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Titan Forge has revealed Hecate, Smite 2’s first new god, in a new deep dive video released by the developer. The video gives us a look into Hecate’s backstory, abilities, and how the use of Unreal Engine 5 was instrumental in realizing the character’s potential in Smite 2.

The Blink500B2+ is the latest wireless microphone system from developer Saramonic. Designed from the ground up for 2 person content creation, the Blink500B2+ aims to offer an all-in-one solution for content creators, Journalists and vloggers. Much like the excellentBlinkB2 that we reviewed back in January, the Blink500B2+ comes with everything needed for a smooth and simple-to-use solution. 

The demo for Korean developer Shift Up’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade is out now – for real this time. The demo was accidentallypushed out early to the PlayStation Store a couple of weeks ago and quickly taken down, but players eager to give the game a spin can now do so without worry.

Stunlock Studios have announced a collaboration with Konami to feature Castlevania content in its vampire survival ARPG, V Rising.

Helldivers’ democracy spreading arsenal is set to expand even further with the release of the new Democratic Detonation Warbond on April 11.

Two years in the making, the Swiftpoint Z2 is finally here. A successor to one of the most customizable gaming mice ever, the Z2 is a powerful tool for gaming, productivity, and creativity alike. With 13 inputs, pressure sensitive buttons, a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, haptic feedback, onboard memory, customizable speed, and top-tier specs, this is far more than a gaming mouse. It’s in a league all its own. 

Letshuoer has been on a roll the last couple of years, releasing multiple popular IEMs for different types of listeners. Most recently, we took a look at its S15 planar magnetic IEMs and found it to be one of the hands-down best planars you can buy under $500. Before that, it was the S12 and the Tape Pro. Today, we have its latest release, the Cadenza 4.

Evercore Heroes, a game developed by Riot, EA, and Rare veterans at Vela Games, has undergone a transformation. The title which was originally a mix of MOBA and MMO PvE elements is now a three-player team action roguelite, according to a new announcement released by its developer.

The Xebec Snap is both innovative and impressive, providing a versatile dual or tri-screen laptop solution. Its magic lies in how easy it is to set up and even change to meet your needs. Its bright 13.3-inch magnetic screens can flip and tilt to match your workspace and getting up and running is, well… a snap. It’s the easiest multi-screen laptop solution we’ve tested but comes with a price tag to match. 

Last year, I got the chance to plop my butt down in the Sihoo Doro C300 ergonomic chair for a while, and it proved that when it comes to ergonomic chairs, you get what you pay for, and was a great value even with a $300 price tag. Now, Sihoo is back with a Pro model that sports a nip here and a tuck there in the hope that the new version is “better in every way.” The Doro C300 Pro is definitely an excellent ergonomic chair, but the cost seems designed to compete with other high-end chairs rather than resulting from its improved features. It's great but it won't make sense for most people compared to the C300. 

HoYoverse has opened signups for a PlayStation 5 technical test for its upcoming fantasy ARPG, Zenless Zone Zero.

Hall Effect: it’s the burgeoning trend of 2024 in the world of gaming keyboards and isn’t going anywhere soon. Today, we’re looking at the Melgeek CYBER01, a keyboard that offers one of the best typing and gaming experiences of any magnetic gaming keyboard we’ve tried yet. While it won’t top the likes of the Razer Huntsman V2 Analog in ease of programming, its mix of price and performance are a winning combination. 

Yesterday, Ubisoft officially announced that its upcoming Star Wars: Outlaws will be released later this year on August 30th. However, if you want to enjoy this open-world adventure, you will be required to be connected to the internet to simply install it, whether you bought the discs or not.

No Man’s Sky’s latest update ‘Orbital’ is available today and adds ship customization, a new guild system, an overhaul to space stations, and more.

Square Enix recently published a 42 minute Final Fantasy VII Rebirth “Special Talk Session” on its Square Enix Music YouTube channel. The video features series composer Nobuo Uematsu, writer Kazushige Nojima, and creative director Tetsuya Nomura.

2017's Gigantic was a fun MOBA experience while it lasted; the roster of heroes was fun and unique, the main Clash mode put a cool spin on the format, and each match played out in that sweet spot of «not too long, but not too short either.» It was poised to make a decent disruption in a then-crowded scene…but unfortunately, that disruption never came. Within a year, the game was shut down, lost to time, and thought to be forgotten.

Seekers of Skyveil recently held a new playtest, and the team is sharing some details and stats from the experience, from how many creatures everyone defeated to how successful they were at extraction in the fantasy extraction title.

Update 2.7 has gone live for Aion Classic Europe, adding the new Revenant class, which is only available onAion Classic servers.

Sky: Children of the Light is finally making its way to PC today via Steam Early Access. Along with the arrival, thatgamecompany is marking the release by adding some new cosmpetics, including a formerly PlayStation-exclusive Journey pack.

Cryptic Studios is in a period of transition under Deca Games after recent changes at parent company Embracer Group moved Cryptic under that division. While all of Cryptic’s MMOs will continue to get new content and updates, there will be Deca devs starting to “take over the creation of some of the content”.

You could jump into a different New Eden inEVE Vanguard, the upcoming sci-fi sandbox FPS on the way, as CCP has announced more on the nextFirst Strike playtest, which begins tomorrow.

Throughout my gaming history, few titles have offered the sheer scope and ambition of CAPCOM’s Dragon’s Dogma 2. Set to release on March 22, 2024, this highly anticipated sequel is currently poised to be one of the biggest RPG releases of the year – if not this generation. However, as a continuation of the 2012 cult classic Dragon’s Dogma, newcomers may find themselves grappling with several aspects that are deeply rooted in its predecessor’s niche appeal. Here’s our review of Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Sky: Children of the Light is celebrating the return of spring with the Days of Bloom event, beginning next week. Travel around the lands in Sky to take in the flowers, where storms and rain will help them blossom.

Tarisland has opened up its Chinese beta, and the team is sharing a few screenshots and details while we all wait for future global testing.

Lost Ark’s “Break Through to Thaemine” update will go live tomorrow, bringing the Breaker advanced class, a new horizontal progression catch-up mechanic, new story quests, and events.

Palia’s March update is on the way, and will coincide with the game’s Steam launch on March 25th. The team previewed the new temple, new decor items, and more on the way in the patch, and gave a glimpse at future features in development.

Final Fantasy XIV is finally making its way to Xbox in just a few more days, and with it comes a convoluted way to use the in-game store for those who play the game on the Xbox Series X/S console. 

Dark and Darker’s twisty road to launch on PC is back on after legal filings by Nexon and an injunction were dismissed. The game now has an Epic Games Store page as the team prepares to bring the game to “a wider audience”.

The developers at Starry Studios and NetEase have announced that their upcoming action survival gameOnce Human has reached 7.7 million pre-registrations, and if they reach 10 million, they will unlock even more content at launch.

The Quinfall is set for its second closed beta test soon, developer Vawraek announced.

One of our absolute favorite portable DAC/amps just got an update. The Questyle M15i brings the same great sound with improved specs, higher resolution audio, and Apple MFi certification for compatibility with Mac and iOS devices. It’s a refresh rather than a whole new release but that doesn’t stop it from offering superior sound for its $249 cost of entry.

Capcom has released a new ‘Welcome to Dragon’s Dogma 2’ trailer narrated by award-winning actor Ian McShane.

Gameforge has announced update 2.7, “Rise of the Revenant” for Aion Classic Europe. Bringing a new starting region of Telos, and a new class, the Soldier (and the Revenants they become). The packed update adds new systems, new instances, and a series of updates and improvements.

Awekeys, makers of recycled metal keycaps, just unveiled its latest set, the Copper Eagle. Made in collaboration with fan and designer, Daniel Mitchell, this set is plated in real copper and is downright gorgeous. With coverage for many layouts, including Alice and Tsangan with their respective add-on kits, this is a set that provides a unique, and uniquely pretty, upgrade to your mechanical keyboard. It’s also a one-stop-shop for instant thock, so if sound enhancement is what you’re after, look no further.

Spring is in the air and The Lord of the Rings Online is celebrating with the arrival of the Spring Festival event.

Conan Exiles’ Age of War is set to conclude with the launch of its 4th and final chapter on April 2.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is now a decade removed from its initial Kickstarter in 2014, but even in 2024, its core development team is still doing its darndest to see late MMO luminary Brad McQuaid’s original vision through to the bitter end – with a modern take on the old-school, EverQuest-style MMORPG.

I’ve got a ton of gaming chairs in my house. Probably too many at this point. I’m fairly certain my family is tired of dancing around them in our small office space. 

 Skull and Bones has extended its first season by a week, re-enabled chat, and added opt-in open world PvP, a major community request.

Star Vault has released patch 2.0.2 for Mortal Online 2 adding a number of features the developer had promised as part of ‘Sprint 1’ on the game’s roadmap.

Angry Miao has existed at the intersection of art and mechanical keyboards since its inception. Its hallmark product is the Cyberboard and it has gone through multiple iterations over the years. In fact, we’ve reviewed it here in the past and were impressed at its uniqueness and innovation. 

Earfun has developed a reputation for delivering solid earbuds for affordable prices. The Earfun Free Pro 3 is its latest swing at a budget-friendly flagship, offering powerful ANC, good battery life, and a customizable sound. At $79.99, they’re a good value and a solid pick that won’t strain your wallet.

The latest New World Forged in Aeternum is out, and the team discusses the narrative and mechanics of Soul Trials, including why they’re not replayable (yet), goals behind them, and answer community questions.

Palworld’s endgame options are set to expand with the introduction of the game’s first raid. Following the game’s meteoric rise earlier this year, the team published a roadmap laying out its plans for the game. The main takeaway was that while new content was coming, Pocketpair was prioritizing fixing the game’s major pain points before pivoting to adding new things to the game.

Helldivers 2 is getting its first post-launch premium battle pass (also known as a ‘Warbond’) on March 14 and its bringing some electrifying new hardware for players to use in their valiant effort to spread Managed Democracy across the galaxy.

Xiaomi is one of the biggest smartphone brands in the world and its Ultra series of smartphones have existed in the cutting edge. Over the last few years, its placed a heavy emphasis on content creation with impressive camera systems and top-tier specs. This year’s model is its most impressive yet, featuring 8K video capability, four 50MP cameras with some smart tweaks and AI enhancements and Sony’s latest 1-inch mobile camera sensor and Leica optics. It also has the latest and greatest specs for exceptional performance. Starting at $999, it competes with the best smartphones available today and is surprisingly affordable in comparison.

It’s been more than 30 years since the original Alone in the Dark made its debut, and now we’re coming full circle with the game that helped define the survival horror genre. Clearly having an influence on  Resident Evil with its puzzles, weight management system and overall creepy theme, the remake of Alone in the Dark has definitely borrowed a few things from more recent games in Capcom’s series. Unfortunately, Alone in the Dark can’t decide what it truly wants to be and falls a little flat by the time it wraps everything up.

Sabotage Studio announced a milestone of five million players for Sea of Stars this week and released a teaser showing off an upcoming three player couch co-op mode for the game.

Ravendawn will be getting a major PvP update that the Tavernlight Games devs are calling like a “mini expansion”. There’s also a new update coming to address market oversupply issues from land rules.

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Team Ninja have released a new episode in Rise of the Ronin’s behind-the-scenes video series. Titled “The Cause” this latest entry puts the game’s dynamic story in focus.

Originally announced back at Gamescom 2022, dark historical fantasy RPG Wyrdsong’s developer, Something Wicked Games, seems to be the most recent studio to suffer mass layoffs.

Dune: Spice Wars, the 4x strategy game has its first DLC, including a new faction, as well as a major free update reworking combat and adding 14 legendary playable characters.

Today, theMortal Online 2 PTR opens for what the team is calling their “sprint patch”, intended to reflect a number of promised changes from the latest roadmap. You can hop on to check out new combat features, make use of additional carry weight, pet adjustments, bug fixes, and you can also now ride bears.

If you’ve been interested in the BitCraft crafting survival MMORPG, you may have had a few search conflicts with Bitcraft, the crypto token. Given crypto and NFTs’ infamous history thus far with gaming, this may probably be an issue for those remotely interested in the game, but the BitCraft MMORPG devs have a very strong message: BitCraft (MMORPG) contains no well-known web3 components. 

Driving into Hollywood, California, during two severe weather warnings over the weekend, I questioned why I was doing so as I started to crest the San Gabriel mountain range. The cloud cover was so low that I couldn’t see too far ahead of me, while winds and rain pelted the roof of the sedan car as I ate up the miles.

Fatshark has opened upWarhammer: Vermintide 2’s sixth anniversary event, with the return of “A Quiet Drink” and opening up the game’s Versus mode alpha to all owners.

Anime fans around the world wasted no time in paying respect to Akira Toriyama, the prolific mangaka of Dragon Ball, who passed away in the past week due to a blood clot in the brain. With modern anime and games so heavily influenced by the prolific series, Final Fantasy 14 fans were no exception. 

Monster Hunter Now is getting its first season, “The Vernal Invader” next week, with new content, new monsters, features, quests, and more. 

Inflexion Games CEO Aaryn Flynn has released a new devblog on what we can expect from Nightingale’s dev team in the short term and a little further down the line. The survival crafting MMO entered Early Access almost three weeks ago, and the team has mentioned a few things they’re working on, but this is our clearest roadmap so far.

On Tuesday, March 12th,Star Wars: The Old Republic update 7.4.1, “Building a Foundation” is set to go live, and Broadsword is highlighting some of the highlights on the way.

Look for Apex Legends to begin to expand past just the traditional battle royale format in the coming year as part of an overall plan to grow the community and evolve the IP. 

It has been a couple of weeks since I wrote my Last Epoch Review in Progress, and boy has it been a wild ride. My first impression of Last Epoch was that it felt similar to other top ARPGs but had the potential to rise to the top of the genre. You’ll have to read on to find out if Last Epoch actually lived up to that potential. Welcome to our Last Epoch Final Review.

Welcome back to another edition of Exploring Linsoul IEMs, where we present a selection of IEMs in quick-hit review format, getting you the information you need to know quickly, courtesy of Linsoul. Today, we’re looking at two budget sets, one mid-range set, and another from the upper mid-range: the Simgot EA500LM, Kiwi Ears Forteza, Shozy P20, and the Yanyin Canon II. If you’re looking for the brass tacks of what’s worth your audio upgrade dollars, look no further. You’ve come to the right place. 

City of Heroes was recently updated with its first official update since the game shut down in 2012 with Homecoming’s Issue 27, Page 7 patch. While Homecoming, as well as other servers, have been operating and publishing updates for many years now, NCsoft gave the Homecoming team the official license to operate City of Heroes back in January.

Though the finished version of Smite 2 will not be coming soon by any means, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the fresh new look of the animations, Gods, and more as the devs do their deep dives.

The Sims 4 is referencing Final Fantasy XIV yet again with a nod to the Crystal Exarch a beloved character from FFXIV’s Shadowbringers expansion.

Scars of Honor is a 3D fantasy MMORPG that started its crowdfunding journey a month ago, but today, the developers at Beast Burst Entertainment are not celebrating victory or success for their goal. 

Overwatch 2 has had some notable collaborations in the past, and now we are given a taste of what's to come in the next few days. Cowboy Bebop, an extremely popular anime series, will be coming to the FPS game on March 12.

One of the Internet’s best non-traditional controller players is back at it—and he’s stepped up. Literally. A YouTuber, TikToker and overall Internet-popular controller enthusiast Rudeism has started one of his more ambitious feats yet: a Hardcore World of Warcraft Classic run on DDR pads. 

The Elder Scrolls Online has a new lore dive to get everyone ready for Scions of Ithelia’s release on March 11th. This time, Demiprince Fa-Nuit-Hen and the Daedric Prince Malacath get a spotlight in the same feature.

Despite a flop of a start at its release in 2003, over 20 years ago, Star Wars: Galaxies is looked upon pretty fondly for its flexible playstyle, so much so that private servers are running and updated 14 years after official servers shut down. Its Executive Producer Rich Vogel felt proud enough to take that victory lap in an interview with Kotaku, in which he reminisces about its success. 

Clockwork Labs has announced that BitCraft will begin its closed alpha on April 4th. The team revealed the news along with the survival crafting MMORPG’s first official gameplay trailer.

More details are out on next week’s collaboration between Tower of Fantasy x Evangelion. New clips show off some of what to expect, along with dates on expected updates, including availability of Asuka and Rei.

We reported on rumors of an imminent Ghost of Tsushima PC port announcement earlier this week and today those rumors were confirmed. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut arrives on PC on May 16.

Magical family-friendly MMORPG Wizard101 has made its way onto Steam in all European countries. This brings the long running MMO to a larger global audience, in new supported languages.

The war for democracy is always facing changes, and the latest Helldivers 2 patch is no exception. This gameplay-focused patch brings a slew of major changes that’ll probably affect how you’re charging into battle, especially against those pesky bugs.  

Frostpunk 2 is set to launch on July 25th, 11 bit Studios announced via today’s Xbox showcase. The upcoming sequel to the survival title will release first on PC and will be a day one Game Pass release.

Logitech’s MX series is known for delivering high-quality peripherals with features for creatives and professionals. Its Brio line has officially joined with MX bringing us, for the first time, the Logitech MX Brio. It offers a crisp 4K resolution, exceptional, DSLR-like image controls, beamforming microphones, and great low-light performance. The best part? It’s also one of the most affordable webcams of its kind. 

Yesterday Amazon put together a pre-screening of today’s trailer for the Fallout series that will premiere on Prime Video on April 11th, 2024. Fallout is quickly approaching the 30-year mark of lore and the beloved setting has captivated gamers and instilled a curiosity of post-apocalyptic mayhem that never seems to get old. The trailer, to my surprise, exceeded expectations, but it also reignited my passion for the ongoing anarchy that broods within Fallout 76.