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PC Gamer has found a new mod for The Witcher 3 that effectively turns the RPG into a survival game. The mod (which is known as Primal Needs) requires you to keep track of Geralt of Rivia’s hunger, thirst, and tiredness. So, if Geralt is sleep-deprived, he’ll find it a lot more difficult to block or dodge attacks in combat, or even run if he’s completely spent; while dehydrated, his stamina won’t regenerate; and if you stock up on some grub to satiate his hunger later on, you have to be mindful that food will go off after a few days....

Goichi Suda’s cerebral shoot-’em-up Killer7 is getting overhauled for PC later this year, developer Grasshopper Manufacture has announced. Chatting with Game Informer following a panel at MomoCon 2018 over the weekend, the developer revealed that Killer7’s Steam revamp won’t be a full remake, but rather, a ‘graphical refresh.’ Apparently, the original game’s character models and colours adapt fine to modern resolutions, while in terms of controls, players will be able to take aim at the Heaven’s Smiles using their mouse for pinpoint accuracy....

Knack 2 has been spotted on a developer’s LinkedIn profile. First discovered by NeoGAF, the unannounced PS4 sequel was listed by a 3D animator at Taiwanese development company XPEC Entertainment, with work reportedly having started in May 2015. The project has since been removed from the developer’s profile, but still appears in a Bing search result. The original Knack was developed by Sony Japan and launched alongside PS4 back in November 2013....

Hideo Kojima, the creator of Metal Gear Solid and the in-development Death Stranding, has joined the advisory board at Prologue Immersive, where together with co-founder/CEO Kimberly Cooper and partner Kyle Cooper, he will shape the future of VR. Kojima and Kyle Cooper have been close friends for over 17 years, with Cooper having worked on title sequences for Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3. “I’m very excited to hear that masters of the visual arts such as Kyle Cooper and his team are taking on yet another challenge in this digital interactive media that is VR....

Like so many gigantic Japanese companies, Konami started in arcades before they hit the console market. Whether they were making something for the arcade, or the home, one was perfectly aware that it was going to be great. This was true throughout the ’80s, ’90s, and even the early millennium. However, when the company got into this generation, controversy and a lack of enthusiasm for the home market started to crop up....

League of Legends patch 10.15 ushers in much-needed changes, especially to both Skarner and Swain in hopes of bringing them up to speed. Alongside this, big nerfs to Unsealed Spellbook as well as some buffs to the Spellthief’s item line. Without further ado, let’s get into the changes. Champion Changes Aphelios — Nerf Aphelios has his Crescendium, The Chakram (Q) activation range has been lowered from 575 to 500. The time it takes to activate will be increased from 0....

Legends of Runeterra, the strategy card game from within the world of League of Legends, is out now for PC, iOS, and Android. A free-to-play title, all of the game’s characters hail from one of seven major regions of the MOBA: Bilgewater, Demacia, Noxus, Freljord, Piltover & Zaun, Ionia, and the Shadow Isles. Each of these regions possesses its own playstyle and strengths and weaknesses, and players must “combine, adapt, and experiment” to outplay their opponents in alternating combat encounters....

Many digital card games have come and gone since the genre’s inception. One of the most long lasting and successful is Legends of Runeterra. The world of Riot’s League of Legends has exploded in recent months. From the smash-hit Netflix series Arcane, to the upcoming fighting game Project L, the sky is the limit for the juggernaut franchise. Yet despite all of the crossovers, spin-offs, and other new franchise projects, the core game continues to grow....

The Target website has spoiled the content of the sets, which have been revealed thanks to the hard work of The Brick Fan. We have known for a while now that Lego sets based on Overwatch were coming, with the Lego website even having a “Coming Soon” page for the upcoming sets. The first run of Lego Overwatch sets will consist of six different sets – The Dorado Showdown set will cost $29....

There’s only one thing worse than getting trapped on an alien spaceship: getting trapped on an alien spaceship with an AI that has a case of split personality disorder. Join Captain Cain Phoenix on Aug. 1 as he traverses the inner working of an alien vessel controlled by a manic AI in Lightstep Chronicles. Lightstep Chronicles is a text-based, sci-fi adventure game where the goal is to rescue Captain Cain Phoenix’s crew and save him from annihilation....

When The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake was revealed for the Nintendo Switch many lifelong fans of Nintendo and the franchise were cautiously optimistic. It’s always a little nerve-wracking when a company goes back to the well of nostalgia to try and repackage something from their past people loved. With reviews hitting the internet it seems that the critical reception for the remake is overwhelmingly positive. Let’s look at 5 ways the remake of Link’s Awakening improves on the classic as well as 5 ways it doesn’t....

Squad Builder Challenges (SBCs) are one of the biggest engagement factors in Fifa 21. They require you to create your squad for multiple events and tournaments. Considering the rewards of these events, it is certain that you will need to have some great players in your team. However, recruiting high stat players can be hectic due to their huge costs. But that should not stop you from building an efficient squad that can take on every challenge....

Perimeter Defense Upgrade can create an electrical field around the Seatruck to scare away the predators. In this guide, you will learn about where to find and how to use Perimeter Defense Upgrade in Subnautica Below Zero. Perimeter Defense Upgrade: The world of Subnautica below zero is submerged so the mode of transport is also water-bound. While you start with only a suit there are multiple types of suits and Sea trucks you can unlock....

The two new classes will arrive separately, with one in April and the other in May. The first new class we’ll get in Lost Ark is Glaivier, which is a new Martial Artist class. The Glaivier “slices and dices her way through the battlefield, weaving together attacks with her spear in glaive.” This class will also have two skill sets, Focus and Flurry, each set represented by one of two weapons....

Nintendo has released details of the upcoming multiplayer DLC for ghostly adventure Luigi’s Mansion 3 on Nintendo Switch. Coming in two parts, the Luigi’s Mansion 3 Multiplayer Pack will firstly consist of Part 1 which will offer up three new costumes for Luigi in the game’s ScareScraper multiplayer mode based on three themed floors from the main campaign – a knight costume from Castle McFrights, a Disco costume from the Dance Hall and a Mummy costume from the Tomb Suites, as well as matching ghosts for each theme to capture....

The latest issue of Game Informer magazine has made its way to the hands of subscribers, and in no time the info from the pages of the magazine has been plastered all over internet gaming forums. According to the Game Informer preview, Modern Warfare 2 will be set several years after events of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, with players going up against a Russian terrorist in a number of chilly locations....

Sixteen years later and MapleStory is still going strong. While the recent triumph over the Black Mage, the game’s big baddie, marked the end of a decade-long story, players see no end to the constant stream of content updates they’ve grown accustomed to. The latest update to reach Global MapleStory is Glory, which made its debut in the Korean MapleStory region in June. Glory stars the new class, Hoyoung, and delivers new quests, fifth Job Skills, events, and locations to explore....

Ubisoft’s rather excellent XCOM-lite turn-based strategy game, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, has been quite the hit on the Nintendo Switch. It was previously confirmed that the game would be receiving a season pass, but there’s been no confirmation about when the DLC will be released. According to Go Nintendo, folks who purchased the season pass willreceive a digital receipt which details the dates of the forthcoming Mario + Rabbids DLC....

Square Enix has announced that there will be a stream in June, showcasing the co-op play of its upcoming Marvel’ Avengers. The announcement, was made on the game’s official Twitter, and the stream is entitled the “Marvel’s Avengers War Table.” The video in the announcement contains a few snippers of gameplay, along with clips of the game’s developers, as they are all currently working from home during the pandemic. The stream is going out on June 24, and it will seemingly be the first of several, given that the tweet says, “in our first Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE stream....

Hero Ops are a type of activity in Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Think of these as sidequests that you don’t necessarily do on your own. Instead, you send out your teammates so they can get the job done. Here’s our Marvel’s Midnight Suns Hero Ops guide to help you with these tasks, as well as the Intel required to enable them. Note: For more information, check out our Marvel’s Midnight Suns guides and features hub....