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Arcades may be largely a thing of the past, but some of the bigger cabinets of the '90s offered players co-op battles and head-to-head match-ups that consoles of that era couldn't match. Now, one of those games, Namco's Tokyo Wars, is finally getting its first console port after debuting in 1996. Tokyo Wars is coming to modern consoles as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 collections. The game lets players control a tank or a team of tanks as they face off...
Fans of BioWare's Mass Effect series can score a tremendous deal on the official comic book collection at Amazon. Mass Effect: The Complete Comics is discounted to only $22.81 (was $40) at Amazon. This massive, 800-page omnibus released almost exactly five years ago (November 3, 2020). There's never been a better time to buy it; Amazon's $22.81 price is the all-time low for Mass Effect: The Complete Comics. The Mass Effect omnibus is one of the more popular comic book collections based on a...
Arc Raiders is all about making the most of every run as you amass a backpack full of loot and try to make it back to Speranza in one piece. And while the majority of what you find while scavenging topside will be useful materials and weapons, you'll also occasionally come across items that are designed to be sold for some extra cash. These items, known as trinkets, are designated by a small diamond symbol on their icons to indicate that they can be sold for profit. But they're not all...
Bitmap Bureau and Reef Entertainment's throwback side-scrolling game, Terminator 2D: No Fate, has had some trouble getting out of the gate. Earlier this year, No Fate was pushed back to a Halloween release date. Then in September, the game was delayed to late November because of tariffs, according to the publisher. Now, Terminator 2D has been pushed back again, hopefully for the last time. In a post on Steam, Reef Entertainment set a new launch date, December 12, for both the physical and...
If you've been wanting to dip your toes into the world of PC gaming but aren't sure where to start, you may want to check out Best Buy's early Black Friday sale. Several pre-built gaming PC bundles are discounted at Best Buy's online store ahead of the big shopping event, including an AMD-powered CyberPowerPC bundle with a Ryzen 5 5500 CPU and Radeon RX 6500XT that's just $600 (was $780), and an iBUYPOWER configuration running an Intel Core i5 CPU and Nvidia RTX 5060 that's on sale $780 (was...
The cooking game Overcooked is getting adapted into a competition reality series for Netflix, according to a new report. The production company A24 has bought the rights to the game and is working with Netflix on an unscripted show, Deadline reported. The show is said to be similar to other Netflix competition series such as Nailed It and Floor Is Lava. "Overcooked aims to serve up high-stakes kitchen challenges and the signature chaos that made the video game a hit with fans," the report...
You spend a lot of time in Arc Raiders seeking out a variety of items topside to help Speranza thrive down below. One quest called Root of the Matter tasks you with visiting the Research Building to find a seed vault. If you've arrived in the building and want to know where to find the seed vault, we'll cover the bases for you in this guide. Note that you won't need to extract to complete this quest. Because of this--and given how dangerous the Research Building and surrounding areas can be...
Arc Raiders has a multi-quest storyline based around contaminated water, and it all starts with the Water Troubles quest. This quest sends you to the Dam Battlegrounds to collect a water sample--but if you don't know where to do so, it can be a bit confusing to figure out. We'll reduce the frustration for you a bit by explaining how to get the water sample. You won't need to extract to complete this quest, so feel free to jump in with a free loadout if you prefer. This will ensure that you...
Arc Raiders provides a lot of opportunities to search its large maps for well-hidden items, often testing your ability to read into vague hints about locations. It can be a lot of fun to track things down on your own, but it can also prove challenging at times. If you're struggling to find Major Aiva's Patch for the Echoes of Victory Ridge quest, we'll help you along with things. Note that you need to extract from the topside with Major Aiva's Patch once you obtain it. With this in mind...
As part of Nintendo's latest earnings briefing, the company said it is open to spending some of its cash reserves on a variety of business functions, including buying game developers. Nintendo said it wants to spend money to invest in strengthening its game development pipeline, and this includes acquiring companies to make them subsidiaries. Nintendo historically does not buy many companies, but it's something the company would consider under the right conditions. Nintendo did not name...
Peak's newest biome is finally here. A flurry of new badges is also available, greatly expanding the number of cosmetics you can use to decorate your scout. The Roots update adds 11 new badges to the hiking hit. The badges include climbing through the new biome, eating new types of consumables, and using new items to help save your friends’ fragile lives. The list of new accolade challenges includes: Climb past the Roots Climb past the Roots without ever having more than 25% spores...
In 2010, Visceral Games and Electronic Arts unleashed Dante's Inferno, an action-adventure game that was their answer to God of War. The story was very loosely inspired by Dante Alighieri's classic text, The Divine Comedy, as Dante sought to retrieve the soul of his wife, Beatrice, from Hell while facing Lucifer and the forces of evil. Now, 15 years after the game's release, new details have emerged about the canceled sequel, Dante's Inferno 2: Purgatorio. IGN has an extensive report about...
As part of Nintendo's latest earnings report, the company disclosed plans for the original Switch now that the Switch 2 is in the market and putting up big sales numbers. The original Switch will continue to be sold, Nintendo confirmed, but the company will focus on the Switch 2 going ahead. "While our business focus will shift to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch has maintained a steady sales pace even after the June launch of its successor. While taking consumer demand and the business...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 releases on November 14, and Treyarch has released more information about the multiplayer content players can expect at launch. This includes the full list of multiplayer maps, game modes, and operators available in Black Ops 7 before the launch of Season 1. For maps, Black Ops 7 launches with 18 multiplayer maps. This list consists of 16 core 6v6 maps, while the additional two are large-scale 20v20 maps designed for Black Ops 7's new Skirmish mode. Most of the...
Arc Raiders has a surprisingly touching story underneath all of the fun shooting and looting. At some point, Celeste will request that you visit a location and pay respects to a fallen soldier by placing a helmet on a memorial pole as part of the Keeping the Memory quest. For this sad but easy quest, you'll need to visit the Wreckage on the Dam Battlegrounds map and complete the quick task. If you're having some trouble finding the helmet, though, we've got you covered. Note that you won't...
You'll take on a lot of quests that send you to the Dam Battlegrounds in Arc Raiders, including one from Tian Wen who wants you to search for Major Aiva's Mementos in some apartment buildings. This is a straightforward quest on paper, but because there are multiple buildings to explore and the ever-looming threat of ARC and other raiders, it's best to know right where to find these mementos so you can get out quickly. Since you need to extract with Major Aiva's Mementos, it's a good idea to...
Early Black Friday deals are slowly trickling in, including a limited-time offer on NordVPN. The VPN company is offering its several of its subscription plans for up to 77% off, with an additional 3 months tacked on for even better value. Using a VPN is a good way to buff up your privacy capabilities and maintain access to region-locked content while traveling. If you've been on the fence, NordVPN's discounted prices make now a great time to consider a subscription. See all plans at NordVPN...
Obsidian Entertainments are masters of the open-world RPG and, among the developer's many achievements, is an outstanding history of creating compelling and memorable characters. If you've played The Outer Worlds, you'll no doubt be able to attest to this, as the sci-fi RPG is packed to bursting point with interesting and nuanced figures you'll encounter on your adventures and will stick with you long after you've stopped playing. In the lead-up to the release of The Outer Worlds 2, we...
No one likes contaminated water, so it's best you fix things up when you find out the water supply is tainted in Arc Raiders. The Source of the Contamination quest asks you to figure out what's causing the issue--and while it may seem pretty simple at a glance, it can be a little tricky to figure out the exact spot where things are going wrong with the water. Below, we'll fill you in on where to find the Flood Spill Intake on the Dam Battlegrounds map and how to solve this mystery. Be aware...
Quests in Arc Raiders send you topside with a variety of mission types, but if you've completed outings like Marked for Death and Market Correction for Tian Wen, you know she's often asking you to check out caches. That trend continues in Industrial Espionage, which tasks you with delivering a gun to a weapon cache. If you're struggling to figure this one out, don't fret--here's how to complete the Industrial Espionage quest in Arc Raiders. Where to take the gun in the Industrial Espionage...