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The first big update for Dragon's Dogma 2 has landed, with Capcom having promised a slew of improvements earlier in the week. Patch 1.050 is available to download now on PS5, weighing in at 515MB.

LEVEL-5’s soccer RPG series Inazuma Eleven will make its PlayStation debut later this year, when new entry Victory Road arrives. But before then, a crossplay beta test will kick-off around the world, giving fans their first taste of the title. Said beta will launch first on Nintendo Switch from 28th March, but while there’s no date attached to the PlayStation version, we probably won’t have to wait long.

As was heavily rumoured, the new Marvel game is indeed a six-on-six, team-based, hero-based multiplayer shooter. It's called Marvel Rivals, and it's built around each character having their own unique abilities. You've got the Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Black Panther… It looks to be quite a robust roster.

If you're using the official PlayStation app on your phone, you may have noticed an intriguing patch note in the latest update. Sony is introducing (in beta form) a new section named Lore, which will sort of turn the app into a second screen-style experience, containing things like diary entries, character profiles, and cutscenes as you come across them in-game on your PS5.

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There are few things more frustrating than trying to work, game, or stream a movie and experiencing stuttering, pausing, and other unstable behavior due to a dodgy internet connection. Even if your Wi-Fi signal is strong or you’re using a wired connection, you can still experience hiccups due to the irritating phenomenon of packet loss.

XDefiant has been delayed again as it was previously scheduled to be released by the end of March 2024. Now, Ubisoft is aiming to "lock" down a release date after a short test period.

Blizzard has posted Blues News for this week which includes information on the Patch 10.2.6 PTR and Plunderstorm hotfixes.

A new competitive shooter is on the way, this time featuring all your favorite Marvel heroes. Marvel Rivals has been unveiled as a 6v6 third-person hero shooter with many similarities to Overwatch. Matches will launch teams of these larger-than life-characters into fierce battles across iconic locations from the Marvel universe. While the full game doesn't have a release date yet, you can suit up as one of over a dozen heroes early by joining the closed alpha test. Not everyone will get in, so make sure you sign up so you don't miss out on a chance to be one of the first to suit up and do battle.

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Hooked on adrenaline? Have a need for speed? You can now get Fearless Speed on your Android devices! Players are hyped as Fearless Speed is bringing Super Hexagon’s thrills to cars.

Square Enix has finally confirmed that Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link is going to have another closed beta from April 25 to May 2 on Android devices.

Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage "Xe2-HPG" GPUs for gaming graphics cards have been confirmed within the latest shipment manifesto leaking spree by Momomo_US.

Blizzard has published new development notes for Cataclysm Classic beta, which now includes leveling up to 85, dungeons, character copy, and archaeology! Today, we’ve updated the Cataclysm Beta to build 53973, which includes the 80-85 Cataclysm leveling experience, the character copy function, and templates to get you straight into the endgame.At this time, the following features have been added:

Diablo 4's Season 4's full PTR patch notes are here, and among so, so many changes, updates, new systems, and adjustments, one particular change is designed to improve controller play parity with mouse and keyboard.

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Change is coming, wanderer. Do you dare immerse yourself in what lies ahead for all of Sanctuary?

Greetings Citizens of Azeroth,

Holly Longdale has released a statement noting that there is a new experiment soon which seems to be PvE focused!

Blizzard has just released the patch notes for the upcoming Diablo 4 PTR Patch 1.4.0, including the itemization rework, class changes, and much more! The PTR will start on April 2 and lasts until April 9.

The Indian IT sector may be set to soar globally with AI, experts assert. In another development, the US Federal agencies are mandated to test AI for bias and oversight. Additionally, the US government has also implemented safeguards against AI, ensuring transparency. All this, and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

AMD has started sending out test units of its next-gen Zen 5-based Ryzen mobility family such as the Strix Point and Fire Range families.

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, is following the trend set by other popular apps like Instagram and Snapchat by experimenting with a TikTok-like short-form video feed. This new feature, spotted by Austin Null, a strategy director at McKinney, introduces a vertical feed of short videos accessible through a dedicated "Video" tab in the app's navigation bar. Users can swipe through the videos, engage with them by liking, commenting, or sharing, and explore professional content in a more dynamic format.

Diablo 4's Season 4's full launch may have been delayed, but its Public Test Realm release is right around the corner, with its patch notes set to drop very soon. Even though we don't know exactly what they're going to contain yet, we do know one thing – they're going to be absolutely enormous.

In case you were wondering, yes, the games industry is still undergoing a period of mass layoffs. According to a new report, the latest round seems to be from Nintendo of America ahead of the release of the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch successor which appears to be slated for a 2025 launch.

Duet Night Abyss Technical Test sets sail today, i.e., March 27th. The wait is finally over! Applications are closed, but those who signed up can expect to receive test-related information by email.

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Nintendo of America is reorganizing its QA team, as Kotaku reports the company is conducting a "massive" downsizing of the contractor base at its Redmond, Washington headquarters.

Recent reports have suggested that Nintendo of America underwent significant restructuring, resulting in the layoff of approximately 120 contractors. Apparently, this move is part of an effort to reorganize the testing operations at Nintendo's Washington state headquarters.

Nintendo has reportedly cut 120 contractor testing roles at its North American operation — with an unspecified number said to have been converted to full-time positions — as part of a major restructuring effort that comes amid claims of a testing «lull» ahead of Switch 2's arrival.

Nintendo is cutting back 120 contractor roles ahead of the release of Switch 2, which is yet to be officially announced. Some of the employees will be laid off while others will be transferred to a different roles within the company.

Final Fantasy 16's producer Naoki Yoshida has offered some insight into the game's PC performance benchmark.

NetEase Games has announced a new PC game called Marvel Rivals, with an eye-catching first trailer (see above) showcasing heaps of fan-favourite characters including Spider-Man, Loki, Doctor Strange and Iron Man.

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Samsung is rumored to be laser-focused on continuing a dual-chipset approach with the Galaxy S25 launch next year by introducing both the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Exynos 2500 variants in several markets. According to the latest rumor, the company has supposedly commenced testing of its upcoming SoC, and according to the latest development, it is faster than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in both the CPU and GPU categories. However, that leaves us with more questions than answers, which we will discuss here.

It's taken much longer than expected but Microsoft is finally bringing keyboard and mouse (KBM) support to certain Xbox Cloud Gaming titles. We first heard that the company planned to do so in March 2022 and it was suggested that the option might be available by that June, but evidently that did not happen. It's only now that Microsoft is starting to let testers on the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring check out KBM functions on web browsers (Edge and Chrome) and the Xbox PC app. The feature should be available more broadly soon.

Blizzard has done a massive amount of Dragonflight Season 4 Mythic+ dungeon tuning which includes added a checkpoint in Halls of Infusion!

Blizzard has posted the first Season 4 Mythic+ dungeon testing window from March 26th to April 1st!

In their Dragonflight Season 4 testing announcement, Blizzard revealed that players will be able to upgrade Fyr'alath the Dreamrender and Nasz'uro, the Unbound Legacy to higher item levels using Crests and Flightstones. Initially, you'll need to purchase Scale of Awakening or Scale of Awakening to bring your legendary to item level 502 from the Antique Bronze Bullion (Dinar) vendor in Season 4. Players who have yet to obtain the Legendaries can still do so during Season 4.

The Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6 Public Test Realm has been reactivated and partially updated for Season 4! Although item test vendors and raids have not been updated for the fated season, Mythic+ keystones changes are available for testing. Patch 10.2.6 already went live last week, though Season 4 is also a part of the patch and has yet to be tested on the PTR. While the most recent This Week in WoW bluepost stated that the Season 4 PTR testing would begin today, it appears to be only partially rolled out, as Mythic+0 was just hotfixed over the last few minutes, from the previous 440 item level to the expected 489.

An attendee of GDC 2024 says that her drink was spiked at a hotel bar, but authorities refused to investigate the matter. Snow Rui, president of the game publisher Hooded Horse, says that she was met with "complete indifference" from emergency services, with police reluctant to investigate and the hospital she was admitted to refusing to run tests for commonly used date rape drugs.

The next version of Android is closer than we think. Android 14 was just released late last year, but Google is already working on what's next, with Android 15 now being in an early stage of testing. If you don't mind very broken software, you can install the next OS on your Android phone and see how it fares. Now, Google has just released the second developer preview of Android 15, and it'll be a bigger release than we initially thought.

Tencent Games’ latest fantasy MMORPG Tarisland, is knocking on the door of your Play Store. The game was first announced in April 2023 for Android and iOS devices. Expected to be released by June 2024, you can now pre-register for Tarisland.

Have you heard about Evil Prince and the Puppet or Akuaya, the otome game that’s been hidden in the shadows for ages? The game was announced in 2020 and it’s been in the works all this time. Just in, today’s the day the Akuaya CBT rolls out.

Not quite gone are the days of the zombie survival simulator. Although there are still titles coming out, the releases seem staggered more and more among the wider breadth of multiplayer titles. NetEase Games is looking to change that dynamic with Once Human, a free-to-play online multiplayer title in the same vein as titles such as Tom Clancy’s The Division. We recently went hands-on with the Unreal Engine 5 title on PC thanks to two NetEase reps (Derek Qiu, Head of Overseas Operation, and Peng Sun/Victoria, World and Content Designer) who sat down to talk with us for a brief interview at GDC 2024.

Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida has shared much news at PAX East. To begin with, during the panel held last Friday, we learned a lot about the upcoming Rising Tide DLC, which drops on April 18 for PlayStation 5 and adds a new area, ally, and the Leviathan Eikon.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 is full of mythological monsters and beasts. During your travels, you will encounter many classics like Cyclopses, Griffins, and Dragons, but a more obscure creature is hidden away in a cave waiting to challenge you in a different way. The Sphinx is found in the Mountain Shrine at the top of the hill once you go through Wordlsend Cave. It won’t attack you when you approach, but instead, it will challenge you to a test of intellect. There are a total of 10 riddles to be solved, with a reward given for each one you manage to crack. Dragon’s Dogma 2 never holds your hand with anything, so we’ll help you unravel these riddles.

Samsung has apparently started work on its Galaxy S25 series early, with the latest information surrounding its next year’s top-end model, the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Based on the newest renders that are now being compared with one another, it appears that four prototypes are being tested, with each version sporting a different dimension than the other, which we will dive into immediately.

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Intel's next-generation Battlemage "Xe2-HPG" GPUs have potentially been spotted within the SiSoftware Sandra database.

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The A18 Pro is said to be found in the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max later this year, and according to an alleged Geekbench 6 benchmark run, Apple’s upcoming SoC delivers impressive performance results when compared to the A17 Pro, with the difference reaching double-digits. However, regarding the rest of the competition, we have some thoughts we would like to share with you.

An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon has met its ultimate end after failing to "wake up," the company that built it said.

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Alan Wake 2 was easily one of the best games last year, and that's saying something when you stand back and look at how amazing 2023 was. A lot of that was down to how Alan Wake 2 experimented with bold and interesting features, and the Dark Place was a hub for Remedy to go wild with unique ideas such as light shifting and reality swapping. However, these features may not have been added had Remedy not first created a confusing and complex Dark Place prototype in the first place.

While butchering Pals can be a handy strategy in Palworld, one fan ran into a surprising consequence after doing so. The Palworld user experienced a bizarre glitch that caused most of their screen to become permanently pixelated after sacrificing one of their digital animals.

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Virtual reality gaming has grown more popular and affordable in recent years, with a whole range of cutting-edge commercial headsets like the Valve Index and the PlayStation VR 2 enabling players to experience an ever-growing library of exciting games. That doesn’t even begin to include all the impressive third-party VR headsets out there, like this shiny experimental “Three-Body” headset that was gifted to me by the fine folks at… well, they didn’t actually tell me who they are. It just showed up on my doorstep in a box with my name on it! Netflix, maybe?

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ISRO has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch and landing of Pushpak viman, an SUV-sized winged rocket often dubbed as the "Swadeshi space shuttle." The test, conducted in Karnataka, saw Pushpak viman make a precise landing on a runway after being released from an Air Force helicopter. This accomplishment marks a major stride in India's endeavor to enter the reusable rocket segment, signaling a promising advancement in the country's space exploration efforts.

Upcoming battle royale brawler Battle Crush is getting its second beta test, as revealed at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase, letting players check out the godly 30-player elimination action and other PVP modes.

During a lengthy developer update livestream, Grinding Gear Games announced some Path of Exile 2 news. To start with, the studio based in New Zealand announced a delay in the beta test that was previously slated for June. While the content is in place, the team disclosed the need for more time to properly polish Path of Exile 2. As such, the beta test will now take place at some point in late 2024. However, it's not just bad news, as an Alpha test will still be conducted in June.

For a gaming PC that will last the test of time with the proper component upgrades, you should think about buying the Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 8, especially now that it’s available from Lenovo with a 20% discount. From the gaming desktop’s original price of $2,900, it’s down to $2,300 for savings of $600 that you can spend on monitor deals, other accessories, or video games. The offer may expire at any moment though, so if you want to take advantage of one of the most attractive gaming PC deals today, you need to proceed with the purchase right away.

Battle Crush is a new action-packed title by NCSOFT that’s starting its second beta test, which goes live today (March 21). The beta is going global, reaching an impressive list of 97 countries! FYI, they had their pre-registration going since February 21. If you haven’t had a chance to learn about the game, keep reading our scoop!

Tower of Fantasy gets a mecha makeover as it teams up with Neon Genesis Evangelion! Starting March 28th, you can join iconic characters in a battle against a mysterious new threat. Pilot giant robots, explore new areas, and collect special rewards in the Tower of Fantasy x Evangelion Collaboration.

Whet your appetite for destruction with a look at our 2024 Roadmap. Precipice of Horror, our next major update consisting of delightfully dark challenges from the Age of Unmaking, will materialize from the machinations of the Burning Hells on March 27.

Slice and Dice 3.0 is here, bringing a treasure trove of new content and improvements to the tactical roguelike. The developer, Tann, has been tinkering away for over a year, and the results are staggering. Even Tann admits he needs help remembering everything that’s been added! Let me help you out with Slice & Dice 3.0 Patch Notes.

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Diablo 4's big upcoming loot overhaul is going with a "quality over quantity" approach so that you can get new builds off the ground quicker. 

The PlayStation VR2 latest firmware update enables PC access, suggesting the headset will likely work on PC via a direct connection.

OpenAI's generative AI chatbot ChatGPT has gained immense popularity since its launch in November 2022. The company developed a large language model (LLM) called GPT which powers ChatGPT. Currently, the tool is powered by GPT-4, enabling it to generate responses based on user prompts. Now, OpenAI is speculated to launch GPT-5 in the coming months which is expected to be the biggest ChatGPT upgrade till now. If you have been using the tool with its premium version, check out what the upcoming LLM may bring to ChatGPT.

Diablo 4 season 4 has been delayed a whole month to May 14, giving players a few more weeks to experience everything in season 3. 

Fans are still waiting for a full reveal of what can be expected from Diablo IV Season 4, but today during their latest “Campfire Chat,” Blizzard revealed some of the nitty gritty things players need to know about the season. First off, Season 4 will be arriving later than expected, as Blizzard wants to make sure that feedback from Diablo IV’s first public test realm will be fully incorporated. So, instead of coming out on April 16 as previously promised, Season 4 will arrive on May 14.

During their State of Unreal GDC 2024 keynote, Epic presented Unreal Engine 5.4, which is set to add several new features.

The Diablo 4 PTR Overview Campfire Chat is about to begin! In this article, we will summarize all of the most interesting content, features, and quality-of-life improvements coming to the Diablo 4 PTR, including the Season 4 Preview and Itemization rework. Leaderboard Legends Now Live Gauntlet Map Week 3 — Diablo 4

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Passing the four rounds of the Alchemy Ascension exam in 4.5’s flagship event, called Alchemical Ascension, can be troublesome if you do not know what type of potion to craft. In the most recent update, the main content attraction revolves around administering a potion shop in Mondstadt, as suggested by Lisa. The general idea is growing ingredients, making potions with different properties, and selling them. You can increase your profits by tailoring the potions that you are selling to the outbreak demands of customers. You can improve your performance in this 4.5 event by passing exams.

We now officially know Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse’s upcoming urban gacha Zenless Zone Zero is coming to PS5, but the title’s third – and, presumably, final – closed beta test will not be available on Sony’s system. Announced earlier today, sign-ups for the sampler are available for PC and mobile through here.