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Even thoughDiablo 4has come along way with optimization and bug fixes through its first two seasons, there are still some pesky errors. One of the recent and more common issues is the “queued for game, start game pending” error message. Ways to fix “queued for game, start game pending” inDiablo 4 Typically, this is a perfect normal popup that indicatesDiablo 4has put you into the queue to enter the game. However, recently players have been getting stuck at at this error message which prevents them from joining the game....

Fortniteoffers numerous ways to change up your battles, from introducing elemental scrolls as part of theAvatarElements eventto grapplers and chains to bring the fight to you. The Chains of Hades item is one such item, and getting your hands on this epic-grade weapon is especially important if you want to complete various weekly quests. Where to find Chains of Hades inFortnite Chapter 5, Season 2 The Chains of Hades weapon can be found as floor and chest loot around theFortnitemap and by eliminating players who have it in their hotbar....

If three things are certain in life, it’s death, taxes, andCall of Dutygames taking up all your hard drive space. Unfortunately, installation and every update that follows are massive, enough to obliterate your precious memory. One popular way to reduce the size of the installation forCall of Duty Modern Warfare 3andWarzoneis to modify the installation. It’s much more difficult to locate on Steam than Battle.net. What does modifying your Call of Duty install mean?...

An Epic revolution The Humble Store has begun offering keys for Epic Games Store exclusives. While this decisionwas announced a few months back, it has finally taken form with three games being available for purchase. Customers will be able to grabMetro Exodus,Dangerous Driving, andBorderlands 3from Humble. The benefit here is that Humble allows you to check out with multiple games in a shopping cart, not to mention frequently runs discounts on its selection of titles....

As part of the Realms Deep event, 3D Realms and Voidpointhave announcedthat the long-awaited expansion to 2019’sIon Fury,Aftershock, will be released Jul 19, 2025. Happy Monday! Ion Furyisa modern gamebuilt inDuke Nukem 3D’slegendary Build Engine. In a lot of ways, it’s a spiritual successor toDuke 3D. In fact, it would probably have been aDuke Nukemgame if 3D Realms hadn’t handed the character over to Gearbox. Instead, you play as Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison....

Fans ofLimboorInsidewill be happy to know thatCocoonhas officially released. It looks like the next step in the mind of Jeppe Carlsen, who has become a master of the puzzle adventure genre.LimboandInsidehave both appeared on Game Pass, so players may be wondering, isCocoonon Game Pass as well? What kind of game is Cocoon? Cocoonis a puzzle adventure game from Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer ofLimboandInside. Players will go on an adventure across worlds within worlds, mastering world-leaping mechanics to unravel a cosmic mystery....

Tomahawks! I love cosplay. A lot. It’s always a blast seeing people go all out to dress up as characters they love and strut their stuff at conventions likeDragon*Con,PAX,Comic-Con,and way more. One of my favorite cosplayers to follow is Jessica Nigri, who most of you will know from her work onLollipop Chainsaw. Jessica’s latest sees her taking on the role of Connor Kenway fromAssassin’s Creed III. HerFacebook fan pagefeatures several shots, such as this one where’s she about totomahawk someone in the face....

thatgamecompany looking for controls that appeal to the widest audience thatgamecompany boss Jenova Chen believes touchscreens are becoming an increasing part of our gaming lives, and its presence in phones, tablets, consoles and PCs makes it a truly universal interface. As some gamers still rail against “swipe” controls, theJourneydev hints strongly that his next game may be all about them. “Right now I’m looking at the touch interface. Pretty much all the new PCs, phones, tablets, and consoles have touch in some way,” he toldIGN....

Plus a festive take on Crash Seeing map names like Bloc, Countdown, Pipeline, Showdown, Strike, and Wet Work brings back fond but perhaps overly-competitive memories of late nights spent withCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. On December 13,Modern Warfare Remasteredwill get those six aforementioned maps, plus the Hardpoint and Gun Game modes introduced in later series entries. That’s all coming for free, thankfully. Raven Software is also planning a chilly holiday makeover for Crash in time for Christmas....

Scorpion vs Skeletor ain’t happening According to the Hollywood newshounds atDeadline, Warner Bros. new cinematic adaptation ofMortal Kombathas been bumped up the schedule a few months, and will now arrive in theatres January 2021. While there is no reason given for the schedule change – one of many that has been made on Warner Bros. cinematic calendar – this does mean that this newMKmovie will no longer be going head-to-head with Sony’sMasters of the Universemovie, which is also scheduled for release on March 5....

You finally did it, Australia It was a good day when Australia’sR18+ ratingwas passed for videogames, paving the way for adults to purchase games that might have previously either been edited for content or refused classification. Of all the games that could have been first to receive this rating, it ended up being the Wii U’sNinja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. The action title received the R18+ rating for “violence that is high in impact because of its frequency, high definition graphics, and emphasis on blood effects,”according todirector of the classification board Lesley O’Brien....

I’m ready to be disappointed After precisely one billion years ofrumors,speculation, andfakeouts, Nintendo will reveal the NX in some capacity tomorrow, October 20. The company will be releasing a “preview trailer” onNintendo.comat 7:00 AM Pacific time, or 10:00 AM if you’re on the east coast with your bagels and your humidity. Nintendo’s press release was excruciatingly brief, only saying “This preview trailer will serve as Nintendo’s preliminary announcement of information regarding the platform....

The NPD Group’s latest report, Insights into the Freemium Games Market, says that 40 percent of gamers that play freemium games have spent money in-game. When you consider that around 38 percent of the U.S. population plays some kind of freemium game, it seems that there’s definitely some money to be made out there. Over 6,400 individuals were polled for this report, which found that females are more likely to play freemium games, but are less likely to spend money in-game than men....