Diablo Immortal hits 30 million players, estimated to have raked in over $100 million

Diablo Immortal hits 30 million players, estimated to have raked in over $100 million The microtransactions didn’t put the wider audience off. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Diablo Immortal has sparked controversy among elements of Blizzard’s audience ever since it was first announced. Themonetisation model sparked a brutal backlash, stopped it being releasedin Belgium and the Netherlands, and Blizzard had to rush out a promise thatDiablo 4 won’t be monetized the same way....

August 1, 2022 · 4 min · 640 words · Raymond Galvan

Fans are bringing back tactics card game Duelyst

Fans are bringing back tactics card game Duelyst There are currently two separate revivals in the works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In 2014, Counterplay Games raised $137,707 onKickstarterfor a project called Duelyst, promising a card game that had “Squad-Based Tactical Combat with Ranked Competitive Play. Brought to you by veterans from Diablo III and Rogue Legacy.” Its pixel art and complex blend of cards and turn-based strategy drew plenty of interest during beta, and after launch Counterplay signed apublishing deal with Bandai Namco....

August 1, 2022 · 4 min · 798 words · John Brown

Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 1, 2022)

Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 1, 2022) Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don’t have to. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam....

August 1, 2022 · 5 min · 857 words · Luke Cole

Great moments in PC gaming: Editing rules.ini to make Red Alert guns shoot lightning

Great moments in PC gaming: Editing rules.ini to make Red Alert guns shoot lightning All kinds of variables were yours to alter in Red Alert’s config file. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Great moments in PC gamingare bite-sized celebrations of some of our favorite gaming memories. Developer: WestwoodYear: 1996 Some mods take years to complete, improving the base game so much they become the default way to play, or making it a platform for something totally new....

August 1, 2022 · 3 min · 577 words · Mary Miller

Half-Life 2's gravity gun meets Stalker's exclusion zone in this sci-fi FPS

Half-Life 2’s gravity gun meets Stalker’s exclusion zone in this sci-fi FPS Sci-fi shooter Adaca is an ode to 1990’s-2000’s shooters and has both a campaign and open world exploration modes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Are you in the mood to play with Half-Life 2’s gravity gun but want to do it in Stalker’s exclusion zone? Then you have some seriously strange moods and I am exceptionally gifted at guessing them....

August 1, 2022 · 4 min · 691 words · Terrence Smith

How to complete the Dung Eater quest in Elden Ring

How to complete the Dung Eater quest in Elden Ring You’ll need to choose between the Mending Rune and the Dung Eater puppet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The Elden Ring Dung Eater quest is one of the shorter sidequests in the Lands Between but it can be tricky, especially if you’re after Dung Eater summon rather than the Mending Rune....

August 1, 2022 · 8 min · 1494 words · Gail Carr

I can't believe an esports mockumentary made me feel things

I can’t believe an esports mockumentary made me feel things Players, which wrapped its first season last week, is really worth a watch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you haven’t heard of the show Players, a mockumentary from the creators of American Vandal, it’s not your fault: It’s a Paramount+ exclusive. I only subscribed to begrudgingly watch Halo, but I’ve kept it the past 10 weeks because Players started to get really good....

August 1, 2022 · 6 min · 1268 words · Mr. Zachary Clarke
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