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PCGamesN Saturday, May 13, 2023 7:55 AM
     FFXIV director Naoki Yoshida wants you to play other games

FFXIV director Naoki Yoshida loves videogames, and he wants you to play more of them. Final Fantasy XIV has long been commended for not demanding your constant attention the way the classic MMORPG grind popularised by the likes of EverQuest and World of Warcraft has done in the past. Now, among plenty of big releases including Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and Diablo 4 headlining the coming months, 'Yoshi-P' says he's making it easier to get gear in FFXIV to give you more time to play other games.

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PCGamesN Saturday, May 13, 2023 7:31 AM
     Hideo Kojima documentary brings all his celebrity friends out to play

A Hideo Kojima documentary is on the way, as the Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding 2 director will see his life and stealth game work detailed by colleagues and friends like Guillermo del Toro, George Miller, Norman Reedus, and Chvrches. You never know, we might be lucky enough to get a Death Stranding 2 release date update as well.

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PCGamesN Saturday, May 13, 2023 7:00 AM
     When is the next Steam sale?

When is the next Steam sale date? It feels like one Steam sale has just ended when the next one begins, but with some events offering better discounts than others and genre specific sales, it's a good idea to keep these dates to hand.

Fortunately, Valve has released the entire Steam sale dates for the rest of the year, so you can plan your wishlist ahead of time. Whether you're looking for new PC games to sink your teeth into or survival games to test your endurance, there's something for everyone on Steam. The seasonal sales are much bigger and last one to two weeks, with more games, DLC, and bundles available with chunkier discounts. The Steam summer and winter sales are the big ones for the calendar and summer is not far off, and Sports Fest starts mid-May.

Currently, it's a strategy bonanza as TactiCon 2023 celebrates some of the best indie games across a range of strategic and tactical genres, while a Paradox sale from the makers of some of the biggest and best grand strategy games offers some real scale and spectacle.

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PCGamesN Saturday, May 13, 2023 6:40 AM
     Huge Paradox Steam sale lets you try Crusader Kings 3 for free

A Crusader Kings 3 free weekend leads a mighty Paradox Steam sale from the developer of some of the best strategy games. With the likes of Europa Universalis 4, Cities Skylines, Stellaris, Victoria 3, Age of Wonders, Hearts of Iron 4, and more up for grabs alongside Crusader Kings 3, it's safe to say that whatever your strategy tastes may be, you'll find some fantastic bargains here.

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PCGamesN Saturday, May 13, 2023 6:10 AM
     The long lost Fallout source code has been found

The original Fallout source code has apparently already been found by the series' initial developer Interplay, with the internet assuming for years that it remained lost. This is according to Fallout co-creator Tim Cain, who says Interplay previously found the RPG game's code in the comments to one of his YouTube videos on game development. This doesn't confirm we'll be getting remasters or ports from Bethesda, but it's the next best thing as we come ever closer to the Fallout 5 release date.

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PCGamesN Saturday, May 13, 2023 5:14 AM
     Destiny 2 Xur location and inventory overview

Are you looking for Destiny 2 Xur? Xur is Destiny 2's Exotic gear merchant, and he appears every weekend to sell coveted items in exchange for Legendary shards. But, if you're a casual player with limited shards to spend, it can be hard to know which items you should purchase from his inventory. That's where we come in.

The Exotic merchant provides plenty of excitement in the free PC game due to his ever-changing inventory and the hope that he might arrive with a god roll. Read on to learn a little about the Destiny 2 Xur schedule, where you can typically find him, and what you'll usually find in his inventory.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, May 13, 2023 3:00 AM
    

Samsung's 870 Qvo SSD is one of the best options for high-capacity solid state storage, with a simple 2.5-inch form factor that doesn't take up a valuable M.2 or PCIe slot and a fast-enough SATA connection. While performance is good, at up to 550MB/s for reads and a little less for writes, the real benefit here is having up to 8TB of silent, reliable and low latency storage.

You can currently pick up this RPS-recommended gaming SSD in its ultimate 8TB form for less than £415 from two places in the UK: Tech Next Day, where you can use code TND-10 to get it for £414, and Amazon, where you can get the drive for £412. I've included both options in case you have a preference, and in the event the drive goes out of stock at this reduced price by the time you come to click the links below!

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, May 13, 2023 3:00 AM
    

After back-to-back three-day weekends, I feel a little cheated by this two-day weekend. Is this allowed? It's certainly not right. Can't believe we have to wait a whole fortnight for another three-day weekend. Still, while we're here, we may as well play some video games. What are you playing this weekend? Here's what we're clicking on!

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, May 13, 2023 2:00 AM
    

AMD's RX 6950 XT has been enjoying a surprising revival as of late, as precipitous price drops have positioned it as a cheaper competitor to Nvidia's new RTX 4070 GPU that offers better performance in rasterised titles - by a significant ~20% margin, too.

Today, the RX 6950 XT has dropped below the £600 mark for the first time we're aware of, with a chunky triple-fan ASRock model costing just £598 at Overclockers in the UK. That's significantly cheaper than the £999 that these cards originally debuted at, bringing it into contention with newer-gen cards.

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Siliconera Saturday, May 13, 2023 7:30 AM
    

Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan

Ahead of his official playable debut, HoYoVerse uploaded a new character trailer and biography for Jing Yuan from Honkai Star Rail. He is one of the Charioteers on the Xianzhou Luofu and appeared occasionally in the story so far. As a playable character, he will be a 5-star Lightning unit.

Unlike Genshin Impact, the character teaser posts on HoYoLab do not give much information on the character's kit. More information about Jing Yuan might appear closer to the release of the new Honkai Star Rail banner though. Instead, his character update focuses more on Jing Yuan as a character. It looks like an interview, in which he answers questions. For example, one of the questions is regarding his age, but Jing Yuan spouts off a lot of fanciful trivia about the Xianzhou residents and does not actually answer the question. March 7th points out this last part as well.

There is also a character trailer for Jing Yuan. Yanqing makes an appearance in it as well. It shows off both Jing Yuan's military strength, as well as his intelligence. You can watch the Jing Yuan trailer (as well as an animated short featuring him) via the Honkai Star Rail YouTube channels:

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

Honkai Star Rail is available on mobile devices and Windows PC. PS4 and PS5 versions will come out as well. Jing Yuan will appear in the gacha on May 17, 2023.

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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, May 13, 2023 7:48 AM
     How To Use Map Markers In Dredge Featured ImageBesides a strong rod and a strong heart, the most important tool in a fisherman's arsenal is a good map. This has always been true in Dredge, but it's especially so now, with the advent of the new 'v.1.1.0: Map Markers and More' update. This patch brings, among other quality of life improvements, a lot of welcome extra functionality for the game's map, including handy markers you can use to keep note of key locations. In this guide, we'll cover how to use these Map Markers in Dredge to make your voyage of the damned run as smoothly as possible. How to make the most of Map Markers in Dredge Placing Map Markers Screenshot by PC Invasion Map Markers are incredibly simple to use. The first thing you need to do is open your map, which you can do by pressing up on your controller's D-pad, or manually by selecting it from the Cabin menu. From here, you can press the A/X button on your controller to open up the Map Markers toolbar. With this toolbar open, you...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, May 13, 2023 4:54 AM
     Yanqing Trailer Tempered Chill Honkai Star Rail 0 19 ScreenshotYanqing is a 5-star character from Honkai: Star Rail and just one of many 5-star characters available for you to recruit and use in some intense battles. Yanqing is an Ice Hunt character and specializes in single-target damage, making him an ideal pick for bosses with high HP pools. Yanqing also provides lots of buffs to himself, increasing his Crit Rate and Crit DMG thanks to his Skill and Ultimate. To make sure your Yanqing deals the most damage he can, you'll want to equip him with some of the best Relics, Light Cones, and Eidolons. Here's our guide for Yanqing's best build in Honkai: Star Rail. Yanqing's best build in Honkai: Star Rail Light Cones Image by HoYoverse Yanqing is a Hunt character, meaning he specializes in doing immense single-target damage. There are plenty of strong weapon choices out there for Yanqing, each providing necessary offensive stats to help Yanqing excel in his damage-dealing capabilities. Sleep Like the Dead ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, May 13, 2023 4:22 AM
     Yanqing Trailer Tempered Chill Honkai Star Rail 0 19 ScreenshotHonkai: Star Rail features an early roster of seven 5-star characters for you to pull for. These characters are commonly referred to as "standard" characters, as they are primarily available through the Standard Warp banner. Despite this status, these characters are nothing to laugh at. Some of these characters are amongst the strongest in the game. One of these 5-star characters is Yanqing, an Ice Hunt character that is well-known for his high single-target damage. Here's our guide on the best team comps for Welt in Honkai: Star Rail. Yanqing is a 5-star Ice Hunt character and can be summoned on both the Character Event Warp banner and the Regular Warp banner. During Character Event Warp banners, when you roll a 5-star character, you have a 50% chance of getting either a featured banner character (for example, Seele) or one of the seven "standard" 5-star characters. This can happen during any Character Event Warp banner. If you roll a 5-star "standard" character, then yo...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, May 13, 2023 1:47 AM
     Totk Nachoyah Shrine EntranceThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, like Breath of the Wild before it, doesn't hide every shrine in plain sight. One of the trickier shrines to find puts up a fight in the game's opening hours. Here is our guide on how to find the fourth Temple of Time shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Tears of the Kingdom – how to find the fourth Temple of Time shrine Once you start exploring the Great Sky Island region near the start of the game, you soon find yourself seeking out power in three shrines. You can complete them in any order. Doing so enables you to finally enter the Temple of Time, where you gain an additional ability. This exploration reveals there is a fourth shrine you must also clear in order to proceed. To find the fourth Temple of Time shrine, fast travel to the Room of Awakening and then take a new route through the cave. Your destination is Nachoyah Shrine. The new route you follow to that destination depends on y...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, May 13, 2023 12:12 AM
     Totk Pondside Cave Frog BattleThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a bunch of different items to find. Some resources are common, while some are found only in dank caves or rare treasure chests. Here is our guide on how to get amber in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Tears of the Kingdom – how to get Amber As rare minerals go, Amber isn't extremely rare or valuable. With that said, finding some is typically cause for celebration. You can use it for crafting, or sell it for rupees. The easiest way to get Amber in Tears of the Kingdom is to look for mineral deposits. You tend to find such deposits in caves, where they appear as large, dark boulders with sparkling light dancing around them. Screenshot by PC Invasion When you find a cave with such a boulder, there may be more regular boulders in the immediate vicinity.  You can use your Fuse ability to add the standard boulders to a weak weapon in your inventory. Then, smash apart the mineral de...

Pivotal Gamers Saturday, May 13, 2023 4:25 AM
     Hello folks. Giveaway Of The Day is giving everyone the opportunity to win on Rescue Friends Solitaire. This is what they say. Rescue Friends Solitaire is available as a Giveaway of the day!You have limited time to download, install and register it. A few words about Rescue Friends Solitaire Save the forest from danger! Live the story alongside the characters! Help save the forest from a mysteriou...