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Honkai: Star Rail is in the midst of a first-year anniversary that includes the arrival of Penacony, a new world for the Trailblazer and their ever-growing roster of companions to explore. Version 2.0 officially launched the lavish and spectacular location, which hides some dark secrets that are at the heart of an ongoing main story quest that has ramped up the stakes and created some of Honkai: Star Rail's best moments so far. View the full article

Honkai: Star Rail is in the midst of a first-year anniversary that includes the arrival of Penacony, a new world for the Trailblazer and their ever-growing roster of companions to explore. Version 2.0 officially launched the lavish and spectacular location, which hides some dark secrets that are at the heart of an ongoing main story quest that has ramped up the stakes and created some of Honkai: Star Rail's best moments so far. View the full article

I get an ***** to put on my gardening gloves and get planting when spring comes around. While practicing patience for the right weather, I’ll read up on books and try to learn new techniques – but this year, Botany Manor has helped satiate my excitement. It’s a cozy, first-person puzzle game that puts a blank herbarium book in your hand and asks you to grow different plants until the pages are full. Botany Manor is a short and sweet story that safely sits surface-level, but its witty mysteries engaging enough to keep me happily digging for more. Botany Manor puts you in the boots of retired botanist Arabella Greene as she returns to her grand, and adorably stylized, English manor in 1890 Somerset. Each “puzzle” is actually a fictional plant waiting to be grown, with clever clues scattered around that help you tend each new seed type. Those can start simple, like the Fulguria needing flashes of lightning to bloom, but clues gradually increase in complexity and quantity in order to bring these whimsical plants to life. Real-world science and the time ******* both inspire unconventional growing methods, such as needing to play the buzzing sound of morse code for a certain seedling. Botany Manor may not teach you much about actual gardening – though I probably read the word “chloroplasts” for the first time in a very long time – but I enjoyed the surreal nature of it. For example, picking up the first packet of seeds at the potting bench reveals an imprint of a fictional plant called Windmill Wort, with slots for three clues waiting to be found nearby. From the start, it was evident that these clues would not only help solve this puzzle, but also string together a much larger story about Arabella and the manor she lives in. Heat and wildflower charts on a chalkboard helped me figure out the right temperature to grow Windmill Wort, which then bloomed into a lovely pink flower that literally spins like a windmill to clear up smog, smartly tying into a newspaper I had found that discussed the issues of the era’s recent industrialization. Some information took an embarrassingly long time to decipher as I ran back and forth from one clue to another while head-scratching theories tested my memory. Chapters in the herbarium tell you what clues you've found and where to find more, but it doesn't save the more specific information from them. So, if you forget what that pamphlet in the attic said, you'll have to walk back to examine it – which makes Botany Manor feel a lot like a walking simulator. My hands were off the keyboard quite often taking physical notes on my discoveries, essentially writing up my own botany book. I also had to tirelessly retrace my steps several times to reread or flip around clues in case I may have missed something, which could get a little tedious. But it helps that icons will pop up when you walk past an item to let you know you can examine it, and musical cues acknowledge that you're on the right track. Between solving plant mysteries, you’ll occasionally visit the front gate to pick up a key or decrypt secret locks to access a new area, which helps cut down on the otherwise repetitive nature of the roughly six-hour campaign. I looked forward to what awaited in each new section of the manor, not only because the clues became progressively more creative, but also because it was always fun to find more pamphlets, bottle labels, advertisements, and other environmental details full of vintage charm. The books about art I stumbled across made the space all the more quaint, too, and were later upstaged by a dreamy painting room that reminded me of my own canvases of houseplants. Botany Manor beckons you with strange ideas and picturesque scenery in every challenge, but Arabella’s story trails behind. Rather than telling her tale through characters and spoken dialogue, it opts for written notes on pretty stationary and significant items that peer into Arabella’s life to tell its overarching story. I liked Arabella, a strong-willed botanist who has suffered unjust rejection in her field, but these notes and letters fail to dig deep into her emotions. Even letters from family, friends, and groundskeepers have the potential to create intimate moments, but are instead easily forgettable in the hunt for clues. The manor is clearly not abandoned, either, as ***** burns beneath the stove in the kitchen, but the space feels as if everyone left at the drop of a hat. It’s a bit odd, but it does work in that it prevents any distractions from the puzzles themselves – and after all, Arabella needs to focus to get this herbarium published and earn her rightful flowers as a woman in STEM. View the full article

Once Human is similar to other survival crafting games on the market, but its PvE and PvP systems are a bit different. This guide will explain how PVP works in Once Human so you can test your skills against other players.Once Human: How does PvP work?The first thing you need to know about PVP in Once Human is that you can’t automatically compete against other players; instead, you must work for it. To activate PVP in Once Human, you have to reach level 10 and enter a Chaos State. This guide discusses how to enter a Chaos state further down.PVP is a lot of fun in Once Human as it’s not mainly about gunfights but a battle to take each other’s resources. On the other hand, PVE is all about dungeon diving and finding your own resources. For example, if you are looking for rare materials, you will have the best chance of finding them in PVP rather than PVE, especially if you are looting from a higher-ranked player. Remember, though, that you could lose some val...View the full article

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Botany Manor is a game that seems calculated to make me sit up on alert like a meerkat, or ****** through a wall yelling like that sentient jug mascot (I am not from America, I just know he exists). It's a puzzle game about growing plants. Holy Strange Horticulture, Batman! But Botany Manor is much less eldritch, and much more gentle historical feel-good movie starring Emma Thompson in the lead role. That role - which in this case is played by you in first person rather than La Thompson - is of Arabella Greene, a retired botanist who, thank ****, is the childless inheritor of a huge manor and ancestral wealth, and so is able to spend the sunny days of 1890 pottering around the house and grounds researching weird, slightly fantastical plants almost wholly untroubled. So in this respect it is also a fantasy game. It's quite delightful, which is the sort of phrase I am confident Arabella would use. Read more View the full article

The first major Balatro patch is here, as 1.0.1 comes to PC in an experimental form for everyone who owns the game to test, if they want to. With plenty to sink your teeth into, the biggest changes in 1.0.1 come in the form of reduced antes making the game a bit easier, alongside some big changes to the later Orange and Gold difficulty stakes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A physical Balatro deck exists, and now I want one for myself The year's biggest indie hit just got a rare discount on Steam The indie breakout hit of 2024 has now sold over a million copies View the full article

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]

Once a rival to ***** By Daylight and precursor to the likes of Evil ***** of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th is unavailable to purchase on Steam and its official servers will be closed at the end of 2024. Attempting to keep the multiplayer horror game alive, a free-to-play fan remake was originally poised for a release date reveal in April. Now, however, the owners of various Friday the 13th copyrights have intervened and issued a cease and desist order. If you were hoping for an unofficial return for Friday the 13th, the online slasher, which to this day boasts a 'mostly positive' rating on Steam, appears to be ***** for good. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After being pulled from Steam, one horror game classic is finally back You won't be able to buy Friday the 13th next year Friday the 13th: The Game will shut down dedicated servers this month View the full article

The first major Balatro patch is here, as 1.0.1 comes to PC in an experimental form for everyone who owns the game to test, if they want to. With plenty to sink your teeth into, the biggest changes in 1.0.1 come in the form of reduced antes making the game a bit easier, alongside some big changes to the later Orange and Gold difficulty stakes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A physical Balatro deck exists, and now I want one for myself The year's biggest indie hit just got a rare discount on Steam The indie breakout hit of 2024 has now sold over a million copies View the full article

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