Epic Games and the FTC recently announced a deal in which the game developer will pay $245 million to settle claims about in-game purchases. The FTC will use the settlement money for refunds for certain affected players, but are you eligible? The FTC has published a handy FAQ to help you find out if you're eligible to get some money back. Here is what you need to know.
Who is eligible for a refund?
First off, the FTC is only paying US accounts. Assuming you live in the US, those eligible...
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Marvel Snap is introducing its first holiday-themed event, starting today (December 20) and going through January 2. The Winterverse event will offer snowy variants that you can find, daily login rewards, and a special bundle available in the shop.
The daily login rewards will consist mostly of credits, boosters, and gold, but there will be two even better rewards on particular days. On Christmas day, December 25, you can claim a special Nick Fury variant with a Samuel L. Jackson autograph...
Risk of Rain Returns, a ground-up remake of the now-classic rogue, is releasing in 2023 just in time for the original game's 10th anniversary. This new version incorporates new features and lessons learned from the sequel Risk of Rain 2.
Risk of Rain Returns features updated visuals, a revamped codebase, and plenty of new goodies and surprises. After crash-landing on the mysterious planet Petrichor V, you take the role of one of 15 survivors (including two new additions) attempting to make...
Call of Duty: Warzone 2's cooperative DMZ mode has tons of missions to complete and secrets to explore, but Season 1 Reloaded includes a brand-new area with the addition of Building 21. Here's everything you need to know about the building, and how to find the keycards needed to access it.
What is Building 21?
Inside of Building 21
Season 1 Reloaded added Building 21 on December 19, and Infinity Ward describes this as a limited-time area. The developer doesn't confirm how long Building 21...
It's the end of the year, which means that your favorite apps and platforms are showing you a year-end wrap-up in order for you to make sense of how you spent your 2022. Though PlayStation and Nintendo have their own official 2022 wrap-ups, the Xbox community TrueAchievements has created an unofficial version called My Year On Xbox, and it's free to use.
In order to see your breakdown, you'll need to make a TrueAchievements account. The infographic includes achievements earned, total...
Following the launch of the Season 1 Reloaded update, Raven Software has slowly been making several small tweaks to Call of Duty: Warzone 2, including bringing back the battle royale's option to purchase a Loadout Drop Marker from Buy Stations.
The developer tweeted on December 20 that purchasable loadout drops returned to the battle royale with a small update. These can be found in Buy Stations across Al Mazrah, bringing back Warzone's traditional custom loadout with weapons, perk...
It might be the middle of the week, but there's still no slowing down this Wordle train. We've returned to offer more help to people in need when it comes to getting the Wordle correct. This time, we're helping out with the answer on December 21. Today's answer isn't too tricky, but it can definitely make life hard for players who might not be up to date with their astronomy. If you haven't started the Wordle just yet, then you can check out our list of recommended starting words. However...
During previous console generations, the concept of popping down to your local big-box store and buying the hot new console of your choice wasn't a luxury--it's simply how things worked. Over the past two years, the pandemic completely changed the way that most people shop for desirable items such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X. In recent months, however, there have been indications that the new shortage culture surrounding video game consoles might be fading--at least in the short term.
If...
In celebration of the holidays, 343 Industries has out a free 10-tier Event Pass with holiday aesthetics for Halo Infinite. The update is available today.
The event, called Winter Contingency II, runs from December 20 through January 3. The event pass includes a variety of festive cosmetics, including a snowflake emblem, a candy cane visor, decorative "jingle bell" grenades, a Santa hat, and reindeer horns. The pass also includes some frosty skins for weapons, including the Battle Rifle...
Halo Infinite has wrapped up its first full year of operation, and developer 343 Industries has now shared some first-year statistics. Live-service boss Sean Baron said in a blog post that Halo Infinite had the "biggest launch year" in Halo's 20-year history.
Some of the first-year stats included 170 million multiplayer matches played, 50 million campaign missions played, and 16 billion Spartans slayed. Players collectively wiped out more than 2 billion bots and performed 6 million "Ninja"...
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift is a major hassle, especially for those who prefer to play their Switch in undocked mode. Now, a new study from the UK consumer group Which? reports that it's found evidence that the Joy-Con drft is due to a fundamental design flaw.
According to the group, the plastic circuit boards within the Joy-Con controllers show wear around the stick slider contact points, even only after months of use. Additionally, dust and other grit can easily enter the mechanism...
The mobile game Crash Bandicoot: On the Run is shutting down very soon, developer King has announced. Service for the game will be terminated on February 16, 2023.
"On that date the servers will be taken down and the game will no longer be playable," King said in a social media post.
King shut off in-game purchases on December 19. Players who have an in-game balance of purple crystals need to spend them before February 16. Whether or not there is a firesale on in-game items due to the...
Star Wars: Dark Forces was one of the first PC Star Wars games ever, and it's still considered one of the best by hardcore fans. Now, one fan-modder has released a total overhaul that allows the game to be easily played on modern systems, and it includes vital features like 4K support, better mouse-look, and a revamped save system.
Previously, the best option to play Dark Forces was using the DOSbox emulator, which only supports resolutions up to 320x200. Similar to popular "source ports"...
Developer Sloclap announced that Sifu will launch on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in March 2023. A new Arenas mode will also be included, where players can earn new rewards as they take down more and more enemies.
"Successfully completing the arenas will progressively unlock a massive new modifiers batch, which doubles the current game's amount and notably brings alternative moves to the Kung Fu palette of our main character," Sloclap explains to IGN. "Completing the new...
PlayStation is leaping into the world of prosumer controllers with the DualSense Edge. I had the opportunity to check out the new gamepad, and it feels like a well-rounded hobbyist controller that's easy to customize on the fly.
The DualSense Edge feels and looks nearly identical to the DualSense controller. DualSense Edge lead product manager Tomamasu Mizuno assured me that this was an intentional decision so as to not alienate players who've already spent hundreds of hours with the...
Squanch Games' wild and wacky shooter High On Life is tearing it up on Xbox Game Pass, it seems. Benji Sales on Twitter found a list that showed the new game from Ricky and Morty's Justin Roiland as the No. 1 "most-popular" Xbox Game Pass title earlier this week. The game's own Twitter account re-shared the tweet.
The developer did not share any specific player or engagement numbers, however, and it only passed along Benji's tweet, saying it "heard" that the game was No. 1 on Game Pass, not...
In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re in the thick of the holiday gaming sale season, and Humble Bundle is the latest retailer closing out the year with massive discounts.
There are hundreds of games and DLC packs on sale, including some huge discounts on special editions like the Civilization VI Anthology Edition for $30, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Deluxe Edition for $40, and Anno 1800 Complete Edition Year 4 for $60.
You can also save big on the XCOM Ultimate Collection, which...
Before Pokemon Go players head home for the holidays--including the Winter Holiday event--Niantic has left one more present under the Sudowoodo tree: Kalos starter Chespin will be spotlighted during the first Pokemon Go Community Day of 2023.
The Pokemon Go January 2023 Community Day featuring the Spiny Nut Pokemon Chespin will take place January 7 from 2 PM to 5 PM local time. Players will have an increased chance to catch a shiny variant of Chespin during the event, and any Chespins that...
Marvel's Midnight Suns puts an XCOM spin on superhero combat, combined with a semi-open-world area to explore when your team isn't actively trying to take down Hydra. The open base of operations is full of secrets to find and hidden pathways to unlock. You'll need to obtain four Words of Power--Open, Reveal, Purify, and Break--to open up those closed paths, so here's how to get them all.
All Words of Power Locations
Open
The first Word of Power opens closed doors around the Abbey and its...
The Inside the House of Indies: Holiday Event will show off a mini-direct every day from December 19-23 at 9 AM PT / 12 AM ET. Each video will feature new announcements, updates on existing titles, and other tidbits and treats. Think short, bite-sized videos highlighting a handful of indie Switch titles.
The first day of the House of Indies is already over and sets a fair barometer of what to expect for future days. Switch ports were announced for Floppy Knights 2.0, a card-based, cutesy...