Xbox All Access users may be in luck if they didn’t get an Xbox Series X/S while using the service. Many people were frustrated by the chaoticXbox pre-order experiencethat resulted in a lot of would-be buyers ending up unable to get their hands on a sale. The PS5 pre-orders were confusing to many and resulted in a lot of glitchy retailer pages, and while Microsoft initially made light of Sony’s experience with a tweeted meme, theXbox Series Xhad similarly fraught pre-orders....

Summary Lords of the Fallen, the upcoming Souls-like title from CI Games, will include support for Nvidia’s DLSS3 and AMD’s FSR3 upscaling technologies on PC. This will allow PC gamers with compatible graphics cards to take advantage of options that can makeLords of the Fallenrun at higher framerates without compromising too much graphical fidelity. As a spiritual successor to the 2014 title of the same name,Lords of the Fallenwill be releasedon Friday, October 13 at midnight local time on console, and at different times throughout the day on Steam....

Marvel’s Avengersspent much of 2021 recovering from its rocky launch, so many are hoping that 2022 is a good year for the game. As players wait to see whatMarvel’s Avengerswill have to offer in the new year, two creative fans have designed their own roadmap for the game. WhileMarvel’s Avengersplayershave made some rather bold suggestions in the past, the ones from WolverineKuzuri93 and Smoky_Cave are relatively fair. The players essentially visualize the leaked content for the game as well as what was officially teased by Crystal Dynamics, with a few of their own suggestions incorporated....

Starting in June, Microsoft will begin testing the implementation of aWindows 11’personal assistant' AI named Copilot. AI chatbots have seen a surge in popularity over the past months, with ChatGPT, Bing AI, Jasper, YouChat, Google Bard, and more chatbots garnering lots of attention. These chatbots are largely browser or app-based, however. Microsoft sees an opportunity in bringing its AI technology straight to PC users' operating systems, installing Copilot directly intoWindows 11users' taskbars....

InMinecraft, players can collect resources to make all manner of potions to help them throughout the game. These potions can really be lifesavers, giving players all manner of buffs and abilities when they need them most. There are ahuge number of potions inMinecraft, and many of them will share common ingredients. The Fermented Spider Eye is used to make the potions of Weakness, Harming, Slowness,and Invisibility, making it something that many players will need to get their hands on....

Mortal Kombat 1gamers who are playing on PC have recently spotted that crash logs can take a huge amount of space from their hard drives.Mortal Kombat 1offers a fresh start to the franchise, and it was one of the most anticipated games for Fall 2023, but it’s unfortunately not free of technical issues, which have been popping up since the launch. Released in September,Mortal Kombat 1was a critical success, becoming one of the highest-rated games in the entire year....

Summary Lies of Pwas received well by fans almost instantly following its reveal, with its Soulslike approach and dark science-fiction take onPinocchiosetting high expectations in its presentation. Like any Soulslike worth its merit, there was a lot to unpack aboutLies of Pin terms of its world-building, setting, and combat, which intertwined ordinary weapon attacks with diverse Legion Arm abilities. The demo that Round8 and Neowiz put out then allowed fans to publicly see howLies of Pwould run and play themselves, and while it was largely praised, there were also reasonable concerns that some fans had....

Less than a week into the new Season of the Lost,Destiny 2developer Bungie has disabled a new Exotic item because players found it to be too overpowered. Players were excited to see that the Radiant Dance Machines were returning fromDestiny 1but unfortunately, they proved to be somewhat broken at launch. Destiny 2launched in 2017 and since then has seen numerous items and areas added, true to its nature as a live service game....

A new Nintendo Switch Lite has been announced for release on March 20th exclusively in Japan. The new coral-colored Switch Lite will be the fourth variation available. The design is a solid pink color contrasted by white buttons, making it bright enough to attract attention but simple enough to not distract from the sleek Lite layout. TheNintendo SwitchLite currently has grey, yellow, and turquoise available for purchase everywhere. For the new coral edition, players will have to wait until March 7th for preorder....

Vikings and Norse mythology have become hot-ticket items in popular culture over the last few years. Games likeGod of War(2018),Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, as well as indies includingValheimand the upcomingTribes of Midgardtackle this mythology, and it’s likely these can all draw some common ancestry to Thor becoming a mainstay in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the burgeoning popularity of the MCU came numerous video games from mobile brawlerMarvel Realm of Championsto the ARPGMarvel’s Avengers....

Summary The Yonko are incredibly powerful individuals that the fans have seen quite a lot of in the post-timeskip ofOne Piece.These are mighty pirates who rule the New World like Kings and their influence is such that even the Marines do not dare to directly take them on in battle without orders. The Yonko are mighty powerful, and much of that is down to their incredible Devil Fruits, as well as their tremendous usage of Haki....

Released in April of 2021,Outridersreceived a bit of a mixed reception on launch. While many critics praised the game’s varied animations, level design, and particularly its fleshed-out combat mechanics,Outriders' story, characters, and general world-building wasn’t quite up to scratch. In an attempt to fix these issues, along with adding an impressive amount of content to the base game, developer People Can Fly released the large-scale expansionOutriders: Worldslayerin June of this year, just a month ago....

For many,Overwatchis the premier hero shooter game, even as challenges come in from quality competition likeApex Legends orValorant.Onlists of most influential FPS games,Overwatchis often included for its focus on characters, and for its loot boxes. The game has been running strong for years now, and part of the reason for this success is the constant tweaking being made to characters and weapons to keep gameplay fresh. One such update has just dropped and looks to make some changes to shotguns in the game....