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Sony Santa Monica’s much-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed, award-winning God of War reboot is finally out in the wild, and it’s all set to pave the way for the titular Ragnarok – essentially, a sort of end-of-days cataclysmic event that was alluded to in its predecessor. With gods dying left, right, and center, many of you may be wondering: Is Baldur still dead in God of War? With that in mind, then, let’s answer that very specific question....

It may surprise some of you to learn that the force is still strong with Star Wars: The Old Republic. Bioware’s MMORPG was first introduced in 2011, and over ten years later it could be argued that SWTOR is doing better than ever. Here’s everything you need to know about whether Star Wars: The Old Republic is worth playing in 2022. Is Star Wars: The Old Republic Worth Playing In 2022?...

Warzone 2 is finally here – with millions of players getting stuck into the game. It officially launched on November 16th and whisked gamers away to new map, the war-torn desert region of Al Mazrah, which replaced the polarizing tropical paradise Caldera and the grey, dystopian first map, Verdansk. There was some confusion over if Warzone 2 will be free or not – especially as it turns up in the Modern Warfare 2 menus....

It’s Black Friday, and you know what that means. Yes, everything is on sale, from video games to peripherals. However, the indie marketplace Itch.io is trying something different. Instead of merely listing its games at a discount, the website is selling them to raise money for charity. Itch.io isn’t just shaving some money off the top of the profits, either. The website is giving 100% of all its Black Friday sales to charity organizations....

The long-expected nerf to Jett is finally here as Riot Games has unveiled Patch 4.08, which will introduces big changes to her overpowered dash ability, Tailwind, when it launches next week alongside Act III of Episode 4. Moving forward, Jett’s dash will operate via a double button press system; the first opens a 12-second window, while the second initiates the dash itself. The change is designed to make her ability less oppressive to play against, which up until now has acted as a get-out-of-jail-free card throughout each round....

The bizarre Yule Log Overwatch Stream featuring Jeff Kaplan sitting in front of an open fire for hours took a strange turn hours into the stream this evening. The Overwatch community has been glued to the stream for hours and there has been some break in the action with Jeff being handed a present, a mic boom falling on his head, and then he broke his lengthy silence. “To say a thank you to all of and make this an extra special holiday, me and the Overwatch hero team are proud and excited to announce the next hero is going to……....

Guitar Hero Live will feature tracks from the likes of Boston, Kasabian, Kings of Leon and James Bay, Activision has announced. The latest batch of 16 songs brings the total confirmed set list to a whopping 100 tracks. Megadeth – Hangar 18 In Flames – Deliver Us Boston – More Than a Feeling You Me At Six – Lived a Lie Blink-182 – The Rock Show Rush – Limelight Kasabian – Club Foot...

Two new commercials for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the upcoming games in the Pokemon series, were posted to YouTube tonight on the official Nintendo account. Both trailers feature the open world of Paldea that we will get to explore on our journeys when the game releases next month. In the first commercial, titled “Your World Your Way,” we see about a minute and a half of footage that alternates between actual gameplay and live action sequences of friends in an outdoor environment....

As esports continues to grow in popularity, League Of Legends, CS:GO, and Dota 2 continue to lead the pack in viewership numbers. Esports Charts, an organization devoted to providing analytics for esports development and streaming, makes the claim based on the number of esports hours tracked online. League of Legends is the top dog by a large margin, clocking in more than 478.7 million hours watched in 2019, while both CS:GO and Dota 2 come in second and third with nearly identical figures, boasting 284....

Riot Games is taking steps to bring back memories of our high school days - specifically the moments and smell after gym class. Whether it is the timeless scent of “Phoenix” or the lingering, persistent smell of “Apollo,” AXE is as much of the high school experience as bad acne and awkward pep rallies. As part of a multi-year sponsorship with grooming brand Axe, the kingpins of the body spray world have become official sponsors for the pivotal League of Legends events such as the Mid-Season Invitational, World Championship and All-Star Event....

We already knew that a second season of the episodic Life is Strange, one of 2015’s biggest sleeper hits, was in development. It seems that the Strange universe is set to become even bigger than we thought, though, as the first glimpses of a possible prequel have leaked online. The development team who created the first installment, Dontnod Entertainment, are hard at work on the second. Meanwhile, it looks as though Deck Nine are working on a separate release set before the events of the original Life is Strange....

Supermassive Games, makers of the horror hits Until Dawn and Man of Medan have “officially” announced the next game in The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope. When we say “officially,” it’s because we’ve only seen glimpses, teases, and even a “spoilery” bit towards the end of Man of Medan. You can check out the short trailer below which features the reactions of YouTubers while playing Man of Medan and upon encountering Little Hope‘s reveal:...

Nintendo has dropped a new trailer for upcoming RPG remaster Live A Live, focusing on the Prehistory era. The game is a remaster of the Super Famicom 1994 RPG, originally published and developed by Square Enix. The game’s original director Takashi Tokita has teamed up with the those behind Octopath Traveller & Triangle Strategy. As a result, this remake will be using a similar HD-2D style to those pair of games....

Lords of the Fallen developer Deck13 Interactive has partnered with Focus Home Interactive to create a brand new sci-fi action RPG. Due for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2017, the new IP will be set in a dystopian sci-fi future and promises to include “innovative combat mechanics and an original character progression system based on modular upgrades gained through tight, visceral combat.” Focus claims that the game will be “one of the most exciting RPGs to come in the future”....

Madden 22 lovers need no excuse to strategize their ultimate teams from the word “Go” and training values play a crucial role in getting them there. The training values need to be gotten for as low a trade-off as possible. While there exists no known solitary formula to obtain the “cheapest” training exchanges- the auction house is where the magic happens. In this guide, we list out the training values you can get after you quick-sell a player on Madden 22....

Today Spike Chunsoft revealed a new trailer of its upcoming JRPG Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness. The trailer focuses on showcasing the characters including Aki, who can be customized however you like. We then move on to the two different modes, “Hello Abyss” and “Deep in Abyss,” followed by an explanation on the gameplay loop and story progression. We also learn that the Riko Azuna will perform “Light,” the game’s ending theme song....

In the fantasy trading card game Magic: The Gathering, players assume the role of a planeswalker, an all-powerful wizard who can walk the realms of reality and summon creatures while casting powerful spells. Players have been enjoying this game since the summer of 1993, and the game is stronger than ever today. Players can also enchant their creatures, lands, or artifacts to modify them and give them an extra boost. Creatures may grow magical wings or claws, or become huge and brawny....

Ever since 2016’s Kaladesh set, Wizards of the Coast has been releasing themed Planeswalker Decks alongside its newest Magic: The Gathering expansions. These preconstucted decks are aimed at new MTG players, giving them the chance to get acquainted with some of the game’s fundamental mechanics and cast of characters. This opportunity will once again be available with the release of Theros: Beyond Death, and Wizards has recently detailed the forthcoming set’s Planeswalker Decks....

Xbox has announced the next set of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the next couple of weeks, and as well as the previously announced Knockout City and SnowRunner also include a bunch of new titles for the PC and on mobile via the Cloud for subscribers to the service too. SnowRunner is available today on all three flavours of Xbox Game Pass (Console, PC and Cloud), then on May 20 the Cloud gets EA titles Peggle 2 and Plants vs....

This Maniac review contains spoilers. Maniac Episode 4 Lemurs are so cool. Here’s a fun look into what life was like before mass adoption of the Internet. When I was around 10 or 11 years old, my family had a desktop computer with internet access but the internet wasn’t all that fun or reliable yet. And it certainly wasn’t mobile. The would-be intoxicating universe of the World Wide Web was constrained to that old Dell desktop that lived inside our home’s “office....