After the success with the Crusader Kings III: Chapter III season pass, Paradox have decided to give the same treatment to Stellaris with Stellaris: Season 08. We also have a new trailer and release date for Stellaris: The Machine Age. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
***** Space Remake developer Motive's Iron Man game will seemingly be an open world, if a job listing from EA is anything to go by. With Motive now splitting time and resources between Battlefield and Iron Man - and seemingly not a ***** Space 2 remake - it looks like the first details of the superhero tie-in are already available. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
That being said, we strive for intellectual honesty, which means the higher our conviction in a thesis, the more we need to test it out. Poke holes. Look for ways in which we could be wrong. In this case, we want to explore all the ways Nvidia might be vulnerable. Read Entire Article View the full article
Square Enix has released a benchmark tool for Final Fantasy 14 ahead of its upcoming Dawntrail expansion. Dawntrail, which will be released on July 2, will bring the game up to version 7.0, and will bring with it a major graphical upgrade. Version 7.0 will add greater visual detail to the game, with textures, grass, hair, shadows and reflections among the various elements getting an upgrade. Read More... View the full article
I know plenty of people who will probably be quite interested in the Devious Deckbuilders Humble Bundle, which includes some pretty great games. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Bazzite is one of the most interesting versions of Linux available for handheld gaming devices, and the latest release version 2.5.0 is out now with some great improvements. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Helldivers 2 players are getting frustrated by the game's overly zealous ***** damage, but developer Arrowhead has promised a fix is in the works. Earlier this month, as part of Helldivers 2's update that added in blizzards and sandstorms, the damage that ***** caused also received a tweak. However, this particular tweak hasn't been well-received, as it's essentially causing players to **** from ***** damage in just seconds, which unsurprisingly annoyed a lot of players. Thankfully, it seems like a change is on the way, as in the game's official Discord, community manager Thomas 'Twinbeard' Petersson has assured players that the team is working on making ***** not so overwhelming (thanks, PCGamesN). "We're going through '***** as a whole' at the moment," wrote Petersson in response to one Discord user. "The works - DPS, DOT, the host thingie, not dying in two seconds from just touching it etc. Probably introducing fixes in parts, but we're on it like Donkey Kong on barrels!" In a separate message to another user, Petersson went on to acknowledge how the ***** damage is "ridiculous" writing that it's "at least wrong and something we’re changing… It's an elaborate process, so we’re doing it in parts. More info to follow." Read more View the full article
The former boss of Blizzard Entertainment has suggested a post-purchase tip feature that would let players give $10 or $20 extra to the developers of special games. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra tweeted that he’s often felt that upon completion of a particularly enjoyable single-player game, he’d like to give more money to the developers “because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second.” Games Ybarra mentioned that had sparked such a feeling include Guerrilla’s Horizon Zero Dawn, Sony Santa Monica’s **** of War, Rockstar’s Red ***** Redemption 2, Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3, and FromSoftware’s Elden Ring. “I know $70 is already a lot, but it's an option at the end of the game I wish I had at times,” Ybarra continued. “Some games are that special.” It’s fair to say the reaction to the suggestion is mixed, with many people saying they’re already forking out plenty of money for video games. Others have pointed out that some game platforms, such as [Hidden Content], already allow tips, and that small indie developers often use established platforms for donations. Many have also pointed out that any extra revenue generated through tips would invariably end up in the pockets of publishers, as opposed to the developers themselves, at least for the majority of triple-A releases. And if such a system were to hit the likes of Steam, the PlayStation Store, or the Xbox store, would Valve, Sony, and Microsoft all expect a cut? On the other hand, others have backed the idea. Paul Kilduff-Taylor of Mode 7 Games tweeted: “People have discovered various ingenious ways to be ****** about this but adding a ‘pay more if you want’ option to major stores would straightforwardly be excellent for devs - it works very well on Bandcamp.” Ybarra ended his post acknowledging that the tipping idea won’t be for everyone. “I know most will dislike this idea,” he said. “BTW, I realize we are tired of ‘tipping’ in everything else - but I view this different from a pressure to tip type scenario many face and give feedback on.” The video game industry is currently struggling amid one of the toughest periods for developers in recent memory, with thousands of staff ***** off and an ever-growing list of studios shut down. This comes during a push for unionization across the industry as staff seek better protections from corporate cuts. 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
Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree is just months away but dataminers are still discovering secrets within the base game, this time in unused alternate underground maps likely related to a scrapped "cataclysm" system. YouTuber Sekiro Dubi, who recovered an unused opening for the game earlier in 2024, uploaded a video showcasing the unused maps and how they were likely related to the cataclysm system, which would see Elden Ring's world of The Land Between changed drastically during gameplay. While the video shows a somewhat put together overworld map available, these unused areas are almost completley void of assets, instead only having the base shape of the world formed in bright blue and green polygons. Sekiro Dubi theorised these unused areas would have been made available through the cataclysm system, which would change familiar areas of Elden Ring similar to how a part of the map does actually change in the full game following the defeat of Starscourge Radahn. One of these unused cataclysms would occur over that boss's arena too, as a small ***** at the bottom of a crater would lead on to a few new areas, which Sekiro Dubi explores in the video. These unused areas are still incredibly complex despite their lack of assets, but it seems developer FromSoftware just had to draw a line somewhere in its already colossal role-playing game. The fact new secrets are still being discovered in FromSoftware's latest speaks to how much it captured the attention of fans upon its launch in 2022. Elden Ring proved somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, with players finding a ton of different ways to interact with the game. Fans played it using a Fisher Price toy, the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller, and someone even made a working VR version of the game. Many are therefore waiting with bated breath for the June 21 release of Shadow of the Erdtree, which is sure to add hundreds, if not thousands, of new secrets and story threads to be discovered. In fact, even its release date announcement drew hoards of players back to the Elden Ring. In our 10/10 review, IGN said: "Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
A new Honkai: Star Rail ***** has revealed a new mysterious NPC named Micah that will be a part of the upcoming Version 2.2, which should arrive around May 8. Each new version of the game has its own beta phase that includes new playable characters, weapons, and regions, as well as NPCs. View the full article
It was the Donald Trump administration that placed Huawei on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List almost five years ago, ensuring that US companies cannot do business with the tech firm without first securing a license. Read Entire Article View the full article
Twenty years after the first release, OpenTTD 14.0 has been made available bringing with it some really useful sounding features to enable new ways to play. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
An essential tool for anyone wanting to configure their fancy Razer devices is OpenRazer, with version 3.8.0 just released bringing expanded support on Linux. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Not much is known about Electronic Arts’ ****** Panther game, though the newest job listing on the company’s page sheds some details about its gameplay. Electronic Arts is looking for a Principal Sandbox Designer for Cliffhanger Games, a newly-formed studio working on ****** Panther. The position will be responsible for creating an open-world environment, indicating the game will be an open-world adventure rather than a linear story. View the full article
Inspired by the core gameplay of Minecraft, the name MineClone2 was not a particularly good one and it seems the developers were aware and so it's gone through a rebrand to be now called VoxeLibre. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Sony is still developing its live-action adaptation of One Punch Man, and it's brought on Rick and Morty writers Dan Harmon and Heather Anne Campbell. With superhero movies not being as popular as they used to be, the two next big things that Hollywood is trying to tackle are video game and anime adaptations. Both The Last of Us and Fallout have proven successful on the games front, and One Piece was a massive hit for Netflix too. Anime is obviously massively popular these days, and while One Punch Man isn't on people's minds as much as it used to be (even if season 3 is finally on the way), it's still getting a live-action adaptation from Justin Lin, the very same director that's being eyed up for Spider-Man 4. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Lin's One Punch Man film is getting a rewrite - from Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon, and writer on the animated series Heather Anne Campbell no less. Lin makes sense as a choice to handle a live-action One Punch Man film, given his experience with blockbusters like Star Trek Beyond and multiple Fast & Furious films, though I'd have to assume Harmon and Campbell's involvement is mostly due to their history of working on comedy animated series. It would actually be a reunion of sorts for Harmon and Lin, though, as the filmmaker did actually direct a few episodes of Community, which Harmon also created. Read more View the full article
Ikea’s Brännboll range is just the right mix of neutrals and bright colors to match most modern homes. | Image: Ikea Ikea is introducing a new range of gaming furniture that subverts the usual dark, edgy “gamer” aesthetic for designs that are more likely to blend in with your existing home decor. The company’s Brännboll collection is a lineup of 20 items, including a desk, chairs, accessories, and various storage solutions. Following the mostly-****** ROG collaboration Ikea released back in 2021, which was similarly free from overly aggressive “gamer” flourishes, the new Brännboll collection instead focuses on the kind of designs that Ikea does best — simple and recognizably Scandinavian. Seating is the main focus. There’s an armchair that folds out into a lounging position, a rocking-style chair designed to swing with your body’s movement, and an... Continue reading… View the full article
Shaxx built multiple defenses for us to defend the Last City in Destiny 2, but one significantly falls behind compared to the rest. Among the three defenses available in the Onslaught activity in Destiny 2, Tripwires are, undoubtedly, the worst way to invest your Scrap. In a Reddit thread posted on April 14, a frustrated player wrote: “Im really trying to find a way to justify purchasing a tripwire over literally anything else. Why waste 1000 scrap when its so ***** hard to get in the first place,” adding that post wave 20, even the lowest tier enemies can survive the Tripwire’s **********. View the full article
GE-Proton 9-3 has been released, and it includes a fancy new option to hopefully prevent you having issues with modded games when moving between systems like a PC and a Steam Deck. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
A new revenue report has revealed that Genshin Impact's creator, miHoYo, has reached an important milestone by reaching a valuation of $23 billion. Back in February 2022, miHoYo expanded globally by launching its subsidary HoYoverse to better represent the developer's expansion into various forms of entertainment beyond gaming, but the company still goes by its original name in China. View the full article
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The new, 10th edition Warhammer 40k Orks codex - released in April 2024 - is a green, mean triumph, giving players new rules to build heavily themed Ork armies with distinctive playstyles. This review is based on a thorough read through of a review sample provided by Games Workshop, and close comparison with the outgoing index. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Fortnite players have taken to social media to name the collaborations they want to see in the Epic Games title next, covering every corner of pop culture. Fortnite is currently in the middle of the Avatar: Elements crossover, which brought skins from the popular anime into the game, and there has been no shortage of other collaborations in the past. View the full article
Eyebrow Interactive have given a fresh coat of paint to their 2012 game Closure, thanks to bringing in game porter Ethan Lee to get some technical issues sorted out. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
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After the success with the Crusader Kings III: Chapter III season pass, Paradox have decided to give the same treatment to Stellaris with Stellaris: Season 08. We also have a new trailer and release date for Stellaris: The Machine Age. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article