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Blizzard has already held two beta periods for Diablo IV as we approach the game's June 6 launch, but today it announced yet another, and this one sounds intense. Dubbed Server Slam, the test will run from May 12-14 on all platforms and aims to help the development team better prepare for the massive horde of players sure to be waiting to play on launch day. Progress from this test won't transfer to the full game, but it is another opportunity to try the game ahead of its launch, as the...
The early hours of Dead Island 2 will quickly soon reveal a fact of its semi-open world: Locked safes and doors are everywhere. Many times, the keys you need to open these areas or items aren't to be found until you're actively on missions directly related to them but sometimes you can get crafty, either by finding an alternate point of entry or wading through an early challenge for the key you need. The Security Guard's Safe Key is one such example. You can, in theory, get it as soon as you...
Steam Deck has dominated the handheld PC market since launching in 2022. Its success seems to have inspired other major PC gaming companies to dive into the world of handhelds. Though the Steam Deck will likely be hard to top when it comes to performance for the price, Valve's handheld will soon have a big-name competitor: the Asus ROG Ally. A Windows-based handheld gaming PC, the Asus ROG Ally is gearing up for a worldwide launch that "may be sooner than you expect." Details on the device...
Minecraft Legends, the third-person RTS game set in the Minecraft universe, has finally arrived. Meant as an introduction to strategy games, Minecraft Legends offers a simpler version of the game genre, similar to how Minecraft Dungeons led players gently into Diablo-like action-RPGs. However, once you make it a few hours into the main campaign, you get let loose into the open world with the overall objective of defeating the Piglins. Here's what you should focus on first in Minecraft...
A new update has gone live for Destiny 2, and it's a big one that covers various areas of the game according to the patch notes. One of the biggest changes that players will see is a buff to several primary weapon archetypes in PvE, as auto rifles, pulse rifles, scout rifles, sidearms, and hand cannons are all being buffed against red and orange-bar enemies. You'll be able to deal 10-25% more damage to enemies depending on the weapon you have equipped, while trace rifles, sniper rifles, and...