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Kotaku Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:00 AM
    

We've already covered a huge number of the serious issues with The Pokémon Company's new Pokémon TCG Live, the replacement for the decade-old digital way to play the card battler, Pokémon TCG Online. But there's one other aspect that's gone under-reported, and astonishingly, it's not a bug: they've halved the number…

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PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:56 AM
     Custom AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPUs could actually show up at launch

Recent rumours place doubt on the arrival of custom AMD Radeon RX 7900 graphics cards, but some may actually show up on time. That means you might be able to snag a board partner GPU before Christmas, even if we've yet to see specs.

RELATED LINKS: Ryzen 7000 CPUs - everything we know, RDNA 3 GPUs - everything we know, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:52 AM
     GTA podium car: here's what vehicle you can win in GTA Online

What is the GTA podium car this week? GTA Online vehicles are expensive things, so we're happy to take a spin on the Diamond Casino's Lucky Wheel to get a discount. Winning isn't guaranteed, sure, but it isn't out of the question either. Look, we don't have a problem - leave it alone.

Finding out what the GTA Online podium car is simple enough - it's winning it that's the challenge. You can spin the Diamond Casino's Lucky Wheel once a day, and each Podium Car refreshes after seven days on a Thursday. Basically, you have seven shots to get the vehicle of that given week. If you own a Penthouse, you can spin it for free, but if you don't it's $500 a spin. Don't fret if you don't win, as you can try for something else.

You have a one in 20 chance of getting the podium vehicle, a car discount, or a mystery prize. There's a four in 20 chance of getting clothes, chips, and cash. Finally, there's a five in 20 chance of getting RP. On that note, here's everything you need to know about this week's GTA podium car.

RELATED LINKS: GTA 5 mods, GTA 6, Buy GTA V

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:47 AM
     How to import your house and wand in Hogwarts Legacy

Want to know how to import your house and wand to Hogwarts Legacy? It's not surprising - our house is important to us witches and wizards, and we don't want to risk getting placed into the wrong one.

So how do you determine your house before even loading up the RPG game? First, you need to have a Wizarding World account, and you must have completed your house sorting over there. Once you've done that, you can link your Wizarding World account to Hogwarts Legacy for a predetermined house and wand, and even an exclusive customisation option.

RELATED LINKS: Hogwarts Legacy release date, Upcoming PC Games, Best PC RPGs

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:43 AM
     All Hogwarts Legacy spells to use in exploration and combat

Wondering which Hogwarts Legacy spells you'll be casting in the halls of the famous school? Spellcasting is of course one of the biggest draws of attending Hogwarts - that and getting into magical mischief - so which spells will we be able to use in Hogwarts legacy, and how will spellcasting and combat work?

In a gameplay stream showcasing the open-world game, we got our first proper look at all of the Hogwarts Legacy common rooms, fast travel, and the game's UI - including how to access your spells. We know that there will be over 20 Hogwarts Legacy spells available to learn as you progress through your studies, with four, slottable, quick-access spells on your HUD.

RELATED LINKS: Hogwarts Legacy release date, Upcoming PC Games, Best PC RPGs

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:23 AM
     Mass Effect 2 joke BioWare

A Mass Effect 2 ending created as a joke by one BioWare developer sees Commander Shepard shake off the suicide mission to passionately kiss and make up with the villainous Illusive Man, in a total transformation of the RPG game's classic climax that could have really stirred up the plot for Mass Effect 3.

RELATED LINKS: Best RPG games, Best open-world games, Best space games

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 8:17 AM
     Hearts of Iron 4 1.12.6 patch notes reinforce HoI4 War Effort

Paradox begins its HoI4 War Effort in earnest as the Hearts of Iron 4 1.12.6 patch notes arrive alongside the latest HoI4 update 'Operation Tungsten' for the beloved WW2 grand strategy game. The War Effort initiative is aimed at providing longer-term support and updates to older countries that may not otherwise be in the scope of more major Hearts of Iron 4 DLC packs. Among the changes included in the HoI4 1.12.6 update are buffs to India and a nerf for the rather overpowered Soviet NKVD advisors, along with tweaks to help new players.

RELATED LINKS: The best Hearts of Iron 4 mods, Hearts of Iron 4 DLC guide, The best grand strategy games on PC

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:28 AM
     Valve accidentally bundles Steam Deck with a turkey fryer

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Valve has sent a Steam Deck user a turkey fryer. While it's more of an oversight than a charitable gift, that's not to say the recipient won't put it to use while they get to grips with the handheld gaming PC.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:24 AM
     Your dad will love this custom Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card

A new custom RTX 4090 has arrived, and your dad is going to love it. While most third-party graphics cards are clad in RGB lighting, this particular model features a built-in spirit level, something that'll prove invaluable during installation.

RELATED LINKS: RTX 4000 - everything we know, GeForce Now RTX 3080 review, Best graphics card

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:23 AM
     Morrowind gets new maps and quests as Elder Scrolls mod renews Tamriel

Morrowind, the classic Bethesda RPG game and predecessor to Skyrim and Oblivion, has been given two new maps and 200 refreshed and overhauled quests as a sweeping Elder Scrolls mod project rebuilds Tamriel, providing ample distraction before the Elder Scrolls 6 release date.

RELATED LINKS: Elder Scrolls 6 release date, Best Skyrim mods, Best games like Skyrim

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:05 AM
     Street Fighter 6 roster – every confirmed and leaked character

Excited to find out who made it onto the Street Fighter 6 roster? While the Street Fighter 6 release date is penciled in for 2023, Capcom has plenty of time to announce a few more surprises to the roster. Looking back to older games in the series, Street Fighter 4 launched with 25 characters, but the lacklustre Street Fighter 5 featured just 16 characters on day one. Capcom appears to be learning from its past mistakes, so we're hoping for a large roster this time around.

In a surprising turn of events, Capcom has announced every character joining the Street Fighter 6 roster ahead of the game's launch next year at TGS 2022.

RELATED LINKS: Street Fighter 6 roster , Best fighting games on PC

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 6:38 AM
     Halo MCC mods get easier with official tools and documentation

The world of Halo MCC mods is about to become more approachable than ever thanks to new mod documentation for the FPS game. Halo: The Master Chief Collection has seen continued support after its troubled launch, and developers 343 Industries and Xbox Game Studios are introducing official mod documentation to enable more fans to get started with mod creation for Microsoft's compilation of some of the best multiplayer games on PC.

RELATED LINKS: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary review, Halo 3 review, Best FPS games

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 6:17 AM
     Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 datamine offers full Ghost face reveal

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has finally yielded a full Ghost face reveal, as a new datamine of the Activision and Infinity Ward FPS game shows the CoD and Warzone 2 operator in all his glory, with Modern Warfare 2 season 1 and DMZ mode well underway.

RELATED LINKS: Best Modern Warfare 2 guns, Best loadouts in Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 2 maps

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 6:19 AM
     Next Valorant Night Market 2022 dates

We are expecting the next Valorant Night Market to be announced any day now, which will add another three weapon skins to the pool just ahead of Episode 5, Act 3. The Valorant Night Market takes place once every Valorant act, and offers players their own unique option of six weapon skins for purchase at a reduced price. The skins you are offered for your weapons will be random based on those you don't already own.

Of course, Valorant weapon skins don't offer any competitive advantage, but looking cool and giving your opponents something pretty to look at as you dominate them in the FPS game offers its own advantage. With anything from seasonal skins, to colourful patterns and intimidating designs for most Valorant guns and blades, there's bound to be something you like in the next Valorant Night Market.

RELATED LINKS: Valorant characters: all agents and abilities, Valorant tier list, Valorant crosshair codes

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 6:11 AM
     WoW Dragonflight release update delays Mythics to help players

The WoW Dragonflight release update will delay the arrival of Mythic plus, as well as some weekly quests, so that avid fans of the MMORPG can level to 70 without feeling rushed.

RELATED LINKS: WoW Dragonflight tier list, The best WoW addons, WoW Dragonflight talents system explained

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:52 AM
     Valorant console is real, confirms Riot job posting

Valorant has garnered a massive fan base since 2020, roping millions of players from competitor FPS games. Its burgeoning popularity has also made quite a splash on other platforms. From mobile to console players, everyone wants to get a taste of Riot's character-based shooter, and it seems the developer is listening - Valorant console is coming.

RELATED LINKS: Valorant characters: all agents and abilities, Valorant tier list, Valorant crosshair codes

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:44 AM
     Minecraft skin lets you become Scaramouche from Genshin Impact

A good Minecraft skin can help you show off all sorts of things. Maybe you just want something as simple as a bald Steve in the sandbox game, or maybe you want to live out your open-world dreams as a character from a different game. No matter what it is, Minecraft skins are a lot of fun, and this one lets you become one of the brand-new Genshin Impact characters.

RELATED LINKS: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:14 AM
     How to sign up for Fortnite Let Them Know and get the rewards

Want to know how to sign up for Fortnite Let Them Know to earn quests and rewards? A new set of Fortnite tasks requires you to sign into a bespoke website if you want to earn exclusive rewards. Finishing all the Let Them Know challenges earns you 350,000 XP and a Football World Cup cosmetic item, so it's well worth doing while you still can.

To sign up for the Fortnite Let Them Know quests and earn the rewards for the battle royale game, head to the Let Them Know website and sign into your Epic Games Store account. Doing so reveals the page, the current task, and the rewards for finishing the challenges. You can check back on the website to view your progress, but note that it can take up to an hour for your points to update.

RELATED LINKS: Fortnite Refer a Friend, Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 speculation, Fortnite Dragon Ball event details

PCGamesN Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:22 AM
     Tower of Fantasy codes November 2022

Want Tower of Fantasy codes? If you're a fan of popular anime games such as Genshin Impact, you may have already heard of Tower of Fantasy. It ticks all of the same open-world game boxes, with the key difference being that it's set in the future rather than in a fantasy setting. Much like the game that heavily inspired it, Tower of Fantasy has plenty of codes you can use to unlock free stuff.

In addition to the currently available Tower of Fantasy codes, there is a Tower of Fantasy battle pass that you can complete via weekly tasks which unlock merit points. The rewards here are similar to items you can get for redeeming codes, but you can also get freebies by claiming level packs, which are free so long as you spend time progressing through the game. However, if you want to get new items by just entering codes, read on.

RELATED LINKS: Tower of Fantasy codes, Tower of Fantasy characters, How to level up in Tower of Fantasy

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:52 AM
    

Like many free-to-play live service games these days, Overwatch 2 loves its skins. Occasionally though, Blizzard stumble with their cosmetic offerings, rather like they've tripped over an invisible dog. Players have been taking to Twitter and Reddit to voice their irritation with support hero Moira's rather uninspired new legendary skin, based on the classic black and white look of mime artists everywhere. Just like mime artists themselves, it's not very popular.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:23 AM
    

It's always nice to find a recommendation-worthy Black Friday deal on a piece of PC kit I'm currently using myself. The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is by far my favourite gaming headset of 2022, the one I employ right now for everyday use, and as part of Amazon's early Black Friday sales is down to £100. That's a £90 saving on the RRP, and the cheapest that this set of wireless cans has ever been in the UK.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 24, 2022 8:55 AM
    

One No Man's Sky player has made a standalone app that lets you construct bases by moving, snapping together, and colouring parts ready to slot straight into the game. Technical artist Charlie Banks has popped the base-building app up on NexusMods, and has used it to create a massive robot that looks a little like the Iron Giant squatting down. Banks compares the base-building app's simplicity to Oskar Stålberg's procedurally generated hamlet-crafter Townscaper, although it seems a bit more complicated than that game.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:25 AM
    

Upcoming sci-fi horror game The Callisto Protocol will have 25 death animations locked behind its season pass, but developers Striking Distance Studios have insisted these aren't being held back for DLC. Striking Distance CEO Glen A. Schofield took to Twitter to try to reassure players that work hadn't even begun on the animations yet. You can watch The Callisto Protocol's slightly early launch trailer below.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 24, 2022 6:35 AM
    

Two years on and I'd more or less forgotten what a fairly priced RTX 3080 looked like. Yet on the eve of Black Friday 2022, a couple of early deals have presented that most elusive of sights: Nvidia's best graphics card for 4K, down to a perfectly reasonable £700 / $700.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:50 AM
    

The United States' consumer watchdogs, the Federal Trade Commission, are considering filing a lawsuit against Microsoft over the company's proposed $68.7 billion (£57 billion) buyout of Activision Blizzard. US newspaper Politico report that three anonymous sources with knowledge of the potential antitrust lawsuit have claimed it could happen in December, although any such lawsuit isn't guaranteed. The four FTC commissioners haven't voted to decide on a complaint yet, and haven't met with Microsoft or Activision Blizzard lawyers, two of the sources said.

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Twinfinite Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:00 AM
     Find out more about the cast of Andor and how all of the main characters are ranked when compared to each other.

Twinfinite Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:00 AM
     Check the 10 best moments from Disney's Andor's first season to help you remember your favorite scenes and stay immersed in Star Wars canon.

Siliconera Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:00 AM
    

Here are Some of the Best Switch Black Friday 2022 Game Deals

Many of the Black Friday deals proper already kicked off, but for people who are just starting their shopping on November 24-25, 2022, here are some of the best Switch game deals. All of them apply to physical copies you can find in-store or online at places like Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart.

First, there's no "best" Switch Black Friday 2022 bundle. Every store has the same one. It's the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe one. You get a standard Switch model, a copy of the game, and three months of Nintendo Switch Online. No matter where you go, it is $299.99. So if you need one, go ahead and get it at the store you enjoy visiting most.

As for the best prices on certain physical games, here are some of the most notable and best deals on Switch titles during Black Friday 2022. The store it is at is listed after each one.

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – $29.99 at Best Buy
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons – $29 at Walmart
  • Bayonetta 3 - $44.99 at Amazon
  • Capcom Fighting Collection – $19.99 at Best Buy
  • Crash Bandicoot 4 – $24.99 at Best Buy
  • Digimon Survive – $17 at GameStop
  • The DioField Chronicle - $39.99 at Amazon
  • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – $35 at Walmart
  • Harvestella - $49.99 at Amazon
  • Immortals Fenix Rising – $9.99 at Best Buy
  • It Takes Two – $29.99 at Target
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – $29 at Target and Walmart
  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – $29 at Walmart
  • Mario Party Superstars – $29 at Target and Walmart
  • Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope – $59.99 with $10 gift card at Target
  • Monster Hunter Rise – $24.99 at Best Buy
  • NieR Automata - $29 at Amazon
  • NEO The World Ends with You - $24.99 at Amazon
  • Persona 5 Royal – $29 at GameStop
  • Rune Factory 4 Special - $19.99 at Amazon
  • Rune Factory 5 - $29 at Amazon
  • Shadowverse: Champions Battle - $19.99 at Amazon
  • Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster – $19.99 at Best Buy
  • Shin Megami Tensei V - $29.99 at Amazon
  • Sonic Frontiers – $29 at Walmart
  • Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - $19.99 at Amazon
  • Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – $24.99 at Best Buy
  • TMNT The Cowabunga Collection – $19.99 at Target
  • Them's Fightin' Herds – $19.99 at Best Buy

The post Here are Some of the Best Switch Black Friday 2022 Game Deals appeared first on Siliconera.


Gamer Empire Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:18 AM
     In Deep Rock Galactic, you play as one of the four classes in order to survive, mine precious minerals, and fight through waves of bugs. […]

Gamer Empire Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:01 AM
     Have you ever thought about mining with a dwarf before? Unlike other games, dwarves in Deep Rock Galactic are fancy, funny, and passionate about their […]

Gamer Empire Thursday, November 24, 2022 4:47 AM
     If you've played Deep Rock Galactic for a while, surely you may have seen some mysterious machines located deep on Hoxxes. They're Machine Events! What […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:44 AM
     After the star-studded Death Stranding which featured Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen, Hideo Kojima looks to be bringing in more stars for his next title, starting with Elle Fanning. Now it seems he's found another heavy-hitter to join the cast. In a recent post from Twitter, Kojima shared a meeting with Ma Dong-Seok a.k.a. Don […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:17 AM
     Marvel's Midnight Suns is getting closer to launch, and while it's trying its best to hype itself up, Marvel has decided to do some cross-promotion with another game featuring their IP—Marvel Strike Force. Watch the announcement here: The collaboration means that you can get goods for both games. By adding Magik to your Strike Force […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, November 24, 2022 5:52 AM
     It could be a while before CD Projekt Red gives us a teaser for their upcoming Witcher sequel, but in the meantime, we get to revisit the world of the Continent, but updated for the new-gen consoles. Check out the trailer for the next-gen update of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt—Complete Edition: The update is […]