It’s been months since Helldivers turned the bug-addled planet of Meridia intoa gaping black hole. I nearly forgot about it. But something is amiss… and possibly undemocratic. The Meridia black hole inHelldivers 2is different, and the Illuminate invasion is making a beeline straight to it. That’s bad, right? I mean, having a yawning black hole where a colonized planet used to be isn’t fantastic for myriad reasons, but thereturning alien force‘s interest in it can’t be positive....

In the Valley of Gods is ‘on hold’ In early 2018,Valve bought indie studio Campo Santo— a small and spry team that made a splash with its debut hitFirewatch. It came with the usual assurances that these things always come with: Valve doesn’t want to change Campo Santo, it believes in this talented group and wants to support them. My, how things change. Fast forward a year-and-a-half, and it seems as though Campo Santo has been consumed by the Valve machine....

February 25 Valve is making it official:Dota Underlords, their first-party Auto Chess game, is coming to Steam on February 25. This announcement coincides with a major patch drop, introducing a new character into the mix named Enno, the Scavenger King. UnlikeArtifact,Underlordshas been fairly well received by its community, and was actually supported for more than a few months. Dota Underlordssoft launched on Steam in June of last year as a result of a very confusing series of Auto Chess spinoffs that were born out ofDota 2‘s custom game editor....

In Season 2, everyone’s starting fresh One of the standout additions toWarzone 2.0is theEscape from Tarkov-inspired extraction mode,DMZ. Players have had a blast over the past few months checking out everything the new game type has to offer, completing challenges, and joining the Faction of their choice. However, some fans aren’t too thrilled to hear that all of their Faction progress and inventory items (Contraband and Keys) will be entirely reset with the introduction of Season 2....

For years, PC and console players have debated whether it’s more advantageous to use a controller in Call of Duty.Warzonecontent creator TrueGameData made a case for why it’s currently unenjoyable to play on mouse and keyboard. TrueGameData posted athreadon Twitter, pleading with the devs to address an issue that occurs when trying to aim while using a mouse and keyboard inModern Warfare 3andWarzone. In the video, TrueGameData put a red dot at the center of the screen....

Whenever a new game is released, there is concern surrounding accessibility. Some players have restrictions that prevent them from making certain movements with their hands, for example, or partially sighted players may need specific settings to enable them to play. Nightingale’s development team at Inflexion have stated that one of their goals forNightingaleis to bring together players from all backgrounds and as such, they’ve implemented many accessibility features with more unspecified ones promised for the future....

-TroyFullbusterjust shared a video review ofSonic Frontiers. –Taterchimpwrites a train-of-thought blog aboutPersona 5. –Lord SpencerreviewsTales of Destiny II (Eternia)as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between the soundtrack ofMega Man Xand Salsa music. –PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between the soundtrack ofMega Man Xand Jazz music. –ChronoLynxxopens this week’s TGIF community forum for random discussion. Thanks for the blogs this week, folks, and thanks as always toLord Spencerfor the recap....

Halloween has begun, but to actually start the event, you’ll have to put in some effort first. Check out where to find the Halloween NPC in Type Soul and do some ghostbusting. How to find the Halloween NPC in Type Soul – Location to find the Halloween NPC called the Mystery Witch in the Type SoulHalloween update, you have to go to Karakura Town. If you’re not already there, just use yourSenkaimonto spawn in the town....

ARMA III Karts, included! Humble Bundle is at it again with another enticing bundle to add to your backlog. This time, you’ll be able to nabthe entireArmaseriesfor $20, though you can opt for a lower tier if you already have some of these games. What really sweetens the deal is that the ridiculousArma 3 Kartsis included, which is tempting me to pluck down a Jackson on this. For some odd reason, at the time of writing the “Beat the Average” tier is actually more expensive than the third tier....

Zenless Zone Zerowill be launching on July 4, but before we dive into the fantastic world of the game, developer HoYoverse has unveiled all manner of new content that we’ll get to enjoy soon. This new content looks to expand what players will be getting up to in New Eridu, the last remaining city after disasters called The Hollows, which have nearly destroyed everything. Players will be able to explore Sixth Street and Lumina Square....

Whether you love summer blockbusters with big-budget action scenes, gritty superheroes with everything to lose, or plucky super-powered teenagers making mistakes as they learn to control their abilities, this list of the 10 best superhero TTRPGs will have something for you. 10.Mutants and Masterminds(Green Ronin Publishing) A true heavy-hitter of the superhero RPG genre,Mutants and Masterminds(M&M) has been around since the early 2000s and has maintained its popularity despite the number of rival superhero RPGs that have risen to the challenge....

Wait for the specs first Despite the fact that it could use a bit more internal storage out of the box, the fact that the Switch uses standardized MicroSD cards is a blessing. I’m thinking back to the horror of picking up proprietary Vita memory cards, shivering at the idea of buying them marked up and one day, out-of-print/circulation. While folks have been getting by with low to mid capacity MicroSD cards so far, a few of the power users (or people who cover the Switch professionally) have been running low on space....

The beta got over 350K downloads The heavilySouls-inspiredMortal Shellwill be here sooner than I thought. After a successfulPC betathat saw 350,000 downloads “in one week,” the grim action-RPG is set for an August 18 release. How much that initial interest will translate to the final game remains to be seen, but the price is right.Mortal Shellis a modest $30 on PS4, Xbox One, and the Epic Games Store. (Steam has to wait a year....