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Valheim Patch 0.156.2 Explained

Top GamesValheim Patch 0.156.2 focused on shifting the way enemy AI makes decisions. / Iron Gate Studios, Coffee Stain PublishingValheim Patch 0.156.2 focused on shifting the way enemy AI makes decisions. Iron Gate Studios released the latest patch for Valheim, 0.156.2 Thursday, July 1. It officially went live at 7:47 a.m. EDT and is available for download at the time of writing. This patch directly affects the way AI enemies determine what to attack while pathing and how they prioritize the world during combat.Here's our breakdown of exactly what players

What is Mythic+ rating in WoW: Shadowlands?

Mythic+ rating is coming to WoW: Shadowlands with the release of Patch 9.1: Chains of Domination. As WoW‘s first in-game ranking system for PvE content, Mythic+ rating is set to completely overhaul how players approach dungeons in WoW. Now, instead of having to utilize features brought into the game by a third party add-on, WoW players can simply open up the Mythic+ panel of their interface to see a streamlined ranking provided to them by Blizzard Entertainment itself. A player’s Mythic+ rating is calculated as a total score of the

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 10 Things You Need to Know

Even a franchise as beloved and consistent as The Legend of Zelda can have blips, and though there haven’t been many of those, the 2011 Wii title Skyward Sword is often looked at somewhat of a black sheep. It’s a game with a lot of merits, and sure, it has its own fans, but Skyward Sword and the reaction to it was what prompted to pivot as hard as they did with Breath of the Wild. Now the series is firmly back on track though, and a new game is in the works as well- but before we

Metro Exodus (Xbox Series X) Review – An Impressive Upgrade

NOTE: This review is focused on the technical improvements in the game’s Xbox Series X/S and PS5 upgrade. For more detailed impressions on Metro Exodus, you can read our review of the original game through here. You can also read our reviews of the expansions, The Two Colonels and Sam’s Story. The folks over at 4A Games love being on the cutting edge of technology. With the Metro series, time and again, they’ve brought a grim post-apocalyptic and heavily irradiated world to stark life in excellent ways with the help of some

Best keyboard and mouse for PS4

The PS4, like every other console, uses a controller by default. Controllers are convenient for most games, but they are not always ideal for competitive gaming. The analog stick on a controller offers very little accuracy. This difference in accuracy is why PC gaming is considered by many to be superior to console gaming. However, with the release of the PS4, a keyboard and mouse have become more common with console gamers. A reason for this trend is the implementation of crossplay in multiplayer games. With crossplay, gamers can play

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Showcases Snowdrop Engine Upgrades in New Video

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora debuted at E3 2021, and though it didn’t show any gameplay, it did give us a look at in-engine visuals. More specifically, the trailer was meant to showcase the upgrades that developers Ubisoft Massive have made to their Snowdrop engine, and it certainly looked impressive. Now, in a newly released video, the devs go into greater detail about that. The video showcases in-engine footage of the game, with the developers discussing how they had to make major upgrades to the engine in order to create a larger

AMD’s FSR Has Been Added to Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One Dev Kits

AMD’s supersampling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution is out for developers to implement in their PC games now, and many have started adding support already. Not too long ago, Microsoft stated that they’d be sharing details regarding FSR implementation on Xbox soon as well, and as promised, they’ve provided those new details. Over on Twitter, Jason Ronald, director of program management at Xbox, recently confirmed that AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution is now available to Xbox developers. The supersampling tech has been added to game development kits and is preview. Surprisingly enough,

The Falconeer: Warrior Edition Interview – Porting, PS5 Tech, Future Plans, and More

The Falconeer accompanied the Xbox Series X/S’ launch last November, delivering a solid flight and aerial combat experience across both active generations of the ecosystem- and made even more impressive by the fact that it was made by a single person. Now, creator Tomas Sala is expanding the game to other platforms, and with The Falconeer: Warrior Edition, players on PlayStation and the Switch will have the opportunity to dive into the game as well. Ahead of its upcoming launch, we recently had the chance to ask Sala about the port’s

Battlefield 2042 Will Use Bots to Fill Larger Lobbies

Top GamesBattefield 2042, DICE's latest installment of its first-person shooter franchise, drops Oct. 22, 2021. / Photo courtesy of DICEBattlefield 2042 will use AI bots to backfill lobbies of its 128-player Conquest and Breakthrough game modes, community manager EA Straatford confirmed.In an update to a Battlefield Briefing post, Straatford revealed that AI Soldiers will be introduced to the FPS franchise for the first time with the release of Battlefield 2042.RendeBrick ?Credit: @handsolooficial pic.twitter.com/6TS1WUhiyH— Battlefield (@Battlefield) June 23, 2021Hoping to deliver on an experience that is "bigger than ever" to its