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Deathloop update makes sweeping improvements to enemy AI and PvP exploits Let’s face it: they were a bit dumb. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Deathloop has receiveda fairly substantial update, mainly focused on improving NPC reactions to the player and movement, UI tweaks, and a laundry list of minor fixes.A lot of folk love Deathloop(and PCG’s review scored it a sterling 89%) but for me the enemies and combat, outside of the ‘boss’ and Julianna encounters at least, fell flat—and their behaviour at times can only be described as braindead....

Escape into a beautiful world of gardening, village-building, and giving belly rubs to bugs Grow: Song of the Evertree is a bit of Animal Crossing and My Time at Portia, with a smidge of The Legend of Zelda. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. I know everyone is busy blasting each other in Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042, but I’m a little tied up right now catching fish, singing to plants, building libraries, and giving belly rubs to adorable bugs....

Everything in the first Halo Infinite battle pass 100 tiers, and plenty of time to grab all of its goodies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. You’ll feel right at home as soon as you open the Halo Infinite battle pass if you’ve played the likes of Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Call of Duty: Warzone in recent years. But while 343’s approach makes some welcome changes to the well-established formula,Nat thinks it sucksin its current, glacially-slow state....

Girls Who Code drops Activision Blizzard partnership over ‘failure’ of company leadership Blizzard has sponsored the non-profit advocacy organization since 2018. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Girls Who Code, a non-profit organization that works to increase the number of women working in computer science fields, has ended its partnership withActivisionBlizzard because of the ongoing allegations of “assault, harassment, and a toxic work environment” at the company....

Halo Infinite might just pull off an open world rebirth The grappling hook changes everything. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Take away the grappling hook andHalo Infinitedoesn’t work. In an interview with 343’s developers this week, I learned the grappling hook began as an experiment in multiplayer, and the proposal to integrate it into the campaign was a heart attack moment for the campaign’s designers....

Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass now grants you XP for completing a match Promised changes have now rolled out. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Update:A day after promising changes, 343 Industries has rolled out tweaks to the Halo Infinite battle pass. According to 343, “players can now earn XP by completing matchmade games,” which is great news since previously you only got XP for completing challenges....

Halo Infinite’s campaign won’t feature co-op until May 2022 at the earliest And it could be late summer before we get our hands on Forge. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The previews are in:Halo Infinite’s campaign is very good, with Wes reckoning it might just pull off an open world rebirth for the venerable series. But while we knew co-op wouldn’t arrive until after launch, 343 has reaffirmed that it could be half a year before we crash onto Zeta Halo with a buddy....