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Supergiant Games has just released the second update following the early access of Hades II. It is a sizable patch that tweaks several core combat mechanics, and most of the changes came directly from community feedback.
My Elden Ring DLC hands-on preview session was a three-hour sampling of what Shadow of the Erdtree's Land of Shadow has to offer, and one weapon was glued to my hands for most of it. It's called Milady, one of the new light greatswords in the DLC, and I'm betting my Runes right now that it ends up being one of the most popular weapons in the whole thing, potentially rivaling the famously comfy Bloodhound's Fang curved greatsword from the base game.
Larian Studios reveals that Baldur's Gate 3 players are each spending an average of 100 hours in the RPG - and that's only on Steam.
Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead recently saw some big leadership changes, as the third-person shooter's creative director Johan Pilestedt stepped down as CEO and passed the reins to Paradox Interactive veteran Shams Jorjani. Pilestedt is now chief creative officer, with Jorjani's takeover of his former role allowing him to "focus more on games and not have to deal with HR policies."
As tries out a new monetization method, the game's massive community isn't all that pleased with how Studio Wildcard is handling the release of Pyromane, the latest creature. After months of waiting,, a free add-on developed in tandem with a team of talented modders, officially launched on Steam on June 5 and while some users are pleased with the massive map, others have been left cold and annoyed by its implementation. Aside from performance issues, the community is concerned that the introduction of Pyromane could set a bad precedent for future releases.
Framework's laptops just keep getting better. Not magically, of course, but it recently announced its new Framework 13 with a Core Ultra 7 laptop and mainboard. But while that new upgrade marks a welcome fourth generation of Intel-based Framework mainboard, it's the attention it gives its community that might have the biggest impact on the whole platform going forward.
Twitch is joining Spotify, Max, Peacock, Crunchyroll, EA and other content services in everyone’s favorite corporate trend of raising subscription prices (almost as fun as the parallel trend of Big Tech layoffs). The Amazon-owned company said on Tuesday that Twitch Tier 1 subscriptions in the US will increase from $4.99 to $5.99 on July 11. This is the first time the monthly cost has gone up for American subscribers.
Despite the general success of Bethesda's newest open-world RPG, , some notable flaws have even devoted fans of the developer's games levying heavy criticisms against it. For some players, the game is heavily lacking in terms of exploration, combat, and narrative, and can end up feeling like a shallow experience — not helped by lackluster balance when it comes to the game's core combat systems. In particular, 's melee weapons are a major pain point, falling heavily behind ranged options and lacking the variety and customization that other weapons get to have.