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Netflix has confirmed that The Witcher TV series will get a fifth season, but stated that it will be the last.

After the massive success of 2019’s “live-action” Lion King, it only made sense for Disney to explore more of that photorealistic CG world. Instead of adapting the direct-to-home-video sequel The Lion King: Simba’s Pride, or the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard, though, the next movie will delve into the backstory of Simba’s father, Mufasa.

Blizzard has released new products in the Blizzard Gear Store, including Alliance and Horde Signet Rings and a Mouse Mat for The War Within! Whether you're looking for something simple to wear during The War Within, or something a bit more flashy to express your faction pride, these new products have something for everyone.

Destiny 2's latest big update, Into the Light, launched with a hardcore horde mode called Onslaught that at least one member of the development team thought would be impossible for a solo player to complete. You can probably guess where this is going: somebody has already soloed Onslaught on its highest difficulty.

Season 10 of Overwatch 2 will be a big one for Blizzard’s free-to-play shooter. It will introduce a new hero in Venture, a new damage-class addition to the roster, and the first taste of a brand-new game mode, Clash. We’re also getting a very evil-looking Mercy.

Some new swimwear is debuting on the Trading Post in Patch 10.2.7, including bikinis, murloc floaties, and a rainbow beach chair! We're diving into datamining the Patch 10.2.7 PTR, and we've discovered some new models for swimwear that will likely hit the Trading Post this summer. With the June Trading Post Theme revealed to be Summer Fun, these colorful appearances and fun rainbow beach chair should be a welcome addition to Pride Month, also held in June.

In today's Patch 10.2.7 PTR datamining, we've discovered that Realm First achievements are returning with the Timerunning Pandamonium event.

Patch 10.2.7 adds six new hair colors for Kul Tiran characters, expanding their hair color options from 7 to 13.

With Patch 10.2.7 datamining starting, we've found out a new model coming for Xal'atath in Patch 10.2.7

Get increased dungeon drops in Wrath of the Lich King Classic and take part in the UPrising of gnomes and trolls as they work to reclaim their homelands. Alliance players will heed the call of High Tinker Mekkatorque in Operation Gnomeregan and members of the Horde will be called to Vol’jin’s side as he set his sights on Zalazane and the Echo Isles.

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Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall events are live on Wrath of the Lich King Classic realms following regional maintenance. This event has both factions reclaiming a territory, either Gnomeregan or the Echo Isles, depending on which faction. Wowhead has prepared some guides, walking you through every step of the new event in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Operation: Gnomeregan Event Zalazane's Fall Event

Blizzard has announced that Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall will arrive tomorrow, March 26 on Wrath of the Lich King Classic realms. This is an event that will also bring some loot changes in Icecrown Citadel, most notably increasing the number of Shadowfrost Shard drops on bosses.

Get increased dungeon drops in Wrath of the Lich King Classic and take part in the UPrising of gnomes and trolls as they work to reclaim their homelands. Alliance players will heed the call of High Tinker Mekkatorque in Operation Gnomeregan and members of the Horde will be called to Vol’jin’s side as he set his sights on Zalazane and the Echo Isles.

Popular Pokemon fan website Relic Castle, which has been running since 2014, has been taken offline after those in charge of it allegedly received a DMCA takedown notice. The website previously functioned as a forum for Pokemon fans to talk, as well as a place to share fan-made Pokemon games.

The Djinn is a great Salutor to have early on in with its unique curse skillset. Taming Djinn involves completing the "" side quest, where Wiktor tracks down a market thief and uncovers the reasons behind their pickpocketing spree. Intriguingly, players can also elect to tame Djinn for a secret achievement, but this is best left for later playthroughs.

It’s not the biggest Pikachu plush ever made, but it is big! At 26 inches, or just over two feet, The Pokémon Company’s new big Pikachu plush is available for pre-order on The Pokémon Center website. The $199.99 plush toy is expected to ship in September 2024, according to the product page.

DC's full June solicitations have finally arrived, and summer is heating up as the venerable publisher prepares to bring back one of its most classic imprints with the return of Elseworlds.

The Thaumaturge exists in an alternate 1905 Warsaw, where I can’t go anywhere without a couple of soldiers trying to mug me for my nice warm boots, and making matters worse, I’m playing an exhausted-looking guy who keeps talking to himself. This RPG world doesn’t have the same immediate appeal as a fantasy realm like Baldur’s Gate 3’s Faerun, but once I start digging, I find a treasure trove of great writing and compelling choices.

The back of English-language Pokemon cards has finally been fixed after 25 years.

The creator of one of Counter-Strike's most popular maps has a serious case of seller's remorse.

Nexus Mods is something of an institution in the modding circles on PC. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with ModDB, Nexus is one of the most prolific and popular modding websites, bar none, and this fact is driven home as it reaches a new milestone — 10 billion file downloads in total.

With the sun setting on Dragonflight and The War Within on the horizon, our Mistweaver Monk Writer, JuneMW, offers a retrospective highlighting Mistweaver's journey in Dragonflight and shares their hopes for the spec's next evolution with a War Within Wishlist.

Baldur's Gate 3 clearly prides itself on its realistic anatomy, as is any game that sneakily patches in willy physics months after release. It's not exactly shy when it comes to naughty bits, and neither is its fanbase, who have been up to all sorts of sordid activities on the game's subreddit, going so far as to figure out how big Halsin's member is when he's in bear form.

Claire Foy is no stranger to challenging roles. She's played Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, fated Tudor queen Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall, and astronaut Neil Armstrong's wife Janet in First Man. But All of Us Strangers, a haunting new romantic drama from director Andrew Haigh, is the first time she's played the mother of a man nearly a decade older than her.

As a people pleaser, I simply can’t stand the sight of my followers leaving my cult and telling me they’ll catch me in the afterlife in Cult of the Lamb.

The Talos Principle II often left me staring at my screen in awe. Sometimes, from sheer intimidation in the face of a seemingly formidable puzzle. Other times,  from my incredulous pride after unraveling said problem. But most of all, the experience regularly gave me pause as I pondered a philosophical idea or argument that challenged my viewpoints on the nature of existence and humanity’s place in the cosmos. These moments spurred me to solve the game’s 100+ puzzles in search of answers, and I’m largely satisfied with what I discovered. 

If you want to play as a customisable character in Baldur's Gate 3, you have two options - make your own Tav from the ground up, or follow The Dark Urge origin. That name alone is probably enough to entice you, so it's not surprising that many players have already beaten the game as this strange character. However, they're also finding a key moment towards the end of the run quite underwhelming.

The developer of 2021’s Buck Up and Drive, Fábio Fontes, has been showing off his work on the upcoming sequel. While it’s still early in development, things look to be progressing well on the title.

The successful soft landing of India's ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission on the lunar south pole was admired by a large part of the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.

The CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, is officially stepping down from his role later this month, it’s been confirmed. 

Activision Blizzard boss Robert Kotick is stepping down as CEO.

Back when I was running the game for my local Dungeons & Dragons group, I would always pride myself on bringing something handmade each time we got together around the table. Maybe it was a leather-bound book filled with vintage David Sutherland illustrations of the Tomb of Horrors, or a 3D map of a few rooms from Castle Ravenloft with just the right assortment of miniatures from my collection. As a lifelong fan of D&D, Rick Perry knows that impulse well. But as production designer and creative producer on Dropout’s Dimension 20, he’s operating at a scale that’s on another level entirely.

It is now official: In a farewell message to employees, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has confirmed that he will be leaving the company.

In Diablo 4's hardest dungeon, you have 10 minutes and one life to kill the hardest enemies in the game. A little over a week after its launch, a Chinese player named Xingluoah was able to conquer the final and most brutal tier of the Abattoir of Zir using a newly discovered exploit, a perfected build, and the wrong pair of pants.

This article is written in partnership with MicroProse.

For a lot of people, including myself, Kevin Conroy was the Batman. A lot of you might've known him from the Arkham Trilogy—I myself was first introduced to him via Justice League: Unlimited. He was the voice of Batman for over three decades before he died after a short battle with cancer in November last year, age 66. As spotted by Eurogamer, a tribute has been added to the Batman: Arkham Trilogy, though it's only presently confirmed to be on the Nintendo Switch version. Gamingbible editor Ewan Moore posted a screenshot of the tribute on Twitter, which reads: «In memory of Kevin Conroy.»

New class armor sets and weapon sets are available for the Evoker, Hunter, Mage, and Shaman in this month’s Trading Post* offerings. This month’s signature item—Buttercup the baby moose pet.

The PS5 is about to take a trip to Pandora. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora blasts onto Sony’s console on December 7th, thrusting players into the fantastical world from James Cameron’s mega-hit blockbusters. But what is actually in store for players when they boot up this massive AAA movie tie-in? Well that’s exactly what we aim to answer in our latest Push Square video!

Go-Go Town will have a co-op mode, developer Prideful Sloth has confirmed. The studio has also announced that the co-op mode will feature an open playtest in 2024, February to be precise. If you want to take part in the Go-Go Town playtest then you can sign up through the official game website.

Nexus Mods, likely the most popular mod site on the planet and a place you're definitely familiar with if you've ever had cause to tinker with a Bethesda game, has banned a user for attempting to mod a same-sex pairing out of Baldur's Gate 3. Beware there are some very mild spoilers ahead for some act 2 characters. Named Ser Aylin, the mod in question (via Eurogamer) affects the relationship between Ketheric's daughter Isobel and the aasimar Dame Aylin. As you can probably guess from the name, it turned the latter into Ser Aylin, a «slightly more polite and male version» that also used AI to alter the character's voice in a more masculine direction. The mod's description (which no longer exists on Nexus Mods, but has been archived on the Wayback Machine) reads politely enough, as though it was innocently uploaded by some naif who wasn't quite aware of the implications that turning Aylin into a man carried.

One month after a major round of layoffs impacted roughly 100 Bungie employees of 1,200, those remaining at the Destiny developer say the cuts, as well as other cost-cutting measures, came alongside an apparent scramble by studio leadership to avoid a total Sony takeover.

A Baldur's Gate 3 mod that aimed "to reduce diversity" in the game has been deleted from major modding platform NexusMods.

It’s been a busy year for Taika Waititi. As an in-demand producer, he’s had a lot of projects hit screens in 2023, including season 2 of Our Flag Means Death (which he starred in as well as producing), season 3 of Reservation Dogs, season 5 of What We Do in the Shadows, and the indie films Frybread Face and Me and Red, White & Brass. As a writer and director, he’s midstream on Apple TV Plus’ reboot of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits, with irons in the fire on everything from a Star Wars movie to a series adaptation of Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown. And on top of it all, he has a new movie in theaters: Next Goal Wins, a sports comedy adapting the documentary of the same name about the real-life comeback of the American Samoa soccer team, after a record-breaking 31-0 World Cup qualifier loss.

New class armor sets and weapon sets are available for the Evoker, Hunter, Mage, and Shaman in this month’s Trading Post* offerings. This month’s signature item—Buttercup the baby moose pet.

Sega has sponsored a grassroots football team in London which is aimed mainly at LGBT players.

It's Black Friday — we're all stuffed with Wild Turkey, warm and cozy, and thinking about the Holidays. What better way, then, to celebrate with your families than with gifts from their favorite Blizzard games? No matter if you're an Overwatch fan or a die-hard Diablo player and everything in between, the Blizzard gear store has you coverd this Holiday season. Spread some cheer with your favorite Blizzard figurines, artwork, plushies, clothes, and more — because nothing screams «Holiday cheer» like explaining to your family why your new favorite shirt just says «What Sword?»Want to snag some of this gear for yourself? Click the product name below the images to go straight to the Blizzard Gear Store, or click here! Even better — Black Friday Deals make it so that the Gear Store is up to 30% off!

After a stellar career at Housemarque, Harry Krueger is ready to move on to the next adventure in his life.

The moment I slipped my husband’s Xbox headphones over my ears to settle in for a game of Zombies in Modern Warfare 3, my mind slid back to the first (and last) time I used in-game chat.

Logitech G502 Lightspeed | Wireless | 25,600 DPI | Right-handed | $149.99$89.99 at Amazon (Save $60)When we reviewed the G502 Lightspeed we found it to be a brilliant mouse, but a little bit on the pricey side. However, with a discount this big we're more than happy to sing the praises of this excellent device. 11 customisable buttons, a fantastically accurate sensor, great looks and comfort, tuneable weights and PowerPlay wireless charging support with a 60 hour plus battery life. Phew. That's a lot of great features, and a mighty gaming mouse this makes indeed. One to look out for, especially at this sort of money.

Netflix has canceled a slew of fan-favorite series, including fantasy epic Shadow and Bone. The streamer will also not be going forward with more seasons of the live-action show Glamorous and the animated comedies Farzar, Captain Fall, and Agent Elvis.

RPGs have been rather abundant in 2023 and will continue into 2024, and gamers don’t mind that one bit. Why? Because RPGS are awesome, and because of their “nature,” they can come in all shapes and sizes. Certain developers pride themselves on making some of the best RPGs around and constantly flex their game dev muscles when making them. One such example is Vanillaware, who are slowly getting ready to release their next title, Unicorn Overlord. Unique name aside, the game will have plenty of depth and tactics to partake in and revealed some new details in the latest issue of Famitsu.

Keyboard customisation is a big deal at the moment, and you don't have to look far to find a host of different ways to tweak your favourite clicky clacky device to your heart's content. For those of you with an axe to grind however, Dbrand has just released a limited edition aluminium keycap with the immortal words «Fuck off» milled directly into the face. Call me crude if you must, but I want one. Badly.

The allure of vampires is as immortal as the undead creatures themselves. But while vampires have always been supernatural icons of sexiness, what that sexiness manifests as, and how it reflects the aspects of human desire commonly left out of mainstream media, has evolved.

Invincible fans really aren't happy about one of Omni-Man's interactions with Sindel in Mortal Kombat 1 where he says that he's going to turn her, Mileena, and Kitana into his "pets".

EA Sports UFC 5 has been out for a while and is available for 10 hours for those with an EA Play subscription on either Xbox Series consoles or the PS5. While the core gameplay has seen some tuning up from the prior entry, one thing we have never seen before is the inclusion of this many early versions of fighters. UFC Undisputed 3 had UFC and earlier PRIDE versions of some fighters – but certainly not to this extent. The first season of Origins versions of fighters has now launched with eight fighters getting new virtual incarnations based on key early moments in their careers.

Overwatch is finally getting a non-binary hero, with the recently revealed Venture confirmed to use they/them pronouns. They will be a new damage hero, expanding the queer cast even further after other recent additions such as Lifeweaver and Baptiste.

I’ve been doing some exploration into the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive catalog after having played through the Valis games and Gley Lancer. The Genesis isn’t what I’d call one of my blind spots, but I’m not as familiar with it as Nintendo’s early consoles. 

The Blizzcon schedule has finally been released, and with it the full Blizzcon Blink Store, filled with goodies from every Blizzard franchise! This year, the standout Diablo merchandise is a new line of figures from McFarlane Toys, featuring four of the five classes! Barbarians, Druids, Necromancers, and Sorcerers each have a brand new seven inch action figure to show their class pride — Rogues, however, seem to be stealthed, as there doesn't appear to be a Rogue figurine. Blizzcon Blink Store Each product is listed for $30 USD, and has three color variants: Common, Rare, and Epic, each associated with a popular build for that class.

LG C3 OLED | 65-inch | 4K | Smart TV | 120Hz | $2496.99 $1596.99 at B&H (save $873)

Dragon Village Grand Battle is out now on the Play Store. This game brings elements similar to the beloved Dragon City franchise and refreshes it with a more mature art style and new gameplay. Though, Dragon Village and Dragon City aren’t actually related past including the grand mythical reptilian beasts, DRAGONS!

Spider-Man 2 is chock full of references to other Marvel properties, as New York itself features locations such as the Avengers Tower, the Sanctum Sanctorum, and the Wakandan Embassy, all of which are references to The Avengers, Doctor Strange, and Black Panther. In fact, the latter even lets you throw up a wholesome Wakanda Forever salute outside of its doors as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, but you'd better make sure you're playing as Miles Morales if you want to do it.

Either Miles Morales has taken a secret Cuban lover for whom he harbors a sense a national pride for, or the developers of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 made a pretty big mistake in the recent game.

In 10.2, Solarys Thorngale and Kery'nael Thorngale are two Druids of the Flame who regret the path they've chosen, and who return to the Night Elves of Amirdrassil. Helping these two out rewards an adorable Battle Pet, Kal'andu!

Revisit a lost friend and run the diamond in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Learn how to unlock two more Easter egg trophies in New York City. It’s an even bigger map this time around, but if you check out important areas from previous games, you can find something secret and special. Visiting a specific cathedral leads to a lost memorial from a previous game. Another is just a fun little Easter egg with Peter Parker. We won’t get into all the details here — scroll down to learn how to unluck each trophy. We’ve got screenshots and map locations to make inching your way to that Platinum easier.

Exploring Azeroth: Pandaria is the latest in World of Warcraft's Exploring Azeroth series. This time, we follow Li Li and Chen Stormstout as they take their friend, the pirate Catelyn the Blade, on a tour of Pandaria.

This Christmas Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss brings a new ghostly short to the BBC starring Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington and Pride's Freddie Fox. 

Formula E is launching its first ever official video game, leveraging blockchain technology and NFTs.

In a recent official post on the Paradox forum, the Cities: Skylines II team has unveiled some exciting updates regarding the game’s modding capabilities and performance expectations. Let’s delve into the details that were shared by the Cities: Skylines II team.

The new voice actor for both Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been confirmed to be Kevin Afghani, who announced it himself on Twitter.

British Esports, a not-for-profit national body which promotes esports in the United Kingdom, has released a new statement addressing “questions and concerns” raised over its partnership with the Saudi Esports Federation, which was announced earlier this week.

Patch 1.2.0 is bringing many changes for the Rogue class — take a look at what was revealed in today's Developer Campfire Chat, including massive buffs to underperforming Basic Skills and meaningful improvements to some Rogue Legendary Paragon Nodes! Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary Rogue Class Overview

There’s a lot going on in League of Legends patch 13.20. Jax has finally got his much-needed visual upgrade, K’Sante is getting a full kit rework, jungle is getting major changes to monster durability and Smite, and, finally, we’re getting some of the best skins to come to LoL in quite some time – including the highly anticipated Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah and Rakan from Wild Rift.

Apple has grappled with the development of its in-house 5G modem for years now, and even acquiring Intel’s business for $1 billion did not aid the company’s endeavors. Finding negligible success in this area, the California-based giant had little choice but to extend its partnership with Qualcomm for three more years, but there was a slight chance that Samsung would be brought into the fold, too. Sadly, talks of a deal never went past a certain point, with one report stating that the Korean manufacturer was experiencing supply issues.

It appears that Virtuos Studios has closed down Calypte, a San Francisco-based subsidiary of the worldwide development services provider that had only been in business since September 2022.

The Noble Collection releases collectibles and jewelry based on some of the biggest franchises in the world, including The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Trek and DC. Now they're adding a massive gaming franchise to that lineup - Minecraft.

Elon Musk is not above lobbing insults at random strangers on the internet, but his summertime effort at "citizen journalism" has now resulted in him being sued for incorrectly suggesting that a 22-year-old college student was associated with a neo-Nazi extremist group.

In a bid to enhance user interaction and streamline access to various features, Google is currently experimenting with a fresh look for the Android version of its beloved YouTube app. The test entails replacing the familiar "Library" tab with a novel "You" tab and relocating the user's avatar or profile picture to the bottom navigation bar.