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Faerin Lothar is an important character in the War Within. Presumably a distant relative of Anduin Lothar, she lost an eye and an arm at a young age, but she has replaced her arm with a special shield. We learn more about this interesting prosthetic in Hallowfall's main questline.

One Piece fans can't believe how good Tencent's One Piece: Ambition looks and are desperately calling for it to be made available outside of China.

They’re the two most prominent 'F' words in gaming right now: Fallout and Fortnite. And now they’re combining for an epic crossover event.

As many an indie-game developer has already attested – Hades II’s stealth launch into Early Access caught a lot of people off-guard. But then why not start as you mean to go on? After all, surprise is one of the most important ingredients of a Roguelike. And when you’re making a sequel, springing such shocks becomes that bit harder. 

With Nightdive Studios’ System Shock remake releasing May 21 on PS5 and PS4, it’s a perfect opportunity to look back and celebrate the original PC game that changed everything. 

ASUS has come under a huge fire due to its RMA policies which ask for outrageous costs to repair minor issues & sometimes, you won't even have your original case solved but the company points out several other issues with your purchased products that weren't there to begin with.

The Fallout 76 player who nuked Phil Spencer's in-game camp wasn't protesting the recent closure of Bethesda studios but had instead been planning the attack for weeks.

Hi-Fi Rush has become the highest-rated Xbox game of all time on Steam thanks to fans positively review-bombing the game in response to Xbox controversially closing down Tango Gameworks.

ColourPop Cosmetics’ latest pop culture crossover is Pokémon, and it’ll hard to resist the urge to catch ‘em all. The cosmetic brand previously had Twilight, Sailor Moon, Star Wars, and Disney collections, among others, so a Pokémon collab is a natural evolution.

Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman will ride (together) again this August, Polygon can exclusively reveal, in Gotham City Sirens, a weekly-publishing miniseries from Leah Williams (X-Factor), Matteo Lolli (Marauders), Daniel Hillyard (Plush), and Brandt & Stein (Crowded).

Microsoft shocked its fans earlier this week with the closure of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and Mighty Dog Games. Now, we’ve learned more about what these studios were working on.

Xbox rocked the games industry earlier this week by closing down Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, two developers responsible for beloved titles such as The Evil Within series, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and the Prey reboot. Pretty much everyone was surprised by the announcement, including the people at Tango and Arkane Austin themselves, who were reportedly in the middle of pitching new projects to Xbox before being shut down.

Some of 's players may be entitled to some compensation after Microsoft's shocking closure of four Bethesda studios. On May 7, Microsoft closed and developer Tango Gameworks, 's Alpha Dog Games, and and 's Arkane Austin, and announced that Roundhouse Games would be absorbed into 's ZeniMax Online Studios.

Shinji Mikami has reacted to news of Microsoft closing Tango Gameworks, calling the decision "sad."

In the most unsurprising news possible, Hades 2 is excellent. Anyone familiar with the first game — which Digital Trends voted one of the best games of all time — should have seen that coming, but it’s almost shocking how great the sequel is in its early access state. One might have expected an incomplete foundation to be built on over time, but developer Supergiant Games has already delivered what feels like a fantastic and fully formed product.

The video game industry has reacted with shock and anger after Microsoft shut down several game studios today, May 7, 2024 including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, the developers of Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush respectively.

Today opened with rather shocking news, as Microsoft announced a number of their studios were being shuttered including Arkane Austin (Prey, Redfall), Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush), Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios. Considering the recent success of some of these studios (Hi-Fi Rush was the most widely-acclaimed game Xbox had put out in recent years) and the general pro-developer message Phil Spencer and other Xbox execs tried to send while on their studio shopping spree over the pass few years, this has caught many off guard.

If you hope to reclaim Earth in , you will need to pick out the right skills to get Eve through her hardest challenges. While you'll probably want to unlock every ability you can, you have to prioritize the most important abilities in the early game. These abilities help you dodge and parry difficult enemies more effectively, making this challenging game a little easier.

A Hawaiian Punch drinker pointed out a noteworthy detail regarding the popular brand's mascot that led to many depressed reactions among longtime fans of the beverage. This marks yet another instance of a shocking realization shared on the internet about a childhood icon that, upon second glance, was painfully obvious all along.

Arrowhead has announced a new premium Warbond for , called "", which will bring new weapons, armor, and more to the game. These Warbonds are often how a large chunk of the game's content is delivered to players, with and launching alongside the game, with and coming in the months that followed.

On the hunt for some shiny new games for your PS5? Well, you're certainly in the right place!

For all you democracy dealers out there, a brand new Warbond is soon to join Helldivers 2, giving you yet more rewards to earn. Launching on 9th May, Polar Patriots is its name, and this snowy-themed Warbond is frozen over with cool new stuff.

Apart from gaming and AI, Hive Systems shows that complex passwords are no match for top GPUs such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

For those who are thinking about seriously pursuing streaming as a hobby or career, you’ll need a dependable microphone and headset to boost the quality of your streams. Here’s a bundle that should get you started — the HyperX QuadCast S microphone and the HyperX Cloud Alpha S gaming headset for only $172 from HP, which is $118 cheaper than their regular price of $290. You’re going to have to be quick with your purchase if you’re interested though, as the 40% discount will only be available for a limited time.

Stellar Blade's Eve will stare the player down if they're ogling her for too long.

The SkyrimVR streamer who previously spent $15,000 on the "most immersive" virtual reality setup possible has once again upgraded their rig with a second haptic suit that converts in-game damage into real-life pain.

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

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

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.