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players can increase their power by finding Blast Cores in the sandbox survival game. However, this coveted item comes with the risk of exploding one's character, since it only comes from one tricky explosive monster. Because of this, these drops are considered rare and are used pretty sparingly throughout the world, much like LEGO Fortnite's Sand Claws. It is a mid-to-late game item and as long as you learn how to stay alive, Blast Cores are worth finding.

The first version of The Witcher 3 NextGen HD Reworked Project is now available for download, masterfully overhauling a specific set of textures.

Fortnite's Festival is already set to corner the rhythm market by install base alone, introducing a Rock Band-like experience into Epic's ongoing everything game. In addition to LEGO Fortnite and Rocket Racing, it's clear that Epic's plans for total digital domination are close to coming to fruition.

You won’t find Rock Band Unplugged at the top of many Best PSP Games lists, but the Harmonix spin-off – released during the peak of plastic peripheral popularity – was one of the finest games you could find on Sony’s handheld during its pre-PS Vita renaissance circa-2009. A stripped-back version of the main console games, this portable reimagining saw you switching between instruments, completing “phrases” by rhythmically tapping buttons in time to the music.

Having officially entered our Fortnite Festival era, we're quite excited to see that the surreal pseudo-metaverse Epic has cooked up and is getting instrument controller support as soon as next month.

Lego Fortnite has confirmed that the highly-requested steering wheel piece is coming to the game in the future, which should allow players to move the vehicles and structures they create.

OneXplayer is the first manufacturer to unveil an Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPU-powered 3-in-1 Laptop PC with support for OCulink dGPUs.

Scientists study asteroids to learn more about the early solar system and the conditions that existed when the planets were forming. Asteroids can also provide valuable resources such as water, metals, and other minerals. Research on asteroids is critical since it can provide valuable information on the early stages of the solar system and planetary development. Furthermore, these celestial bodies might contain useful resources such as metals and water, which may be utilized in forthcoming space missions. NASA, with the help of its advanced space and ground-based telescopes, has recently tracked the asteroid that is set to pass Earth today, December 15, and shed light on details such as its speed, distance of approach, and more.

It may have been developed by Harmonix – now a subsidiary of Epic Games – but Fortnite Festival is not Rock Band 5. Let’s get that out of the way immediately, because I’ve certainly already seen claims to the contrary. In fact, Fortnite Festival has more in common with the boy band Five than Rock Band 5; that is, it’s a transparently commercial exercise that simply switches the question “What if the Spice Girls were blokes?” with “What else can we sell for V-Bucks?”

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s The Indigo Disk, several starter Pokemon from previous generations are making their way to the game. You’ll have a chance to catch these starter Pokemon and add them to your collection if you missed them from previous Tera Raid events.

The time of the Winter Convergence is near. Where the sky lights up in brilliant colors, mysterious rocks fall to the ground, and people spread presents and cheer across the island. But alas, this is also when dark creatures and wicked spirits of the season look to bring an Eternal Winter upon all of Aeternum, encasing everything in ice and snow.

The grind is on as Lego Fortnite rolls into view and throws a back of assorted bricks at your feet. Combining the colourful world of Fortnite with the boundless creativity of Lego is a work of genius, and even in its most basic form, is a lot of fun. If you want a new crafting/survival game, then this isn’t a bad place to start.

Lego Fortnite is exactly what the name implies – it’s the wonderfully buildable (and aesthetically pleasing) world of Lego in all of its bricky glory, combined with Fortnite. Only, it’s not really combined with Fortnite, it’s just within Fortnite and uses its established STUFF to make a pretty swanky survival/crafting/building experience. 

Collectors, rejoice — together with Blizzard Entertainment, famous collectibles company Upper Deck has unveiled the Blizzard Legacy Trading Card Collection! This unique trading card collection includes a metric ton of unique artwork across all franchises including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, and even ancient Blizzard games like Rock n' Roll Racing.

If you still think of Fortnite as a colorful, cartoony battle royale game, you might be surprised to learn the extent of Epic’s true ambitions.

In a new development, NASA's Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), responsible for monitoring the skies and watching various Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), has shed light on an asteroid that will pass Earth closely today, December 12.NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has designated this space rock as Asteroid 2023 XO1. The space agency uses its advanced ground and space-based telescopes such as NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1 and Catalina Sky Survey to discover, track and categorize these space rocks. Know the details of this close encounter with Asteroid 2023 XO1.

Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite’s trio of new game modes are permanent additions to the free-to-play title.

At the top of the month, developer Epic Games launched Chapter 5 of Fortnite's popular Battle Royale mode. But with the start of this new chapter, the team also launched three new experiences within the Fortnite launcher. The first was Lego Fortnite, a survival Minecraft-like game, and soon after, the second, Rocket Racing, a new racing mode created by Rocket League developers Psyonix, went live. The third and final new experience of Chapter 5 (so far, at least) went live over the weekend – it's called Fortnite Festival and is basically Rock Band-lite but in the universe of Fortnite. 

One of three brand new modes, Fortnite Festival is one part of Epic Games's plans to seemingly suck all of gaming into one ever-expanding ecosystem.

A Baldur's Gate 3 has managed to complete an entire run by only throwing, and it's literally all thanks to Shadowheart.

Greetings, gamers! Today, we take a closer look at the Tower of Fantasy Reboot Servers—a significant overhaul that introduces alterations aiming to redefine the gameplay experience.

If you're a few hours into your LEGO Fortnite survival playthrough, you'll have hit a point where to upgrade your Village more, you'll need to get some Marble. But where can you find it?

Something like two and a half years after I first saw the concept and thought «that looks neat» we're finally gonna get it. We're finally gonna get a game where you use a mech to plow a field grow and plant some seeds and water them and then harvest a big weird alien fruit.

Fortnite Festival has officially arrived and brings with it a Rock Band-like experience to Fortnite. While it doesn't support instrument controllers at launch, Epic has confirmed to IGN it is a priority for the team to add it in the future and that they are actively working on it.

By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.

If you want to break rocks or defeat powerful enemies, you must use a Bomb Flower in . While there are a limited number of Bomb Flowers available to gather, there is a way to farm them from specific locations. Bomb Flowers are particularly handy as they explode on impact and are best used against tough bosses and areas blocked by breakable rocks.

With this week's Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5 update, we're getting our first look at an Azerothian Archives activity, but we've also datamined several achievements revealing a few more event rewards! In addition to the title, it appears there are two adorable new battle pets — Hap'he and Reese!Hap'heReese

Fortnite now has its very own survival crafting game mode,Lego Fortnite. There’s tons to do in the game, but knowing where to start can be hard.

Obsidian is one of the more challenging resources that you need to hunt down while playing LEGO Fortnite. You will need to explore a specific location if you want to track it down, and you will need to bring upgraded gear to harvest it.

In Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Center of Attention, you’ll be helping Gaston get back on his feet. Once you’re done with him, he’ll have a tidy home and a stall of his own in the Glittering Dunes.

To get Marble Slabs in LEGO , players need the right tools for the job. Crafting Marble Slabs requires Marble, an essential ingredient for crafting advanced tools and building stone structures, but it is harder to obtain than basic Granite. Although Marble isn’t hard to find if you know where to look, you’ll need upgraded tools to mine it.

Life is Strange is one of those series that always caught my eye. However, after a certain point, I felt overwhelmed by all the games I’d need to play to catch up. Fortunately, the team at Don’t Nod has me covered, because they’re teeing up a whole new universe in the upcoming Lost Record: Bloom & Rage.

Thrasher is the follow-up to rhythm horror game Thumper, coming out on Quest and PCVR.

With the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer out in the world, we got our first glimpse at Leonida and Vice City. Now, many have found loads of similarities to its real-life counterpart: Florida.

Fortnite is constantly doing crossovers, so the announcement that Epic had teamed up with Lego for a new survival mode glanced off my consciousness like the announcement of a new line of Funko Pops. But we just tried the mode, which has already attracted over two million concurrent players after launching today, and it's way bigger and more fun than we anticipated—and, of course, free.

LEGO Fortnite is a surprisingly in-depth survival crafting game that throws players in at the deep end, requiring them to build a village and start to farm resources to help them progress further and further. A key component in villages is Planks, but it’s unclear how to get them.

It’s been a wild ride following Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, rife with ups and downs. But with the Indigo Disk DLC around the corner, it appears Game Freak is hyping up the end of Generation 9. Fittingly, trainers can grab Dialga and Palkia in this month’s next Tera Raid event.

The fallout from Wizards of the Coast’s Open Gaming License fiasco continues as MCDM Productions, formerly a producer of popular third-party Dungeons & Dragons supplements, is now striking out on its own. The studio’s next project, due on BackerKit Dec. 7, is a campaign to create its own role-playing game currently called the MCDM RPG. A formal name will be determined at a later date, but delivery is expected by the first half of 2025.

PlayStation maker Sony is set to take full control of Destiny maker Bungie if the developer misses its financial targets.

Running around the battlefield, ashes blowing in the wind across an utterly devastated landscape, the world of EVE Vanguard felt desolate, cold, and, at times, full of tension. As I moved through the ashen wasteland, picking my way carefully around the wreckage of the giant spaceship, that tension heightened every time I saw enemies on the horizon, unsure if they were a pack of NPCs or fellow Vanguards surveying the destruction up close as well. 

Apple's iPad shipments have declined in the past quarter as the company failed to bring new changes. The entire iPad lineup is expected to be upgraded next year, which includes the iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, and the entry-level iPad. Today, industry analyst Mark Gurman reported that Apple is expected to launch two variants of the iPad Air alongside OLED iPad Pro models in the first half of 2024.

Everyone wants to be friends with The Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, in Disney Dreamlight Valley. But are you willing to shower him with gifts and complete all his friendship quests?

Epic Games has revealed the full launch lineup for Fortnite Festival and it includes songs from artists like Fall Out Boy, Kendrick Lamar, and, strangely, LMFAO. Quite the spread.

The latest Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 update quietly added the 'sad Keanu' meme to Night City.

The Coral Buddies are often found in hidden places around Fortnite 's map. They can be heard from a distance, as they sing a very calm and soothing song to draw players in. You won't get anything for finding them, except a nice musical number, of course.

I'm pretty certain my first ever exposure to Tom Petty came via GTA: San Andreas, whose K-DST radio station featured Runnin' Down a Dream on its tracklist of wall-to-wall dad rock bangers. Now Mr Petty's made a return as part of the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, which is soundtracked by Love Is a Long Road, and it looks like more than a few other people might have had their first encounter with the artist off the back of it, too.

Telescopes such as NEOWISE, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1, and Catalina Sky Survey help NASA track and study asteroids that are present in space. After studying the data, the US space agency has shed light on an asteroid that is expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, December 6. This asteroid is colossal in size! Know all about the close encounter with the Asteroid 2001 QQ142.

The Flying Metal Nuisance is Disney Dreamlight Valley’s first quest for the A Rift in Time expansion. This quest will have you stalking Eve, fishing for plastic, and waving a new tool around Eternity Isle.

The Sims 5 is still a glowing speck in the future, but the fourth game still has plenty to give.

Quordle 680 answer for December 5: Throughout the months, Quordle has become a daily part of many players around the globe. No matter how challenging these puzzles are, we all keep coming back to it. Whether it is because of the addictive nature of the puzzle or because the idea of “one puzzle a day” keeps us hooked, everyone enjoys a game of Quordle. But the feeling of happiness does not really come in till you solve the puzzle and figure out the words. This also means unless you win the game, you will be left with a sour taste in your mouth. So, you need to check these Quordle hints and clues to claim the win and get your daily dose of happiness. You can also check the solution at the bottom if you need additional help.

There have been several close calls with asteroids in history. One of them even impacted Earth and kicked off the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. In a new development, NASA, with the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, has revealed that an asteroid is expected to pass Earth today, December 5. According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the space rock has been designated Asteroid 2023 WW. Know all about the asteroid's close approach to Earth such as its speed, size, distance of approach, and more.

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The first fruit of the partnership between Fornite-maker Epic Games and Lego is due out this week — along with a host of other games within a game that expand Fortnite’s horizons considerably.

The GTA 6 trailer is here, and it's underscored by Tom Petty's 1989 anthem Love is a Long Road - so what does that let us glean about what to expect from Rockstar's new game?

After a long wait of 3,156 days since Grand Theft Auto 5 first appeared on PC, the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is finally here a day early, following a leak. Drink it in above.

Grand Theft Auto 6 just got its trailer released a bit early, and that’s not the only surprise here. There’s a bit of an unexpected music choice accompanying our first look at Rockstar Games’ upcoming open world game, and that’s Tom Petty.

Gortash is, first and foremost, a politician in Baldur’s Gate 3. When you find him at the Wyrm’s Rock Fortress, he has a deal for you: work with him to acquire the Netherstone from Orin and control the Elderbrain together.

BioWare has dropped a new teaser for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, offering fans a brief glimpse at some of the realms they'll travel to in the upcoming RPG—some of them familiar, and some that have never been seen (or even heard of) before.

Fortnite just dropped their 28th season, Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1. And, I’m telling you, it’s epic! With new maps, tools, and passes, the season will run from December 3rd, 2023 till March 8th, 2024.

Epic Games has announced a host of new Fortnite modes coming out this week, with one of them being the Fortnite Festival mode.

Family Guy is now in Fortnite as part of Chapter 5. In an attempt to explain his latest glow-up, Fortnite itself has created a short that will haunt my nightmares.

It’s needless to say there are quite a few 1440p gaming monitors out there, but Valve’s latest Steam survey hints that players are moving away from QHD resolution. While the standard is still sitting pretty in second place just below 1080p, the published statistic might be a sign that players are either finally upgrading to 4K, or deciding to harness faster refresh rates at lower resolutions. 

Epic Games’ eternally popular battle royale game, Fortnite, is about to get significantly larger, with three new live-service games set to be added by the end of this week. 

With the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, NASA has discovered thousands of asteroids to date, including a potentially life-threatening asteroid called Bennu which has a 1/2700 chance of impacting Earth between 2175 and 2195. Moreover, the space agency has also recently shed light on an asteroid that is expected to pass Earth as soon as today, December 4! This space rock has been designated as Asteroid 2013 VX4. Know all the details about this close encounter with the asteroid.

On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really. During their encore, the band's current lineup — founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer — left the stage to reveal digital avatars of themselves. After the transformation, the virtual Kiss launched into a performance of “God Gave Rock and Roll to You.”

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The Big Bang Event in Fortnite concluded the game’s OG Season with a staggering concurrent player count as millions of players flocked to the servers to witness how the best season in years came to a close and what Epic Games has in store for it in the future.

Fortnite's The Big Bang event has officially arrived and it served as not only an epic dimension-hopping adventure that featured a performance by Eminem, but it introduced new LEGO, Rocket League-like racing, and Guitar Hero/Rock Band-like music games headed to Fortnite.

Epic Games is adding three new "experiences" to Fortnite later this week, including a survival crafting Lego adventure, a Rocket-League-inspired racing mode, and a musical mode made by Harmonix that's riffing on Rock Band.

Street Fighter 6 rocks. And I'm not just saying that because my character throws tiny rocks at people (sandblast all day, every day). It's one of the best games that came out this year, all of us who reviewed it had fun, and the series, itself, continues to enjoy a great place in the competitive fighting game scene.

Abattoir of Zir is releasing next week! We've got yet another guide to help players conquer this new challenge — this time a Barbarian guide! Double Swing Barbarian Guide Diablo 4 Abattoir of Zir Guide

Cyberpunk 2077 is set to receive a brand new update — version 2.1 — next Tuesday, December 5, and it’ll finally allow players to travel around Night City on a relaxing metro ride.

“Wapeach” is real. Or at least she was at one point, according to the creator of Waluigi, Fumihide Aoki, who on Friday revealed the first semi-official look at Wapeach, an evil version of Princess Peach that was designed for 2004’s Mario Power Tennis.

EVE Online players are making full use of the newest AI sensation, Chat GPT, by using it to create the first in-game 'AI empire'. 

Under A Rock has been revealed by Nordic Trolls and Gameforge, with it being a co-op survival game for up to ten players. It is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. In this game, there has been a different evolutionary path where Neanderthals still live, extinct animals thrive, and magic co-exists as a force of nature.

Yesterday, we got our first look at Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and while Shadow's shoes took the initial spotlight, there's another Easter egg buried in that initial teaser image which has set the hearts of old-school Sonic fans ablaze.

Under A Rock has been revealed by Nordic Trolls and Gameforge, with it being a co-op survival game for up to ten players. It is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. In this game, there has been a different evolutionary path where Neanderthals still live, extinct animals thrive, and magic co-exists as a force of nature.

Among Us is having a massive collaboration and players will get the chance to rock some brand new skins and other cosmetic items because of it. This collaboration includes seven popular indie games, including big names like Undertale and Castle Crashers.

The demo for settlement-builder and survival RPG Bellwright got a nice reception at Steam Next Fest earlier this year, racking up enough daily players to sit at the top of the list along with games like Lies of P and Warhaven. 

Larian has released Baldur’s Gate 3’s hotly anticipated Patch 5, which adds loads of new content to the sprawling Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.