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Blizzard has released a new patch for Diablo 4 that significantly reduces the cost of Masterworking material cache transmutes.

While it may not be the most popular game in the franchise, has picked up some steam since the premiere of Prime Video's series. The game has certainly improved since a problematic launch, but it still pales in comparison to other entries. While there is some fun to be had, specifically for those who enjoy multiplayer, there are some mechanics that undeniably weigh the game down.

While every iPhone fan is waiting for the upcoming iPhone 16 series to launch this year, the next year's iPhone 17 series is already gaining much recognition. There are speculations that the iPhone 17 may get a major overhaul since there have been no significant changes for the last five years. Additionally, there are rumours about a new ultra-thin version of the iPhone 17 which will likely be priced higher than next year's Pro Max model. Know what reports say about the slim iPhone 17.

AFK Journey is a free-to-play fantasy RPG where you take control of various Heroes and their unique abilities to journey across the world of Esperia. This game does utilize the gacha system, akin to Genshin Impact and other beloved free-to-play games. Get a headstart on your adventure by grabbing some helpful codes that will fill up your wallets with in-game diamonds and gold.

The variants of weapons and armor in are the upgraded and enhanced versions of the Copper and Iron gear sets. For example, the Merciless Nightstalker Armor and Merciless Copper Weapons are the enhanced pieces of equipment for Copper. As for Iron, Vampire adventurers can acquire Merciless Iron Weapons and Merciless Hollowfang Armor, which have a higher Gear Score than standard Iron battle gear.

iOS 17.5 houses a bug that has been plaguing iPhone users and it appears that there is more to the story than originally expected. The update brought its fair share of issues with it, as users have been complaining of a bug that is making deleted photos reappear in photo libraries. However, it appears that the situation is more serious than originally anticipated as users who have sold their devices to strangers are also impacted, and it is a huge violation of privacy on Apple's part.

Like any other Bethesda game, Starfield has a whole lot of mods. In fact, less than a year since launch, it's already amassed around 7,300 mods, installed 42.6 million times on Nexus Mods. That might be a far cry from the literal billions of Skyrim downloads, but it's not bad going.

Obol Points are one of the many collectible items in . These sleek black and gold cards are a new form of currency accepted by Charon, who makes a reappearance from his original role in. They're described as a slick update to the traditional Obols Charon takes from the dead for passage through the Underworld.

Apple is reportedly working on the iOS 18 update for the upcoming iPhone 16 series. There are speculations about several AI features and upgrades coming to the iPhone, it is rumoured that the update will bring revamped versions of Siri which will be smarter. While the official announcement of iOS 18 will take place at the WWDC 2024 event on June 10, tipsters have leaked some of the expected AI features for Siri. Know how Apple is Planning to upgrade Siri.

The Fallout London total conversion mod for Fallout 4 was supposed to launch on St. George's Day, April 23rd, but Bethesda's next-generation update disrupted those plans.

2023's release of was, in a way, Bethesda Game Studios' long-awaited return to single-player RPGs following 2015's . is certainly more ambitious than its predecessor – it's immense scale is almost unrivaled – but it's not uniformly iterative, even if 's May 2024 update makes significant strides. makes some welcome reversions, like abandoning the much maligned voiced protagonist that tanks 's roleplaying potential, but despite the long wait for, it still feels like a step backward regarding certain features.

As we inch closer to the autumn launch of Sonic X Shadow Generations, an icon for the game has been added to Steam's database. This gives us a look at another piece of official art made for the Generations remaster - but it's going down a whole lot worse than what we got during the game's reveal.

Though is filled with plenty of romanceable villagers and NPCs to befriend, there are certain underrated NPCs players have always had a soft spot for. There’s the Hat Mouse, selling hats out of the decrepit building to the south of Cindersnap Forest; Krobus, who runs a shop out of the town’s sewers; and the Dwarf, who hides in the mines. These characters don’t often interact with the townspeople, instead making their relationship with the character a special one – though it seems the changes in the 1.6 update has made one of those characters a bit more sociable.

Redfall is getting one final update after all.

The War Within is bringing us to exciting new zones, introducing us to old friends and new, and most importantly, updating our professions! We're taking a dive into Fishing in The War Within's Alpha, reeling in fun new fish, cosmetics, and a new mechanic to spice up the profession!

Excitement takes over as Xiaomi accidentally reveals details about the upcoming POCO F6 Pro, hinting at its close resemblance to the Redmi K70.

After today's Cataclysm Classic update, players have begun discovering a pet that was thought to only be available once players reached Archaeology level 525.

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has explained his feelings about his next big project, Haunted Chocolatier, saying that he's "not too concerned" about the pressure of following up on Stardew Valley.

Xbox fans, and some of their employees, were blindsided earlier this month when Microsoft announced a number of their studios were being shuttered, including the “gut stab” closure of Arkane Austin, developer of the acclaimed Prey and the more troubled Redfall. Following the announcement Arkane Austin was shutting up shop, it was reported that the team had been working on additional updates for Redfall, including one that would deliver a long-promised offline mode. Unfortunately, at the time, it seemed unlikely any of these promised updates would come to fruition.

Blizzard has released a Developer Update for Season of Discovery. Since the Classic team is working on both Season of Discovery and Cataclysm Classic, Phase 3 of Season of Discovery will last longer than previous Phases. In addition, Blizzard is planning on releasing a PTR for Season of Discovery Phase 4, which will include Level 60 templated characters.

Farming Artifacts in may get a lot easier with the arrival of Natlan later this year if a new set of leaks are to be believed. Natlan is the upcoming sixth major region of Teyvat and is known to be the Nation of Pyro. The location’s release this year had already been confirmed a while back with the game’s initial roadmap, which established it as the next big area after Fontaine. With the conclusion of the story arc set in the Nation of Hydro, developer HoYoverse once again reiterated that Natlan’s release in is next.

With two weeks left before the launch of F1 24, the latest installment in the licensed Formula 1 racing game series, we have sent a few questions to Codemasters to discuss some of the new features and improvements that fans will find in the game. The answers were provided by Senior Creative Director Lee Mather and Senior Producer Simon Lumb.

Fortnite has officially announced that a Fallout collaboration is on the way.

Whenever we cover Fallout: London, we get a few readers who, understandably, believe that it’s an official Bethesda release that escaped their notice. It’s easy to see why - the various screenshots and trailers certainly look the part, with a team of passionate devs using Fallout 4 as the foundation for a unique story, complete with new characters, items, textures, voice acting, and much more.

Fallout is coming to Fortnite. Exactly how and when Bethesda Softworks’ post-apocalyptic franchise is coming to Epic’s battle royale-turned-everything game is unclear, but we’re pretty much guaranteed to get some cartoonish power armor out of it. We’re also likely to get some Vault Dweller jumpsuits, but it remains to be seen what exactly Epic and Bethesda have cooked up for the highly anticipated collaboration.

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A new update is on the way and with it new Pal variants have been revealed. took the world by storm, releasing in early 2024 and quickly topping the charts for the most players and copies sold. The game launched with a few known issues, but the developers quickly worked to address them and update the game with new and exciting features to keep players interested. There have been a few updates over the last few months, but this is the first time more than one new Pal has been introduced in an update, or in general, since the game released.

Despite news that Microsoft was stopping development on Redfalland closing its studio, Arkane Austin, the game will get one final update.

Prime Video's Fallout series has been a hit with critics and audiences, but Microsoft and Bethesda weren't ready to fully capitalize on its success. Fallout 4 rocketed up the sales charts and Bethesda updated it for current-gen consoles, but there was no new Fallout game ready to go. In fact, the next Fallout title is several years away. Bethesda won't properly get to work on it until The Elder Scrolls 6is done.

It has been confirmed that Redfall will be getting an offline mode as part of its final update. This news follows on from Arkane Austin being shut down last week, and there was an initial announcement that there would be no more updates for Redfall. However, that has now changed as it has been confirmed that the development team are able to release this.

According to a new bluepost, an issue in which Mist of Pandria Remix characters become locked due to not owning Dragonflight has been fixed!

This week in WoW, Mists of Pandaria Remix has gone live in all regions, Cataclysm Classic begins on May 20th, Dragonflight players can purchase a Murloc onesie, and there's a new Twitch drop for the Eye of the Legion!

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, Season of Discovery, and WoW Classic. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Arkane Austin is working on a final update for its live service, Redfall. This is ahead of the studio's closure, as part of Xbox's recent wave of layoffs.

The Xbox Series X|S will soon recieve a major feature that should hopefully cut down on the amount of time players spend just hanging around waiting for the games to update. Given the prevalence of live-service experiences and developers offering prolonged post-launch support for even single-player titles, substantial patches have become commonplace in the video game industry. While it's certainly good to get the most out of the games one purchases, some of these updates can be significantly larger than expected, resulting in sitting around and waiting for the necessary files to download.

With Season 4's introduction of Tormented Bosses, The Pit, revamped Helltides, and so much more, it's a great time for new and returning players to check out everything Diablo 4's endgame has to offer with Wowhead's Endgame Activities Guide! Diablo 4 Endgame Explained — Season 4

is known as being one of the largest and often most bizarre MMOs on the market but its latest crossover promotion may be one of its weirdest marketing collaborations yet. Having said that, it's fairly common practice for brands to approach popular video games and offer unique in-game items that can only be accesed by purchasing a can of Monster Energy or a packet of Doritos. Yet it's rare to see a game so steeped in fantastical mythology and deity-slaying heroes be the face of such a campaign.

Blizzard has released the first hotfix of Diablo 4 Season 4, which will fix the issue of certain Unique items not dropping after defeating end-game bosses. The hotfix will also take care of unintended item behavior on Eternal characters.

Ahead of its highly anticipated debut in India, leaked images of the Samsung Galaxy M35 have surfaced, revealing key design details and colour options. The leaks suggest that the Galaxy M35 will bear a striking resemblance to the Galaxy A35 and feature a vertically aligned triple rear camera setup.

Delabs Games is launching a special Play-to-Airdrop event in Rumble Racing Star. Titled ‘Ladybug’s Journey Part 2: Race for Riches,’ it’s where players race for big prizes. And when I say big, I mean the prizes are really, really big. The update also brings a new driver and new karts.

Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is set for release in fall 2025. Despite circulating rumours about a potential delay into 2026, Take-Two is confident in meeting the new release window. The announcement was made during Take-Two's latest earnings report, providing fans with a more concrete timeline.

The iPhone 16 series has been in talks for quite some time in the form of specification leaks and rumours. With several images of dummies leaked online, we have an idea about what Apple may introduce with the new generation iPhone. Now, in a recent leak, an analyst revealed that the company is expected to start the display production for small-sized iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro in June. Know what more the analyst highlighted about the upcoming iPhone 16 series.

Microsoft is continuing to make positive steps in the realm of accessibility, revealing a brand-new all-in-one modular controller kit designed to meet the needs of disabled gamers.

NVIDIA GeForce NOW’s claim to fame is its ability to let just about any computing device — a phone, Chromebook, or a smart TV — tap into its cloud gaming hardware to play the latest games with supreme performance. And since the service taps into libraries of games that players already own, there are no extra purchases. 

If you’re yet to sample one of PlayStation’s greatest ever games, there’s no excuse for PS Plus Premium members: Sony has added a two hour trial of The Last of Us: Part 2 Remastered to the top-tier of its subscription service. That 120 minutes should give you just enough time to see the title’s controversial twist, which will either hook you or turn you off entirely. Without spoiling anything, let’s just say you’ll look at golf clubs in a different way.

Speculation surrounding a new game from Toys for Bob is currently doing the rounds after the team updated its website to a singular shot of its Crash Bandicoot-inspired logo of a purple Tiki mask. The studio, which went independent earlier this year, is best known for its work creating Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which brought back the first three PS1 classics on PS4.

Another week has come to a premature conclusion, so it's time to discuss what we're playing this weekend. There's tons to choose from, so here's what's keeping us busy.

As promised by Bethesda at the end of last week, the developer has today released a new PS5 patch for Fallout 4 that works to improve its suite of graphical options alongside «further fixes and improvements». The update is available to download now on PS5, weighing in at a tiny 189.4MB. You'll have it downloaded and installed in seconds.

Frontier Developments, the studio behind fine management sim series like Planet Zoo and F1 Manager, isn't looking to break the mould. The studio announced that it has three titles in this style currently in development, one of which has been confirmed to be a Jurrasic World game, with the developer inking a deal with Universal Products & Experience to licence the IP.

Capcom’s knockout brawler Street Fighter 6 is getting some big balance changes alongside the release of Akuma on 22nd May. A brand-new trailer, embedded above, teases the tweaks, with the headline being a new wakeup Drive Reversal mechanic. This effectively gives you a new tool to counter combos, especially when you’re trapped in the corner of the screen.

What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? It's a really slow week where you may need to dig into your backlog. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024, all new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024, and all new PS4 games release dates in 2024.

Perhaps the most anticipated game of all time, and considering developer Rockstar's secretive nature, even the most minor GTA 6 morsels can send the series' legions of starving fans into a tizzy. Case in point: GTA 6 has been added to Rockstar's website database, with placeholders for four screenshots, cover art, and a release date appearing, and fans are frothing at the mouth. Apparently, it wasn't meant to go live just yet; Rockstar has since rolled these changes back.

A final update for Hi-Fi Rush released this week: a gift from developer Tango Gameworks before it closes its doors for good. The update fixes a selection of minor bugs on PS5, and will be the final title update, as Xbox has decided to shut down the decorated Japanese developer. The studio, founded by industry icon Shinji Mikami, released several acclaimed titles under parent company Bethesda’s banner, including The Evil Within and Ghostwire Tokyo.

Update: After catching a lot of heat about online requirements for its single player games, Ubisoft has released a statement regarding Assassin's Creed Shadows. In it, the publisher explains that, while you will need an online connection to complete the installation of the game, you can play the whole adventure offline:

If, like us, you fell in love with the simple yet devilishly addictive Horizon Chase Turbo on PS4, you'll be delighted to know its sequel is fast on the approach. Horizon Chase 2 is confirmed to be coming to PS5 and PS4, and it's only two weeks away, launching on 30th May, 2024.

Update: In a change made to the Last Chance to Play section on PS5, Teardown has been removed from the list, suggesting it was mistakenly listed as leaving the service. As such, 34 games are now marked for removal on 21st May 2024.

Bethesda will once again be updating a near decade-old game next week. It's currently prepping a Fallout 4 patch that promises «new options for graphics and performance settings», for release on Monday the 13th May. The update will also feature «further fixes and improvements», but we don't have the full patch notes yet.

Take-Two‘s updated release slate of upcoming games, published on Thursday, includes 12 fewer games than the last time it was shown.

The new rumored mount system mentioned in multiple leaks about the region of Natlan is gaining even more traction with more alleged information as the game prepares for the arrival of the next Nation. Currently, the popular RPG by HoYoverse is in the middle of Version 4.6, a patch that brought forth a new area to the south of Fontaine and delved into the story of Remuria, the ancient kingdom that once took place where Fontaine now stands. Of course, this is also the patch that saw the addition of the playable version of Arlecchino in .

With the newest update to , players will need to help Merlin recover the Spark of Imagination, which includes helping Rapunzel with her "" quest. This quest is one of three friendship quests that must be completed as part of the bigger, A Bit Of Help From Your Friends quest.

Blizzard has released a «Known Issues» list for Diablo 4 Season 4. Issues include the previously reported s missing on the Eternal Realm, Nvidia 40-Series crashing issues, and the unintended Legacy Gear being modified at the start of the Season. In addition, the team is working on a Hotfix that will go out in the next 24 hours that will correct the Boss Ladder drop rates, and allow Unique items to correctly drop from their respective bosses.

Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida has revealed that players will be gifted a free Fantasia upon the release of update 7.0, giving us the chance to alter their character's appearance following the release of the Dawntrail's graphics update.

In the latest update for Seven Knights Idle Adventure, two new heroes have joined the playable Legendary heroes roster. There are also new challenges and new stages. Plus, The King Of Fighters ’98 collab is still going strong till May 29th, so it’s like everything, everyone all at once.

Have you played Usagi Shima, the cute game with cute bunnies where you can design your cute island? Alright, I admit! I said cute way too many times. But it is cute, so…! Anyway, this cute pet-collecting game by indie game developer pank0 has just dropped a ‘juicy’ update.

MMO Wayfinder has been removed from sale while the developers make "major changes" to the game and its business model via the upcoming Echoes update.

The Nintendo Switch is now the most successful platform in history in terms of Pokemon games sold, overtaking the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance.

Blizzard has released a hype trailer for the release of Remix: Mists of Pandaria — Patch 10.2.7! The new content update is a limited time event with accelerated leveling and countless rewards to collect all set in the mystical land of Pandaria. Remix: Mists of Pandaria OverviewGearing in Remix: Mists of PandariaGems in Remix: Mists of Pandaria

The process of farming Planar Ornaments in is finally getting easier, according to new Version 2.3 leaks detailing an overhaul to the current process. Ornaments are a vital part of any character build as they provide extra stats to them in addition to special effects that often trigger upon reaching a certain stat threshold or performing an action. Much like Relics, Ornaments of the same kind need to be equipped in order for the special effects to occur. Recommended Ornaments are cited for every character, like the ones featured in Robin’s build in .

The latest update to our Class Guides is here. To help you reconquer the continent of Pandaria, our Class Writers prepared new pages dedicated to Remix: Mists of Pandaria, with information from leveling to end game best in slot gems.

Wizards of the Coast finally unveiled fans' first look at the limited edition alternative cover for the of ' and it's absolutely stunning. The tabletop role-playing game has made a habit of releasing collectible versions of some its most popular rules books and adventures, allowing avid players to enjoy artwork that's unavailable in the standard release. It was expected that the team would do the same for the highly anticipated revised version of but it's doubtful that anyone expected it to be so unique.

Wowhead's Patch 1.4 Gear and Itemization Changes Overview is now live, detailing the massive changes to Diablo 4's itemization introduced in Season 4: Loot Reborn. Gear and Itemization Changes Guide in Patch 1.4 With nearly every aspect of gear and loot receiving at least moderate updates in Patch 1.4, we've put together a guide to explore the changes to Legendary Aspects, Uniques, Gear Affixes, the Codex of Power, and Gems, as well as the new Tempering and Masterworking systems.

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, Season of Discovery, and WoW Classic. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Minecraft is one of the most successful games of all time, but over a decade after launching, it still isn't available on the biggest PC gaming platform. In the years since, spin-offs like Dungeons and Legends have been released on Valve's storefront, but the original is still nowhere to be seen. That might finally be changing.

Warframe ’s next Prime premiere, Protea Prime Access , has officially launched and is available on all platforms.  Players can now gear up with new weapons, skins, and assets for their next Warframe campaign. The game officially launched on mobile Android and iOS platforms late last year . 

It’s safe to say that Starfield didn’t quite nail the landing, but Bethesda has been chipping away on improvements, and the latest May update has revamped a much-maligned aspect of navigation to seriously improve how the game plays.

While here in the US the Nintendo Switch Online service got three new Mario games this week (yes, Alleyway is a Mario game), the update for Japan included a bonus classic you may not have heard of. Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (officially translated as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls) was a Japanese Game Boy release, co-developed by the familiar tag-team of Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems, responsible for much of the Game Boy’s lineup. And while The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls may not be a household name, if you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (and who isn’t?) you should take the time to play it.

Helldivers 2’s ongoing meta-narrative took another twist this week after players failed the last Major Order and thus failed to unlock a promised new Stratagem.

Skull and Bones Season 2 is on the way after what Ubisoft called a “tremendous response” from the game’s community.

Controllers have evolved and changed constantly throughout video game history, and everyone reading this right now will have their favorites. However, despite that evolution, aside from a couple of Nintendo anomalies, controllers have been the same basic shape and had the same default layout. That shape and layout doesn't work for everyone, particularly gamers with certain disabilities. Enter the Proteus, a brand new controller created by ByoWave that can effectively be any shape the user wants it to be.

The latest build of The War Within Alpha has a huge leak — literally. It also comes with several updates to Cooking recipes and reagents! We previously datamined vegetable weapons coming in The War Within, and now we've partially discovered how to obtain Extra Large Leak! Datamining has revealed the Extra Large Leak spell, which shows that combining 999 Twined Herbs.