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The wait for Torchlight 3 will be ending soon. Today, Perfect World Entertainment and developer Echtra Games announced that Torchlight 3’s Steam Early Access will wrap up on October 13, when the full game officially launches on PC as well as PS4 and Xbox One, priced at $39.99. With only two weeks left before the dungeon-crawling action-RPG launches, Echtra took the opportunity to look back on the game’s development, from the revamping of the original MMO project Torchlight Frontiers to Early Access....

Perfect World Entertainment and Echtra Games, the developers of Torchlight III, have announced new end game content. The content will take the form of an endless dungeon ran by Fazeer Shah, a returning character from Torchlight II. Fans of the Torchlight series will remember Fazeer Shah as the djinni from Torchlight II that helped players save the Guardian of Mana if they brought him the Lamp of Marvels. Now he returns in the latest installment of Torchlight III to help run the end game content that is vital for ongoing ARPGs....

Our quick take Toshiba AT300 - 3.5 / 5 First impressions count Design Android 4 Three versions Sound Camera Display and picture quality Power and performance To recap Toshiba tablets have come on in leaps and bounds. The AT100 was dreadful, the AT200 was improved, but still too expensive and not as good as everything else on the market. But with the AT300, things are looking up. This is a credible tablet, and it leaves us excited for what next year might bring for Toshiba....

There’s no doubt that Total War is one of Sega’s major franchises, and the series’ high fantasy turn-based strategy and real-time tactics title Total War: Warhammer 2 is set earn its keep within the brand’s umbrella by ensuring that fans are flush with post-launch materials. As it so happens, Sega has now unveiled the cinematic trailer for the game’s forthcoming Curse of the Vampire Coast DLC. As seen below in Total War: Warhammer 2’s latest trailer, fans of the game should expect Curse of the Vampire Coast to feature four undead pirate Legendary Lords, units such as gun-wielding deckhands, large enemy crabs, and a themed campaign to play through as well....

Being prepared and having the right items at hand can be crucial in RPGs. This is especially the case in one that emphasizes fast-paced combat like Trials of Mana. This Square Enix remake of the Secret of Mana follow-up often takes players on sprawling journeys across vast settings crawling with baddies. While magic and Class Strikes can also make an impact in combat, having useful items at one’s disposal can truly make a big difference....

Disney is reportedly planning another Tron sequel, only 13 years after the last hit our screens. It is said to be talking to Joachim Rønning to helm the movie with Jared Leto allegedly starring. Rønning has worked with Disney before, directing the last Pirates of the Caribbean film, Salazar’s Revenge, and, more recently, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. He has so far not been involved in the Tron franchise though, so this will be all new to him....

The entire Twitch community has had a chaotic few weeks. With many Twitch streamers hit by DMCA takedown requests for different clips, there are those worried for their future on the platform. Amid these DMCA takedowns, Twitch is still cracking down on streamers who are violating other Terms of Service guidelines. However, as seen in one instance with a smaller streamer who went by the username Pajja, Twitch sometimes bans users erroneously and comes around to reverse the decision....

Although Twitch is notorious for drama, controversies, and more, there are plenty of more positive moments as well. Twitch streamer PotasticP’s recent announcement is a perfect example of that. While names like Alinity and Amouranth may ring a bell, Jeannie “PotasticP” Lee is much smaller, averaging about 2500 viewers per stream. Nonetheless, she announced that she was abandoning her plans to go through medical school in order to pursue Twitch streaming full time....

Diagnosis is the most important thing you can do for your patients in Two Point Hospital, which is why Diagnosis Rooms are so important. You won’t even reach the treatment phase if your doctors haven’t decided what they are suffering from. Oftentimes the game will tell you that more diagnostic rooms are needed, but you have no idea which rooms they might be. There are nine diagnostic rooms in all and some of them require a bit of research before they can be unlocked....

Ever since it launched, Rainbow Six Siege has grown in ways few titles have ever done before. With a consistently growing player base and a rapidly expanding eSports circuit, Ubisoft’s multiplayer Tom Clancy title has solidified its place in history as a successful 5-on-5 tactical shooter. That doesn’t mean the studio hasn’t experimented with other Rainbow Six Siege game modes, though: Ubisoft released a timed PVE mode called Outbreak earlier this year, allowing co-op squads of 3 to fight against otherworldly monsters in a way that somehow blended in the Siege universe....

Unbroken Studios revealed it had joined Rocksteady Studios for the assistance in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League development. In addition, the studio has other top-secret projects in the works. Unbroken Studios made an announcement through its official website, claiming it’s proud to be working with Rocksteady again. Previously the studio took part in the development of the Arkham series games. The Los Angeles-based team now includes more than 60 veteran video game developers who worked on blockbuster franchises such as Battlefield, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and God of War....

Cyberpunk has always been a genre fraught with contrasts, between the mega rich and the ultra poor, the hyper sleek corpos and the rough-and-ready street kids, and the high rise buildings and dark alleys. It’s fitting then that Cyberpunk 2077 is also full of contrasts, although not all of them are intentional. As well as the typical contrasts of the genre, it’s also a game with dazzling visuals and devastating bugs....

In Valheim, the early access survival game about making the journey to Valhalla, finding new items and resources is how players will unlock crafting recipes. One of the most important early game items is leather scraps, which will unlock vital recipes players will need to progress their game. Getting leather scraps is surprisingly easy, but players will need to cautious when getting their first batch of this resource. Leather scraps can drop from boars and deer when they are killed....

Valorant currently has ten different characters to choose from, each of them fitting into one of the four character types present in the game right now: Controller, Initiator, Duelist, and Sentinel. Different characters accomplish these roles in different ways, making each of them pretty unique from the next. Breach, one of the Initiators in Valorant, has a very specific set of abilities that give him a severe advantage in certain scenarios....

Today, Riot Games confirmed their newest game VALORANT will be fully launching and available to play for free to players around the world on June 2nd. VALORANT has enjoyed tremendous success since its closed-beta launch at the beginning of April as it helped break Twitch streaming records and secured some big names in the esports scene. A new map, agent and game mode will also be available when the game launches....

Valve confirms its strict approach to match-fixing, revealing that any professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player fixing matches will be permanently banned. Competitive video games are a serious business, and unfortunately some players will go to any lengths to ensure that their team comes out on top. It turns out that Valve, however, is now taking particularly strict measures to ensure that its games remain cheat-free. It’s been revealed that the company has outlined plans to permanently ban any Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player that has been found guilty of match-fixing....

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for most people, as well as most businesses, across the world. Some industries, however, have thrived due to the nature of their business, the video game industry being one such example, though it was also thriving prior to the pandemic. A new report from the ESA shows how the video game industry contributed to the US economy both in total economic output and total employment in 2019....

This Vikings review contains spoilers. Vikings Season 5 Episode 14 “I would go to hell for you, Lagertha.” For an episode so fraught with promise, “The Lost Moment” never manages to make it out of second gear. Ivar’s further descent into darkness fails to gain much traction, the Wessex coup seemingly falls by the wayside, and though Floki finally stands up and takes charge, it’s too little, too late. Vikings offers no lack of intrigue, and the exceptional acting and production values remain, but the boldness of earlier seasons seems to have vanished, leaving viewers with a solid, but somewhat uninspiring cadre of characters....

The following contains spoilers for episode four of WandaVision. The first three episodes of Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+ have a very different vibe than the fourth. While the initial episodes follow a sitcom format, the fourth takes the audience into Agents Of SHIELD territory with a team of government (SWORD) agents and scientists trying to figure out just what’s going on in Westview. That team never would have made it to Westview, however, if FBI Agent Jimmy Woo didn’t have the foresight to call in a little assistance when one of his witnesses goes missing....

Wanda Maximoff’s spin-off show WandaVision was the captivating continuation of the character’s story post-Endgame. Its ending was a real tearjerker as Wanda came to terms with the consequences of her fabricated reality with Vision, but the show’s jaw-dropping inclusion of her brother Pietro was also fueled by poignancy. Evan Peters’ Quicksilver first appeared in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and most were surprised and confused by his portrayal appearing in the MCU - where the X-Men have not debuted yet....