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Death Stranding Director’s Cut brings enhanced experience to Mac later this year Mac users can soon step into the shoes of Sam Porter Bridges. Mac users rejoice: Death Stranding Director’s Cut is coming to your system of choice later this year. Available to pre-order now on the Mac App for $39.99, the game will run natively on Apple silicon and supports features like MetalFX Upscaling for graphical fidelity and amazing performance....

Diablo 4 made $666 million in sales in under a week We still don’t have sales figures for Diablo 4, but the game has made a killing in its first week on sale. Activision Blizzard has announced that Diablo 4 has made $666 million in sales just in the game’s first five days on sale. The number is likely adjusted a little to fit Diablo’s Satanic themes, but it’s an impressive milestone nonetheless....

Diablo 4 Season 4 is fun, but Blizzard is running out of time to make Seasons matter From Diablo 4’s moment-to-moment feel, accelerated speed of progression, loot acquisition and endgame - Season 4 Loot Reborn is transformative, but it betrays the idea of what seasons are. Image credit:VG247/Blizzard Season 4 Loot Reborn is a paradox; simultaneously Diablo 4 ’s best season (in gameplay terms), and the strongest argument against the seasonal model yet...

Diablo 4 Season of the Construct feels like it was made in a vacuum – Season 3 review Diablo 4 is treading waters in its third season, which is somehow less interesting than its first two. Image credit:VG247 When I first sat down to play Diablo 4 ’s Season 3 - Season of the Construct - I certainly wasn’t worried that I am not going to enjoy my time. Though I had my misgivings about the apparent focus on traps and hazards in its dungeons , it was simply impossible to judge the bigger picture without actually delving into it....

Diablo 4 will help you pretend you have way more friends than you actually do with its bold, new… WhatsApp group? Am I imagining things, or have we all just woken up to this bizarre trend of major brands now having their own WhatsApp groups? Image credit:VG247 I follow Diablo 4 and its community quite closely, and I can tell you that Blizzard certainly isn’t a stranger to some unusual announcements ....

Diablo 4’s first Gold and XP boost event isn’t even double You can earn more Gold and XP if you play Diablo 4 this weekend, but you’d wish the boost was bigger. Diablo 4 seems to have been out for long enough now that Blizzard is comfortable kicking off the game’s first not-quite-double XP and Gold weekend. This sort of event is common in live service games, including Blizzard’s other games, like World of Warcraft , and Activision’s Call of Duty series....

Disney vs Football: what’s the best licensed game ever? All the biggest media brands want a slice of the gaming pie. Welcome to The Best Games Ever Show episode 58. Welcome to The Best Games Ever Show episode 58: The best use of a mega popular license. Licensed games are big business. The richest studios and publishers in the galaxy all have a foothold in the gaming space because, as countless CEOs and market analysts tell us every year, video games make more money than Hollywood, musical theatre, gardening programmes, the broadcasting rights for Shinty, and the GDP of Wales combined....

Don’t start spiralling: the anime adaptation of Junji Ito horror classic Uzumaki finally has a release date The series was first announced in 2019, and was delayed multiple times. Image credit:Adult Swim/ Production IG The first teaser trailer for the anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki is here, and it’s looking like it could be one of the best takes on his works yet. Out of all of Ito’s works, there are two that could be described as his most iconic....

Don’t Starve studio’s co-op roguelike Rotwood sprouts on Steam Early Access: Jump into a world of monstrous encounters for less than a value meal The world has been thrown into chaos, and it’s up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Image credit:Klei Entertainment Klei Entertainment’s upcoming roguelike online co-op game Rotwood has entered Early Access on Steam. In Rotwood , you will take on many challenges against corrupted monsters living in the woods....

Don’t worry, Diablo 4’s mid-season patch won’t nerf your Spiritborn, but Season 7 will - and it’s getting a PTR Diablo 4’s next major patch arrives next week, but it won’t disturb too much of the Season 6 rhythm. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment. Although things are being done a little differently this time around, Blizzard has delivered on its promise to keep us all up-to-date on what’s going to change with Diablo 4 ’s next big patch, which also happens to be the Season 6 mid-season update....

Don’t let Starfield distract you; Xbox has plenty of other games waiting in the wings There’s more coming to Xbox than just big hitters. During the ID@Xbox Digital Showcase yesterday, Microsoft showed off some of the indie games heading to soon to cloud, console, and PC. The firm showed 20 in total, and we’ve picked out a few Xbox indies we thought were rather interesting. MythForce is out September 12 for PC and consoles....

Dragon’s Dogma 2 update adds a “casual mode” for those who reckon constantly worrying about paying rent and getting the plague hits a bit too close to home Because hey, it’s not right that only those with access to mods should be able to escape being reminded of the real world. Image credit:Capcom Dragon’s Dogma 2 just got a fresh update, and it adds a new mode to the game specifically aimed at folks who want to have a more chill time exploring Vermund and Battahl, without worrying too much about stuff like having to pay for a room whenever they rock up in Vernworth....

Dragon’s Dogma 2’s PC frame rate struggles are being looked into, but some fans already have a plan: casually kill innocent bystanders I’m really sorry poor villagers, this might help me reach 60 fps. Image credit:VG247/Capcom Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a big game and one that’s pretty demanding on your hardware. For PC players, the most noticeable problem looks to be struggling frame rates, something Capcom’s already said it’s looking into....

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has me feeling homesick for Baldur’s Gate — and that’s fine Maybe the grass is always greener in the other faux-medievalist high fantasy setting, but nevertheless, it proves that the two aren’t interchangeable. Image credit:VG247 / Capcom / Larian The other day — and don’t worry, I’ve already secured permission to tell this story — I observed one of VG247’s own, in a moment of ardour during a discussion of the wondrous merits of Dragon’s Dogma 2 , to utter the following statement: “F**k Baldur’s Gate 3 ....

Elden Ring Alexander quest: How do you complete Iron Fist Alexander’s questline? Iron Fist Alexander, better known as Potman or Potboy, needs your help. UPDATE: We’ve added some additional details and streamlined some information on this page to help you with completing Iron Fist Alexander’s quest. The Elden Ring Alexander quest sees you follow the loveable large pot with arms and legs to the very end, and we mean that literally....

Elden Ring Best Bleed Build: Stats and Weapons Bleed is pretty OP in Elden Ring, and here’s how to make a strong build that’s focused on haemorrhaging foes. UPDATE: We’ve added two interactive maps to this Elden Ring bleed build guide to help you with tracking down the necessary items for it. Across the vast expanse of The Lands Between, most are in unanimous agreement that Elden Ring ’s best Bleed builds are amongst some of the most powerful in the game....

Elden Ring best starting class and best classes for your skill level Classes, or Origins, are a key early choice in Elden Ring. But which is the best Elden Ring starting class? Update: Elden Ring has received plenty of updates since it first launched. so we’ve updated the infomration in this guide to reflect that. Information is streamlined, with some additional details added to help you determine which starting class is best for you in Elden Ring....

Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, finally announced It’s almost time to return to The Lands Between. FromSoftware has announced its Elden Ring DLC , named ‘Shadow of the Erdtree.’ Announced via the Elden Ring Twitter just this morning, FromSoftware exclaims, “Rise, Tarnished, and let us walk a new path together. An upcoming expansion for Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree, is currently in development.” Elden Ring was one of our games of the year for 2022....

Elden Ring Nightreign now has even tougher Nightlord bosses, and a new NPC to serve those who take on the challenge The promised Elden Ring Nightreign “enhanced” bosses have unexpectedly arrived in the world of Limveld, but there is more to them than just harder difficulty. Image credit:FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment. A little while ago, FromSoftware responded to the generally positive reception of Elden Ring Nightreign following the game’s launch, promising an official duos mode, as well as something the developer referred to as “enhanced fights against existing Nightlords....

Image credit:Saber Interactive Publisher Saber Interactive and developer Boss Team Games have announced that the game will not receive any future updates or new content, and that the Nintendo Switch version of the game has been canceled. That said, servers for the game will remain live for the foreseeable, so you’ll still be able to keep playing. pic.twitter.com/NTtSR5I65A — EvilDeadTheGame (@EvilDeadTheGame) September 19, 2023 No reason for this was given....