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During the War Within alpha, we encounter the Earthen of Khaz Algar, and can learn some interesting details about them if we stay awhile and listen.

Helldivers 2 players have been issued a new directive as the Galactic War effort again devolves into a grinding stalemate. The Automatons have deployed increasing numbers of Factory Striders to break the impasse, but for now, the line holds. To amass the necessary fuel to fire a Super Earth counterattack, billions of Terminids must die to acquire enough of that sweet, sweet oil E-710.

Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two has announced it's laying off around five per cent of its more than 11,500-employee-strong workforce in an effort to save $165 million annually. Around 600 full-time workers will be affected by the layoffs, and some unannounced games within the publisher are to be cancelled as a result. Take-Two declined to say what the projects are.

Warhorse Studios has today announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, a PS5 sequel to the 2018 original. Set to release later this year, you can check out the reveal trailer above. The studio says it is a «bigger, better, and more ambitious» title that the team has grown to more than 250 employees to create. The sequel is pitched as the «passion project» Warhorse Studios always wanted to make, and is now making a reality with the correct resources.

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It seems Toys for Bob's warmly received Crash Bandicoot sequel has been a huge success. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, the first numbered sequel in the series since 1998's Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, has sold over five million copies, according to the studio's design director, Toby Schadt.

Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver finally announcedKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, a sequel to a popular 2018 RPG that gained notoriety for grounding itself in a realistic medieval world.

Have you been feeling some FOMO at Freddy’s recently? Has your lack of a PlayStation VR2 left you unable to play Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2? Well, I come (Faz)bearing great news: Freddy and the Gang heard you loud and clear, and they’re coming to your PlayStation 5 on June 20. Welcome to the team, superstars.

The next step in Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic War is here, and it’s just about the most straightforward yet: kill bugs. Lots of bugs.

Merchandise created for last year’s collaboration between The Pokémon Company and the Van Gogh Museum is now available to buy online.

As Sea of Thieves prepares to set sail for PlayStation 5, developer Rare has announced it has seen 40 million players since launching in 2018.

The Warband bank is one of the features arriving with The War Within, which allows you to utilize resources account-wide and share them easily between alts. We've had a chance to play with the Warbank on Alpha and test some of its features. Warbands BlizzCon Feature Preview

I don’t know about you, but I think the 1980s are awesome! Big hair, big shoulder pads, and huge hits. So we put together a mixtape: Synth Riders 80s Mixtape – Side A… and it’s coming to the PlayStation VR2 on April 23.

Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two is laying off five per cent of its workforce as part of a new cost cutting program.

Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of 2K, The Gearbox Entertainment Company, Private Division, and Rockstar Games, will lay off about five percent of its workforce, or around 600 employees, the company announced.

New screenshots of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, the next game in the beloved Budokai Tenkaichi series, confirms more characters coming to the hotly-anticipated 3D fighting game. Among its ranks of super-powered heroes is Dragon Ball Z’s oft-forgotten Saiyan warrior, Future Gohan.

Slay the Spire 2 has been announced for PC by Mega Crit, with the sequel to the acclaimed deckbuilding roguelike set to initially launch into Steam Early Access in 2025.

The live-action movie adaptation of One Punch Man is moving ahead – and, now, Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon is onboard. 

Baldur's Gate 3 is the first game in history to win five major game of the year awards: those from BAFTA, D.I.C.E., Game Developers Choice, Golden Joystick, and The Game Awards. This historic achievement further underlines the massive success that Baldur's Gate 3 went on to become, especially since that elusive fifth accolade was far from a certainty.

In today's fast-paced office environment, having the right gadgets can make all the difference in boosting productivity and efficiency. Fortunately, you don't have to break the bank to equip your workspace with essential tools. Here are five top-rated gadgets under ₹699 that you need for your office:

Baldur's Gate 3 continues its unbreakable winning streak to become the first-ever game to grab gold at all five major Game of the Year awards.

iPhone 16 series to launch in the second half of 2024. And always, the rumour mills are working overtime to reveal details about the next iPhones. As of now, we have come across several leaks, revealing the expected features of the iPhone 16 models. Earlier, the iPhone 16 Pro colours were leaked, now the colour options of the standard models, iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are surfacing. While there is speculation about a few tweaks in the standard iPhone models, a new rumour claims that additional colour options are coming for these models. Check what colours are coming. 

A seller of hacked Pokemon has been arrested in Japan after selling custom save files for up to $90.

Mini Motorways maker Dinosaur Polo Club has hired a new CEO in Amie Wolken (pictured).

The new Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond is now live, but developer Arrowhead has quietly added brand new ship modules to the shooter.

It's official: Five Nights at Freddy's is getting a sequel, and it's coming very soon. 

Blizzard is taking mid-match leaves on Overwatch 2 more seriously and is implementing harsher punishments when Season 10 arrives. People playing Unranked games won't be able to join a queue for five minutes after leaving two of their last 20 games. And if they leave at least 10 out of the last 20, they'll be suspended for 48 hours. Players probably want to be even more careful when it comes to leaving Competitive games, though, because doing so 10 times out of 20 will get them banned for the rest of the season. In its announcement, Blizzard said that while it's aware not everyone abandons a game on purpose, these changes «should help curb those players who deliberately choose to leave a match.»

Five Nights at Freddy’s, the mostly reviled 2023 horror game adaptation that was also a colossal financial hit, is coming back to movie theaters. Universal Pictures announced a Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 during its CinemaCon 2024 presentation on Wednesday.

We thought we were done with the Prince of Persia franchise in 2024, but we were wrong. Evil Empire, one of the studios behind indie hit Dead Cells, is launching The Rogue Prince of Persia next month in Steam Early Access.

We finally know what the Slay the Spire studio has been working on: it's Slay the Spire 2, baby, and oh boy, it looks good.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is officially underway, and Blumhouse founder Jason Blum just shared a peek behind the curtain at what we can expect.

The latest major order issued to players could suggest a scary future for Super Earth. A new Automaton fleet is already en route and poses a greater threat than ever before.

Microsoft has announced its plans to discontinue support for Windows 10 by October 14, 2025, but will offer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for those who wish to continue using the older operating system. The ESU subscription will come at a price, with users required to pay $61 for the first year, doubling to $122 for the second year, and increasing to $244 in the third year. This fee applies to both individual users and businesses, with each Windows 10 device needing its own ESU licence.

Nearly five years after the release of Joker, the Oscar-winning DC comics-inspired drama starring Joaquin Phoenix, its sequel is finally ready for a spotlight. The first trailer for Joker 2 debuted on Tuesday at CinemaCon, the trade show for all things theatrical release, and shows off Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, and some of the new music that has been rumored for the film.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is officially underway – and fans think the puppeteers over at Jim Henson's Creature Shop are crafting a fan-favorite protagonist.

Bungie dropped a big gameplay reveal for Destiny 2: The Final Shape today, loudly declaring that the MMO's next expansion is going to take a sledgehammer to every single build currently available with wild combinations of new and existing abilities. 

Mama, I’m in love with a criminal! Cybird has just released Ikémen Villains: Wrapped in Wicked Romance, the latest installment in their popular series. This time, you won’t be wooing charming princes or valiant warriors. Ikémen Villains is a new fluffy love story with a dark side. This time, you can date the bad guys!

Even though a new Fallout game is almost certainly still years away, the long-running Bethesda series is about to get more attention than it has had in years. Potentially more attention than it has ever had in its history as its adaptation is about to be released on Amazon Prime. Dropping all in one go, and brought forward by a day, Insert Coin has restocked some of its Fallout items to prepare for an influx of new fans.

After spending over five years as a PC and Xbox exclusive, Microsoft recently announced that Rare’s well-liked online pirate game Sea of Thieves is setting sail to PlayStation 5 (along with a handful of other previously-exclusive titles). The game arrives in Sony’s harbours later this month, but those who want to try the game out early on PS5 will be able to jump into the game’s open beta this week!

After a decade, Apple finally laid its self-driving car project to rest while laying off several employees in the process. It was reported that ‘Project Titan,’ the name given to the company’s autonomous vehicle venture, was not commercially viable. Implying that it would have been difficult to compete with Tesla at the price at which the latter’s EVs are being sold at. However, a report states that even if Apple had sold a fraction of the units, it could have turned its car business into a $50 billion one, which is equivalent to the combined revenue of Mac and iPad.

If you’re into HUNTER×HUNTER and play Puzzle & Dragons, then I have some good news for you. These two are collaborating again on the global version of the game. Yes, the Puzzle & Dragons x HUNTER×HUNTER crossover kicks off today and runs until April 22nd.

There's an abundance of budget-minded gaming mice on the shelves, and many of them offer excellent bang for your buck value. Ruling them all, though, is the Razer Basilisk V3, a wired multi-genre pointer I gave top marks back when I reviewed it in 2021. 

No Man's Sky has become synonymous with ambitious developer overreach, a cautionary tale of what can happen when publishers do nothing to reign in out-of-control hype. When the game was released in 2016 and failed to meet sky-high expectations set in no small part by Hello Games director Sean Murray himself, fan backlash was the stuff of legends. But ever since, the developer has set about making amends.

At GDC 2024, Canadian developer Piranha Games showcased new info and footage of MechWarrior 5: Clans, a standalone game and the first in a very long time to be narrative-focused in this franchise. As suggested by the game's title, this will be a Clan Invasion story (the first since 1995's MechWarrior 2), diving into the period that changed the politics of the Inner Sphere for good. According to the developers, this will be an ideal entry point for series newcomers, too.

Five years after the release of the last game in the franchise, Gears 6 still isn't official, but that may change soon, according to new rumors.

It's been almost five years since the release of Gears 5, with only minor development updates and rumors of PlayStation ports to remind people the series is still alive. Given the way the game actually ends, it would have been surprising if we never actually got one, and it appears as though Xbox is getting ready to drop all the secrecy and give us a good look at the future of the Gears of War franchise this summer.

Five months ago, Rooms, a 3D design platform made by ex-Google employees, launched its beta version on the App Store. Today, the free iOS app is getting a big update that will bring a wave of new discovery-first features, including an activity feed, an explore page, the ability to browse by category, and more.

Marvel has released a new look at The Fantastic Four – and it comes with a surprise.

We're all getting another chance to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with no strings attached thanks to another free weekend.

This week, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead released a new cape, free to all players, to mark what it’s called 'Malevelon Creek Memorial Day.' Now, a subset of the game’s community is threatening to teamkill players who wear it, seemingly because they don’t like the focus on Malevelon Creek itself.

No Man's Sky remains one of the greatest comeback stories in the industry, a shaky launch entirely reversed by nearly a decade of meaningful and entirely free support. More than a dozen expansions later, however, and despite a new game on the way, game director Sean Murray is still yearning to improve the game's reputation.

Unless you’ve actually been stuck outside watching birds for the past five years, you’ve probably heard of Wingspan. This aviary-themed board game has sold over a million copies and ignited a new wave of nature-focused tabletop designs with unusually broad appeal. Now, birds are out and dragons are in, as Stonemaier Games’ Wyrmspan is mostly a return of the comfortable gameplay we’ve become accustomed to, albeit with a fresh cast of scaly winged beasts.

In the vast world of Grand Theft Auto 5's Story Mode, players are often on the lookout for the coolest rides to steal and cruise around Los Santos. While the game offers an array of vehicles, some stand out for their performance, style, and rarity. Here are the top five cars you can find in free roam that are sure to elevate your gaming experience.

While I can’t honestly call myself a diehard MechWarrior fan – I’ve never played the pen-and-paper roleplaying game, for instance – I have enjoyed many of the video games over the years, from MechWarrior 3 to both MechAssault games on Xbox. I skipped the original version of MechWarrior 5 because, while it was by most accounts a good game, its content was all procedurally generated. It wasn’t narrative-driven. And I love a good story-first MechWarrior campaign.

Mere hours after liberating Malevelon Creek, Helldivers 2 players have a new threat to contend with: mysterious cloaked ships.

Yesterday - on April Fool's Day of all days - developer Team Cherry posted a new Xbox Store page for the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong. There are almost no new details or screenshots, nor a date, but you can now wishlist it for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

It's hard to overstate how eagerly Hollow Knight fans have been awaiting its sequel, Silksong, five years after it was initially announced. And now, they got a little bit of hope, in the form of an Xbox Store page.

I was about 40 hours into my first playthrough of Dragon’s Dogma 2 when a sinking feeling started to settle in. “Wait, am I about to beat the game? Is this the final boss fight?” I thought. Turns out I was, and about 10 minutes into that final confrontation, I pulled the in-game equivalent of the ejection seat lever and quit.

Developer Arrowhead Studios delivered a new Major Order to Helldivers 2 players, giving them a 24-hour window to finally take back Malevelon Creek. The planet was liberated in only about five hours.

Patch notes for World of Warcraft Patch 10.6.2 as well as the new Classic Season of Mystery have leaked online.

Sony first-party developer Bend Studios is staffing up for another «AAA live service» game, and it seems that PlayStation will continue to chase the live service dragon. When we last heard from the Oregan-based developer of Days Gone, Bend said it was still «cooking» and, if nothing else, seemed confident whatever they were working on would take the studio to the next level.

Update: The free trial for Cyberpunk 2077 is now available through the PS Store until Sunday night. You can play five hours of CD Projekt Red's open world game, and the progress that you make can be carried over to the full thing should you decide to grab it later on.

The Plunderstorm Creator Royale is now live!

Magic: The Gathering’s newest set, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, just introduced a two-card winning combo to the game’s Standard format, and all you need is five mana, three of them black, and a dream.

Godzilla x Kong has just rumbled into cinemas, with early reactions calling it an absurdly fun ride – but when will the monster mash hit streaming services? It’s a fair question. After all, the previous MonsterVerse entry, Godzilla vs. Kong, released in cinemas and on streaming simultaneously.

European games firm Thunderful is selling Headup for €500,000 ($538,937).

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

A Helldivers 2 player has somehow survived robot Vietnam to emerge alive after taking out a Hulk, a Rocket Destroyer, and two Automaton Factories. 

The forces of Hell amass once again to bring the end of days in Diablo 3 Season 31. The season begins on April 12th 5 PM PDT and features an old theme from years past, which many fondly remember. The Season Theme for Season 31 is the Forbidden Archives, and this really seems to be the season of Zoltun Kulle for both Diablo 3 and 4! Some of you may remember this theme well, but for those of you who don't or are new, you're going to be in for a treat. While the theme may sound simple at a glance, it allows for an amazing amount of character build diversity and some really interesting combinations that are otherwise impossible. This is very much the season to get creative and wacky with your characters, so go wild!

Taking its first foray into PvP, Keystone Masters presents the Battle of the Bans, a pick-and-choose arena map ban series in which NA and EU arena teams will compete for $6,000 in prizes! The unique format of this best of five double elimination tournament promises a new layer of competitive decision making, as each team alternates in picking and banning to decide which maps will be played.

Adaptations aren’t easy, and few people in Hollywood know that better than David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. The writing and showrunning duo ran the gamut on HBO’s Game of Thrones, starting off with five seasons of a better and more faithful translation to the screen than anyone could have imagined, before the series slowly went off the rails when they ran out of material. The pair’s new show, 3 Body Problem, proves that they learned a lot from their failures on Game of Thrones — but its struggles also prove that no two adaptations are alike.

Judas, the game in development at Ken Levine's Ghost Story Games, just had a huge amount of details revealed by the man himself. Levine was featured in a fresh 75-minute interview with IGN's Ryan McCaffrey and Geoff Keighley, who had just played four or five hours of the game.

Imagine the frustration of an unexpected mishap that leaves your bike damaged while you're on a thrilling road trip. The financial burden can be heavy enough to cast a cloud over your travel plans. However, with two-wheeler insurance or motor insurance at your disposal, such stressful scenarios can easily be transformed into minor inconveniences. 

Dragon's Dogma 2 will have you doing a lot of walking, and I mean a lot. It's part of the game's satisfying gameplay loop, having you trek across vast swathes of wilderness, fighting off everything from little goblins to enormous griffins. Despite that, there are some moments in which you just can't be bothered to walk somewhere, especially if it's on the other side of the map, so some players have taken to catching a ride on the Sphinx for easier travel.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is simply enormous, and players are still discovering wild secrets days after launch, such as a terrifying Pawn plague that makes your minions murderous. But on the slightly goofier side, the community has recently figured out how to use the numerous catapults scattered around the world, and some of them are useful for revealing secret areas.

Gather ’round as we mark an occasion – the Lord of Heroes’ 4th Anniversary is here, and oh boy, they’re going all out with a spectacle.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is going down incredibly well with critics and fans alike (aside from on PC where it sits at "Mostly Negative" due to performance issues and MTX). But fans have one big grievance that the community has been complaining about since the first game launched in 2012.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is full of mythological monsters and beasts. During your travels, you will encounter many classics like Cyclopses, Griffins, and Dragons, but a more obscure creature is hidden away in a cave waiting to challenge you in a different way. The Sphinx is found in the Mountain Shrine at the top of the hill once you go through Wordlsend Cave. It won’t attack you when you approach, but instead, it will challenge you to a test of intellect. There are a total of 10 riddles to be solved, with a reward given for each one you manage to crack. Dragon’s Dogma 2 never holds your hand with anything, so we’ll help you unravel these riddles.

Night City is looking for new residents — even if they’re only temporary ones who happen to be in the neighborhood for a few hours. CD Projekt Red is offering PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S players the chance to check out Cyberpunk 2077 for free over the Easter weekend.

The South Park gang is back and this time, it’s a Snow Day! Taking a departure from the two previous entries’ RPG venture, the most recent being The Fractured But Whole, South Park: Snow Day! sees Cartman and crew enter the roguelike adventure territory with mixed results.