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A Minecraft player set out to recreate a part of the Nether in the Overworld, achieving an impressive result. Minecraft is a game famous for allowing players to bring their most imaginative ideas to life, but for those players who also like to explore the game's blocky world, there are some rather dangerous places to visit. View the full article

A talented Elden Ring fan uses the game's in-depth character creation tool to create Prince Charming from Shrek 2. Elden Ring is the first open-world title by the team at FromSoftware, and since its release in 2022 it has become the most successful game made by the developer. View the full article

Portland Regional champion Alex Underhill used a very unique Electabuzz team at the Pokémon North America International Championship (NAIC) this weekend, giving Dot Esports the backstory of where this composition came from and why it’s so good in the meta right now. Using Electabuzz alongside Annihilape, Farigiraf, Smeargle, Bloodmoon Ursaluna, and Ice Rider Calyrex, Underhill had an impressive top-16 finish at Pokémon NAIC this weekend. We witnessed the bizarre Electabuzz team on stream during the regional champ’s Swiss round 13 match against Michael Zhang (who was also running some off-meta picks like Galarian Moltres). View the full article

Watch the acclaimed action choreographer and film director in action as he breathes life into the upcoming open world Wuxia action RPG. View the full article

Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is all set to bring a few changes that were requested a lot by the community, which include a heavily requested tweak in the background of the Bandai Namco logo as well as an identifier for new items in inventory. While fans have been curious to know more about the Land of Shadows and what new challenges it will bring, it seems like FromSoftware has a number of quality-of-life changes planned for the upcoming Elden Ring expansion. View the full article

Take control of Codename A and Codename Z, two characters who are destined to ****** against one another. View the full article

Eight months after its launch on Steam in October 2023, Diablo 4 hit a new record for concurrent players. Diablo 4 originally launched on June 5, 2023, and on PC, the game was initially only available to play via Blizzard's own launcher, Battle.net. Later that year, Blizzard released Diablo 4 on Steam. View the full article

According to Path of Exile 2 game director Jonathan Rogers, the PlayStation plus requirement for PS4 and PS5 players is not something the team is keen on. While the Grinding Gear Games founder hopes that this won't be a requirement in the future, he couldn't commit to it. Speaking to VG247 during Summer Game Fest 2024, Rogers commented on the presence of a PS + disclaimer on the PlayStation version of the recent crossplay trailer. While this trailer notes that a subscription is required, the same cannot be said for the Xbox version. "So that [...] that is not our hope." Rogers states. "That's something I believe should be okay without having a subscription later, but I can't commit to that because ultimately it's one of those things where there are negotiations that occur. I don't think that should be required but, let's see what happens". Read more View the full article

The employee staff for the Bancho Sushi restaurant in Dave the Diver turn the creatures you catch into delicious meals for various customers, so you need the best workers to complement your hard efforts. All 21 possible characters you can recruit have unique skills and stats you can improve with training. However, only a few are worth investing in to turn your catches into excellent meals. View the full article

While a talented Baldur's Gate 3 player may be able to manipulate the game's various systems to create an overpowered character, it's rare to see a Tav with a movement speed greater than most sports cars. In the world of Dungeons & Dragons, a character's movement speed determines how far they can move in a single turn and while the average amount is 30ft per round, it's entirely possible to bring that stat up with some careful character building. The easiest method is to simply play as a Monk, the class that gains additional movement speed every few levels. View the full article

new trailer for action game Abyss X Zero shows off a bunch of battles and bits of character in the world of the upcoming action-exploration-adventure. In it, a range of weapons from guns and swords to giant hammers and scythes with two ends on them smash through robotic, human, and zombified human foes... Read more.View the full article

A new Fortnite patch has nerfed several Season 3 weapons, including the popular Nitro Fists, alongside the newly added vehicle attachments such as Machine **** and Grenade Launcher Turrets. Considering how both vehicles and Nitro Fists have become a core part of the Fortnite meta lately, the change might have a significant impact on the way the game is played. View the full article

I wrote about the Wholesome Direct earlier this evening and pulled out a handful of games I liked from the showcase. I didn't mention the game I liked most, because I wanted to give it this fuller shoutout. Lost And Found Co. is a hidde object adventure game set in a colourful, densely detailed world, and there's a demo available to play now. Read more View the full article

This soulslike introduces a heavy focus on collateral damage. View the full article

Animal Well is a Metroidvania with all sorts of secrets and hidden items scattered around the map, like the Bunny Mural. This is not only a puzzle but also a collaborative work involving players across the globe. View the full article

A talented Sims 4 player online has used their creativity to bring the Sole Survivor's pre-war house from Fallout 4 into the game. The Sims 4 continues to be a great tool for gamers to showcase their creativity, almost a decade after the game's original launch. View the full article

Starting with the launch of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, players who focus on the main story will have a new option to hide other characters surrounding specific NPCs, making interaction and loading easier. In addition, Final Fantasy 14 will make total party wipes in dungeons faster to recover from, as the dungeon shortcut function will be changed to significantly cut the travel time required to return to a boss arena. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

IGN’s Summer of Gaming is in full swing, and as part of the festivities, indie developer platform indie.io took the stage at IGN Live for a showcase of their upcoming slate of games. If you’re not familiar with indie.io, you might know them as Freedom Games, publisher of popular titles like Symphony of War, Coromon, and Dark Deity. They recently unveiled their new name, and they began their new era with a showcase that gave us reveals, trailers, and info for lots of upcoming games. If you weren’t able to watch it live, no worries. We have details on all the games that were featured during the show. {LINK REMOVED}Forgotten Seas Early Access Available Now! You are stranded in the Bermuda Void; ocean stretches as far as your eyes can see, and dry land scarce. You’ll craft a ship in a bottle, then toss it into the ocean and watch it expand, morphing into a new ship primed to sail the high seas. Search for new land, build camps, and hunt for treasures — just be ready to defend your ship from pirates! {LINK REMOVED}Everholm Coming Soon - Wishlist Now Everholm is an open-ended minimalist RPG where you play as Lilly, a young girl transported to a cute and cozy island while on a quest to find her missing sister. You soon discover that it's not all sunshine and daisies in Everholm; everyone on the island seems to be acquainted with Lilly and her quest, yet she cannot recall ever visiting before. You'll establish a homestead and work to uncover the secrets of the villagers as you try to solve the mystery surrounding this enigmatic island. Get whisked away to Everholm by playing its demo on Steam. {LINK REMOVED}Dark Deity 2 Wishlist Now In 2021, Dark Deity introduced a new turn-based strategy RPG series inspired by past classics, and Dark Deity 2 looks to expand on the foundation set by its predecessor. You’ll command an army of heroes as you try to push back the advance of an invading empire, and your decisions will shape the world, from which characters live and **** to the fates of whole nations. With 20 heroes who have access to 45 branching classes, no two playthroughs will be the same. {LINK REMOVED}Immortal Hunters Wishlist Now People ******* an underground ****, stole his power, and built a civilization ruled by the *******, which is served by powerful Immortal Hunters. But now, creatures rise out of the depths of the earth, and it’s your job to stop them. Choose your hero and ****** back against the apocalypse in this side-scrolling action RPG. Play as an Immortal Hunter today, with its demo now available on Steam. {LINK REMOVED}The Haunting of Joni Evers Wishlist Now This first-person psychological thriller will bring you to the small town of Harvest, Oklahoma. You’ll confront Joni’s memories in an emotional story of an estranged family … but there’s something very creepy afoot. Joni is being haunted by something, but what is it? And what does it want? Get a sneak peek by playing the brand-new demo on Steam. {LINK REMOVED}Echoes of the Plum Grove Available Now If you’re a fan of cozy farming sims, this one’s for you. Start a new life in Honeywood, where you can build a community that will last generations. Tend your farm, socialize with the townspeople, find your soulmate, and raise a family. Everything, from the gameplay to the art style to the soundtrack, is meant to be relaxing and enjoyable at whatever pace you want. {LINK REMOVED}SoulQuest Wishlist Now SoulQuest is a side-scrolling action game that puts you in the shoes of a powerful warrior on a journey to seize the power of the Goddess of ****** and retrieve the soul of her beloved. Build up combos to ******** hordes of enemies in fast-paced gameplay through a world inspired by Celtic mythology. There’s a free demo available on Steam now, so give it a try. {LINK REMOVED}Chronomon Wishlist Now Part monster tamer, part farming sim, Chronomon has you combine your skills at both to rebuild a post-apocalyptic world. Catch Chronomon out in the world, train them, evolve them, and use them on your ranch to get materials. Gather other materials by fishing and foraging, and use them to craft items to keep building up your farm and make the world beautiful again. Discover Chronomon and play the new demo on Steam. {LINK REMOVED}World of Football Wishlist Now Do you love soccer but feel like most soccer video games are determined too much by luck or randomness? Then check out World of Football, a physics-based soccer game where the results are based purely on skill. It’s fairly simple at first blush, but the mechanics are challenging to truly master. Bring up to 10 people together to really test your skills. {LINK REMOVED}Pinball Spire New Demo Available on Steam - Wishlist Now This one-of-a-kind game is a unique mix of genres that basically make it a pinballvania. You’ll make your way through a mysterious spire, with each floor being a dungeon-like pinball level. You can use abilities to complete challenges as you bump, spin, ******, and flip your way to the top of the spire. {LINK REMOVED}HumanitZ Available Now in Early Access HumanitZ is an isometric shooter that drops you into an open world that has been destroyed by a zombie outbreak. You’re one of the last humans left, and your task is to survive as long as possible, either solo or in co-op. You can craft weapons and build a base, but to gather the necessary materials, you’ll need to venture out into the zombie-infested world. How long can you last? HumanitZ is planning the game’s biggest update since its release into Early Access, which players can expect to go live on Steam near the end of June. {LINK REMOVED}Cursed Dawn Wishlist Now How about a different flavor of zombie action? Cursed Dawn is a survival FPS with fast-paced, intense action that has you mowing through zombies by the dozens. Each map is large and packed with secrets and dynamic spawns, so you never know where the next horde is coming from. You’ll constantly need to stay on the move as you try to master each map. {LINK REMOVED}Get Your Tentacles Off My Waifu! Wishlist Now Giant tentacle monsters have taken pony waifus ********, and it’s up to you to save them. Dodge tentacles and projectiles and keep your blasters ******* to ******** a variety of different monsters piece by piece. The monsters will get ******* and more difficult as the game progresses, but can you take them all down and save all the waifus? Get Your Tentacles Off My Waifu! also has a free Steam demo, so experience the fun for yourself and then add it to your wishlist. {LINK REMOVED}Hauntsville Wishlist Now You’re stranded in a cursed ghost town in the Old West, surrounded by frightening monsters, with nothing but a few weapons and your own resourcefulness to aid you. You’ll need to build a homestead and work the land to help you survive this Western horror game. There’s a free demo on Steam for you to try, if you dare. {LINK REMOVED}SCP: Fragmented Minds Wishlist Now Humanity is on the verge of extinction. The last hope of survival relies on an abandoned facility on Mars, where you awaken. The facility is overrun with horrifying anomalies that have escaped and are hunting down any remaining humans. You’ll need to use every tool you can find to help you survive and find a way to save humanity. Will you use the stealth approach, or take the monsters head on? Either way, the odds are stacked against you. {LINK REMOVED}****** on Sight Coming Soon - Wishlist Now! In this multiplayer isometric tactical shooter, you’ll have several characters to choose from, each with their own ******* loadouts and abilities. As you continue playing with a character, you’ll level up and unlock new abilities and gadgets to keep gameplay fresh. There are lots of different maps, each with destructible pieces of the environment to use to your advantage. ***** up vehicles or ****** through walls, anything it takes to come out on top. {LINK REMOVED}[Hidden Content] New Reveal! Wishlist Now This FPS/tower defense hybrid casts you as a mercenary ****** that’s been forced out of retirement to ****** back against an evil corporation that conquered the planet and is bleeding it dry. Use all the skills at your disposal to turn your corporate enemies into scrap, seize the means of production, and retake the planet for the worker bots. {LINK REMOVED}Blood Reaver Wishlist Now Use a combination of melee weapons, ranged weapons, and blood magic to take on hordes of enemies in this dark fantasy FPS. In wave-based combat, four heroes will team up to restore an ancient order and stop a demonic invasion. It’s a classic battle of good versus evil, with the fate of the world on the line. {LINK REMOVED}A ****** in the Red Light Wishlist Now It’s 1988 in Amsterdam, and a ***** body has just been discovered in the Red Light District. A washed up detective takes on the case looking for redemption, but you’ll need to collect clues, connect the dots, and chase down leads. Can you solve this real-life mystery in time? {LINK REMOVED}Shrine's Legacy Wishlist Now Inspired by the 16-bit RPGs of the Super Nintendo era, Shrine’s Legacy is set in a fantasy world and tells a classic tale of two heroes who need to unite the elements and save the land. If you’re itching for some nostalgia and want to feel like a **** again, this is the game for you. {LINK REMOVED}Adventurer’s Gambit: Dungeons of Fortune Wishlist Now Create your hero and enter endlessly varied dungeons as you try to ascend the Tower. You can test yourself solo or team up with up to three friends, and you’ll use deck-based character building to battle 18 foes and contend with traps and other obstacles. You can choose to use a blade, magic, or curses, but be prepared for a challenge. {LINK REMOVED}Dwellink New Reveal! Wishlist Now Dwellink is a dark fantasy creature-collecting RPG where the nine worlds are holding out against an ******** by beings known as Dwellers. You’ll capture them, harness their powers, and use them in turn-based combat to defeat your enemies as you try to solve the mystery of the Great Link before it’s too late. {LINK REMOVED}G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Wishlist Now The retro, side-scrolling, arcade-style beat ’em up is alive and thriving, and G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra is proof. The villainous Cobra is back and hatching up another one of their evil plots, but thankfully G.I. Joe is here to stop them. You’ll pick your hero, jump into the ******, and spoil Cobra’s plans once again. There’s a brand-new demo available now, so get in there and send Cobra packing. View the full article

The Finals is a multiplayer first-person shooter about stealing cash and demolishing buildings in a virtual reality game show. Why does it need to be set in a virtual reality game show? So it can do things like transport players to Kyoto in the year 1568, which is what will happen when season three arrives on June 13th. Read more View the full article

The more I saw of Caravan SandWitch's trailer in today's Wholesome Direct showcase, the more I dug it. The "narrative-driven exploration adventure" has this uniquely desolate sci-fi look that reminds me of some of my recent favorites, while it also has a demo available to try right now on Steam... Read more.View the full article

Siding with any Fallout 4 faction has its consequences, and the Railroad is no exception. It's named for, styled after, and inspired by the real, historical Underground Railroad. Much as the Underground Railroad was a network of people, routes, and safe houses that helped people escape slavery, Fallout 4's Railroad employs similar methods to help Synths escape the Institute. The Railroad and its adherents are the biggest proponents of Synth humanity in the Commonwealth. They hold that the Institute denies Synths their due autonomy, and make it their life's work to help them escape. View the full article

Destiny 2's Final Shape expansion also marks a collaboration event with the IP for Dungeons & Dragons, the iconic table-top role-playing game, with several items you can unlock. Including three new armor ornaments and various cosmetics, you'll have to spend some valuable resources to get these new Exotics. Buying these D&D-inspired items in the right packages will give you everything you need for a low price. View the full article

A Baldur's Gate 3 player online has shared their heartbreaking ****** in Honour Mode, losing a playthrough to an in-game painting. Baldur's Gate 3 will reach its first anniversary in just a few months' time, but player stories from the game continue to enthrall gamers online. View the full article

The advertising bonanza formerly known as E3 continues into its second day with another set of streams. The Wholesome Direct was today's highlight, in my mind. The yearly collection of games that may or may not be cosy, but which definitely do not involve stabbing men in the neck, always contains some games worth keeping an eye on. This year was no different, and you'll find the archived stream below. Read more View the full article

First revealed in 2022, Starship Troopers: Extermination, the upcoming FPS based on the classic Starship Troopers movies, has been in early access for over a year. Now, it finally has a release date, and it's also coming to consoles with a new mode in store. Today during IGN Live, development team Offworld (along with Sony Pictures Consumer Products) announced that Starship Troopers: Extermination is officially headed to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 11. It's also receiving a singleplayer campaign starring actor Casper Van Dien, who played protagonist Johnny Rico in the original films. General John "Johnny Rico" will command players, along with their three NPC allies original to the game, in the campaign. The mode will have 25 missions, with a second chapter on its way after launch. Offworld also mentioned that crossplay will be enabled at launch. Additionally, the developer will soon share more information about the game's upcoming update, which is slated for release at the end of June. Starship Troopers: Extermination is a co-op PvE FPS game that lets up to 16 players recreate the action from the original movies and ****** off seemingly endless alien bugs in several different modes. We gave it a 6 in our early access review, saying that "with some time, Extermination could become the premier bug-stomping romp for big teams," and adding that it "captures the film's breakneck pace" in our preview. Starship Troopers: Extermination is also now being published by Knights Peak, a new ********* division of MY.GAMES that announced several more games today. Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN who loves all things indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they've contributed to sites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun, and they're currently developing a game called Garage *****. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner. View the full article