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Saying that I weep nightly for the criminally unplayedBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Boltsis a serious understatement. I mean, hell, the game was on sale for amere $20— at that point, there are very few acceptable excuses for not breaking down and pulling out the ol’ wallet. According to the Lord of Games, some form of downloadable content is hitting soon, and we’ll hear more about it next week. “So prick up your ears, soldiers: consider this an early warning that news on potential lifespan-lengthening activities will be incoming very soon,” he eloquently proclaimed....

Ha-owl-o 5: Guardians of Ga’Hoole While Chief boasts top-billing inHalo 5: Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Agent Locke (pictured above) will have a “key role” in the proceedings, 343 studio boss Bonnie Ross toldEurogamer. Apparently Ridley Scott’s digital seriesHalo Nightfall, which will launch with theMaster Chief Collection(11/11), will tell Locke’s origin story, “so when you end up withHalo 5: Guardiansyou have an idea of the background of this new character.” Seems like throwing backstory important to character development away in alternative media, but maybe these productions are all more connected than we give credit....

I’m the type of person who keeps an eye on page count as I work my way through a book. For whatever reason, I like to know how close I am to the end. If you’re curious about where you are and where you’re going inFinal Fantasy VII: Rebirth, here are all the chapters. This is fewer than the 18 chapters ofFinal Fantasy VII Remake, but that’s an arbitrary observation. Both the length of the game and the length of individual chapters vary....

Too late? Marvel’s Avengershad a lot of things stacked against it at launch, and althoughAvengersDenuvo DRM didn’t really help its case on PC, it wasn’t the only reason it got a tepid reception. I think the lack of ongoing content, the shaky framework of a “live service game,” and numerous microtransactions, stingy passes, and Verizon tie-in DLC did that on its own. But if you do enjoy the game on PC (or stopped because of performance problems), this new patch has you covered....

The 9mm PM pistol inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6is one of the first secondary weapons you’ll have in your possession. Thankfully, it’s a decent option, especially if you pick the right 9mm PM loadout inBlack Ops 6. Best 9mm PM loadout choices for Black Ops 6 This pistol is a quality weapon with standard damage and rate of fire. However, it is a semi-auto as opposed to the Grekhova, which is full-auto, so it might get some getting used to....

The Spiral Abyss inGenshin Impact5.5 recently got reset, and it now features a new lineup of opponents. These include several hard-hitting elite enemies and world bosses. This guide will list some of the best teams and strategies that you can use to clear Floor 12 of the latest Spiral Abyss reset in version 5.5. Best teams to use in Genshin Impact 5.5 Spiral Abyss Listed below are some of the best teams you’re able to use to complete the Spiral Abyss Floor 12 inGenshin Impact5....

Flixist likes videogames too! Hello! I’ve just reviewed Disney’s new animated flickWreck-It Ralphover with the fine and handsome people over at Flixist. Here’s a little taste of what I thought: Almost immediately, there’s a weird dissonance inWreck-it Ralph, Disney’s love-letter to the 80s/90s age of arcades. From frame one, where the film begins at the arcade that is home to all the characters and games we’re about to meet, hitting those gamer nostalgia buttons is clearly one of the film’s top priorities....

Split up? Zoinks! As of this moment, Ubisoft hasn’t revealed many details for the upcoming inauguralThe Division 2raid. We do know that it exists by way of the in-game menus and previous announcements, and that for the most part, live service games/MMOs release their first raid roughly two weeks after launch so everyone is able to properly gear for it. Thanks tosome datamining efforts From reddit user kevindavid40though we have a more clear idea of where the raid takes place and what some objectives might be....

During theOctober 3Diablo 4Devstreamabout the upcoming Season 2, Diablo Community Manager Adam Fletcher casually revealed thatDiablo 4iscoming to Steam. When Season 2, Season of Blood launches on October 17th, players will be able to download and play the ARPG through Steam. Earlier this year another Blizzard title,Overwatch 2, also came to Steam. According to Fletcher, cross-play and cross-progression will work immediately on day one. Players on Steam and Battle.net will be able to party up and play together seamlessly on the same server....

Be on the look out for lil dicks Ubisoft has cut a new trailer for next month’sFar Cry Primal, which you can read about in-depth over atBrett’s previewfrom last month. The short of it:Far Cry‘s wanton violence contextualized in the brutal Stone Age instead of with some other weird conceit. And here’s Takkar, who arrives in Oros with his Wenja tribe at risk because of the three warring factions fighting over the land....

Not too long ago, I jokingly predicted it would only be a matter of time until a sickElden Ringfan beat the game using something silly like a deadly venom-filled jellyfish as a controller. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Players are seemingly getting serious and building theweapons they see in the gameand turning them into the controllers they’ll use to take over the Lands Between. That’s the story ofLouis 64, a YouTuber and likely contender to the title of IRL Elden Lord, who’s just shown his greatsword-shaped controller....

Fear Factory During today’s State of Play presentation, Sony showed off the first gameplay video of first-person horror sequelFive Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach. Stepping away from the strict CCTV setting, the new sequel will see our hapless security guards pick their way through a Wacky Warehouse-style environment in first-person gameplay, while dodging the murderous army of sentient animatronics – once again led by Freddy Fazbear – who are out for blood, or at least once all of the obnoxious children’s pizza parties are done and dusted....

A prototype Sega Saturn with a Netlink built in A forum poster over onAssembler Gameshas revealed something that’s been in hiding for the last 14 years. Super Magnetic, as he goes by, was a former Sega employee that through a series of unfortunate events, came into the possession of the Sega Pluto, which is basically a Sega Saturn with a Netlink built in. “This thing is a beast, and definitely the heaviest console I’ve ever held in my hands,” Super Magnetic described....