Apex Legends update nerfs Spitfire and Bocek Bow
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Apex Legends' Legacy update has now been live for over a week - after a somewhat wobbly start - and Respawn has already rolled out some balance changes for two weapons. The Spitfire and newly-added Bocek Bow, both considered overpowered by the player community, have been adjusted to make them a little less lethal. Apex Legends - Legacy Launch Trailer As explained on the Legacy patch notes page, the Spitfire's bullet damage has been reduced from 19 to 18, while gold and purple magazines will now hold 50 bullets instead of 55.
[Read More]Can Assetto Corsa Competizione's 'next-gen' patch deliver the 4K60 dream?
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
Known for its more hardcore approach to its racing simulation and customisation options, Assetto Corsa Competizione is a world apart from the breezy arcade fun of Forza Horizon and the slightly gentler 'simcade' experience delivered by Gran Turismo. It's also more of a PC-centric product, but console ports followed in 2020 - albeit in somewhat compromised form with somewhat dodgy performance. Now we have brand new upgrades for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles, promising a boost to 60fps alongside larger races and other improvements - and the question is this: do we get a smoother, more polished racing experience or have we swapped out one set of technical problems for another?
[Read More]Catherine has "topless female demons"
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Risqué adventure game Catherine has "topless female demons" and colourful "demon bride" and "chainsaw-wielding baby" bosses. That's why America's omni-parent, the ESRB, has rated the game M for Mature. Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language and Use of Alcohol and Violence are all present. Most themes are explored by hero Vincent during dreams; nightmares he navigates hoping to reach the exit. Put a foot wrong and you'll be killed with "
[Read More]Civilization 6 gets Korea | Eurogamer.net
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Firaxis has announced Korea for Civilization 6 expansion Rise and Fall.
Nine new leaders are added to Civilization 6 with the Rise and Fall expansion, which is due out early 2018. (Our Chris Bratt runs through everything you need to know about it in the video below.)
Korea's leader is Queen Seondeok, who became the rightful heir after King Jinpyeong's death in 632.
Here's a lovely bit of trivia from Firaxis:
[Read More]Diablo 3 Whimsyshire - how to get the Staff of Herding, with the Gibbering Gemstone, Black Mushroom and Wirt's Bell locations
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Previous page Page 16 of 16 Believe it or not, there's a land of rainbows, teddy bears and ponies tucked away in a brighter corner of Sanctuary. You'll need to gather up some rare ingredients to craft the Staff of Herding that's needed for opening the portal, however, and there are few clues to help you get started. Here's our quick guide to gathering all the items you need, and preparing for pony warfare.
[Read More]Fortnite - Baba Yaga location and questline: Mending machine locations explained
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
The Baba Yaga questline is, like the IO Heist, one of the first punchcard questlines released in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8.
To begin this challenge set, you must first visit Baba Yaga's location and talk to her. You'll eventually find yourself tracking down a mending machine's location, so you can complete one of the quests. Completing this quest punch card will reward you with a total of 80k XP, which will help you collect more Battle Stars for the Season 8 Battle Pass.
[Read More]Here's how Rockstar got Dr Dre to star in GTA Online
Posted on March 30, 2023
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When Rockstar announced that West-coast rapper Dr Dre would be starring in his own campaign in Grand Theft Auto Online, very few expected him to release a whole EP of music in the game. To put it into context, Dre hadn't published any new music since his last album, Compton, back in 2015. So just how did Rockstar convince one of the greatest rappers in history to play such a large role in a video game?
[Read More]Ian Higton | Eurogamer.net
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Ian Higton Video Producer @ianhigton Ian is a video producer, keen streamer, VR enthusiast, battle royale fan and retro connoisseur. He lives in the West Midlands with his ZX Spectrum collection and a troublesome cat. Video | This new mod brings 6DoF, motion controlled VR to Left 4 Dead 2 Thrills here!
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[Read More]Last night's Xbox back compat update really was the last, Microsoft insists
Posted on March 30, 2023
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Microsoft's latest batch of Xbox backwards compatible games really will be the program's final update.
76 additional titles joined the back compat program yesterday in celebration of Xbox's 20th anniversary - including big names such as the Max Payne trilogy, Nier and TimeSplitters 2. But Microsoft also said this update would be the last - and has now subsequently doubled down to reiterate this fact, while acknowledging it did also say this before.
[Read More]LittleBigPlanet servers offline as fans report DDOS attack
Posted on March 30, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
UPDATE 18/3/20: PlayStation has thanked LittleBigPlanet fans for their patience as it works to bring the franchise's servers back online. "We are aware of server issues with LittleBigPlanet and are working to get the issue fixed and the servers back online," a PlayStation spokesperson told Eurogamer today. "We will keep you updated on progress and appreciate the continued patience as we work to resolve the matter."
A week on from Eurogamer's initial report, LittleBigPlanet servers remain unavailable.
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