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Despite another year of support, The Division 2 won’t be getting a native PS5 or Xbox Series X/S version The Division 2 players received some good news last week about the future of the game, but one particular ask won’t be given. Ubisoft recently hosted an event dedicated to catching everyone up on news from The Division sphere. We got a fresh look at The Division Heartland , the free-to-play PvEvP survival hybrid, as well as some updates about the mobile spin-off The Division Resurgence....

Despite the 10 year wait, BioWare says Dragon Age: The Veilguard was always going to ‘pay off’ Inquisition’s ending “There was no world where we were ever going to say, ‘And now let’s go to something completely different’.” Image credit:Bioware With such a long gap between Dragon Age: Inquisition and Veilguard , there was always the worry the two might be unrelated, but BioWare was always sure they would be....

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Best Mercenaries Guide The Mercenaries are about to become your friends in Diablo 4, assuming you mostly play solo. Here’s how to unlock them, and who to pick. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment. The Mercenaries is a new feature introduced to Diablo 4 with the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Mercenaries work similarly to how they did in Diablo 2, and the concept should even be familiar to Diablo 3 players, as it’s basically a new iteration of that game’s Followers....

Diablo 4’s final event of the year has the entire community chasing Treasure Goblins for some cool rewards Diablo 4 is just about ready to wrap up 2024, and it’s going to do so with a very on-theme event. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo 4 is ending what’s been its best year yet on a high note with one final event that’s going to involve all players. Rather than the usual style of live event, this one features multiple tiers that can only be unlocked through the community’s collective effort....

Diablo 4’s Mother’s Blessing event returns for an entire week, except it’s broken right now What was supposed to be a big reason to play Diablo 4 this week has sadly ran into a bit of trouble. Image credit:VG247/Blizzard This has been a decent Gamescom so far for Diablo 4 . We got our first look at AI companions, the Mercenaries, as part of Opening Night Live, and anyone in attendance in Cologne can try the new Vessel of Hatred feature alongside the Spiritborn class ....

Did you dare to go offline and live in the real world last night? Sucks to be you as you probably missed an entire Helldivers 2 Major Order Look, they’re good at killing bugs very quickly, we know this. Image credit:Arrowhead Did you blink during that latter half of July 10, 2024? Well, if so, there’s a good chance you missed an entire Helldivers 2 Major Order, as Arrowhead let folks celebrate securing some battle station plans by blowing through an entire bug-killing goal in record time....

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 re-released on PC thanks to GOG, as it launches a tool you can use to help convince IP owners to let games you love make a comeback A couple of Capcom classics just got a whole lot easier to grab on PC, if you don’t happen to own a physical copy and a setup from the Jurassic period. Image credit:Capcom/GOG If you love dinosaurs, today is a good day....

EA Sports FC 24 downgrades Rui Costa and Jari Litmanen to Heroes, Berbatov added EA confirms that some lesser-used Icons with take the step down to Hero Image credit:EA Sports Another batch of five EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Team Heroes have been revealed, but this time EA is taking away as well as giving. Jari Litmanen and Rui Costa , both considered to be some of the least usable Icons in FIFA games, have been downgraded to Heroes....

Elden Ring best Perfumer build, stats, and weapons Giving your build a real spark. UPDATE: We have added two interactive maps to this Elden Ring perfumer build guide to help you with tracking down the necessary items for it. Shadow of the Erdtree finally makes it possible for you to put together a viable Elden Ring Perfumer build , and you have a lot of flexibility in deciding how you want it to work....

Elden Ring developer FromSoftware’s owner Kadokawa confirms takeover interest from Sony, but says “no decision has been made at this time” The corporation is seemingly still weighing up whether it wants to become the latest big corporate thing to be acquired by another big corporate thing. Image credit:FromSoftware Kadokawa Corporation, the current majority owner of Elden Ring , Bloodborne , and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, has confirmed that it’s recieved an “an initial letter of intent to acquire the Company’s shares” from Sony....

Elden Ring Diallos quest guide: Where to find Lanya Fire, fury, and fickle hearts. Update: We’ve streamlined the information on this page and added some additional tips so that you have no trouble completing Diallos’ quest. The Diallos quest in Elden Ring is one of the more involved NPC questlines, and it finally has a proper ending - though it’s not necessarily a good one. It’ll take you to some dangerous locations, and you’ll have to join Volcano Manor to finally push Diallos forward....

Elden Ring Golden Seed Locations Map This full map of every Golden Seed location in Elden Ring will help you to keep your HP high and your Sacred Flask full! Image credit:FromSoftware/VG247 Golden Seeds are essential items in Elden Ring which increase the amount of vitality your Sacred Flask heals per sip. So in an unforgiving ordeal like Elden Ring, where every point of HP matters, these shining beacons dotted throughout the landscape are one of the main things you should prioritize as you explore....

Elden Ring Nightreign does actually have a Relic limit, and it won’t let you play until you clear your inventory It took a while, but one Elden Ring Nightreign player has discovered that you can’t, in fact, store an infinite number of Relics. Image credit:VG247 One of the most interesting features of Elden Ring Nightreign is the ability to modify your character over the course of several runs. That’s something FromSoftware borrowed from other roguelites, and it’s represented in game through Relics....

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Leda quest guide Hornsent or Thiollier? Image credit:VG247/FromSoftware Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has a fair few notable characters to introduce yourself to, and the first one that you will meet is Needle Knight Leda . First found at the Cocoon of the Empyrean, Leda is a very important character in the Realm of Shadow, and someone you ought to regularly check in with....

Elden Ring’s latest monstrous reveal has me hoping Shadow of the Erdtree will be the Bloodborne 2 we never got Close enough! Image credit:FromSoftware The official Elden Ring Twitter account has dropped a new look at one of Shadow of the Erdtree’s many terrible monsters, and the Bloodborne vibes are very strong. Much like every other Bloodborne fan under the sun, I too am bitter that it never got a sequel....

Everyone’s favourite speedrunning event Games Done Quick is hosting a show next week to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief The event has raised over $50 million for charity over the past 14 years. Image credit:Games Done Quick Following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in the US, Games Done Quick is rounding up some speedrunners to raise some money to help out. At the end of September, Hurricane Helene hit the east coast of the US and in particular caused serious damage across the southern Appalachians, with the National Weather Service explaining that “widespread severe and unprecedented flooding occurred with hundreds of fatalities and billions in property damage....

Ex-Halo composer goes into politics, of course his campaign site looks like a rejected sci-fi main menu design “I never wanted to be a politician and I still don’t,” says the man announcing that he’s becoming a politician. Image credit:VG247/343 Industries Ok, so, you remember Halo and Destiny co-composer Marty O’Donnell, known for putting together the soundtracks to your childhood with the likes of Michael Salvatori? Well, he’s now running for US congress in Nevada, with a campaign site that looks like something a lovechild of Master Chief and Captain America might appear behind....

F1 25 locks some F1 movie crossover content behind its iconic edition, but its devs say those who don’t have it “shouldn’t feel like the experience is missing” “It’s not like there’s an existing area of the game that’s being lessened if you don’t have access to that stuff.” Image credit:EA There’s an F1 movie coming out this year. Brad Pitt’s in it. As you might expect for a video game tie-in, F1 25 ’s following the real world sport in really embracing our little hobby about cars going round a track getting its Hollywood moment in the sun, but to get the full F1 movie experience in the game, you’ll have to buy its more expensive iconic edition....

Fantasy 7 Rebirth proves that most other remakes are pointless Yes, even your favourite one. Image credit:Square Enix In general, I’m not really a big fan of remakes, with the main reason being that a lot of games that get the remake treatment were always good. I’m always going to be in favour of ports above all else, or maybe a remaster as long as they don’t change too much, because it’s so difficult to play so many older games now....

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: Legendary Recipe locations Where to locate all 16 Legendary Recipes across Fantasy Life i’s Gignormosia map. Image credit:Level-5 Don’t let the cute and kinda retro animation style of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time fool you: this is actually a fairly earnest take on what it means to be a “casual” RPG, and features many of the kind of systems you’d expect in a game that took itself a bit more seriously....