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Sea of Thieves is an action-adventure game set up in an open world while the player assumes the role of a pirate. While you sail the open seas, complete the quests of the three main trading companies in the game. Each of the trading companies offers a different kind of quest. While you complete quests and get money, you need to get resources and items to upgrade your ships. Although you can play the game solo, there is also the option to explore the open seas with other players....

Last month’s unique winter storm that battered Texas had extreme effects on the state and its residents. Thousands were without power and running water for weeks, causing a mini humanitarian crisis in the state. It shouldn’t be surprising that the weather also affected businesses in Texas as well, including developer and publisher Gearbox. While it certainly didn’t suffer the worst of the storm, the company has been impacted somewhat. As a result of the severe weather, Borderlands 3: Director’s Cut has been delayed....

Fantasy games provide us with a sense of adventure as we explore new worlds and come across things like magic and monsters. After a while, it is nice to come back down to reality by playing a simulation game. These games provide us with real-world virtual experiences that challenge us with things that occur in everyday life. We have compiled a list of these simulation games that you can play when your fantasy game finally becomes too much....

A few weeks back a friend recommended Jonathan Crary’s 24/7, a short, vital book I have just finished reading. I suspect a lot of it went over my head, but the basics are pretty simple. Crary, who is a professor of modern art and theory at Columbia, makes the case that the contemporary world’s focus on an endless 24/7 treadmill of consumption and toil has made sleep the true enemy of capitalism....

A first-person life simulation, Slime Rancher 2 is a direct sequel to its predecessor Slime Rancher. The game is filled with adventure as you explore the new location known as Rainbow Island. As Beatrix LeBeau, the main protagonist in the first installation of this series, you will have to collect, raise, feed, and breed slimes. While exploring Rainbow Island, you will come across multiple resources that you can feed to your slimes....

Have you dreamed of joining the shogunate and stalking your prey on the battlefield? Do you have a love of ancient Japan and wish to experience it in a video game? Do you just like free games to pad out your Epic Games Store account? Well, you’re in luck if any of those questions resonate with you. Epic is handing out Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on its storefront today....

A new game in the Sonic Boom franchise is heading to Nintendo 3DS this winter, Nintendo has announced. Developed by Sanzaru Games, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice sees Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks heading out on a brand new single-player adventure to defeat Dr. Eggman and an all-new super villain called D-Fekt. As the name implies, fire and ice will play a major role in the game, with new abilities allowing characters to pull off special moves within the environment....

Sony has invested $1bn in Fortnite maker Epic Games. This latest investment follows on from the $200m Sony put towards Epic last April. “As a creative entertainment company, we are thrilled to invest in Epic to deepen our relationship in the metaverse field, a space where creators and users share their time,” Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, said today. “We are also confident that Epic’s expertise, including their powerful game engine, combined with Sony’s technologies, will accelerate our various efforts such as the development of new digital fan experiences in sports and our virtual production initiatives....

As many frustrated PlayStation 3 owners are already aware, the PlayStation Network has been knocked offline since Wednesday of this past week. Sony had been vague as to why the system was down and gamers began to speculate as to whether the hacktivist group, Anonymous, had returned for a second round in its battle with Sony or whether the recent earthquakes in Japan had caused unforeseen technical problems. Late Friday, Sony finally clarified that the outage was not due to a glitch in the network, but was caused by hackers....

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced its plans to purchase the house of Destiny, Bungie, for $3.6 billion USD. The deal comes nearly two weeks after the bombshell announcement that Microsoft would acquire Activision Blizzard. According to a press release, Bungie will “continue to operate independently, maintaining the ability to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play.” Naturally, that means Destiny fans on Xbox likely won’t have to worry about switching platforms anytime soon....

The recent South Park episode “Turd Burglars” features a scene in which a group of middle-aged women simultaneously puke and spray misty diarrhea all over a fancy restaurant. This comes after a scene in which Stan, Cartman, and Kenny unscrew the plumbing in the Broflovski’s basement so they can catch an enormous poop log, courtesy of Kyle’s mom, in a bucket. And that’s not even to mention the closet full of Tom Brady’s individually jarred turds....

Splatoon 3 has finally been released on Nintendo Switch and it has a competitive online multiplayer mode (PvP and PvE) but if the servers are down, it can put a damper on your plans. Don’t worry, here’s how to check the current Splatoon 3 server status via Nintendo’s official network data. Are Splatoon 3 Servers Down? Check Nintendo Server Status Players who start to face lag, connectivity problems, and other disruptions during online multiplayer gaming sessions can check the current Splatoon 3 server status from the Nintendo Network status page....

Splatoon will release in Europe on May 29 exclusively on Wii U, Nintendo has announced. The colourful team-based shooter introduces a unique twist to the genre, featuring a variety of single-player and online modes and tasking players with painting the environment in their team’s coloured ink. A new ‘Ranked Battle’ mode will also rank and match players with other similarly-skilled players, while ‘Battle Dojo’ allows two players to go 1v1 in a local multiplayer match, with one player using the screen on the Wii U GamePad and the other using the TV to pop as many balloons as they can....

A former employee of Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has been arrested and accused of insider trading. 38-year-old Taisuke Sazaki, whose video game credits include work on numerous Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts titles, allegedly bought shares in Japanese development company Aiming shortly before Square Enix publicly announced the studio was working on a new Dragon Quest mobile title. Nippon reports that Sazaki acquired shares worth 20.8m yen (around £125k) between December 2019 and February 2020, after allegedly hearing details of Aiming’s project....

Nintendo has announced a fresh batch of 3DS titles will join its Select range on February 4, including Star Fox 64 3D. I never played a game called Star Fox 64 when I was younger, but I did play Lylat Wars, which was bloody fantastic. Joining Fox McCloud and chums’ handheld adventure will be Super Mario Maker and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, with all three games retailing for the budget price of $19....

We’re headed towards Peak Trek II: The Wrath of Khantent. Sorry. Very sorry. I won’t ever say that again. Anyway, with all of the Star Trek projects in development at the moment, whether it’s the future of Star Trek: Discovery, the Captain Picard spinoff series, the Michelle Yeoh-focused spinoff about whatever shady dealings her character from Discovery will be getting up to with Section 31, or the Star Trek: Lower Decks animated series, there’s about to be more Star Trek than at any point since the late 1990s, when we had three simultaneous Trek series and the occasional threat of a movie....

This article comes from Den of Geek UK. If you pay $4 billion for something, you expect to get your money’s worth. When Disney bought Lucasfilm back in 2012, everyone expected the House of Mouse to milk Star Wars for everything it could. Sure enough, multiple new trilogies, TV shows, theme park worlds, games, and cross-over partnerships were quickly announced, and Star Wars production went into overdrive. Then Solo: A Star Wars Story happened....

Upcoming action role-playing game Starfield gets a brand new trailer, which previews the game’s unique Settled Systems and factions. Starfield, the first new universe from Bethesda Game Studios in 25 years, looks to build a rich world and backstory. The game promises immense freedom, allowing you to “create whatever character you want and embark on a journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.” Starfield takes place in the year 2330, in an area that “extends outwards from our solar system for approximately 50 light-years....

Are you in the market for a new gaming headset? The Steelseries Arctis 3 Wireless might be the right choice for you. However, it’s less powerful than its bigger sibling, the Arctis 7 and 5. The price point is also slightly lower to compensate. Plus, these headphones are compatible with PCs and PS5, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. © Some rights reserved by TheBetterDay In this review, we will dive deep into the specs of the Arctis 3 and provide a full review to find out whether headphones are right for you....

A Steep Open Beta will begin tomorrow on PS4, Xbox One and PC, with pre-loading now available on the PC Uplay client. The beta runs November 18 to 21 and features “dozens of challenges through three of the seven regions”. The regions are the Aravis, the Tyrol and the Needles. The beta will also offer nine Mountain Stories, which are narrative-based challenges that on completion will unlock new gear for players to customise their characters....