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Now is a great time to build a budget gaming rig based on AMD's latest Zen 4 hardware, as the price of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has just dropped to its lowest ever level of just $179. This six-core gaming CPU started out costing $299 when it launched just over a year ago, meaning this current CPU deal saves you a massive 40% off the original price. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Acer graphics cards finally got interesting, thanks to two new GPUs New AMD Radeon ***** suggests RDNA 4 GPUs may be just what we need This cherry blossom AMD graphics card is ideal for a Sakura PC build View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Acer surprised many of us when it decided to enter the discrete graphics card market a few years ago. However, its first offerings were based on Intel GPUs that, with the best will in the world, weren't the most in-demand options. Since then it's added the entry-level AMD Radeon RX 7600 and RX 7900 GRE but has otherwise maintained a modest selection. Now, though, the company has really ramped up its offerings, by bringing out Acer Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT cards. While the RX 7700 XT isn't our absolute favorite GPU, that's only because its slightly more powerful sibling the RX 7800 XT is the better choice of these AMD GPUs, and our pick for the best graphics card under $500. With this card in particular, Acer could finally make some major inroads into the discrete graphics card space. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 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 Get this Acer Predator RTX 4070 laptop at its lowest ever price View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Recently, we released the Alpha Strike trophy! This one was special as it was the 30th trophy released with major updates containing original camouflages from WT Live. For this anniversary, we’ve decided to reward all of the authors whose work has ever been included in one of them. Each author of at least one camouflage that was included in one of the trophies will receive the unique “Artist of War” title, the “J.S. Wilson” profile icon and the “Snail Artist” decal! In the future, all new authors of camouflages that are included in one of the trophies will also receive these rewards. "Snail Artist" decal "J.S. Wilson" profile icon Let’s take a look at some statistics on this anniversary. Excluding camouflages from Esports trophies, 1,185 camouflages from 160 authors were added to the game. Of these, 52 are for helicopters, 489 for airplanes, 64 for ships and 580 for ground vehicles. US vehicles received 243 camouflages, USSR 233, Germany 216, Great Britain 130, Japan 92, China 61, France 89, Italy 57, Sweden 45, and ******* 19. Don’t forget, individual Esport trophies that were jointly created with esports teams, award-winning tournament participants and WT Live authors. 2 of the trophies with 75 camouflages have already been released! Become a camouflage author! The number of camouflage authors added to the game and to the market is constantly growing. For example, four new authors debuted in the Alpha Strike trophy. Read the article about creating camouflages and participate in the affiliate program — this will bring you not only fame, but also real money!View the full article

China has seen its high-end Nvidia RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 D prices increase recently, writes IT Home. Citing reports in the Taiwanese media, it adds that this trend has now spread to other products further down Nvidia's card hierarchy, with add-in board partners set to raise prices by around 10% on average. Read Entire Article View the full article

Ring of Honor wrestler Athena debuted some striking new ring gear inspired by Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3 during the most recent Supercard of Honor event. Fans of Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios' latest video game based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role playing game, went wild for Athena's epic entrance, with those in the crowd and watching at home commending her Karlach-inspired outfit, which came complete with the iconic character's twisty horns and signature axe. Oh wow Congratulations to real-life Karlach @athenapalmer_fg on retaining her title!!! [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] — Samantha Béart is Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3 (@SamanthaBeart) April 6, 2024 Even Samantha Béart, who provided the voice and motion capture for the game's beloved barbarian, reposted a video of Athena's arrival and gave her a shoutout. "Oh wow," Béart wrote on X/Twitter alongside some heart emojis and a gif of the fan-favorite character. "Congratulations to real-life Karlach, Athena, on retaining her title!" Those on Reddit were also impressed with Athena's efforts. "Oh wow, this works on so many levels," one person wrote in a thread dedicated to the wrestler's new gear. Another added: "This is the mashup I needed this year," concurring with the original poster, who wrote: "It's cool to see some Baldur's Gate 3 representation in wrestling." Karlach is a tiefling barbarian in Baldur's Gate 3 who seeks revenge on the man who sold her to an archdevil when she was young. She often channels her rage into ferocious attacks while also surviving vicious strikes from others, making her a particularly fierce fighter (and certainly one who would be formidable in a wrestling ring). /www.instagram.com/p/C5bB7jpuJ3k/embed Athena, also known to the WWE Universe as Ember Moon, shared a carousel of photos from the event on Instagram. "A massive thank you to Larian Studios and D&D for letting me be my favorite character from Baldur's Gate 3, Karlach!" she wrote, tagging another user to thank them for the hair, make-up, and body paint. The Baldur's Gate 3 tribute from Athena is one of several video game cosplays seen at wrestling events. It follows Kenny Omega's Final Fantasy 7 Sephiroth-inspired costume at Wrestle Kingdom last year and Will Ospreay's *********'s Creed Syndicate Jacob Fyre-style entrance gear for the 18th edition of the event this year. Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @AdeleAnkers. View the full article

The Fallout TV series will be arriving on Amazon Prime Video on April 11, and that means there's never been a better time in recent memory to jump back onto the Fallout hype train in full force (When is Fallout 5, Bethesda?) For now, we'll have to satiate our appetites with a new TV series and a hat full of excellent other games to play. Check out all the best Fallout deals we've found just below, and make sure you've got that Amazon Prime membership ready and waiting (otherwise there's a free 30-day trial here as well). Free Fallout Games for Amazon Prime Members PSA: Fallout 76 is FREE to Download for Prime Members from April 11 (Not Live Yet) For starters, we've found both Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel for free for those who are already Amazon Prime members (which you'll want to be if you're going to watch the show this week). These are GOG codes, with no DRM, and an awesome deal. It's well worth taking advantage of if you've already got most of the other games, or you just want to check out some of the more classic games in the series. Fallout 76 will also be free to download from April 11, which means you can check out the game and all its free add-ons on PC at no charge. For a more complete set of the games on Steam, consider the next deal. Get Seven Fallout Games for Less Than $23 on PC (Steam Codes) If you're looking to own the games on Steam instead, we've got you covered as well (but it'll cost you a bundle of caps). You can score seven Fallout games on PC for just $22.49, which includes Fallout Classic Collection (Fallout, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 2), Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 (all Steam codes). This is one of the best PC video game deals around right now, and well worth considering if you haven't played through the whole series just yet. FYI: You need to use OMEN10 to get the additional few bucks off (one-time use), otherwise the games are still discounted at $24.99. This is down from the MSRP of $139.95, which is the price that hardly anyone would've paid for this bundle, but I've got to mention it as it makes it seem like a huge discount. If you ignore my cynicism, this is a lovely deal and the perfect way to own (almost) every Fallout game in anticipation of the TV Show kicking off on Amazon Prime, on April 11. Fallout Anthology Edition with Mini ***** Preorders (Out April 11) By the way, if you're vibing with Fallout bundles, may I also interest you in the Fallout S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Anthology Collection which is back up for preorder at the likes of Amazon for $59.99. It includes a replica mini-***** (which plays the signature noise), alongside all seven games aforementioned above. Purely by coincidence, it's also shipping by April 11. So, if you want to play Fallout, you've got a couple of good options that I've just kindly spelled out for you in tremendous detail. Fallout Merch via IGN Store: Sign Up for Email and Save 10% Finally, IGN has a few exclusive deals that you don't want to miss. Right now, you can get 10% off the limited edition Fallout Official Vault 33 Hoodie Orientation Kit, which includes the Vault 33 Hoodie, Pinfinity AR Pin, and a Certificate of Authenticity. All you need to do is sign up for the IGN Store marketing emails, and your free discount code will be ready in no time. Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

A leaked new character for Genshin Impact 4.7 has allegedly been detailed, giving more insight into what may be the first playable character of their type. While the action RPG is still in Version 4.5, gearing up for the anticipated release of Arlecchino in Genshin Impact 4.6 and the arrival of new story missions and an entirely new area, there are already a few rumored details about the subsequent patch, including leaks about the new characters. There are rumors that Clorinde will finally make her debut, but also that a new unit will arrive, ending a long absence. View the full article

A leaked new character for Genshin Impact 4.7 has allegedly been detailed, giving more insight into what may be the first playable character of their type. While the action RPG is still in Version 4.5, gearing up for the anticipated release of Arlecchino in Genshin Impact 4.6 and the arrival of new story missions and an entirely new area, there are already a few rumored details about the subsequent patch, including leaks about the new characters. There are rumors that Clorinde will finally make her debut, but also that a new unit will arrive, ending a long absence. View the full article

Helldivers 2 garnered millions of players on Steam and PlayStation within just 30 days of launch, states the report. While there are no exact numbers, it revealed that they are only slightly lower than what CoD achieved on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation, and much more than what games like Apex... Read Entire Article View the full article

A talented Elden Ring artist has shared an impressive concept that shows what one of the main characters in the game, Ranni the Witch, potentially looked like before her ******. The game has a very deep lore with an abundance of characters with many compelling stories that take tens, if not hundreds, of hours to explore. View the full article

Helldivers 2 no longer cleans up the blood on armor after missions, and players are enjoying this change not mentioned in the patch notes. For the unaware, the recent Helldivers 2 update has shadow-dropped some new content, including a charger meter feature for the LAS-99 Quasar Cannon. As it turned out, this update has quietly added two new enemies that belong to the Automaton faction, Gunships and Factory Striders. View the full article

A number of Helldivers 2 trophies can no longer be unlocked. And while Helldivers 2 is hence currently impossible to platinum, there's reason to believe that players will eventually get another chance to grab these trophies. View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 has been a commercial and critical success, becoming 2023's Game of the Year. It is known for its immense detail and incredible amount of content all tied together with a strong story and interesting characters, but that does not mean the game is faultless. Larian Studio's latest CRPG has perhaps gone to a scale that no other CRPG has gone to before, and with that comes growing pains where not everything can have a satisfying answer. View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 has been a commercial and critical success, becoming 2023's Game of the Year. It is known for its immense detail and incredible amount of content all tied together with a strong story and interesting characters, but that does not mean the game is faultless. Larian Studio's latest CRPG has perhaps gone to a scale that no other CRPG has gone to before, and with that comes growing pains where not everything can have a satisfying answer. View the full article

The World of Twelve is facing a new threat, a danger more terrifying than ever! A world on the edge of ruin harbors the greatest evil possible… A portal to the Necroworld has appeared in WAVEN, and it's your duty to contain what it holds! The ****** Invasion: Krosmic Event From Tuesday, April 9, to Tuesday, June 4, play Krosmic Mode, a new and unique event in WAVEN! Play as one of the Paladir heroes (or one of the heroes already available), enter the Necroworld, ****** your way through each quarter of this dark place to face each ****** guardian, then reach the door that leads to the final confrontation: Toross Mordal, the king of this ruined world. A disastrous fate looms over the World of Twelve… New Heroes to Change the Course of Destiny! To confront this immense threat, five new illustrious heroes – the Paladirs – have joined the ranks of heroes representing each class: Hioplite Paladir, in the Iop class Arcarius Paladir, in the Cra class Zinetritos Paladir, in the Xelor class Okus Piktus Paladir, in the Eniripsa class Sicarius Paladir, in the Sram class Early access to these new characters is available in this new temporary game mode. After the event has finished, they will permanently join the roster of heroes available in the classic game mode. Start an adventure from scratch, level up your hero in this new and disturbing world, gain enough power and quest points to unlock access to the Necroworld, then cross the threshold of what could become the final resting place for Twelvians… The fate of the World of Twelve rests on your shoulders! Your Classic Mode heroes, items and resources won't be available in Krosmic Mode. Only cosmetic items are shared between the two game modes. To access Krosmic Mode, select it from the server selection screen. Classic Mode to Krosmic Mode Krosmic Mode to Classic Mode The Necroworld: A Kingdom of Desolation In the gloomy lands of the Necroworld, Wakfu is nothing but a distant memory. Here, only destructive energy – Stasis – reigns, altering everything that was previously alive. Toross Mordal's fallen kingdom was once full of life. Now it's nothing more than a depleted land of ruin and desolation, where only relics frozen in time remain. At the top of this macabre world, King Toross rules over the Necros, implacable beings, gluttonous devourers of Wakfu, and maddened by purplish energy. They are the only people in the Necroworld. Their emaciated forms and gnashing jaws make them easily recognizable, and they sow ******* wherever they go. Although dark and sinister, Toross Mordal bears the burden of guilt for the sad and cursed fate of his people. As he tries to guide his subjects through worlds, he tirelessly continues his quest for a source of Wakfu that could quench their insatiable hunger, in the hope of finding some semblance of redemption… The Necroworld is a new expansion that will be added to WAVEN's Classic Mode at the end of the Krosmic Mode event. Necroworld Quarters: Puzzles and FightsIn WAVEN, each quarter of the Necroworld corresponds to a level range. To access the next quarter, you need to complete five specific rooms in the preceding quarter. Throughout your solo journey in the various rooms, you'll face puzzles and special fights that try to prevent you from reaching the area's guardian. To move from one room to another, you need to use keys that you've gained as rewards. Certain rooms require more keys to be opened than others: It's your choice how you want to ****** your way through! Necros won't be the only opponents you face. Each quarter is also infested with a specific monster family. The further you progress, the more Necros you face in combat, which increases the difficulty. Once a quarter has been completed, a new unique path will open up within, presenting even tougher challenges as well as rewards worthy of the feat… Behind Toross Mordal's Door: The Final Battle At the heart of the Necroworld, Toross Mordal's door awaits, locked. It will only open once all the guardians have been defeated. When the required conditions have been met, the ****** king will stand firmly against you over several chapters of increasing difficulty. However, you only have one attempt per day to subdue Toross Mordal and save the World of Twelve from disaster. You'll never make it alone… The fights behind Toross Mordal's door have been designed to be fought in co-op with other players, but they can be attempted solo. They are divided into six sequential chapters, from level 100 to level 150. Rewards: A Special System In the Necroworld, you only earn rewards once per ******. In other words, only first-time rewards (FTR) are granted. However, with each attempt in Toross Mordal's realm, you can earn Wakfu Fragments if you win. Companions, Equipment and Spells: New Necromic Items With the Necroworld, new "Necromic" items have arrived. You can get them from rotating loot on WAVEN's islands and monsters as well as from Kabrok and Miranda's Shop. Miranda will run her own counter, and her items will be sold individually for Wakfu Fragments. Eight spells, five companions, four rings and an armband will be added to the game. The World of Twelve needs heroes! Stop the Necros from sealing its fate… Transfer Your Progress At the end of the Krosmic Mode event, a service will be available in the shop to transfer all the progress you made* (heroes, items, resources) to Classic Mode. This service will only be available for a limited time in exchange for Gems. It will also be included for free with the Platinum Passes that cover the event (April 9 to June 4). *The WAVEN team reserves the right to make adjustments to the quantities transferred to Classic Mode if necessary. View the full article

A couple of months ago, we learned that Raven Software lead designer Michael Gummelt had worked on a live service Call Of Duty zombies game before it got cancelled. Details were practically non-existent at the time, but YouTuber Glitching Queen recently interviewed Gummelt about what the game could've become. Fun surprises: It would've been a free-to-play live service game featuring coliseum battles. Unsurprises: microtransactions, seasons, general background shenanigans between Treyarch and Raven. Read more View the full article

Voidgrubs are of the biggest additions to League of Legends in season 14, giving players an early-game objective to ****** over. However, many professional esports teams and players have started ignoring the objective, instead playing toward the bottom side of the map. According to Twitter user Yuuu, a ******** translator who reports frequently on LPL, the ******** league’s desk requested to adjust Voidgrubs. She posted a video of David “Phreak” Turley, League’s Lead Gameplay Designer, responding to the complaints. View the full article

Blizzard has added an Easter egg to the Temple of Atal’Hakkar raid in World of Warcraft SoD phase three commemorating the end of a ********* run by beloved WoW streamer, Gozu. Now, you can find an exact copy of Gozu’s corpse at the bottom of the pit in the temple’s main room. On Sept. 18, WoW ********* streamer Gozu ended his run at level 52 by dying tragically during the Weaver boss. During the ******, the boss used a knockback ability called Wing Flap. While this normally wouldn’t ***** a player, it pushed Gozu into the deep ***** in the center of the main room, and his character ***** instantly upon hitting the floor. View the full article

Players have defeated the entire ****** Automaton **** faction in Helldivers 2, making Operation Swift Disassembly a success. Now, with one of the game's two ****** factions wiped from the galactic map, players wonder what developer Arrowhead Game Studios has in store for them. Last week, a new major order called Operation Swift Disassembly was doled out to Helldivers, tasking Super-Earth's finest soldiers to annihilate the Automaton Legion. Days later, the Automatons are no more and Operation Swift Disassembly is complete. The studio congratulated players with the following message on X (formerly Twitter), and while it looks great on the surface, many are wary of what Arrowhead might have planned next. "You did it, Helldivers. Operation Swift Disassembly was a success! With the bots eradicated and bugs contained, the galaxy is free once more." You did it, Helldivers. Operation Swift Disassembly was a success! With the bots eradicated and bugs contained, the galaxy is free once more. [Hidden Content] — HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) April 7, 2024 Sure, the galaxy is free...for now. If you've been playing Helldivers 2 since launch, you know players are likely just days away from some new galactic horror, Automaton re-emergence, or something even more terrifying. Of course, there's the funnier timeline where this just means Helldivers 2 is done and Arrowhead turns off the servers, as many have joked about online, but with so much momentum for the game, there's no shot this is the end. In the meantime, read about the Democratic Detonation premium Warbond that drops into Helldivers 2 this week, and then read about how the latest Helldivers 2 update increased the level cap, added blizzards and sandstorms, and more. Check out Game Informer's Helldivers 2 review to find out why we think it's a must-play game. Did you help erase the Automaton Legion? Let us know in the comments below! View the full article

Your RGB memory might look bright and eye catching through your case window, but there's a chance those dazzling lights could damage your graphics card backplate, according to several reports from PC gamers on Reddit. Two recent posts show MSI Gaming X Trio graphics cards, based on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, where the ****** backplate has been turned brown in the exact location where the light from the system RAM shines on the card. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MSI motherboard chipset issue prompts redesign, offers replacements Some MSI motherboards are reportedly failing due to cracked chipsets MSI Claw specs, price, and release date View the full article

Your RGB memory might look bright and eye catching through your case window, but there's a chance those dazzling lights could damage your graphics card backplate, according to several reports from PC gamers on Reddit. Two recent posts show MSI Gaming X Trio graphics cards, based on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, where the ****** backplate has been turned brown in the exact location where the light from the system RAM shines on the card. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MSI motherboard chipset issue prompts redesign, offers replacements Some MSI motherboards are reportedly failing due to cracked chipsets MSI Claw specs, price, and release date View the full article

As you might be aware, one of the many themes of the Fallout series is that allowing a world to be filled with with lots of big corporations sucking up resources at an unsustainable rate in pursuit of endless growth will, er, probably not end well. Apparently, this is something the Fallout TV Show's creators were keen to capture, despite the fact the series is being released exclusively via the streaming service of, er, Amazon. To be fair, it does very much sound like the show's creators are very aware of the dissonance that comes from projecting the message 'unchecked corporations bad' via the airwaves of a corportation that continues to expand to levels where interacting with it's basically unavoidable a lot of the time. Speaking to TheGamer, showrunner Graham Wagner touched on how the show's creators have approached that issue. "For us, it was part of the appeal, the absurdity of that," he explained, "That we get to tell a story about a world that bet big on mega-corporations and it collapsed and put it on Amazon is too delicious for words." Read more View the full article

It's somewhat ironic that in San Francisco, home of Silicon Valley, the train control system is running off floppy disks, an entry in our Once-Iconic Tech Products That Are Now a Fading Memory feature. Read Entire Article View the full article

Helldivers 2 was the ***’s best-selling game for the second consecutive month in March. That’s according to GSD data published by [Hidden Content], which tracks all physical sales and digital sales from most major publishers. According to GSD, after eight weeks, Helldivers 2 sales are now trending ahead of where Spider-Man 2 was after the same length of time (though it should be noted that the latter retails for £70 and isn’t on PC). Read More... View the full article

LocalThunk, the solo developer of hit poker roguelike Balatro, has released the game’s first major update for testing. Balatro’s 1.0.1 patch is now available to public testers, the developer announced on Sunday, with a proper release planned for “probably in about a week”. Among the changes – posted in full below – is the reduction of ‘ante’ scaling – which is essentially the game’s difficulty – in its later difficulty modes, which should essentially make the game slightly easier. Read More... View the full article