Quake Champions takes a shower, shedding all its 2017 live-service grime and becoming a $10 game

Behold, some wild Quake Champions patch notes Removed Battle Pass Removed Weekly / Event Challenges Removed the Store Removed Platinum and Shard Currencies Removed Loot Boxes Removed Daily Login Rewards Removed Champion Progression (the shard reward path) Most Vanity Content is now Available to All Users “Today’s update marks a new chapter for Quake Champions…

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Microsoft’s approach to age verification in Australia is further proof that Valve is taking the everloving piss

Many are justifiably annoyed about Steam’s new age verification requirements in Australia. Whereas most platforms and shopfronts offer several ways to verify one’s age, Valve offers only one, and it’s amusingly ill-suited to the Australian market. To prove that you’re over 18 years old and thus, legally allowed to purchase games like Metal Gear Solid…

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World of Warcraft: Forever’s first patch will bring back the number one thing seasoned players missed from the MMO’s past: storms

If there’s one thing that Blizzard nailed with World of Warcraft: Forever, it’s the atmosphere. There’s nothing quite like walking under the moonlight in Tirisfal Glades listening to distant howls and flapping wings on the way to your next quest. But many players familiar with the era of WoW it’s based on felt like it…

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My first MMO character #2: Joshua Wolens

My first MMO character was… Karokan, Half-elf Something Born: 1999 Game: EverQuest Karokan’s is a simple tale. When I was six years old, I saw my dad having a good time in a then-new release called EverQuest. Obviously, I wanted in on that, and badgered pops into helping me make a character. My dad played…

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Steam game disables mods after facing its second Workshop malware outbreak this year

What happened On September 22, Studio Minus—the developer of ragdoll torture sandbox People Playground—posted a Steam news update saying it had disabled the game’s Steam Workshop support “due to yet another malicious mod,” which the developer said was “especially bad” The developer has since released a new build of People Playground that prevents mods from…

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Shoot the tires, please

Humvees are a nasty threat in Wardogs. They’re fast, have thick enough armor to withstand multiple RPGs, and usually come with a machinegun nest that can easily mow down a squad of infantry in a single reload. But they have a pretty huge weakness that, two weeks in, many players in my matches are unaware…

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