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Blizzard has announced that they will be implementing some Class adjustments as a part of April 23rd's scheduled maintenance.

In addition to the previously announced Class adjustments, Blizzard has released full patch notes for today's Hotfixes.

Zenless Zone Zero CBT3 testers got a taste of new features! It began yesterday and shocked players; here’s why! You can team up for weekly boss challenges or choose your favorite character with a new guaranteed pull system.

Netflix announced today that Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri will return for a fifth season of The Witcher — and that the show’s fifth season will be its last. Season 5 will be filmed back-to-back with season 4, which has just started production.

Overwatch 2 season 10 is now live, with a few important changes to how Blizzard is monetizing the game. Most notably, the hero shooter’s new hero Venture is free for all players, and no longer locked behind the battle pass. Overwatch 2’s battle pass now also pays out multiple kinds of currency, including the premium paid currency known as Overwatch Coins and a new type of currency called Mythic Prisms, which players can spend on mythic-tier skins.

If you’re one of the millions of fans of the Australian kids’ animated series Bluey, you’ll be aware that the show’s third season, which began airing in early 2021 in Australia, just concluded with an epic 28-minute special episode called “The Sign.” (Episodes are usually seven minutes long.) You’ll also be aware that the episode, and the lead-in to it, sent Bluey fandom into a tailspin of speculation that this was the end for the beloved show.

Zack Snyder and director's cuts go hand in hand, though there's one film in particular that the director still feels he has unfinished business with. 

Netflix sure does know how to make a chilling drama, but the streamer’s newest stalker thriller has completely shaken audiences, earning it perfect reviews and shooting it up the streamer’s top 10 charts.

The director of Nicolas Cage’s new survival horror movie Arcadian has shockingly revealed that the movie’s distinctive monster is actually inspired by a very well-known and beloved animated character… Disney’s Goofy. 

is a word-matching game that tasks players with aligning sixteen different words into four groups. Each group contains four different words that somehow have a connection between them. This is one of the newer ones that came from the popularity boom and has made a name for itself as one of the most enjoyable one-a-day games.

fans are in for a treat as a team of talented creators manages to bring one of the game's most haunting characters to life with a shockingly effective animatronic. Introduced in the most chapter of, DogDay has become somewhat of a fan-favorite character given the horrific circumstances of his existence following the events of The Hour of Joy. His iconic design has earned plenty of praise from the community, with many remarking that he would fit right in with the colorful cast of fellow horror franchise.

The Watcher could be hiding in plain sight in X-Men '97, according to Marvel fans. Warning: the following contains major spoilers for X-Men '97 episode 5! 

Fans of the Fallout games won’t be shocked to learn that Amazon’s new TV show based on the franchise is gruesomely violent. This is a franchise known for its Bloody Mess perk, and for the VATS system, which lets players target and blow off heads and limbs. But the violence of the Fallout TV series still has the power to shock; viewers can expect multiple severed heads and lopped-off extremities in this post-apocalyptic world where mutated monsters feed on human flesh.

If you're in the market for a new car, and you really, really want to impress (and annoy) all your neighbors, consider pulling up to your house in the Spawnmobile, a classic relic of '90s comic book excess that is now on auction via the memorabilia selling site Whatnot. 

Time for another sorry week of heaving news-fuel into the Maw's thousand-and-one gullets and urgh, what's that brooding stench? It reeks of embargoes in here. The air is foul with it. This week is the week of the inaugural Triple-I Initiative showcase, aka the IIIIs, aka a 45-minute dollop of trailers and announcements from such studios as Slay The Spire creators MegaCrit and Darkest Dungeon developers Red Hook. We know of a couple of the announcements in advance; others, we'll learn about alongside you on 10th April.

Well, BAFTA was clearly looking for headlines with this news, and boy has it got them! The British Academy of Film and Television Arts recently hosted a poll asking people to vote for the most iconic video game character of all time — and the results are, to be frank, shockingly inept (but obviously quite interesting).

Despite Dragon's Dogma 2 boasting marginally better launch sales than Rise of the Ronin (with both titles releasing on the same day), it's Team Ninja's PS5 exclusive that's managed to stand stronger in the latest Japanese charts. Indeed, Ronin has actually done quite well for itself, shifting an additional 20,000 retail copies over the last week, bringing its total to a fairly respectable 85,000 units. It was topped only by Princess Peach: Showtime!.

Want a laptop upgrade? Then what's better than owning an Apple Macbook Air? While the Macbook comes under a premium range device, Flipkart is offering a massive discount and offers which will reduce the price to around Rs.50000. Shocking right? Currently, the Apple 2020 Macbook Air Apple M1 is available at a hefty discount which will significantly reduce the price of the laptop. Therefore, you can buy an Apple device at a very reasonable price. Check deals and discounts available on Apple 2020 Macbook Air Apple M1 on Flipkart.

Pokemon GO has been a big hit since it was released in 2016, and while the game has had some ups and downs – not as many as some – it has remained a very popular choice for many. Not only does this game allow players to collect their favorite Pokemon, but it also helps players get the exercise they really need.

Are you ready to dive into the longest list of new item affixes in Diablo 4? Here are some of the available affixes through Tempering, one of two new crafting systems coming with Diablo 4 Season 4. After a first look, it seems that Tempered Affixes will play a massive role in customizing your build while also being able to simply prioritize offensive, defensive, and utility stats.Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all Tempered Affixes coming with Diablo 4 Season 4. Our data set is also based on PTR data, so everything below is subject to change.

Samsung has been in the news recently as details regarding the development of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 have been surfacing. So far, we have come across several leaks and speculation, giving an idea about what Samsung may announce. But, now a new shocking leak is claiming that Samsung may include a higher model in the Galaxy Z Fold family. Rumours suggest that there might be an additional “ Ultra” model for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. With that being said, the higher version is also expected to be more feature-rich and more expensive than the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Know what Samsung is planning for the new generation of foldable smartphones. 

What are legends if not memes plus time? Several Star Wars fans were recently shocked to discover that a number of running gags among the series fandom have crossed the threshold into a bizarre sort of canon. Apparently, they've been around long enough to bleed into the franchise itself.

An inventive fishing boat design constructed by a The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has brought some industrial flair to Hyrule's fishing scene. The contraption won praise from fellowTears of the Kingdom players for its efficiency in gathering much-needed fish for cooking and crafting.

The next hero coming to Overwatch 2, Venture, will be playable this weekend for free as part of a limited-time trial that will run from March 28-31, Blizzard Entertainment announced Wednesday. Access to Venture will be free for all players, giving everyone a taste of their kit, which Blizzard also revealed in full.

Nowadays, eSports is a relatively common, largely respected, career, but there was a time when video game streamers were few and far between. In those days, Ninja reigned supreme.

If you, like me, have spent your first hours in Dragon's Dogma 2 lugging around a fat stack of camping kits thinking they were single-use items, here's an important PSA: you can reuse those things.

The price of the Meta Quest 2 has been all over the place in the past two years. In 2022, Meta raised the cost of this VR headset from $299.99 to a shocking $399.99 due to component shortages. Then the price sank to $249.99 in late 2023, just after the company’s $499.99 Quest 3 came out. Now, it’s sitting cozy at $199.99 at multiple retailers, with most of them offering some sort of freebie with your purchase that’d otherwise cost you an extra $50 or so. I don’t foresee the cost sinking below this and, frankly, it doesn’t need to; the Quest 2 is a phenomenal value at this price.

Don't back down, double down. The Helldivers 2 propaganda machine is spinning up once again after the horrible flying Terminid bugs debuted in the game, something its creative director dismissed as "propaganda from bug sympathizers" when players first reported it.

Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke has shared an early look at every Baldur’s Gate 3 fan’s favorite vampire Astarion, and it looks like a lot has changed since the early days of his creation.

At the end of February, Blizzard revealed 8 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Holy Paladin guide writer, Clarius, offers an early review of the Herald of the Sun Paladin Hero Talents that enhance the base toolkit without additional bloat or keybindings. While Herald of the Sun doesn't dramatically alter the playstyle of Holy, it's a well rounded set of talents that offer a preferred alternative to Lightsmith.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for March 21: With the Holi celebrations going strong, it is a great time to be a Garena Free Fire MAX player. The developers of the game have introduced multiple Holi-themed events, offering players a chance to get their hands on rewards like  Prismatic Warrior Bundle, Jock Shock Bundle, avatars, Gold Royale vouchers and more. While these items can aid you in battle, having good skills and knowing strategy is a must. To succeed in your attempt to become the winner, check top tips.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for March 20: The Holi celebrations are in full flow in Garena Free Fire MAX. So far, we've seen two events introduced - Streets Ring and Holi Royale. Both of these events bring exciting items such as Street Thug Bundle, Trendy Clubber Bundle, Prismatic Warrior Bundle, Jock Shock Bundle and more. Now, yet another event has been introduced as part of the Holi celebrations in Garena Free Fire MAX. This event, called the Holi Damage event, brings exciting avatars, vouchers and more, that players can obtain to get an in-game advantage. Check out the details of the Holi Damage event in Garena Free Fire MAX below.

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for March 17: Garena Free Fire is embracing the spirit of Holi with its latest event, the Holi Royale. In celebration of the Indian festival of colours, players are treated to a range of themed items, including the eye-catching Jock Shock Bundle and the futuristic Scythe - Techno. What sets this event apart is its accessibility; gamers can participate without spending diamonds, instead using gold for spins.

Baldur's Gate 3 never outright states the age of our companions, but we're given enough information to make a fair estimation. For example, since she was in Baldur's Gate 2 as an adult, we know that Jaheira has to be towards the end of her lifecycle. Astarion, on the other hand, has to be at least 235, given his date of "death" and the fact that he's been a vampire for around 200 years.

A university class using Red Dead Redemption 2 to learn about American history recently got a visit from two very familiar cowboys.

The latest in Build-A-Bear’s shockingly extensive line of Pokémon plush toys with cute little outfits is the king of Pokémon memes: Bidoof. Fans of the next-to-useless but simultaneously god-like beaver-esque battler can order a Bidoof plush starting today, to receive their very own buck-toothéd buddy, in a bundle with Bidoof-themed accessories.

The System Shock remake, which first launched on PC back in March last year, is officially coming to consoles in May.

The wait is almost over. Nightdive Studios just announced a May 21 release date for the console version of its System Shock remake. It’ll be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, after arriving for PCs last year.

As a rule, things are never easy for the X-Men — something that seems to apply in real life as well as comic books. In a shocking update from The Hollywood Reporter, Beau DeMayo, creator and showrunner of the highly-anticipated X-Men ’97 animated series on Disney Plus, has been fired a week before the show’s March 20 premiere.

After numerous delays, the anticipated System Shock remake launched on PC to solid reviews and enthusiastic fan response early last year, but when do console players get in on the retro cyberpunk fun? Developer Nightdive Studios have always said a console version of the new System Shock was in the works (which sets it apart from the PC-only original) but have been a bit cagey about when it might arrive.

Nightdive Studios has confirmed the console release date for System Shock Remake, with the game heading to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One on May 21st. The game was release for PC in May last year, so console players have been waiting almost a year to get their hands on it.

System Shock fans who lack a gaming PC will be able to play the remake of the first game pretty soon. A new trailer for the System Shock remake console ports revealed that the game will be released on May 21, 2024, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Dragon's Dogma 2's pre-load is seemingly available on Xbox Series X/S, and it's surprisingly under 70GB.

Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue for the 2024 Oscars started out pretty run-of-the mill. There were jokes about how Killers of the Flower Moon was long enough to “drive to Oklahoma and solve the murders yourself,” a Madame Web shoutout, and a pretty good topical gag about the viral Republican rebuttal to the State of the Union address last week. But then Kimmel ended his monologue on something remarkable: a quippy, yet sincere and full-throated speech in support of Hollywood’s labor unions.

Helldivers 2 mechs are finally here, people. Just one day after galactic game master Joel added factory planet Tien Kwan to the war front in a surprise twist that delayed the mecha mayhem, hundreds of thousands of Helldivers have successfully liberated the joint and unlocked the new mech Stratagem for everyone. 

Today, Arrowhead announced a new Warbond called Cutting Edge, which is coming on Thursday, March 14 to Helldivers 2. A Warbond is effectively the game's version of a Battle Pass, in case you didn't know.

Ultimate Black Panther #2 escalates the conflict that started in Ultimate Black Panther #1, with T'Challa scouring his kingdom for whoever is responsible for his father's death in the attack on Wakanda that happened at the end of the first issue.

Shocking absolutely no one, Helldivers 2's game director has confirmed that developer Arrowhead Game Studios is not being acquired by Sony.

Joel Bylos, chief creative officer at Funcom and creative director of Dune: Awakening,has stated that the game will focus on a «topical» war «between humans and artificial intelligence.» 

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft has announced its decision to discontinue support for running Android apps on Windows 11, marking the end of an era for users who have grown accustomed to the convenience of accessing their favorite mobile applications on their PCs. The move comes as a shock to many, as the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) was hailed as a significant feature of Windows 11 upon its release in 2021.

Star Wars fans may have uncovered an interesting shared trait among 3 of the most prominent characters in the franchise at the moment. They may all be the same age despite appearing so far apart. But those making this realization for the first time might wonder how they never noticed this possibility.

In shocking news, X owner Elon Musk was sued by four former Twitter executives on Monday for unpaid $128 million severance payments and some other allegations. Twitter's former CEO Parag Agrawal, former Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, former Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and former General Counsel Sean Edgett have also stated that they were fired without any hard reason. The lawsuit includes several claims against Elon Musk and the rebranding of Twitter to X. Know more about the news here.

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.12 is now being rolled out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC and includes myriad bug fixes, CD Projekt Red has announced.

News has reached Chinese EV makers that Apple has shuttered its self-driving car development that was internally called ‘Project Titan.’ Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest smartphone brand, recently entered this category, and it, plus other players, have expressed their thoughts on the latest development. While some companies are shocked at this revelation, others agree with Apple’s decision, stating that there are other areas in which the technology giant can thrive in.

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered launches today, and Atari CEO Wade Rosen seems pretty impressed with how well the 1995 LucasArts game is still playing. See what he told us in the video above!

Deck Nine, the studio behind Life Is Strange entries Before the Storm and True Colors, as well as The Expanse: A Telltale Series, laid off 20% of its staff today.

GTA 6 has become one of the most highly anticipated video games in the history of the industry. The hype started when 80 gameplay videos of the game were leaked online. Thereafter, at the end of 2023, Rockstar Games released the first GTA 6 trailer, showcasing the potential gameplay, open-world, mechanics, characters and more. This has only added fuel to the fire. In the midst of the much-anticipated game, a new rumour has emerged revealing some concerning details about the GTA 6 file size. Its shocking size has drawn the attention of the gaming community and some have criticised this development, while others are seemingly comfortable with it.

Australian wildlife AI project receives $750,000 boost for wildlife identification; Abridge raises $150 mn in series C for AI clinical documentation tools; Tyler Perry halts $800 mn studio expansion amid AI job loss concerns; AI generated car free city images boost support for sustainable policies in the US- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

While the majority of your success lies in which weapons and armor you carry when facing off against the Terminids and Automatons on various missions in Helldivers 2, you shouldn’t overlook what your ship can do to support you. Besides just naming your destroyer, there’s far more you can do to customize it with modules. Whereas weapons and Boosters will impact you and your squad on a more constant basis, ship modules come in clutch when you need to bring out the big guns, aka Stratagems. These power weapons are already enough to turn the tide of a tough fight, but when you add in the right ship modules, you’ll be cooking bugs for breakfast.

Madame Web’s poor initial performance at the box office suggests that few people want to see it in a theater, let alone talk about it sight unseen. But there’s one aspect of it we should talk about anyway, because it’s so wild. Madame Web is a rarity in modern superhero cinema: a movie your friends might think you were making up if you described it to them without embellishment. Ironically, this makes it entirely faithful to the era of comic books it’s adapting. Not only does the comic book version of protagonist Cassandra Webb have a suite of powers and stories behind her that’s so confounding, I cannot fathom how anyone thought they’d make for a coherent movie, it also features a trio of other Spider-Women with origins that beggar belief.

Time and again, Apple Watches have come to the rescue of their wearer by alerting them of abnormal health conditions. These health anomalies have often turned out to be life-threatening issues upon further checkups. Just a few days ago, an Apple Watch saved the life of a South Carolina resident by alerting him to a sudden beginning of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Now, in yet another incident, another life has been saved courtesy of the Apple Watch. Know what happened.

One Marvel fan may have cracked a key part of Deadpool 3, based on a brief moment in the movie's trailer.

Samsung today received a new accolade, as its current-generation 7-inch foldable display has successfully passed the highly stringent military standard ‘MIL-STD 810G’ test that the U.S. Department of Defense recognizes. Also known as the American ‘Military Specification’ (MilSpec), several parts are evaluated and then taken through a series of tests to see if they qualify for this certification. Despite a foldable panel being less durable than a flat counterpart, it is impressive to see that this rating has been officially awarded to the Samsung camp.

The renowned chip design expert Jim Keller has called the "AI ambitions" of OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman unnecessary, claiming he can do the same with much less capital.

We are once again in the season of Nintendo Direct speculation, as you might have guessed from the chaos that Switch fans have been in over the past few weeks. The most recent leaks suggest that a Direct is coming soon, but whether or not you believe the rumors, a decade's worth of history points to another February Direct.

When Square Enix announced the Meister Quality Hydaelyn & Zodiark figure back in January, along with its associated in-game emote Apocalyptic Charades, players were left shocked by not only the price of $350 but also by the accompanying emote’s limitations. According to the item description, Apocalyptic Charades was character locked. 

I’ve been playing Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden for review. I just got the game this week and I’m still early in it, but I wanted to provide our readers with some impressions of the game.

I think I’m a mutant. My mutant gift? Getting hyped for X-Men ‘97.

Netflix’s newest true crime documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer has proven to be a major success, climbing up the streamer’s rankings and landing a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. 

Upcoming PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade will reportedly be rated for adults only, due to nudity and violence. 

The modern Persona series is synonymous with slick, sexy UI design, making games like Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5 Royal, and the recently released Persona 3 Reload instantly recognizable. Atlus' efforts are so far ahead of the curve in this regard, and shockingly, it turns out the secret to this success relies simply upon retaining key staff and paying them appropriately.

Helldivers 2 players are finding out about the series' high difficulty barrier the hard way, especially if they're trying to get through the game's missions on their own.

In Palworld, we are told and led to believe that using Lifmunk effigies to improve our Capture Power would… increase our Capture Power. Shocking, I know. Well, it turns out that they may actually be doing the opposite.

Inside Out 2 brings us back to Pixar’s zany world of emotions.

What are the chances of this happening? One low-level P3R player accidentally fused one of the highest-level Personas you can create, which rarely happens.

A pilot named Chris Clarke has stirred up a storm on the internet after a video surfaced showing him allegedly flying a light aircraft while wearing Apple Vision Pro. The video, posted on X, has garnered over 5.6 million views since Tuesday, accompanied by a cautionary Community Note. In the footage, Clarke is seen using the Apple Vision Pro, manipulating windows and interacting with visionOS while also handling the plane's controls. This incident adds to a series of viral videos involving the Apple Vision Pro since its release, including one where a driver used it while operating a Tesla on Autopilot, drawing attention from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

Ubisoft Montpellier has shared statistics for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown that suggest that Kiana the Forest Queen is the hardest boss in the game, with most players taking an average of seven attempts to beat her.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for season 2 of the U.S. version of The Traitors through episode 5.]