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In addition to their existing perks, Twitch Prime members will be able to get an additional free game each week. There is still time to grab this week’s title, puzzle game Yono & The Celestial Elephants. This inspired puzzler is betrayed by somewhat by its childlike aesthetic. It takes its cues from other adventure games with puzzle elements, like The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon, delivering an enjoyable experience for young gamers while pulling the heartstrings of those of us old enough to remember classic 2D puzzle-adventures of the 80s and 90s....

Following comments by Cross Country TV Co-Founder Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez about the protests in Washington D.C., Twitch has announced that the platform will be removing the PogChamp emote from the website’s chat. This is not the first time that Twitch has removed an emote for similar situations, and there are plans to rebrand the emote to better represent the meaning of the term “pog” within the community. The PogChamp emote itself is a prolific part of Twitch chat, often used for moments of extreme “hype” or impressive upsets in competitions or record setting challenge runs in games....

Edutainment games have certainly come a long way since the 16-bit era. I mean that more rhetorically because educational software has all but evaporated over the last 20 or so years. There are two saving graces in the form of the Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour titles. Basically chopped off modes from both Origins and Odyssey, Ubisoft released these a few months after their main counterparts as an alternative for players that didn’t want to deal with combat or complicated narrative structures....

God of War has had a lot going on for it this year. Not only did it win the Game of the Year award, but it is also one of the most downloaded games on PS4 and most searched-for games on Google. However, considering that it follows a 2005 PS2 title by the same name, many non-gamers may not fully understand the difference between the two games. At the very least, that seems to be the situation for one gamer this holiday season, as his mother seemingly and mistakingly bought him the wrong God of War....

The Good Smile Company continues to brew up some amazing Nendoroids because Atelier Ryza is getting her own figure, and it looks so freaking cute! The toy is currently available for preorder on the retailer’s website. If you want the figure, you better start selling more potions because it costs $67.99 plus shipping, but from the features and the quality of the toy, we can begin to recognize why such a small piece of merchandise goes for such an asking price....

Valheim takes the player through a series of progression arcs, from the humble early stages of stick and rock, all the way up to the mystical Black Metal found much later in the game. Bronze is somewhere in between. Unlike just about every other item in the game, Bronze isn’t found on the ground, isn’t dropped by bosses, and can’t be dug up. It’s an alloy, a component of two other metals, currently the only material in the game like this....

Of all the Agents in VALORANT, Cypher has some of the best potential for high-level play thanks to the information that can be gleaned from the use the Spycam, Tripwire, and Cyber Cage. However, playing Cypher effectively requires a disproportionate mastery of map knowledge to succeed. Staying up to date on how maps change throughout the beta is key, but the reward is masterful plays with this Agent. As VALORANT is still in beta, Riot Games is constantly working to ensure the game is working as intended by design, and this means patching out Spycam exploits on each map as they appear....

During a recent interview, Valve says that Steam’s support system still needs a lot of work, but stresses that some progress is being made on its end. One of Valve’s business authorities, Erik Johnson, admitted that Steam – the software company’s online marketplace – has customer service issues, including unanswered support tickets and the occasional months-long waits when hearing from Steam’s support representatives. Regarding the matters, Johnson says that Valve has plans in place to ameliorate the situation....

Valve is exploring the possibility of using brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that could let us control games using our brains. Yes, we technically do that already, but we’re talking next-level sci-fi stuff involving electrodes and brain implants. Just another one of them casual Valve things, you know. In an interview with IGN last month, Gabe Newell mentioned that he’s taken a shine to recent BCI research that’s been emerging. “We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize,” he says in his usual nonchalant Wise-Man-on-the-Mountain way....

Ever wanted to stare wistfully into the horizon with Genshin Impact’s Diluc? Have you visited the Dawn Winery in Mondstadt and thought the only thing missing was a beautiful orchestra in the background…and a contemplative Diluc? Well if so, you are in luck! The folks behind Genshin Impact, miHoYo, have put together an over-four minute long video of music set to footage of Diluc and his winery. The video, available on Genshin’s YouTube channel, is titled “At the Light of Dawn” and includes four songs by composer You-Peng Chen....

Our quick take Vivo X70 Pro+ - 4.0 / 5 Design & Display 6.78-inch AMOLED panel, 120Hz refresh, 1500 nits peak brightness, 1440 x 3200 resolution Dimensions: 165 x 75 x 8.9mm / Weight: 213g Under-display fingerprint scanner IP68 water/dust resistance rating Finishes: Black, Blue, Orange Performance & Battery Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ platform, 12GB RAM 4500mAh battery capacity 55W wired / 55W wireless Wi-Fi 6/ax, Bluetooth 5.2 5G connectivity FuntouchOS 12 Cameras Quad rear cameras: Main (25mm): 50-megapixel, f/1....

For those of us wanting some storytelling clarity, WandaVision’s fourth episode arrived with good tidings. Thanks to the tireless work of Monica Rambeau, Dr. Darcy Lewis, and Agent Jimmy Woo, we now know that Wanda Maximoff’s TV sitcom world is a comfy prison of her own making. What will WandaVision episode 5 do with this information? Thankfully, Marvel and Disney+ have released an uncommonly revealing teaser to give us some ideas....

Warframe staged a fun prank on the unsuspecting people of New York which featured a real-life version of an in-game weapon. Most game publishers advertise their games in conventional ways, like online ads on social media platforms and Google. Some even have budgets big enough to advertise on cable TV, while others can even advertise before major motion pictures. Not Warframe. Instead of taking the beaten path, developer Digital Extremes has decided to advertise their great game by pranking folks in New York....

If you want to go fast in any direction, you should be playing Warframe. A lot of games have made player movement a central pillar of their sales pitch. Games like Titanfall 2, Mirror’s Edge, and Just Cause are all fantastic examples of giving the player the ability to go wherever they want, but all of them pale in comparison to the freedom of movement you get in Warframe. Warframe’s parkour system is second to none....

With the launch of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s third Season, the Krig 6 has been propelled into the meta. Those looking to use the gun will be eager to know the best Krig 6 loadout. This guide will cover the essential attachments that you need to use on the Krig 6 in Warzone, as well as the best weapon to pair with it in your loadout. The Best Krig 6 Attachments Ammunition: Salvo 60 Rnd Fast Mag Barrel: 19....

Combining the tense turn-by-turn gameplay of XCOM and the irreverence of Fallout, Wasteland 3 is a great experience for players who love survival gameplay. Reviews for Wasteland 3 have been pretty positive, calling it tough, but fair. The fair part is certainly accurate, since a big part of Wasteland 3 is turning the players’ squad into a true team of heavy-hitters. This generally involves a lot of combat, which is similar in many respects to the XCOM series....

What does it mean to be a thinking machine in a human world? It’s a very common question among sci-fi writers and a favorite topic of the genre. Humans have had all kinds of relationships with robots, from relative equality to one ruling over the other. Lots of story tellers opt for veins where humans and mechanical beings are in conflict with each other, a reliable area for video games to explore....

Excitement for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is at an all-time high following a formal unveiling of a handful of new characters and the game’s story mode. Among the newest fighters confirmed for the crossover-fuelled beat ’em up are Thor, Hulk, Ultron, Hawkeye, Chris Redfield, Strider Hiryu, and Chun-Li, and it makes sense that fans of the series would want to see those members of the roster in action. Fortunately, Capcom has obliged those wishes by releasing some gameplay footage of the aforementioned characters in action....

As many fans will likely attest, WB Games Montreal is most well-known for its work on the mixed reviewed Arkham Origins, which is a prequel to Rocksteady Studios critically acclaimed Batman series. As it so happens, the former developer has been working on an undisclosed new game for the better part of a couple of years now, but a recent job listing at the company could point to it being a fresh open world title centered around the Dark Knight that has co-op mechanics and includes “games-as-a-service” elements....

At eight years old, I was a pretty lucky kid. And by that, I mean I really hadn’t experienced loss by that point, outside of a cat named Sabertooth when I was five. All of my loved ones were fine, no sick or hurt friends. I had made it pretty far in life without having to really face loss or the grief that follows. Then came Christmas of 1999. My mother always gave me one gift early at the beginning of my school break to keep me quiet until Santa came later in the month....