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How to Unlock Characters in Back 4 Blood

Top GamesBack 4 Blood is set to drop with eight playable Cleaners at launch. / Photo courtesy of Turtle Rock StudiosWith the Back 4 Blood Early Access period beginning for those who've purchased the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of the upcoming title, players are now able to unlock more playable characters to use other than the starting five for the first time.Back in August, many players were able to get their first hands-on look at the first-person zombie shooter, but did not get the chance to play as any survivor

5 Best Agents in Valorant Patch 3.07

ValorantCourtesy of Riot GamesValorant Patch 3.07 has just dropped, and the next Act for Valorant is right around the corner. As the competitive mode will soon reset ranks, players are going to want to drop back in with the best possible Agents. To help make that decision a little bit easier, here are the five best Agents in Valorant after the most recent patch.Patch Notes 3.07 takes it easy with some quality of life updates for Viper and Jett, the rollout of a new beta setting for input devices, and

How to Pre-Load the Battlefield 2042 Beta

Top GamesBattlefield 2042 / Credit to EA/DiceMany fans of the Battlefield series are wondering how to pre-load the Battlefield 2042 beta so they can be ready to play the moment the open beta goes live. Players can pre-download the open beta starting on Oct. 5 at 12 a.m. PDT. This is three days before the open beta becomes available for the public to enjoy on Oct. 8. Players who have pre-ordered the game or are a member of the EA Play subscription service will be able to join two days

Valorant Patch 3.07: Full List of Changes

ValorantPhoto Courtesy of Riot GamesValorant Patch 3.07 is slated to go live on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The patch contains mainly quality of life updates with minimal gameplay changes. This decision looks to maintain the current state of the game after Patch 3.06 created larger changes in the game than usual. Patch 3.06 nerfed the game's most controversial agent, Jett. Additionally, the patch nerfed Skye while also buffing KAY/O. Now, Viper is receiving some small changes while deathmatch gets a small mention along with some performance updates for the game.Patch Notes

Here are the VALORANT Patch 3.07 notes

VALORANT Patch 3.07 is set to join the game, and while it’s not as significant as Patch 3.06, it will still introduce a few interesting changes. Players will be able to “drop-in-drop-out” of VALORANT’s Deathmatch mode without penalty, Viper’s wall will apply instant decay to “high-flying” agents, and several issues causing the game to crash will be resolved.  One of the biggest changes in Patch 3.07 is the removal of the penalty for leaving Deathmatch early. Many players use this mode to warm up before games and committing to a full

You can now pre-download the Battlefield 2042 open beta

Fans eager to get in on the action in Battlefield 2042 during the open beta can prep their machines now. The latest test for the highly anticipated next entry into the iconic Battlefield series is set to run from Oct. 6 to 9, with early access kicking off tomorrow, followed by the rest of the players gaining entry on Oct. 7. To gain access to the early access portion of this test, you’ll need to have pre-ordered a copy of Battlefield 2042. Other people looking to try before they buy

New World is reportedly bricking high-end GPUs—again

Players are reporting that their high-end NVIDIA graphics cards are getting bricked by playing New World at its highest settings, according to reports first shared by PC Gamer. Players have shared their incidents of GPU bricking on the New World subreddit, with some claiming to lose their 3080-TI video cards after playing with an uncapped FPS or even at 90 FPS. Gaming PC manufacturer PowerGPU tweeted out that several of their clients have emailed them about their 3070, 3080, and 3090 cards no longer working after playing New World. So

WoW Classic Season of Mastery Announced, Open Beta Coming Oct. 5

Top GamesWoW Classic Season of Mastery is set to launch soon, inviting players to begin fresh at level 1 for a complete reset of the title's content. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardWoW Classic Season of Mastery is coming, giving all players a chance to start fresh and a level playing field, with an Open Beta beginning on Oct. 5, Blizzard announced Thursday.With the launch of Season of Mystery, new WoW Classic realms will be available to invite new and current Classic players to begin fresh at level 1 for a

Myth of Empires Closed Beta: When is it?

Top GamesCourtesy of Angela GamesMyth of Empires is a new title currently being developed by Angela Games. MoE is a sandbox MMO with a lot of similarities to Mount and Blade. The game gives players a lot of freedom to do what they wish, allowing players to build armies and cities as well as invade other player's settlements. The game had a closed alpha recently, and is now planning to open a closed beta.Players for the beta test have been selected! Congrats to the first wave of players who got