Flaming Fowl Studios and Asmodee Digital are expanding their digital adaptation of dungeon-crawling tabletop sensation Gloomhaven with its first DLC, starring a perennial favourite: cultists.

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Prowler is Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2’s special skin, like The Foundation and The Cube Queen were for past seasons.

This character hails from the Marvel universe and is an alias used by a number of different characters who clash with Spider-Man.

Below you’ll learn how to unlock the Prowler skin, along with the Prowler cosmetic items, by completing the Prowler challenges.

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Like an intricate set of Lego, the platforms of Lego Builder's Journey is available on has slowly been building up, and now the pieces are in place for the game to finally become available on PlayStation consoles.

As of today, PS5 and PS4 owners can take on all kinds of Lego building challenges in this relaxing puzzler from Light Brick Studio. The PlayStation 5 version has updated visuals compared to the last-gen machines, offering ray tracing like its Xbox Series X counterpart. New to the game is Creative Mode, which allows players to make their "most imaginative builds" a reality. According to a press release shared with Game Informer, this mode starts players out with a curated set of bricks to "create models and scenes, with virtually endless build plates to build upon." Outside of Creative Mode, the game includes its original single-player puzzles nestled within a story of a parent and child learning the importance of playing together.

Portal co-writer Erik Wolpaw has called for Valve to put a third game in production soon - before the original development team becomes too old to return.

"I am not getting any younger," Wolpaw told KiwiTalkz (thanks, Kotaku). "We are reaching the point where it's crazy to think [the original development team is] literally going to be too old to work on Portal 3, so we should just do it."

Unfortunately, Wolpaw acknowledged the business considerations of Valve focusing a chunk of its workforce on a Portal 3 - especially when the company had the money-printing Steam and hugely successful Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to run instead.

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After years (and years) of silence that led many to assume the Monkey Island brand had fallen by the wayside, original creator Ron Gilbert announced a return to its tropical isles earlier this month in the aptly named Return to Monkey Island. Now, Gilbert has also revealed his new game in the series will start off where Monkey Island: LeChuck's Revenge finished – at an amusement park.

"One of the things that was very important to me about this was that I did want the game to start right at the end of Monkey Island 2, when you walk into that amusement park. I wanted the game to start there," Gilbert told Adventure Gamers.

"That was kind of my one criteria: we need to start the game there. I don't want to go into all the details of it, but we do start there, and then it takes lots of weird twists and turns that you would expect from us."

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Elden Ring is no stranger to post-launch updates. There are more weapons and magics than we can count, and players have been discovering plenty of powerful (arguably, too powerful) abilities to slay the open-world adventure’s Great Enemies. Like the patches before it, the latest 1.04 Version of Elden Ring focuses on stabilizing and balancing the loop by adjusting sorceries, incantations, and weapon skills. 

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FromSoftware’s latest update for Elden Ring is a big one. Patch 1.04 notes released today reveal major changes to the balance of weapons, items, and notably, magic/incantations, which should result in substantially more Intelligence/Faith build options moving forward.

Indeed, while Elden Ring’s magic system has been widely praised for its huge array of interesting and plain cool-to-look-at spells, many of them aren’t really viable due to long cast times and large FP consumption. Pragmatic spellcasters quickly noticed that the flashy spells found toward the end of the game were spectacular to behold but not especially functional, which was a bit frustrating. After all, you want the cool spells to actually do the damage in combat! That should be the case moving forward.

As you’ll see below, the changes aren’t limited to magic, though. There are a bunch of rebalances for melee weapons, too, as well as the many weapon skills associated with them. Here’s the full overview:

Major Changes Included in the Latest Update

Additional Elements Added

• Added an option to turn camera auto rotate function ON/OFF
• Added some event phases for the NPC “Patches”

Balance adjustments

Elden Ring players are getting soft banned for picking up pants dropped by other players.

As previously reported, players discovered a cut pair of underwear in the game. The Deathbed Smalls were meant to be part of the NPC Fia's armour set, but are unobtainable without hacking the game.

But hacks and mods cannot be used without by-passing the game's anti-cheat system. And simply owning the pants - even if obtained by another player - is seemingly enough to trigger a soft ban.

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ASUS is one of the few brands that not only makes great gaming products, but a whole range of stuff for all things computing, whether it's a gaming chair, laptop or networking gear.

The reliable folks at CCL Computers currently have a promotion on all things ASUS, where you can add the code 'ASUSAPR' to get an extra 5 per cent off any of their products.

One of the best finds includes this TUF keyboard and mouse combo with a standard retail price of £79.99. The K1 keyboard offers adjustable height, a spill-proof design and RGB lighting. The wrist rest will ensure you won't get any strained hands during long gaming sessions, and it's detachable so it won't be an issue when travelling around with it. There's also a dedicated volume dial.

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Sega is eyeing a big-screen outing for its classic side-scrolling beat 'em up series Streets of Rage, Deadline has reported.

A script for the film adaptation has been written by Derek Kolstad, creator and lead writer for the hugely-lucrative John Wick franchise.

Sega is reportedly keen to replicate the film success of its Sonic the Hedgehog series, and has tapped the same production company, dj2 Entertainment, to now work on Streets of Rage too.

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Jason Momoa, known for his hulking and somewhat imposing roles in Game of Thrones, Dune and Justice League, is on the cusp of landing his newest role. But this time, it seems the muscular lead will be taking on a much blockier persona than we are used to seeing, as The Hollywood Reporter has reported Momoa is currently in "final talks" for Warner Bros.' live-action Minecraft adaptation.

While his part is not set in stone (cuboid or otherwise), it certainly looks hopeful. So, will he be Steve, or a whole new hero? Or even, the villain? I guess we will have to wait and see.

Along with some potential Mamoa-ness, Variety has additionally revealed the upcoming Minecraft film has also landed Napoleon Dynamite's Jared Hess as its director. Meanwhile, Dune producer Mary Parent will produce the film, alongside Roy Lee.

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Sega is creating "big-budget reboots" of past hits Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio, it has been reported.

Bloomberg states these projects are the first to come from Sega's myserious "Super Game" initiative - and that two more, one a first-person shooter, are also in the works.

Development on all the above is still early, with Crazy Taxi reportedly still "two to three years" away despite being in development for "over a year" already.

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It gets easier every day to find out which games will simply run on a Steam Deck; the list of Steam Verified-rated games is regularly extending, and SteamDB are keeping track of Playable and Unsupported games as well. Still, while these may be old favourites that you’ve already sunk hours into on a desktop, you might still be wondering how these games play when transplanted to the smaller screen and gamepad-ish controls of a handheld.

Liam was wondering it, anyway. Thus, he picked ten difference game genres from the most-played on Steam, asked me to play at least one game that would broadly represent each, and report back on which are the most (and least) suited to life on the Steam Deck.

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The latest patch for Elden Ring is now live, bringing a whole host of small changes.

Patch 1.04 has improved stability of gameplay and made a large number of balance tweaks to weapons, sorceries, and weapon skills. It also adds an option to change camera auto-rotation and some additional event phases for the NPC Patches.

In particular, the attack speed of colossal weapons has been increased to make them a more viable option for pure melee builds.

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Returnal director Harry Krueger has addressed the game's difficulty, saying it's integral to the narrative.

Interviewed by Kinda Funny Games, Krueger was asked by Greg Miller for his thoughts on the difficulty of Returnal and its impact on accessibility.

"I think we can always do more, could always add more support for different ways to play the game and different control methods and so on. I think when it comes to difficulty, I think it is a question of what kind of experience you are having with Returnal," said Krueger.

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Epic Games has just rolled out the Fortnite v20.20 update for its Battle Royale game mode, adding in a new Ranger Shotgun, a Covert Ops questline, and sees the return of Boogie Bombs and Rift-to-Gos before they’re pitted against each other in a vote on the Funding Boards.

The news comes via a blog post over on the official Fortnite website, outlining the new additions.

In terms of the story of the season that’s seeing the Resistance fighting back against the IO forces, the battle has moved on from Condo Canyon and is now focused around Coney Crossroads. Help push the IO back in this named location, but watch out for Huntmaster Saber in his blimp overhead.

The Fortnite 20.20 update also adds the new Ranger Shotgun. A burst shotgun that has one shot per reload. Each shot from the Ranger Shotgun deals large amounts of damage and is effective at longer ranges compared to other shotgun types currently in the game. It comes in five rarities — Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary — with the reload and damage output increasing with each rarity.

It should be noted that the Ranger Shotgun has not been added into competitive playlists as it’s currently undergoing an evaluation period.

If a powerful shotgun doesn’t do it for you, then the update also sees the return of the Boogie Bomb and Rift-to-Go items to the island. The Boogie Bomb, when thrown, causes all players caught in its radius to break out into dancing, preventing them from engaging in combat.

The Rift-to-Go can be used at any time to be transported and spit out of a Rift overhead, allowing you to glide to safety away from the encroaching storm circle or enemy players.

I've spent the long bank holiday weekend being drawn into Severance, the Apple TV show about a group of people working in a very strange office. It's a beautiful thing, and I don't want to spoil it. What I can tell you, if you haven't seen it, is that it picks ceaselessly at the idea of work - of what work does to us, what work makes us do to ourselves. It's a series about the contortions that work encourages on our personalities.

While these issues feel uniquely topical, I guess they have been around as long as work has - which, for the case of office work, with its water coolers and break rooms, its who-moved-my-cheese?, isn't really that long at all. I've quoted the Hart Crane poem about elevators dropping us from our days too often on Eurogamer for it to have its original force, but anyway, that poem was written in 1930, and it feels like it was an attempt in part to grapple with the way that a lot of people the poet knew were suddenly living - commuting each day to an office, finding their floor, their desk, and engaging with something that was relatively new.

And already strange. Severance argues that office work is bizarre - unnatural is the unspoken verdict I think - but if you go back to 1928 and The Crowd, a wonderful, soaring silent movie by King Vidor, you see much the same point made in a dramatic sequence that, once seen, is hard to put out of mind.

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Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has rebuked claims that Activision Blizzard is looking to incorporate NFTs into its games.

Over the weekend, it was reported that Activision Blizzard was seemingly gauging players' interest in cryptocurrency and NFT products through a YouGov survey. However, in response to an article about this alleged move, Ybarra simply replied, "No one is doing NFTs."

So, I guess that is that.

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The ability to play emulated Game Boy games has been uncovered within the files of Nintendo Switch.

Specifically, Nintendo-made emulators codenamed Hiyoko (for Game Boy) and Sloop (for Game Boy Advance) have been detailed as part of a new datamine.

To date, there's been no official word on Game Boy emulation for Nintendo Switch, though Eurogamer previously reported that it was being worked on by Nintendo.

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Razer make some of the best products for gamers, from high end laptops and mice to comfortable chairs and handy backpacks, they'll usually have what you're looking for whether you want it sleek and unassuming or bright and colourful.

And from now until the 25th April 2022, there's lots of savings to be had on these top quality items in Razer's Chroma Mania season. We've highlighted what you can grab a bargain on below.

You can currently save 20 percent on your total basket when you buy two or more products and spend over £149. Also, make sure you enter the code 'CHROMA' at checkout to get a Razer Keycap keychain (worth £9.99) for free! Shipping is free on all orders over £79 so you needn't worry about paying for that either.

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After months of searching, I'm pleased to announce that we've finally found our new news reporter. Please say hello and welcome to CJ Wheeler, the latest addition to the RPS hivemind.

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Earlier this month we learned that Sega’s big, secret “Super Game” that has been in development for a while was actually a series of “AAA games”. Bloomberg is now reporting that the first two of those are “big-budget” Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi reboots.

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Today Atlus released another of its daily trailers of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing another location included in the game.

The video shows the “Yo Yo Castle,” an item shop in the city of Realm, where humans and demons coexist peacefully.

As usual, the trailer also includes the daily horoscope with a ranking of signs from the luckiest to the unluckiest. Aries is at the top, while Capricorn is at the bottom of the fortune ranking.

Soul Hackers 2 releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese launch on August 25.

You can check out the original trailer, plenty of screenshots, a second gallery, more images, and a video explaining the gameplay.

It’s 2022 and Microsoft is in the process of tying up a deal to purchase Blizzard. This isn’t the first time the computing giant has tried to buy the company, though; according to Ed Fries, who led development of the first Xbox console, it’s actually the third.

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Having grown a fervent community on the PC and console space for quite some time now, ARK: Survival Evolved remains a popular game for those looking for some time with dinosaurs. Although its first foray onto the Nintendo Switch was not exactly stellar, Studio Wildcard is not throwing in the towel just yet. In a new announcement, the developers revealed that ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition is coming to the Nintendo Switch this coming September.

This new package will include the base game as well as expansion packs, which include Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2. Both the base game and the Scorched Earth expansion pack will be available at launch, with the other expansions following suit every two months.

There will be new cinematic story content to expand the narrative, custom server support, and a new educational mode that will put knowledge first for the younger players eager to learn more about dinosaurs.

Perhaps the best news of all is that current owners of ARK: Survival Evolved on the Nintendo Switch will be able to enjoy the improvements in functionality, graphics, and optimization brought about by the new version. Your progress and save data will also be maintained, although there is no word on the expansions being given away for free.

Passengers at Boston’s Logan International Airport were evacuated from a terminal on Saturday and the local bomb squad called in after TSA agents found a “suspicious item” inside a Delta passenger’s bag that turned out to be a “PlayStation”.

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With the Playdate handheld console finally shipping, consumers might be eager to find out more about what is coming next for this interesting product. Thankfully, creators Panic have dropped a brand new Playdate update video for a quick update.

There is plenty to chew through in the seven-minute-long video, and here are some of the more important bits that you will need to know for the future of the Playdate.

Playdate Updates

Shipping

The Group One preorders have begun shipping, and consumers who received the latest estimates from the company can rest easier knowing that Panic is ramping up the shipping volume every day to meet the demand. As for the next group of preorders, more details will be shared soon in regards to estimates and other important bits of information.

Playdate SDK

The video also touched on the recently-released Playdate SDK, which is free for anyone to create games on Mac, Linux, and PC. It includes support for both Lua and C APIs, a Playdate simulator that allows preview of games being developed, a program for making fonts, and even documentation and forums for users looking to get more out of the experience.

Side-loading Games

The Playdate supports the side-loading of created games directly into the console without the need for any other input, but Panic is hoping to give creators a lift with the Catalog app. Through this app, players can browse curated games and purchase these titles via the Playdate itself, and more will be shared in the coming months.

Playing games does pay sometimes, as Microsoft has announced it is offering a three-month free trial of its PC Game Pass service as an incentive for players to join. This will apply to anyone who has enjoyed Halo Infinite, Age of Empires IV, or Forza Horizon 5 from the game’s respective launch to Feb. 28, 2022. Of course, the caveat is that it is only for players who have never subscribed to the service before.

So for those who have previously cancelled and are looking for a way back, this is not it. The offer also does not extend to players in Russia and India. The platform on which you have bought and played these games will not matter either, so be it Steam or the Microsoft Store, and even those who have played the free-to-play multiplayer of Halo Infinite are included in this initiative.

If the free trial of the PC Game Pass has caught your interest, you can check your eligibility via the Xbox website. Once the trial period is over, you will be charged at the current rate, so do your due diligence if you do not wish to continue the subscription.