Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 1 Update Returns XP Tokens to Players After Backlash
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has a new update that returns XP tokens to players after a backlash sparked by their removal following the launch of Season 1.Patch notes published today, November 19, confirm “legacy” XP tokens (aka XP tokens you've been hoarding since Modern Warfare 2) are now ...
Threshold review: put in the shift and you shall be… rewarded
My time with Threshold has been fraught with pain. Five times. Five times I had to restart this psychological horror game because of some game-breaking bug. And yet, I persevered, booting it back up and returning to my government-mandated shift atop a quiet mountain. Ultimately, I gave Threshold chance after ...
The Wild Story Behind Disco Elysium’s Spiritual Successors: Allegations, Legal Threats, and a USB Stick
When Disco Elysium launched in 2019 to critical and commercial acclaim, some said it had the greatest writing ever in a video game. What’s gone on since between the people who made it, well... you couldn’t make it up.Five years later, many of the creators of Disco Elysium have struck ...
How Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 uses machine learning AI, and how much of your data it might need
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches on Steam and the Microsoft Store today. Developed once again by Asobo - otherwise celebrated for their stinking rat hordes - it builds upon the 2020 game by "[taking] advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming", in the words ...
Random: Iconic ‘DK Rap’ Song Has Been Remade 25 Years Later
With help from rapper 'Substantial'.If you've been a part of the Nintendo gaming community for a while, then chances are you're well acquainted with 'DK Rap', the charming introductory theme tune seen in 1999's Donkey Kong 64. It's gained significant notoriety and love over the years, though many fans do ...
Coming to Game Pass: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Nine Sols, Genshin Impact Benefits, and More
November 19, 2024 Coming to Game Pass: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Nine Sols, Genshin Impact Benefits, and More If you’re not too busy taking off for the skies in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 today, may we interrupt ...
Xbox Game Pass November 2024 Wave 2 Lineup Announced
Microsoft has announced the next wave of games coming to Game Pass, taking subscribers up to the end of November.Today, November 19, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a first-party day one release from Xbox Game Studios ...
Bloodshed is Vampire Survivors meets Doom and it’s a surprisingly moreish bloodbath
A long while ago I wrote about Vampire Survivors-likes needing to stop overwhelming you with visual clutter. I've since played a few games of a similar ilk that don't hammer you with a chaos that's impossible to dissect with your eyeballs. One of these is Bloodshed, an old school FPS ...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Numbers Are Up Compared to Last Year, Seemingly Due to Mods
Baldur's Gate 3's players numbers are up compared to this time last year, seemingly due to official mod support from developer Larian Studios.Larian director of publishing Michael Douse shared the improvement on X/Twitter, revealing the average daily active users is up 20% over 2023. "Mods are very good," Douse said ...
