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EA Will Pay Student-Athletes $1500 To Appear In CFB 26, More That Double Last Year's Rate

By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Mar 18, 2025 - 20:17

After paying college athletes $600 to appear in College Football 25, EA will pay players more than double that for this year's CFB 26. EA Sports confirmed to FBS players in an email today, obtained by...

All your faves can team up in this new Avatar mobile game

By Petrana Radulovic - Polygon | Mar 18, 2025 - 20:01

It’s a good year to be an Avatar fan. There’s a new sequel series on the way. A book diving into the backstory of my personal favorite minor character is coming out in June. And if you can’t wait for...

I'm creeped out by this trailer for a generative AI game about people using an AI-powered app to solve violent crimes in the year 2028 that somehow isn't a cautionary tale

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:48

Developer Wolf Games is backed by the creative minds behind Law and Order and the One Chicago shows, because of course it is.

Rainbow Six Siege Crossover With The Boys Out Now With Homelander And Black Noir

By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:45

Ubisoft has announced the newest crossover collaboration in Rainbow Six Siege, and it's none other than Prime Video's The Boys TV show. Two of the show's stars, Homelander and Black Noir, are now avai...

Fallout 76’s newest update adds player ghouls, live now

By Cass Marshall - Polygon | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:45

Fallout 76’s new update includes a big potential change that characters can undergo. The Ghoul Within is named that because, well, players can finally become a nasty little ghoul. We first learned abo...

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is back in stock for $479 and I desperately want one

By Christian Wait - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:30

I don’t usually get this excited about a CPU, but the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is something special. It has been impossible to find for weeks, and now it’s back for $479 at Amazon (and at Amazon UK). That...

Square Enix Announces A Big RPG Sale In The Best Way Possible

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:20

Something about spring always gets me in the mood to play an RPG. So it’s perfect timing that Square Enix is running a sale on some of its biggest releases and has the voice of Final Fantasy XVI’s Cli...

After 12 days and 100s of wipes, World of Warcraft's latest world first raid ends in anticlimax: 'That's the boss?!?'

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:19

A slightly confused Team Liquid came out on top.

Spiritfarer devs release 33 Immortals, the early access co-op hellraiser that plays like an MMO raid

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:19

Spiritfarer and Jotun developers Thunder Lotus Games have released the early access version of 33 Immortals, their 33-player co-op fantasy action game that aims to simulate the experience of an MMO...

AMD, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia are all excited about cooperative vectors and what they mean for the future of 3D graphics, but it's going to be a good while before we really see their impact

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:15

And it's not just because the technology is brand new.

Check out Assassin’s Creed Shadows reimagined as a tokusatsu fever dream

By Ian Walker - Polygon | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:15

In the lead-up to the Assassin’s Creed Shadows launch on March 20, the fine folks at Ubisoft Brasil took it upon themselves to put together a special promotional video in the style of old-school tokus...

This Side-Scrolling RPG Brawler Is Launching On Game Pass For Its Console Debut

By Cameron Koch - Gamespot | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:09

The class-based side-scrolling brawler/RPG Towerborne is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles on April 29, when it will also be launching on Game Pass for both console and PC.Towerborne comes from Stoic...

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster gets a PC and console release date

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:04

Fans of developer Argonaut's warmly remembered 3D platformer Croc: Legend of the Gobbos are in for a blast of nostalgia; after a bit of a delay, its previously announced remaster has been given a r...

Pokémon Go director addresses concerns about its new owners and the future of the game

By Michael McWhertor - Polygon | Mar 18, 2025 - 19:00

Last week, Niantic announced that its games division, which makes augmented reality games Pokémon Go, Monster Hunter Now, and Pikmin Bloom, was being sold to mobile gaming powerhouse Scopely for $3.5...

Koei Tecmo know your Rise of the Ronin save file might be borked, promises they're trying to figure out why

By Oisin Kuhnke - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:59

Rise of the Ronin is just not having a very good time on PC. The game only launched on Steam just last week, where it was quickly discovered that, oh dear, there are a lot of issues. Just a quick lo...

This New Tech Is Taking Aim At Gaming's Bot Problem

By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:57

Anyone who has played an online game has probably encountered a bot at some point that may have negatively impacted their gaming experience. To help address gaming's bot problem, Razer and OpenAI foun...

Master Mai Shiranui's Ferocious Flame Stocks In Street Fighter 6

By Samuel Moreno - Kotaku | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:45

Just like her fellow SNK fighter Terry Bogard, Mai Shiranui has integrated well as a Street Fighter 6 DLC character with many of her fan-favorite techniques present. However, the standout aspect of he...

New super-thin '2D' metal sheets could enable ultra-low power chips and can you guess how they're made? Yup, by squishing stuff really hard

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:42

Apparently single-atom thickness is possible with a plain old hydraulic press

Larian’s Swen Vincke subtweets anyone still fixated on singleplayer games’ commercial viability: 'They just have to be good'

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:38

The Baldur’s Gate guru sends out a reminder that no revenue projection is as convincing as, well, a good game.

Assassin's Creed Shadows Is A Game For Animal Lovers

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:35

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, like most modern open-world video games, features a large map filled with various animals, including horses, birds, foxes, rabbits, dogs, and cats. But unlike most other open...

The Girls Are Girling In Overwatch 2’s Second K-Pop Crossover

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:25

Overwatch 2 has been swimming in collaboration skins over the past few years, and the crossover the hero shooter did with K-Pop group Le Sserafim remains one of its most popular. It’s so well-liked, i...

Magic’s Tarkir: Dragonstorm preview revitalizes 3-color Commander decks

By Stan Golovchuk - Polygon | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:25

So many deck-building challenges in Magic: The Gathering could be solved with one weird trick: Just add another color to your deck! Whether it’s a three-color Commander or some extra fetch lands to sm...

CoD: Black Ops 6 New Zombies Map Details Revealed

By S.E. Doster - Gamespot | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:20

Call of Duty Season 3 arrives to Black Ops 6 and Warzone next month, and the season comes packed with a brand-new Zombies map. Treyarch has now revealed the logo art and name for the map: Shattered Ve...

Assassin's Creed Shadows Is One Of The Best-Looking Open-World Games Ever

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:15

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out later this week and folks, it’s really good! And while one of the big reasons I enjoyed this latest installment is because it’s wonderful to play, it also helps that Sh...

'People like to hate EA, I don't know why': Split Fiction's Josef Fares says he has a good relationship with his publisher, but 'nobody believes' him

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:12

"Every publisher f**ks up now and then."

Even with required ray tracing, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is blockbuster PC performance done right

By James Archer - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:08

Even though the Assassin’s Creed series has become something of a hooded, shifty-eyed poster child for AAA bloat and excess, its more recent editions have understood the need to keep the hardware sid...

The Silent Hill F system requirements look pretty modest at first but that's only for all my 720p gamers out there

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:06

All you need to get scared is a relatively modest rig (and some patience).

New Cities: Skyline 2 update reduces homelessness and makes it easier to track, alongside new difficulty modes

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell - Rock Paper Shotgun | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:05

Cities: Skylines 2 has a new patch that makes a raft of changes to the Paradox city builder's UI and systems such as traffic and garbage, while adding two new Easy and Normal difficulty modes and ten...

Assassin's Creed: Shadows PC performance analysis: Ray tracing, upscaling, and frame generation are all optional, but only two of them are worth using, though not the ones you might think

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:02

Assassin's Creed is back with epic vistas, pretty graphics, and so-so performance. Same old, same old.

Assassin's Creed Shadows' Animus hub is threadbare at launch, but that's fine

By Tom Phillips - Eurogamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:01

Assassin's Creed's new Animus Hub - the project formerly known as Assassin's Creed Infinity - is threadbare and relatively ignorable at launch, but that's fine. Read more

Assassin's Creed Shadows' new Anvil engine features impress on PS5 and Series X

By Thomas Morgan - Eurogamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Assassin's Creed Shadows marks a series milestone as the first entry developed with a total focus on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. It's a bold transition with a clear pay-off in its technology, as las...

Assassin's Creed Shadows review

By Tom Phillips - Eurogamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Alongside its tea ceremonies, rangu poetry and Sumi-e ink drawing, Assassin's Creed Shadows makes several mentions of the Sakura festival, Japan's annual cherry blossom celebration. The brief appeara...

Don't expect to unlock Yasuke for a while in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Rush through Shadows' long introduction to reach the good stuff.

Assassin's Creed Shadows review

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Excellent stealth and combat prevail against Shadows' dull story and forgettable cast.

Best armour in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Suit up with these armour pieces for Naoe and Yasuke.

How to start the Thrown to the Dogs quest in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Claim your pre-order bonus by completing this exclusive quest.

All origami butterfly locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

You'll need to search Osaka high and low to complete The Butterfly Collector quest.

How to upgrade weapons and armour in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Hang onto your favourite gear by boosting its stats.

Best weapons in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Gear up both Naoe and Yasuke with these weapons.

Where to find Heiji in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Finding Heiji in the busy port of Sakai is like finding a needle in a haystack.

How to get more scouts in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Increasing your number of scouts and figuring out how to replenish them is easier said than done.

Should you confront Otama or Wakasa in Assassin's Creed Shadows?

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Identifying the Golden Teppo Onryo requires you to choose your target carefully.

How to unlock and play as Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

You've got a long journey ahead of you.

Where to find Imai Sokyu in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Track down the wealthy tea merchant to complete the Searching Sakai quest for The Golden Teppo.

Best hideout buildings and upgrades in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

From stables to studies, here's what you should build first in your hideout.

How to change seasons in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Each season brings new opportunities and challenges.

How to increase your knowledge rank in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Increasing your knowledge is a surprisingly complicated process.

How to unlock and complete Shadow Projects in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Unlocking Shadows Projects is more complicated than you'd think.

How to get a kosode in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

You've gotta look the part for a tea ceremony.

How to get and upgrade rations in Assassin's Creed Shadows

By PC Gamer | Mar 18, 2025 - 18:00

Getting more rations and improving them is key to staying alive.