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Arrowhead Game Studios has shared yet more fan art of Helldivers 2's beloved Eagle-1 pilot, while insisting that she and the other Eagle pilots haven't been "physically augmented" in order to better deliver Managed Democracy.

From the Green Bay Packers’ Jamaal Williams and the Seattle Seahawks’ John Reid to the New Orleans Saints’ Cameron Jordan and more, the NFL is packed with players who are just as passionate about anime and manga as they are about football.

In addition to the previously announced Class adjustments, Blizzard has released full patch notes for today's Hotfixes.

Zynga Inc. just dropped some big news! They’re teaming up their Socialpoint studio with none other than the YouTube sensation MrBeast.  It’s for a special event in their game Top Troops: Adventure RPG. So, keep reading to learn more about Top Troops x MrBeast!

The Google Pixel 8a has been in the news for a very long time and its launch is finally on the horizon. Google announced its Pixel 8 series last year with some unique offerings, and now an affordable version of the series is coming soon. A recent render leak about the Pixel 8a claims that the smartphone will come in four colour options. Additionally, the tipster shared the render from different angles to help us understand what Google has planned for the upcoming Pixel 8a smartphone. Know what's coming ahead of the launch.

“It’s time to venture outside your fortress!” reads Kitfox’s invitation to play the beta for Adventure Mode in Dwarf Fortress on Steam. Sounds like a trap to me. Sounds like the kind of thing a werebadger would say, to lure you out of hiding. Are there werebadgers in Dwarf Fortress? If there aren’t, I have to ask what developers Bay 12 have been doing all these years. Doubtless, the hills and valleys of the hitherto base-construction-only Steam edition are teeming with were-creatures of every flavour. Werefinches! Wereotters! Werebudgerigars! Werepoets!

Dwarf Fortress is many things. Most fans of PC gaming know it as a byzantine simulation of a colony of dwarves. Look closer, however, and you’ll also find that it’s a byzantine simulation of geologic forces, weather systems, and tidal movements; language, psychology, and poetry; medieval combat, of course, and even siegecraft. But the reason that I love the game so much is that it also simulates its own history, with tales of epic heroes and powerful artifacts strewn all across its procedurally generated digital worlds. Starting Wednesday, those histories will be more accessible than ever before.

It might not be very democratic to say it, but it's always been pretty obvious that Helldivers 2's prosperous planet of Super Earth might not be the kindest place in the universe. From the game's in-universe propaganda, the denial of information like the existence of flying bugs, and the fact that Helldivers are treated so poorly, the signs have always been there – just don't tell them I said that. 

Dragon's Dogma 2 has plenty of obstacles to overcome, but one major nuisance causing players a lot of headaches is Dragonsplague, a disease that can cause a Pawn to turn into a massive dragon and kill everything in a 10-mile radius if not treated properly. Players have come up with various methods of keeping Dragonsplague at bay, including throwing their Pawns in the nearest body of water, but now the modders have got involved.

The new world buff added in Phase 3 Season of Discovery, Fervor of the Temple Explorer, is granted after turning in a quest on Yojamba Isle in Stranglethorn Vale. Like Spirit of Zandalar, this buff is also given to players in Booty Bay. Sunken Temple Level-Up Raid Loot Sunken Temple Level-Up Raid OverviewA Broken Ritual is a quest you obtain when using the Scapula of the Fallen Avatar, which drops off Avatar of Hakkar inside Sunken Temple.

Helldivers 2's Quasar Cannon is quickly becoming the hot new trend, as players realize it can take out Automaton Gunships and dropships in just one hit.

Blizzard has pushed hotfixes for Season of Discovery, addressing an issue with the Spirit of Zandalar buff, quests inside Gnomeregan, as well as some Hunter and Shaman hotfixes.

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which includes more Plunderstorm hotfixes.

The post-apocalyptic city of Black Stella Ptolomea is revving up for relaunch on March 28th, 2024. That’s right, after a four-month hiatus that felt longer than a Tokyo summer without ramen, the game returns with a fresh coat of paint – or maybe a whole new reconstruction project! The team went in for what they call “large-scale improvements and renovations.”

Developer Bunnyhug has confirmed its slice-of-life fishing RPG Moonglow Bay will finally be making its way to PS5, PS4 next month. It was first released for Xbox consoles and PC in October 2021, but will now launch for Sony consoles two and a half years later on 11th April 2024. Check out the announcement trailer above.

My Little Pony, the media franchise with fans of all ages, is getting a new game: an open-world mystery game that launches on May 17 for PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox.

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Patch 10.2.6 introduces a new «unique event». While this patch has been kept off the PTR, and is shrouded in mystery, there are clues that suggest Pirates may be somehow involved — clues like the obvious pirate flag associated with the patch. While we wait to finally experience this patch ourselves, we thought it'd be fun to revisit some of the pirates of Azeroth, and their stories.

Hardware is difficult, to paraphrase a famous adage. First-generation products from new startups are notoriously so, regardless of how much money and excitement you’ve managed to drum up. Given all that, it’s likely few are too surprised that Humane’s upcoming Ai Pin has been pushed back a bit, from March to “mid-April,” per a new video from the Bay Area startup’s Head of Media, Sam Sheffer.

For Horde players that might have accidentally deleted their Goblin Transponder, Blizzard has added the item to the Lost and Found Vendor in Booty Bay, known as Rix Xizzix.

Whether playing as a team or going solo, it is always best to know your enemies and environment. The beauty of Helldivers 2 is that your builds can be more or less shared, so the real technique to get the best of the game is to have a variety. Here are a selection of the best builds.

It seems as though, since releasing at the tail end of last week, Helldivers 2 has become the new flavor of the month (Palworld, who?). Evidently, Arrowhead Studios’ new third-person shooter must be doing something right, judging by where it is on the Steam charts.

I’ve been having a good time during Palia’s new Luna New Year event, often just logging on to wander down to the fairgrounds and check something out at the festival. Players can gather around massive hot pot tables to play cards, chase down mischievous chapaas, and make wishes at a massive tree with lanterns hanging off its boughs.

Virtually all laptops come with a webcam these days, nestled either in the bottom or top of the screen's bezel. They're generally not very good as the available space constrains how big the camera can be. Well, Lenovo's latest ThinkBook 13X and 16P laptops sport a new 4K webcam that's (a) absolutely massive and (b) fully modular. Yes, that's right: If high-res images of your face, warts 'n' all, aren't needed, then you'll be able to replace the webcam with a host of other devices. How does an aromatherapy scent emitter sound?

The first Life is Strange game has been played by over 20 million people.

In the latest update to WoW Classic, Patch 1.15.0, Blizzard has added a new NPC to Booty Bay named «Rix Xizzix» who is a Lost and Found Vendor. Rix Xizzix will vendor green quality quest rewards, that for whatever reason aren't typically available for Item Restoration.

Kitfox and Bay12 have struck the earth, manufactured a thousand stone blocks, and laid out a roadmap for the Dwarf Fortress Steam edition's Adventure Mode, together with some forthcoming updates for the existing fortress management mode. Adventure Mode, in case you've been living under a rock (which I guess you probably have, if you've been playing Dwarf Fortress), is the open world roguelike RPG element of the game, which lets you roam the enormous realm you've generated and even tour/loot/disturb the unquiet spirits of your own, abandoned fortress. Alas, there's no word on a release date for the Steam edition's Adventure Mode beyond "not this year".

The complete Buccaneers roster has been revealed for Madden 24. Here are the team's best players and full roster.

The complete Packers roster has been revealed for Madden 24. Here are the team's best players and full roster.