Here’s a new launch trailer for Attenborough-em-up RTS Empire Of The Ants, out this week

It is gorgeous, isnt it? Also, worth pointing out that Empire Of The Ants is not to be confused withEmpires Of The Undergrowth. One has a big frog in it, and the other has a big football. Also, this one has pvp. Any other notable features? Lets ask theSteam page! Experience an immersive journey and defend your lands through tactical and strategic battles in an epic, microscopic world. When youre done with that, theres 1v1 matchmaking and three-way free-for-alls....

November 5, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Mary Richardson

Assassin's Creed Shadows will reboot Assassin's Creed's patchy modern-day story

I know I had. That’s not the actual distant past you’re parkouring through. That isn’t actual Renaissance architecture you’re clambering on. If the ledge-mantling animations are glitchy, that’s simply because you have bad genes. We can both be forgiven for losing sight of Assassin’s Creed’s modern day narrative frame. you’re able to expect a “meaningful contrast between past and present”. It all sounds very grand. I wascautiously enthusiasticabout the 30 minutes of choreographed Shadows footage I saw at Summer Games Fest this year....

November 4, 2024 · 1 min · 102 words · Brian Lopez

Baldur’s Gate 3's reactivity didn’t ruin Veilguard's linearity for me

Weirdly, though, the recent memory of Baldurs Gate 3 didnt diminish my time with Veilguard at all. Are you saying I should enjoy bad games because other, better games exist?" Stop extrapolating specific experiences into general ones! Thats not how art works! Anyone who tells you differently has GenAI stock. If youre a Grey Warden, you could also send him off to fight Darkspawn. Conversely, gestures at killing Astarion within the first hour of BG3....

November 4, 2024 · 1 min · 194 words · Jeremy Lloyd

Diablo 4 director's plan for Gears Of War 6 was to blast the beefcakes to another planet

In short, he was going to take the game to space. He was then, of course, asked what those plans were. If anything needs changing about Gears it’s surely the characters. Maybe they’re not even COGs. Maybe we lean heavily into the survival horror that the original did so well? There’s so much more to mine in Sera, I think, before you kick off introducing aliens.

November 4, 2024 · 1 min · 66 words · Sean Mills

Dragon Age: The Veilguard won't get expansions, reports say, as BioWare move to the next Mass Effect

According to reports BioWare currently has no plans forDragon Age: The Veilguardexpansions, according to reports. BioWare have traditionally supported their games with substantial story DLC. (Except forCyberpunk 2077which I wish had ten more in-development expansions about Idris Elba looking at me sadly.)

November 2, 2024 · 1 min · 42 words · Jessica King

Elder Scrolls: Legends has been removed from sale and will become unplayable in January 2025

The closure comes five years after the game was last updated. An in-game message announces the closure. On that date, servers will be shut down and the game will be inaccessible. Thank you for playing and we hope you have enjoyed your time in Legends." That was in 2017 and ongoing development on updates and expansions ceasedjust two years later. No offline mode, no chance of finding an audience in future, just: bin....

November 2, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Rebecca Stevens

Alan Wake 2 still hasn't quite made its money back, according to Remedy's latest financials

The overall financial picture for Remedy seems to be heading in the right direction, i.e. Remedy have taken certain steps to shore up their books. The company have also recently taken out a 15 million euro convertible loan agreement with Tencent. They expect their numbers to improve further by the time of their next financial report. The report also has a few updates on Remedy’s in-development projects. TheMax Payne 1and 2 remakes they’re developing with Rockstar are “making steady progress in full production”....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Jeffrey Smith

Best Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Tanto .22 loadout and class setup

Why use the Tanto .22 in Black Ops 6? So if you dig SMGs, it’s worth your time to start getting invested in this weapon. Muzzle: Compensator TheCompensatorwill give us a much appreciated assist to vertical recoil control. TheStim Shotis a no-brainer for healing and a nice means of refreshing Tactical Sprint. Perks:Dexterity, Gung-Ho, Double Time, Enforcer. Best Tanto .22 alternatives in Black Ops 6 Jackal PDW. You’ll get a better fire rate with the Jackal PDW along with expert time-to-kill stats....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 100 words · Gilbert Hansen

Buckshot Roulette now has a 4-person multiplayer mode, which I'm sure you will survive

Click Real gamblers play russian roulette with shotguns. That is the core concept ofBuckshot Roulette, theInscryption-looking game of blinksweat and bulletworry. They teased this multiplayer modeearlier in the yearbut justposted the update on Steamyesterday. The game remains one of uncertain trigger pulling. Phew, this one was a dud. But look, what’s Nipplemancer69 doing? Wait, wait, don’t point that at me, Nipplemancer69! Have you even kept count of the shells correctly!?...

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 175 words · Victoria Martinez

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer review: it's like Call Of Duty

So much so that a fog develops and out of the fog emerges a figure - it’s me. I’m holding an M4A1 with an extended barrel and a vertical foregrip. This year’s PvP offerings are much the same to COD’s kinfolk. You spit lead at other players in your team deathmatches and hardpoints and search ‘n’ destroys. For some reason, it doesn’t exist in Blops 6, and I’m personally fine with that....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 157 words · Jesus Garcia

Dragon Age Veilguard Lucanis romance guide

Lucanis is an Antivan Crow with a dark past and an even darker alter ego. Once recruited, he offers the Companion Quest ‘Coffee with the Crows’. Lucanis spends his time in the Pantry behind the Lighthouse Dining Hall. Check back here after completing major questlines for more dialogue and cutscenes with him. As a slow-burn romance, you’ll need to chip away at Lucanis before you receive any romance scenes. As such, you should choose to save Treviso if you have any intention of romancing Lucanis....

November 1, 2024 · 1 min · 156 words · Michael Collier

Dragon Age Veilguard Neve romance guide

Cultivating a Neve romance in Dragon Age Veilguard requires a specific set of choices within the main questline. As such, beware of story spoilers up to the 15-hour mark of the game. Below we’ve detailed all key choices to make, important dialogue options and other ways to ensure success. Read on if you wish to capture the heart of this cynical private investigator. These are: Neve can be recruited early on, but her romance will take a while to bud....

November 1, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Jennifer Jones

All 7 Dragon Age Veilguard romance options

These companions vary in personality, race,ClassandFactionbackground. Thankfully - unlike Inquisition - none of these romance options are locked out depending on Rook’s gender. Does Bond Rank affect romance? Gain enough Approval and you’ll level up your ‘Bond Rank’ with them. Through our playthrough we managed to romance different characters with wildly different Bond Rank levels. Romance Harding You may recognise Harding from her scout role inDragon AgeInquisition. That’s not to say you’re able to romance her quicker than the other characters, however....

October 31, 2024 · 2 min · 343 words · Mark Spencer