I’ve played 40 hours of Arc Raiders and only just discovered there’s a locked room that requires an epic material to open, not a keycard

Unlocked doors, locked doors, and barred doors, Arc Raiders sure has a lot of different types of doors, and I’d assumed I knew all of them. That was until the Tribute to Toledo quest sent me into the Power Generation Complex on Dam Battlegrounds in search of a Power Rod—an epic refined material I assumed…

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Seven years after launch and eighteen years after Steam, the Epic Games Store will now let you gift games directly to your friends

Good news, everyone! A mere seven years since it launched, the Epic Games Store has gifting now! The Fortnite developer announced the new feature in a post on the store, stating that “players can now purchase and send games directly to friends on their Epic friends list.” Users who purchase gifts through Epic’s payment system…

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AMD is reportedly planning a GPU price rise as the memory shortage crisis bites and odds of decent Black Friday graphics card deals look increasingly slim

According to a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo, AMD is planning to ramp up graphics card prices in response to the ongoing squeeze on memory supply. The post says that AMD has already implemented an increase for its industry customers that has yet to show up in retail prices, but this new hike…

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There is no glitch—turns out, you need more than just heroic dialogue choices to get Dispatch’s best ending, you’ve gotta be good at your job, too

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Dispatch—both the excellent story and the superhero radio dispatch simulator strapped to its underbelly. However, during my time playing those latter segments, I’d occasionally find myself wondering whether the game would’ve been a stronger TV show, and whether any of my choices made were actually factoring into the wider story. Turns out,…

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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Square Enix rolls out Version 1.4.0. Square Enix’s excellent release Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has received a new game update this week, bumping it up to Version 1.4.0. This update includes “various improvements” which should enhance the overall experience. This includes some fixes (including addressing an issue that prevented the Akademy report “Master…

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