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The latest game in the first-person puzzler legacy of Portal, The Talos Principle 2, is getting pretty positive reception. Developed by Croteam and Devolver Digital, the game inevitably cribs some design logic and concepts from Portal and Portal 2, seeing as they're in the same genre. Normally you'd just acknowledge the giants on whose shoulders you're standing and move on. You wouldn't hire them to make fun of you.

A long-awaited sequel to Dragon's Dogma is in the works. While Capcom won't be gracing us with the full Dragon's Dogma 2 game until some time in 2024, we've been learning from the franchise's director, Hideki Itsuno, about it's conception in Edge Magazine issue 391. 

Neil Patrick Harris' Toymaker is all set to come face to face with David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials.

There's a lot to unpack from the deluge of new World of Warcraft content we were treated to today during BlizzCon 2023. The Worldsoul Saga, three teased expansions, Classic getting the Cataclysm expansion, and so much more. But excited as everyone is for all this, some people are arguably even more excited about, uh, a very, very specific kind of content update to a very, very specific character.

Honkai: Star Rail version 1.5 is coming on November 15th. The new update, “The Crepuscle Zone”  will introduce a new location, three new playable characters, new events, and some paranormal adventures.

Mauga is charging his way onto the Battlefield in a trial weekend, available now through Sunday, November 5. Mauga is a powerful, brawling Tank Hero who will tear through the competition with his incendiary and volatile chainguns. Keep reading to find out how you can jump into Overwatch® 2 right now and play Mauga this weekend before his full release in Season 8.

Blizzard has released a recap blog showcasing the Blizzcon Opening Ceremony — check out the announcement trailer for the first expansion of Diablo 4! Blizzcon Opening Ceremony Liveblog

BlizzCon 2023 is upon us as the venerable MMO developer is poised to shower fans with announcements for Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and others. You can check out the Opening Ceremony here and follow along with all the big announcements made in Anaheim today.

On November 3, Diablo general manager Rod Ferguson and production directors Tiffany Wat and Chris Wilson took the stage at BlizzCon’s opening ceremony to recap the plethora of quality-of-life updates released for Diablo IV since Season of Blood began on October 17, and to provide a glimpse at the fiendish adventures coming to Diablo IV.

As we celebrate BlizzCon together, we’re excited to keep making the Tavern a place that’s open and inviting to everyone. Often, when we talk to players who have been away for a while, or who are looking to try Hearthstone for the first time, they tell us they’re most concerned with building up their collections.

December 10 will be the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking FPS Doom, and to mark the big day two of the driving forces behind the game, John Carmack and John Romero, will be taking part in a livestreamed discussion moderated by videogame historian David Craddock about one of the most influential videogames of all time.

Ahead of next year's 10th anniversary for Hearthstone, senior game designer Cora Georgiou took to the stage at BlizzCon today to reveal what's coming next for both the standard game mode and its (arguably more popular) Battlegrounds spin-off.

Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer popped onto the stage during today's BlizzCon 2023 Opening Ceremony to greet the fans of his latest conquest. After clearing considerable regulatory resistance, Microsoft closed its landmark acquisition of Activision Blizzard last month. 

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Prior to a match, the Weapons menu of Modern Warfare III allows you to select, edit, and save up to 10 Customized Loadouts for Multiplayer: selections of armaments and equipment. This is generally the same as the legacy term “Create-a-Class.”

Heist ‘em up shooter Payday 3 suffered a troubled launch period this September, but the newest, much-delayed patch brings the game to where “it should be,” according to developer Starbreeze.

Universal's 2017 reboot of The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, is sitting at no. 2 on the Netflix Daily Top 10.

Sapphire has unveiled its brand new Radeon RX 6750 GRE Aurora OC GPU which offers 12 GB VRAM & faster than RTX 4060 performance at $340 US.

Apple's smartphones are known to be the best in the business. The same goes for the iPhone 15 Pro, which is Apple's latest flagship smartphone. Launched in September this year, it features the new A17 Pro chip that supports console games such as Resident Evil Village, and Death Stranding, making it a gaming powerhouse. However, at a price tag starting at $999, it does cost a lot. But there is hope! Verizon has announced a stunning deal that can get you the iPhone 15 Pro for free. No, this isn't any post-Halloween prank. Verizon has announced a new plan with a trade-in offer where you can purchase the iPhone 15 Pro without paying anything if you trade in your old iPhone.

As Steam players prepare to get to grips with the open-world zombie survival MMO The Day Before, console fans are left waiting indefinitely. 

By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

Starbreeze has claimed Payday 3 is “finally up and running as things should be” following the release of the game’s first patch.

We are just over a week away from Diwali. Various e-commerce platforms are taking up this opportunity to roll out various discounts, especially on electronic products including Smartphones, smartwatches, Earbuds, and more. Some discounts are worth using immediately. If you have been looking to buy an iPhone currently, you should check Flipkart now. The e-commerce platform is offering a huge price drop on the iPhone 14, 128 GB variant. Not only this, Flipkart is also offering great exchange and bank offers.

Activision's military shooter has a particularly intense airplane sequence.

Immutable operates both games and a Web3 gaming platform. And today it announced it is working with three upcoming web3 games: GensoKishi Online, Cursed Stone, and Sailwars.

Nintendo wants to help senior citizens in Japan keep gaming into their golden years by sending out Switch hardware and software to retirement homes.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is almost upon us (it's campaign early access is upon us for those eager enough to have pre-ordered the game), and official system requirements are pointing to an absolutely behemoth install sizes of more than 200GB in some cases come its full launch next Friday, 10th November — and Activision has now moved to explain what's going on.

It took a whole lot longer than anyone expected (or reasonably thought possible), but the first Payday 3 patch is finally here. Developer Starbreeze says the update makes «a massive amount of fixes to make your heisting a smoother experience,» and that the instability issues players have been dealing with since the game launched in September are finally fixed.

«For Lae'zel to decide to romance you, you no longer only need to gain high enough approval from her,» reads one entry for Baldur's Gate 3's fourth major patch. «You must also have proven yourself worthy through your actions.» Sounds reasonable enough, but there's a  catch: an entire speedrun category has been irrevocably altered. RIP Sex%.

Xbox served North American Xbox users with a full-screen Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pop-up ad on Thursday, to mark the start of the game’s campaign early access period.

Hawkeye and Black Widow have been teaming up since their earliest days in the Marvel Universe, and now they're coming back together for a new four issue limited series from writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Paolo Villanelli which celebrates the 60th anniversary of both characters' debut.

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, the next cRPG by Owlcat Games launching next month on PC and consoles, is going to be the first game by the studio to feature co-op multiplayer.

Samsung has launched its second generation Odyssey Ark monitor, boasting 55 inches of 4K 165Hz real estate. That's a whole lot of screen but it comes with a whole lot of price tag, unfortunately. At $3000, you'd want this to be something very special.

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

Over the past decade or so, Nintendo has seemingly been dead set against mixing Mario with RPG elements, much to the dismay of the many fans of that mashup. RPG mechanics have been largely scrubbed from the Paper Mario games and the Mario & Luigi series has been put out to pasture. So, consider everyone’s surprise when Nintendo recently announced the original Super Mario RPG is getting a full remake this year (and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is getting one next year). What led to this change of heart, I’m not sure, but I’m happy to chalk it up to Nintendo working in mysterious ways and reap the rewards.

NetEase and industry veteran Greg Street have formed a new studio, Fantastic Pixel Castle, and have announced the start of development on its first game.

If you're gearing up to dive into the Modern Warfare 3 single-player campaign, which is available to download and play right now, then chances are that you might be wondering what the Call of Duty story in the Modern Warfare sub-series is all about.

The launch trailer for Croteam’s The Talos Principle 2 is now live, offering more details on the story. As part of a city of robots, 1K and his allies encounter a strange entity. A megastructure awaits its discovery, but something else seems keen on its awakening. Check out the trailer below.

Five Nights at Freddy's is chock full of Easter Eggs and references, from a Golden Freddy that went over most people's heads (myself included) to Dream Theory to... MatPat. Strange times. But there's another little nod some of you may have missed that could be setting up Shadow Freddy for the sequel.

Intel's Arc GPU drivers continue to add even more performance to DX12 and DX11 games with the latest one boosting DX11 titles by up to 750%.

The Mate 60 lineup from Huawei is expected to reach shipments of 20 million in 2023, giving the former Chinese giant sufficient confidence to ramp up production of future models going into 2024. With the help of the Kirin 9000S, the fortunes of the firm may have rekindled, as an updated forecast suggests that Huawei will ship 100 million smartphones next year.

RoboCop Rogue City’s experience system can be slightly confusing if you’re not armed with information, so I’ve gathered some quick tips for XP & leveling up to help you decide how to tackle it.

We are happy to share that 11.11 Festival this year starts from 3rd till 16th November 2023, and players will be able to purchase PlayStation 5 consoles for up to SGD 160 / MYR 550 / THB 4,200/ IDR 1,820,000 / VND 2,900,000 off at participating retailers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Star Wars: The Old Republic has opened up its Public Test Server to 7.4 testing, and this week's test will include the changes coming to the Galactic Trade Network.

Electronic Arts reported financials for its fiscal second quarter ended September 30 with results driven by its newly renamed EA Sports FC soccer game today.

Writer Jonathan Hickman's new Ultimate Universe has officially launched. And while readers previously got some hints from Marvel about what's in store, with some particularly interesting news about the new Ultimate Spider-Man already being teased by the publisher. 

Baldur's Gate 3 found massive success following its jump from early access and into full 1.0 release back in August 2023, and the actor who plays the fan-favorite high-elf vampire Astarion has especially felt the enthusiasm from fans. Played by actor Neil Newbon, the character would become something of an icon for the game, especially after the infamous viral moment from developer Larian Studios' online showcase before launch. During an interview with The Gamer, Neil Newbon spoke about the massive response he felt from fans in the lead-up to launch and afterward, which led him to make a "support group" for his fellow Baldur's Gate 3 actors who might be finding the abrupt increase in attention toward their careers overwhelming.

Atari has announced it has reached an agreement to buy Digital Eclipse, a studio based in Emeryville, California that specialises in «digital restoration of classic games.» The move follows Atari's acquisition of Nightdive Studios in May this year, another studio with a retro focus that most recently developed the System Shock remake, and is all part of what the press release calls Atari's «retro-focused growth strategy.»

The PlayStation Plus motley games for November have been revealed. Subscribers can add Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Dragon Ball: The Breakers, and Aliens Fireteam Elite to their libraries beginning on November 7 until December 4. 

Devolver Digital has acquired Astroneer developer System Era Softworks in a deal worth up to $40 million. System Era broke the news in a blog post and described the move as an "amazing milestone" for both itself and Devolver.

Reports are showing that Modern Warfare 3’s file size is absolutely massive. Call of Duty game files are notoriously large, but how big is Modern Warfare 3 exactly?

The designer of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Star Wars: The Old Republic, James Ohlen, has written a new D&D adventure with Children of Time author Adrian Tchaikovsky.

As if to prove modern PC games are self-obsessed narcissists that can't imagine you might want to play something else, here comes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III with a ridiculous requirement for up to 213GB of storage space. Oh, and that'll need to be 213GB of SSD storage space according to the game's minimum requirements, not one of those clunky old magnetic jobs with spinning platters.

Intel's top 5th Gen Emerald Rapids chip, the Xeon Platinum 8592+, with 64 cores and 448 MB cache has been leaked by YuuKi_AnS.

Final Fantasy 14’s adorably quirky crossover with bean ‘em up Fall Guys is here, though it’s causing more frustration than delight for the MMO community at the moment. 

Devolver has acquired System Era in a deal worth up to $40 million.

, while telling its own complete narrative, has set up plenty of plot points for a future entry in the acclaimed superhero series. Although a new entry has yet to be officially announced by Sony or Insomniac Games, it seems inevitable after 's impressive sales, in which the game became the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in its first 24 hours.

CD Projekt Red wants Cyberpunk 2077 to see a series-long transformation in line with that of its Witcher trilogy.

The shift to cloud infrastructure has become a massive trend for the internet. But moving generative AI and gaming applications to the cloud can strain computing resources.

Devolver Digital joined the consolidation craze with the acquisition of System Era Softworks for up to $40 million.

Thanksgiving director Eli Roth is keen to turn his upcoming holiday horror into a franchise.

Atari has agreed to acquire development and restoration studio Digital Eclipse for an initial $6.5 million in cash and newly-issued shares. An earn-out of up to $13.5 million tied to the future performance of Digital Eclipse over the next decade means the value of the deal could rise to $20 million.

Advanced Micro Devices reported that revenue in its third quarter was $5.8 billion, up 4% from a year earlier and 8% sequentially as as new products, AI chips and data center tech grew in the quarter.

Astrolabe Games will publish Unicellular Games-developed 2.5D side-scrolling precision platformer Fall Up, the companies announced. It will launch for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

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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. 

The event includes discounts on some of the best indies and AAA PC games.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is making an example of SolarWinds by charging the company with defrauding investors for allegedly failing to stop a massive breach at the IT company and covering up its negligent cybersecurity practices.

Quordle 645 answer for October 31: Finally, Quordle has presented a genuinely tough puzzle. And interestingly, it has picked some unique words for it. So if you have been slacking in the game the last few days, consider this your wake-up call because the slightest mistake today can and will cost your winning streak. And it is never nice to lose your winning streak on a weekend. So, do not take any unnecessary risks and use these Quordle hints and clues to solve the puzzle. And if you're stuck in a tough spot, you can always jump to the bottom to check the solutions.

Considering how we are in the last quarter of 2023, we will see new flagships coming out. And the OnePlus 12 is one of them, as the phone has now made its way to Geekbench. This means that most of the key specifications of the device are now here, and we know what the phone is going to pack.

Fuelled by spite following commentator shade-slinging over setting Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunning records by murdering Shadowheart and setting off magical nukes to skip Act 3, a misunderstood genius of the community has set a new record for the All Acts category, clearing the previous one by 12 minutes. 

Atari has agreed to buy classic video game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20 million in cash and stock.

It is the first time that Apple has announced not one, not two, but a total of three chipsets at its October 30 ‘Scary Fast’ event, with the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max the latest stars of the show. All three have been mass produced on the cutting-edge 3nm architecture, making them the first family of chips to be fabricated on the next-generation manufacturing process. With this improved technology, Apple is not only able to outfit each M3 member with higher CPU and GPU cores but also give them advanced technologies, which we will be talking about in-depth here, so let us get started.

In times past, we've waited for years to see a new MacBook Pro. This time, we get two sets of new pro-grade Apple laptops only about 10 months apart. Apple has raised the curtain on its new line of 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with the latest M3 processors inside.

Apple's Scary Fast announcement brings news of new MacBooks and the return of the iMac, but inside every one of these products is something just as significant: A trio of new M3 processors.

A recent video from director has drawn the ire of the film industry after the filmmaker took some playful jabs at legendary director.

One Baldur’s Gate 3 player on Reddit explained how they discovered a way to help Araj Oblodra and have Astarion drink her blood without breaking up with him.

Sledgehammer Games, Beenox and Activision have released the system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PC. Regardless of your setup, Windows 10 64-bit with the latest update and up to 149 GB (78 GB if Call of Duty HQ and Call of Duty: Warzone are installed) is required. A solid-state drive and network connection are also mandatory.

As Fortnite’s throwback season approaches, the streamers who played the game during Chapter 1 or kickstarted their career with it have started getting ready for the upcoming mini-season.

End credit scenes seem to be a big trend in movies today, especially horror, so it is no surprise that Five Nights at Freddy’s has some treats hidden in its final moments. Aside from the Five Nights at Freddy's post-credits scene starring Balloon Boy, the latter comes in the shape of a muffled Morse code-like message, letting the audience know that the story is not over, and even suggesting a possible sequel.