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With datamining starting, we have our first look into the Gladiator Mounts of The War Within. The gladiator mounts are an armored version of other gargoyle mounts being added in The War Within and both are similar to Venthyr's covenant mounts, albeit with way more details.

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for April 22: Free Fire has rolled out the OB44 update to the game with new features, events, and gaming experiences. The update will give the players a chance to enter the new themed virtual world and play the game with new enemies and challenges. Such an update keeps the thrill and excitement of playing mobile games going. Additionally, with the new updates, the game will gradually announce new events to provide gamers with new gaming gear such as characters, outfits, weapon skin, and more. Know about the recently announced Mechadrake Event.

Helldivers 2 troops are currently hammering away at the latest Major Order to successfully defend at least ten planets from both bugs and bots, but all those last-minute, oil-drenched extractions might not contribute to the liberation effort as the game's systems are now "suffering a minor outage."

With Blizzard officially revealing the start date for Mists of Pandaria Timerunning, they've also given us a good idea of when it will end, as The War Within Alpha client lists the event running from May 16th to August 19th! While this is not yet officially confirmed and nothing on the Alpha is definitively final, the fact that the start dates match makes it likely that the end dates will as well. This gives players three months to enjoy the remixed content and chase its huge collection of rewards. WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria Timerunning Overview These dates also tell us that Patch 10.2.7 is set to release one week prior, on or around May 7th, although the other retail content coming with the patch has yet to be revealed.

Blizzard has announced that WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria will be globally launched on May 16th at 10 am PDT! The special timerunning event allows players to relive the fan favorite expansion in a brand new way, with dozens of new and old cosmetic rewards, and offering a quick way to level new characters! WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria Timerunning Overview

While most of the weapons from War Within are themed around the zones and cultures of Khaz Algar, weapon models to match both Night Elf Heritage Armor tints have also been added. As the Night Elf story continues its extended epilogue of renewal, we've seen many Kaldorei rewards in Dragonflight's final patches, from Darnassian Transmog to weapon transmogs around Bel'ameth. Although the Night Elf Heritage Armor questline awarded some traditional glaive appearances, those can only be transmogged by classes that can use one-handed swords and did not match the Heritage Armor set.

We continue our datamining of The War Within Alpha and now have all the battle pets. The first alpha build added over 100 new companion pets. Note that some pets won't be available on release as this is alpha.

We've datamined new armor models for a very scarecrow-inspired transmog — take a look! It is currently unknown what items these models link to, but they certainly give off farm and harvest vibes.

Teapot Games has just launched AeroMayhem PvP: Air Combat Ace on Android. It’s an air combat simulation where you fly a fighter jet and take on enemies across vast maps. Based in India, Teapot Games has published other air combat titles like War Dogs: Air Combat Flight S and Jumbo Jet Flight Simulator.

We're previewing all of the raid weapon models coming with the Nerub'ar Palace raid in The War Within. The weapon designs are inspired by the Nerubians ruled over by Queen Ansurek, who has allied with Xal'atath in return for dark power. If you'd like to learn more about the rich history behind this enigmatic race and their proximity to the Old Gods, check out our lore writeup: The Nerubians in The War Within — What We Know So Far Note that this is an early alpha look at the weapon models, and more colors and weapon types may be added in future builds as there are many icons named «nerubianraid» and some aren't attached to items yet:

Delves, the new endgame pillar for world content in The War Within, will reward a customizable flying mount! An evolution of the customizable Dragonriding mounts from Dragonflight, this Airship has numerous personalization options. Here's a look at everything available, plus you can try out the options for yourself in our TWW Dressing Room. Airship Customizations in Dressing Room

Many of the popular gearing systems from Dragonflight appear to be returning in the War Within!

With each new Fortnite season comes a slew of new cosmetics to earn through the Battle Pass or to purchase in the item shop. With the game being out for nearly six years, the number of skins in the game has grown to absurd levels. No longer will you run into a match of solo players wearing similar skins. Between regular releases of skins and special event skins involving IPs like Star Wars, Street Fighter, Marvel, and more, every player has a very unique locker full of cosmetics to bust out in a given match.

Liberating planets on Helldivers 2's galactic war table should affect other territories linked by invisible supply lines, a system that one dev admits can be "inconsistent," but that's not the game's most pressing issue right now as a lack of in-game communication tools means more casual divers are left out of the loop.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for season 1 of the Falloutshow, specifically around the NCR.]

Cardy, Mat, and Emma are here to share their picks for some of the best games you can finish in 5 hours or less this week. A mix of well-known indies and hidden gems, maybe you'll find something new to play this weekend. Before that, though, there's time for some more thoughts about Alex Garland's Civil War and flower-puzzle game Botany Manor. Plus, a nail-biter of an Endless Search.

After the Fallout TV show aired, Fallout 4 lead writer Emil Pagliarulo tweeted that the male protagonist - often called by his default name Nate - was the war criminal seen in the opening of the first game laughing as his buddy shot a Canadian citizen. He backtracked and claimed that "not every bit of info I share is automatically canon" due to how divisive the reveal was, but fans ran with it and are already putting together "lore accurate" builds in the game.

Jesse Plemons is a brilliant actor. He’s also one of our most memeable stars. It’s not that he’s super expressive — quite the opposite, in fact. He’s usually quite placid, and almost hesitant in his line deliveries. He takes his time. But, whether he’s playing a timid everyman in The Power of the Dog or season 2 of Fargo or a stout lawman in Judas and the Black Messiah orGame Night, there’s always something going on behind his narrowed, watchful eyes. His stillness, his pauses, and his plain, unvarnished way of speaking act as a gravitational force, drawing the camera and other actors into his orbit. He’s also, in a low-key way, extremely funny.

Using cheat codes in games such as Pokémon Black 2 is hardly new. Let’s face it, Pokémon games can be tough at times, and so getting a little help is not something you should feel guilty about.

People love playing old Pokémon games, to such an extent that even fan-mod ROM projects like Pokémon Unbound can find a big audience.

War Within follows in Dragonflight's footsteps as far as gems go, with the main change being extra sockets for PvP content and different unique gems.

The War Within Alpha adds some elaborate cosmetic models, including Kobold Candle and Fungi helms. Notably there are 3-piece sets (shoulders, tabard, cloak) themed around some major factions in the expansion--check out those Kobold shoulders! Many of the cosmetic helms were also confirmed to be from delves at BlizzCon.

Game Rant interviewed George Velev and Andrew De Sousa on Hero Talent and dungeons in The War Within, discussing the upcoming Dragonriding Escort Dungeon, the Dawnbreaker, and Hero Talents! Game Rant Interview We've briefly summarized some of the major points below, but please read the full interview for more interesting questions and full context!

Saturday is here, and that means the weekend has officially kicked off! We've rounded up some of the best deals you can find this weekend, with everything games and technology included. The best deals for Saturday, April 20, include the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Headset, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Super Mario RPG, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1, and more.

Now that’s what I call a bug hunt! It took Helldivers 2 players less than 24 hours to complete its latest Major Order: to kill two billion Terminids.

The War Within is bringing new Profession recipes to players, which means new and interesting effects on crafted epics! Players will remember how useful some crafted items like Elemental Lariat were in Dragonflight, and The War Within is introducing effects just as interesting and unique on the newest epics for players to experiment with. These effects don't come free though. While not yet present on any of the crafted items, we have found a new Embellishment tag, suggesting that the most powerful special effects on crafted gear will be limited similar to Dragonflight. While we've mainly discovered Leatherworking and Jewelcrafting effects so far, we're sure there will be many more to come!

The War Within adds cosmetic armor styled after the garb Earthen civilians wear in Dornogal, the main city in Khaz Algar. While we don't know how to obtain this armor yet, we're reminded of the Valdrakken Civilian Sets from Dragonflight which were obtained through the Valdrakken Accord Faction. These Earthen sets have elaborate 3D components and as such, only load properly on Dwarven models--so these might be a limited race-specific reward, if they're ever made available to players. These models may also not be available at launch--if ever--as all the individual items like Earthen Mining Hat have the note «This appearance cannot be collected.» But they have many interesting details so we hope they are eventually! You can check out the Earthen Civilian armor sets below, or click on the links to style them in our TWW Dressing Room.

The Acolyte is the latest in a long line of Star Wars shows set to hit Disney Plus. but it's shaping up to be very different to the likes of The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. 

Dragonflight Season 4 arrives to World of Warcraft on April 23!

The start of an expansion is always an exciting time, between leveling characters, discovering new locations and stories, and learning new Professions. Those who have an excess amount of Profession Knowledge won't get to carry it forward to The War Within, though — players will be starting from scratch with their Professions. Several new Spells named Studying have been discovered, specifying «Khaz Algar» Knowledge — meaning Dragon Isles Knowledge won't be applicable. NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Skinning Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Herbalism Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Alchemy Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Blacksmithing Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Enchanting Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Engineering Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Inscription Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Jewelcrafting Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Leatherworking Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Mining Knowledge by 5. Used by Item NEW Study to increase your Khaz Algar Tailoring Knowledge by 5. Used by Item These spells are associated with several different Profession Knowledge consumables, notably all books — one for each Profession.

The War Within is bringing us new Embellishments for crafted gear, including several Jewelcrafting options as well as Armor and Weapon Embellishments. We're not getting these powerful effects for free, however. While not yet present on any of the crafted items, we have found a new Embellishment tag, suggesting that the most powerful special effects on crafted gear will be limited similar to Dragonflight. While some of these Embellishments are clearly a work in progress, we're sure there will be many more to come!

We've datamined numerous cosmetic armor sets from the War Within alpha that resemble civilians from a fantasy town would wear in their daily life. From merchants to scholars, there's a set for all walks of life. While we don't know how to acquire these sets quite yet, one of the «merchant» sets is fittingly available from completing a dungeon meta achievement. Check out all the different armor tints below, or preview them in our TWW Dressing Room by clicking on the links above each image.

In an interview with Hirumaredx, Lead Visual Development Artist Gabriel Gonzalez and Senior Narrative Designer Abigail Manuel discussed the art, story, world building, and zones coming in The World Within!

As players quest through Khaz Algar in the War Within, they'll acquire simple gear from leveling themed after the homelands of the Earthen. Here's a look at all of the new weapons and armor from War Within questing. Note that we expect more color variants to be added later in development and we'll update our coverage accordingly!

Here's a first look at the rewards coming from The War Within pre-patch event! While the vendor costs are missing, we can see what dozens of rewards will be--including ilvl 493 alt catch-up gear, translucent battle pets, and Dalaran-themed weapons, all sold by Remembrancer Amuul in Dalaran.

Today we're previewing the environment of the new capital city in The War Within: Dornogal. Dornogal is located on the center portion of the Isle of Dorn, the first zone in The War Within. The city is large with an ancient dwarven aesthetic. Below, we have pictures separated by areas, and what you can expect to find in each of them!

Blizzard released a video previewing Delves on their official YouTube channel!Highlights of the video:

Catch up on all the latest World of Warcraft news from the last week—take a tour through The War Within in the WoWCast developer chat, pre-purchase the World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition, get a closer look at the new Warbands System, and more! 

Fallout's first season has gone down a treat with most fans, giving us eight episodes of Fallout goodness that some even consider to be a rather unorthodox sequel to the game series. However, between all the glowing reviews and excited praise, there are a certain section of fans that are unhappy with some of the changes to the lore that the show made, particularly regarding the NCR and the canon status of Fallout: New Vegas.

Last December’s Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Firewas a paint-by-numbers space opera filled in with Zack Snyder’s maximalist colors. Pitched as “Seven Samurai but make it Star Wars” (literally, to Lucasfilm), the finished product was at best a violent B-movie mashup and at worst an expensive Asylum-esque mockbuster. Not a great movie, but a little promising? Its most glaring omission: an ending. After two hours of hero Kora (Sofia Boutella) wrangling a crew to defend a farming planet from Imperium forces, the showdown didn’t actually go down; Snyder held on to the payoff for Part Two: The Scargiver.

Objectives and missions come thick and fast in Helldivers 2, as the war against the likes of the robotic Automatons rages on.

Blizzard has posted upcoming Mage changes coming in the War Within which includes removing the double lust talent!

Wolverine #48 brings part 8 of the Sabretooth War storyline. With just two issues left in both the title and story, which both conclude in May's Wolverine #50, Logan is healing up in bed after a fight with Sabretooth, who has built a whole army of his own Variants to kill Wolverine and everyone he loves.

Blizzard has posted upcoming changes to Warlock coming in the War Within Alpha!

You can do so badly in Frostpunk 2 that every in-game faction will go to war against one another, but mercifully, its developer hasn't seen anyone stumble upon the scenario just yet.

If you're looking for something new to watch this weekend, you're in luck: whether you're in the mood for a movie night or a new binge-watch, Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, and more are stacked with new releases.

Amazon's live adaptation of Fallout was so well-received, the fourth main game in the franchise had a resurgence in sales almost a decade after it was released. If you were ever worried about its fate despite the success it enjoyed, you can rest easy, for now: Amazon has already renewed the show for a second season, mere days after the first one debuted. The Fallout universe is set in a post-apocalyptic world, decades after a nuclear war decimated the planet. Ella Purnell plays Lucy in the series, a vault dweller who was forced to go to the surface to rescue her father.

The War Within data includes an interesting addition: a new heirloom ring. The data indicates that it will be a reward from the pre-expansion patch event or a new World Event present in Khaz Algar. It seems like this new heirloom will be similar to Dragonflight when you could obtain Unstable Elemental Confluence during pre-patch and still during the expansion. The ring is created using Lifeless Stone Ring, which casts Infuse Memories. This spell requires three reagents:

In an interview with Associate Design Director Maria Hamilton, Taliesin & Evitel discuss the challenges of planning a narrative over three expansions in the World Soul Saga, where each expansion is at in terms of development, who Xal'atath really serves, and whether or not Azeroth is really a Titan!

Herbalism is the first Profession to undergo tweaking in The War Within, introducing a new farm-based minigame as well as changing how some pre-existing mechanics like Seeds work. While generally following the same framework as it did in Dragonflight, Herbalists will see some new bonuses and effects in their Specialization trees, as well as have the chance to find all-new Herb Nodes out in the wild!

Blizzard has posted some upcoming Death Knight changes for all 3 specs coming to the War Within Alpha.

During the War Within alpha, we encounter the Earthen of Khaz Algar, and can learn some interesting details about them if we stay awhile and listen.

With players able to swap between Skyriding and Steady Flight in The War Within, now Dracthyr will be able to do regular Steady Flying in addition to Dragonriding. The only restriction this addition has is that it ends the moment you touch the ground, so it can't be used like Druid's Flight Form to Herb or interact with objects.

Star Wars Outlaws has been in the headlines recently for some less-than-ideal reasons. Still, one thing we are genuinely looking forward to is the inclusion of Sabacc, the blackjack/poker hybrid popular among rogues like Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. Strangely, despite the rules being first revealed in 1989, its inclusion will mark the first time Sabacc has ever graced a video game.

Amazon's excellent adaptation of the Fallout series for TV is available in its entirety now, and we loved it. However, not every Fallout fan is happy with how it seemingly rewrites what was thought to be established series lore, apparently retconning the ending of beloved black sheep, Fallout: New Vegas. Obviously, major spoilers for both New Vegas and Amazon's show to follow!

Helldivers 2 players have been issued a new directive as the Galactic War effort again devolves into a grinding stalemate. The Automatons have deployed increasing numbers of Factory Striders to break the impasse, but for now, the line holds. To amass the necessary fuel to fire a Super Earth counterattack, billions of Terminids must die to acquire enough of that sweet, sweet oil E-710.

In case you'd forgotten, EA and its studio Cliffhanger Games is working on a Black Panther game. The announcement was one of those that's more of a recruitment drive than anything else, so it's likely still years away from release. In fact, the team is still growing; interestingly, one recent job opening confirms the game's structure will be that of an open world title.

Rebellion has today published a fresh PSVR2 trailer for Zombie Army VR, a spin-off from the main Zombie Army series that marks its first foray into virtual reality. It delivers a fully-fledged campaign that can be played alone or with a friend, and charts a path alongside the main games telling the story of a Deadhunter on the search for zombie war criminals.

Helldivers 2 players have recently managed to blunt the advance of the oncoming Automaton invasion fleet, with the conflict again devolving into a grinding stalemate. However, it seems the machines never rest on their laurels, as reports of the lumbering Factory Striders being deployed in unprecedented numbers begin to trickle in.

After LawBreakers developer Boss Key Productions shut down following the game's poor performance, it was thought that would be the end of the gravity-defying FPS. So traumatic was the entire ordeal that Cliff Blezinski, studio founder of Gears of War fame, swore off making video games for good. Now, years later, fans have managed to resurrect servers, even getting the much-coveted nod of approval from Cliffy B himself for keeping the dream alive.

Since unveiling the eye-watering $130 Ultimate Edition of Star Wars Outlaws last week, Ubisoft has been under fire from fans furious a full-priced single-player game would even warrant a Season Pass in the first place. Worse, acquiring the Season Pass is the only way to «play the exclusive Jabba's Gambit mission at launch».

Blizzard has released development notes for The War Within Alpha, which include a large list of class changes! Among them are specific Warrior class changes, alongside developer comments for those changes in the class feedback thread. Note that there are no Protection Warrior specific changes this build, though some of the class changes do impact them. Arms Talent CalculatorFury Talent CalculatorProtection Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

The War Within introduces a plethora of new pets to collect. Here, we highlight some of the models of the upcoming pets, including Nerubians, Lynxes, Moles, Fireflies, and more! Make sure to use our table of contents to navigate along the post.

Blizzard has released all the Monk class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha, noting that the goal of the class tree is to add more options and utility, such as an Enrage Dispel! Brewmaster Talent CalculatorMistweaver Talent CalculatorWindwalker Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

The War Within Alpha test has started, and the first wave of invites went out just a few minutes ago!

Blizzard released the War Within Developer Notes, which include a large list of class changes! Among them are specific Paladin class changes, alongside developer comments for those changes in the class feedback thread for Holy and Retribution in specific. Holy Talent CalculatorProtection Talent CalculatorRetribution Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

Blizzard has posted the very first The War Within Alpha development notes and includes major class reworks!

In Dragonflight, Professions received a complete overhaul, changing the system from one that was relatively one-note into a more nuanced way of creating items. Secondary crafting stats, such as Inspiration and Resourcefulness, were introduced in order to better target the ability to craft specific ways: if you wanted to earn a lot of bonus materials simply by crafting other people's items, Resourcefulness could allow you to do that, while being Inspired might allow you to craft the best gear more easily. Inspiration, however, was quickly determined to be a «meta» crafting stat — allowing players to create top-of-the-line gear well before their Profession Skill would technically allow it. This Secondary crafting stat was the subject of many conversations among players, some enjoying the ability to «hit it big,» while others lamented the added layer of RNG to crafting to min-max their gear. In The War Within, however, it seems that Inspiration is getting a rework — and will be removed entirely in favor of a new system. We've datamined a new Alchemy Phial, the Phial of Focused Inspiration, which indicates that Inspiration will no longer exist in the manner we're used to. Blizzard released a crafting-specific Professions Update called Concentration in The War Within, detailing the new system, Concentration: Greetings members of the Artisan’s Consortium! As we reveal much of the content coming in The War Within, we’d like discuss a new system we’re cooking up for professions. Inspiration We added Inspiration in Dragonflight to try and capture the fantasy of critical hits while crafting. If you weren’t quite capped out on your gear and specializations for a given craft, or if you weren’t using max quality reagents to guarantee that max quality item, Inspiration was a way to get that lucky crit. It could save you some money (by using lower-quality reagents) and you could craft a better item than you would otherwise. That was the hope at least, but it ended up (understandably) becoming a situation where crafters take this luck-based system, tell their customers that they would recraft an item an indeterminate number of times, and summarily charge a specific price per recraft until their Inspiration struck. So we’re making changes, because:

Blizzard has released all the Evoker class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha, noting that Devastation Evokers are getting a threat reduction on some spells due to threat issues! These changes include:

Blizzard has released all the Druid class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha, noting that they are reducing melee range talents across the entire game. Balance Talent CalculatorFeral Talent CalculatorGuardian Talent CalculatorRestoration Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

Spoilers for the Fallout series.

Beating the Tides of War event in 2.1 is a matter of using the best team comps and selecting the ideal Support Functions that will not only give you a bonus during the combat phases but also synergize with the team you chose. In one stage of this combat event in 2.1, for instance, the best way of getting through all the boss encounters is to focus on Energy Regeneration alone, with a party that boosts that effect, sustained by Support Functions that further increase the rate at which your characters recharge their Ultimates.

In this post, we're taking a look at «Dalaran Defender» weapon models added in the War Within alpha. Early signs point to Dalaran playing a role in the build up to the expansion, and vendors from the pre-patch event will sell these weapons. The Dalaran weapons reflect the style of the city, with the trademark pink Kirin Tor logo and golden details. We've also found Dalaran Defender armor, but these appearances could be placeholder as they match the Ensemble: Void-Bound Battlegear sets coming from the Trading Post and doesn't thematically fit the colors of the city. On the other hand, these items could be a tribute to Xal'atath and the shadowy threats of the War Within.

We've datamined a preview of the Demon Hunter Tier Set appearances coming in Season 1 of The War Within. Season 1 Tier Sets will be available from the Nerub'ar Palace Raid featuring eight bosses, culminating in a showdown with Queen Ansurek, the Nerubian ruler who's leading her people down a dark path. First Look at the Nerub'ar Palace Raid Tier Set bonuses are still unavailable to be datamined, but stay tuned for updates when they become available.

The Battle.net Launcher has been updated and will now support the public War Within Alpha! While it doesn't look like accounts have been flagged for Alpha just yet, you can check out our coverage yesterday. Alternatively, check out our Beta site, which includes updated Talent Calculators for the War Within, including Hero talents!

A staple menu in the WoW UI, the Spellbook is finally receiving a complete overhaul and fresh coat of paint in The War Within Alpha.

The War Within adds hundreds of new faces, both friends and foes. These include candle monsters, Chad Kobolds, many different Nerubians, Earthen rams, and sheep, among others. Make sure to use our table of contents to navigate along the post.

As Manor Lords prepares to finally make its way to the public, developer Slavic Magic has stepped in to make sure fans’ expectations are in check.

Manor Lords is launching into Early Access next week, and as the milestone approaches, its developer is taking a moment to remind fans what the game isn't.

Paizo, fresh off a highly-anticipated refresh of Pathfinder’s 2nd edition ruleset, announced some big moves for the game’s ongoing narrative on Tuesday. The War of Immortals meta-event will kill a god, span multiple rulebooks, and restart the publisher’s line of hardcover novels. It will also introduce the first two original classes built following the company’s formal departure from the legacy Dungeons & Dragons ruleset and the OGL.