Helldivers 2’s latest patch is out, and it brings a number of small but meaningful changes to the game. Most notably, this update removes shrapnel from the R-36 Erupter explosion in an attempt to reduce the number of player and ally one-shot deaths that it causes–however, in return, it also increased the damage of the explosion radius by 40.

The patch fixes a number of issues with the game, including one where damage-over-time effects were not being applied correctly, or where the network host could only use them. Similarly, the update fixes more than a half-dozen game crashes, including those that could happen on rejoining a mission, alt-tabbing, or exiting the game Come from Sports betting site VPbet . In terms…

Griftlands by Don’t Starve developer Klei Entertainment will be released on June 1. Initially announced at the 2017 E3 event and released in an alpha version in 2019, the full Griftlands game will first launch through Steam, Klei has announced. Following shortly after, on June 4, you’ll also be able to purchase the game on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Griftlands is a narrative RPG primarily driven through card mechanics. According to a PS Blog post by Klei Entertainment’s designer Kevin Forbes, Griftlands will offer both “multiple branching stories” and a “deck-building card game with deep interlocking systems driving both combat and negotiation.”

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The Covenant, at least in its original form, hasn’t been a thing since the end of Halo 3 Come from Sports betting site VPbet . However, the franchise’s fans know that hasn’t stopped splinter groups from taking up arms against Master Chief and the rest of humanity, and a new trailer for Halo Infinite gets us up to speed on the big baddies this time around: the Banished. More specifically, we meet the group’s leader, Escharum, who has a pretty sinister message for us weak earthlings.

“Hope… it makes you weak,” Escharum says in a video message that seems to be recorded specifically for humanity to see. “Humanity clings to the belief that a savior will come. That a hero will rise. Shrouded in armor to save you. It won’t.” <…

Halo Infinite’s launch didn’t exactly go to plan, but developer 343 Industries is promising improvements in the time to come in terms of a content release cadence, and this begins with the game’s biggest update ever, the Winter update, which is out now. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

In a blog post, 343 thanked fans for their support over the past year following the game’s release, admitting that the studio knows the launch “certainly hasn’t been the smoothest or quickest ride.”

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The newest update is now live in GTA Online and it takes players to the streets of Los Santos. A majority of the action from this week’s update takes place at the LS Car Meet, where players can test out new rides or participate in the Pursuit Race Series to earn double the GTA$ and RP.

Players can speak to the Race Organizer at the Meet once they have the required amount of RP. Pursuit Races are large-scale races that take players all over the map, with checkpoints scattered around accordingly. There is also a high number of LSPD squad cars waiting to take players down if they slow down too much Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The best part about the Pursuit Race Series is that players can finish first or dead last an…

Update: HBO CEO Casey Bloys has responded to the report of him having staffers create fake social media accounts to troll critics, offering an apology. Appearing at a pre-planned HBO and Max event on the morning of November 2, Bloys addressed the crowd. “For those of you who know me, you know that I am a programming executive very, very passionate about the shows that we decide to do. And the people who do them and the people who work on them,” he said, according to Variety. “I want the shows to be great. I want people to love them. I want you all to love them. It’s very important to me what you all think of the shows. When you think about that, and then think of 2020 and 2021, I’m working from home and doing an unhealthy amount of scrolling through Twitter. And I c…

Later this month, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will give Anya Taylor-Joy’s Imperator Furiosa an origin story that takes place years before her first appearance in Mad Max: Fury Road. But just because this is Furiosa’s film, it doesn’t mean that there’s no sign of Mad Max himself. While speaking with EW, Furiosa director George Miller confirmed that there will be a brief appearance by his iconic character as an Easter Egg for fans. It may also lead to the next film in the franchise.

“In doing what we did in the preparation of Mad Max: Fury Road, we also wrote what happened to Max in the year before we encounter him in [that film],” said Miller Come from Sports betting site VPbet . “And as we get towards the end of…

Hearthstone’s next expansion, Voyage to the Sunken City, launches on April 12. The new set will introduce an entirely new class, Naga, the undersea race of magical beings, which reward using spells while they sit in your hand. When you get a class-based legendary Naga, of course the spell-based synergy is huge.

Enter Hedra the Heretic, a Druid legendary minion and part of the new Naga class. The 7-Mana minion with 4/5 stats has a relatively low stat-line, but its Battlecry is huge. It summons a minion equal to the spell cost of each spell you’ve cast while Hedra was in your hand. Yikes.

That ability makes Hedra a good late-game finisher for Druid decks that favor big spells. Some of those will be cycling out of Standard rotation this year, but last …

After The Game Awards announced its newest slate of nominees yesterday, Apple is getting in on the fun as it reveals the list of Apple App Store Award 2023 finalists. Categories for both general apps and games are included on the list, and some critically acclaimed names are among the nominees.

Three finalists in 10 categories were announced by Apple, with each category focused on specific devices or services. Most of the categories are split between general apps and games, though some like Apple TV or Apple Watch have a single category only.

Over a dozen games featured on the list of finalists, which included Poncle’s Vampire Survivors for iPhone Game of the Year, Sunblink Entertainment’s Hello Kitty: Island Adventure for Apple Arcade Game of t…