Kotaku Friday, July 14, 2023 9:15 AM  Microsoft's deal to buy Activision Blizzard for $69 billion is closer than ever to becoming a reality after the companies defeated the Federal Trade Commission in court this week. While the FTC can still appeal, all eyes now turn back to regulators in the UK, that last thorn in the tech giant's side as it seeks to… |
PCGamesN Friday, July 14, 2023 7:00 AM  What is the best Baldur's Gate 3 Barbarian build? Our guide has got that covered. We focus on the two subclasses, Berserker and Wildheart, as well as ideal selections when it comes to races, abilities, and backgrounds. The Baldur's Gate 3 Barbarian utilizes Rage to boost offense and defense. The Barbarian could turn out to be one of the strongest Baldur's Gate 3 classes when the release date comes around, so read on for our advice on how to make the strongest Barb possible. Continue reading Best Baldur's Gate 3 Barbarian build MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 release date, Baldur's Gate 3 races, Baldur's Gate 3 classes |
PCGamesN Friday, July 14, 2023 6:35 AM  Looking for the best PC joysticks? One of the joys of PC gaming is the dizzying amount of genres on offer, and the world of flight sims is still rising to new heights. Plane games like Microsoft Flight Simulator keep the torch lit, and if your idea of a relaxing evening is a short-haul flight from Fort Worth to San Francisco then you really owe it to yourself to own a PC joystick. You'll still want the best gaming mouse and best gaming keyboard for navigating menus, but the experience and immersion of flying are truly elevated when paired with a good joystick or HOTAS (hands-on throttle-and-stick) setup. Of course, commercial flights are just one use - you could use a joystick for shooting down hostiles from your starfighter in Star Wars Squadrons, so picking up a dedicated joystick rather than using the best PC controller is a great way to improve your accuracy and immersion. A simple all-in-one HOTAS controller combines both the throttle and the flight stick, while a dedicated flight wheel with multiple instrument panels and a triplet of the best gaming monitors can create the ultimate flight simulator setup. The amount of cash you're spending on a flight sim setup can vary massively, so to ensure you've got all of the options we've rounded up the best pick for every price point and use. Continue reading Best PC joysticks in 2023: fly high with these top picks MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 14, 2023 9:14 AM  2001's Stronghold was a mediaeval real-time strategy game about constructing and destroying beautiful castles. Series developer Firefly Studios are now putting out the game's second re-release with Stronghold: Definitive Edition, releasing on November 7th. The even newer edition features the original game's two campaigns alongside a new one designed by studio co-founders Simon Bradbury and Eric Ouellette. The fresh campaign takes us across the "devastated English hinterland," while presumably doing what you'd expect from the series: gathering resources, managing your economy, building stuff, and waging war. Here's our first look: |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 14, 2023 8:06 AM  I started with cats. They lapped up all the milk I could get them, earning me splatters of coins plus a further boost from a lucky early beastmaster. I threw some toddlers in too, basking in bonanzas of candy whenever I found a pinata for them to bash open, along with a smorgasbord of chests, fruits, urns and eggs. Then I slowly swapped all of that out for gems, and my board became a pristine, soulless, basically fully optimised money printer. Luck Be A Landlord is about meeting ever escalating rent demands by playing a slot machine. Each month gives you a limited number of spins to come up with the money, and the chance to add one of three random symbols after each spin. Those symbols bounce off each other in zany but logical ways: bees pollinate flowers, comedians amplify monkeys. Dogs befriend humans. Billionaires get guillotined. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 14, 2023 6:03 AM  Dragon Age writer David Gaider's next game Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical has been delayed a week to August 10th. Developers Summerfall Studios say the move gives them breathing room away from the "hotly anticipated" Baldur's Gate 3, which is launching on Stray God's old release date - August 3rd. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 14, 2023 3:20 AM  Dell's G16 gaming laptop has been heavily reduced on the Dell UK store in the wake of Prime Day, with a model featuring an RTX 4060 graphics card, 13th-gen Core i7 processor, 2560x1600 165Hz screen, 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD dropping to £1249. That's an awesome price for this spec, with a high-end CPU, RAM and SSD backed by a mid-range GPU that should be perfect for content creation, programming and of course playing games. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 14, 2023 3:00 AM  The WD SN850x is our top PCIe 4.0 SSD for gaming recommendation, so I thought I'd let you know that the gigantic 4TB model has reached a new low price over at Overclockers in the UK. That price is £245, which for context is the same as the 2TB model cost for Black Friday last year. |
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Spy x Family Author Tatsuya Endo shared a drawing of Anya Forger cosplaying as Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series of games. The manga artist shared the drawing through his Twitter account to promote the recently announced collaboration between Street Fighter 6 and the upcoming Spy x Family: Code White movie. You can check out the drawing of Anya from Spy x Family dressed up as Chun-Li on the tweet below. https://twitter.com/_tatsuyaendo_/status/1679453349845037056 Here is the English translation of the caption that accompanies the drawing:
The Capcom Design Works book is a collection of illustration released in the early 2000s. It includes art from several of Capcom's most popular video game series at the time, including Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Mega Man, Dino Crisis, Breath of Fire, Final Fight, Darkstalkers, and Strider. Street Fighter 6 is immediately available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and it will also appear in arcades in the future. The Spy x Family: Code White movie will appear in Japan on December 22, 2023. The Spy x Family anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll, and the manga is available through Viz Media. The post Spy x Family Author Drew Anya as Chun-Li From Street Fighter appeared first on Siliconera. |
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To celebrate the release of the PlayStation 5 version of Naraka: Bladepoint on July 14, 2023 a crossover event with NieR: Replicant and NieR: Automata will come to the game on August 10, 2023. The game is also going free to play with the release of the PS5 version after its full release on August 2021. [Thanks, Famitsu!] So far, we only know that 2B will be a part of the collaboration to some extent. The event was initially revealed in 2022, but no exact date had been given until today. More details about the upcoming NieR: Replicant and NieR: Automata event in Naraka: Bladepoint will appear in the near future. As for the PS5 version of the game, it will come with a special offer for players who purchased the game before it went free to play. These players will receive in-game currency equivalent to the price of the game. PlayStation Plus members will also have access to exclusive offers. The last collaboration event to appear in Naraka: Bladepoint was an event with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. That appeared in March 2023 and allowed players to gain cosmetics and items inspired by Lu-Bu and other characters from Koei Tecmo's latest action-RPG set in China's Three Kingdoms period. Naraka: Bladepoint is immediately available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The NieR series crossover comes to Naraka: Bladepoint The post Naraka: Bladepoint NieR Crossover Begins in August appeared first on Siliconera. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, July 14, 2023 7:28 AM  DMZ is an unforgiving mode that puts a lot of value on items that appear useless at first glance. Worst of all, dying means losing your weapon and hard-earned plunder. When you're out in the field hunting for quest items, the best strategy is to get in quickly and exfil before the map gets too hot. The IFAK is one of those quest items and can be a real pain to find if you don't know where to look. With this in mind, let me show you where to find an IFAK in Warzone 2 DMZ. Warzone 2 DMZ: Where to find an IFAK If you're looking for IFAKs, you're likely collecting them to unlock your 2nd Insured Weapons Slot. The mission states you can find IFAKs 'in hospitals.' This isn't helpful, and you can acquire IFAKs all over the place if you know where to look. The IFAK can be found in medical facilities like hospitals, but it's not limited to just that location. Hospitals also have the nasty habit of attracting other Operators, making th... |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 8:52 AM The only way you can romance a character in Stardew Valley is by giving them gifts. The more gifts you give someone, the more friendship points you will get with them. Relationships in Stardew Valley are defined by hearts, which visually show your total friendship points. You can have any number of hearts from 0 […] |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 8:12 AM Animals are really fun to take care of in Stardew Valley. You have to check in on them every day, give them a little pat, and then feed them. Doing this every single day will keep your farm animals happy and get you a lot of profitable rewards. Unfortunately, feeding animals isn't exactly simple, as […] |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 7:50 AM In Project Zomboid, thread is a valuable crafting material that can be used to create a variety of items and rescues. In this guide, we'll show you how to get thread in Project Zomboid. Recommended Read: How to Survive a Fever in Project Zomboid In Project Zomboid, you can get thread by searching warehouses, stores, […] |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 5:14 AM Stardew Valley players that have managed to get as far as the first Winter in the game might have discovered one of the most interesting items in the game: Secret Notes. These notes will have information on them ranging from villager's favorite gifts to special treasure maps. You never know what you might find when […] |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 4:55 AM Bearger is the boss of Autumn in Don't Starve Together. Even though it looks cute and harmless, Bearger can be a terrifying threat to your base and the surrounding environment. In this guide, let us guide you on how to beat Bearger in Don't Starve Together. Recommended Read: DST – Dragonfly Boss Guide To beat […] |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 4:36 AM In Stellaris, you lead an empire that has mastered the power of space travel. You use this technology to explore the vast galaxy, conduct diplomacy with other space-faring empires, and or wage war with them. Not all aliens you meet will be as advanced as you, though. These primitives, or pre faster than light (FTL) […] |
Gamer Empire Friday, July 14, 2023 4:09 AM Coal is probably the most important low-tier resource in Stardew Valley since you will need it until the end of the game. Resources such as Wood and Stone slowly lose their value over time, but you will always need Coal. Unfortunately, there are no special Coal nodes that you can farm day and night to […] |
WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews Friday, July 14, 2023 8:56 AM Jez Corden, editor of Windows Central, believes that Starcraft 3 is very much real, at least that's what he says during a drunken Twitter AMA session last week. |
WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews Friday, July 14, 2023 7:42 AM A short while ago the Federal Trade Commission lost its legal battle against Microsoft where it attempted to get Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard stopped so that it could continue looking into the deal. The FTC attempted to appeal the decision but US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who presided over the case, promptly rejected the notion. |