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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:59 AM
     New Intel 13th Gen Core CPUs may deliver up to 53% more performance

Overclockable Intel 13th Gen Core CPUs have been available for the past couple of months now, but team blue has left budget PC builders wanting in that time. This could all be set to imminently change, with the arrival of cheaper, less powerful processors. They'll still pack a performance punch, though, if leaked benchmarks are anything to go by.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:51 AM
     The best dinosaur games for PC in 2022

Looking for a list of the best dinosaur games on PC in 2022? Whether you're looking to hunt the Mesozoic monsters or want to stomp and chomp humans while playing as them, the appeal of dinosaurs in gaming is endless.

What is not endless, however, is the number of dino games that successfully realise that fantasy. Let's be honest: until recently, fans of dinosaurs and big guns haven't exactly walked the primrose path, even on PC. It's been a long hard road, marked by velociraptors that look like lumpy dogs, rifles that feel as satisfying as lobbing a bullet by hand, and jeeps that seem to magnetically roll themselves into a nearby ditch, no matter what keys you press.

Still, the undeniable lure of blasting a T-Rex in the face with a grenade launcher continues to resonate with a great portion of the gaming public, and while few triple-A developers have proffered quality dino games, there are a few ambitious indie dinosaur games that fill the gap in the market. If dino thrills are what you're looking for, here are the best dinosaur games on PC.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:40 AM
     This Dark Souls gaming PC is grossly incandescent

A gaming PC enthusiast has expressed their love of Dark Souls with a sweet build that reflects FromSoftware's beloved genre-defining gothic games. If you fancy honouring the hard-as-nails series, perhaps by kneeling down and praising the sun or something, then check out this rig.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:15 AM
     Disney Dreamlight Valley Stitch teaser hints at crash landing soon

With the Disney Dreamlight Valley Toy Story update in full swing, players have been asking one question: where, oh where, is Stitch? The adorable little alien is set to join the life game's ever-growing roster as part of the update, but is currently nowhere to be seen. Gameloft, however, has dropped some (not so) subtle hints that he will be crash landing sometime this week.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:10 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy gameplay showcase teases Harry Potter series secrets

Another Hogwarts Legacy gameplay showcase is on the way, and developer Avalanche says the teaser for the full showcase actually has a couple of hints towards what will be shown, alongside some new details about the Harry Potter RPG game. As the Hogwarts Legacy release date inches ever closer, we're getting more and more details about the game, so keep an eye out for any secrets.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 6:24 AM
     Diablo Immortal update adds new Stormpoint zone, bosses, gems

The December Diablo Immortal update is the biggest expansion that the MMORPG game has seen yet, adding an all-new zone in the form of Stormpoint, as well as a vast array of Legendary gems and bosses for players to discover.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 6:25 AM
     Street Fighter 6 release date, leaks, and more

Want to learn more about the Street Fighter 6 release date? The next evolution of the Street Fighter series is almost here, focusing heavily on single-player elements to ensure there's plenty of content for every level of fighter. Street Fighter 5 was heavily criticised at launch for its lack of playable content outside of versus mode and while this satisfied most high-level players, casual players found there was very little to keep them entertained.

Capcom has taken its time developing Street Fighter 6 to ensure they don't repeat the same mistakes again. It features a brand new single-player story mode which gives players a chance to explore Metro City as a custom fighter. The Street Fighter 6 release date has been officially confirmed for Q2 2022.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:51 AM
     Cities: Skylines DLC Financial Districts teaches you to make bank

As far as city-building games go, Cities: Skylines DLC and the excellent base game make it one of the best. So, you'll be glad to hear that a new DLC pack called "Financial Districts" is available now for the game on Steam and across all platforms. Part of a Cities: Skylines expansion series that adds ten vastly different mini-DLCs, Financial Districts adds exactly what you think it does: ways to make money.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:41 AM
     The best hacking games on PC in 2022

Looking for a list of the best hacking games on PC? Game developers have long valued the 'hacker ethic' — the will and skill to grab a game by the scruff of its code, rip it apart, and put the pieces together in a new way. Id Software prioritized the nascent modding community when they were creating Doom, Valve courted it from Half-Life onward and the entirety of the MOBA genre stems from folks futzing with Warcraft III.

Of course, most players are just that: players. We see numbers and letters in a line of code; not meaning. But, there's a lineage of games that have sought to deliver the fantasy of being in complete command of a computer's functions; of using that control to wreak destruction, or to avert it. Whether part of the sci-fi world of a multitude of space games, encouraging team work in one of the best co-op games, or of course putting you in the hacker's seat of an RPG game, we've got something for everyone in our list of the best hacking games.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:24 AM
     The best online games for PC with no download

Looking for some of the best online games with no downloads to play right now? Publishers like Steam and Epic Games are busy locking horns over their digital storefronts and platforms, but there's a rich world of fun browser games that can be accessed directly through the web. No launchers or two-factor authentication, no agonising downloads or hard drive space juggling, just instant, free online games.

The best free online games and browser games have even gone onto to inspire larger budget remakes and spin-offs, like My Friend Pedro and Kingdom of Loathing. Impressively, despite the obvious tech constraints developers have also managed to craft free online games to cover any genre you can imagine, so yes, you can play a 100-player battle royale in your browser.

So whether you're looking for something to sink a few minutes into or your next gaming habit, there's a free online game for you. We've tried to ensure this list caters to all sorts - from RPGs, to massive multiplayer strategy games -  all at the enviably low price of free.


PCGamesN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:48 AM
     Diablo 4 beta release date speculation

The Diablo 4 beta release date isn't far off now we have an official release date for the next Diablo game.

The full Diablo 4 release date has been confirmed for June 2023, but before it lands in our demon-slaying laps, Blizzard has announced the plans for the beta with players who pre-order the game to get early access to the beta. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Diablo 4 beta release date, how to sign up for the closed beta, what the beta will contain, and more.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 13, 2022 8:00 AM
    

Today we reach day 13 of the RPS Advent Calendar. This is unlucky for some, but not for a group of cool, fast movin', psyche-battlin' schoolkids, who spend a lot of time on extra curricular activities and not enough time getting their talking cat to shut up.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:39 AM
    

It's been 17 years and a week since Brokeback Mountain happened, and indie dev Robert Yang has taken the spirit of the movie and turned it into a free to play romance visual novel. That Lonesome Valley lets you play out the relationship between two young herders working alone together out in the American wilderness. Yang gives a content warning for the game, which contains pixel art nudity and sex sequences. You can watch the first ten minutes of That Lonesome Valley below.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:18 AM
    

The strategic superheroics of Marvel's Midnight Suns might make it a Bestest Bests winner, but tragically, it does come yoked to the dreadful 2K Launcher. A few months breaking the BioShock series on the Steam Deck, this pernicious piece of software now appears to be a major cause of Midnight Suns' stuttering issues, while seriously hobbling performance more generally.

If you're playing via Steam, I strongly suggest following the lead of the, uh, thousands of people who've discovered this before me by disabling the 2K Launcher entirely. I've just tried this out and not only did the majority of the stuttering vanish, but my average frames per second shot up by nearly 62%. 62% better performance! From nixing a launcher that serves absolutely no purpose when you're launching from Steam anyway! Madness.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 13, 2022 6:37 AM
    

When I heard timebending roguelike shooter Returnal was actually, really, definitely coming to PC during The Game Awards last week, I wasn't quite expecting the recommended system requirements to suggest I set aside 32GB RAM at its disposal. That's what devs Housemarque and publisher PlayStation have listed for Returnal's recommended system requirements though. Shush, don't tell anyone, but I don't have that much RAM in my machine. Doing a straw poll of RPS staff, most of us don't. Except James, who's looking very pleased with himself right now.

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Twinfinite Tuesday, December 13, 2022 6:59 AM
     Ready for some nostalgic terror?

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 13, 2022 4:55 AM
     We're hoping Deku's Smash is on par with the Kamehameha.

Twinfinite Tuesday, December 13, 2022 2:54 AM
     Halo Infinite Fans Recreate Iconic Star Wars Location in the Forge

Siliconera Tuesday, December 13, 2022 8:00 AM
    

sonic prime release date

Netflix has announced the release date for Sonic Prime. It will premiere on December 15, 2022 worldwide. There will be 24 episodes in total. WildBrain, which is a studio in Vancouver, animated the series and Man of Action Entertainment (Big Hero 6, Ben 10) are both the showrunners and executive producers.

Sonic Prime will have 3D animation, similar to its predecessor Sonic Boom. News of the show first leaked in December 2020, but Sega officially confirmed it in February 2021. According to Netflix, it will be a "high octane adventure" in which Sonic accidentally flies through dimensions following a battle with Eggman. He meets alternate versions of his friends, but they don't recognize him. Sonic, with the help of his parallel companions, must fight to prevent an evil council from taking over the Shatterspaces and find a way home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfbVUOyVeY0

Netflix and Sega released bits and pieces of information since the official announcement of the show. In September 2022, a new trailer came out showing off Sonic fighting against Shadow and Eggman (on two separate occasions). We also know the main cast for the English version. Roger Craig Smith will no longer voice the blue blur, and instead, Deven Christian Mack will. Mack previously voiced Vangelis on Ninjago and Chuck on Angry Birds: Summer Madness. Though Mike Pollock confirmed that he is still Dr. Eggman for the games, Brian Drummond will voice Eggman in Sonic Prime.

The Sonic Prime Netflix release date js December 15, 2022.

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Siliconera Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:30 AM
    

my hero academia live-action netflix

The live-action adaptation of My Hero Academia will appear on Netflix. It is unknown when exactly it will be available on the streaming service. The movie is still in development, and there is not even a cast list yet. Legendary Entertainment's Mary Parent and Alex Garcia will produce it. [Thanks, Variety!]

So far, there is an established line-up of staff working on the Netflix My Hero Academia live-action movie. Shinsuke Sato will be the director and executive producer. He previously worked on Alice in Borderland. This is also the first English movie in his career. Joby Harold of Obi-Wan Kenobi worked on the screenplay.

My Hero Academia is the latest in a beloved anime, manga, or video game franchises appearing in live-action format. Just within the year, we saw companies working on the live-action versions of Yu Yu Hakusho, Death Note, and Golden Kamuy. In fact, Yu Yu Hakusho and Death Note will also appear on Netflix. Time will tell if the live-action Golden Kamuy will make it onto the streaming service.

My Hero Academia is a wildly popular superhero manga and anime series that started serialization in 2014. It follows Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, who lives in a world where everyone has a Quirk (or superpower) and some people make a career out of it as superheroes. He loves superheroes but unfortunately, he does not have a Quirk. One day, he meets his hero All Might, who is the greatest superhero in the world, and All Might bestows upon Midoriya his One For All Quirk. With his new power, Midoriya starts attending U.A. High School in hopes of becoming a superhero.

The My Hero Academia live-action movie is in development and will appear on Netflix.

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Siliconera Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:00 AM
    

witch on the holy night sales

Since Witch on the Holy Night came out on December 8, 2022, it has sold over 110,000 units worldwide. This includes both physical and digital versions. It also takes into account sales from the PS4 and the Nintendo Switch. This game is the enhanced remaster version of the original 2012 visual novel. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

There is no information as to what percentage of sales came from those who played the game previously, are Nasuverse fans who never experienced Witch on the Holy Night, or are completely new to the concept of the Nasuverse. For reference, the Nasuverse refers to Type-Moon games that all share the same setting. This includes Witch on the Holy Night, the Fate series, Kara no Kyoukai, Tsuki no Sango, Notes, and Tsukihime.

Witch on the Holy Night is the foundation of the Nasuverse, as the first work that Kinoko Nasu wrote for it. The enhanced 2022 version of the game has full voice acting, as well as updated graphics. In general, it plays exactly the same as the 2012 PC game though. It follows the story of Aoko Aozaki, a mage who lives in a mansion with the Witch, Alice Kuonji. One day, transfer student Sizuki Soujyuro stumbles upon them using magic and though they attempt to silence him, he ends up living in their house with them.

Witch on the Holy Night is available digitally on the Nintendo Switch and the PS4. The physical edition of the game will come out in the west on January 27, 2023.

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Siliconera Tuesday, December 13, 2022 6:00 AM
    

character bios

Square Enix released some information on characters like Clive Rosfield, Jill Warrick, Cidolfus "Cid" Telamon, and Torgal, who will all appear in FFXVI. Clive will be the main protagonist of the game, while Jill is Shiva's Dominant. Meanwhile, Cidolfus is FFXVI version of the Final Fantasy legacy character Cid.

Clive Rosfield is the son of the Archduke of Rosaria, but he did not become the Dominant of the Eikon Phoenix. Instead, his brother Joshua became the Dominant. So Clive chose to focus his attention on swordplay instead. He is now the First Shield of Rosaria and his job is to protect the Phoenix. Unfortunately, this all comes crumbling down due tot he machinations of the Eikon Ifrit. He has a wolf named Torgal, though Clive has to reunite with Torgal in the course of the game.

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When Jill was a little girl in FFXVI, she joined the Rosfield household in Rosaria after someone took her from her homeland. She woke to the power of Shiva during the aforementioned Ifrit tragedy. Because of her childhood with Clive and Joshua, the three of them are like family.

Finally, Cidolfus Telamon is the Dominant of Ramuh, and characters refer to him as Cid in FFXVI. He used to be a soldier, but he is also a scientist. Cid wants to create a place for Bearers and Dominants to die as they wish. He will have a subplot with Benedikta Harman, who is the Dominant of the Eikon Garuda.

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Ahead of the biographies, Square Enix also shared character art of everyone. You could see Clive and Joshua when they were children, as well as Torgal when he was a puppy. Square Enix also showed art of Jill when she was a child. There are also pictures of the Dominants other than the three here, such as Benedikta and Dion.

Final Fantasy XVI is in development and will come out on June 23, 2023 for the PlayStation 5.

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Siliconera Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:00 AM
    

How to Evolve Finizen into Palafin in Scarlet and Violet evolution

People might be wondering how to evolve Finizen into Palafin in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, as it uses an unusual method. You can't just get the new character upon leveling up. Instead, you need to get together in a multiplayer session to trigger the Finizen evolution.

How to Find Finizen in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

It's pretty easy to find Finizen! I encountered mine in the water off of Levincia, where the electric-type gym is. Though I also saw some around Porto Marinada in the ocean. You can also encounter Finizen in three-star Tera Raids.

How to Evolve Finizen into Palafin in Scarlet and Violet evolution

How to Evolve Finizen into Palafin in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

The whole evolution gimmick with Finizen is that Palafin can change form into a Hero form to aid allies. To tie into that, you can't evolve Finizen into Palafin unless you join a Union Circle with other players. If you do, then as long as one other person is around, Finizen can evolve at or after level 38.

You can also catch Palafin in Tera Raids, in case you can't get someone to join you in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The character can show up in five-star ones.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available for the Nintendo Switch.

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