World of Warcraft is adding an option to restore deleted characters

 Posted on November 6, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  339 words  |  Trudie Dory

Historically video games have allowed us to raise the virtual dead. We even have a common term for this: respawning. But soon Blizzard will be going the extra mile with its eff you to the laws of nature by allowing players to resurrect deleted characters. This new feature will be available shortly via the pre-Warlords of Draenor content patch. "Undeleting a character restores all of its enchantments, gems, and items fully intact," [Read More]

Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Telling Ubba the truth about Ivarr: The consequences of the King Killer mission decision

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  699 words  |  Patria Henriques

The Book of Dragons is a mission in the Scriropscire region of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. During this mission, you'll find yourself fighting Ivarr and, once you've defeated him, you'll have to decide whether to tell Ubba that Ivarr died well, badly or wanted death. Like deciding whether or not to punch Basim, this decision will affect your relationship with Ubba later on in the game. Be warned, however, this page does contain spoilers for The Book of Dragons mission. [Read More]

Astro's Playroom - CPU Plaza puzzle pieces locations explained

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  813 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Within the CPU Plaza, the first true area you'll visit in Astro's Playroom, you can find four puzzle pieces. Each level in Astro's Playroom has a number of puzzle pieces for you to find and collect, which are one of the many collectibles that you can find throughout the game. Below you'll find the locations for each of the four puzzle pieces in the CPU Plaza, along with how to reach them in Astro's Playroom. [Read More]

Blood West is a spooky Western with great ideas

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  6 minutes  |  1092 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Death is pretty integral to videogames. Not in some fancy, high-falutin conceptual way, but as the default failure state in most action games. Even when it’s not explicitly referred to as such by the game, we talk about dying, about losing lives. At the same time, the attitude towards death is rather relaxed. You die, you restart, you try again. No biggie, until some story beat snatches a beloved NPC away from you. [Read More]

Call of Duty: Warzone's final nuke event takes players to 1984

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  388 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Call of Duty: Warzone's nuke event has come to an end - and teleported players to 1984. THERE MAY BE SPOILERS AHEAD. Tonight, at 8pm UK time, Activision launched The Destruction of Verdansk part two, a Warzone limited-time event set on Rebirth Island - 10 minutes before the nuke hits nearby Verdansk. This event saw players drop into the nighttime version of the map and tasked them with fighting to become the one - or team - who actually sends the nuke that blew up Verdansk last night. [Read More]

Candy Crush maker King investigated by PayPal over Royal Games site

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  6 minutes  |  1256 words  |  Patria Henriques

Royal Games, an online games portal owned by Candy Crush maker King, has come under fire from paying customers who have been unable to cash out their funds. The freeze on withdrawals was a consequence of King being investigated by PayPal over how Royal Games operates in specific countries. After a lengthy investigation by Eurogamer, the site's withdrawal page has now become available again, though the site continues to no longer accept real-world money deposits. [Read More]

Disgruntled GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition players demand refunds as backlash intensifies

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  626 words  |  Patria Henriques

Rockstar is being inundated with refund requests as the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition backlash intensifies. The company's official Twitter support page has been replying to a constant stream of refund requests ever since Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition went on sale on 11th November. You can see why customers are demanding refunds, too: the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has been unplayable for over two days now. [Read More]

Knights of the Old Republic Remake is a PS5 timed console exclusive

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

The legendary Knights of the Old Republic will be remade "from the ground up" and launched as a timed console exclusive for PlayStation 5, and also for PC. Sony made the much-leaked project official tonight, as the opening announcement of its PlayStation Showcase livestream. As expected, and as Eurogamer previously reported, port studio Aspyr is on development duties. No in-game footage was shown, and there was no word on when we might see more. [Read More]

Nintendo fan projects Pokémon Uranium and AM2R quietly pulled from The Game Awards

 Posted on November 5, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  460 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The Game Awards quietly pulled two Nintendo fan projects from its nominations list, prompting questions about Nintendo's influence over the event. When the nominations for The Game Awards were announced, Pokémon Uranium and Project AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) were listed alongside Brutal Doom 64 and Enderal: The Shards of Order in the "Best Fan Creation" category. However, over the weekend, both Pokémon Uranium and Project AM2R were removed from the nominations, sparking speculation that Nintendo of America had a word with the event's creator, Geoff Keighley. [Read More]