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The 4.3 Phase 2 banner leaks are suddenly making a lot more sense, considering another set of important leaks that have shown up. The upcoming version is going to continue the Traveler’s adventure through Fontaine, though the main Archon Quests revolving around the region’s plight have been resolved with the current update. In fact, there was a major lore bomb in 4.2 that could have great repercussions in the future. Even though the biggest compilation of leaks happened before the release of Version 4.0 and the Nation of Hydro itself, HoYoverse’s RPG is still plagued by leaked information.

Your gaming PC’s case can be more than just a vessel for your components. That’s long been the case with glass side panels letting your system become an exhibition of style and hardware choices. With iBUYPOWER’s latest flagship PC, form and function both go another leap further. The iBUYPOWER Y70 Touch not only combines powerful hardware for gaming, but it comes equipped with Windows 11 and also features the new HYTE Y70 Touch case for a new level of functionality.

Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon is already pretty damn cool as is, what with the giant mechs zooming about and making things go boom. But now imagine two (or more) mecha-besties zooming about and making things go boom together. Cooperatively. That’s what one upcoming Armored Core 6 mod aims to enable, and it’s coming from the modder who brilliantly implemented co-op in both Elden Ring and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

There's just something special about the hectic nature of real-time strategy games like or the high level of tactics required to win a grand strategy game like that other video game genres can't replicate. Highly cerebral, PC strategy games span various genres, some of which can require split-second reactions while others are more of a slow burn.

Developer Hexworks has released a new major update for its Souls-styled action RPG Lords of the Fallen. The update brings a host of changes to the game, including tweaks to how some of its bsos fights work, as well as general updates to improve the performance of the game. Check out the complete patch notes below.

Embracer Group has said it has laid off 904 staff, or 5% of its workforce, since its financial struggles began following the collapse of a $2 billion deal, reportedly with Saudi government funded company Savvy Games Group.

Alongside the recent announcement of the Nintendo Switch release for Core Keeper, developer Pugstorm has announced that the game will also be making its way on to the PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in summer 2024.

Miles Morales has a truly impressive array of abilities on display in, but DLC for the game could make one particular addition to elevate him to the next level entirely. The games have already delivered big-time on an arc for Miles, starting him out as a well-meaning youth that Peter enlists to help at a homeless shelter and bringing him into the full scope of his powers. It might seem like there isn't much farther for him to go, but the perfect mechanic to transform his abilities connects perfectly to

Cyberpunk 2077 just got four nominations at The Game Awards - twice the amount it bagged when it launched. This comes after three years of work to improve the game from its controversial launch, including a complete combat overhaul and a new story expansion through Phantom Liberty.

You might have heard of the "horseshoe theory" in political science, which holds that far-left and far-right groups are actually closer to one another in terms of values and objectives than the political centre, coming together like the prongs of a horseshoe. I would like to propose an analogous theory for horror games and cute games whereby past a certain point of cuteness, the videogame in question teeters over dramatically into dread and nausea.

Blizzard’s Samwise Didier is retiring after more than three decades of shaping the look and feel of several of the biggest franchises on the planet.

After a career spanning more than 32 years and just about every game Blizzard ever made, senior art director Samwise Didier is calling it quits. Didier announced on Twitter that he is retiring, and that today is his last day at his «beloved Blizzard Entertainment.»