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Modder LeGioN675 releases a mod for Fallout 4 that adds one of gaming’s most iconic weapon, the BFG from the Doom franchise, to post-apocalyptic Boston. Over a month since it released, Fallout 4 remains one of the most popular games in the industry, thanks to players continuously discovering new content. This has included hidden underwater treasures, Easter Eggs, and other secrets, but for PC gamers, Fallout 4’s popularity has also been maintained thanks to a steady stream of mods from the community....

December is the month when many communities look for one final, large, charitable effort to take part in. The gaming community is famously one of the most charitable groups out there, raising $3 million for St. Jude’s through the Game Theory YouTube channel alone. Another such community is looking to add to that contribution—to St. Jude’s—with a giant live stream event that taking place over a week, from December 14 to 20....

Nonbinary people are put under constant scrutiny from every possible community. From the queer community’s own dogged attempts to de-legitimize them, to zealots who insist we “have mental disorders,” it’s a bad scene out there for people who don’t feel entirely comfortable in the classical gender binary. That’s why it’s important for popular media to provide positive representations of nonbinary persons. Popular media is worshiped in our society, and healthy, normalized depictions of marginalized communities can have a tangible impact on our culture....

Retro gamers looking for something special to play during the holidays now have an excellent option on the Nintendo Switch. SNK is bringing back a truly classic fighting game from a rare platform, the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Originally released in 1999, Nintendo Switch console owners can now purchase and play Fatal Fury: First Contact once more. Further, the fighting game can be played with up to two players. Fatal Fury: First Contact retails for $7....

Bungie’s success since its split from publisher Activision has been self-evidence. The now-independent studio’s continued support for Destiny 2, including large seasonal and routine patches and DLC offerings, has given Bungie the foundation it needs to flourish. Now Bungie is ready to grow. Thursday morning, it announced a significant expansion, including a new publishing studio in Amsterdam and massive additions to its Washington headquarters. And alongside that, Bungie’s confirmed it’s working on new games, including a new IP....

Most Diablo 2 players shudder at the thought of using set items for the endgame. However, those guys are probably rich and swimming in runes. For the regular Joe, obtaining the most desirable runes to craft into your ideal items is quite a tall order. For a lot of players, that’s merely a dream. In such cases, set items offer a good stepping stone while players do the endgame runeword grind of Diablo 2....

Blizzard has revealed that Season 23 in Diablo 3, The Disciples of Sanctuary, begins April 2. The new season features the brand-new overhaul to Followers that is sure to affect how players level and tackle the endgame content when playing solo. Unlike previous Seasons, the changes made to Followers is a permanent overhaul that will remain in-game even after the Season ends. This means that there is no temporary, experimental theme being used for this Season, but if the trade off is improving old systems, that seems perfectly fine....

Newly-formed Surprised Monkey Studio recently announced its first incoming video game product, a 2D point-and-click adventure game titled Surviving the Humans. The game is currently being crowdfunded via Indiegogo, where it launched on December 28 with a $10,000 flexible goal, and has 34 days remaining as of this writing. If there’s any question as to how serious the studio is about wanting to make Surviving the Humans, note that it’s also running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the game....

DOOM may be one of the more important first-person shooter franchises. As the first game launched in 1993, and as the series has continued with the most recent DOOM Eternal, DOOM has been played by millions but also influenced many other shooters. Another extremely important first-person shooter series–albeit one that is a bit newer in comparison–is Call of Duty. Recently, a mod was created combining the two extremely important games....

In Dungeons & Dragons, CR is an acronym that stands for Challenge Rating. This number is used to classify the relative strength of monsters so that dungeon masters can more easily provide level-appropriate challenges to their players. While CR is generally a useful tool for gauging a monster’s strength, there are some 5e monsters whose stat blocks feature abilities that make them much more dangerous than their CR rating suggests....

Elden Ring allows you to turn nearly any weapon in the game into some of the most powerful pieces of equipment imaginable, but before you can upgrade the game’s considerable arsenal, you’re going to have to find some of the rarest and most valuable items in the game: Smithing Stones and Somber Smithing Stones. Smithing Stones will allow you to upgrade standard weapons to higher levels, while Somber Smithing Stones allow you to upgrade special and enhanced weapons....

Hot on the heels of the Steam Summer Camp Sale, Electronic Arts has announced their own digital distribution bargain bin that boasts titles for PC, iOS devices, and consoles. Featuring games like Dead Space for the iPad/iPhone and Mass Effect 2 all at severely discounted rates, this sale might have come too late for those gamers who forked over a ton of cash on Steam’s goodies, but it is worth checking out for those just settling into the holiday....

Few trainers love Starter Pokemon as much as Ash Ketchum, who is emblematic of every friend you had in elementary school who needed every region’s Starters on their team. He catches plenty of wild Pokemon too, but his Starters have almost always been the strongest and most iconic members of his team from his start in Kanto to his days in Alola (so far, no Starters on his team in Journeys, besides Pikachu)....

Earlier this year, rumors started to spread of a very big potential addition to Xbox Game Pass. As it turned out, EA’s premium game subscription “EA Play” came to Xbox Game Pass at no additional cost. Further verifying that Xbox Game Pass truly is one of the best value propositions for playing games, adding new and existing EA games to the service further boosted the selection of static games on the service....

The System Override event has ended, but the Evo Shield is still available in Apex Legends. The Evo Shield was introduced in the recent Deja Loot game mode and it looks like Respawn wants to make it a permanent feature of the game. The Evo Armor looks like a conventional white shield, but has a glow surrounding it. It starts off even lower than the basic white body shield and then gets progressively stronger as you inflict damage on opponents....

Fall Guys confirmed an Among Us crossover earlier this week, and now it has revealed what the collab costume will look like. It is now less than a week until season four of Fall Guys kicks off. A trailer for the new season dropped on Monday revealing all sorts of new details about the upcoming season. The most exciting reveal of all was saved for the very end at which point a rumored crossover with rival multiplayer Among Us was confirmed....

Dishonored 2 is something of an anomaly in the video game industry - the rare triple-A release that garners largely positive critical reviews and struggles with sales at the same time. While a rocky PC launch is at least partially to blame for the disappointing sales Dishonored 2 experienced at launch, the game has since been largely improved on both computers and consoles, and Bethesda and Arkane Studios haven’t given up on the title yet....

Looking to unlock the Souvenir achievement/trophy in Dishonored 2? This guide reveals where each of the ten items can be found through each mission in the game. While Dishonored 2 introduces a number of new features and mechanics including a completely new playable character in Emily Kaldwin, the moment to moment gameplay remains true to what Arkane Studios established in the first game. In addition to sneaking and taking out enemies through a variety of methods, Arkane has seemingly placed a greater focus on collectibles hidden in each level from paintings, to runes and bone charms, and other important items....

Disney+ has had a huge backlog of cartoons, and one of the unexpected treats was the full 31 season set of The Simpsons. Unfortunately, the series was released in a 16:9 aspect ratio, unlike the original. However, fans can rejoice as Disney+ will be re-releasing the series in its original 4:3 aspect ratio starting in May. The ratio was meant to fit most widescreen TVs and phones and was shaped like a rectangle having to punch in on the original content....

Despite moves made in regard to other major releases, a Disney CEO has reiterated that there are currently no plans to debut Black Widow on Disney+. Black Widow is slated for a theatrical release in May 2021, a full year after it was originally intended to hit cinemas. The ongoing pandemic has led to movie theaters being closed around the world, resulting in multiple delays for almost every blockbuster scheduled to hit the big screen between March 2020 and today....