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Capcom has released a patch update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 that tones down the threat from Dragonsplague, the viral sickness that can be caught — and carried from one player’s game to another — by pawns, the game’s AI-controlled party members.

Mizora is a cambion, which means that if you 'kill' her, she'll just reawaken in Avernus. So, if you want to break Wyll's pact with her in Baldur's Gate 3, lopping off her head isn't an option.

Capcom has released a new update for its open-world fantasy game Dragon’s Dogma 2 that nerfs the dragonsplague, among other things.

A new Dragon's Dogma 2 patch is now live on PC and consoles, introducing some gameplay tweaks and fixes.

Infection Free Zone, now in Steam Early Access, has a basic premise: Zombies have taken over the world, driving humanity into underground bunkers to wait the plague out. Eventually, the radio fires up, and a message goes out that the disease is fading. While the surface is still dangerous, it’s time to step up and make an attempt to build a new society.

Capcom has shared a list of patch notes for a Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 update that'll drop at some point later this month, and chief among them is news the game's dragonsplague mechanic will be reduced in frequency and made much more easily noticeable. The patch notes confirm the infection will be spread at a slower rate and your Pawns' eyes will glow a lot more, making the disease a lot easier to deal with.

A new update for Dragon's Dogma 2 will effectively nerf the dreaded Dragonsplague disease, which has been a headache for players since launch.

An unofficial Star Wars horror game has showed us what a zombie apocalypse would be like in a galaxy far, far away, and it's just as disturbing as you're expecting. 

A Dragon's Dogma 2 speedrunner has somehow managed to complete the RPG in under two hours with no armor equipped, and using their bare fists as their only weapon, leaving goblins and griffins everywhere shook.

John Carpenter’s 1982 movie The Thing ends with its few remaining characters in a desperate spot. Faced with an alien creature that can infect, assimilate, and emulate human bodies, the survivors don’t know who among them might secretly be an alien, or whether their pyrrhic efforts have eliminated the infection. They’re stranded in the Antarctic with their research base destroyed. Their resources are gone, there’s no meaningful shelter left, they’re freezing to death, and they can’t even trust each other enough to work together.

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for April 11: Battle Royale games like Free Fire are all about having smart gaming skills to spot and eliminate enemies. While the game is quite intense and thrilling, a player must stay vigilant about their surroundings and make their next move accordingly. Additionally, the next important thing in such games is survival. This will allow players to last longer in the game and it also may land you towards victory. Therefore, check out these tips and tricks to survive till the end of the game.

Dragon's Dogma 2 modders are taking one of the best parts of the game out of the RPG, with a mod that directly displays what stage of Dragonsplague any Pawns are infected with.

Dragon's Dogma 2's pesky Dragonsplague illness turns pawns murderous but only exhibits a few subtle symptoms up to that point, so one modder has made things really obvious for PC players by sticking a big number on the follower's forehead.

Dragon's Dogma 2 players continue to live in fear of Dragonsplague, but it seems they're starting to devise ways to warn others about the spread of the infection.

Reports of a mysterious affliction infecting the Pawns of Dragon's Dogma 2 players, the AI-assisted NPC companion each player creates, have begun to trickle in. This sinister disease is known as Dragonsplague and affected Pawns will exhibit red glowing eyes, incoherent speech, disobedience, and increased aggression. Letting one into your party can have catastrophic, permanent consequences for your game world and inadvertently spread to others. This is an evolving situation. Vague mechanical spoilers for Dragon's Dogma 2 to follow!

Dragon's Dogma 2director Hideaki Itsuno has shared that the game's most devastating feature was being considered as early as the series' 2012 original.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 likes to keep many of its mechanics and systems a secret until you discover them. You will learn quickly that you can’t fast travel around the map freely, but there’s one mechanic that is far more detrimental to your game. This is called dragonsplague and it is a disease that can’t be cured with a simple tonic. In fact, you may not even realize if you have it in your game because it isn’t something that affects your character at all; instead, it affects your Pawns. Failing to recognize you have dragonsplague and deal with it in a timely manner can ruin your entire playthrough if you’re not careful. To avoid such a catastrophe, here are all the details about this cruel disease.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 players will no doubt have heard whispers from their faithful followers, known as pawns, about a terrible plague infecting their ranks. Unfortunately, that sickness is real and currently spreading through Capcom’s fantasy role-playing game via its pawns, and it’s led to the mass murders of NPCs like merchants and quest-givers.

Dragon's Dogma 2's most divisive feature, the dreaded Dragonsplague, was first thought about 10 years ago but couldn't be realized because of the technological shortcomings of the time.

The Dragon's Dogma 2 community has been left shaken by the existence of Dragonsplague – a deadly illness introduced in the sequel that can result in entire towns being killed. Left unchecked, the contagious disease –  which can be spread game-to-game by hiring infected Pawns – has the potential to result in numerous NPCs, including important quest-givers, being wiped out overnight. 

Dragon's Dogma 2 players are getting their save files absolutely destroyed by Dragonsplague, as the game severely punishes anyone who ignores the signs of this mysterious illness. If you keep an afflicted pawn in your party for too long, the results will be much worse than having an uncooperative party member and could stop you from making progress in the story.

It's only been a few days since Dragon's Dogma 2 finally launched, and despite receiving some incredibly positive critic reviews and breaking records for Capcom on Steam, it's not all been smooth sailing. There's been backlash over the microtransactions on offer, and now, there's also mass panic over the existence of a deadly plague that can result in the death of all the NPCs in a town. 

Dragon's Dogma 2 introduces a disease called Dragonsplague, which infects pawns and causes them to disobey orders. You won't be able to easily tell when a pawn is infected, but once they are, they will be able to infect other pawns in your party too.

Astarion is one of the most iconic characters to come out of Baldur's Gate 3, a pompous high elf magistrate turned vampire spawn adorned in equally as pretentious clothing. But at some point during development, he was a tiefling.

Anyone who’s played Pokémon long enough might become a bit cynical about the games’ creature collection aspects. You’re trapping, breeding, and battling those adorable creatures, and in the case of the Pokémon-inspired Palworld, even conscripting them into forced labor. A new creature-collection game, Creatures of Ava, is taking a different approach: What if you were nice to the animals?

Games Operators and Jutsu Games have announced that their zombie apocalypse survival management game, Infection Free Zone, will enter early access on April 11, 2024.

Cybercrime and malicious acts by tricksters are increasing drastically with the ever-increasing use and spread of advanced technology in almost every aspect of life. While app stores like Google Play Store and Apple App Store are strengthening their platforms to detect malicious acts, cyber criminals manage to find new ways to fool the system and get their malicious, malware-laden apps onto them. Tricksters are now fooling smartphone users by uploading malicious apps on these stores in the guise of providing free services to users and these acts are going unnoticed. Needless to say, these malware-laden apps are being used to steal data and money from innocent users. In the latest instance, it has been reported that some malicious apps with a whopping 150000 downloads were discovered in the Google Play Store. These apps are said to be spreading Anatsa banking Trojan malware to users' smartphones to gain control over their devices. Know more about these malware apps here.

In a groundbreaking development, the realm of iPhone security has been shaken as the first-ever banking Trojan tailored for iOS devices has emerged. Originally known as the Android Trojan GoldDigger, it has now evolved into GoldPickaxe, equipped with advanced features designed to facilitate the unauthorised draining of bank accounts of users with iPhones.

U.S. authorities on Friday said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called "Warzone RAT" that could be used to steal data from victims' computers.

is deeply narrative-driven, and near-constant dialogue throughout the game results in very fleshed out characters. From old favorites like Joel, to new leads like Abby, has a knack for delivering compelling quotes. The story's stakes are high and the game's characters are incredibly complex. With such a dire post-pandemic world and a cinematic flair, it's unsurprising that is filled with memorable lines.

The Last of Us Part 2 is a game full of sadness and tragedy, with a few tender and heartwarming moments sprinkled throughout to give the more dramatic and emotional scenes more punch. One of these moments is when players get a brief glimpse of what a normal life could've looked like for Ellie and Dina, having players explore and maintain a farmhouse following the birth of JJ.

Blizzard Entertainment has posted Diablo 4’s update 1.3.0 patch notes in preparation for its upcoming third seasonal update, Season of the Construct.

Season 3 of Diablo 4 is accompanied by the release of Patch 1.3.0 which introduces 7 new Legendary Aspects. This includes 2 new Aspects available to all Classes and 5 new class-specific Aspects (one for each class)! Diablo 4 Season 3 Developer Update Livestream Summary Diablo 4 Patch Notes: Patch 1.3.0

The Last of Us 2 originally featured a horrifying flashback that was cut from the final game.

provides a real challenge, but beginners can have a head start by learning these tips before playing. is a very unique series, offering a contrast between stealth and combat, with one of the best stories in modern gaming.

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered has a new No Return mode that brings the roguelike genre into Naughty Dog’s postapocalyptic franchise for the first time, and with it comes a bevy of unlockable characters, skins, and more that dedicated players are certain to want to unlock for use in-game.

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered‘s campaign mostly just features visual upgrades over the PlayStation 4 original, but its new No Return mode provides players with a roguelike experience within the same world. This tense and challenging experience requires equal parts patience, strategy, and quick reflexes if you want to survive till the very end. In this guide, we’ll share some things you’ll want to keep in mind while tackling No Return.

Sometimes, a game has a lot riding against it, and it has to go the extra mile to prove its excellence. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered isn’t in the worst position pre-launch, although it has a steep hill ahead of it to prove why it should exist at all. Staying true to its history, Naughty Dog manages to not disappoint, and delivers a package filled with upgrades and a few surprises. 

The Last of Us Part II Remastered hits PlayStation 5 exclusively on Friday, January 19. I recently played through its story, my first of the remastered version but my third time overall. Or rather, I watched my wife, a first-time player unspoiled of its events, play through it – I interviewed her about it, and you can read those impressions here. But I experienced The Last of Us Part II’s story once more nonetheless. Big surprise: I really loved it, just like I did in 2020. I might like it even more now today, to be honest.

This week’s Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded update will no longer include a controversial new feature called Covert Exfil.

Sanctuary is oozing with maladies to be eradicated, wanderer—go forth and defend your home!

Activision has revealed what fans can look forward to in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Season 1 Reloaded.

Activision has detailed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded.

Season 1 Reloaded Arrives in Modern Warfare III

AI Roundup: NITI Aayog VC advocates AI solutions for marine fisheries challenges; Government and industry collaborate on AI for public grievance resolution; AI model predicts COVID-19 fresh variant waves with 80% accuracy; Railways to utilise AI for crowd control during Prayagraj's Magh Mela- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

A popular Slay the Spire mod called Downfall was compromised over the holidays, and used to push malware to users via a Steam update. The malware in question is called Epsilon and is used to steal information from infected hardware, and was present in the standalone version of the mod on Steam for around an hour on Christmas Day.

In a recent discovery, McAfee researchers have detected a concerning threat within the Android landscape, a sophisticated backdoor malware named 'Xamalicious.' Targeting approximately 327,000 devices, this insidious software made its way through deceptive apps lurking on the Google Play Store. Crafted using Xamarin, an open-source framework for developing Android and iOS apps with .NET and C#, Xamalicious employs social engineering to acquire accessibility privileges, as detailed in a recent blog post by the McAfee Mobile Research Team.

Earlier this year, my left ear, previously every bit as capable as my right, started letting me down. I at first had many explanations for this — a buildup of ear wax, some side effect of a sinus infection or a prolonged reaction to a lot of flying recently. It took a specialist to break it to me that I had joined the ranks of 1.25 billion people in the world who suffer from mild to moderate hearing loss.

Today is Christmas and, as expected, most businesses and governments have shut down for the day and people are enjoying a holiday. Yet artificial intelligence developments have found a way to emerge even today. In a shocking development, the parent company of Paytm, One97 Communication, has fired more than 1000 employees. The underlying reason behind the Paytm layoff is reported to be the AI advancement of the company that has caused a few positions to be surplus to requirements. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision Blizzard plan to end hybrid remote/in-office work for QA staff based in Minneapolis, Austin, and El Segundo next year, with employees who are unwilling to fully return to the office offered severance, in what the ABK Workers Alliance are calling the basis for a round of "soft layoffs".

Celebrate Early with CODMAS

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Warzone are getting the festive treatment with the latest 'Codmas' holiday event.

Microsoft Office 2021 is a version of the Microsoft Office suite of applications for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. It was released on October 5, 2021, along with Windows 11, and replaced Office 2019. Office 2021 retains the same major version number of 16 that previous versions of Office had. It introduces new dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP features for Excel, full dark-mode support and performance improvements.There are many places to buy MS Office, and there are even some free software packages. Install it, but it is very likely that your computer will be infected with viruses and your personal information and data will be stolen. Many users may wonder where to buy genuine and cheap Microsoft Office.

Elon Musk claimed Saturday that advertisers were returning to X (formerly Twitter) after an exodus, at a Rome meeting where he also warned Italy's low birth rate could put off investors. The billionaire was a star guest at the Atreju political festival organised by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party.

It feels like we are finally coming out of culture’s obsession with zombies. Sparked by the success of The Walking Dead, this craze has lasted for a surprising amount of time given how decayed and rotten many of the media representations are. It’s refreshing to see the subject given a new twist though, and Undying offers a more personal and emotional take on the usual undead apocalypse. Rather than a buff soldier or hardened survivor, you play as Anling, a mother trying to protect her son, Cody, during the initial outbreak of a zombie virus. Right as the game begins Anling is bitten and must try to balance the worsening symptoms of infection with her responsibility to look after and teach Cody. The result is a truly harrowing narrative that speaks to a more human perspective than is common in this genre.

Blizzard has relaxed Diablo 4’s excessively grindy new endgame challenge called Abattoir of Zir.

For a while, it seemed like Xbox owners weren’t going to be able to play Baldur’s Gate 3 this year, but eventually, Larian Studios announced the game would arrive on Xbox Series X/S this December after Microsoft gave in and allowed them to cut splitscreen co-op from the Series S version. That said, we didn’t have an exact release date. Well, tonight at The Game Awards, the Baldur’s Gate 3 cleaned up, winning Game of the Year and... it was also quietly released on Xbox without the expected big flashy announcement.

MMOs are everywhere, even if you’re not playing them yourself. If you’re looking for some in 2024 to try out, take a look at these!

Activision has launched Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1.

Naughty Dog has released a new The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered trailer showcasing the game's No Return roguelike survival mode.

The Last of Us 2 Remastered's new roguelike mode features the original game's most feared enemy: the Rat King.

Some games have you fight AI, some have you fight other players, and then, there are these games that can have you fight both!

If you like survival games, and touching stories, I have something for you. To celebrate Undying leaving Early Access and entering 1.0, you can grab a key for this third-person survival horror game on Steam starting on December 7th, 2023 as part of IGN Plus.

After weeks of rumors, the official announcement of Season One of Modern Warfare 3, the latest Call of Duty game, has finally arrived. It looks like we're in for one of the biggest seasonal content drops we’ve seen from the series in years.

Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software, and Treyarch today revealed what presents will arrive under the tree when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 launches.

We’re not exactly sure why Rocksteady believed it was the best time to put the Batman Arkham Trilogy on Nintendo Switch, but they’re doing it, and it’s coming out in a few days. The port will mark yet another system that the games are on, but at least this time, they’re all together once again. A special launch trailer for the trilogy has dropped, and even if you’re not getting the port yourself, you can reminisce about the greatness that these titles had and why we were lucky as gamers to have gotten the chance to be Batman in a way no game had done previously.

Many processes go into making video games, and a byproduct of that is that not everything planned gets used in the final product. Many video game developers can tell you about cut levels, shelved ideas, and how they had to “rework things” to get a final product that they were really proud of. For Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, they were so dedicated to getting the sequel to their hit PS4 title ready that they didn’t talk about it for almost two years after its announcement. Thankfully, the game was a huge hit and is the best-selling game on PS5 in terms of its launch numbers.

Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, will include a Gilneas revamp and reclamation. While this questline isn't ready for testing yet, we can speculate on how this story may unfold.

Marvel built its comic book revolution on the back of one idea: rendering colorful superheroes as relatable. In the mid 20th century, DC do-gooders were essentially square-jawed Sunday school teachers, which let Marvel corner the market on heroes with human depth and fragility. The Fantastic Four were vulnerable to insecurity and in-fighting. The X-Men represented the cost of bigotry on a wide scale.

Left 4 Dead's co-lead, Chet Faliszek, reminisces about the early days of the co-op PvE (player vs. environment) zombie shooter and what it took to finally get it off the ground. 

Chet Faliszek, the lead on Left 4 Dead—who is now making his own retro sci-fi version called The Anacrusis—says that Gabe Newell had some pretty strong opinions on the game during its troubled development.

While exploring Hyrule in , you will eventually come across a species of cyclops bosses called a Hinox. These ogre-like bosses are often found sleeping and only awaken once Link gets too close. However, much like, Hinoxes are quite powerful foes that aren't easy to beat. You will come across regular Hinoxes, Blue Hinoxes, skeletal Stalnoxes, and the powerful Black Hinoxes throughout Hyrule.

Greetings, Adventurers!

You can say plenty about the upcoming Rocksteady Studios title Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. First, this game has been in the works for a LONG time, and we should’ve gotten it by now. But various things have held the title back, including trying to turn it into a kind of “live-service” game, which upset fans. The game has had many release dates, and none have been made. Plus, we haven’t gotten any updates from Rocksteady in months! But a single tweet has changed that, and it could lead to great things.

First reported by Bloomberg (readers may encounter a paywall), the US unit of the Industrial and Commerce Bank of China⁠—the world's largest by total assets⁠—was struck by a cyberattack late Wednesday, forcing it to conduct business via messenger carrying a USB stick with transaction details.

More Season 3 Mythic+ hotfixes have been pushed to live servers which tunes various spells in dungeons, in addition to count changes. Base Health/damage changes to the following mobs (that we know of, there are probably more)

The Glory Society, an indie studio founded by Night in the Woods co-creators Bethany Hockenberry and Scott Benson, has some very sad news for fans: its debut project Revenant Hill is canceled and the studio is suspending operations due to serious health issues impacting two of its key developers.

Xal'atath and Alleria Windrunner are going to be front and central to the next World of Warcraft expansion, The War Within. Xal'atath is confirmed to be the Harbinger, and she and the Void Elf will have a «unique rivalry».

This month's reward for completing the Traveller's Log is the Arsenal: Cosmic Weapons Cache. The flavor text on these items is very interesting and has us thinking, is this a random reward, or could it be a hint of things to come?

It's been nearly 10 years since the release of Hideo Kojima's final Metal Gear Solid game, MGSV: The Phantom Pain, and it's still a hot topic among fans. Along with discussions about what could have been with the game (which didn't launch with all intended features) and the circumstances surrounding the creator's exit from Konami, one topic that continues to be a lively discussion relates to the infamous character Quiet, played by Stefanie Joosten.  In an interview with IGN, Joosten took some time to share her thoughts on the character in the years since the initial controversy surrounding Quiet, and how her views have changed in the years after. "It's been interesting to see the discussions about the character. Of course, I've seen them and read a lot of different perspectives on the character at the time," said Joosten. "And still, I respect the choices Kojima made and his team in designing the character. And also, of course, there's also just a choice of creating a visually appealing character. I think video games are, in a way, still a sort of fantasy world you enter, so I respect the choices regarding the Quiet appearance, for instance, being quite revealing." "But I also understand the perspective of the people that are not as happy with how she was portrayed," she continued. "This game came out in 2015, and I think the video game landscape has changed quite a lot since then. People are looking for more representation, and I really get it."