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We hope you’re hungry for more Bugsnax, because we’re headed back to Snaktooth Island with a new card game currently being funded through Kickstarter. Based on the adorable, poignant, and occasionally horrifying game from Young Horses, the card game will have players taking on the role of their favorite Grumpuses in an attempt to capture and eat the elusive anthropomorphic appetizers.

Blizzard has partnered with AbleGamers in support of gamers with disabilities to drop some devilishly Legendary prizes in the Hellish Giveaway fundraiser. The grand prize includes round-trip airfare for two to California, a three-night hotel stay, and a personal tour of Blizzard’s Irvine campus! To enter this sweepstakes, simply purchase entry tickets or make general donations through the Diablo IV: Hellish Giveaway Fundraiser site — all entries grant a chance to win any of the available prizes. Note that eligibility requires US residency.

Diablo 4 is celebrating Earth Day by donating up to 666 buckets of maggots to the Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital! Players can help contribute to this cause by Liking the post from the official Diablo account. Every 25 Likes will provide 45,000 more maggots to help feed birds who are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. Some Diablo 4 players even received an email that goes into more detail about the charity and their cause.

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.

Before we begin, big thanks to Crepuscular Fluffle designer Merlijn Eskens for answering the last column's call for a sheep picture so I had an excuse to use this column's headline. It is very much appreciated.

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit alleging that emulators are explicitly used to "unlawfully play pirated games" away from their intended consoles, in a claim that seems to conveniently forgo the Nintendo's Switch's popularity as an emulator.

While the majority of your success lies in which weapons and armor you carry when facing off against the Terminids and Automatons on various missions in Helldivers 2, you shouldn’t overlook what your ship can do to support you. Besides just naming your destroyer, there’s far more you can do to customize it with modules. Whereas weapons and Boosters will impact you and your squad on a more constant basis, ship modules come in clutch when you need to bring out the big guns, aka Stratagems. These power weapons are already enough to turn the tide of a tough fight, but when you add in the right ship modules, you’ll be cooking bugs for breakfast.

It's been a long time coming, but Spider-Man 2's New Game Plus mode has finally been given a release date of March 7 and will include new suits, as well as the ability to finally change the time of day.

One Elden Ring fan bet their bone marrow on a Shadow of the Erdtree trailer releasing this month, and they "won."

Humble has raised more than $250 million in charity donations

AI roundup: In recent AI news, S&P Global Market Intelligence President Adam Kansler said that AI will not take our jobs but it may create a demand curve and we have to go a long way to fully understand the technology. On the other hand, Tamil Nadu is embracing the path of technological innovation and has announced an Artificial Intelligence Mission for the development of the state. Know more about what is happening in the world of AI today.

Get ready to experience another slice of history in the playable micro-documentary, Storylines: The Negro Leagues Season 2, narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick. Season 2 continues our multiyear partnership with the NLBM and our shared mission to educate, enlighten, and inspire by celebrating the rich history of the Negro Leagues. We are so grateful and excited to introduce ten new Negro League legends to MLB The Show 24. Storylines combine immersive gameplay moments, historical footage, and more as we bring these incredible true stories to life.

The bizarre PS5 indie game INDIKA is back with a fresh trailer showcasing how the third-person action adventure plays, and it appears just as invitingly strange as its original pitch last year. Playing as a nun with the devil as your companion, you'll go on a journey of self-discovery in 19th-century Russia. Check out the gameplay trailer above.

Nexus Mods is something of an institution in the modding circles on PC. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with ModDB, Nexus is one of the most prolific and popular modding websites, bar none, and this fact is driven home as it reaches a new milestone — 10 billion file downloads in total.

In an unannounced hotfix, the amount of gold required to earn the Support Your Local Artisans achievement has been reduced from 70,000 to 50,000! A new addition to the Love is in the Air holiday event, it requires donating 10,000 gold per day, returning 10 Love Token in exchange. Because it has only been four days since Love is in the Air began, players cannot yet have spent enough gold to require a refund, but this means the achievement is now both cheaper to earn and requires less days — a nice bonus for anyone who is late to start the holiday event before it ends on February 19th. Learn more about the new pets, cosmetics, mounts, and features in the massively 2024 updates to the Love is in the Air holiday event. Love is in the Air 2024 Guide

Before radios, television sets, and the internet, physical newspapers were the primary source of news and information. Black newspapers and the Black press not only documented Negro Leagues history, in addition, the newspapers were also a source of pride in the black community. (You can learn more here)

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which includes a reduction to the Artisan's Consortium donation to 50k gold for the Support Your Local Artisans achievement as well as other Bug fixes and more!

Baldur's Gate 3's first act arguably gives you the most freedom of the entire game. Made up of three different regions, it's easy to miss some of the side content, as there's just so much to do before you advance the main story.

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a message: Hey billionaires, give away more of your money to address inequality and do it soon. Mark Suzman made the call in his annual letter released Thursday that led with the story of Chuck Feeney, a billionaire whose philanthropy inspired Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Melinda French-Gates. Feeney, who died in October, made a fortune through duty free stores and gave away $8 billion during his life, much of it anonymously.

Supermarkets are missing out on untapped revenue from selling food that's about to expire, as store workers waste hours searching for short-dated products and discounting them by hand. At least that's the pitch from Too Good To Go, an eight-year-old Danish company that cut its teeth addressing restaurant food waste and is now turning to grocery stores' soon-to-expire goods. Starting this month, TGTG is selling an artificial-intelligence-powered solution that assists supermarkets with expiration dates, which are a major pain point for retail food waste. The company will begin its global rollout with the international supermarket chain SPAR. 

Ram Mandir donations online: The much-awaited Shri Ram Janmaboomi Mandir Pran Pratishtha took place today, January 22, at 12:30 PM in Ayodhya. The spectacle saw the revealing of the Shri Ram Lalla idol, the temple consecration ceremony, and ‘Mangal Dhvani' featuring 50 musical instruments from all over the country. In attendance were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, State Governor Anandiben Patel, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, other politicians, religious leaders, celebrities and devotees. And on the day of Pran Pratishtha, the donations of the Ram Mandir went live on the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), allowing users to make donations via apps like Paytm, and BharatPe. Check details.

2024 had a rough start for Japan, beginning with a 7.6 earthquake at 16:10 on New Year's Day in Ishikawa Prefecture. The earthquake did a significant amount of damage and even caused a minor tsunami along the coastline. Less than a month later, Ishikawa Prefecture is still rebuilding and recovering, and now there is something special and easy that anime fans can do to help.

Speedrunning is, from my own outsider’s perspective, an impressive effort in constantly chasing new goals. At first, runners might try to simply finish a game as fast as possible. Then, they might try to fully finish it, or complete certain objectives, or hit credits with limiters on themselves. It’s that last bucket that CarcinogenSDA’s run of Resident Evil 2 Remake at AGDQ 2024 falls under.

Nintendo has announced that it’s making a donation to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support those affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, which struck Japan on January 1.

Nintendo has announced that it will be donating ¥50 million ($340,000) to support those affected by the earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula.

The 2024 Awesome Games Done Quick charity event is kicking off the new year with tons of great games being completed as fast as humanly possible. Included in the AGDQ lineup this time is none other than Diablo 1! Games Done Quick is a charity fundraising organization that for over 10 years, has been pushing some of the most skilled players in the world to break world records and simply get games done quick.

Cancel your plans and ghost your loved ones, Awesome Games Done Quick is back this weekend to play games faster than the Gods of Gameplay intended and raise money for Prevent Cancer Foundation.

Last month the streamer and YouTuber JoCat—known for his Monster Hunter, D&D, and Final Fantasy 14 videos like 'A Crap Guide to X'—announced an indefinite hiatus.

Toby Fox, creator of the brilliant Undertale, has weighed in on the debate surrounding music rights in the fanmade spin-off Undertale Yellow.

The Pokémon Company has announced it will donate 50 million JPY (around $345,750) to support those affected by the recent devastating earthquake in Japan.

City of Heroes is making an official return as a fan server dedicated to keeping the superhero multiplayer game running has been granted an official license by publisher NCSOFT.

NCSoft has granted a license to the private server that revived City of Heroes.

NCSOFT has granted the popular Homecoming fan server a license to host City of Heroes, finally bringing the game back in an official capacity.

If you were like me, the shutdown of the GOAT superhero MMORPG City of Heroes broke your heart into itty-bitty pieces—it also probably made you happy to see people playing it again when it was revealed that the game code had been salvaged in 2019. 

Are you a Clash of Clans fan? Then, you’re in for a treat! Clash of Clans Gold Pass January 2024 has just hit the scene, and it’s awesome! What better way to start the new year than with new skins and goodies?

On the last day of the year, a new online scam has surfaced which is trapping many innocent people. On January 16, the inauguration ceremony for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will begin, with the consecration of Ram Lalla scheduled for January 22. Ahead of the big event, some bad actors are asking people for donations by pretending to be representatives of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the trust constituted to look after the construction and management of the Ram Mandir. These scammers are pulling off a QR code scam where they share a fake QR code to transfer the money to their own accounts.

We review Food Truck Entrepreneur, an economic board game published by GoVenture.

There are numerous items for you to grab as you playthrough Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s The Indigo Disk. One evolution item you need to hunt down is called Metal Alloy, and it’s important for one of the new Pokemon arriving in the DLC to evolve into its final form.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet The Indigo Disk has proven to be the big update fans have wanted. It continues to add more hidden treasures and neat features that enhance players’ enjoyment of the game—including the Item Printer.

Five Nights at Freddy's, a cultural gaming giant big enough to have its own movie (that was apparently Just Okay, according to critics) has come toRoblox—wait, hold on a second, it's gone. Now it's in beta? Oh, but the beta's been «taken down for a few weeks.» Err.

Video game fundraising initiative Jingle Jam has now raised over £25m since it began in 2011.

Pathfinder is one of the best alternatives to Dungeons & Dragons, and if you’ve been looking for a way to break into Paizo’s fantasy TTRPG, you can currently pick up a stack of second-edition core rulebooks and supplementary materials from Humble starting at just $5. The second-edition Pathfinder ruleset is an excellent system that we can definitely recommend for a more refined tabletop experience.

Following the recent Skyrim update that re-enabled paid mods through the new unified Creations platform, I had a brief chat with Skyblivion lead developer Rebelzize.

Sea of Stars is removing a cameo from the YouTuber The Completionists, following accusations of fraud related to his family's charity. The Completionist, real name Jirard Khalil, denies many of the allegations made against him and his family, but continues to face pushback from the public and his initial accusers.

Idle Clans, the MMORPG by Isam Games Oy, just got a major update this week. There are new features, revamped inventories, and Christmas events lined up for you. Keep reading to know more!

Play with the Champions – an all-new digital championship, raising funds for The Prince’s Trust.

A full-length video game awards show from 1999 has been shared online for what is believed to be the first time.

Destiny 2’s Season 23 started strong, featuring the new Warlord’s Ruin Dungeon and activities like The Coil. But beneath the surface, it’s possible Bungie and Destiny have received a blow that’s impossible to recover from.

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) is attempting to raise $50,000 through its Winter Fundraiser 2023 initiative so it can continue to "preserve, celebrate, and teach the history of video games."

The Scottish games industry has raised over £66,000 for Glasgow’s Children’s Hospital, via its Games for the Weans campaign.

Alibaba Quantum Computing Lab has been shut down, a sign that the Chinese e-commerce and cloud operator is considering more cutbacks to bulk up the bottom line. Alibaba will donate its equipment to Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, where the company is based, a company spokesperson said Monday. The lab's closure will result in the loss of about 30 staff, some of whom Alibaba may help find positions at the same college, a person familiar with the matter said, asking to remain unidentified discussing private decisions.

Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) is going through advertising revenue troubles after many of its major advertisers such as Apple, IBM, Comcast, and others have pulled ads from the platform. But despite the hiccup, the platform continues to bring new features for the users. In a new announcement that came directly from Musk, the platform is introducing another way for its Premium subscribers to get a larger reach on the platform, this time with some strategic control over it. Musk has revealed that adding posts to the Highlights tab, which was introduced in August, will enable users to reach more users.

Healthy companies led by competent, commercially successful and globally beloved founders generally don't tend to fire them. And, as Sam Altman walked on stage in San Francisco on Nov. 6, all those things could have described his role at OpenAI.

The blood of thousands of Vampires has been spilled across Sanctuary, and thousands of players have donated more, all in an effort to help those in need. The final goal of 666 quarts of blood donated has been reached, and we couldn't be prouder of you all! Blood Harvest WebsiteLiving Steel Buffs & Season Journey Hotfix The Blood Harvest Donation event awarded three tiers of in game cosmetics based on how much blood was donated, with the last tier offering something special.

Despite having been released almost ten years ago, Assassin's Creed Unity is among the best looking entries in the series, and its visuals reach new heights with some mods, as showcased by a new video shared online today.

Fortnite OG has been a sight for sore eyes for many nostalgic gamers looking to revisit the game’s humble beginnings. Apparently, it seems some of the OG fans are begging for a streamer tournament to celebrate the successful return of Chapter 1.

Announced via a press release from publisher Secret Mode, every sale of the upcoming cozy indie adventure game Loddlenaut will result in a donation to Whale and Dolphin Conservation — a worldwide charity that, as the name would suggest, focuses on whale and dolphin conservation efforts.

At 10am CT (4pm GMT), Rooster Teeth will start its annual 24-hour stream to raise money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in partnership with Extra Life. During that time, there will be several game shows to tune into, such as Whose Spot, The Spice is Right, Stinky Dragon, a live-action Operation game, and Scaredy-Cat Hour.

Omegle, the anonymous video chat service founded in 2009, was shut down on Wednesday night. Created by Leif K-Brooks, the site allowed people to video chat with random strangers online, and had a strained reputation almost from its launch. Over the years, the website has been marred in controversy, including reports of discrimination and sexual abuse of minors. Citing increased scrutiny of the website, K-Brooks said that operating Omegle “was no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically,” in a message on the site.

The Gala for Good, a charity event featuring many of Twitch’s top celebrities, has a secret second use: helping streamers get along. Blaire, who goes by QTCinderella online, organized the live charity event. In the end, it raised over $250,000 for organizations dedicated to rainforest preservation work. But the event didn’t just raise money; it also served to build community among creators, which has always been a focus of the popular streamer’s work.

Game payments firm Xsolla has defended itself for its reduced presence in Russia after a Ukraine government minister called the company out for its ties to Russia.

The University of Florida is opening its Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology today in Gainsville, Florida. The $150 million, seven-story structure received a donation from Nvidia, Nvidia cofounder Chris Malachowsky and the state of Florida.

Nobody better lay a finger on Cloud's Butterfinger...or is it Zack's?

Season of Blood isn't just about slaying vampires — it's about putting blood to good use as well. Blizzard's Blood Harvest event is in full swing, and has just hit a second major milestone — Tier 2 rewards have been unlocked, which means that over 450 of the 666 required quarts of blood have been donated! Blood Harvest Event Announcement Blood Harvest Progress Blood Harvest Website Players have been working together to unlock three potential tiers of rewards as well as a final giveaway: Tier 1: Unlocked

Rovio has said it is now blocking a «disturbing» pro-Israel ad featuring graphic content after a Reuters report highlighted its discovery in Angry Birds and other family orientated games.

Warner Brothers Studios is turning 100 this year, and to celebrate, the folks at Humble are bringing us another killer bundle featuring some of the best titles from the WB Games library. The “Play the Legends” bundle lets you scoop up 12 awesome games for just $15, all while benefitting a nonprofit organization.

Indie developers have launched a wide-ranging charity bundle to raise money for relief efforts in Palestine following escalating attacks from Israel. The Games For Gaza bundle has quickly surpassed the initial $10,000 fundraising goal and has now raised over $240,000 in just five days.

In today's This Week in Wow, Blizzard highlighted the two new Dragonflight Twitch drops coming November 7th with Patch 10.2: Dottie the Baby Alpaca pet and the White Riding Camel!

A group of indie developers have raised more than $200,000 for United Kingdom-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. With nine days left for fundraising, the Games for Gaza bundle is looking to meet its next goal of $300,000. The bundle costs $10 for 256 different tabletop and video games, soundtracks, and books.

An Itch.io game bundle launched to fund medical services and support for Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem and Lebanon has raised $200,000 in five days. Organised by Esther Wallace of Oak Grove Games, and due to run till 9th November 2023, the Games for Gaza bundle includes 256 videogames, physical games, assets, soundtracks and books from 140 designers for $10, with all proceeds going to the UK-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians.

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For those who want to donate to Palestinian relief efforts, the Games for Gaza bundle has just launched. From now until November 9, players can spend $10 for 256 games and other creative work by 140 designers.

Critical Role—a mega-popular Dungeons & Dragons game that's spawned its own official campaign settings and animated series—is doing another run of its «choose their adventure» charity one-shots. The Critical Role Foundation has partnered with Red Nose Day and Comic Relief US to run a one-shot with a twist: donate, and you'll be able to vote on how the adventure'll go. 

The former «king of crypto» Sam Bankman-Fried is currently on trial for fraud in the United States, following the 2022 collapse of his crypto firm FTX. The trial has been running since early October and sees Bankman-Fried facing seven charges total including wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, all of which he denies. But by all accounts, things are going terribly.

Heart-pounding horror returns to your favorite Battle.net universes as another season of eerie in-game events and chilling celebrations begins. Rally your allies and venture forth into the unknown—all manner of tricks, treats, and hellish fiends await you.

It’s common for comic book creators to get on social media and rally fans to buy their newest book. But writer Tim Sheridan — whose credits include Teen Titans Academy, Dragon Age: Absolution, and as of this week, DC Comics’ six-issue miniseries Alan Scott: The Green Lantern — had something a little different to say last week.

A Diablo IV custom liquid cooled high-end PC with real human blood will be given away next month as part of a special event to encourage blood donations in the United States.

I think this tops the Megan Fox thing. Last week, Blizzard dropped an announcement asking fans to «donate to the blood harvest», allowing them to earn some in-game swag for Diablo 4. 

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