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If you are looking forward to swinging back into the world of Peter Parker and Miles Morales in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 but are concerned about not remembering the story so far, don't worry. Insomniac has you covered.

How much would you be willing to pay for some cool, official merch of your favorite game? If your favorite game is Elden Ring and your answer was £1,400 (about $1,700), then you’re in luck, because that’s how much the most expensive item from the new ARK/8 x Elden Ringcollection costs. 

Erying has introduced its brand new B760M motherboards which come equipped with up to Intel Core i9-13900H CPUs & Vapor Chamber cooling.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is finally here and a lucky few of you (probably more than a few, actually) have likely been playing the game for a few hours by now. The sequel builds on the first two games in Insomniac's Spider-Man series, adding some famous characters from the Spider-Verse into the mix. Most notably Venom, and if you missed out on the 19 inches of him PlayStation was handing out with the collectors' edition, perhaps the newly-revealed collectible action figure from Hot Toys will interest you.

Telecom gear maker Nokia said Thursday that it is planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a push to reduce costs following a plunge in third-quarter sales and profit.

Are you playing Mortal Kombat 1 on Steam? Have you noticed that your free drive space has been disappearing without obvious cause and at a potentially alarming pace? If so, there's good news, or at least an explanation that will help you deal with it: It turns out that Mortal Kombat 1's crash logs are really big.

Anyone wanting to own a tiny Elephant Mario will be in luck in 2024, as Super Mario Bros. Wonder plushies are on the way. This release window is currently only set for Japan, but international fans will almost certainly be able to purchase their own Proboscidea-style Mario in the future.

Diablo 4 Season 2 is upon us, and among numerous other changes we've gotten much tougher World Bosses - so tough, in fact, that they're turning servers into slaughtering grounds once again.

For most of the history of the game, Sims jumped from being Newborns directly to being Children. It was a bit jarring to see a Sim go from being swaddled in a blanket to looking around nine years old in a (literal) flash. Fortunately, the developers agreed and started introducing new age groups to bridge the gap.

Come on, it’s hard not to be excited about Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Even if you’re gaming on the Xbox Series X/S console, you might be bummed not to enjoy this game. Xbox players might feel a bit of the dread PlayStation users felt when Starfield was released. However, if you have a PlayStation 5, the release of the next major exclusive, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, comes tomorrow. The game has gained a lot of attention over the years as we waited for Insomniac Games to bring the new title into the marketplace.

Xbox has kicked off its big holiday season marketing campaign with a new live action trailer titled ‘Wake Up and Dream’.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 aims to level up heaps of what made the original superhero game a banger, but fret not – creative director Bryan Intihar insists "we didn't fuck up the stuff people liked from the first game."

Part of me would love a VR headset, but the rest of me lives in a flat, which means I'm usually thankful that most VR game trailers don't do much for me. Besides Half-Life: Alyx and Superhot, there aren't many games that have me wishing I had an Index or Quest.

Following the tease of its upcoming "Meteor Lake" mobile processors, which incorporate dedicated silicon for local artificial intelligence (AI) processing, Intel has launched a booster initiative dubbed the AI PC Acceleration Program. In the leadup to Meteor Lake’s launch in December, this program aims to connect Intel with hardware and software makers looking to enhance their products with onboard AI technology.

AMD just stoked the flames of the high-end desktop processor wars—no, make that poured a barrel of gasoline them—with the announcement of Threadripper's return to the consumer high-end desktop (HEDT) chip market. Meet the new Ryzen Threadripper 7000X series: Starting at a spicy $1,499, these new Threadripper processors straddle the line between consumer-level and workstation-grade silicon, with the promise to drive performance closer to those latter high-end professional chips.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs are official, offering up to 96 cores to once again push the workstation & HEDT desktop segment to new heights.

Slay the Spire developer Mega Crit has released a new autobattler card game called Dancing Duelists. The game is available for free on itch.io and features a cast of different characters, all with their own decks, who you level up between dance-offs with new cards and abilities. It's way better than it has any right to be. 

director Michael Giacchino has spoken about the possibility of a follow-up to Marvel Studios‘ horror special.

Sony has launched a PlayStation Direct promotion which knocks up to $30 / £30 / €30 off the price when purchasing two eligible PlayStation 5 products.

Tiles, they’re just pleasing. Plonk ‘em down, line ‘em up, watch pretty patterns emerge and your score multiply. Upcoming PC game Planetiles is about tiles - they’re right there in the name! - and looks to continue the immensely satisfying chill puzzling of Dorfromantik and its ilk.

The review embargo on Super Mario Bros. Wonder has lifted, which means reviews have gone live for the 2D platformer across a number of outlets ahead of its imminent launch, and the game has seen near-universal acclaim from critics right out the gate.

Today we are announcing Overwatch 2's first-ever in-game musical artist collaboration. We’re teaming up with K-pop sensation, LE SSERAFIM.

Reviews for the first 2D Super Mario game in over a decade, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, have just dropped a few days before the game's launch and, unsurprisingly, they seem to be incredibly positive.

Another day, another Lords of the Fallen patch. Earlier today, developer Hexworks rolled out yet another update for the game, packing stability and performance improvements as well as well tweaks.

In Patch 10.2, players will be able to exchange lower tier crests for higher tier crests once they no longer need them.

The upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is borrowing from JRPG classic Chrono Trigger to ensure every character pairing has a synergy attack.

Ever since its initial announcement, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has captured the attention of long-time fans and newcomers for its rich and highly animated visual style. While it is a return to classic 2D Mario, it also looks to be a more exciting and visually distinctive take on that classic set-up - and according to the devs at Nintendo, making a large departure from the previous games was the intention. In a recent Ask the Developer post on Nintendo's official site, the creative team at Nintendo EPD spoke about the unorthodox development process for Super Mario Bros.

Alan Wake 2 is almost here, and if you'd like a quick catch-up on what happened in the first game to ensure you're up to speed, Epic Games has you covered. Alan Wake: Flashback is a «reimagining» of the events of Alan Wake—a sort of playable crash course recap created using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

After the historic Moon landing made possible by the amazing Chandrayaan-3 mission through the Vikram lander, ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, is embarking on an ambitious journey of exploration with a series of upcoming missions. These missions include plans to revisit Mars, Venus, and the Moon, alongside the eagerly anticipated maiden human spaceflight program. In addition to these celestial endeavors, ISRO is also focusing on missions designed to study the climate and weather conditions of Earth.

Xbox has announced the full line-up of games coming to Game Pass in the second half of October, and it’s a very tasty list indeed, with a great spread of genres.

Genvid’s interactive streaming series Silent Hill: Ascension will have weekly episodes on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, the Bravia Core app for Bravia TVs, and Xperia app on select Xperia smartphones as part of a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Samsung and Batteries Plus have announced a new partnership wherein 35 Batteries Plus locations will become Samsung Authorized Service Centers. The two companies have been working together since 2018, though Batteries Plus has mostly acted as an independent service provider that handled out-of-warranty repairs.

Something Wicked Games' stable of notable ex-Bethesda developers is gaining a new member. Will Shen, former design director on Starfield and veteran of Bethesda going all the way back to Fallout 3, is joining the all-remote studio as the lead content designer of Wyrdsong.

The wave of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm. Over the last few months, we've seen significant developments in the field, ranging from AI chatbots, and image generators to essential tools for various sectors. AI-integrated apps offer more functionality with smart features, enabling users to get their work done more efficiently while keeping the quality high. Consequently, people are preferring AI-based apps over non-AI apps. A recent report has revealed that even Mac users are welcoming AI-powered apps with open arms, and the majority of them believe them to be superior to other apps.

Side-scrolling beat ’em up game Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint will launch for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on October 23, publisher Freedom Games and developer Hack The Publisher announced.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a challenging game, but as one player recently discovered, you can breeze through even the toughest of battles with enough explosives.

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has always pitched its mobile Pokémon game as a social experience. But when you’re actually playing it, it’s just your lonely trainer on-screen, walking the virtual world of Pokémon Go and catching ’em all.

I tend to remember video games for their “master stroke” — the sequence, set piece, or revelatory discovery in which everything the developers were trying to do coalesced in one defining moment. In some cases, as with Resident Evil 4’s village battle, these moments set the pace and tone for the rest of the game. In others, such as Red Dead Redemption’s farm epilogue, they work as a reframing of the dozens of hours that came before. In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo’s open-world epic, the master stroke does a little bit of both. And this particular moment’s seeds were planted 32 years ago, in A Link to the Past.

Pokémon Go has now fully detailed Party Play, a major new multiplayer layer coming to the popular monster collection app seven years after its initial release.

Just Cause maker Avalanche Studios is setting up a developer on Montreal, Canada.

Wild Blood is here to change Albion Online . The update goes live today, with a number of interconnected systems like Shapeshifter Weapons, Tracking across the open world, a revamp of personal islands, and much more.

Spider-Man 2 is out in just four days, but the review embargo has just lifted, revealing what the critics made of Insomniac's hotly sought-after sequel. Spoilers, the reception is glowing.

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.

With the world having to get a second mortgage on a house just to buy a bag of potatoes these days, increases in the price for a relatively niche service won't be a surprise. But if you're a fan of Nvidia's GeForce Now and want to keep using it, you'll be paying anywhere between 10% and 40% more, depending on where you live.

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The latest revelation from Perfect New World, an Eastern Fantasy MMORPG developed by IRONCORE GAME STUDIO, the deveopers explain a new way to get into their testing. They also show off some of their updated visuals in a new trailer aimed to excite fans awaiting the upcoming test.

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon . If you've yet to watch the show and don't want to know how it ends, turn back now!

Hello! Welcome to the 299th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we look at what's coming up ahead for professions in 10.2 and some items and materials to look out for and prepare. We also take a deep dive into Epic flipping in Wrath Classic and Engineering in Classic Hardcore. On top of all that, there is still the niche of speed sets in retail! My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

Mortal Kombat and Invincible fans are celebrating how well Omni-Man has been adapted for Mortal Kombat 1, with particular praise going towards his suitably caked-up cheeks.

Are you ready for some amazing deals? The Amazon Sale 2023 has something for everyone. Whether you need electronics, kitchen items, fashion, beauty products, and more, you'll find fantastic discounts. If you have an SBI card, you can enjoy an extra 10% off during the Amazon Great Indian Festival sale. Now, looking at the weather, and as winter approaches, a water heater becomes a must-have, and we've compiled a list of the best water heaters in India just for you.

Amazon sale 2023: The festive season is here, and that means it's time for exciting online shopping. One fantastic category that can make the season even better is that of audio devices. Amazon's Great Indian Festival is back, and it's bringing you incredible discounts of up to 70 percent on a wide range of speakers.

With Diablo 4's second Season less than three days away and bringing a flurry of changes to the game, you may be asking yourself — where can I get the most up to date Diablo 4 news and information? Look no futher — use Wowhead's News Webhook for Discord to receive the latest and greatest Diablo IV news updates on your Discord server! Wowhead News Webhook for Discord

October's wave of new releases has begun in earnest now, with Assassin's Creed Mirage launching at the end of last week. It climbed near the top of the UK's boxed games chart, making a number two debut behind the predictably popular EA Sports FC 24.

Bandai Namco has debuted a new developer diary series for Sand Land, the upcoming sandbox action game based on Akira Toriyama's one-volume manga. Just about everything that we've seen of the title so far has shown promise, and the new gameplay that's on display here — along with explanations of mechanics from producer Keishu Minami — has only served to enhance our enthusiasm. The video's well worth a watch if you're even slightly interested in the game.

Sushi Ben is a narrative adventure game in VR that tasks players with saving a beloved local sushi bar from dastardly land sharks via outrageous minigames. It releases this month on Meta but has been confirmed for a PSVR2 launch at a later date.

Plus, there's a chance to pull a bonus pack of five brand-new AAA titles.

Generally speaking, videogame trailers are a promotional, sometimes informative type of thing: «Here's our new game, here's what it looks like, here's when it comes out,» and all that. But today we've got something different to share with you: A trailer celebrating Microsoft's $68 billion swallow-up of Activision Blizzard, which finally happened today following the long-awaited green light from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.

The days of seeing shelves full of DVDs and Blu-ray discs at Best Buy are coming to an end. 

Reviews for Sonic's latest 2D adventure, Sonic Superstars, have dropped before the game's official launch next week, and they seem to be generally positive overall.

Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs will be the next major family for high-end PC gamers and entry-level workstation users. While we wait for the chips to launch in 2024, there are several reports & leaks that tell us what to expect.

Before you know it, we'll be celebrating Elden Ring's second anniversary, and the Game of the Year winner is as popular now as it has ever been. That's before its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has even dropped. No word yet on when that'll be here, probably not in time for the holidays, but there is a way to satisfy your Elden Ring wants and needs before then. By pre-ordering the two new action figures in the Bandai Spirits Figuarts collection.

Microsoft cordially invites you to have a crack at tipping its new AI-powered Bing search tools into existential meltdown. And it will pay you up to $15,000 for your trouble. Well, it will if you manage to bait AI Bing in just the right way.

Xiaomi is all set to reveal the Xiaomi 14 series next month, and based on the information we have received so far, there are going to be three devices: the base variant, the Pro variant, and the Ultra variant. Today, we have our first look at the Pro variant, showing the phone from all angles and, well, some familiar traits that are not so tastefully done.

The first accessory kit for the PlayStation Access controller has been announced, and it's coming from trusted hardware brand Logitech.

Amazon Sale 2023 is in full swing! It began on October 8th and, for Prime members, a day earlier on October 7th. This sale offers fantastic discounts and deals on a wide range of products, including electronics and gadgets. If you have an SBI credit or debit card, you can enjoy an extra 10% discount on your purchase. Moreover, you can exchange your old gadgets, appliances, or electronics for new ones to get an additional discount.

Turn 10 Studios did something different with by making you level up your cars. In prior games, you could just spend credits to upgrade cars, which was a straightforward and meaningless method for growing your garage. However, you have to level your car by using it to unlock upgrades. Furthermore, upgrades have their own currency, separate from the credits you use to purchase new vehicles.

The limited space of a smartphone can often be daunting for companies as they have to work out new techniques to cram in as much technology and features as possible. One method Apple is reportedly employing in an attempt to free up space is the adoption of RCC or resin copper coated foils for iPhone PCBs. Unfortunately, one analyst claims that we are not expected to witness this change until the iPhone 17, and there are several reasons that prevent the company from transitioning to this material almost immediately.

There are a lot of expectations from the upcoming Galaxy S24 series, especially the ones that are sporting the Exynos 2400. Samsung has not been able to deliver a solid Exynos chipset for some time now, but the new chipset does look promising, and we have just received the Geekbench scores showing the single-core and multi-core performance of the chipset on the Plus variant.

Alien: Blackout, the Amanda Ripley-starring survival horror that launched on mobile back in 2019, is being delisted from the iOS App Store and Google Play on 31st October.

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Elden Ring is a massive hit, and while some of that is certainly down to the brilliant world-building, combat, exploration, and the wide variety of approaches and tools for every situation, a huge part of the charm are the characters.

Studio Wildcard, known to gamers for the hit survival game ARK: Survival Evolved, was a key component of the surprising resolution of the Myth of Empires legal dispute. The sandbox multiplayer game was removed from Steam following a copyright infringement claim.

The Exynos 2400 ended up being slower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in a recent single-core and multi-core score leak where it is determined how fast the CPU can perform. Unfortunately, Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship SoC came out on top, just like how its Adreno 750 GPU got the better of the Xclipse 940 graphics processor in the latest OpenCL and Vulkan test results.

Rabi-Ribi developer CreSpirit is finally returning to the realm of Metroidvanias after seven years spent on a visual novel, a pure bullet hell game, and side-scrolling horror. Not only that, it's well and truly going back its roots with TEVI, a bullet hell Metroidvania that acts as a spiritual successor to Rabi-Ribi. After a brief beta earlier this year, TEVI dropped a meaty demo in this week's Steam Next Fest, and it has won me over in record time. 

Insomniac Games has already boasted about the wide collection of suits available in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. But launch is just the beginning for Peter and Miles’ fashion tour, as several post-launch cosmetics are coming from an unlikely source.

As announced at NYCC today, a new line up of Elseworlds comics is on the way from DC with Batman and Green Lantern getting new out-of-continuity tales in 2024. Dark Knights of Steel and DC vs. Vampires are also set to get sequels. 

It's been over a month since Starfield was launched around the globe but Intel has finally addressed performance issues and a handful of bugs with a new set of drivers for its Arc graphics card range.

Back in February, Elodie Games teased a new co-op action RPG codenamed Project Skies. Today it officially revealed the game, and it's fair to say that things have changed just a little bit between then and now: It's called Seekers of Skyveil, and it's a «PvPvE fantasy extraction RPG» that blends conventional APRG mechanics with an unusual mix of other influences from games like League of Legends and Escape From Tarkov.

Who is Spider-Man without a devious rogue’s gallery of Super Villains to battle? Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is already bringing the heat with longtime fan favorites like Kraven and Venom. But they’re not the only familiar faces that protagonists Peter Parker and Miles Morales will encounter. Among the antagonists is a villain who has been an understated favorite of fans for decades: Lizard. And just like the other headliners in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, getting Lizard’s look and movements down right took a lot of effort.

Broadband giant Comcast said it is beginning deployment of its fastest internet connectivity in select cities in the U.S.