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Kotaku Tuesday, May 3, 2022 1:15 AM

Kotaku Monday, May 2, 2022 9:11 PM
    

When Valve's Steam Deck launched back in February, it could only certifiably run a (relative) handful of the platform's 1000s of titles. The exact number was 399, but now, just a few weeks later, that figure has roughly tripled.

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Kotaku Monday, May 2, 2022 8:30 PM
    

It may have had some writing done by an old white guy, and have magic and swords and monsters and the word "Ring" in the title, but Elden Ring is not Lord of the Rings. Not even close. Unless....

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Kotaku Monday, May 2, 2022 6:30 PM
    

Darth Vader is a powerful Sith Lord capable of defeating the biggest, baddest, and most dangerous foes in the galaxy. And now, thanks to a talented modder, one of the most iconic villains in cinema history has been added to the PC version of Elden Ring. Impressive. Most impressive.

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PCGamesN Monday, May 2, 2022 10:16 PM
     Best SMG Warzone Pacific: the top SMGs in Season 3

Looking for the best SMGs in Warzone Pacific? Caldera, the new Warzone map, has completely changed the way the battle royale game is played. Compared to Verdansk's large open spaces spread throughout the map, Caldera is much tighter overall, packing each area with unique points of interest to keep things interesting. As a result, long range battles aren't as prevalent, causing weapons like the best assault rifles and SMGs to dominate the meta.

If you're still trying to pick off enemies from a distance using the best snipers, you need to have a reliable secondary weapon like the best SMGs in Warzone Pacific to immediately blast any flankers away. Don't forget to check out our best Warzone loadout guide to see which attachments you need to build these game-breaking setups.

Call of Duty Warzone Pacific Season 2 introduced one of the biggest changes we've seen in the game for some time: merging the Vanguard Royale and Battle Royale playlists into one playlist that includes weapons from Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War, and Vanguard. Compared to other weapons that saw updates though, Season 3 only makes a handful of minor tweaks to a handful of Warzone Pacific SMGs.


PCGamesN Monday, May 2, 2022 9:33 PM
     Best assault rifle Warzone Pacific: the top AR in Season 3

Trying to find the best assault rifle in Warzone Pacific? The assault rifle is the weapon type with the most variation between each gun. You've got fast-firing, highly mobile assault rifles like the Volk, to hard-hitting battle rifles like the NZ-41. To make things even more complicated, the gunsmith gives players the ability to equip up to ten weapon attachments, introducing hundreds of ways to build the best Warzone Pacific loadouts.

When you throw the weapons from Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare into the mix, it can be difficult to choose the best assault rifle in Warzone given the sheer amount of options. We've already broken down the best SMG in Warzone and the best sniper in Warzone, so it's time to run through arguably the most widely used weapon type in Call of Duty's battle royale.

Warzone Pacific Season 3 has only made minor tweaks to the meta of the battle royale game, at least where assault rifles are concerned. This means your top loadouts this shouldn't differ too much from the ones you used in Season 2. Join us as we rank all of the best assault rifles in Warzone Pacific, starting with the pinnacle of the weapon type and working down to the weakest choice.


PCGamesN Monday, May 2, 2022 7:53 PM
     Apex Legends Season 13 drops a giant crab on Storm Point

When you drop into Storm Point for the first time in Apex Legends Season 13, you'll notice a few changes straight away. From above, the most obvious will be the massive dead sea monster lying on the beach. While that's an important new point of interest on Storm Point, there are other changes too - including some dangerous old armouries that have appeared around the battle royale game's tropical island.

EA has revealed that the dead sea monster you'll find on the beach started with a simple idea. "We kind of asked the question, what would it be like if we could fight inside and around the stranded sea monster?" explains Jeff Shaw, lead level designer at Apex Legends developer Respawn. "We thought that fit so well thematically for what Storm Point is as a map, which is of course this wild tropical paradise inhabited by monsters."

In the Apex Legends storyline, this sea monster appeared near Storm Point, and the Legends had to band together to take it down. The seismic activity caused by this battle led to the reactivation of several forgotten IMC armouries, which will appear around Storm Point at the beginning of season 13.

RELATED LINKS: Apex Legends characters guide, Apex Legends skins, Apex Legends map guide

Twinfinite Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:27 AM
     If you have not yet had the chance to try out the award-winning roguelite that is Returnal, now might be the best chance to do so. Having recently gotten a gigantic free update that added co-op and a new mode in Tower of Sisyphus to challenge players, developer Housemarque has now rolled out a new […]

Twinfinite Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:25 AM
     With Sony recently teasing and then finally rolling out a new system software update that enabled support for Variable Refresh Rates (VRR) for compatible televisions, the ball is now in the court of developers to decide if they want to up the graphical game for their titles. Tango Gameworks is one of the studios that […]

Twinfinite Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:14 AM
     Today Atlus released another daily trailer for its upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing one of its demons.

Twinfinite Monday, May 2, 2022 11:34 PM
     Level Infinite released a new trailer of the upcoming RPG Tower of Fantasy, focusing on the mounts you can ride in the game.

Destructoid Monday, May 2, 2022 8:05 PM
    

Wordle walked so Knotwords could run Unless you blipped out of existence over the past few months, you know that Wordle...

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Destructoid Monday, May 2, 2022 7:00 PM
    

Think carefully and expect some deep cuts How well do you know Resident Evil music? Or, more to the point,...

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Destructoid Monday, May 2, 2022 6:30 PM
    

Valve's new PC game promo covers roguelikes, roguelites, soulslikes, and metroidvanias Valve is hosting a big Going Rogue sale on...

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Destructoid Monday, May 2, 2022 6:00 PM
    

The ink-based arsenal will keep on growing With a new Splatoon on the horizon, Nintendo is confirming that new weapons won't be...

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Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Monday, May 2, 2022 6:03 PM
     Riot Games is starting to take notice of Chamber's unfair defensive advantages and overpowered map control. Chamber has always been an anomaly in the Sentinel-class. While Chamber's offensive prowess on both Attacking and Defending sides has always been his strong point, his powerful traps (Trademark) and his ability to move between two areas of a […]

Latest Games on Play iDev Games Tuesday, May 3, 2022 1:09 AM
     Control a small spaceship, try to reach the platform on the other side of the screen, avoid various obstacles...

MonsterVine Monday, May 2, 2022 8:53 PM
     Razer has announced that they are collaborating with Marvel and Star Wars to create new themed controllers. Console players will be able to use limited edition, officially-licensed controllers made by Razer using licenses like Captain America and The Mandalorian. The collaboration will span across multiple IP, with many yet to be announced. You can check out the Captain America controller […]