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A fan of Stardew Valley is going through a creative and arduous task as they build a tarot deck with designs based off of popular Stardew Valley characters, mobs, and plants. The artistic endeavor is quite clever, and the artist hopes it will eventually lead to a completed Stardew Valley deck. View the full article

A leaker known for reporting on Valve projects recently shared screenshots of a rumored upcoming online game from the company. Called Deadlock, the competitive shooter has drawn comparisons to established titles like Overwatch, Valorant, and Valve's own DOTA 2. Read Entire Article View the full article

First reported by The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is allegedly planning to make this year's new Call of Duty available on Game Pass from day one. According to the WSJ, Microsoft will officially announce the move during its June showcase in the industry's customary, formerly-E3-centered game announcement week... Read more.View the full article

Arena Breakout Infinite, the free-to-play alternative to Escape From Tarkov, is blowing up on Twitch because there are thousands of closed beta keys being given away via Twitch Drops.Since there are a ton of players desperately trying to claw their way into the closed beta for the F2P extraction shooter, there are a few issues popping up with the code redemption process and players are experiencing longer than usual wait times when trying to get their accounts whitelisted for the beta test. If you’re having problems with your Arena Breakout Infinite Twitch Drops, keep reading to learn what you can do.How to Claim Arena Breakout Infinite Twitch DropsArena Breakout Infinite Twitch Drops work just like any other Twitch Drop campaign. As long as you watch any participating stream for 60 minutes, you’ll be granted beta access for Arena Breakout Infinite. The stream window must be active and unmuted for this to work, and you can check your current progress in the Twit...View the full article

Multiple screenshots for the new Valve hero shooter Deadlock have been leaked online, bringing more validity to recent rumors and speculation regarding the unannounced title. Valve appears to be playtesting Deadlock, so an official reveal of the new hero shooter could potentially arrive soon. View the full article

When any highly-anticipated game comes to PC, there will inevitably be a huge modding scene surrounding it. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is no exception.Fans have been clamoring for a PC version of this game ever since it was first released on PlayStation 4 back in 2020, and now fans can finally develop the mods they’ve been dreaming about for years with the newly released PC port of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut. Model swaps, graphics tweaks, and more await you if you’re looking to install mods for your Ghost of Tsushima playthrough on PC.Best Ghost of Tsushima PC ModsThe Ghost of Tsushima modding scene is still young, so ******* mods will take some time to get released. Still, there are quite a few mods that make the game even better that you can download right now.Fast Launch (Skip Startup Videos)Image: Instanity (NexusMods)This type of mod always comes around when a new game is released, and for good reason. There are simply way...View the full article

The long-awaited PC version of Ghost of Tsushima is finally here, and the game runs on a wide variety of hardware. That includes handheld PCs like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go, too.While you can just set all of the graphics to low and call it a day, you can squeeze a surprising amount of visual fidelity out of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on the Steam Deck and other handheld devices without tanking the framerate too much. These devices are surprisingly customizable, and that’s perfect for a game like this. Ghost of Tsushima Steam Deck SettingsWith these settings, you’ll be able to maintain a solid 30 FPS on your Steam Deck when playing Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut without making the game look that much worse.Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filtering: 4x AnisotropicShadow Quality: LowLevel of Detail: MediumTerrain Detail: MediumVolumetric Fog: LowDepth of Field: Very lowScreen Space Reflections...View the full article

A Valheim player has recently shared a video showcasing the moment when their base was destroyed by the recent Ashlands update. While most gamers had their bases unaffected by the latest update, some Valheim players who built their strongholds near the southern edges of the map were surprised by their destruction after the new Ashlands biome appeared. View the full article

When is Dragonbane Keep up in World of Warcraft Dragonflight? With so many players forgetting about world events in the Dragon Isles now Dragonflight has reached Season 4, you'd be forgiven for misremembering when and where the Dragonbane Keep event takes place. Whether you're completing it hoping for some easy gear from the Last Hurrah: Dragon Isles weekly event, or you're grinding reputation with the Valdrakken Accord, we've got you covered with all the information you need. The Siege of Dragonbane keep event in World of Warcraft Dragonflight will see you help the ****** Dragons retake the keep from the invading Djaradin. With everyone so powerful with the high level gear available in WoW Season 4, chances are you'll have no trouble at all barreling through the world event, but if you're looking for an edge (or a lost NPC among the crowds), the best WOW addons for the world's most famous MMORPG can always help you out. Here's all the info you need to get started. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: World of Warcraft's Mists of Pandaria Remix is less WoW, more Diablo After Diablo 4, it looks like a new Blizzard game is in the works WoW The War Within release date window, trailers, and more View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

We’re officially past the halfway point of the 2024 League of Legends season. With Patch 14.10, the midseason update, being firmly established on the live servers, and the second ranked split of the year officially underway, we can start to take a look at what’s to come in the second half of the year, beginning with the game’s next patch, Patch 14.11. View the full article

Diablo Immortal has had its ups and downs, just as its big brother Diablo IV has, but I have to admit the team working on Immortal has constantly been adding things that pique my interest. The Blood Knight was the first new class added to the Diablo franchise in nine years and it was an interesting spin on what I’d imagine a Castlevania protagonist would play like in the Diablo world. The Tempest is next and after playing for a while, I’m happy to report that the class adds an interesting set of new abilities and moves that make it a compelling option for players. I couldn’t tell if it would land in the S-tier category during my playtime, but it’s certainly got a lot of style that sets it apart from the others. The Tempest’s main ability is focused on duplicating your character to set up an ******* from all angles, as each clone (aka Zephyr) will mimic your attacks, which makes for some great gameplay moments that make you feel like a powerful trickster running laps around the demons on the map. The waterblades your character wields gave me **** of War vibes for a moment, but in practice, the Tempest is a bit more like a trickster, zipping around the map and making it hard for enemies to get a bead on you. Using the power of wind and water, combined with your Zephyr’s, you’ll find that the initial Wave Edge and Mist-Touch combo will make great building blocks that help you get a feel for the playstyle. Some of the first skills like Squall and Crosswinds are wave and wind attacks that will propel you in a direction and spawn a Zephyr once cast. From there you can finish off that initial setup with an ******* like Cascade which makes “you and your Zephyrs slam your edges into the ground, unleashing a crashing wave around you.” In practice, with these abilities I found the early game had me quickly zipping around the map to spawn my Zephyrs before setting up this trap over and over again to take me through the first few missions. It was a lot of fun to figure out a good flow and watch enemies melt as you did so. Not only are the movements interesting, but the overall design style is something I really like. These dual dagger-wielding Tempests look sleek and stylish, with vibes from other games and classes in the mix. The Zephyr mechanic could be compared to a ****** minion build, but for the Tempest, the Zephyrs act on a cooldown as opposed to having a set health meter – meaning you’ll need to set them up with each encounter as opposed to simply having them follow you around. That said, on a late game build they provided us with the Samilian WIndbrush and a 5-Star Echoing Shade that added a 15% chance to "summon a shadow clone for 17 seconds that attacks nearby enemies with one of your Primary Attacks." This addition did give you closes that romed along side you for a short ******* of time. These touches mean it's definitely a class I could see myself having a lot of fun with. The Tempest has a short origin quest when starting out with the character too, giving you a bit more history about the Tempest origin. The other notable part of this preview was the huge change to the Paragon system. Blizzard tells us that all progress made on the Paragons so far will be retained, and that the 15 Paragon trees have been reduced to five. The goal is to give more options to mix and match your skills and because your progress is retained it’ll be nice to keep building it out as you grind the endgame. The trees you could stat into now include Frenzy of Battle, Soul of Conquest, Grind Expedition, Invincibility, Stringed, and for the Tempest there was a Wind tree. Add the skills you want to use to your new skill tree and take them for a spin. I like this new system, as in the retail build it does feel like you get locked in a bit more, and now you can, at Paragon level 300, choose six skills to put into your build. The main criticism I have so far, strangely, is that Immortal feels incredibly easy. I know I’m the target audience, but progression has been ratched up so much that in the span of about an hour I had hit level 20 while everything around me melted. I realize that Blizzard wants to get you to endgame faster when rolling a 2nd or 3rd character instead of using the Class Swap option introduced a year after launch, but it doesn’t really give you a chance to learn by failing. You’re thrown so much loot and information a bit fast. Even trying out a Blood Knight at home after the event, I took him past level 30 by playing a mission here and there passively with minimum time put in. The ease of which takes away from the rewarding feeling you get when conquering something challenging. The main criticism I have so far, strangely, is that Immortal feels incredibly easy. All that said, when I asked about the health of the player base for Diablo Immortal, Blizzard told us that it “has been very healthy the whole time” during our interview. And because player counts saw a huge spike with the Blood Knight release, I’d imagine that we see one again with the Tempest. They also let us know that they’re already working on another character class addition and that they’d love to bring back characters they used to have as well While I’ve had my criticisms about some of the mechanics Diablo Immortal uses, I do admit that I am impressed with the sheer amount of additions made to it in two years. There’s so much to ***** into that it’s almost overwhelming when you sign back in. But because they’ve added two classes that are entirely new to the franchise, it’s worth trying them out for a few levels to see how they feel. I know I’ll be taking a peek in between my Diablo IV time when the Tempest and Paragon changes come to Immortal on May 23rd. View the full article

Rockstar Games co-founder and Grand Theft Auto writer and producer Dan Houser is hard at work on a new game with his new studio, Absurd Ventures. And we think we know a little more about what that game looks like, including its setting, which is a new sci-fi universe the studio is creating called A Better Paradise. Houser announced his new endeavor last year, revealing that Absurd Ventures would be "building narrative worlds, creating characters, and writing stories for a diverse variety of genres, without regard to medium, to be produced for live-action and animation; video games and other interactive content; books, graphic novels, and scripted podcasts." The studio was seemingly founded way back in 2021, with Houser serving as co-founder and director. Earlier this week, several outlets noticed that recent job openings for Absurd Ventures were looking for developers on "an open world action-adventure game" it currently had in the cooker. One listing in particular specified "best-in-class combat" and "third-person action across multiple game modes," and requested developers familiar with a mix of both melee and ********* action mechanics, "non-combat forms of action gameplay (driving, mounts, climbing, traversal, platforming, etc)," Unreal Engine 4 or 5, and working with co-development partners. Then, yesterday, Absurd Ventures separately announced a release date for its audio fiction series set in its new sci-fi universe, A Better Paradise. The series launches on June 10 and will span 12 episodes, but ******* in the release is the news that Absurd Ventures is also making video games in the same expanded universe. "In addition to launching Volume One of the A Better Paradise audio series, Houser, Lazlow [Jones], and the Absurd Ventures team are in various stages of development on multiple projects set in the A Better Paradise universe, including additional audio fiction seasons, as well as television and video game titles." Sounds an awful lot like that's the universe for the new open world action-adventure game, right? An insider source affirmed our suspicions that this was the case, which means we can infer a little more about the new game. According to the official website, the universe is "set in the near future" and follows "the ill-fated development of an ambitious but addictive digital game-world project led by inventor and psychologist, Dr. Mark Tyburn." As the advanced software they developed began delivering unexpected and disturbing results, the team fell apart under strange circumstances and the project was abandoned. The game world and the super-intelligence within were discarded, left dormant and undiscovered. Until now. Admittedly, we can't say yet how all this fits together with the transmedia franchise Houser and Absurd Ventures seems to be building. And we similarly don't know how it's all connected to the audio series — do we need to listen to all 12 episodes to understand this eventual game? Who knows! For now, it's all speculation, but Houser has quite the resume to back himself up here. He was a writer and/or producer for almost every single Grand Theft Auto game, as well as both Red ***** Redemptions. And he was an executive producer on L.A. Noire, Max Payne 3, and a writer on Bully. Houser resigned from Rockstar way back in 2021, and seems to have been quietly cooking on this new series ever since. His brother and fellow Rockstar co-founder, Sam Houser, is still at the company as its current president. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article

Animal Well on the surface may seem like a simplistic game, but when you play and progress, things get super complicated very fast. The Slink showcases that depth early on and it only gets deeper from there. However, the F Pack in Animal Well may be a different story, and it’s a good idea to know how to find and use it. Animal Well: How to find and use the F PackThe most important thing to note is that F. Pack is found later in the game. Specifically, in the final area of Animal Well. If you can get past the Manticore boss, which might be taken down the same way as the Bat boss, then you’re halfway there. The credits will roll after you beat the Manticore, however, that’s not the end of the game. During the credits, just wait around till a key drops. Once you’ve found the key, pick it up and head to the house on the right. Saving here is a good idea which can be done inside the house. Screenshot: PC InvasionAfter that, look f...View the full article

There are many ways to play the Necromancer class in Diablo 4, but drawing blood from your enemies is especially brutal. Here is how to get the Cruor’s Embrace Necromancer Unique in Diablo 4 and its best build.How to get the Cruor’s Embrace Unique in Diablo 4Similarly to other Uniques, you can find the Cruor’s Embrace gloves as a drop after defeating enemies and opening chests all across Sanctuary. This will work in either World Tier 3 or 4 since this is a new Unique, so get to level 50 and complete the Cathedral of Light Capstone dungeon. While drop chances have improved in Season 4: Loot Reborn, you are better off completing endgame content like Legions, World Bosses, and Nightmare Dungeons.Image: BlizzardHowever, if high risk and high reward are your way of life, then your chances will increase if you decide to face and beat Lord Zir, the Dark Master. He is an endgame boss that you can only encounter in World Tier 4, and you will have to summon him ...View the full article

Starfield may offer players a near endless galaxy to explore but when it comes to role-playing as a specific character, modders have had to step in to provide everyone with a more unique experience. Upon starting a new game in Starfield, all users will need to make a character and while the customization options are plentiful, the backgrounds and origin stories feel limited, especially when they have so little impact on the larger story. They also seem to be mechanically random, assigning skills to backgrounds that don't necessarily make sense; Why are Sculptors good at Medicine? View the full article

Ghost of Tsushima has finally arrived on PC, and while the game runs great on most hardware, some systems are struggling to keep up. If you’re having trouble running Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on PC, then there are some settings that you can lower to make the game a bit smoother without sacrificing too much visual fidelity. High frame rates are achievable even on lower-end hardware, which is perfect for the co-op Legends mode.Best Graphics Settings for Ghost of TsushimaThese are the best overall graphics settings for Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on PC.Upscale Method: DLSS/AMD FSR 3.0Upscale Quality: BalancedTexture Quality: MediumTexture Filtering: 8x AnisotropicShadow Quality: MediumLevel of Detail: MediumTerrain Detail: MediumVolumetric Fog: MediumDepth of Field: HighScreen Space Reflections: LowAmbient Occlusion: SSAO PerformanceBloom: OffVignette: OffWater Caustics: OnWhile you can...View the full article

As a fan of the classic Age of Empires, the idea of reviewing a modern war RTS was enticing to say the least. After all, how different of an experience can it really be, right? Well, in the case of Men of War 2 – and the Men of War franchise – it is substantially different, which ended up being an experience I found mildly perplexing yet somehow still incredibly fascinating. Let’s take a look at what Men of War 2 has to offer. Forget what you know about the genreLet’s start by saying that if your experience in RTS games is based on what Age of Empires has to offer – which was partly my case – then you are in for a wild ride. Men of War 2 is one of those games you want to play with a manual on your hands, all while replaying the tutorial missions to make sure I understood everything the first time.The game is massive, but not precisely due to the amount of content it offers, but in how different and complex the gameplay feels. From the get-go, I’ll say that thi...View the full article

The last few weeks have been very chaotic for Sony releases on Steam. There's been the huge fan reaction to Helldivers 2 PSN account linking and on the more positive side, Ghost of Tsushima has launched and it's absolutely smashing the player numbers metric. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ghost of Tsushima just revolutionized gaming on older Nvidia RTX GPUs When is Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut coming out? PC release times Gear up for Ghost of Tsushima with this free Intel download View the full article

FromSoftware producer Yasuhiro Kitao has shared a new image from the highly anticipated Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, that resembles Yharnam city from Bloodborne. Kitao reappeared on social media after a three-month hiatus and dropped this new image, sparking speculation among Elden Ring fans. View the full article

Enlarge / The RetroArch app installed in tvOS. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) [/url] Apple’s initial pitch for the tvOS and the Apple TV as it currently exists was centered around apps. No longer a mere streaming box, the Apple TV would also be a destination for general-purpose software and games, piggybacking off of the iPhone's vibrant app and game library. That never really panned out, and the Apple TV is still mostly a box for streaming TV shows and movies. But the same App Store rule change that recently allowed Delta, PPSSPP, and other retro console emulators onto the iPhone and iPad could also make the Apple TV appeal to people who want a small, efficient, no-fuss console emulator for their TVs. So far, few of the emulators that have made it to the iPhone have been ported to the Apple TV. But earlier this week, the streaming box got an official port of RetroArch, the sprawling collection of emulators that runs on everything from the PlayStation Portable to the Raspberry Pi. RetroArch could be sideloaded onto iOS and tvOS before this, but only using awkward workarounds that took a lot more work and know-how than downloading an app from the App Store. Read 8 remaining paragraphs | Comments View the full article

Devolver Digital is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and among the celebrations planned for such an event is a massive ***** being held on Steam, as reported earlier today. It is an extremely comprehensive *****, with close to the indie publisher's entire catalog getting notable discounts. In fact, it would actually be easier to list the one Devolver game that's not on *****: Reigns: Beyond, if only because the game's Steam release is the most recent, combined with its low price. But much like adults who can't see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, those blinded by the massive amount of deals may miss the fact that Devolver appears to be using the ***** itself to tease some future games. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Fortnite will soon turn into a Wasteland with an upcomingFallout crossover event. This was confirmed via a tweet from the official Fortnite account, which posted the Brotherhood of Steel image you see above. With zero information to go on at the moment, we can only assume - going by prior collaborations - that the crossover will focus on cosmetic items, weapons, and maybe even Limited Time Modes. Read more View the full article

One of the most-watched streaming events of 2024 has finally come to a close after Kai Cenat conquered Elden Ring earlier today. Many fans of the streamer believed the feat to be impossible, especially when taking into consideration the effects of burnout over the course of the last week. Cenat pressed on, however, eventually defeating the Elden ****** and crossing the finish line. View the full article

The enormously successful Call of Duty franchise has entertained first-person shooter fans on all platforms since 2003. The title is one of the main reasons Microsoft fought tooth and nail for approval of its $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. Redmond's gaming arm has fully embraced a subscription-based future, with the... Read Entire Article View the full article

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed a case where the non-steam game list could load from an invalid user profile.View the full article