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Kotaku Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:55 AM
    

The wait is finally over if you've been dying for more Elden Ring content. Just days before The Game Awards, where fans have been (and probably should still be) speculating that developer FromSoftware would announce some sort of add-on for the game, the Japanese studio took to Twitter today to confirm that its most…

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Kotaku Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:45 AM
    

The year 2022 hath blessed us with an illustrious catalog of anime, the best of which garnered their own dedicated day of the week among the anime faithful with the likes of Bleach Mondays and Chainsaw Man Tuesdays. Many of you probably wouldn't put up a fuss if this list was solely comprised of that buzz-saw dude,…

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:57 AM
     All Midnight Suns moon seal locations

Finding every Midnight Suns moon seal location is a journey in and of itself, as you'll be completing challenges and scouring the Abbey grounds for myriad collectibles, all so you can obtain the four words of power. Once you have each of the powers at your disposal, there won't be a door or barrier in the Abbey that will stay closed in your presence.

There are four moon seals in Midnight Suns, each with its own mini-quest associated, and challenge battles to complete. Midnight suns is one of the best PC games released this year, and it's these optional side-quests that set it apart from other strategy games. Here are the locations of all four Midnight Suns moon seals and how to get them.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:41 AM
     Free Elden Ring DLC announced as Colosseum update revealed

A free Elden Ring DLC update is on the way, and it appears to be the long-rumoured and leaked colosseum PvP fighting mode, as it utilises the closed off colosseums from the base game to let you fight against other players in the FromSoftware open-world game.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:47 AM
     Best free Steam games

What are the best free Steam games? If you are bored and penniless, you don't need to fear a gaming drought. Steam is full of games to play without spending a penny (no, not like that). What's more, many of them are very good indeed: games that are just as much fun to play as their full-price, wallet-destroying siblings.

In recent years, free Steam games have become the norm, with some even overtaking paid-for triple-A tiles as the leaders of the PC gaming hobby. Take a quick look at the platform's most-played list and you'll see that a significant proportion of the biggest games in the world happen to be free-to-play. So, because we desperately care about the health of your bank account - and honestly worry about how much money you're spending on your nasty gaming habit - we want to help you find all the free games worth your time. Below you'll find a bounty of free Steam games, all available to download and play right now. What are you waiting for?

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:52 AM
     VPN browser extensions – our top picks for 2022

Wondering which VPN browser extensions are the best to use in 2022? It's a good question. After all, being able to easily flick the VPN on and off from within your browser means you get to enjoy being discrete, while also being able to quickly switch back to your native connection whenever it is convenient to do so - not to mention the added ease-of-use for split-tunnelling.

So to make your life easier, we've written this article on the best VPN browser extensions. Of course, there's not one single VPN provider who has some kind of magic, all-encompassing extension that works for all browsers no matter what, so we've put it upon ourselves to narrow down the best VPN extensions for each of the major browsers.

Whether you have a soft spot for Google's own Chrome, are drawn to the vulpine qualities of Mozilla's Firefox, enjoy the sweet internet music of Opera, consider Safari as the apple of your eye, or even live on the edge and browse with Edge, we've covered the best Chrome VPN, the best Firefox VPN, and more. Many of these are among the best VPNs overall too.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:01 AM
     Fortnite skin lets players channel Marvel hero The Incredible Hulk

A Fortnite skin for Marvel superhero The Incredible Hulk could be coming to the battle royale game from Epic as early as this week, according to the latest Fortnite leaks. It'd be a great addition, offering players an even bigger catalogue of Marvel heroes in Fortnite chapter 4 season 1.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:03 AM
     Core Keeper update bringing some free Christmas cheer to crafting game

A brand new Core Keeper update is coming to the Steam crafting game just in time for the holidays, and bringing with it three weeks of free Christmas-themed content for you and your friends in the multiplayer game. The base building has been out on Steam for some time, with previous updates, like the recent Core Keeper Desert of Beginnings, also adding a slew of new content to the game.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00 AM
     Valorant 5.12 patch notes include Spectre nerfs and Swiftplay beta

The final patch of 2022 has arrived for multiplayer game Valorant. The Valorant 5.12 patch notes are extensive, because this one's a doozy. In addition to making big ultimate abilities costlier, patch 5.12 also introduces the beta for the new Swiftplay mode and nerfs the jack-of-all-trades Spectre SMG, one of the best Valorant guns.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 8:03 AM
     Alien Isolation, Blair Witch and X Files meet in new Steam horror game

A new Steam horror game drawing inspirations from Alien Isolation, Blair Witch, X Files, and found-footage classics like The McPherson Tape, is launching in 2023, and will see you battling little grey men as you try to stop your daughter from being abducted, all set against the backdrop of the nostalgic mid-nineties.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:56 AM
     Overwatch 2 Ramattra counters tested with every season 2 hero

With Overwatch 2 season 2 release date getting underway, new hero in Overwatch 2 Ramattra has been tested against all other heroes in Blizzard's competitive FPS game, showing us exactly how he stacks up against the rest of the roster of characters. The meta is likely to change once we get the season 2 patch notes, but at least we now have a good idea of what Ramattra can do against the other 35 Overwatch 2 characters.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:56 AM
     Midnight Suns elemental rods locations

Finding each of the four Midnight Suns elemental rods is one of many treasure hunts you'll find yourself in when exploring the Abbey. Getting each of these elemental rods back in its rightful place is essential if you plan on uncovering every mystery that the Salem-adjacent boarding house has to offer.

Breaking down the magical barriers on the Abbey grounds requires moon seals, with the second of those being hidden within Agatha's altar. To reveal the moon seal in Agatha's altar, you'll first need to collect the four elemental rods and slot them into their corresponding plinth. These in-depth side quests are one of the reasons that Midnight Suns is up there with the best PC games released this year.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:43 AM
     Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 price cut may be on the cards for GPU

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is a powerful graphics card, but it's so far proving to be unpopular among PC gamers. The lack of demand for the company's second RTX 4000 pixel pusher is likely down to its cost, with many bemoaning its MSRP. Now, reports suggest that team green is preparing a price cut.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 8:04 AM
     Modern Warfare 2 achievements and trophies list

Unlocking all of the Modern Warfare 2 achievements - or trophies if you're on PS5 - is no mean feat, because it requires dedication, skill, and a little bit of information. The achievements in Modern Warfare 2 range from being a ghost, eliminating enemies before they know you're there, to playing 'the floor is lava' on the deck of a ship. While most are completed in the campaign, some must be obtained as the story continues in Co-op.

So, really, it's only once the credits roll in the Call of Duty campaign that the real work begins. Getting every achievement in the FPS game the first time around, at least without a guide, is nearly impossible, so we're here to give you a helping hand. Luckily, we have listed each achievement in the Modern Warfare 2 Spec Ops mode and campaign below and its description. Where available, we even have a walkthrough to help you complete it.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:41 AM
     The best city-building games on PC 2022

Looking for the best city-building games on PC in 2022? There's nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city-building games with a hot drink. We've lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like them or scrambling to save a population on the brink of collapse, and occasionally we've purposefully brought about that collapse just to see how our citizens would cope. Not very well as it happens.

Our list of the best city-building games offers something for every management game fan, from hardcore town planners looking for a challenge, to entries that welcome genre newcomers with the promise of tutorials, stripped back interfaces, and few apocalyptic threats. As well as difficulty, we've included a mix of realistic city builders and sci-fi simulator games, in case you're bored of laying out your urban expanses against a traditional backdrop. Don't get confused with our list of the best building games though, which often allow you to explore your creativity on a smaller scale.

Whether your aim is to regroup and repopulate Earth, conquer new planets, or defeat the commuter's menace that is congestion, then this list of the best city-building games on PC should serve you well.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:33 AM
     Doom mod transforms the FPS into merciless take on Minecraft

This Doom mod is a little different to most, because it's not about changing the way the game plays as such, more just giving it a coat of paint that the FPS game probably shouldn't have. That's because it takes Mojang's classic sandbox, Minecraft, and lets you rip and tear your way through it.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:05 AM
     Disney Dreamlight Valley Toy Story update release date and time

The Disney Dreamlight Valley Toy Story update was announced in September alongside the addition of the Lion King update and new Scar quests. While the wicked lion king has already moved into his home in the Elephant Graveyard, we're still awaiting the delivery of Andy's favourite toys - but we do now have a release date. Arriving a little later thean expected, the Dreamlight Valley Toy Story update release date is December 6.

The Disney life sim already features lots of familiar faces, but we know there is room for "unlimited" expansions. The Dream Castle already houses around 30 unlocked doors, which will eventually lead to new realms. That said, you'd think these new updates would be coming thick and fast, with Scar added just six weeks after the original release date. The Toy Story update might be coming a little later than anticipated, but it is still the second major update in just three months, with a Beauty and the Beast update expected not long into the new year.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:05 AM
     What is the next Dreamlight Valley update release date?

Want to know the next Disney Dreamlight Valley update release date and who's coming with it? Dreamlight Valley updates add new characters and quests to the life sim, and we already know there's a lot of room for new faces to be added. Fans on social media have been requesting the likes of Cinderella, Belle, and Stitch - and with a certain blue alien coming soon, we know Gameloft are listening.

Despite being in early access, the Disney game has cemented itself as one of the best PC games of 2022, with regular content updates, a vibrant community, and speedy and regular patches when bugs are found. So far, we've had one large content update since the game launched, and the next update will make it two in just three months. With "an almost unlimited source" of classic characters to choose from, there's no sign of these updates slowing down yet.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:52 AM
     Best Linux VPN services to use in 2022

The privacy-conscious among our readers may well be wondering which are the best Linux VPN services to use in 2022. With the Steam Deck taking hold and Valve offering a growing library of Linux-compatible games, many gamers are finally deciding to make the switch - but in the process, you'll want to make sure you've got a Linux-friendly VPN.

 

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:40 AM
     Disney Dreamlight Valley update brings Steam Deck perfection

The latest Disney Dreamlight Valley update makes the Frozen, Toy Story, and Wall-E-driven life game optimised for Valve's Steam Deck, while also introducing some sweet Christmas features, easy-to-get ingots vital for DDV quests, and perhaps the greatest single patch note that we have seen all year.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 5:56 AM
     Witcher 3 next gen to reimburse and credit modders

With The Witcher 3 next gen release date right around the corner we're all eagerly anticipating jumping back into one of CD Projekt Red's best RPG games, which will include improved performance and mod integration across PC and console. Exactly which mods we'll have and how they'll be added into the game remains to be seen, but CD Projekt Red has come out in the meantime to explain how these mods will work, and the steps it has taken for the modders themselves.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 5:46 AM
     The best co-op games on PC in 2022

Co-op games can reward you like no other genre. Games offer up magic in lots of different guises, but working with a friend to achieve a goal is, arguably, where they really shine. So what are the titles that will really pull friends together and offer the best group-based thrills?

The great thing about the best co-op games is that you're not restricted to a genre - as long as there's room for two controllers on a split screen or some perfectly coordinated play over a headset, co-op games can be found among the best sandbox games, relaxing games, or even horror games. These are some of the very best co-op games for you to share with your favourite people.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:54 AM
     Best PC controller 2022

There's nothing quite like grasping the best PC controller in your palms. Whether it's playing Elden Ring or driving in GTA Online with precision, sometimes gamepads are actually better than their clicky mechanical counterparts.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 6, 2022 8:00 AM
    

Today's game on the RPS Advent Calendar is a story that spans generations, but you'll need plenty of ink and paper to get it down. How's your handwriting? Good, is it? Can you read Latin?

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:26 AM
    

Around 300 workers at ZeniMax Online Studios, Bethesda's former parent company before both were acquired by Microsoft, are in the process of forming a union, gi.biz reports. The effort by ZeniMax workers comes in collaboration with CODE-CWA, the same organisation which assisted in the creation of the recently formed Activision Blizzard unions.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 6, 2022 5:25 AM
    

UK publisher Rebellion is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. As part of that, the company is giving away one of its most notable games – Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000. This is the updated version of Rebellion's best stab at AvP, which originally released in 1999, and was published by Fox Interactive.

You can grab the game by heading over to Rebellion's storefront, where the offer is displayed proudly on the front page. There is a minor catch. You have to sign up to Rebellion's newsletter, after which a Steam key for the game will be sent to you.

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Twinfinite Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:50 AM
     Fight against other Tarnished in the new Eldern Ring Coliseum update.

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00 AM
     The new Chapter is incredible.

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00 AM
     Big changes are coming to Valorant.

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00 AM
     Valorant's Unrated mini-mode.

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 6, 2022 8:14 AM
     I hate trolls!

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 6, 2022 5:00 AM
     Check out our official review of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion.

Siliconera Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:20 AM
    

Free Elden Ring Colosseum Update Arrives Tomorrow PvP

It is time to return to the Lands Between. Bandai Namco announced a free Elden Ring update that adds the Colosseum. There aren't too many insights about what it entails just yet, aside from adding arenas. However, there is a trailer offering a look at the new kinds of PvP gameplay that will appear in Elden Ring once it debuts.

Things begin with multiple players facing gigantic, intimidating enemies. The video notes people will "join forces to fight for the Elden Ring." The players then head into an arena. At that point, they begin battling amongst themselves. The official tweet mentioned people can fight alone or alongside others. Duels or larger battles will be available.

Here's the full trailer looking at the Elden Ring Colosseum update and PvP opportunities that will come with it. The YouTube description offered some additional details about Colosseum locations, as it noted, "The Colosseums of Limgrave, Leyndell and Caelid will open their gates, allowing players to engage in battles such as duels, free-for-alls and team fights."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3gvvJ8JHs4&ab_channel=BANDAINAMCOEurope

Elden Ring is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and its free Colosseum update will appear on December 7, 2022. The game also won the Grand Award at the PlayStation Partner Awards 2022.

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