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Can you believe it, but yesterday marked 25 years since Grim Fandango first made its way into the world. Nope, nor can I!

A variety of items and materials can be found in LotR: Return to Moria, and each has an important purpose in making your way through the mountain. A key crafting item needed in the game for stronger armor and weapons is the Steel Ingot.

Blizzard has just released the official BlizzCon schedule, which will include an hour-long Campfire Chat as well as opportunities for fans to watch Diablo 4 Content Creators stream the game live on official Diablo 4 channels. Diablo 4 Patch 1.2.1 Before BlizzCon BlizzCon — Diablo 4 Campfire Chat

One Halo modder has turned a mainstay Phil Spencer meme into an in-game heavy cannon.

Having allies on your side while exploring the depths of Moria can be crucial in Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. The best way to gain those allies is by collaborating with friends in a multiplayer game.

BlizzCon and cosplay, what could be a better combination? Every BlizzCon, we see people put together all kinds of interesting and creative cosplays to show their love for the games they play. To aid those who wish to become a mysterious Rogue or berserking Barbarian, Blizzard has put together something special for them. Cosplay kits have been released by Blizzard which contain various images showing off each class with close ups of weapons, proportions of armor and more. BlizzCon Collection Now Available Hell's Ink Tattoos at BlizzCon Each cosplay kit is downloadable separately and features two different armor sets for each class, close ups for weapons, an image for weapons to scale with character models, and the various runes that you can find on the armor and weapons of each class. We're looking forward to seeing some of these pop at BlizzCon this year or next year!

Final Fantasy XIV has revealed the first of two new jobs coming to the MMO in next year’s expansion Dawntrail. The Viper is a fast-paced melee DPS armed with two swords that can transform, Bloodborne-style, into a single two-handed weapon. It’s brand new for the Final Fantasy series, too.

Here's the next Job coming to Final Fantasy 14: Viper.

Final Fantasy 14's London Fan Festival has just kicked off, and with it Square Enix has finally revealed the first of its two new classes coming to upcoming expansion Dawntrail: melee damage dealer Viper. The job was first teased back in July's Las Vegas Fan Festival, but this is the first time we have a name and a full reveal of the kit.

The Owl House may be officially over, but the love for the show — from both fans and the people behind it — lives on. At this year’s New York Comic Con, Sarah-Nicole Robles, the voice of plucky human Luz; Cissy Jones, the voice behind stern witch Lilith; and Avi Roque, who voices secret rebel bard Raine Whispers got together to discuss their time on the show.

Dark Souls 3's hardest bosses are routinely getting punished by Elden Ring's most devoted players as they wait for the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC to finally release.

BlizzCon® 2023 is almost here! On November 3-4, BlizzCon will take over the Anaheim Convention Center as we celebrate our communities and share what we’ve been working on. We can’t wait to get everyone together again after four years away. 

New York Comic Con is back for another year, which means panels, cosplay, art, celebrities, and possibly a few announcements of new projects or release dates. Once again, NYCC plans to stream many of its biggest and most exciting panels this year, meaning that you can catch all the comic con action even if you’re nowhere near New York.

How time flies. Somehow, League of Legends: Wild Rift launched three years ago, and, to celebrate, Riot is bringing a bunch of new content to the game on October 24.

The next multiplayer hit to blow up on Steam describes itself as a “destructible open-world sandbox” that’s full of cosplaying balls, which is pretty much all I need to hear right now.

In the world of Adventure Time, humanity collapses, elemental beings die and get reborn, and monarchs shape the land into candy wonderlands, but at least one thing stays the same: Marceline the Vampire Queen.

Blizzard has announced the details for Overwatch 2 Season 7, which launches next week with a host of Halloween-y additions, a major rework for Sombra, and reversions of several hero changes.

With the big Invasion update in the rearview mirror, Blizzard is now preparing to launch Overwatch 2 Season 7, entitled “The Rise of Darkness,” which will be packed with spooky new content, although unfortunately, no new hero. The headlining feature is Trials of Sanctuary, a new Diablo IV crossover co-op survival mode that sees players go up against Moira cosplaying as Lilith. Players can also look forward to a rework for Sombra, new map set on the island of Samoa, and more. Check out a trailer for Season 7, below.

A new month, a new WoW Dragonflight Trading Post. Featuring a witch’s broom-inspired mount and transmogs for Death Knights, Demon Hunters, and Druids, Halloween season is finally here, and it’s looking spooktacular. Well, kind of, because unfortunately one of the Druid transmogs actually can’t be worn by Druids. Yeah, that’s awkward.

Exclusive new Spider-Man 2 suits will be revealed as part of Marvel LIVE! at New York Comic Con next month.

A senior Google executive once likened the company's search advertising business to selling drugs, calling it “one of the world's greatest business models ever created” since the company can “ignore” users and focus on generating revenue from advertising.

Sega has announced that they are cancelling Hyenas, the extraction shooter that was in development at Creative Assembly, as well as some other unannounced titles.

Sega has announced that they are cancelling Hyenas, the extraction shooter that was in development at Creative Assembly, as well as some other unannounced titles.

Sega has dramatically canned Hyenas, the upcoming space-set loot shooter from Creative Assembly.

If you’re a Kingdom Hearts fan, you’ve likely thought about buying yourself a replica Keyblade at one point or another.

We've been giving Final Fantasy 14's cosmetic store bigger and bigger passes as time's gone on. Like most FF14 players, I'm grateful we don't have to deal with loot boxes or battle passes or any of that nonsense—so what's the harm in a $29.99 motorbike to grease the wheels now and then? We're paying for our hubris now, because this is not great.

People who haven’t seen a movie in theaters for the past couple of years, for whatever reason — COVID, rising prices, not into Barbenheimer, you name it — have missed out on one fairly silly cult phenomenon about the moviegoing experience: Nicole Kidman’s weirdly fervent ad for AMC theaters, which airs in AMC theaters to sell you on the moviegoing experience while you’re impatiently waiting to see the actual movie. The spot, which features Kidman in a silver-pinstriped pantsuit, talking about the theatrical experience like it’s a religious rite, has become a small rite of its own, with some theatergoers mockingly reciting along with the ad. Over the two years since it’s launched, Kidman’s AMC spot has inspired a series of mocking memes, a lot of cosplay (and cosplay how-to videos), public reaction videos and public recitation videos, and eventually, a Saturday Night Live parody.

While Dying Light 2 originally came out over a year and a half ago, Techland has continuously updated the game with many free updates, including some major ones that improved parkour, combat, and the night experience, among many other aspects.

When budding mech pilots got their hands on Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and its extensive AC customization options, they quickly made the coolest machines possible. Players recreated EVA units from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kaneda’s bike from Akira, and virtually every Gundam model in existence.

This year, I ticked off one of my biggest bucket list goals and finally got to go to Gamescom, something you’ll already know if you’ve been keeping up with our coverage on the site or seen my handsome mug on our YouTube channel. Now that the hard part of walking thousands of miles through the Koelnmesse and finding something to eat that cost less than €20 is behind me and I can sarcastically write about it all, it’s easy to forget that I was a big ball of nerves about going to such a big event.

At the Gamescom conference this August, we had the chance to try out Hyenas, the upcoming multiplayer shooter game from Sega and Creative Assembly.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has been out for only a few days, but an intrepid group of aesthetically minded AC pilots have embraced the game’s extensive paint and decal editors to make sharp-dressed mechs. Virtually every other mech you can think of is being remade in Armored Core 6, with masterfully recreated versions of the XVX-016 Gundam Aerial, the Evangelion Unit-01, GaiGar, Megas, Gipsy Danger, and many others flooding social media.

gamescom 2023 was filled to the brim with some incredible cosplay, and the official gamescom cosplay contest showed off some of the best of the best and rewarded these incredible people with some fantastic prizes.

Like in every fighting game, mirror matches have always been possible in Mortal Kombat. This got a little more complicated in Mortal Kombat X though, as all characters had unique pre-fight banter with each other. This meant that the writers had to come up with semi-logical reasons for each character to be beating themselves up, whether they be evil clones or versions of themself from a different timeline.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has been out for one – count it, one – day, and users have already begun sharing intricate custom decals and mech designs inspired by the likes of Elden Ring, The Witcher, Transformers, Metroid, Wall-E, Ghostbusters, and anime porn.

We have a small video to share with you that shows off the experience of unboxing a Starfield Constellation Edition package.

Wake up, Tenno! Coinciding with Gamescom, Digital Extremes’ latest celebration of all things Warframe will take place August 26. TennoCon 2023 will be a celebration of 10 years of Warframe, and as such will feature incredible panels, reveals, giveaways, in-game rewards, and tons more.

Looking to bling out your ride a bit as you gallop through Sanctuary? Look no further — this list has everything you need! Reddit user SieberZg has compiled a list of all the Mount Armor in game, along with their locations — so you can ride in style! Mount Armor Thread on Reddit Mount Overview for Diablo 4Image courtesy of SieberZg on Reddit. Whether you're looking for the to cosplay The Butcher or the for those coveted moose antlers, this list will help you pinpoint where to go for the look you want — and hopefully, that look doesn't cost Platinum!Image courtesy of SieberZg on Reddit.

Hyenas, the upcoming extraction shooter where teams race to secure pop culture memorabilia, has resurfaced today with word of an imminent closed beta test.

People online have gone and an created another fictional movie. No, I’m not talking about Martin Scorsese’ cult-hit Goncharov. I’m talking about the vibey 1980s horror-thriller movie, Zepotha.

The first arc of Jujutsu Kaisen’s second season was incredibly propulsive and ended in tragedy. The first five episodes were all set in the past, and after some time exploring Gojo and Geto’s tragic backstory, we’re back to the modern day.

LAS VEGAS—The Evolution Championship Series, the world's highest-profile fighting game tournament, is underway, once again showcasing thousands of the best Guilty Gear Strive, King of Fighters XV, Mortal Kombat 11, Street Fighter 6, and Tekken 7 players. Although the event focuses on the tense, high-stakes, double-elimination tournament, this year's Evo expands the attendee's entertainment offerings with many new diversions that may appeal to people who aren't tourney competitors.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

Lizzo has fully embraced Legolas cosplay — silver hair, pointed ears, and all. In a series of TikTok and Instagram posts, the pop star dubbed herself “Lizzolas” and galavanted through what appears to be The Shire in New Zealand. Let the Lizzolas era begin.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

Multiple sources from Seoul, South Korea, report that a huge Genshin Impact event has been evacuated following a bomb threat. This reportedly stems from an anonymous Twitter user, who shared an image of what they claimed to be a bomb. In a Sinophobic tweet, they reportedly said they wanted to kill Genshin Impact players, and implied they had already planted the bomb in the arena.

Blizzard has unveiled some new exclusive merch to SDCC 2023 including aDiablo IV Hell Key, Diablo IV Lilith & Inarius LED Candle, and a Grom Hellscream Print Signed by Chris Metzen. Some of the merch is now available on the online Blizzard Gear Store. You’ll find several exclusives created for the event, including Overwatch 2 plush, Diablo 4 pins, plush, and a replica Hell Key, as well as items for Cute But Deadly, World of Warcraft, and more, including:

Blizzard has unveiled some new exclusive merch to SDCC 2023 including aDiablo IV Hell Key, Diablo IV Lilith & Inarius LED Candle, and a Grom Hellscream Print Signed by Chris Metzen. Some of the merch is now available on the online Blizzard Gear Store. You’ll find several exclusives created for the event, including Overwatch 2 plush, Diablo 4 pins, plush, and a replica Hell Key, as well as items for Cute But Deadly, World of Warcraft, and more, including:

If you haven’t heard, it’s an awkward year to be at San Diego Comic-Con, but it is perhaps an especially awkward Comic-Con year for Rick and Morty. For most TV shows and films, the WGA and SAG strikes for fair contracts have left studios unable to populate their panels with the writers and actors who usually promote the shows as part of their contract. This, generally, has resulted in a scaled back convention. Many panels were canceled altogether, but for the ones that are not — including Rick and Morty’s 10th Anniversary Panel — there has been a lot of talk (and, perhaps, more often not-talk) about the strikes.

A free short webinar from GamesIndustry.biz and EGX will discuss the state of live events and their further evolution in helping games companies build, support and maintain communities.

For the first time since 1960, both the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Screenwriters and actors alike are withholding their labor from Hollywood studios, picketing for fair contracts. This means that not only are productions halted, but promotional events like interviews and red carpets are also off the table.