25Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC) – April 26Have A Nice ****** (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 30 Six games leave Game Pass on April 30. As always, you can save 20% on your purchase to keep them in your library: 7 Days to **** (Cloud, Console, and PC)Besiege (Cloud, Console, and PC)EA Sports NHL 22 (Console)Loot River (Cloud, Console, and PC)Pikuniku (Cloud, Console, and PC)Ravenlok (Cloud, Console, and PC) 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
Nintendo has announced the first Indie World Showcase for 2024. The digital showcase airs tomorrow, April 17, at 7am PT / 10am ET. New #IndieWorld Showcase incoming! Tune in tomorrow, 4/17 at 7am PT for roughly 20 minutes of announcements and updates on indie games headed to #NintendoSwitch in 2024. Watch live here: [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 16, 2024 As with previous Indie World Showcases, the event will be roughly 20 minutes and will feature news and updates focused on indie games heading to the Nintendo Switch. The last Nintendo Indie World Showcase was held in November; some of the announcements from that event included a Switch port of Outer Wilds, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, and On Your Tail. Though Nintendo did not tease or specify which indie games would appear this time around, many fans hope that Team Cherry will finally unveil a release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong. Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2017 game Hollow Knight, was announced back in 2019, but in the years since, Team Cherry has provided minimal updates on when fans can expect the project to release. Last year, Nintendo had a presence at Gamescom, where the company reportedly revealed and demoed a successor to the Nintendo Switch behind closed doors. Though Nintendo has yet to announce a successor to the Switch, rumors suggest the new hardware has been delayed until next year. Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster. View the full article
The boss of Pocketpair has accused ******** game companies of making Palworld clones, saying: “These are incredible times.” In a tweet translated by Automaton, Takuro Mizobe, CEO of PocketPair, published a screenshot of a mobile and PC game called Auroria, alongside the following statement: “Tencent is already making a Palworld clone game! In China, many companies are simultaneously developing mobile clones of Palworld, and the budgets are in the 10 billion yen-range, 10 times larger than Palworld’s... Next year, we might see many Genshin Impact-level creature (or bishojo) raising games... These are incredible times.” テンセントが早速パルワールドのクローンゲーム作ってる！ 中国では各社が一斉にパルワールドのモバイル向けクローンを開発していて、しかも予算規模はパルワールドの10倍の100億円級・・・ 来年は原神クオリティのモンスター（または美少女）育成ゲームが大量にリリースされそう・・・ すごい時代 [Hidden Content] — Takuro Mizobe | Palworld (@urokuta_ja) April 16, 2024 Auroria, which has a Steam page as well as mobile store pages, is developed by ******** studio Tianjin Wumai Technology Co., Ltd. According to its description, Auroria is an open-world, multiplayer, and cooperative sandbox game in which you design a base, “survive with your pals,” and start your own interstellar travel “in a relaxed and fun way.” Auroria sounds and, based on screenshots and trailers, looks a lot like Palworld but in a space setting. It’s set for release at some point during the second quarter of 2024, so by the end of June. According to Automaton, Auroria is published by HK Hero Entertainment Co., Limited, and Tencent. Tencent, namechecked by Mizobe in his statement, is reportedly working on a Palword-style mobile game, but it’s not the only one. NetEase Games’ Once Human has also been compared to Palworld. This is all part of a reported drive for fresh hits as existing cash cows lose their luster. As for Pocketpair, it was of course accused of “ripping off” Pokémon with Palworld, which is often described as “Pokémon with guns.” Palworld launched in January and overnight became one of the biggest games in the world, setting records not only on Steam but on Xbox Game Pass, where it is the biggest third-party game launch ever. So far, the $30 ‘Pokémon with guns’ game has seen an incredible 25 million players, with 15 million copies sold on Steam and 10 million players on Xbox. Mizobe has said the company couldn’t handle the massive profits Palworld has generated. While Palworld is one of the biggest game launches ever, it’s also one of the most controversial. Pocketpair has said its staff has received ****** threats amid the Pokémon "rip-off" claims, which it has denied. Soon after launch, Nintendo moved quickly to remove an eye-catching Pokémon mod, then The Pokemon Company issued a statement, saying: "We intend to investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights related to Pokémon." IGN asked lawyers whether Nintendo could successfully sue. 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
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The developers of Star Wars Outlaws have confirmed that there are some secret cameos in the game but one of the franchise's most beloved (and coolest) characters may not show up at all. Spinning an original tale that follows scoundrel Kay Vess and her allies as she plans one of the biggest heists the galaxy has ever seen. Along their journey, they'll cross paths with some faces new and familiar but one particularly deadly bounty who is known for causing trouble is unlikely to make an appearance in Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment's game. View the full article
One Helldivers 2 player shared their neat ideas for new planetary hazards that could be added to the top-down shooter in the future. In a recent update, Helldivers 2 has introduced two new planetary hazards, blizzards and sandstorms, that have their own effects. Blizzards reduce the player's mobility and make it almost impossible to see ****** units. Sandstorms, on the other hand, are paired with intense heat that increases stamina drain. View the full article
What's your favorite videogame *******? It's okay, we've all got one. If you've been playing shooters since the '90s, the Super Shotgun from ***** 2 will surely make your list. Likewise, Gordon Freeman's iconic red crowbar, that trusty stretch of steel that stayed with you through all of Half-Life, deserves at least an honorable mention. The GEP **** from Deus Ex. The Super Nailgun from Quake. Jump forward to the mid '00s, and Half-Life 2's Gravity **** becomes a strong contender. The AWP from Counter-Strike, too. But there's one videogame **** that reigns above them all. The metallic star of one of the best FPS games ever, it's a distillation of everything there is to love about shooters. Do you know what I'm talking about? One of the most vicious and varied FPS series of all time, now you can own every single entry for less than $6. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of the greatest FPS games in PC history is basically $1 One of the best and most brutal FPS games of the '00s is now $1.49 View the full article
Sometimes we all just need to shrug off the weight of existence that surrounds us. Looking after our fleshy human body suits can become pretty exhausting with all the eating, sleeping, eating again, going for a walk, and more sleeping. If you've ever become tired of being somebody, Ctrl Alt Ego exists for you to become nobody. One of the most overlooked immersive sims of the last few years, it just received a big free update that added a New Game Plus mode, and more. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
If you've been narked about favourite bits of Fallout not yet appearing in Amazon Prime's unexpectedly good live-action show, hold your horses. In an interview, the showrunners have talked about holding back certain "iconic elements" to do them in a hypothetical second season right rather than cram in all the greatest hits—and also so the show didn't "seem like it was written by people who just like spent 10 seconds reading the Wikipedia page for Fallout and didn't bother to like bring in some deeper cuts." Read more View the full article
April 17, 2024 Ubisoft has confirmed that a three-day test session is coming. The contents of this article has been updated to reflect this. XDefiant really is XDefying the odds at the minute on PS5 and Xbox. Typically, when a game is delayed to the extent Ubisoft's upcoming FPS has been it seldom leads to a happy ending. However, the arcade shooter is being brought back for a three-day XDefiant server test at 10am PT / 1pm ET on Friday, April 19, wrapping up at the same time on Sunday, April 21. Following the test's conclusion, Ubi's hoping it'll finally be able to stamp on a release date. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Check out these sweet XDefiant rewards, available for 3 days only XDefiant release date estimate and latest news XDefiant will "lock" in a launch date after this PS5 and Xbox test View the full article
Hollow Knight Silksong enjoyers, our time is nigh. Following its 12+ rating in Korea, Team Cherry's highly-anticipated sequel has now been greenlit by its native Australia's own classification board. After five long years of waiting, we could be inching closer to the big release date reveal we've been longing for on PS5 and Xbox. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Hollow Knight Silksong release date estimate and latest news Biomorph is an evolution of Hollow Knight that you must play Hollow Knight Silksong Game Pass launch confirmed with new gameplay View the full article
A ****** series announcement is on the horizon, a well-known leaker has claimed. The purported bit of upcoming news is plausibly related to the fourth mainline ****** game. View the full article
The Helldivers 2 update 01.000.203 is finally here, as Arrowhead fixes the Warbond error that was giving unlockable armor the wrong passive skill. Among many other fixes and some ongoing known issues, you can now ***** into the Democratic Detonation Warbond as it was originally intended. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Helldivers 2 stratagems Helldivers 2 ***** is "ridiculous" dev admits, but changes are coming Helldivers 2 dev warns of incoming change to its new Warbond View the full article
A Nintendo Indie World has been set for tomorrow, so of course it begs the question, as it does everytime a games company hosts a presentation: will Silksong be there? The next Nintendo Indie World is taking place tomorrow, 3pm BST/ 10am ET, as announced by the game developer earlier today, and is promising about 20 minutes of "announcements and updates on indie games headed to Nintendo Switch in 2024." That's on the shorter end, even for an Indie World presentation, so don't expect news on absolutely every indie game under the sun. Nintendo normally has some surprises up its sleeves, including for Indie World, but obviously the surprise that everyone is hoping for is a Hollow Knight: Silksong release date. Now, I know what you're thinking: don't people spam "Silksong when?" in the chat of every livestream like this? What makes this one any different? Well, just earlier this week it was spotted that Silksong received a rating by the *********** ratings board. It received one back in February too, in Korea, a territory whose ratings board frequently reveals games prior to their official announcements. Ratings don't necessarily mean a game is out anytime soon, for example Silent Hill: The Short Message was rated last year, before the wave of Silent Hill news arrived in October, and that free horror title didn't release until earlier this year. Read more View the full article
Further indications that AMD is preparing to launch its next-generation Ryzen CPUs have arrived, courtesy of MSI. Mirroring recent efforts by its competitors to make its existing AM5 motherboard stock compatible with Zen 5 processors, the company has pushed new BIOS updates for many of its models. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New AMD CPU ***** looks like a perfect fit for Steam Deck 2 Style your AMD or Intel CPU how you like with Thermaltake's new cooler Get used to existing AMD iGPUs, they're not going away anytime soon View the full article
Acer has just announced that its humongous upcoming Acer Predator Z57 miniLED gaming monitor will not retail for $2,499 as originally announced, but will instead sell for $1,999 - a massive $500 price drop. While that's still expensive, it's an incredible price for such a large screen. Acer's new contender for a spot on our best gaming monitor guide was announced at CES 2024 at the start of the year, alongside a host of other gaming monitors. I had the chance to write an Acer Predator Z57 hands on preview with the display and was impressed at the sheer scale of it, although Acer hadn't set up the demo to really highlight the high contrast of which it should be capable. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Acer graphics cards finally got interesting, thanks to two new GPUs You can save over $200 in this Nvidia RTX 4050 gaming laptop deal Bag this Acer Nitro gaming monitor now for its lowest ever price View the full article
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The latest BIOS updates for Gigabyte motherboards are reportedly causing users' systems to freeze up when they enter the EFI, meaning they can't adjust any of their settings. It's an issue that's prompted many users to complain on the Gigabyte Reddit channel, and it means there's no way to properly set up the latest Intel CPU on these boards. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Gigabyte launches fastest ever Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super Gigabyte just picked the weirdest place to add gold to a PC Grab an Nvidia RTX 4090 for the lowest price we've seen in months View the full article
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For as much as I love my big, ambitious strategy games, I run into the same problem every time I think about starting up a fresh save: the time investment. Having a limited number of hours to devote to recreational play, I know I'll have to set an entire Saturday aside if I really want to dig into Total War: Warhammer 3 or Crusader Kings 3 beyond the opening few turns or decades. Nexus 5X arrives as the solution to this problem, offering a pared-down, faster-paced version of the 4X experience that nonetheless preserves a lot of the flavor and variety you can get from its full-**** ancestor, Stellaris. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stellaris spin-off gets a new name and a 1.0 launch date on Steam New Stellaris spinoff makes the game bitesize, and it's available now Stellaris Nexus delayed slightly to avoid GTA 6 and The Game Awards View the full article
VALORANT Episode Eight, Act Two is coming to an end soon, but Patch 8.07 is bringing several bugs to an end with several fixes, including numerous bugs relating to the game’s newest agent, Clove. While the patch is almost entirely bug fixes and small quality-of-life improvements, a singular agent update sees Omen get an important buff to his ultimate. VALORANT Patch 8.07 goes live today, April 16. Here are the notes. View the full article
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony is working on a new “high-end version” of the PS5, codenamed Trinity and likely to debut as the PS5 Pro later this year. The Verge confirmed leaked specs about the PS5 Pro earlier this week, and we’ve also obtained details on how existing and new PS5 games can be “enhanced” to take advantage of the PS5 Pro hardware. Sony is also working on an ultra-boost mode for older games to make them run better on the PS5 Pro. Sources familiar with Sony’s plans tell The Verge that Sony is asking developers to create a new PS5 Pro-exclusive graphics mode in games that combines Sony’s new PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) upscaling to 4K resolution with a 60fps frame rate and ray-tracing effects. Insider Gaming first reported on some of... Continue reading… View the full article
Video games have often allowed the player to enter the role of a villain with great effect. Whether it's the dastardly deeds of Dungeon Keeper or the potential to go down evil routes in series like Fallout, there are many great games where the player is a villain. Enter Life Eater, from Strange Scaffold and Frost Pop, where the player is responsible for some extremely nefarious acts; but is there a valid reason behind them? View the full article
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To the surprise of many fans, one Destiny 2 player is able to completely solo all 50 waves of the Onslaught horde mode on legend difficulty. It appears that the Into The Light event was exactly what Destiny 2 players needed, as the overall experience has seemingly been a big hit. The event provided an influx of new content, with the Hall of Champions acting as a new social space and a gathering ground for those looking to acquire the return of fan-favorite weapons in the BRAVE arsenal in between the PvE horde mode activity called Onslaught. View the full article