New World of Warcraft Midnight update throws Hunters an essential lifeline, with Warriors and Shamans also on the rise

Blizzard has detailed its next World of Warcraft Midnight class tuning update, and it’s throwing a bone to Marksmanship Hunters, who have been feeling rather sad following its patch 12.0.5 rework. The new WoW patch notes also bring good news for the likes of Shaman, Warrior, Warlock, and Paladin, but Augmentation Evoker, Guardian Druid, and…

Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Amazon Asked Nintendo To Break The Law

At a recent NYU lecture, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé divulged on a conversation between himself and an Amazon executive. Meeting in the late 2000s, Fils-Aimé says the e-commerce giant attempted to pressure Nintendo to not just burn relationships with other retailers, but outright break the law. “Amazon was looking to get bigger…

Round Up: The Previews Are In For 007: First Light

And here’s what other sites had to say: IGN: “It’s been many years since the last proper 007 game, and the larger Bond franchise seems to be in a state of reassessment. And that certainly puts IO Interactive’s latest in a great position to deliver an exciting new Bond game cleverly. With 007: First Light’s…

Diablo 4 update removes Lord of Hatred’s loot-snatching portals, with War Plans fixes to come

Blizzard’s latest Diablo 4 update strips out the automatic exit portals that were stealing away your hard-won loot, with Blizzard admitting the feature “missed the mark.” These patch notes for the action RPG‘s new expansion also put a stop to the ability to infinitely farm Nemesis boss lairs, and start making changes to fix the…

You’re not crazy, that one sewer puzzle in Half-Life 2 really did used to be harder

Half-Life 2 Has Been Quietly Changed for 20 Years – YouTube Watch On YouTuber Ocelot, who specializes in videos comparing different versions of games like Silent Hill 3 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, recently took to analyzing different versions of Half-Life 2. Valve’s FPS may not seem as fruitful a topic for dissection, but there…

Magic: The Gathering One Ring art controversy ends with artist admission

A newly revealed version of The One Ring card for Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming crossover with The Hobbit drew criticism from within the game’s own artist community, ultimately revealing that the artist had copied the work of another. The One Ring originally appeared as the headliner card in 2023’s The Lord of the Rings: Tales…