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Death Stranding Director’s Cut Review – Special Delivery

To call Death Stranding a divisive game would be a bit of an understatement. There are just as many people out there who absolutely love it as there are those who were put off by its mundanity; just as many proponents of its gorgeous and desolate world, its unique online mechanics, its mechanical depth as there are harsh critics of its clumsy narrative and overbearing storytelling, its deliberate pacing and structure, its emptiness and repetition. [embedded content] Both camps have valid points, of course, but regardless of which camp you fall

Apex Dev Rejects Operation Health Demand

Apex LegendsImage courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentOperation Health may be over before it's even begun after an Apex developer explained the difficulties with making it work.Apex Legends players have grown tired of the game's various issues. Between bugs, glitches, server issues, and crashes it can sometimes be frustrating to get a simple game in. Many players have suggested that Apex should take a leaf out of Rainbow Six Siege's book in order to solve the problems. The idea behind Operation Health is that Respawn should spend a whole season focusing on

Nintendo confirms a price cut for base Nintendo Switch model is not coming to the U.S.

Following yesterday’s confirmation and subsequent implementation of a price drop for the base Nintendo Switch model in Europe, Nintendo has now clarified this isn’t something the company plans on rolling out globally.  In a statement to Axios reporter Stephen Totilo, Nintendo of America confirmed the price drop was only going to go into effect for retailers in Europe and the United Kingdom, with no plans in the works for a discount in North America.  Nintendo tells me yesterday's Switch price drop was just for Europe (and the UK):“The trade price

Riot to implement buffs to Akali, Sylas, other assassins in League Patch 11.19

League of Legends lead gameplay designer Jeevun Sidhu has shared the expanded preview for the game’s next update, Patch 11.19. With it come plenty of changes just in time for the year’s most prestigious professional League tournament, the World Championship.  “This is the second of two Worlds-focused patches,” Sidhu said on Twitter. “Given that we won’t have any more opportunities to change the game, we aimed quite conservatively here.”  11.19 Full Patch Preview is here!This is the second of two Worlds-focused patches. Given that we won't have any more opportunities

Halo Infinite Makes Change to Radar After Beta Response

Top GamesImage courtesy of 343 Industries343 Industries has been making changes to upcoming Halo Infinite based on the responses to the Beta. One particular change that the team has been working on is the Combat Sensor (radar).Radar changes have been teased and tested for a while now in Halo. Back in 2017, 343 tweaked the motion sensor/radar for Ranked games in Halo 5. In this version, only two activities would make the player show up on the radar - a non-silenced weapon being fired and sprinting. The functional range was

Here’s the WoW TBC Classic Phase 2 content release timeline

Blizzard has unveiled plans to release World of Warcraft TBC Classic’s first significant content patch more than three months after the expansion’s initial release. But while new raids and Arena season two will begin on Sept. 15, there’s more to the content than just a couple of new raids and a fresh start in the arena. Over the past month or so, Blizzard has tested numerous quality-of-life adjustments to TBC, including guild banks, a group browser tool, and viewable arena standings.  Meanwhile, the start of Arena season two doesn’t necessarily

Square Enix Provides Update on FFXIV Online Congestion Situation

Top GamesThe number of simultaneous logins has continued to hit the upper limit in FFXIV, especially in North American and European Data Centers and Worlds. / Photo courtesy of Square EnixAs the number of simultaneous logins has continued to hit the upper limit in Final Fantasy XIV Online, Square Enix Producer and Director Noaki Yoshida released an update on how the studio is planning address the situation Tuesday.In the immediate future, FFXIV will be seeing increased login caps for its European Data Center, as well as classifying all of its

Niantic creates internal Pokémon Go task force to address player concerns in response to #HearUsNiantic

After heavy criticism from the Pokémon Go community, Niantic has issued a response regarding the recent decision to reduce the required distances for PokéStops and gyms to pre-pandemic levels in some regions. Following the implementation of these changes on Aug. 1, Pokémon Go fans began to speak out, bringing up COVID concerns and accessibility issues as the main concerns that came with these changes, rallying behind the hashtag #HearUsNiantic.The post Niantic creates internal Pokémon Go task force to address player concerns in response to #HearUsNiantic appeared first on Dot Esports.

Everything you need to know about Legends of Runeterra’s Lab of Legends: The Saltwater Scourge

Legends of Runeterra Patch 2.13.0 added a full-fledged update to the Lab of Legends mode with a new roguelike experience called The Saltwater Scourge. The newest iteration of the single-player mode added randomly generated map movement, a wealth of new encounters, and many more ways to boost the strength of your cards. In this initial implementation of The Saltwater Scourge, you can choose a starting deck between Miss Fortune, Tahm Kench, and Twisted Fate. Once a run begins, you can see which mini-boss will spawn between Karma, Azir, and Swain.