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Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.

After countless runs throughout the Underworld in an attempt to defy the Titan of Time, nothing helps the protagonist of unwind like a hot spring. The hot spring is an incantation that Melinoe can unlock like any other to renovate the Crossroads. Perhaps most importantly, the heated pool can also help players woo a potential romantic partner.

Wowhead’s Blood Surge Minions Necromancer Endgame Build Guide is now live! Season 4 is definitely the season of minions, and Necromancers are thrilled — so take advantage of all your new buddies! Blood Surge Minions Necromancer Endgame Build Guide

Ubisoft unveiled Assassin’s Creed Shadows last week, giving us our first real glimpse at the first Assassin’s Creed game to be set in Japan. Its Feudal Japan setting is something that fans of Assassin’s Creed have craved for a long time, and while it’s awesome that Ubisoft is finally delivering that concept, some other games did beat it to the punch. Many other developers have noticed how fruitful a historical Japan setting can be, from its feudal era all the way until the West started to intervene in the Edo period. As a result, there are quite a few games that I can recommend you check out while you’re waiting for Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ November 15 launch.

The past has never looked so good. That applies not only to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — Definitive Edition itself, but also the 1980s-inspired style of the titular city. This entry was a blast from the past when it was first released, and it’s downright retro today. Thanks to the face-lift this remastering has provided, it has never been easier to go back and relive the story of Tommy Vercetti and his quest for revenge in this visually overwhelming take on an exaggerated version of a crime-infested ’80s city.

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.

Wowhead’s Blight Corpse Explosion Minions Necromancer Endgame Build Guide is now live! Season 4 finally breathes life into undead minions, and Necromancers are on the case — if that case is exploding corpses, that is! Blight Corpse Explosion Minions Necromancer Endgame Build Guide

After a 2023 packed with generation-defining games, it felt like 2024 might be more of a comedown. There weren’t a lot of big new releases scheduled to drop outside of a busy first few months, and heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto 6 aren’t arriving until 2025. Traditional wisdom would have you thinking that gamers were in for a very slow year with few highlights.

A new game is about to enter Early Access this month and is definitely one for fans of the roguelike genre to look out for. was announced in April 2024 along with a trailer as part of the Triple-i indie showcase that showed off its new, vibrant art style through an action-packed sequence featuring the parkour and time-bending abilities that the franchise is known for.

We’ve been asking for it ever since the series debut, and now we’re finally getting an Assassin’s Creed game set in Feudal Japan. Previously known by the code name Assassin’s Creed Red, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be the latest entry in the long-running Assassin’s saga. Ubisoft let us know we would be getting the world premiere trailer first, but it turns out there was a lot more to show than just a first glimpse at the game. We’ve managed to gather all the footage and information shared online to deliver you the goods about Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

With the surprise release of the highly-anticipated Hades 2 from Supergiant this week comes a flood of new gameplay and mysteries to explore; one such mystery is the newest weapon added to the Hades roster, the Argent Skull. This is arguably the most complicated of the new weapons at Melinoe's disposal, but before players can engage with the new combat style it offers, they have to unlock it at the Nocturnal Arms pool. Alongside the other weapons players are able to wield, the Argent Skull must be unlocked using location-specific resources, some of which require the player to push pretty far into the game's levels.

, the next game in the historic stealth-action series, finally has an official release date. Details of the upcoming game, formerly known under the codename, have been scarce up until now. All that was known was its feudal Japanese setting. Rumors circulated around its protagonist, its inspirations, and what Japanese myths the next might incorporate, but nothing could be confirmed for certain until today.

I have some scoop regarding Towatsugai, the Japanese battle fantasy RPG by Square Enix. The bad news is that it has decided to pull its plugs this summer (it never saw a global release). The good news is that a web fan community with an archived version of the game’s story will start service on the same day of Towatsugai EOS.

With the release of the Tempest, its newest character class, Diablo Immortal, is creating a storm. Coming on May 23, 2024, this thrilling addition is expected to upend the battlefield with its unique fusion of mobility and rage.

A new multiplayer hero shooter reportedly in development at Valve leaked Thursday in the form of gameplay details and early screenshots of the project, known as Deadlock. The new game is described as a blend of Valve’s own Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2, as well as competing multiplayer games like Overwatch, Valorant, Smite, and Orcs Must Die.

With the release of EA Sports College Football 25 just two months away, we’ve now got our first glimpse of what the game looks like in action, courtesy of a proper trailer that publisher Electronic Arts released Friday morning.

Screenshots of a hero shooter said to be in development at Valve, have leaked. This comes shortly after the first details on the game were shared online, potentially revealing its name: Deadlock.

Ubisoft has revealed Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a new instalment in the long-running series, and we’ve got all you need to know about the release date, pre-orders and gameplay details — and we even have a couple of trailers for your perusal.

One of the most underrated features of PlayStation Plus Premium is the game trials that it offers. Although Sony does not put its AAA games on the service the day they release, it and several other third-party publishers offer up free demos that essentially give players full access to the game for a limited period of time. It’s a great way to test a new game before you buy and it also gives you an excuse to try out a variety of different games this weekend without making the time commitment to beat them all. I looked through the full list of game trials that PlayStation Plus Premium offers and pinpointed three of the demos that are most worth your time.

As the weekend approaches, you’re probably happy that you’ll soon have more time to check out some video games. And if you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber and aren’t sure what to play, you have a lot to choose from. That’s where I come in. I’ve looked through the Xbox Game Pass lineup and found three games that I think all kinds of players can have a good time with this weekend.

If you've been wondering what Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance actually does differently compared to the original Nintendo Switch title, then you've got to give this exhaustive new video a watch. Clocking in at over 13 minutes, this official, step-by-step guide on Vengeance's various additions and improvements is robust to say the least.

Speculation surrounding a new game from Toys for Bob is currently doing the rounds after the team updated its website to a singular shot of its Crash Bandicoot-inspired logo of a purple Tiki mask. The studio, which went independent earlier this year, is best known for its work creating Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which brought back the first three PS1 classics on PS4.

GreedFall II: The Dying World is the first sequel Spiders Studio has ever made, but based on a new IGN preview, the RPG still appears to be very much its own thing. Not only is it actually a prequel to the first game, but the combat system has been completely changed. Taking inspiration from BioWare RPG Dragon Age: Origins, you'll slow down time and queue up actions for your party to utilise rather than engage in real-time hack-and-slash fights.

Enotria: The Last Song is a sun-dappled Souls-Like inspired by the mythology of the ancient Enotrians, a wine and theatre-loving people who thrived in Southern Italy two millennia ago. It stands out compared to other entries in the increasingly crowded genre thanks to its sunny aesthetic, and courtesy of IGN, developer Jyamma Games has released a 15-minute gameplay overview trailer.

Frontier Developments, the studio behind fine management sim series like Planet Zoo and F1 Manager, isn't looking to break the mould. The studio announced that it has three titles in this style currently in development, one of which has been confirmed to be a Jurrasic World game, with the developer inking a deal with Universal Products & Experience to licence the IP.

EA Sports’ long-awaited return to the college football scene will finally be fulfilled on 19th July, when the imaginatively named EA Sports College Football 25 launches on PS5. There’ll be two versions available: the bog-standard edition for $69.99, or the Deluxe Edition for $99.99. The latter comes with all kinds of bells-and-whistles, including three days of early access from 15th July, the Heisman Hopeful Ultimate Team Pack, and 4,200 College Football Points.

Ubisoft has shared the full reveal of Assassin's Creed Shadows with a nearly four-minute cinematic trailer, announcing a PS5 version and the release date of 15th November 2024. You can catch the trailer above.

Pushing through the Assassin's Creed Shadows campaign will be reflected in the changing of the seasons, mixing up gameplay and the overall Japanese setting, a new deep dive into the open world game reveals. Via IGN, it's confirmed the single player story will move from spring and summer and into autumn and winter as you progress the plot. Doing so changes how you interact with the world and what it looks like.

Indika is a game of wild contradiction. It's compelling, thoughtful, and ambitious, but also tedious, rote, and derivative. It's the sort of video game that ruminates on the nature of devout faith, free will, guilt, shame, temptation, and morality, and then asks you to solve boring box puzzles. It's the sort of video game that asks you to solve boring box puzzles and then leaves you earnestly wondering whether the box puzzles were intentionally boring just to mess with you.

MultiVersus will get its big re-release later this month, and it’ll be bringing a brand-new character to the brawl: the Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill. Following the character’s initial cinematic unveiling, here’s a better look at his gameplay, along with some unique dialogue between him and his face-painted bae, Harley Quinn.

Update: It's been noticed in one of the YouTube descriptions for the cinematic trailer that Assassin's Creed Shadows releases on 15th November 2024 for PS5. There's no PS4 version.

Wowhead’s Fire Bolt Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide is now live! Season 4 has finally shown some love to Fire skills for Sorcerers, and we're taking this Fire Bolt build all the way to the top! Fire Bolt Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide

Gamers who are planning to upgrade their gaming PC‘s display should consider LG UltraGear gaming monitors, especially now that they’re on sale from LG. Among a wide range of models and sizes that are available in the brand’s monitor deals, we’ve chosen our top five picks to help you narrow down your choices, with discounts of up to $500. This UltraGear sale lasts through June 2. Whether you’re planning to stick to a tight budget or you’re thinking about going all out, complete your transaction for an LG UltraGear gaming monitor while you can still enjoy the savings.

Phoenix Labs is seeing its third round of layoffs in just over a year. According to reports, over 100 people were affected this time around and projects have been canceled.

Minecraft is turning 15 years old. Somehow, it feels like it’s been around for much, much longer, which speaks to the ubiquity of the game. Despite its age, Minecraft is still wildly popular due its its sandbox-style gameplay — you can do or make almost anything. You can already play it on your computer, console, or mobile phone, but Microsoft’s added one more platform: Google search.

Ubisoft's annual earnings report announced the cancelation of one of its most promising games in years in favor of focusing its efforts on a game almost certain to fail. It's been a big week for Ubisoft, which also officially announced with a cinematic trailer and a concrete release date. It reported that its earnings figures were on track with goals for 2024, with the potential for further growth brought about by the releases of and coming later this year.

, the new gacha game developed by Netmarble, has taken the community by storm with its fun combat and interesting story based on the manhwa and anime. That said, like many games of its ilk, includes a vast array of gameplay mechanics, Hunters, and Artifacts, so choosing an optimal setup can be a lot harder than it seems. In fact, it can be so complex at times that the players themselves have created a sheet in order to min/max their Hunters.

is brimming with collectible items and materials, with bones easily being among the most valuable. Although the purpose of bones in is not immediately apparent, the material becomes the primary trading currency at the Crossroads. Farming bones fast is essential to help gather other crafting materials and items of higher rarity.

With Nightdive Studios’ System Shock remake releasing May 21 on PS5 and PS4, it’s a perfect opportunity to look back and celebrate the original PC game that changed everything. 

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.

One of the developers of the 2000s-era games (later referred to as the ) has revealed more details on how its car systems would work across the open world, with seemingly weird appearances across the map now making a lot more sense., and ushered in a new age for the franchise after its earlier top-down titles by bringing it into a 3D open world, and this is a huge reason why the series is as big as it is today, however, it clearly came with plenty of experimentation to make this possible, especially with the obstacles presented on older hardware.

Following a brief testing phase via the Steam beta branch, Bethesda Game Studios has now released the Starfield May update on both PC and Xbox Series S|X.

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally seeing stock for the PlayStation Portal creep through. That means one of the better PlayStation deals right now is being able to buy the PlayStation Portal at Best Buy for $200. It wasn’t that long ago that stock was non-existent, so if you’ve been itching to play PS5 games on the move, this is your chance to do so. Here’s what to expect from your purchase.

Welcome to a day of samurai, wanton assassination, and savings. Obviously, I'm more talking about a discount on the imminently releasing Ghost of Tsushima as opposed to the just revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows. Preorders are indeed open for that, but I'm the type to at least wait for some actual gameplay video before getting too excited. Because, let's be honest, Sucker Punch—and to a lesser extent, Team Ninja—have left some pretty big sandals to fill.

For those of you who are looking to bring some friends along with you to experience the new systems and gameplay of Diablo 4 Season 4, we've got some good news! Blizzard is offering a Free Trial and a 50% Off Sale for Diablo 4's Standard Edition and the complete Diablo Collection.You can find the sale and free trial at the link below! Diablo 4 50% Off Sale and Free Trial This Sale and Free Trial are available now until May 21st.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is already being labeled as "woke" and "disrespectful" following its announcement trailer, primarily due to main characters Naoe and Yasuke, the latter of whom is historically considered Japan's first black samurai.

Nintendo has gotten a decisive victory for the Nintendo Switch which has been the center of multiple lawsuits over the years due to Joy-Con drift. However, a pair of these lawsuits have been filed for dismissal at the concession of those who filed them. The result of this could affect the upcoming Switch 2 console.

In, cheat codes allow players to dramatically alter their world's weather and climate, instantly triggering blizzards, heatwaves, and lightning. Cheats are integral to The Sims franchise and essential for the complete Sims 4 experience.

Alzara Radiant Echoes is a clear love letter to golden age JRPGs, pulling inspiration from the likes of Golden Sun and Lost Odyssey for a 3D turn-based RPG set in a Mediterranean fantasy world. Dark Souls composer Motoi Sakuraba is on board, along with Genshin Impact and Fire Emblem artist Yoshiro Ambe. And if that hadn’t already sold me already, developers Studio Camelia are also paying tribute to the best Final Fantasy game: FFIX, obviously.

Earlier this week Ubisoft finally shone a light on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the new Feudal Japan-set RPG-style adventure from the team at Ubisoft Quebec, that was originally known by the codename Assassin’s Creed Red. Since then, a few other tidbits have leaked, including a release date and some details about the game’s DLC and pricing plans. That said, fans were understandably still hungry for more.

Diablo 4 Season 4 is now underway! But for some players, their progress is intermittently being halted. Several players who use Nvidia 40 Series Graphics Cards have reported gameplay instability, including crashes. Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.0 Build 53129 Datamined Changes Wowhead Guides Updated for Diablo 4 Season 4 However, all is not lost! For those using the 40-Series Nvidia Graphics Cards, Blizzard has suggested a temporary fix that may improve gameplay stability. The option to disable Frame Generation can be found by accessing the Graphics section of the Options menu. Hopefully, this temporary fix will allow players to get up and running again.

Ubisoft gave Assassin’s Creed fans their first real look at the next flagship game in the long-running franchise with the debut trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Wednesday. Previously known as Assassin’s Creed: Codename Red, Shadows will send the franchise to feudal Japan for the first time this November, letting players live out their shinobi fantasies as the ninja Naoe.

Airship Syndicate has announced that its MMO Wayfinder will become a single player, with co-op options, offline game called Wayfinder Echoes. Sales for Wayfinder were stopped in April when the game’s ownership transferred from Digital Extremes to Airship Syndicate, while those who owned the game could play as normal.

Absurd Ventures, the new transmedia company from Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser, is planning to make an open world action-adventure game.

Jyamma Games has delayed Italian Soulslike action RPG Enotria: The Last Song from its previously planned August 21 release date to September 19, as well as announced that the previously canceled Xbox Series version is now planned once again. The game will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store when it launches. An eight-hour demo will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC on May 22.

The popular Hightech Toy event is making a hype-worthy comeback to the Archives in Goddess of Victory: Nikke. You’ll get to revisit this thrilling story and rewarding gameplay from May 16th onwards.

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has announced plans to roll back changes made to patrols and spawn rates following a recent patch after admitting the PlayStation Network controversy was the focus of its attention in recent weeks.

Microsoft has confirmed the next batch of games being added to Xbox Game Pass, with Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II being the big exclusive for the month. It is joined by the likes of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Chants of Sennaar, Immortals of Aveum, and Lords of the Fallen. The full list of games and the dates they will be available on the service.

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Priest Hero Talent Tree, Voidweaver!

The latest round of hotfixes to hit the Cataclysm Classic servers are here, with a number of small bug fixes, including the end of the «forever green» Drain Life — with that being said, there are a couple gameplay changes to Mages and Shamans, with Ignite now correctly not being triggered by Living Bomb critical strikes and Flametongue Totem no longer stacking with other Spell Power buffs.

Blizzard has posted Death Knight updates in the War Within, noting that the goal is to reduce build friction.

An exciting new update in brings new outfits perfect for the upcoming season. There is no shortage of new content being created for fans and each month seems to hold exciting free updates that anyone can experience. With the recent updates that offer more inclusive styles and features, there is so much more players are able to do with their Sim than before. Though the updates are small, it is encouraging for players that they are being included as free content, instead of being stuck behind a paywall like other releases.

It’s best not to put too much stock in Gundam Breaker 4’s name. Despite its title, it’s not the fourth game in the series. That honor goes to New Gundam Breaker, which Bandai Namco prefers to overlook due to its middling reviews and overall poor reputation with the fanbase. Instead, Gundam Breaker 4 will be the fifth console release in the now decade-old series, and what Bandai Namco hopes will be a fresh start for the franchise overall.

Dead by Daylight is a game absolutely packed with murderous monsters, both original and licensed from other franchises. The next crossover is a little bit outside of the usual horror wheelhouse — Dead by Daylight is producing a chapter themed around the wildly popular tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. Vecna, known in-game as The Lich, will be the game’s next Killer. Vecna is joined by a pair of Elven bards, one male and one female, who will serve as the new Survivors.

Behaviour Interactive have revealed a new trailer for The Casting of Frank Stone, a new horror adventure created by Supermassive Games, the team behind Until Dawn for Sony andThe Dark Pictures Anthology for Bandai Namco.

Blizzard has released a new video highlighting the new features and changes that have arrived in Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn! This trailer gives a sneak peek at the new systems and updates that players will find in the game such as Item Tempering, Masterworking, and improved Helltide events. Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Now Live! Leveling Tips & Tricks for Diablo 4 Season 4

Back in December of last year we revealed The Casting of Frank Stone at the Game Awards, and we couldn’t have been happier with the reception.

Dead by Daylight fans can check out the Dungeons and Dragons chapter starting today, but Behaviour Interactive teased another high-profile crossover during an anniversary showcase on Tuesday. A Castlevania chapter is on the way to DbD. There aren't any details yet about what that will include, but you just might get to play as Alucard or Simon Belmont in the fog. Behaviour plans to divulge more info about the Castlevania tie-up, which will arrive later this year, in August.

Dead by Daylight's 8th Anniversary stream has revealed a truck load of exciting content coming to the title over the next year, including crossovers with Dungeons & Dragons and Castlevania.

Prior to founding Midsummer Studio, a new development team that was announced today, Jake Solomon’s last big credit was working as creative director on Marvel’s Midnight Suns. In an interview with Digital Trends, Solomon gave some frank answers as to why the superhero strategy game got off to a disappointing launch.

If you have a Netflix subscription, but have yet to try any of the games included with it, you’re missing out. The streaming service has quietly put together a strong library of titles over the past few years, from certified classics like Hades to strong original games like Laya’s Horizon. Next week, Netflix subscribers can get another charming indie with their subscription: Paper Trail.

is developer Supergiant Games' follow-up to 2020's influential and adored roguelike, and to say that expectations are high would be something of an understatement. It's hard to look at a successful roguelike in the wake of and not find some of its fingerprints somewhere in the game's approach, whether it's careful attention paid to world design or an upgrade system that's adjacent to Boons from the the gods of Olympus. Character design, soundtrack, deep mechanics, customizable runs — the original had it all and then some, and still features as a genre touchstone for innovation.

Shin Megami Tensei 5 will be removed from the Nintendo eShop on June 13, 2024 ahead of the release of expanded edition Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees including 6 new ones with the launch of the War Within Alpha. Our Discipline Priest guide writer, AutomaticJak, offers an early review of the Voidweaver Hero Talents that enhance the base gameplay with a unique Cosmic Void theme without adding unnecessary bloat.

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.

Athenian Rhapsody, the comedic RPG adventure by Nico Papalia, lands on mobile today. Promising to whisk you away on a journey through the vibrant World of Athens, this game brings quite the punch of hilarity and unconventional gameplay.

One of the new ’s stand-out features should undoubtedly be replicated by other Metroidvanias. Playing through the strange, puzzle-filled world of can often be tense, but the intriguing triple-layer structure of the game is perfectly designed to draw people ever deeper into its world. has arguably quickly become one of the best Metroidvanias currently available to play, and its unique take on the genre will hopefully inspire future titles in turn.

I love the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, but for a long time now it feels like I’m a fan of everything but the actual video games. Nep Nep and her crew of humanised game-console gals are unforgettably hilarious and consistently endearing, but there’s been nothing consistent about the Neptunia video games as of late. Each one has been a standalone spinoff adventure with their own canon and their own gameplay – and rather than building off the previous games to improve and expand, each one seeks to rebuild the wheel and comes out equally rough as a result. Despite lifting a lot of the combat and gameplay from its predecessor, Neptunia Sisters VS Sisters, the same issues persist with Neptunia Game Maker (R)evolution.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Affliction Warlock guide writer, Kalamazi, offers an early review of the Soul Harvester Hero Talents that may seem passive at first look but offers some relatively in-depth interactions that may change gameplay heading into the new expansion.