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Dhanteras 2023 is here and many of us are looking to buy some gold on this auspicious day. There is a belief that buying or investing in gold on Dhanteras results in a prosperous year. While the traditional option is to buy physical gold from the nearest trusted jeweler, you can also try a digital gold experience. Digital gold has been around for a few years now and it brings a lot more conveniences than you expect. And you can buy it from apps like Google Pay, Paytm, and more.

A recent breakthrough in Earth science sheds new light on the origins of precious metals like gold and platinum, challenging conventional wisdom. This groundbreaking research, conducted by scientists at Yale University and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports Interesting Engineering. Here's a summary of the findings:

When you unlock the Providence Trials in Risk of Rain Returns, these are some of the toughest challenges you can undergo when playing specific classes. Scavenger Hunt is one of the tougher ones, and you’ll be playing as the Enforcer.

2023 is being touted as one of the greatest years in gaming. With major releases like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Spider-Man 2, and Starfield coming from the big three publishers, plus plenty of third-party hits, there are more great games this year than we know what to do with. Meanwhile, there have been close to over 6,000 layoffs across the games industry in the same time, impacting companies like Bungie, Epic Games, and more. But the primary reason for the huge number of redundancies isn’t because of something that happened in the last 12 months, but a trend that’s steadily grown for the past two years.

Blizzard has announced that Flightstones earned in Season 2 will be converted to gold with Patch 10.2 Launch!

Digital Eclipse has announced via Twitter that they will reveal the next game in their Gold Master Series during the Day of the Devs The Game Awards Edition on December 6, 2023. This follows this year’s August release of The Making of Karateka.

This Baldur's Gate 3 trick attack might be the strongest single attack we've seen in Larian's RPG to date, and it all revolves around gold and pickpocketing.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for November 6: Those who play Garena Free Fire Max regularly must be aware that Luck Royale is the biggest way to win cosmetics in the game. Recently, Weapon Royale and Gold Royale have been added to the game. You can get an amazing chance to win thrilling rewards with both these Royale. Given below is the list of rewards you can win while using Weapon Royale and Gold Royale in the game.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for November 4: If you are a consistent player of Garena Free Fire Max, then you must be aware of the new OB42 update in the game. Developers of Garena have recently introduced it. You can now enjoy the new events and features by downloading the latest update. Recently Garena has introduced a new Gold Royale rewards event in which you can win interesting skins and items when you spin. This new event has been added to the Luck Royale section. you can spin with the help of gold coins and win exciting rewards from the prize pool.

The Fall Guys and Final Fantasy XIV crossover is finally happening as part of the MMORPG’s Patch 6.51, launching October 31. Players can participate in obstacle courses inspired by the free-to-play title within the Golden Saucer casino/theme park.

Naoki Hamaguchi, the director behind Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, revealed that the entire game will be stuffed with Gold Saucer-level mini-games.

One Skyrim player has made the ultimate sacrifice - and several less ultimate sacrifices - to let the world know what happens if you eat every single ounce of food available for purchase in the game's major cities. In short, you die. Explosively.

The upcoming survival gameLord of the Rings: Return to Moria has gone gold, meaning it’s very close to the end of its production cycle and almost ready for release. But, to coincide with the setting of the game, the development team Free Range Games has referred to this process as going “mithril.”

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria has gone gold, or Mithril, as the team announced this morning, ahead of its October 24th PC launch. The survival crafting title is also showing off its Dwarf creator, and unveiled that actor John Rhys-Davies will voice the role of Gimli, who summons the Dwarves to the Misty Mountains.

Publisher North Beach Games and developer Free Range Games have delayed the PlayStation 5 version of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria from its previously planned October 24 release date to December 5, and it will now both physically and digitally on the same date. Additionally, the PC version, which will launch via Epic Games Store on October 24, has gone gold. The Xbox Series version is still planned for release in early 2024. The game will cost $39.99 / €35.99.

A Runescape player asked the Old School RuneScape (OSRS) subreddit what should have been a very simple, straightforward question (thanks, GamesRadar). Being the internet, they sure didn't give them a simple or straightforward answer.

When you think of Funkos, your mind likely goes right to Pops. Understandable as just about every character from all major series and franchises has been turned into a Funko Pop! at this point. There are more than just Pops to Funko, though. Pins, Popsies, and its Vinyl Gold collection. A range of high-end figures created to include artists and athletes so they can be more detailed than your average Pop! Later today, a very exclusive Iron Man figure will be added to that collection.

When Blizzard stated that the Gold Rewards from Whisper Caches would be greatly increased, players were not expecting to receive hundreds of thousands of Gold before even hitting level 10.

The OPPO Find N3 or OnePlus Open, whatever you would prefer to call these devices, are going to be released on October 19th, later this month. Over the past couple of weeks, we have been hearing a lot about these phones and how they will be different from one another. We do know that the OPPO will be available in its ColorOS flavor, whereas the OnePlus Open will launch with OxygenOS, but today, we have our first proper look at the Find N3.

A Bumble date of a man allegedly decamped with his iPhone 14, gold jewellery, and drained his bank accounts of ₹1.78 lakh after drugging him in his house in DLF Phase 4, police said on Wednesday. Rohit Gupta, the victim, in his complaint said he had met a woman named Sakshi alias Payal through Bumble dating app. He said the woman told him she was from Delhi and was currently living with her aunt in Gurugram.

Old School Runescape player and streamer BTCs, known as the wealthiest player in the game with more than one trillion gold to his name, has been permanently banned from Runescape over allegations of real-world trading—that is, trading items in the game for anything outside of it, typically real money. It's a stunningly expensive ban: Even though OSRS gold has no official real-world value according to the terms of service (because you're not allowed to trade it for real money), the price of that much gold on grey-market gold selling sites would be in excess of $160,000.

The previously datamined unlimited use Dreambound Augment Rune has been added to vendors in this week's Dragonflight Patch 10.2 PTR update, with a whopping 100,000 gold price tag! While gold values typically inflate each tier, it's interesting to note that all three of the unlimited Augment runes since their introduction in Legion have cost around 50,000 gold, with the Dragonflight version outright doubling that cost, rather than any kind of slow and gradual increase over the course of each expansion.

The richest player in the history of nostalgic MMO Old School RuneScape has been banned for alleged real-world trading, which means a staggering 1 trillion gold has been removed from the game in an instant. Assuming you were able to convert it via illegal gold sellers, 1 trillion OSRS gold could theoretically net you upwards of $160,000, potentially making this one of the most costly MMO bans of all time. 

Bethesda has long insisted that war never changes, but they’re barking up the wrong tree. The one immovable constant in every Bethesda RPG is that players will hoard miscellaneous junk in every universe - from the cutlery in Skyrim, rusted metal in Fallout, and now, the toilet paper in Starfield, aka Toiletfield.

I had a very specific hankering going into this Steam Next Fest. I wanted a Gothic 2D Metroidvania with some Bloodborne vibes. I've just been in that kind of mood since blasting through Lies of P, and frankly I thought it would be harder to scratch the itch. Lo and behold, The Last Faith was the first Metroidvania demo I tried, and it absolutely whips.

EA Sports FC 24 has teamed up with Pepsi Max as part of an «epic international campaign that will elevate gamers' experiences» and let players unlock in-game rewards from participating Pepsi Max products.

New information about Saturo Iwata’s input into the development of Pokémon Gold and Silver has been discovered.

The Eastern Kingdoms Cup is live with another round of time-limited dragonriding races, so we're breaking down some tips, tricks, and community content creator video highlights to help bring home the gold! Eastern Kingdoms Cup Guide and Rewards

A Diablo 4 content creator recently had their "prized" Old School RuneScape account, which they've invested over $1,000 into, hacked for 4.8 billion gold. Utterly in shambles, they took to YouTube to vent their frustrations – one being that they practically asked to be hacked by ignoring some important account security tools – only to report back days later with the surprise news that the MMO's developer, Jagex, had reached out and restored their lost items. 

Gold skins and cosmetics are usually reserved for when you reach the highest rank or complete a battle pass in a game. They're usually a sign that you've put in the work and earned a shiny trophy to show everyone. While you may not have to put in the same amount of grind in a game to get it, the newly announced Gold Shadow Special Edition Xbox Controller is definitely something you'd want to show off.

Imagine what it would be like to spend hundreds of dollars and thousands of hours amassing an unparalleled fortune in a game you love, only to have it all taken away.  Heartbreaking is a big word, but I would definitely be fighting back tears (as I uninstalled). 

A new gold standard Xbox controller.

Xbox has announced its next special edition wireless controller called Gold Shadow.

Microsoft has announced its latest Xbox controller design.

Fast food restaurant chain KFC has awarded a speedrunner a gold trophy valued at over $10,000. 

NEOWIZ and Round8 Studio have released a new update for Lies of P, their recent Souls-like action RPG, easing the difficulty in certain aspects. Certain field monsters have had their HP reduced while the chance of breaking the stance of some monsters has increased (in addition to the stagger frequency).

Hosts China won the first eSports gold medal in the 72-year history of the Asian Games on Tuesday as Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey issued another warning for next year's Paris Olympics. Gaming is making its debut as a medal event in Hangzhou in what is seen as a major step towards Olympic status one day.

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Resident Evil 4 “Separate Ways” DLC has arrived, letting players see what Ada Wong was busying herself with during the game’s main story (you can check out Wccftech’s impressions of the expansion here). Of course, as always with Resident Evil, Separate Ways contains its fair share of puzzles, secrets, and unique mechanics to unravel.

Hello! Welcome to the 296th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we have a great tip for the new Dreamsurge events to get the most out or World Quest gold as well as another deep dive into transmog sales. There is also a major update to the WorthIt addon, a must for solo farmers out there. My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

The second phase of Payday 3’s Gold & Sharke mission has you within reach of the vault. However, there’s a heavy security system protecting it, and the first layer of protection is a series of lasers. These lasers are connected to several outlet boxes hidden throughout the room, and you’ll need to break into those to reach the vault.

The Gold & Sharke heist in Payday 3 features a massive bank, where you’ll have to sneak through the decorated hallways to reach the vault, hidden in the center of it. After you’ve reached the upper floor, your next goal is to make it to the Vault Lobby.

Microsoft has commemorated its recently-departed Xbox Live Gold subscription service with a shiny new badge on users' Xbox profile screens.

Developer Insomniac Games has announced that Marvel's Spider-Man 2has gone gold, reaching a launch-ready state ahead of its release on October 20 PS5 release. 

Insomniac's Spider-Man sequel has gone gold! If you're not familiar with the «gold» term, it means the game is complete and ready to be submitted to Sony's online services and be printed to discs. It doesn't mean the game is completely done – Insomniac will continue to update the game and bug squash in the coming weeks and months – but the version that you will be able to play when the game releases October 20 is ready.

Better get ready to wear those Spidey suits again because Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has gone gold. Insomniac Games announced the news on their Twitter page Wednesday, and the studio also published a video with the cast psyched about the game going gold. At this point, it’s unlikely that the game will get delayed.

With a month to go until launch, developers Insomniac Games have announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 superhero hit, has officially gone gold and completed development, meaning it’s on track for its release next month, and fans can officially get hyped for its release.

Insomniac's Spider-Man sequel has gone gold! If you're not familiar with the «gold» term, it means the game is complete and ready to be submitted to Sony's online services and be printed to discs. It doesn't mean the game is completely done – Insomniac will continue to update the game and bug squash in the coming weeks and months – but the version that you will be able to play when the game releases October 20 is ready.

Insomniac Games has announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has gone gold, approximately one month before release. While there will likely be a day-one patch, the open-world superhero title is on track.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has gone gold, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games announced. That means development is complete and the game is ready for mass production.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is easily one of the more anticipated PlayStation 5 exclusives coming out. From the talented team at Insomniac Games, our next iteration of the franchise series is nearly here. Of course, there is always the fear that something would delay this game further back into the 2023 calendar year. However, that’s not the case because today, we got the official word that the development team has officially reached the fabled gold status for their game project. 

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has officially gone gold with a month to go until launch.

As you reach the St. Frangelico Cathedral location in , an NPC named Giangio will tell you about a special item called Gold Coin Fruit that you can get as a unique type of currency. These strange objects allow you to purchase upgrades and items that could summon allies to your side in battle. Although the Gold Coin Fruits only appear on a timer, there are ways to collect more by using certain perks or boosters.

Pirates' Day is back for 24 hours and this year, a special Dragonriding Customization is available for the Highland Drake! Pirate's Day may not be active in your region just yet.Dread Captain DeMeza is available in Booty Bay for Pirates' Day once again, but this year Highland Drake: Pirates' Day Armor is available for a large amount of treasure — 50,000 Gold!

One of several exciting cosmetics coming in Dragonflight Patch 10.2 is the Tabard of the Tyr's Guard, a white and gold colored version of the incredibly popular Tabard of the Lightbringer from Wrath of the Lich King! Normally only obtainable by Warriors, Paladins, and Death Knights through completion of the extensive Shadowmourne questline in Icecrown Citadel, the original tabard is one of several bind on use rewards received from the Unsealed Chest follow up quest, alongside Muradin's Favor, Jaina's Locket, Sylvanas' Music Box, and the Reins of the Crimson Deathcharger. At this point, many of these rewards from the nearly 15-year old raid have been obtained by alts or bought and sold on the auction house, but they remain semi-exclusive and highly sought after by nearly all players. While it's still unclear exactly how the new Tabard of the Tyr's Guard will be obtained, it seems very likely that it will be rewarded at some point in the quest to restore the Keeper Tyr, which reintroduced the human paladin Travard as leader of the Tyr's Guard from Legion.

Continuing the trend of premium editions granting early access to a game, Silver and Gold Edition owners of Payday 3 can start playing the co-op first-person shooter today. It launches worldwide on September 21st for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.

Among the many games to make a splash during the recent PlayStation State of Play is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It’s launching on February 29th, 2024, for PS5, and the latest gameplay trailer offered several new details, including the appearance of summons like Alexander and Odin.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally got its release date of February 29, 2024 at today's PlayStation State of Play alongside a new trailer showcasing loads of the remake's takes on beloved locations and characters.

As we heard earlier this summer, Microsoft’s venerable Xbox Live Gold service is going away, to be replaced with Xbox Game Pass Core and the company has now revealed the transition is coming… tomorrow! Xbox Game Pass Core will essentially be the same as Xbox Live Gold, but will also come with a select library of games – a smaller lineup than the one you get with a regular Game Pass subscription, but there’s still some worthwhile stuff on the list. Gears 5, Halo 5, Grounded, Psychonauts 2, Fallout 4, Vampire Survivors, and more. There’s also a nice emphasis on fun, evergreen multiplayer stuff like Among Us, Overcooked, and Unpacking, to name a few. You can check out the full list, below.

While you may have been familiar with Bounty Hunting in Fortnite before, things have changed since you last hopped online. The method of gold farming is nothing new, but the way that Job Boards work, including the name of the structure, is. At first, the Job Board used to be nothing but bounty stations, allowing you to locate and target a fellow player on the island, and take them out for profit. Now you can do that, but also so much more. Here’s how to successfully use the Job Board in Fortnite.

Hello! Welcome to the 294th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we look at gold making opportunities in 10.1.7 and how the wider landscape has changed. There is also the matter of record high Token prices this week and we discuss Hardcore gold making! My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

Good news, Diablo fans – Diablo 4 is running a bonus XP/Gold event, Mother's Blessing, to celebrate the (US — not for us in the UK, sadly) holiday weekend.

The retail WoW Token gold price has hit record highs in nearly all regions over the last month with little relief in sight. Let's explore recent and historical WoW token data to determine if players could see relief anytime soon.

This Razer Viper Signature Mini gaming mouse has been coated in the tears of the proletariat: 24 karat gold. It's a one-off commission made by Razer for a pretty sum—it's so expensive, in fact, that Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan won't even utter the price.

This might actually beat the Owlbear elbow-drop as Baldur's Gate 3's most creative kill, utilising a decidedly mid magic item to deal hundreds of damage, taxing a central villain so hard they just die.

Blizzard has announced Diablo 4’s first XP and Gold boost weekend, which just so happens to clash with the launch of Starfield.

The start of September is unofficially Starfield Day, with Premium Edition owners gaining early access to the long-awaited sci-fi RPG. For Diablo 4 players, it’s Mother’s Blessing Weekend (yes, seriously). From September 1st, 10 AM PDT to September 5th, all XP and Gold earnings are increased by 25 percent.

Yesterday, Blizzard Entertainment announced that Diablo IV players would be able to enjoy a 25% increased XP and gold rate across all realms (Eternal and Seasonal) and World Tiers this weekend, thanks to Lilith's 'Mother's Blessing'.

Diablo 4 will boost the amount of gold and XP you earn starting this Friday, which gives you the perfect opportunity to try a new build or class—if you're not already planning to marathon Starfield, that is.

Diablo 4 Is offering some special gold and XP bonuses this coming weekend, starting on September 1st.

Blizzard has announced a long Diablo 4 bonus weekend from September 1 to September 5, where players will earn 25% more experience and gold! Diablo 4 Bonus Weekend Blue Post

Diablo 4 will hand out 25% more gold and experience from September 1 through September 5 as part of its first "Blessings Aplenty" event. 

When the iPhone 15 is revealed next month one familiar option for the phone won’t be part of the lineup: gold. 

From Lords of the Fallen 2 to The Lords of the Fallen and finally Lords of the Fallen – the long-awaited follow-up to CI Games’ Souls-like has finally gone gold. Developed by Hexworks, it launches on October 13th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.

Apple tries to maintain a unique identity for their iPhones. Most of its users are attracted to its sleek designs and it encourages them to make the purchase. Keeping that in mind, Apple this year is expected to feature a titanium finish in their iPhone 15 Pro models. To enhance its looks and design, it may not come in previously expected colours like red, gold or purple. Check out what Apple has planned for its upcoming smartphones.

There are a plethora of forward-facing changes coming with the new iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. While the devices will feature upgraded internals for enhanced performance and battery life, the exterior is expected to be quite different than the current models as well. It was previously rumored that the iPhone 15 Pro models will come in a titanium finish which will be stronger but lighter compared to the stainless steel finish. Up until now, there were two color options rumored for the 'Pro' models - Blue and Crimson Red. Now, the company is potentially testing a blue and gray color option for the iPhone 15 Pro models.

The player often blamed for Diablo 4's recent trading shutdown says they aren't responsible.

KO_OP’s Goodbye Volcano High was first revealed during Sony’s 2020 PlayStation Showcase. Featuring colorful dinosaurs in their last year of high school, the game has been subject to numerous delays. The first came in 2021, when countless other games were subject to the same fate due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, it was pushed to this year and then delayed again after missing its June 15 release date.

One of the players reportedly responsible for getting Diablo 4's in-game trading suspended has revealed what they spent their ill-gotten gold on.

Good news for fans of stabbing corrupt historical figures: Assassin's Creed Mirage will now release a week earlier than anticipated. Alongside news that the game has gone gold — meaning that it's ready to be shipped — Ubisoft confirmed that the launch date has been pushed forward, to the 5th October, 2023. It was previously set for the 12th October.