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Today during Xbox's most recent Partner Preview livestream, developer Studio Wildcard showed off its remake of Ark: Survival Evolved, titled Ark: Survival Ascended. And fittingly, it did so by showing off a whole host of dinosaurs.

The upcoming Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will have its own in-game resort island getaway that plays not too dissimilar from the Animal Crossing games. Happy Resort DonDoko Island was shown off today during Xbox's most recent Partner Preview livestream.  

In a short but sweet gameplay preview for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, we saw in-game footage that looks to be a massive upgrade.

Microsoft is hyping up what’s next for Xbox with a new showcase called the Xbox Partner Preview, which promises “30 minutes of straight-up trailers [and] new footage” from games like Alan Wake 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Dungeons of Hinterberg, and Ark: Survival Ascended. (That last one is a current-generation remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved, running on Unreal Engine 5.)

By Brandon Widderand Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Those of you in the market for a new monitor may already be aware of the almighty AW3423DWF, an OLED ultrawide that continues to sit at the top of gaming monitor recommendation lists including our very own best gaming monitor guide. Given its continued success it's no surprise that Alienware are looking to take advantage of that momentum and add more QD-OLED monitors to the range, and it looks like they've teased just that in a recent livestream at TwitchCon 2023.

Microsoft has announced an Xbox Partner Preview event livestream that will happen on Wednesday, October 25. The event will show new looks and reveals of upcoming games heading to Xbox, Game Pass, and Windows from third-party partners.

Final Fantasy 14’s was hilariously griefed in-game by none other than the series’ creator himself. 

Twitch is further broadening its simulcast rules, the livestream platform announced on Friday. As shared during TwitchCon in Las Vegas, streamers can now live broadcast streams onto even more platforms — YouTube and Kick, for example. That said, streamers with an “agreement with Twitch that requires exclusivity” won’t be able to do so.

You may have felt it: Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are all competing for an increasingly overlapping user base as social media platforms all introduce similar features.

Need a new way to watch sports? Twitch might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, creator Nicholas “Nickmercs” Kolcheff has announced he will expand on to competitor Kick.com. The exact details were not disclosed, but the one year non-exclusive deal was for eight figures. Nickmercs will continue to stream on Twitch, but the majority of his broadcast hours will shift to Kick.

Nostra is launching its disruptive mobile game discovery platform around the globe and it will make it available to game developers worldwide.

The Super Mario 64 speedrunning community has seen a great bit of upheaval in recent weeks after players discovered a viable way to use the infamous "carpetless" exploit to skip one of the game's most tedious moments. This discovery was eventually used to break the world record to quickly attain all 120 Stars for Super Mario 64, but with just one second saved using a trick that could recover a full minute, that achievement was dubbed the "most cringe world record of all time" by the record breaker. Now, the record has been broken again by just a single second, and it has already led to a new claim for the cringiest record break in Super Mario 64 speedrunning history.

When Meta demoed its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, it touted the ability to livestream, record video, and play music. Then, at its recent Meta Connect event, it unveiled one more thing. You can speak to it a conversational tone and the AI will fetch you answers to your questions.

Overpower is getting a facelift in patch 1.2.0! Blizzard has agreed with the community that Overpower wasn't very, well, overpowered. As a result, in last week's Campfire Chat livestream Class Designers Adam Jackson and Charles Dunn broke down the planned changes and their design intentions. Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary We try to break down this monumental change, the core issues that caused it, Blizzard's intentions, and the reasons why redesigning Overpower will be good for Diablo 4 in the long run. Overpower basics in Diablo 4

Twitch has today launched its new Stories feature on the platform's mobile app.

I remember the good old days, when each of the three or four giant social media platforms offered a somewhat unique experience. Snapchat was good for quick and erasable goofs. Instagram actually showed you cute photos of your friends, instead of just ads. Facebook carved out a niche for the being the only platform that allowed for both Minion memes and the vast extraction of private user data. Now, the differences between them seem to narrow by the day, a trend that the livestreaming platform Twitch appears to be continuing with a newly announced stories feature.

This year's MinecraftLive brought a surprising amount of controversy with it, but that didn't stop Mojang from making some impressive announcements. 

It doesn’t feel like the 6-month anniversary was that long ago, but the Nikke 1st anniversary celebrations are just around the corner. 

Pokemon trading card game fans are expressing their love for some of the new cards revealed for the Ancient Roar & Future Flash sets, featuring full art of the Iron Valiant and Roaring Moon Pokemon. Like the games they originated from, these Pokemon represent the far future and ancient past of the Pokemon world.

Minecraft Live, developer Mojang's annual livestream celebration of Minecraft, has now been and gone for another year, revealing the winner of 2023's mob vote, new content coming in its 1.21 update, new Star Wars DLC, and more. All of which comes as Mojang announces an absolutely monster milestone: Minecraft has now sold over 300m copies, meaning it's still the best-selling game to date, but is now well over 100m sales ahead of its nearest rival, GTA 5.

As a result of community feedback and user data, Blizzard has decided to reduce the effectiveness of Critical Damage and Vulnerable Damage in Diablo 4's overall damage calculation. During last week's Campfire Chat livestream, Class Designers Adam Jackson and Charles Dunn broke down the planned changes and their design intentions. Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary We try to break down this monumental change, the core issues that caused it, Blizzard's intentions, and the reasons why bringing down Critical Strike Damage and Vulnerable Damage will be good for Diablo 4 in the long run.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

It’s happening. After four years, Intel Extreme Masters is finally headed back to Sydney, Australia, as part of SXSW Sydney. The tournament will host some of the world's best esports teams from October 20-22 as they compete in Counter-Strike 2.

Blizzard has shared a preview of Patch 1.2.1 during their Campfire Chat livestream. Patch 1.2.1 will introduce training dummies and a Paragon Board reset option! Patch 1.2.1 will arrive towards the end of October. Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary Training Dummies To Be Added With Patch 1.2.1 Training dummies will be available to players in Kyovashad.

Players have been buzzing since Diablo 4 was announced for Steam during the recent Developer Livestream on October 4th. Now, to add icing onto the delicious release cake, Diablo Global Community Development Director Adam Fletcher has confirmed that Diablo 4 will also be Steam Deck Verified on release! Mobile gamers will be elated at this news, as it means that Diablo 4 will be certified to work properly on the very popular Steam Deck, Steam's handheld platform.

Training Dummies will be added to Diablo 4 with Patch 1.2.1 during Season 2! Blizzard has heard the community feedback stating that many other Blizzard games already give players meaningful ways to theorycraft game aspects like character damage or skill rotation — and so should Diablo 4. Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary With the introduction of Training Dummies in Patch 1.2.1, players will be able to spawn different types of dummies in what appears to be a private instance. According to the images shown during this week's Campfire Chat livestream, a «Configure Training Dummy» window will let players spawn Normal, Elite, Boss, Single, or Multiple Training Dummies: Given the fact that Blizzard is actively working on changes around damage calculation and character itemization, having a meaningful way to test different aspects of character power that may have changed due to content updates will be very much welcome.

Already hailed as the biggest Diablo 4 patch notes since launch, Blizzard’s Diablo 4 Season 2 update just got even larger. Following the D4 developer update on Tuesday October 10, where the team revealed its extensive patch 1.2.0 notes ahead of the start of the next season, additional gear has now been added. Not only does this give us an even clearer picture of what we’ll be hunting down in Season 2, it also helps to round out the picture of how the new damage calculations in Diablo IV will play out.

The Minecraft mob vote is in hot water as players have banded together to demand the end of the annual activity. 

Diablo 4 has me unbelievably hyped right now thanks to its upcoming second season, the Season of Blood. Alongside the vampire-themed content, Blizzard is also introducing its major 1.2.0 update with a variety of class changes and new in-game features. While the patch and its accompanying season are thrilling on their own, the developer has looked even further ahead and revealed a couple of big 1.2.1 additions, like a customizable training dummy and a very highly requested respec button.

Diablo 4’s Season of Blood is a week away, and players have already been treated to some positive news and changes coming in the upcoming season. Now, just before the season kicks off, the developers have hosted another Campfire Chat livestream that detailed several major changes coming to the game in the upcoming season, specifically to the game’s classes and resistances.

Blizzard has released an in-depth blue post about the changes announced during their Campfire Chat livestream, including further clarifications regarding Resistances and more! Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat In-Depth Blue Post

Just days before the 2023 Minecraft Live, almost 300,000 Minecraft enthusiasts are calling upon Mojang to abandon the controversial Minecraft mob vote and instead incorporate all three mobs into the game. A ‘Stop the Mob Vote’ petition is rapidly gaining traction having already amassed thousands of signatures – and the number is expected to surge further as the opening of ballots draws near.

Blizzard has just released the BlizzCon Collection, containing a Premium Battle Pass, the Lapisvein Mount, and more!

The planes of the Burning Hells and High Heavens collide-- manifesting once again at BlizzCon 2023. Celebrate the return of BlizzCon by securing your BlizzCon Collection to access wicked in-game items for Diablo IV, and more. This BlizzCon Collection gives you macabre cosmetics from across Sanctuary, heightening the gravitas of any battle-hardened wanderer.

Everyone in the Tavern's talking: BlizzCon® is right around the corner! As a reminder, we’re inviting everyone to celebrate the return of BlizzCon this year, livestreaming all of the content from the Anaheim arena for free! And now we’re rolling out a new set of digital goodies and in-game items called the BlizzCon Collection (formerly packaged as part of the “Virtual Ticket”) for those who can’t attend in person. There are two bundle options that are a must-have for fans of Hearthstone®, World of Warcraft®, Diablo® IV, Overwatch® 2, and Warcraft RumbleTM.

Blizzard has clarified that the announced changes to Renown coming with Season 2 will also apply to Hardcore characters. Following the first Season 2 Developer Livestream, there was some noted confusion regarding the announced Renown changes.

Steam's Next Fest has returned for another week-long showcase of future releases, including developer livestreams, chats, and, of course, «hundreds» of playable demos.

Over the last week, we've broken down all of the details from the most recent Diablo 4 Developer Update Livestream. Today, Blizzard has released a short video, summarizing many of the upcoming features and content coming to Diablo 4 Season of Blood! Developer Update Livestream Summary Season of Blood Official Blog Post The above video summarizes the upcoming Season of Blood pretty well, mentioning that Lord Zir will be the main antagonist of this Diablo 4 Season.

The latest edition of Steam Next Fest is now live.

My, how this year has gone by so fast! We’re already in October which, for you demo lovers, means Steam Next Fest. If you haven’t been keeping up, this is your reminder that the event will go live soon, at 10am PT.

You can circle December 7 on your calendar, as that’s when The Game Awards will be held. This is the tenth annual show, and it’ll take place in the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles, at 04:30 PM PT. You’ll have several options when it comes to how you want to watch the show, as it’ll be streamed on several platforms including Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube.

Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora has clarified on Twitter that, starting with Season 2, the new Item Power cap in Diablo 4 will be 925. Based on several additional Twitter replies, we can make a good guess as to what the intentions behind this change could be. Season 2 Developer Update Livestream Summary Apart from raising the Item Power cap, Piepiora stated that the development team will apply multiple item-related changes so players can feel meaningful progression in Diablo 4's endgame.

Diablo 4 Season 2 is right around the corner, and Blizzard has given us a look at the full range of Vampiric Powers you’ll be able to wield in the upcoming Season of Blood. While the recent Diablo 4 developer livestream didn’t go over them in detail, we’ve since had a chance to look at all of the powers in detail, and a few of them promise to help you craft some exceptionally powerful builds when Season 2 starts.

Season 2 of Diablo 4 will introduce the first faction to Blizzard's ARPG, the Hunter's Acclaim. Players will be able to increase their reputation with the vampire hunter Erys by helping their cause to fight the vampiric threat invading Sanctuary. During their Season 2 Developer Update livestream, Diablo 4's development team provided a first look at the Hunter's Acclaim faction. Diablo 4 Season 2 Developer Update Liveblog Players Will Gain 40% More Experience in Season 2

During this week's Season of Blood Developer Update Livestream, the team unveiled a plethora of new quality-of-life and general improvements coming to Diablo 4 Season 2. These general improvements include the automatic usage of Scrolls of Escape whenever a Hardcore character becomes disconnected from the game, increased experience gains, account-wide Renown rewards, and more! Enchantment Costs Reduced in Season 2 Crafting Materials to Replace Low-Quality Gear Among the various experience improvements coming to Season 2, the developers highlighted the following:

Mark your calendar for October 10 at 11 a.m. PDT! Our next Campfire Chat will spill crimson-coated knowledge about Patch 1.2.0, which releases on October 17.

Blizzard has unveiled that one of the five new boss encounters coming with Season 2, Duriel, King of Maggots, will drop Uber Unique items. The development team didn't share any specifics regarding the actual drop rate of Uber Uniques from Uber Duriel — however, Diablo 4 Game Director Joe Shely stated on Twitter that players who «get the fight on farm are going to see them.» Season 2 Developer Livestream Summary First Look At Season 2 Boss Encounters It is no secret that finding an Uber Unique item like or can be compared to winning a lottery jackpot.

During this week's Developer Update Livestream, the team discussed many of the new content, features, and quality-of-life changes coming to Diablo 4 Season 2. However, there will be even more to discuss during the Campfire Chat which will take place on October 10th at 11 am PST. Improvements to Endgame Content Diablo 4 Content Progression Revamp One of these topics of discussion will be the new Paragon Glyphs that will be coming along with Season of Blood, according to Blizzard's infographic shown below.

During this week's Developer Update Livestream, the Diablo 4 team discussed several new features, quality-of-life improvements, and Seasonal content coming to Season of Blood. One of the broad topics discussed was the improvements coming to all of the various Endgame activities in Diablo 4 Season 2. Diablo 4 Content Progression Revamp 5 Endgame Bosses Coming to Diablo 4 While the topics of Nightmare Dungeon improvements and layout changes have already been covered, the team also stated that Nightmare Sigils rewarded from Whisper Caches will also be receiving an enhancement.

Like many sectors, game developers have been cutting headcount due to economic uncertainty through out 2023. According to Farhan Noor’s videogamelayoffs.com, game developers issued layoffs to over 6,100 employees in 2023 (so far).

In typically unguarded comments made on Tuesday at the start of Unreal Fest — a conference for users of its Unreal Engine software — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney addressed the financial difficulties that led the company to lay off over 800 staff at the end of September. He mentioned that management only became aware of the seriousness of the situation 10 weeks ago.

During yesterday's Diablo 4 developer Livestream, Blizzard showed off the new Diablo 4 Season 2 vampiric armor set.

During the Developer Livestream on October 4th, the team discussed a very interesting change coming for all of the min-maxers out there. Enchantment costs will be reduced, which will make rolling for the perfect stats less expensive in Season 2! Season 2 Developer Livestream Summary Everything We Know About Vampiric Powers While the initial cost of Enchanting a piece of gear will increase slightly, every subsequent re-roll will be much cheaper than its current cost. With this reduction in re-roll price, overall Enchanting costs will be much cheaper for players who seek out the best stats for a piece of gear.

During the recent Diablo 4 Season of Blood Developer Livestream, the developers gave us a glimpse at the new Armor Set coming to the this Season's Battle Pass! Changes Coming to Gems in Season 2 5 New Endgame Bosses Coming to Diablo 4 Distinctly Vampire-themed, the set sports a bat-winged waist cloth and fully closed helm, complete with bat wings as well. The armor is spattered with blood, obscuring the elegant gold detailing in places and invoking a sinister tone to the backdrop of a very gothic-inspired suit of plate.

During the Developer Livestream on October 4th, the team shared many significant changes coming to Diablo 4 with the release of Season 2 — Season of Blood. Some of these changes include Gems dropping as materials, Sort & Filter options for the Stash, and other huge quality-of-life improvements! Players have been vocal about their dislike of late-game itemization and having their inventories cluttered with low-quality gear. But Blizzard is taking a unique approach in order to address these issues moving forward. Season 2 Developer Livestream Summary Everything We Know About Vampiric Powers The new process will make it so that the low-quality items that players would previously leave on the ground will no longer disappear into the abyss. Instead, these items will now automatically be converted into crafting materials:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III is the latest installment in the massively popular first-person shooter, and today's COD Next livestream was chock-full of details about the new multiplayer modes, zombies, and warzone. Whether you didn't have time to check in for the hours-long event or you just want a recap on everything that was announced, we've gathered all the major announcements right here. These are all the biggest Call of Duty Modern Warfare III announcements from the COD Next Showcase.

Following the first round of Developer Livestreams for Diablo 4 Season 2: Season of Blood, quite a lot of new and exciting information has been announced about many aspects of the game, including big changes to Nightmare Dungeons! There have been considerable improvements across the board to quality of life, Nightmare Sigils and their affixes, dungeon events, and the layouts of Nightmare Dungeons. Almost All Uniques To Be Updated in Season 2 Blood Harvest Event Coming in Season 2

In their Developer Update livestream on October 4, Blizzard announced that almost all Unique items will receive an update with Diablo 4 Season 2. Between their Season 2 showcase and the community Q&A segment, Global Community Development Director Adam Fletcher teased this massive update and referred to the development team's next livestream update happening on October 10, which will focus on class updates and item changes:

Diablo 4’s upcoming Season of Blood is coming on October 17, and the developers have begun to lift the lid on what players can expect from the new season of the game, with many changes and reworks coming to address fan complaints about the title’s endgame, content, and leveling.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is getting a serious facelift when it comes to its loadout select and choice of perks, with some classics being remixed alongside some excellent new additions. 

Silent Hill: Ascension may be available to watch very soon, according to a Google Play listing. The upcoming interactive streaming series will apparently premiere on October 31 at 6pm PDT/ 9pm EST/ 1am GMT (November 1), if the listing is to be believed. 

Along with Vampiric Powers, 5 new Endgame Bosses, and a host of quality-of-life improvements, the second Season of Diablo 4 will also introduce players to a new open world Event — called Blood Harvest. Season of Blood Livestream Summary Diablo 4 Season 2 Official Blog Post

Blizzard Entertainment has said that it will soon be making it easier for Diablo 4 players to find rare and powerful items.

Blizzard’s top games such as Overwatch 2, Diablo 4, and World of Warcraft are currently unavailable for many players, as a Battlenet server outage affects Blizzard authentication errors, resulting in slow or failed login attempts. Blizzard’s customer support for Europe confirms that Battlenet is down, and says it will provide updates when regular service is resumed.

In a previous Developer Livestream, the team discussed the topic of Gems, and how they took up so much inventory space. With each quality of Gem taking up its own inventory slot, players would quickly lose out on a very large portion of Stash space. In order to somewhat remedy this, players have been forced to condense all of their Gems to the higher qualities in order to save space, which makes socketing gear for lower-level characters more tedious. Even still, Stash space is a precious thing in every ARPG. Season 2 Developer Livestream Summary Everything We Know About Vampiric Powers However, there is good news for all of the hoarders out there! The first Developer Livestream for Season 2 has revealed that Gems have been entirely reworked:

The first round of the Developer Livestreams for Diablo 4 Season 2 has ended, and with it comes a mountain of juicy details, some of which involve the spooky Vampire powers that we'll be getting just in time for Halloween! So gather 'round and sink your teeth into everything we know about Vampiric Powers, before Season of Blood goes live on October 17th! Season 2 Developer Livestream Summary Diablo 4 Content Progression Revamp As you begin your quest to assist Magistrate Oren in ridding Sanctuary of the terrors of the night with the help of Vampire Hunter Erys, you'll eventually gain new power through a most chilling means — siphoning the blood of powerful vampires! Potent Blood is a material gained through defeating vampires that you can then spend to unlock new Vampiric Powers or upgrade existing ones. Each power can be upgraded to a maximum of level 3.At the bottom of the window you can see the Potent Blood cost required to gain the new power. In Season of Blood, there will be 22 Vampiric Powers to choose from, but to use them, you'll need the minimum number of Pacts to satisfy the Pact requirement.

Diablo 4 Season 2 is bringing a big ol' helping of quality of life updates based on player feedback, and just some of the highlights include endgame improvements, faster leveling, permanent Renown, and mount buffs.

The Diablo 4 Season of Blood Developer Update Livestream has ended. Check out our summary below for the most interesting content, features, and quality-of-life changes coming to Diablo 4 Season 2. Diablo 4 News Hub Diablo 4 Guide Hub Join us again for the next Developer live stream on October 10th!

Blizzard has released their recap blog post for the Diablo 4 Season 2 Developer Update Livestream! If you want to learn more about the topics discussed below, feel free to check our news articles. Season of Blood Blog Post Released — Diablo 4 Season 2 Diablo 4 Is Coming To Steam On October 17

During the Developer Update Livestream for Season 2, Season of Blood, Blizzard announced an update to the content progression in Diablo 4 to add more variety on your journey to level 100 and introduce target farming Uniques to the game through five newly added endgame bosses. Diablo 4 Season 2 — Season of Blood Developer Update Summary The flow chart below shows the typical content progression for a player when Diablo 4 first launched. Many players complained that there is a lack of things to do at endgame and Blizzard is tackling this issue starting with the next season, Season of Blood.Content progression at launch of Diablo 4. With the release of Season 2, the developers added additional layers to the content progression. Five endgame bosses were added that let you target farm Uber Uniques and additional Uniques that can only be dropped by specific bosses. Certain bosses will also drop materials to access and summon other bosses. Updated content progression for Season 2 of Diablo 4. To access these new bosses, players have to engage in a variety of activities depending on the boss they want to fight:

During their Season 2 livestream, Blizzard revealed that Season 2 will introduce five new and returning boss encounters: Echos of Varshan, Grigoire The Galvanic Saint, The Beast in the Ice, Duriel, and Lord Zir. The development team has also shown a content map showcasing how to unlock each encounter. These bosses will be available in both the Eternal and Seasonal realms.

During the Season 2 Developer Update livestream, Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 is coming to Steam with the start of Season 2, October 17! After Overwatch has been added to Steam earlier this year, Diablo 4 will be Blizzard's second game to be available through Valve's game library. Diablo 4 Season 2 Liveblog Official Diablo 4 Page on Steam

Fresh from a packed Developer Update Livestream, the team provided an overview of the Season of Blood and a trove of quality-of-life updates. For a quick top-level preview, we are adding more Endgame activities, significantly increasing Experience gains to reduce the journey to Level 100 and increasing the ability to specifically target Uniques and Uber Uniques.

Blizzard has unveiled all the much-needed changes coming to Diablo 4 on October 17 with the release of Season 2, dubbed Season of Blood, and patch 1.2.0 in a developer update livestream.

In an extended livestream today, Blizzard revealed a whole lot more details for Season 2 of Diablo 4, called Season of the Blood, and major reworks to progression and the endgame player experience.

Boy, that sure didn't take long. Blizzard announced today that Diablo 4, the latest iteration of its demon-clobbering action-RPG, will be coming to Steam on October 17, and is available for wishlisting now.

Diablo 4’s Season of Blood brings some cool new vampire powers into the fold, but the real star of the action game’s second season is its sweeping quality-of-life changes. Players will now have an easier time leveling up, gaining quality loot, and just navigating the open world of Sanctuary.

Diablo 4’s second season, Season of Blood, is all about vampires. Players will be able to jump in on Oct. 17, gather up their own vampiric powers, and use them to decimate hordes of blood-sucking undead.