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Fortnite’sspecialists are occasionally life-saving, giving you that little bit of extra firepower you need to turn the tides of a stalemate or catch someone persistently running away. For the most part, you and other players will outperform them, but they’re still worth having for weekly quests. There’s a lot that determines a specialist’s effectiveness, though. While some focus on healing, others give you extra ammo and building materials. Here’s everything you need to know about specialists inFortnite, including their locations and how to hire them....

Increasing your carry weight capacity is vital inOblivion Remastered, and there are different ways to get this done, with and without cheats. Once you clear the tutorial and start exploring the map, you’ll come across a lot of items to pick up. Unfortunately, you may’t have an infinite number of items with you, and a low capacity will force you to throw away items all the time. To prevent that, the only solution is to increase your carry weight capacity....

Fortunately, I don’t have to wait long The Vanishing of Ethan Carteris a title that’s been on my radar for a while, but was kind of laying low at the same time. Never quite sure what to expect from it, I was intrigued by the little that I had seen, but wasn’t informed enough to be properly excited about it. That’s changed in the past few days. First,its involvementin Sony’s gamescom 2014 press conference gave a great look to a large audience, and now the development team has released this gameplay video to let us know exactly what we’re dealing with....

What a cool idea for a game The Shrouded Isle, an upcoming PC game fromMoon Hunterscreator Kitfox, raises an important question: “Whose blood will feed the old gods?” It’s also anappropriatequestion, given that this is a “cult village manager,” a genre I didn’t yet know I wanted. You’ll need to keep your people fed, sheltered, and happy, but there’s also the great slumberers beneath your town to consider, Mr. Mayor. A human sacrifice must be made each season....

New games tomorrow This is like that song “Closing Time,” except it’s less about a bar shutting down and vs. Zombiesnot being free after today. Maybe that’s what the original song was about. I’ve always been super bad at deciphering lyrics. Next on the docket isGears of War 3to finish off the month on Xbox 360. Xbox One also gets a new free title tomorrow:So Many Me. That’s in conjunction withAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flagon Xbox One which also runs until the end of July....

Despite, and because of, how fun they are I have a few friends who playThe Division. Every once in a while, I’ll ask them if they’re playing it. Yeah, they’ll say. I’ll ask if it’s gotten fun yet. Nah, they’ll say. I’ll ask them if they’re gonna stop playing. “Maybe,” they say. “Maybe when I reach max level.” In other words, they were willing to give up hours upon hours of their lives to something theydidn’t actually enjoy doing, simply because they enjoy how it feels to grind....

Appropriate for something you’ll never touch Ouya is trying its damnedest to appeal to those looking to put a little gaming under their tree this holiday. Today, a special, exclusive holiday edition of the console has been announced which comes in bright, white case and features 16GB of storage capacity, twice that of the standard version. The limited run is only available in North America andcan be ordered now direct from Ouyafor $129....

Mission. One. Start. Another chaotic, cathartic shooter from SNK’s Metal Slug series returns to modern platforms this week, as retro-enthusiasts Hamster releaseMetal Slug 5on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Originally launching in arcades in 2003, Metal Slug 5was one of the final carts produced for the home Neo Geo platform. It also found its way to Xbox and the PS2 via publishers Playmore. One of the more creative of the series, this fifth outing for Eri and co....

Halo and the E.T. landfill documentary are thought to be safe [Update: In an internal memo posted byThe Verge, head of Xbox Phil Spencer wrote that Microsoft expects to close Xbox Entertainment Studios “in the coming months,” presumably once existing projects have wrapped up. The group will finish the E.T. documentary, andHalo: Nightfalland theHaloTV series “will continue as planned with 343 Industries.] Microsoft announced plans for a wide range of original programming for Xbox, but for many of us, it’s just the live-actionHaloshow we want....

The Last of Kirby Looks like a potential Nintendo Direct announcement may have leaked ahead of today’s stream, and on Nintendo’s site too. An entry for a new Kirby game wasspottedonNintendo’s upcoming games schedulethis morning. On the Japanese Nintendo site, the company lists a new Kirby game, along with some new art that shows the powerful pink protagonist in some sort of city ruins. Machine translation points at the title beingDiscovery of the Stars, though that’s not fully confirmed....

Here’s the patch notes and a full look at it New Pokemon Snapfree DLC? Don’t mind if I do! So,New Pokemon Snapis pretty much everything I wanted out of a newSnapgame, albeit with a quality of life wishlist in tow. Some of those came with thisPokemon Snapfree DLC update. The big one is that the “retry” function will now actually get you into levels faster, in the sense that you can select a different research tier: to avoid completely quitting out of the menu....

It’s another retro-tastic celebration After a jam packed retro offering last week, Nintendo is at it again with another collection of classics. On the Wii U you’ll be able to nabThe Legend of the Mystical Ninja, which is my personal favoriteGoemongame, and one of my favorite SNES titles of all time.Donkey Kong,Donkey Kong Jr. andDonkey Kong 3are also on sale for $3.49 until December 12th. The 3DS is a little more eventful, with3D Sonic the Hedgehog,3D Altered Beast(!...

Several senior staff let go Onrushwon over criticsbut that didn’t translate to commercial success. As a result, several members of the development team have been let go followingOnrush‘s launch in June. Eurogamerreports substantial layoffs at Codemasters’ Cheshire, UK studio. Several senior staff and high-ranking people were let go, includingDriveclubandOnrushdirector Paul Rustchynsky. There’s no word as to exactly how many employees were laid off, but Eurogamer’s sources say that the team was “decapitated” by the personnel changes....