If you’re curious to try out Hawked‘s colorful take on the relatively new “extraction shooter” genre, you’re in luck. The game will be entering a free open beta period from August 3-17, inviting PC players to test the new shooter through Steam or the MGLauncher. While the stylised, hyper-colorful visuals …
Read More »Destiny 2 Weapon Changes Include Warden's Law Rework, Craftable Dead Man's Tale
Bungie’s latest Destiny 2 blog post includes a deep dive on the Warden’s Law hand cannon, which has been reworked ahead of its inclusion in the Nightfall rewards for Season 22. As an added bonus, Bungie also shared that the Dead Man’s Tale exotic scout rifle will be craftable from …
Read More »Destiny 2 Season 22 Reprised Raid Release Date Confirmed
Destiny 2 Season 22 will bring with it a reprised version of an existing raid that is not currently available, and now we know when it’s releasing. Bungie hasn’t announced which raid is coming back, but it has given early warning that it will drop on Friday, September 1, 2023. …
Read More »The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages And Oracle Of Seasons Are Now On Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo has added classic Zelda games Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages to Nintendo Switch Online, its $20 yearly retro game subscription service. Originally released in 2001 for the Game Boy Color, Oracle of Seasons and Ages are twin Zelda games that see protagonist Link transported to different worlds …
Read More »US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Coming Back To Twitch
US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made waves on Twitch back in 2020, when she attracted over 430,000 viewers streaming Among Us in her Twitch debut. After a break of over two years, AOC is coming back to Twitch, with her next stream scheduled for 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET …
Read More »The FTC Is Suspending Its In-House Antitrust Lawsuit Against Microsoft
The Federal Trade Commission’s case against Microsoft’s intended acquisition of Activision Blizzard is slowing down, after it announced it would be suspending its in-house lawsuit. As reported by The Verge, the administrative challenge that was set to go before its own administrative judge in August has been suspended. In addition …
Read More »Neopets Gets New Management, Ditches NFTs And Crypto
Neopets is back! At least, that’s what the new leadership team in charge of the classic old-internet pet-collecting game has promised. In a lengthy blog post, The Neopets Team (TNT) announced that Neopets is once more in the hands of an independent company–after years of mismanagement from various parent companies–and …
Read More »Blizzard Confirms Abysmal Aberrant Cinder Drop Rate Is A Bug
After Diablo IV‘s latest big patch pushed up the difficulty of Helltide, including increasing the cost of opening Mystery Chests, players have also noticed far fewer Aberrant Cinders dropping. In a reply to a tweet, Diablo GM Rod Fergusson has confirmed that the lower drop rate is a bug that …
Read More »Diablo IV Adds 6 New Unique Items In Massive Update
Diablo IV‘s first major seasonal update has arrived, and it brings with it six new unique items including one weapon for each class, and one super-rare unique staff. Each of the new weapons will drop starting at World Tier 4. The most powerful of the new items is the Ahavarion …
Read More »Supreme Court Denies Gamers' Last Ditch Effort To Block Microsoft's Activision Acquisition
Ten self-proclaimed gamers filed for an emergency injunction in an attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision-Blizzard, but were rejected by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals, and now have also been turned down by the Supreme Court. While the plaintiffs involved in the so-called Gamer’s Suit were unlikely to succeed …
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