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Turok 3 Remastered released earlier than intended on Nintendo Switch in Europe and Oceania, and as such contains a number of bugs yet to be fixed, its developer has warned.

In a very rare event, a UK man ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Max online, but received a fake iPhone which looked like the newly introduced iPhone. The buyer reported the scams and said that the smartphone he received was an Android device which was designed to look like the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The shocking and rare scam occurred even after ordering the device from the official website of Apple. Know more about the iPhone scam which took place in the UK.

Atlas is no stranger to spin-offs and Persona 5 Tactica, the fifth Persona 5 game, proves that point admirably. But when you’re onto a good thing, what is a spin-off (or four) among friends?

Stop me if you've heard this before. You've just arrived in a small village on a secluded island that's fallen into disrepair, and the only thing that can save the town is some complete newbie doing a heck of a lot of farming. Yes, Coral Island has a lot in common with the best cozy games on PC, but those games have a formula for a reason: it works. I played about a dozen hours of Coral Island while it was in early access and except for the time I rage quit because a sprinkler I crafted was mildly disappointing, it's a perfectly enjoyable cozy farming and life sim.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will launch next year, according to a developer's LinkedIn page. This aligns with previous reports of the long-awaited sequel aiming for a 2024 release date, finally ending the decade-long series hiatus.

Starfield was primed to go galactic in the steady countdown to its launch. It was the first big mainline Bethesda RPG in a while. It was big and ambitious—one small step for Bethesda as a studio, one giant leap for gamer kind. 

Baldur's Gate 3 players are now seeing how quickly they can have sex with a bear.

The Game Awards 2023 nominees have been revealed. The race for one of the industry's most prestigious Game of the Year awards will be between a range of titles, from huge RPGs to shorter, linear games.

Ken Levine, best-known for System Shock 2 and Bioshock, is not one for social media. Levine was the co-founder of Irrational Games and led the development of that studio's varied output in different creative roles for almost two decades, before the experience of developing Bioshock Infinite led to the studio's total restructuring as a much smaller operation.

Star Wars: Dark Forces is the latest nineties' PC gaming classic to receive an overhaul from remastering maestros Nightdive Studios. But as this month's PC Gamer magazine reveals, LucasArts' shooter has proved unusually challenging from a technical perspective. Speaking to PCG's print editor Robert Jones, Nightdive's project lead on Dark Forces explains the game features a homebrew equivalent to modern multi-threading that was years ahead of its time.

Red Hook Studios has unveiled the first paid DLC pack for Darkest Dungeon 2: The Binding Blade, not to be confused with the Fire Emblem game that had Roy from Smash Bros. in it. The DLC is coming some time in December, and will add two new playable characters: the all-new Duelist, and the long-awaited return of Darkest Dungeon 1's Crusader.

Electro-Charged team comps in are a great way of dealing continuous damage to opponents. Though it is not the most popular Elemental Reaction in the game, Electro-Charged does come in handy for those who prefer dealing DoT (damage over time) effects rather than pure, straightforward damage. The reaction happens when infusing Hydro and Electro with each other. On occasion, be that via certain Domains or even limited-time events, you will be required to use the Electro-Charged Elemental Reaction so knowing what characters to use and how to build a proper team is crucial.

Owners of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs are still prone to "12VHPWR" connector issues which include melting and burns, reports NorthridgeFix.

In 1610, the visionary astronomer Galileo Galilei marvelled at the celestial beauty of the Saturn rings, describing them as resembling "ears." Fast forward to the present day, and these once-distant wonders are now observable to anyone with basic astronomical equipment. However, the clock is ticking on this cosmic spectacle, as recent findings suggest that Saturn rings are on the verge of disappearing from view within the next 18 months.

The failure of Hitman: Absolution meant that when Square Enix chose to divest Project 007 studio IO Interactive, some offers were as low as a single dollar.

You might think that Mortal Kombat players would be numb to grisly finishing moves by now, but Mortal Kombat 1's new "disturbing" Thanksgiving Fatality has proven that not to be the case, as it's shocking the whole community with how gross it is.

Big damage numbers are fun, sure, but slapping a bunch of damage-over-time effects on your foes and watching them wilt has its allure too. Remnant 2's new archetype, the Ritualist, will let you do just that, and it'll be arriving alongside the game's first DLC next week.

It might be strange to recall after Hitman 3's stonking success, but series developer IO Interactive was in a very precarious situation not so long ago. When 2016's Hitman failed to please IOI's owners at Square Enix, the corporation began scrabbling around looking for someone to take the studio of its hands. 

Wizard with a Gun isn’t the ‘longest’ survival game, but it does manage to pack a whole lot of content in for you to play. Even though there is a decent tutorial, there are a lot of small mechanics you’ll steadily pick up as you progress through this apocalyptic world.

Patch 1.15 Build 52124 has hit the WoW Classic PTR, which includes the Season of Discovery data. We've datamined the new Spell information, including the new Runes from Season of Discovery!

DIY repair enthusiasts and gamers alike have reason to celebrate as Valve touts the just-announced Steam Deck OLED, which is much more repair-friendly than the original model.

A John Wick anime is in the works, says director and franchise helmer Chad Stahelski.

PC Gamer's 30th anniversary issue is on-sale today, and includes a slew of major interviews with some of the creatives that have shaped our industry and some of its most important games in history. One of those is System Shock, and Warren Spector told PCG's editor Robert Jones his major contribution was to stop «it many times from getting killed.» The same roundtable also included Larry Kuperman and Stephen Kick of Nightdive Studios, which developed the recent (excellent) remake, who had an interesting observation to make about that game's reception.

PC Gamer's all-singing all-dancing all-action 30th anniversary issue is on-sale today, and includes a slew of major interviews with the creatives that have shaped our industry and some of the most important games in history. PCG's editor Robert Jones sat down with Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, key members of the original System

The latest TikTok trend involves breaking it down to a (very crisp) line read from Genshin Impact. Trying to apply structure to the meaningless is both humanity's greatest quality and the fastest path to the abyss of thought (thanks, Polygon).

On November 1, NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by its first-ever asteroid target, named Dinkinesh. The asteroid was observed up close by the spacecraft which made a shocking new discovery - the Dinkinesh asteroid had a small satellite orbiting it! There is more to this than just that. After fully studying the data sent by the Lucy spacecraft, scientists have revealed that the satellite is not made up of one, but two smaller objects touching each other. This is known as a close binary.

Overwatch 2's executive producer, Jared Neuss, assured fans that the current skin and bundle model is here to stay, reflecting that it's a «sustainable» practice for Blizzard to keep going. 

Halo Infinite is currently traveling up Steam's revenue charts thanks to Master Chief's very expensive armor.

I was overly critical of Harvest Moon: One World, and for good reason. Many things about that game bothered me, but the most egregious of them all was the laziness in development. I was shocked that instead of naming characters, they used descriptions to describe people, such as the “Busy Man.” It was lazy development, and that laziness seemed to trickle down and permeate almost all aspects of the game.

Destiny 2 is finally answering a mystery lingering since the Forsaken expansion ushered in The Last Wish raid over five years ago.

First reactions for The Marvels have hit the internet – and they're overwhelmingly positive. 

Some very unofficial Hogwarts Legacy Switch gameplay has leaked, and everyone's wondering what sort of Dark Magic is being used to make it look so good.

Blue Eye Samurai’s Mizu, the mixed-race swordmaster at the center of the show, wants to kill the four white men who were in Japan at the time of her birth.

Co-op survival RPG Enshrouded had a killer run in October when it was the most played and wishlisted demo at Steam Next Fest. I was one of the people playing it, too: Keen Games' voxel-based open world RPG ticks a lot of boxes with me, like exploration, building, crafting, hunting, farming, and even grappling hooks and wingsuits. Heck, I even complained like a spoiled child that Enshrouded's eight hour demo wasn't long enough for my tastes.

A technical analysis of the graphics rendering in Cities: Skylines 2 has identified the reason why the performance is just so poor. Put simply, the game is trying to draw the cityscapes using a shocking number of polygons, with few systems in place to reduce the amount when it's not needed. It's not something that should be happening in a modern game but the recent breakdown also suggests changes within Unity are partly to blame, too.

On the opening night of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard announced Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred, the first big DLC expansion coming to the action RPG blockbuster in late 2024.

AI Roundup: Karnataka's Mysore Sales International Ltd (MSIL) is set to introduce a groundbreaking AI-powered platform to enhance its chit-fund business. In a separate development, Alibaba's Ant Group received Chinese government approval to deploy AI products based on its Large Language Model (LLM) called Bailing. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar also issued a warning for social media platforms about their responsibility in countering AI-powered deepfakes and misinformation.

The developers of hit PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 have said Miles Morales is the "main" Spider-Man from now on, which has caused some fans to speculate about what Insomniac may do with the inevitable Spider-Man 3.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has issued a stern warning to social media platforms today, emphasising their legal obligations in the fight against deepfakes and all other forms of misinformation. The trigger for his message was the shocking actress Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video that went viral. Originally, the video showcased Zara Patel, a British-Indian influencer, but it had been manipulated to replace her face with Rashmika Mandanna using deepfake technology.

Move over Talk To Me, because When Evil Lurks is now being called the best horror movie of the year. Since its release, streaming service Shudder’s new demonic film has become hugely popular with audiences and critics alike, striking up a staggering 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Fortnite enjoyed its biggest 24-hour period in history over the weekend, thanks to its Fortnite OG event.

When Anduin was just a child, the Prophet Velen foresaw that he would one day lead an army of Light against the forces of the Void. With the announcement of the Worldsoul Saga, it finally looks like this prophecy might come to pass!

features two playable protagonists, Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Throughout the duration of, both Peter and Miles will unlock a plethora of abilities that will add to their already impressive arsenal of crime-fighting skills and gadgets. While these impressive abilities are generally worth the time and effort to unlock from the skill tree, some of Spider-Man's are undoubtedly better than others, and should be obtained as soon as possible.

Mortal Kombat 1's Omni-Man gameplay reveal trailer has seemingly confirmed that DLC characters don't include additional costume packs anymore, and fans aren't happy about it.

On the opening night of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard announced Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred, the first big DLC expansion coming to the action RPG blockbuster in late 2024.

Trophies and achievements are a significant part of gaming for many players, and it’s often why we grind out games for as long as we do.

We had the opportunity to play every class and list every Rune revealed at Blizzcon 2023, which announced the next season of WoW Classic — Season of Discovery. One of the core mechanics in the new season will be Runes, which are unlocked for each class through Discoveries. These Runes will enhance and augment classes in totally new ways! Here are all the new Runes that were available for testing at Blizzcon --

With World of Warcraft: Classic beginning to wind down its Wrath of the Lich King expansion, many players have been wondering where the game would go from here. The answer is...not going to shock anyone, as Classic will be adding the next expansion in line, Cataclysm.

Multiverses are everywhere, from the Oscars to The Flash; they’ve defined Rick and Morty for years, and of course they’re all that’s left of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the return of Invincible for its second season, yet another superhero story has ventured into alternate realities — but this time around, the series is actually doing it right. After just the first episode of season 2, which premiered on Friday, Invincible is already using its multiverse to teach us new things about the characters we already care about.

The first trailer for Marvel Studios’ Echo is full of surprises. It’s shockingly violent, as we watch Kingpin beat a man half to death, and see his adoptive daughter Maya Lopez (the eponymous Echo) throwing savage blows and snapping the necks of street-level scum. There’s even a very brief Daredevil cameo. (OK, that last part is not really a surprise; we knew that Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio would return as Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk, respectively, for Echo.)

As part of its early Black Friday Sale event, Walmart is offering the Xbox Series X Diablo 4 console bundle bundled with a second Xbox Core Wireless Controller in Shock Blue for only $519.00. The bundle by itself without the controller normally retails for $559, so you're saving an extra $40 and getting a free controller.

The legendary hero Achilles was heralded as the greatest of all the Greeks, so shouldn’t that make Achilles: Legends Untold the greatest of all the video games? Well, to put it succinctly, no. But that doesn’t mean this action RPG isn’t worth your time, as it has a lot to offer despite its Achilles’ heel-like shortcomings.

Two for the price of one! NASA has just made a shocking revelation. NASA's Lucy mission, designed to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids which recently flew close by Asteroid Dinkinesh, revealed some surprising results. This Trojan asteroid had a huge secret that was finally exposed. The Lucy Mission spacecraft took images that found that the asteroid Dinkinesh is not just one asteroid. In fact, it is a binary pair floating in the orbit of Jupiter. Know more about the astonishing Asteroid Dinkinesh discovery here.

Super Mario RPG's remake has shockingly kept one of the original game's more risqué easter eggs, letting you find an item that is heavily implied to be a "massager" in Peach's room.

The Raven Team Leader captivated Fortnite OG Season fans the moment it was revealed. Despite being revealed along with the OG Season Battle Pass skins, this cuddly nightmare isn’t a part of the band and can’t be unlocked without paying a price.

For a full year fans have heard how Modern Warfare 3 was allegedly conceived as Modern Warfare 2 DLC, and now that the game is in Early Access, players are doubling down on the claim that it never reached standalone status.

Fortnite’s OG Season will be a massive throwback to the many features, items, and content that haven’t been seen since Chapter 1. Back then, there wasn’t as much content as there is now, such as no NPC Vendors or Bounty Boards.

Last night, more Mythic+ tuning hotfixes were pushed to the Patch 10.2 PTR including tuning to Darkheart Thicket, Black Rook Hold and more!

As Invincible's Omni-Man is making his debut in Mortal Kombat as the fighting game's first post-launch character, NetherRealm Studios has given us an extended glimpse of the supervillain in action in a new gameplay trailer. Just ahead of the season 2 premiere of Invincible and Omni-Man's debut in Mortal Kombat 1 on November 9, the gameplay trailer shows off Omni-Man's brutal and incredibly imposing combat style, including a fatality that's pulled straight from the gruesome season 1 finale.

Fans were delighted to see David Hayter return to Metal Gear in a promotional video for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series (and recently released Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1). 

Upcoming Survival MMO The Day Before has been delayed again, to the shock of no one. A post on the official The Day Before Twitter account confirmed that the legal battle over the right to keep the games name, and that the Store Page had been restored by Valve. But the same post also revealed that the games release had been pushed back to December 7 at 10 a.m. PT.

For how large Baldur’s Gate 3 is, it’s not surprising to hear how players are still discovering new things. This one Baldur’s Gate 3 player is shocked on Reddit to find a new enemy after playing for 500 hours.

Warning! This article contains major spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead season 8. If you've not caught up, and don't want to know anything that happens, turn back now!

Hideki Kamiya and Shinji Mikami are set to host a conversation about their careers to date, and their future plans.

In an incident yesterday, October 31, that rocked the Indian political establishment, at least nine political leaders from opposition parties received a shocking alert on their iPhones warning them of "state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise” their device. It raised an alarm among leaders as they posted screenshots of the alerts on their X accounts, seeking clarification for the same. The government also raised a query with the iPhone maker to share more details about the alerts and to work closely as an investigation is conducted.

There have been an awful lot of layoffs across the game industry in 2023, but against that bleak backdrop this week's cuts at Bungie came as a shock. Fans are mourning the loss of a number of long-term employees, particularly composers Michael Salvatori, who wrote countless memorable tracks for both Destiny games as well as earlier Bungie projects going all the way back to Myth: The Fallen Lords, and Michael Sechrist, the composer of Deep Stone Lullaby, which we called «the most gorgeous piece of game music that you've never heard.»

Last week we launched IGN's Festival of Fear, and part of the occassion was marked by the return of our Best Horror Video Game Face-Off. We added the latest batch of terrifying games to the list, like Resident Evil 4 Remake, Lies of P, and Sons of the Forest to see if any of them had what it took to dethrone Silent Hill 2 (which won the last Face-Off a year ago).

There's a tradition among Dungeons & Dragons players—and honestly, RPGs at large—that if you get to a high enough level, you're gonna kill a god. Unless, of course, you're running a campaign for a table of obstinate players who want to kill the devil instead. 

Destiny 2 developer Bungie's latest wave of layoffs appears to include various studio veterans who have been around for over 24 years, since before the days of the original Halo.

Nintendo has revealed the latest batch of games joining Nintendo Switch Online, and one game stands out in particular as a surprising, but welcome, addition.

ChatGPT took the world by storm when it launched in November 2022. The generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbot gave people a glimpse of its ability by fulfilling tasks such as answering queries and generating complex content in a matter of seconds. What can take employees hours and days, it managed to finish in minutes. Since then, the AI chatbot has grown by leaps and bounds, with additional features such as Code Interpreter, DALL.E integration, and multi-modal capabilities. And even as it faces stiff competition from other chatbots such as Google's Bard and Microsoft's Bing, ChatGPT continues to dominate and has grabbed a huge market share. But surprisingly, it is not the one which brings in the most revenue!

The acclaimed 2014 horror movie It Follows, often considered one of the best horror movies of the modern era, is getting a sequel at long last.

Greetings, Adventurers!

No matter the fighting game that gamers talk about, there is almost always going to be a question about why a certain character got brought onto the roster. Sometimes, it’s because they don’t seem to “fit” in the roster. Other times, it’ll be because they are a bit more “niche” than the rest of the cast. But sometimes, it’s because the fans never expected them to make it into the game and are shocked that they did. For Dragon Ball FighterZ, the team behind it put a lot of effort into ensuring that just about every generation of Z-Fighter made it into it, even if that meant bringing in some “unexpected choices.”

Abilities in are different for Miles and Peter, although certain ones are able to accomplish similar things, such as throwing enemies in the air or dashing toward them. Abilities are equipped and mapped to a button, meaning Peter can have four active abilities at any given time. Each button has two or three abilities available to map onto it that cannot be assigned anywhere else, although players can switch them out if they so desire.

The creators of Friends have shared a touching tribute to Matthew Perry, following his death. The 54-year-old was best known for playing Chandler Bing in the long-running sitcom, which ran for 236 episodes. 

Spider-Man 2's director, Bryan Intihar, has acknowledged that Sandman's inclusion in the sequel is a bit of a plothole thanks to a collectible that could be found in the first game.

In , players are able to equip certain abilities and swap them out on both Miles and Peter. While some of these can be further upgraded with various skills, they are quite powerful on their own and only get better and better. Players must choose between two abilities for each slot once they have all of them unlocked, and four total abilities can be active and equipped at the same time, although they can also be swapped at will.

In a shocking incident, a man was conned by cybercriminals during an attempt to recharge his FasTag account, resulting in a substantial loss of ₹2.4 lakh. This case underscores the critical need for vigilance when accessing customer support for online services.

Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update changed so much about the game, it'd probably be quicker to list things it didn't touch than the systems it tweaked or wholesale refinished. But the most impactful, I think, is the skill tree revamp, which changes how you build V and what you're capable of. I only played about two hours of Cyberpunk in 2020, so when I really sunk my teeth into 2.0 I was shocked to look back at how the trees were designed before. There were still cool skills there, but without the more obvious build paths and synergies in 2.0. I asked CD Projekt Red how that change came about.