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VALORANT patch 1.09 brings some potential meta shifting changes to agents and weapon mechanics, including to nerf to the Operator. Beginning with the Operator, the VALORANT team decided to hit basically every aspect of the sniper except its damage to the body or head. First, Riot increased the price from 4500 to 5000, making it cost over half of the maximum credit limit and the entirety of overtime credits. Players now have to choose between armor and utility, or the Operator in overtime situations....

Riot’s tactical multiplayer FPS Valorant came up against a bit of an issue after its most recent patch allowed one of its Agents - Omen - to become literally invincible. Whoops! The game’s developers quickly removed him from the game entirely in response, but not before some video footage could get captured showing the somewhat problematic effect this had in the game. The patch itself apparently didn’t make Omen invulnerable, but boosted his power big time such that - when combined with a simple glitch that some players discovered - he did indeed become invincible....

Nearly everything about Riot Games’ VALORANT has been positive as hopeful players eagerly wait to acquire closed beta access. Controversy has now surfaced, though, as Riot Vanguard, the anti-cheat driver needed to play the game, is too invasive for some players to handle. While communication by Riot Games over the inclusion of this anti-cheat has been poor at best, it is a necessary step for the company to fulfill their commitments and it isn’t going anywhere....

It seems as if every franchise has its in-jokes and for Vampire & The Masquerade, it’s the mysterious “Page XX”, which refers to a reference that cannot be found. RPG rulebooks work in a similar manner to educational textbooks and players will often find themselves referring to different sections over the course of a game. In the example of something like Dungeons & Dragons, someone who is playing a spellcaster might need to refer to the spells, magic rules, combat rules, and race rules section over the course of a few hours....

Another great batch of trailers have been compiled for viewing pleasure as we’ve hit the end of the week. A lot of big names are covered in this edition of the roundup and some fun launch trailers have been released. We have every area of the board covered, from zombies and action to wizards and demolition derbies. In this edition of the video game trailer roundup we’ve got some great stuff, including Lollipop Chainsaw, Hitman: Absolution, SSX, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, Diablo 3, Awesomenauts, Ghost Recon Online, DiRT Showdown, and Risen 2....

Gothic horror appears to be an enticing yet elusive affectation for modern filmmakers. In the past two years, we’ve seen several auteurs offer big-budgeted, and decadently stylized, swings at the fading form with Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak and Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness. But neither truly connected. Now Eric D. Howell approaches the same idea with a refreshingly grounded (and more affordable) take in Voice from the Stone. Still, even with Emilia Clarke on hand to provide her well-known fire and blood fury from Game of Thrones, the picture is a rather cold viewing experience....

One other interesting benefit, according to the report, is that Walmart+ will offer some kind of video service. Walmart doesn’t currently own any video service, so exactly what kind of product or partnership Walmart is planning to offer isn’t clear. The appeal of Walmart+ should be immediately apparent, given the usefulness of grocery delivery in the midst of the pandemic. The price, $98, will prove the contentious point. Subscribers will buy in if they feel like they’re getting a good value out of it....

Here’s how you can catch the big one in Warframe, a game about robot ninjas. But also fishing. A couple of years back, Warframe received its first open-world expansion in the Plains of Eidolon. The Plains pivoted Warframe from a procedurally-generated mission system into a more traditional RPG world that is fixed and unmoving, but still dynamic. Roving bands of Grineer and massive ghostly beasts called Eidolons are encountered during the Plains day/night cycle, while more traditional RPG activities like mining and fishing were added too....

We’re now one week away from Sony’s PS5 release and we’ve already seen a lot of crisp gameplay from the new system. The latest title to receive a next-gen preview is Bloober Team’s cyberpunk horror Observer from 2017. After receiving an upgrade and expansion for PS5, the psychological horror will release as Observer: System Redux. IGN had the chance to indulge in the polished game’s opening 20 minutes, stepping into Daniel Lazarski’s investigative shoes once again....

Money, or ETO as it is known in Watch Dogs: Legion, is what fuels your resistance operation. You’ll need a ton of it to purchase the tools you’ll need to take down Albion, at least if you want to do it in style. While you don’t technically need to use any ETO in order to beat the game, there’s so much you can use it on that will make the entire experience much more enjoyable....

Watch Dogs: Legion’s hook is the ability to recruit and play as any character in London, but this new feature is really more representative of a series in the midst of an identity crisis. Legion opens with Dalton Wolfe, an operative from DedSec, the hacker group featured in the previous two games, dispatched beneath the Houses of Parliament to defuse bombs set up by the rival hacker group Zero Day. (Apparently every story involving terrorists and London needs to reference the Gunpowder Plot in some way....

Gamers experiencing issues accessing Watch Dogs 2’s multiplayer features on PC thanks to some problems with the third-party anti-cheat software Ubisoft is using. Watch Dogs 2 launched a couple weeks ago on console to mostly positive reviews. Despite a delay to the multiplayer feature in the game, players have experienced a mostly positive experience with very few bugs or problems cropping up. Unfortunately, Ubisoft wasn’t able to go completely without incident on its new hacker-themed title, as it seems there have been some issues on the PC version of Watch Dogs 2, which launched yesterday....

In the smartphone market it’s rare to find a top-of-the-line phone that doesn’t have some kind of water and dust resistance. While it used to be a rarity, it’s now become a lot more commonplace. Even companies that used to stay away from IP-ratings - like OnePlus - have added it to their top devices. In fact many upcoming smartphones will likely have some form of protection. Look at the spec sheet and you’ll likely see something called an IP-rating....

Pokemon Go has been enjoying a lot of events lately. We are now finally winding down with the Charge Up event, but another brand new experienced is due to start tomorrow, and that is Weather Week. Weather Week is dedicated to Pokemon that love it to be windy and wet, which is what we in the UK thrive in. This event will feature Castform as its mascot, and you’ll be able to catch plenty of Normal and Rainy Form Castform, in addition to plenty of other Pokemon that enjoy these conditions, including Ducklett and Wingull....

Video games centered around the world of professional wrestling have exploded in popularity throughout the past two decades. As pro wrestling companies such as WCW and WWE gained a wider audience, their depiction in video games followed suit. The result has been a steady stream of wrestling-related titles, some directly connected with the mainstream promotions, while others are purely fictional. One of the centerpieces of any wrestling title is its roster....

The Outer Worlds is finally available to purchase through Steam and the GOG store after a year of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store. Released in October last year, The Outer Worlds was part of a big push by Epic to have exclusive titles on its digital storefront, which has continued with recently announced games like Darkest Dungeon 2, much to the ire of fans looking to play The Outer Worlds on Steam....

Obsidian’s upcoming The Outer Worlds has fans waiting eagerly for launch day, and the studio has emphatically announced that the game will more be humorous than politically-charged. In a recent interview with Video Games Chronicle, co-director Leonard Boyarsky has clearly stated that the game is not about to lecture players with the themes and storyline. Boyarsky elaborated by explaining that the game is not written as a critique of modern capitalist systems, but it is more about “power and how power is used against people who don’t have it....

Bungie has been receptive to feedback on the planned changes coming to Destiny 2 in the future, especially with the upcoming changes to gear. It seems Bungie intends to implement “weapon sunsetting” for legacy weapons as the MMO progresses to the next year and latest update. Basically, as seasons progress, certain legendary weapons from Year 4 onward will have their power capped at a certain level, preventing further upgrades/state improvements. It’s a divisive topic, one that some absolutely do not agree with but some may deem necessary for the future of the game....

The Pokémon Trading Card Game spread like wildfire, and the original 150 Pokémon expanded to 151 after Pokémon: The First Movie. At the time, Mewtwo and Mew were virtually unheard of. Along with legendary Pokémon, pseudo-legendaries made completing the Pokédex an arduous task. Whether you refer to them as the original 150 or 151 Pokémon, it’s undeniable that some Pokémon are rarer than others. The rarity of a Pokémon seems to correlate with its power, even if there are outliers to this assumption....

The Pokemon anime was a great way to introduce an entirely new audience to the franchise while also giving fans of the game more entertainment to consume. Ash Ketchum and his friends are the central focus of the show and his connection with his Pikachu makes it great. It’s continued to evolve and travel to all of the new regions in every generation, even through Pokemon Sword & Shield. Let’s now take a look at what are easily the saddest and most emotionally charged episodes in the entire series, made for kids....