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Stop Killing Games are a self-described consumer movement who are aggrieved about all the games with online requirements that become partly or completely unplayable, once publishers end official server support. They’re trying to persuade larger advocacy organisations like The European Consumer Organisation to propose new laws that put a stop to such shenanigans. To support their campaign, they’ve carried out a survey of games with online requirements to work out how many are "dead", dying or enduring thanks to developer or fan-implemented “end of life” plans, such as patched-in offline functionality. The resulting Google spreadsheet has 738 entries, of which a whopping 70% are apparently no longer playable or destined to become that way. Read more View the full article

The developers of InZOI have recently delayed the game’s first major update, which was expected to be released later in May. This InZOIupdate would focus on adding improved emotions to the game’s Zois and an official modding toolkit to the title, but the team decided to delay it to give it more polish. View the full article

Destiny: Rising is a new mobile game set in the Destiny universe, developed by NetEase but with support from Destiny developer Bungie. ... Read more View the full article

Elden Ring Nightreign will soon let players drop into the shifting lands of Limveld, exploring and fighting for survival either solo or in groups of three. For the duos out there though, it sounds like you'll need to be open to a third. In IGN's interview with Elden Ring Nightreign director Junya Ishizaki, the Nightreign lead discussed the choice to lean on solos and trios as the core experience options. When asked why there's no option for a pair of players to drop in together without a matchmade third player, Ishizaki said it was overlooked. "The simple answer is that this is simply something that was overlooked during development as just a two-player option, so we're very sorry about that," said Ishizaki. "As we said before, we set out to make this a multiplayer co-op game for three players, balanced for three players, so that was the main focus and it's at the core of Nightreign. "Of course, I myself as a player understand that and often want times where I'm just playing myself, so this is something that we considered from the start," Ishizaki continued. "And so we did put a lot of effort into creating this experience that was playable for solo players in as much as the rules and new systems allowed. So in putting all our efforts into that aspect, we kind of overlooked and neglected the duos aspect, but this is something that we are looking at and considering for post-launch support as well." So if you're playing with just your favorite duos partner, be ready to accept a random third into your lives. Who knows? You might match up with someone pretty good at the game. If you're playing solo, it does sound like Elden Ring Nightreign takes that into account. Ishizaki said the parameters of Elden Ring Nightreign "adjust dynamically depending on the number of players in that session," so lone wolves shouldn't be too overwhelmed in single-player. You'll have to find and locate some self-revive options, which are incorporated for those opting for single-player. And if you're playing trios, well, that's apparently what Elden Ring Nightreign is built around. Whether duos support shows up or not, having an extra hand around can't hurt against some of the fearsome bosses waiting in Nightreign. Elden Ring Nightreign is out on May 30, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X and S. Eric is a freelance writer for IGN. View the full article

The French Revolution was a time of overwhelming and quotidian violence. As Louis Antoine de Saint-Just—the revolution's Angel of Death himself—put it in Georg Büchner's play Danton's Death, "Is it so remarkable that the stream of the revolution should at every bend and cataract cast up its corpses? … Are a few hundred dead bodies to hold us back? Moses led his people through the Red Sea and into the wilderness till the old corrupt generation was exterminated… Legislators! We have no Red Sea and no wilderness, but we have war and the guillotine!".. Read more.View the full article

Dust, in any and all of its variations, will forever be the most iconic Counter-Strike map. But throughout its 26-year history, Valve's FPS has been defined by dozens of brilliant battlefields. In Condition Zero, we had Assault. In CSGO, it was Cobblestone. Personally, I'll always be partial to a bit of Office, and even Aztec, from time to time. But what about Cache? A custom map for CS: Source, with a few balances and tweaks to benefit the Terrorist side, it became one of the best and most beloved maps in all of CSGO. So far, however, excluding a mod version on Steam Workshop, there has been no Counter-Strike 2 version of Cache - but that is almost certainly about to change. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Counter-Strike 2 console commands and cheats Best CS2 settings for PC and Steam Deck All CS2 maps for competitive and casual play View the full article

Valve is releasing version 3.7 of SteamOS to the general public, and among the routine updates and changes is a big one: This is the SteamOS release that finally adds official support for some kinds of PC hardware other than Valve's own Steam Deck. Valve mentions certain specific handhelds as having either "official" or "improved support," including the Asus ROG Ally, the Lenovo Legion Go, and the Lenovo Legion Go S. It also includes directions for configuring the original Legion Go and ROG Ally for SteamOS installation. But Valve says that only the Steam Deck and Legion Go S have fully baked SteamOS support. The release claims to run on "other AMD powered handhelds" more broadly, implying that most third-party handheld PCs with Ryzen Z1 or Z2-series processors ought to support at least some basic functionality. Other all-AMD desktops and laptops have a decent shot at being supported, too. Read full article Comments View the full article

REPO has been gearing up for its first significant update for a while now, and alongside new levels and weapons, it's also introducing difficulty-based progression.. In a video published by semiwork, this new system has been explained in more detail, clearing up any confusion from previous videos and sharing the changes that have been made since it was first hinted at... Read more.View the full article

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Elden Ring Nightreign may receive a two-player mode as part of a future post-launch update, according to new comments from the game's director, Junya Ishizaki. The upcoming co-op Elden Ring spin-off is built around multiplayer gameplay, which allows three players to team up against otherworldly enemies. Elden Ring Nightreign is one of the most anticipated titles of the year, offering potentially genre-defining multiplayer. View the full article

The latest developer update on FBC: Firebreak details the various gameplay and balance adjustments that have been planned in response to feedback from participants in the game's pre-release closed beta. Quite a few substantial tweaks are set to be made prior to FBC: Firebreak's launch on June 17th, all in the interest of putting the game in the best position it can be when release day finally comes around. View the full article

A new Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake update adds faster movement speed for Ramia and the ship, balance adjustments, a new shortcut menu, and more. View the full article

AMD has stuck its head above the parapet in the increasingly fraught GPU VRAM discussion, with the company's chief architect of gaming solutions, and former Alienware co-founder, Frank Azor, claiming that most gamers have "no use for more than 8GB" of memory on their graphics cards. The statement follows the launch of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT, which comes in both 8GB and 16GB versions, and Nvidia coming under heavy criticism for only including 8GB of memory on the GeForce RTX 5060. As I've just found in my Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 review, 8GB is still just about enough memory to run many of the latest games at decent settings, as long as you don't go above a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. However, demanding titles such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are already pushing VRAM requirements hard, with the RTX 5060 unable to cope with this game above the Medium graphics preset, even at 1080p, simply because it doesn't have enough memory. With the Radeon RX 9060 XT release date coming soon, it looks as though AMD is keen to stick up for the cheaper version of its new GPU. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Radeon GPUs are finally getting decent frame gen, thanks to new FSR 4 update The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT price looks amazing - it's a shame I don't believe it AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT now official - here's the release date, price, and specs View the full article

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At the time of this writing, PC gamers are able to snag six free games for their collections across the Epic Games Store, Steam, and GOG. One of the big upsides to PC gaming is all the free games that gamers can get. New free games are given away on a weekly basis, though it is rare that six free games are up for grabs all at the same time. View the full article

Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the most detailed and expansive games of its time. You can find secrets around just about every corner, and even years after release, fans are still discovering details that they’ve never seen before. After 400 hours and counting in the game, I’m always amazed when I come across a new cutscene or exclusive dialogue. View the full article

The latest Schedule 1 beta update is now live and available for players to test out. The game is still technically in early access but has seen a steady stream of updates and improvements from solo developer Tyler (owner of Tyler's Video Game Studio). View the full article

Square Enix has dropped an update for Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, improving boat travel speed, critical hit rates and abilities, and introducing a new shortcut button that lets you map spells and abilities to specific buttons. As detailed on Steam, update Ver. 1.2.0.0 specifically addresses issues with three key areas: traversal, vocations, and battle. For the former, Square Enix said it had increased the movement speed when travelling by boat or using Ramia, as well as ensured that if you open the menu while travelling, you won't see your travel speed continually reset every time. You'll also find that critical hit rates for the Hero and Martial Artist have been increased, and The Hero's Falcon Slash and Gigaslash abilities, as well as The Warrior's Cutting Edge ability, have been buffed to be "more powerful," too. Perhaps most notably, battles have been refreshed as well, and a limit placed on the number of times some monsters can keep spamming the same attacks in the same "turn." Defence has been lowered for all monsters bar metal ones, although adjustments have also been made to make it a little trickier for both enemies and your squad to be "successively afflicted" with the same status ailments. Here's the full list of changes and improvements: Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake update Ver. 1.2.0.0 Traversal The movement speed when travelling by boat or using Ramia has been increased.Adjustments have been made to avoid boat travel speed being reset by opening the menu or getting into a battle while travelling by boat.A feature has been added whereby pressing the menu button while flying with Ramia allows the player to switch between automatic and manual flight modes. Vocations Critical hit rates for the Hero and Martial Artist have been increased.The Hero's Falcon Slash and Gigaslash abilities have been made more powerful.The Warrior's Cutting Edge ability has been made more powerful.The Priest can now equip the Duplic Hat.The Monster Wrangler's Monster Pile-On ability has been changed to have reduced power until all friendly monsters have been found, and to carry out a random number of attacks between 3 and 5.The amount of MP used by the Monster Wrangler ability Wild Side has been changed to 30. Battle A limit has been placed on the number of times that some monsters can perform certain actions within one turn.Some monsters have been adjusted so that they no longer use Defending Champion in the next turn after they become the last remaining monster.The status-ailment resistance of boss monsters has been increased for Draconian Quest difficulty.Adjustments have been made to make it more difficult for both enemies and party members to be successively afflicted with the same status ailments.Some monsters (Metal Chimaera and Hardy Hand) now yield more experience points when defeated.Defence has been lowered for all monsters except for metal monsters.Minor adjustments have been made to the way that damage is dealt. Miscellaneous Once the Mini Medal Manor has been visited, it will be added to the list of Zoom destinations.A new “short-cut button” feature has been added that allows spells and abilities to be assigned to specific buttons. For more information, please refer to Traveller's Tips in-game.In the Temple of Trials, the number of Elfin Elixirs required to be handed over to the guard has been changed to 10.A treasure chest has been added to the Temple of Trials, allowing players to acquire one more Gringham Whip.Fixed a bug whereby levelling up after using the Seed of Life or Seed of Magic items would cause the status increase value to be calculated twice.Adjustments have been made so that if trophies and achievements have not been acquired correctly, selecting Misc. > Info in the menu allows some of them to be reacquired.Miscellaneous fixes for minor bugs. Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake lets you experience the chronological beginning of the Erdrick Trilogy storyline in this remake of the original RPG classic. We enjoyed our time with Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, awarding it an impressive 9/10 in our review, writing: "Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a shining example of how to remake a classic RPG and a brilliant reminder of why the original is an essential work." Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

A Star Wars Battlefront 2 developer has said he and his ex-colleagues "want to get the band back together" for a third game. Star Wars Battlefront 2is currently experiencing a huge player resurgence as fans are doing all they can to bring attention to the 2017 shooter, hoping that EA will bring the series back to life. After finding huge success in the early 2000s, EA rebooted Star Wars Battlefront in 2015, followed by a sequel in 2017. View the full article

One of Baldur’s Gate 3's Performance Directors revealed that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 features an easy difficulty option thanks to Maelle’s voice actor, Jennifer English, who asked the development team to include it. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has taken the gaming community by storm, hooking RPG fans with an incredible, engaging combat system and narrative, and offering different difficulty settings to cater to the various play styles of gamers. View the full article

Koei Tecmo has released the newest major update for Atelier Yumia with 1.2.0 bringing in an additional difficulty, building updates, and more. View the full article

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Well, good news, Helldivers 2 managed to win the first major order of the battle for Super Earth by slaughtering over two billion Illuminate. The bad news? It's not stopped Eagleopolis from falling. Read more View the full article

The first Chrono Odyssey developer interview video from Kakao Games goes over what players can expect ahead of the game's CBT. View the full article

CD Projekt Red demolished its sales goalsView the full article

New Genshin Impact 5.8 leaks indicate that the patch will not feature any new playable characters, and while that may be disappointing news for some, the rumors may actually be a blessing in disguise for most. The action RPG is currently in Version 5.6, so the majority of the leaks are related to Version 5.7, thanks to the ongoing beta tests. The leaks have revealed several key pieces of information about the upcoming patch, such as the character banners in Genshin Impact 5.7, which will see the debut of Skirk and Dahlia as playable units, as well as rerun characters. View the full article