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The Nintendo Switch continues to prove successful for Japanese gaming giant Nintendo, as the NPD Group has revealed that it was the best-selling console in the U.S. in March 2022 in terms of unit sales, copying its success in Europe. The Xbox Series X/S out-performed the Switch in terms of dollars made, again echoing earlier success in Europe, breaking March records for the platform that have been held since 2011 (for total units sold) and 2014 (dollars made)....

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt just received an unexpected patch on regular Xbox One models, which has led many to think CD Projekt RED was implementing some new stuff into the much-beloved role-playing game. And that’s the truth, indeed: as confirmed by CDPR’s community lead Marcin Momot, the patch, weighing in at around 400MB, introduces HDR support on Xbox One S, something that thus far has only been implemented on Xbox One X....

While The Witness was one of the earliest games to wow everyone when it launched in January this year on PlayStation 4 and PC, the game will now be headed to another major platform soon. It has just been revealed that the game will be coming to Xbox One next month, though it will not have additional content. Game creator Jonathan Blow made the announcement via IGN, where he discussed that there won’t be much of a difference with the Xbox One version compared to the others....

With the release of Thor: Love and Thunder, it puts up to question when fans see the God of Thunder next. When talking to Insider, Taika Waititi said Thor 5 would be possible for him to do if presented with the opportunity. The only thing he needs to return would be if Chris Hemsworth is in it, which with the text at the end of the latest film saying he would return, seems to guarantee we will get more of the character....

Guerrilla Games has shared a new trailer of the upcoming The Frozen Wilds DLC expansion of Horizon: Zero Dawn. The video showcases the beautiful environments that will be seen in this new adventure, which is set in a brand new area located in the northern mountains of the map. Some of the locations that players will get to visit are rivers, icy caves, a Banuk camp, and dangerous mountain paths, all of them creating a magic environment that fits perfectly in the impressive world created by the studio....

In late March, Tesla’s Elon Musk announced that the company accepts Bitcoin as a payment method for customers in the United States. Musk, however, has now taken to Twitter to backtrack on this plan. He has now revealed that the company has stopped accepting Bitcoin as payment for its electric cars. In the statement shared on Twitter, Musk cites environmental concerns for this decision. “We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel,” reads the statement....

Big changes are coming to the biggest game ever made The Tetris mobile game available on iPhone and Android is about to change quite a bit according to an announcement from developer N3TWORK Inc. The major addition comes in the form of Tetris Primetime which will offer over $1 million in annual cash prizes to players. The mobile game is also taking on some of the innovations found in the Switch exclusive Tetris 99 with a new “battle royale” mode....

The Crusader character class in Diablo 3 is a popular class for those looking for something a little easier to play. Their natural tankiness of Crusaders tend to rely on thorn damage and a heal-on-hit effect, but massive armor plates surrounding their hero doesn’t hurt either. As with every best-in-class build, the three preferred Crusader builds tend to rely on specific set pieces, preferably with Ancient rolls to maximize grift runs, but isn’t set in stone....

There are a variety of boons available to you in Hades. These are powers provided to you by the 10 Greek gods willing to assist Prince Zagreus escape the underworld. Each of the boons has a different focus. For example, Ares’ boons can inflict Doom on your enemies, whereas Zeus focuses mostly on hitting your foes with chain lightning attacks. The type of boons you want to use depends on what initial choices you have at the start of the game, what weapon you use, and your personal playstyle....

Do any of these characters actually like Horse Manure? If you’re looking to raise your Support Ranks in Fire Emblem Engage, Gifts are a fantastic way to easily raise your relationship with each Unit. After all, who doesn’t love gifts? Actual gifts. Not the horse excrement you found by the barns. Raising a Unit’s Support with your player character will improve their performance when battling together, unlock interesting conversations, and can even lead to marriage....

Even in the age of video game remakes, remasters, and VR, nothing can quite replace the joy that many experience from playing the classics. Retro gaming is alive and well, although the players from the 8-bit days are at least 30 years old now! Whether you’re an old-head or new-age gamer who started on the PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch, there are some video games from the ‘90s that will simply never fade with time—Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy VI, for example....

Perhaps Arthur Curry has some of their lineage too? The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has released yet another visually juicy episode, detailing the worlds of Middle-earth and greater Arda. While we’ve seen plenty of groundwork laid for the peoples of Middle-earth, there’s plenty of history which ties into the continent but originates elsewhere. One such land features prominently in the Second Age, Númenor, a glorious, sunny kingdom of seafaring Men found between the shores of Aman and Middle-earth, seemingly peaceful yet adventurous....

One of the announcements was leaked by the Microsoft Store The Sims 4 team has formally announced its “Sim Summer” event lineup for the game. The event will showcase a new Game Pack and new Kit that was previously teased during the Inside Maxis stream in late April. The Microsoft Store has previously leaked the upcoming kit: The Sims 4 Courtyard Oasis Kit. Although the product page was quickly removed, it listed the official description, logo, and three images from the upcoming kit....

Female characters in video games have been overlooked for generations with the main protagonists and antagonists being commonly male. Female protagonists have been ruling the gaming world recently, creating some of the most heartwarming, breathtaking stories and the most memorable courageous, imaginative and studious heroes, that will stay in our hearts and minds for years to come. The video game heroines in this list are unparalleled and incomparable with their strength, courage, and fearlessness....

Before Telltale shut down last year, they released a Switch port of the first season of The Walking Dead. Episodes of The Final Season also came out on the Switch concurrent to their releases on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. However, Season Two and the third season A New Frontier have yet to make the jump to the Switch. Both seasons were scheduled to be released on the Switch today, Sept....

Learn why the remake moved towards action combat. We’re only nine days away from the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake (or today if you live in Australia; lucky bastards), and to keep the hype-train rolling Square-Enix has dropped a third video in their Inside Final Fantasy VII Remake series. This time around we were given a deeper look inside the combat philosophy of the remake, and learned a thing or two about what motivated the team to move towards action combat....

The toughest choice in all of Temtem You’ll make a lot of choices throughout your time with Temtem. Which characters to keep on your team, when to do battle or play it safe, and so on and so on. But before all of them, there’s one very important choice that every new player has to make. Like its inspirations before it, Temtem starts with you choosing your starter companion. Marking a huge choice in terms of team makeup and overall gameplay experience, it’s a tough one to make in the dark....

In the face of growing concerns about the safety and efficacy of its fully autonomous driving technology, Tesla on Tuesday started rolling out its ‘Full Self-Driving‘ (FSD) software to select drivers in the US as part of an early access program. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Musk said that more users would get the update in the coming days, with a ‘wide release’ expected by the end of the year....

Initially popular for its pick-up-and-play gameplay style and free-to-play, browser-based accessibility, Geoguessr has been made free-to-start in recent years, with players encountering a paywall after a handful of games played per day. Those who can’t afford an extra monthly payment can find near equal Geoguessr like value from the following games. Geotastic Geotastic is a browser-based game whose gameplay is virtually identical to that of Geoguessr — clicking somewhere on a map in relation to the location presented on Street View....

Convenience is king, and that means a lot of people default to WiFi without giving things a second thought. But maybe you’re after the lowest possible latency for Steam in-home streaming, streaming on Twitch, or booting up the latest esports title. If that’s the case then you’re going to be delving into the wide world of Ethernet cables, which can be as confusing as it is diverse. The good news is that, for the most part, any Ethernet cable is going to give you better performance than WiFi, and more importantly it will provide a more stable connection....