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Blizzard have buffed the right side of the map in Plunderstorm!

Tyler “Ninja” Belvins may no longer be the leading force in eSports and, in particular, Fortnite, but he remains among the the most-followed Twitch streamers out there.

Larian is done with Baldur's Gate 3, with no DLC or sequel planned, but the developer is still working on more epilogue content and regular hotfixes for the mammoth RPG. Its latest patch takes aim at a gaggle of bugs and multiple economy-breaking exploits, preventing clever thieves from effectively duplicating items using the power of containers – again. 

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March 27’s shouldn’t be too hard to guess but can still pose a problem for players who tend to use random guesses in their first few attempts. While the answer only has one vowel, it is still quite commonly used in the daily lexicon. However, if players aren’t careful, they can easily lose their daily streak unless they use relevant hints or strategic starting words.

If you’ve been playing PC games for a number of years, you’ve probably heard the term ‘VSync’ tossed around once or twice. Maybe you’ve also heard of G-Sync and FreeSync. For those unaware, VSync is actually short for ‘vertical synchronization’. This is a display feature that is designed to keep your gaming screen running in sync with your computer’s GPU. VSync isn’t just important for PC gaming, but it’s one of the most important criteria that goes into a good gaming display.

Madame Grape is the last boss of , the final obstacle preventing the theater's restoration. Unlocking her fight will require completing multiple floors of levels, as well as accumulating a few dozen Sparkle Gems. As a reward for this effort, Peach gets one more transformation exclusive to the ultimate boss fight.

March 24’s is not the hardest puzzle to solve, as it is a very common item in our bathrooms. While the word does have two vowels, finding their correct positions should not be challenging. But if your players don’t use any hints and start today’s with random guesses, they might run out of attempts quickly and lose their daily streak.

More Plunderstorm hotfixes have been pushed to live servers including another nerf to Fire Whirl and a nerf to Stormproof Sloop! Here are the Plunderstorm hotfixes for today!

Want to know the how much damage each Plunderstorm ability does or how much Health and damage you get when you level up? We've listed all this information and more!

Helldivers 2 players, defenders of democracy, we have word from above that lightning guns are causing the game to freeze up... which is exactly what a Terminid in disguise would say if it were trying to, oh, I don't know, thwart our plans to rid planets of their treachery using lightning. We. Must. Resist.

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which nerfs the Afflicted and Incorporeal Mythic+ affixes.

It's a great day for free-to-play Overwatch 2 players, but not so much for those who've been spending money on the first-person shooter to get access to new heroes as soon as possible. Blizzard has confirmed that from Season 10 onwards, new playable characters will be distributed to everyone instantly, preventing paying players from accessing new heroes faster than free-to-play users.

March 18’s answer is expected to cause trouble for a few players who tend to use random guesses. Since today’s answer could have a few possible answers, it is essential players don’t take too much risk. The answer also contains only one vowel, and finding its correct position doesn’t play a major role. But if you use an alternate mode, you might have better luck.

The fan-pleasing launch of Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has descended into despair, as gamers eager to enjoy the early 2000s multiplayer games once more on modern systems have instead found the game’s launch to be plagued by server issues and other troubles. Aspyr has quickly addressed some of the issues, and issued a statement on the problems the game faced.

Stardew Valley update 1.6 is imposing a week-long honeymoon period on newlyweds that'll prevent NPC spouses from laying in bed all day "due to being upset."

Minecraft dropped its latest update earlier this week, but those playing on PC may want to avoid downloading it. Mojang is warning that those who update Minecraft via the Xbox app on PC may have their worlds wiped. Mojang recommends running the Gaming Services Repair Tool for PC on the Xbox App before downloading the latest update, but until an actual fix is released, I’d remain wary. For now, automatic updates through the PC Xbox App have been disabled by Mojang as a preventive measure.

The fan-pleasing launch of Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has descended into despair, as gamers eager to enjoy the early 2000s multiplayer games once more on modern systems have instead found the game’s launch to be plagued by server issues and other troubles. Aspyr has quickly addressed some of the issues, and issued a statement on the problems the game faced.

Since being introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, fans have been fascinated with the weather-dependent Castform. And Pokémon Go is no different!

Playing Minecraft can be a huge blast, but what if we told you that playing the game with cheats is even more fun? Sure, you can add quite a bit of entertainment to your Minecraft experience with player mods and add-ons, but using not-so-secret console commands to enhance or alter the world of Minecraft can be just as thrilling. And whether you’re playing the game on a desktop PC, PlayStation, or Xbox, you’ll have access to these cool codes.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for March 14: Did you check out the recently introduced Evo Vault event in Garena Free Fire MAX? If not, then you're missing out on a ton of new and exciting weapon skins! The developers of the game keep introducing limited-time events in the game to keep players engaged and prevent them from switching to alternate battle royale games -  a category that has now multiple options for players. Although items such as bundles and weapon skins do not give a boost to any character attributes, they can help you stand out with cool-looking clothing items and menacing weapons! So, if you wish to get your hands on items like the new Magical Fox Bundle, check out the details of the Lucky Wheel event below.

Google appears to be testing external monitor support for the Pixel 8 smartphone. The Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 update allows you to connect a Pixel 8 to an external display for screen mirroring and a desktop-like interface.

ECI collaborates with OpenAI to safeguard elections from AI interference; Teja Manakame urges caution against bias in AI models; Majority of workers optimistic about AI improving work life balance, Study; Hit songwriter Guy Chambers voices concerns over AI's threat to songwriting- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

Helldivers 2 is a pretty difficult game at the best of times, so players are always trying to find different ways to avoid or deal more damage to give them an advantage in the Galactic War. There are plenty of weapons to choose from, defensive options to take on the battlefield, but one of Helldivers 2's best current strategies is to lure a bunch of enemies to your location, drop a 500kg bomb on yourself, and then hug it out with your bro to avoid the resulting explosion.

A group of roughly 600 quality assurance (QA) workers at Activision under Microsoft have successfully voted to unionize with the Communication Workers of America (CWA), becoming Activision Quality Assurance United.

Blizzard has posted upcoming PvP Class tuning which includes Havoc DH nerfs!

Fortnite developer Epic Games says that Apple has terminated its Epic Games Sweden AB's developer account, which was intended to release the Epic Games Store and Fortniteon iOS devices in the European Union (EU).

The AI arms race between the U.S. and China has escalated to a new level, and there will be some defectors in the mix intending to steal highly secretive files to give the other region an edge. As it happens, one Google engineer, Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing trade secrets revolving around Google’s AI chip software and hardware on March 5. In a statement, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said that Ding had 500 confidential files containing AI trade secrets and was secretly colluding with China-based firms attempting to seek an upper hand in the AI race.

War Thunder’s next major update, Alpha Strike, will bring the Hungarian aviation tech tree, and a slew of new vehicles. 

NASA satellites have emerged as a vital tool in the fight against malaria outbreaks in the Amazon Rainforest, where the disease poses a significant threat to people living in that region. University researchers, in collaboration with US space agency NASA and the Peruvian government, are leveraging data from Earth-observing satellites to forecast malaria outbreaks months in advance, ultimately aiming to prevent them from occurring.

It was somewhere between my first tour of duty scrapping bots at Malevelon Creek and nuking Termanids on Turing that it occurred to me that the Helldivers’ secret weapon isn’t their mighty fleet or some fancy new weapon: It’s the camaraderie formed with other players when you’re fighting for a shared goal.

Among the many optional activities you can complete in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are the World Intel events, which allow you to experience more of the game's expansive world.

The new game mode for Hardcore WoW Classic called «Self-Found» is now live on WoW Classic realms! This new game mode will prevent you from trading other players, sending or receiving mail, and prevent you from using the Auction House, making the entire journey from 1-60 a much more difficult task!

February 29 is a rare day, a perfect date to celebrate with a session of the Final Fantasy-themed musical game Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. However, I’ve got sad news for anyone attempting to celebrate today with a little Theathrythm as the rhythm game just won’t load on this day, specifically.

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the creators of Yuzu, an open-source Switch emulator. As first reported by Game File’s Stephen Totilo, the full legal document is available online, and it features a plethora of accusations against Yuzu and its creators.

February 29th’s answer may cause some players to lose their daily streaks if they aren’t careful with their guesses. The answer contains three vowels, which is bound to throw many players off if they aren’t careful. It might take a few attempts to find the correct positions of the three vowels, and for such cases, it is recommended to use a different mode rather than trying your lock with random guesses.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released yet another patch for the hugely popular co-op shooter, and it makes some key fixes for troublesome issues.

Tropical Haze LLC, the company behind the Nintendo Switch emulator known as Yuzu, has been sued by Nintendo in US federal court. The Japanese tech giant claims that the emulator violates the anti-circumvention and anti-trafficking provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). 

February 28th’s answer shouldn’t be too hard to solve if you use your regular starting words in combination with some hints. While there are two vowels in the answer, finding their correct positions shouldn’t be too challenging unless you use obscure guesses. However, if you have some time and don’t want to take any risks, you can also use a different mode.

OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times' copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper "hacked" its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence for the case.

Pocketpair has deployed Palworld Update v0.1.5.0 through Steam with the Xbox patch being rolled out soon as well.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has released an update for the game that makes a number of important improvements. Patch 0.1.5.0 is out now for Palworld on Steam and soon on Xbox.

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which includes increasing the experience gained from follower dungeons!

The Nintendo Switch successor will reportedly launch in March 2025, a delay that's down to the prevention of 'scalping.'

February 26th’s answer is not the easiest to solve, and it could cause some players to lose their daily streaks if they aren’t careful. While there isn’t a repeating letter in the answer, the placement of the two vowels could cause some trouble. But if players have a sound strategy and use some relevant hints when needed, they could solve the answer in less than six attempts.

Blizzard is implemented adjustments and fixes to The Blood Moon Event in Stranglethorn Vale, to address issues with groups being on different layers during the event. Blizzard has also shared that they will be seeking feedback on these changes and will likely be doing further adjustments in the future to layering in STV.

Blizzard has added additional context regarding the change for Seal of Matyrdom that was announced earlier, as well as announcing the change will not be implemented. The class tuning that was shared in that previous Blue Post will be going live next week, after regional realm maintenance.

Blizzard will be implementing more class tuning during the upcoming weekly maintenance, including tweaking Druid healing spells, Rogue's Redirect, and multiple Shaman changes. This comes hot on the tail of recent hotfixes to several classes.

Logging into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 today is quite the ride. Players have seen their rank drop to level 1 overnight, in addition to the server errors being delivered in certain game modes. Particularly Zombies, but also other modes, have displayed a ‘Minot Hawthorne’ error, or just a never-ending loading screen, which prevents the player from playing. The developer is working on solutions, while temporarily disabling some modes while it’s being fixed.

WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging platforms globally, is making strides in enhancing user privacy with regular updates The company has introduced a new feature aimed at safeguarding users' profile pictures by preventing screenshots within the WhatsApp beta app. This move comes as part of WhatsApp's ongoing efforts to prioritize user privacy and security.

Signal is the gold standard for private and secure messaging, but it has always required you to share your phone number to start talking to someone, which can compromise your privacy unless you take additional steps. Signal is now rolling out regular usernames that can be used in place of a phone number.

UPDATE: Arrowhead has said it has squished the PS5 login bug, which should mean console players can play Helldivers 2 again following this morning's patch. The studio recommended PS5 players reboot their consoles, which should "hopefully" let them continue playing.

Sea of Thieves will be launching on PS5 in April, bringing the beloved pirate adventure to an entirely new platform. Following the announcement that four Xbox titles will be launching on other platforms, this confirms that Sea of Thieves is one of them. 

February 22nd’s answer is not the hardest to solve if you stick to using starting words that feature multiple vowels. The answer contains two vowels, and finding their correct positions can make all the difference in solving today’s answer. But if you get carried away by using random guesses, you might face difficulty later on. For such situations, it is recommended to use hints or an alternate mode.

is offering new rewards in February 2024 through active codes you can redeem for extra Gems, the game's main currency. New summons and extra gear are bought through Gems, so you'll want to earn as many as possible. There are plenty of codes you can redeem for bountiful resources used to improve your characters for the challenging battles ahead.

February 21st’s answer isn’t particularly hard to guess, even though the answer has multiple vowels. The key to solving today’s answer will require you to find the correct positions of the two vowels in the middle. However, once you have found them, you will still need to find the rest of the letters before you run out of attempts. While using your regular starting words could work, you might need to use a different mode if you get carried away with random words.

Some may look at an early clip of Kingmakers and think they already know what to expect: tactical battles in which you command medieval armies across sweeping battlefields. And that’s partially true. But this new title by Redemption Road Games features an unexpected and absolutely absurd twist.

At first, Kingmakers looks like a normal Chivalry-styled sandbox tactics game. However, watch a bit more of its first trailer — around 23 seconds in — and you’ll see so much more.

Tinybuild has announced Road Redemption developer Redemption Road Games’ Kingmakers, which takes medieval battle simulation and perverts it with modern firepower. I can dig it.

Over the last few years, the Call of Duty franchise has seen plenty of peaks and valleys when it comes to cheating. It’s a bad time for everyone, and that’s why Activision developed Ricochet Anti-Cheat, which was supposed to be the answer to the CoD community’s problems.

I don’t think Sigmund Freud was much of a gamer but if he were, Alisa would probably be his favourite game. Freud’s seminal discussion of the Uncanny remains one of the clearest accounts of what makes certain things incredibly creepy to us – and chief amongst his examples is the animated doll. Alisa takes this creepiness and puts it centre stage, taking an intricate love letter to the origins of survival horror and replacing the zombies with dolls. It makes for a timely and appropriate change of focus.

Over the weekend, OpenLara modder XProger revealed that they were the lead developer behind Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered. Since then, they've been incredibly active in replying to fans playing the games, even confirming that you can make Lara Croft wear sunglasses. But they didn't say how. So, people got to sleuthing.

Helldivers 2 is proving to be pretty damn popular right now, and we imagine it'll be seeing plenty of activity this weekend — but developer Arrowhead has just given fans even more incentive to hop in.

As much fun as Helldivers 2 is for those who are able to play, there have unfortunately been a number of issues preventing fellow soldiers from doing their part. Some, like matchmaking issues, do have methods to get around them and back into the fight, but what if you see the «Login limit reached» message when reporting for duty? While none are guaranteed to work, there are a few workarounds you can try to get back to the game.

Armor sets in Helldivers 2 will affect more than just some stats and numbers behind the scenes. Just like your primary weapon, the type of armor you pick will dictate your playstyle and needs to be heavily considered before each mission. Each one comes with a different rating in three stats, plus there’s a passive that makes it stand out, but all fall into either light, medium, or heavy roles. While the number of options isn’t terribly overwhelming, comparing and contrasting all those stats and abilities on top of things like Boosters and Stratagems can become tedious. If you just want to get out there and blast some bugs, here are the best armor types to pick in Helldivers 2.

A new Yuzu build released today expands on a feature recently introduced in the emulator to give users additional VRAM management options for better performance in games.

The survival-crafting game Palworld has had a very strong start. Releasing on January 19, 2024, for PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One, the game quickly racked up over 19 million players. It seems that players really can’t get enough of this Pokémon-inspired open world title, but its huge popularity has come at a cost.

February 19th’s answer is not as hard as the previous weekend, and most players should be able to solve it within six attempts. While the answer does contain two vowels, finding their correct positions should be fairly easy if you use your regular starting words. But if you are having trouble solving the actual answer, you can use a different mode.

February 18th’s answer won’t be easily solved in six attempts if players do not use relevant hints. Today’s answer is a geological feature most hikers would be familiar with. However, it might not be the first thing you think when attempting today’s puzzle. But if you use some hints, you might be able to solve the answer faster than usual.

In Baldur's Gate 3, clicking on a character portrait will give you a short line of dialogue, also known as a bark. These barks are short and sweet, just there to confirm that you are now controlling a new character. Each companion says something different, with The Dark Urge occasionally coming out with some pretty gruesome lines.

Cheating and fraudulent activity are an issue for all live service games, but one that seems to be suffering more than most at the moment is Palworld. Since launch, some players have reported issues with strangers infiltrating their servers, destroying their bases, and even preventing access to servers entirely. 

Helldivers II developer Arrowhead Studios has announced that players can earn 50% extra XP and Requisition until the end of the day on Sunday in Central European Time thanks to a bug that prevented some players from earning rewards after a mission.

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Quordle today: 2024 has been a good year for Wordle players so far with fairly straightforward solutions on most days. Yesterday was the same as players came across words such as SPILL, VIGIL, RAISE and BLIND. All of these words are common and are often used in everyday conversations. Despite the presence of repeated letters, they were easy to guess. While today's Quordle answer is not extremely difficult, it does contain two tricky words that pose a risk. Thus, players might lose their winning streak if they waste too many attempts guessing them. To prevent this, we have provided a list of Quordle 753 hints and clues that can help you solve it easily.

Time and again, Apple Watches have come to the rescue of their owners. The addition of atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection to the Apple Watch several years ago has proven to be a blessing for innumerable users, with its life-saving capabilities documented in multiple wonderful anecdotes. Among these stories, one stands out from the little town of Summerville, South Carolina, where Jeff and Ellen Priest's lives were forever changed by the timely intervention of their Apple Watch.

To solve February 16th’s answer, you will need to be careful as the solution contains a repeating letter that could throw you off. Much like previous Wordles with repeating letters, today’s answer might take up all of your attempts unless you use some hints or a different mode. It goes without saying that you might lose your daily streak if you keep using random guesses.

Since the launch of season two and ranked Resurgence in Call of Duty Warzone, the community has had a few complaints. None were more common than the way SR is distributed when players earn kills. Developer Treyarch announced via X (Twitter) on Wednesday that a future update will fix the many issues it received complaints about.

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Blizzard has pushed hotfixes to Season of Discovery Realms, implementing the Starsurge nerf that was announced earlier, as well as other various hotfixes.

Foamstars will be available for all PS Plus Essential members later today, but the online foam game won't be rewarding you with a Platinum Trophy once you've earned 100 per cent completion. Just like the upcoming Tomb Raider I-III PS5, PS4 remasters, Foamstars has chosen not to bother with the top gong in Sony's Trophy system. This is not a case of issues with bundled collections preventing additional Platinum Trophies, however. The developer just… isn't bothering.