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There have long been rumblings about a possible hostile takeover of Ubisoft by Vivendi, with the company steadily increasing its foothold with the publisher. However, it certainly looks as though Ubisoft is trying to at least stall this potential takeover bid, as it has just announced plans to buy back up to four million of its shares. Ubisoft has confirmed that it has granted a mandate to an as-yet-unnamed investment services provider to to handle the repurchasing of shares....

Ubisoft is poised to bring in the next large Rainbow Six Siege update with Operation Blood Orchid, which introduces no less than three new operators and an intriguing new map based around an abandoned theme park. Within the still-functioning arcade section of the upcoming map, astute Rainbow Six Siege fans noticed that one of the arcade machine screens is flickering over a player’s Rainbow Six Siege statistics with the message ‘keep playing forever’....

The Unreal Engine 4 is arguably one of the most popular and powerful game development kits going at the moment. Not only is Unreal Engine used to make some of the most beautiful looking games of any generation, it’s also become a tool for fans to get creative with it, such as when someone recreated the Shire from The Lord of the Rings. Now it appears as though it’s only getting better as Nvidia says it will launch DLSS support for the engine....

Vulkan is a cross-platform 3D graphics and computing API that is meant for high-performance 3D graphics applications focused on modern hardware. DirectX is also an API, but it is focused on Windows. One can say that DirectX allows the software to better communicate with the hardware, allowing developers to better optimize their games. Regarding which is better is not a new debate, and it is also nothing new in the world of PC gaming....

Valheim players have been incredibly creative with the survival game. There have been posts of players recreating cities, making massive structures, and one Valheim player recreated the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars in their world seed. But there is one small invention that doesn’t take long to build and is not as grand as some of the other creations, but it certainly is a massive upgrade for players: a working in-game clock....

For all who can’t wait for Riot Games’ new first-person shooter VALORANT, there’s an exclusive chance to get a sneak peek into the gameplay, courtesy of a leak (or possible hack) from this weekend’s beta. The video, which lasts less than 7 minutes, shows four practice mode options, along with the ability to fall off the map - so you’ll need to be extra careful. The gameplay video was recorded by user CzechCloud, who had most likely scheduled it to publish on his YouTube channel at a later point, but someone under the name of irys38 got a hold on it and released it....

Valorant patch 2.0 marks the beginning of the second episode of Riot Games’ tactical shooter. The patch also introduces Yoru, the newest duelist agent, balance changes for Brimstone and Omen, more nerfs to the Classic, and major competitive mode changes. Omen quickly replaced Brimstone as the primary smoke agent after his buffs last year. Riot hopes to bring Brimstone back in the mix with some buffs. First, his Stim Beacon now quick casts, meaning when the ability is activated, there is no equip time and he throws it instantly....

The newest sets of weapon skins for Valorant have arrived, just in time for players with some money after celebrating the Holidays to grab some flashy new gear to take into the game. However, some players have noticed an interesting new feature with one of the latest sets of skins released by Riot Games that may give players who purchase the cosmetics a disadvantage in the game. Originally found by Reddit user zhoost, the problem with the new cosmetic seems to be most prominent with the Wasteland version of the Vandal weapon and its new, makeshift muzzle....

Warning: contains Vigil finale spoilers. Nobody could accuse BBC thriller Vigil of lacking plot. That series was a Matryoshka doll, in which each mystery broke in half to reveal another, then another, and another. What began with a sunk trawler, a heroin overdose and a whistle blower ended with a Russian plot, a multi-layered Naval conspiracy, a drowned activist, three dead crew members, and a saboteur in a cage, shitting in a bucket....

This article contains spoilers for WandaVision episode 5. Those who have been following any kind of WandaVision coverage will have come across theories of Agnes being a certain witchy Marvel character from the comics who shares a certain ornamental brooch. There seems to be a lot of validity in that theory based on this episode and if that is the case there are still many mysteries surrounding her and her motivations....

The final chapter in Warhammer 40K’s Psychic Awakening saga is upon us. Pariah looks to round out the story and help set up the upcoming 9th Edition. In a recent Warhammer Community blog post, they gave us an insight into what to expect next. It has been a long time coming but it looks like the ninth book will tie things together nicely. Each chapter of the Psychic Awakening storyline has typically focused on two of the 40K factions and how they have dealt with the ever-changing political climate as well as the increase in numbers of those with psychic gifting....

As isolation has become the theme of 2020, more and more multiplayer games have adapted their single-player rules to help us deal with the time alone. Warlords of Erehwon players will be glad to know the tabletop fantasy miniature wargame is joining that list. Warlord Games recently posted the solo-player rules to its website, along with the scenario Tomb Robber of Erehwon. In the announcement post, Warlord states the Tomb Robbers scenario is a “dungeon crawler” game, and came about due to the continued lockdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic....

We are less than a month away from the release of the Xbox Series X, and while we know a lot about what we can expect from the new console, we still haven’t seen one in the digital flesh. At least, not until now. Thanks to YouTuber Willy Crow, we can now watch as someone unboxes a brand new Xbox Series X for the very first time. How they managed to get an Xbox just under a month from release is a mystery, but we’re grateful for the shaky cell phone footage of what we can expect when we first get the new console straight from the factory....

This article contains spoilers for the ending of Wednesday. Netflix’s Wednesday certainly delivered thick and fast with the mysteries and twists this season, so you’ll be forgiven if you weren’t entirely able to keep up. Forget “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” like The Wizard Of Oz, this creepy and kooky teen (played by Jenna Ortega) wasted no time before falling into trouble at Nevermore Academy. After that, life-threatening danger just kept on coming her way....

During a week in which the entire football focus is squarely on the biggest game of the NFL season, EA Sports called a trick play few were expecting: the publisher is developing a new college football game for the first time since 2013. All of a sudden, buzz shifted from whether Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers will beat Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday — briefly, anyway — and squarely on the announced return of college football to gaming....

I’m equally excited and terrified about Final Fantasy 7 Remake 2. The ending of its predecessor fundamentally alters many of the original game’s narrative touchstones, reversing the fates of major characters while introducing the likes of Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus into a single cohesive universe. If it puts a single foot wrong, the sequel could all come crumbling down into a heap of needless convolution. With the release of Intergrade and Episode Intermission for PS5 earlier this week, the road ahead is now somewhat clearer, with said expansion’s conclusion acting as a prologue of sorts to the opening moments of whatever Remake 2 ends up being....

This Walking Dead article contains spoilers. Near the end of The Walking Dead season 11 episode 6, Virgil (Kevin Carroll) takes in the sight of some feral human beings and remarks “I’ve never seen someone this far gone.” Given that these haunted house ghouls are completely inhuman, it’s a perfectly fair statement to make. It’s also a bit ironic coming from Virgil, Connie’s (Lauren Ridloff) new travel partner and previously one of the most “far gone” characters introduced on The Walking Dead....

This article discusses plot points through The White Lotus season 2 episode 4. Anthology television series can really be something special on a year-to-year basis if the writers of a show know their themes, continue to rework them in accordance with new characters, and respond to audience trends and desires. This is why a series like American Horror Story continues to be a powerhouse all these years later, and it’s also why True Detective whimpered after its first go-around....

One of the most curious settings in The Witcher’s lore is none other than the home of The White Wolf himself. Kaer Morhen, the legendary Witcher fortress where boys would train from an early age under the Wolf school, is steeped in interesting history. If you played Wild Hunt, Geralt’s path inevitably leads you to Kaer Morhen to fend off the wraiths hunting Ciri, and you had the chance to experience the latest iteration of Kaer Morhen for yourself....

The Witcher 3 offers hours and hours of intricate storylines, most of which are so well connected that a random choice in one quest can trigger a lot of undesirable consequences later on. However, what makes the games even more complicated, especially The Witcher 3, is their rich myriad of characters. Even though the base game still draws the most attention to itself, the two DLCs also have a lot to offer....