PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:45 AM  If you want the best Nikita AVT loadout in Warzone Pacific, then this is how to build this powerful assault rifle. The Nikita was introduced in Warzone Season 3 and can be unlocked for free at level 31 of the battle pass. It's yet to go through a balance change to help the awkward recoil, but hopefully we'll see some improvements in future updates. The Nikita AVT does however have a solid firing rate, making it one of the best assault rifles in Warzone, although the time-to-kill speed needs some work. Similar to the AS44 and Volk, we've gone for a loadout which turns this rifle into more of an SMG, and kitted it out with attachments to help recoil, making this ideal for close-range combat. The best Warzone Nikita AVT loadout is built with close to medium range encounters in mind with a high fire rate and bullet spread. Although accuracy and long-range shots come at a price, this is the best Nikita loadout in Warzone Pacific if you want an assault rifle that acts like an SMG, providing a bit more stability and accuracy from a powerful weapon with high mobility. |
PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:30 AM  Lost Ark, the sprawling MMORPG from Smilegate and Amazon Games, has already taken the world of PC gaming by storm since its launch in February, attracting millions of players to the vibrant land of Arkesia. Now, the game's character options are growing with the first post-launch content drop since its Western release. The new Advanced Class, Glaivier, falls under the Martial Artist class. Perfect for players who love to rush head first into battle, this class deals heavy damage with a combination of spears and glaives. Armed with a variety of rapid, devastating attacks, there are plenty of flashy combat options for players who choose this path. The Glaivier specialises in doling out continuous damage and juggling enemies, making her perfect for dealing with single targets or small groups. Her spear is perfect for taking on enemies one at a time, and comes with a variety of skills to help on that front. 4-Headed Dragon is a particularly impressive skill, striking foes eight times before landing a crushing final blow. Starfall Pounce closes the gap between you and your opponent, launching them into the air for some brutal strikes. RELATED LINKS: Best MMOS and MMORPGs on PC, Upcoming PC games, Best fantasy games on PC |
PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:13 AM  Blizzard's Overwatch team has posted a developer update following the first week of the current Overwatch 2 PvP beta, talking about its intent for Overwatch 2 support buffs and reiterating that the FPS game's beta is still a work in progress. The blog notes that players in the support role currently feel very vulnerable to dives and flanking attacks as a result of the game's shift to a 5v5 team composition featuring one fewer tank player to protect them. The devs say that improving the passive healing ability of support characters going into this beta has seen "supports performing well in the beta, but we know that balance is only one aspect of what makes a hero fun to play." With lots of changes and reworks to tank and damage heroes going into Overwatch 2 as well as the new DPS hero Sojourn, some support players have felt a little left out in the cold. Blizzard says that its long term play is to address this by adding new support heroes to the game, but in the meantime it is experimenting with a series of "new and refreshed abilities for some existing support heroes." Another side effect of this issue is that queue times for tank and damage players have increased as players tend towards playing the more exciting roles, which have seen a greater range of updates. Blizzard plans to enable quick play classic - a mode with no role restrictions - to enable a faster way for players to queue into matches. While a number of players are clamouring for a ranked mode in the beta, Blizzard says that this is still under development and not ready for large scale testing. The team also states that it wants to avoid splitting the player base due to the current beta's limited player count. RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 heroes, Overwatch 2 release date, Overwatch 2 talents |
PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:05 AM  On the hunt for the best M1916 loadout in Warzone? It may not be the top marksman rifle in the battle royale game right now, that honour goes to the Kar98k, but the M1916 is still an accurate weapon that can potentially cause severe damage to your foes with the right build. However, even if you use the best M1916 Warzone loadout, it's tricky to overcome its weaknesses. It has low bullet velocity, so its ability to take out enemies from far away is lacking compared to other rifles. Missing a shot can also be fatal as the M1916 has a low fire rate, so you have to keep moving so you're not caught out by enemies retaliating with sniper fire of their own. We prefer the precision, damage output, and one-hit-kill potential that the very best Warzone sniper rifles offer over even the best marksman rifles in the game. However, if you fancy giving one of the newest Warzone guns a chance, our loadout will help you mitigate its weaknesses and bolster its strengths. |
PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:03 AM  Although Microsoft considers Windows 11 the "smoothest" upgrade it's ever handled, adoption is far slower than its predecessor as many prefer to simply update Windows 10. The same is true for April, as just 20% of people use Windows 11 six months after its release, but PC gamers might be warming up to the idea of the new operating system. This isn't miles away from where Windows 10 was at the same point in its lifespan, with around 18% of businesses taking the plunge half a year in, but Windows 11 isn't keeping the same pace. Adduplex reports that the new OS saw a 0.4% month-on-month increase in April, off the back of a considerably worse 0.2% jump in March, meaning it'll likely take far longer to hit the same milestones as its predecessor. People aren't as shy about putting Windows 11 on their gaming PC, however, as the OS has seen steady growth since it launched. It hasn't dipped below a 1.82% month-on-month increase since it first appeared on the Steam Hardware Survey in November, 2021, and April's report sees a further 2.1% leap, placing Windows 11 adoption at just under 19% on Valve's platform. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:49 AM  There's a new Crysis 4 lead game director, and the anticipated FPS game sequel is now headed up by a former developer on the recent Hitman games, and who was Hitman 3's game director too. Earlier this year, developer Crytek finally confirmed a long-standing rumour by admitting that a new Crysis game was in development, over nine years after the release of Crysis 3. The developer stated that the sequel was still only "in the early stages" and that it would be "a while yet" before fans heard anything about it. Well, we now know at least one major piece of information, as Crytek revealed today that Mattias Engström - formerly of IO Interactive and Ubisoft - is the new Crysis 4 game director. Engström was previously the director of Hitman 3, one of the best stealth games on PC, so hopefully that'll mean the new Crysis game's sneaky side will be satisfying. Before that, he was also a level designer on Hitman and Hitman 2 before being tasked to lead the most recent game - which clearly worked out for the best. RELATED LINKS: Crysis System Requirements |
PCGamesN Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:15 AM  Want to know how to complete this week's Halo Infinite ultimate challenge? Every week you can unlock a free cosmetic for your Spartan. To get this new look, you have to complete a list of challenges, and play a lot of matches. These challenges also give you experience points you use to level up the Halo Infinite battle pass. Challenges can be found in the battle pass menu and it lists the current active challenges and upcoming challenges, including the Halo Infinite ultimate challenge for that week. Each challenge is colour-coded by difficulty, so bright grey challenges are the easiest, the bluish-grey challenges are of medium difficulty, and the bright blue ones are the most challenging. One of the upcoming challenges will take its place when you complete a challenge, though which challenge it is, is random. Once you've completed each challenge, you're given one more challenge before you can claim your weekly reward. This challenge is the same for everyone. In this guide, we'll give you tips on how to complete the Halo Infinite weekly challenges in your queue, explain what this week's Halo Infinite ultimate challenge is, and what the weekly ultimate challenge reward is. RELATED LINKS: Halo Infinite release date, Halo Infinite system requirements, Halo Infinite ranks |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, May 4, 2022 7:57 AM  Remember there was a Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake that was meant to be coming out in January last year? No? Well, the game's development team have taken to Twitter to announce that Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake will be delayed indefinitely, which seems oddly fitting considering the game is about messing with time. It was meant to launch this year, but the game's already been delayed indefinitely once before. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:30 AM  Shareholders in Activision Blizzard have been advised by the company not to approve a proposal from New York state to investigate and report on how allegations of sexual harrassment and misconduct within the company are being addressed. The recommendation by Activision Blizzard's board of directors was made unanimously ahead of their annual meeting on June 21st, picked up on by Axios. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, May 4, 2022 12:25 AM With Sifu breaking onto the scene with its stylish action and challenging gameplay, developers Sloclap have every reason to continue supporting the game. Following the sharing of the upcoming roadmap for the brawler, the first of the big updates coming to Sifu is now live in the form of patch 1.08. The Spring 2022 content […] |
Twinfinite Wednesday, May 4, 2022 12:24 AM In an age where many multiplayer titles are making crossplay a key part of their strategy, one of the biggest sports games in the world is doing just the same. Forgoing the reluctance that has been evident in the past, EA Sports is now moving ahead to implement a limited rollout of crossplay for FIFA […] |
Twinfinite Wednesday, May 4, 2022 12:23 AM With the Overwatch 2 beta currently underway, many players are getting a taste of the hero shooter sequel that is currently under development at Blizzard. Of course, being a beta and all, there are bound to be issues that crop up every once in a while. The most significant one centers around Wrecking Ball, with […] |
Siliconera Wednesday, May 4, 2022 7:00 AM
Capcom has shared concept art of the Garangolm, an entirely new monster that will appear in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. The concept art demonstrates its strength, as it is seen lifting a massive boulder above its head in one image. Another illustration shows the Garangolm in a much more peaceful scenario, sleeping with birds resting along its head. You can take a look at the concept art of the Garangolm in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak below. [embed]https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1521706131059781633[/embed] The Garangolm was originally revealed through a Monster Hunter Digital Event. It included a brief look at the Garangolm and a description of its use of fire and water elemental attacks. It is one of several new monsters that will appear in the paid expansion. Other new monsters include the Lunagaron and the flagship monster of the expansion the Malzeno. Additionally, several monsters from other Monster Hunter titles will appear in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. These include the Shogun Ceanatuar and the Astalos. Capcom also shared that other monsters from previous titles will make an appearance. However, those monsters have yet to be revealed. Monster Hunter Rise is available for PC and Nintendo Switch. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak will release for PC and Nintendo Switch on June 30, 2022. A Digital Deluxe Edition is available to pre-order. The post Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Garangolm Concept Art Displays Its Strength appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:00 AM
The Marvelous Merchandise event will return in Genshin Impact. Players can receive various rewards through event participation, including Primogems, Mora, Hero's Wit, and Mystic Enhancement Ore. The event will begin on March 6 and last until March 15, 2022. However, there are some prerequisites players will need to meet in order to participate in the Marvelous Merchandise event in Genshin Impact. Players will need to at least be Adventure Rank 12 in Genshin Impact in order to take part in the Marvelous Merchandise event. The event will have players collecting Boxes o' Marvels to deliver to Liben, who is located in Mondstadt. Additionally, the official website reveals key details about the event. This includes mention of rewards differing for players depending on their individual game progress. That said, players will be able to preview the contents of the Boxes o' Marvels before opening them. After exchanging five Boxes o' Marvels, a Mega Box O' Marvels will be available for players. It will yield the aforementioned rewards. In April 2022, miHoYo announced that Genshin Impact Version 2.7 would not be appearing in May 2022. The developer announced that the update had been delayed, with promises to compensate players in the future. Additionally, miHoYo will share an updated roadmap. Genshin Impact is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and Android and iOS devices. It is in development for Nintendo Switch. The post Genshin Impact Marvelous Merchandise Event to Return Soon appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:00 AM
A new Pokemon-themed plane featuring Wailord will be hitting the skies from May 30, 2022. The official name is the Pikachu Jet BC2, following up from the first Pikachu Jet that appeared in June 2021. Aside from Wailord, the Pikachu Jet BC2 will also feature Pikachu, Magikarp, and Shaymin in its Sky Forme. [Thanks, Game Watch!] So far, Pikachu Jet BC2 will have two scheduled flights, both taking place on May 30, 2022. More information on in-flight services, as well as future flights, will appear in the future. The first trip it will take (SKY519) will be from Haneda to Naha. This flight will depart at 15:35 (3:35 PM) JST and arrive at 18:20 (6:20 PM). After that, it will fly from Naha to Fukuoka (SKY508), departing at 19:15 (7:15 PM) and arriving at 21:00 (9:00 PM). Pikachu Jet BC and Pikachu Jet BC2 are both planes from Skymark. Skymark is not the only company with Pokemon-themed planes. For example, Air Do released a Rokon Jet featuring Vulpix in December 2021. While Air Do chose Vulpix because of the company's Hokkaido roots and Vulpix's status as leader of the Hokkaido Aficionado Expedition, it is unclear why Skymark chose these four particular Pokemon for its plane. The Pokemon-themed Pikachu Jet BC2 will launch on May 30, 2022, with two domestic flights within Japan. The post New Pokemon Plane Will Feature Wailord and Magikarp appeared first on Siliconera. |
Pivotal Gamers Wednesday, May 4, 2022 4:06 AM Hello all. Giveaway Of The Day holds a new giveaway for Dungeon Adventure. Let's hear them out. Dungeon Adventure is available as a Giveaway of the day!You have limited time to download, install and register it. A few words about Dungeon Adventure Dungeon Adventure is a 2D platformer game and a classic arcade adventure with a non-linear plot. Plunge into the world of the unknown and fi... |