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Just a few days after confirming its existence, Valve has debuted the first trailer for Half-Life: Alyx. And it looks like a welcome return to form for the franchise. Players take on the role of Alyx Vance, who was a prominent character in Half-Life 2. Based on events that unfold in the trailer, things aren’t exactly easygoing for her. Upon coming across a headcrab (and, yes, this is frightening in first-person), we begin to get details on the story....

Today, developer 343 Industries released a hotfix for Halo Infinite that was supposed to provide various matchmaking improvements. Unfortunately, according to Community Director Brian Jarrard, although there have been some positive results, the issues remain. That, of course, means the team will need to continue to try and iron out the problems. The 12 versus 12 game mode has proven popular over the years, and fans have been predictably irate that it hasn’t worked reliably for over two months now....

Goodbye Blood Gulch. Halo Infinite will not remake classic maps. As much as we’d love to see a return of Zanzabar, Valhalla, or Blood Gulch, we unfortunately won’t see it in Halo Infinite. As they reign in a new chapter, developers 343 Industries is looking to make Halo Infinite maps familiar, but not the same. Halo Infinite is the newest entry in one of the oldest game series. The first Halo was released in November 2001....

The Hearthstone Battlegrounds team has announced a ladder refresh and a huge update on August 31 that will add two new heroes into the tavern: a Pandaren NPC named Master Nguyen, and a Hearthstone original character called Cariel Roame. The update will also add the new keyword Avenge. In terms of random, Master Nguyen might be the highest variance hero ever seen in the tavern, since his passive Hero Power, Power of the Storm, offers you two random other Hero Powers to choose from at the start of every turn....

Let’s face it, quick-time events aren’t fun. Most gamers think they’re boring, tedious, and shallow gameplay mechanics that were done to death in the mid-aughts. Luckily, Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man tries to keep quick-time events to a minimum, but they still pop up now and then, particularly during campaign missions and car chases. If you’re one of thousands of players who wants QTEs to be banished from gaming forever, we have some good news for you: Insomniac Games lets players turn off quick-time events at any time during Marvel’s Spider-Man....

Redacted challenges in Hitman 3 can be frustrating because they do not give information on what needs to be done. This happens in Berlin’s feat challenge, Trophy Au Naturel. It’s a simple challenge on its own, but few clues on how to complete it. Don’t worry, though, because we have found it out. Here is how to complete the Trophy Au Naturel redacted feat challenge in Hitman 3. If you are going into the Berlin level only trying to complete this challenge, we recommend setting your starting location to the original spot when you first play the map called Bus Stop....

Following Genshin Impact’s massive success, HoYoverse has brought another ambitious title to the table—Honkai: Star Rail, a sequel to the original Honkai Impact 3rd that doubles up as a standalone for new fans to enjoy. With an incredible team behind its development, Honkai: Star Rail is shaping up to be a compelling game that expands the borders of the classic JRPG experience. It’s one of HoYoverse’s two upcoming games, the other being the stylistically urban Zenless Zone Zero....

Ready to take control of the quickest blue hedgehog around in Sonic Frontiers? As we all know, Sonic moves fast. But did you know you can actually change how fast he moves with the game settings? In fact, you can change a lot more in the game. Sonic Frontiers gives you options to customize the game when you change the style of play settings. We’ll walk you through everything you can adjust to tailor the game to suit your needs....

The shop in Hot Wheels Unleashed is where you can browse through a limited range of new cars and purchase them for your collection. However, the shop has a rotation timer that doesn’t rely on in-game time. It relies on real-time. This guide explains how the stock rotation works in this shop, so you know when to check for new vehicles. How does the shop stock rotation work? Shop stock in Hot Wheels Unleashed consists of five cars....

Food is important in life, as well as in Going Medieval, there is no doubt about that. Unfortunately, your food supplies will only last you so long and you will be on your own before you know it. If you don’t find a steady food supply, your settlers will soon perish and there won’t be anything you can do about it. That is where farming comes in. This age-old technique will get you through and keep your settlers’ bellies full....

You’ll spend your time scouring My Time at Sandrock trying to find precious resources to bring back to your Workshop to use in various crafting projects. There’s a lot of chance to find these precious resources or for rare events in the game. A good way to do this is with the Luck stat. Here’s what you need to know about how Luck works in My Time at Sandrock. How Luck works From what we can tell, Luck will increase your chances of finding resources and locating them in the rubble while harvesting from resource nodes....

In Among Us, different currency types are now available to use in the new in-game store. These new currencies are earned by playing the game. Though known as Stars, one currency type is the paid form of currency that players can only obtain in the store with real money. Once purchased, players can use stars to buy all sorts of new cosmetics and bundles. Here is a full pricing guide for the Stars currency....

The Qurious Weapon Crafting in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a way for you to upgrade your weapons even further. Reaching this point can be difficult and time-consuming, but it will be beneficial for you to master, giving you the proper tools to take on some of the toughest Anomaly challenges in Sunbreak. This guide covers everything you need to know about how Qurious Weapon Crafting works in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak....

Your business in BitLife can sell multiple products, increasing your revenue and making it easier to make money across your company. Adding these products will take time, and you may want to do market research before implementing them. Adding them at the incorrect time will make it tough to earn money from a product, and each one you add should be considered an investment. Here’s what you need to know about how to add products to your business in BitLife....

It’s not easy to destroy all of Earth’s inhabitants. Bacteria may be one of the earlier modes in Plague Inc, but it’s still pretty tough. You’ll need skill and a little luck to successfully infect everyone with your disease. Evolving your disease too early will cause it to lose traction, but evolve it too late and you risk a cure foiling your evil plans. Casual mode is a little too easy....

The first boss of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin can be tricky, especially on Hard Mode. Luckily there are only two phases and only a handful of attacks to memorize. Soul Shield is vital in the fight, but well-timed dodges and blocks can work just as well. This is how to defeat Chaos in Stranger of Paradise. Stranger of Paradise Chaos Advent Boss Guide During the first phase of the fight, Chaos Advent only possesses a handful of moves....

The Ender Dragon was the first boss put into Minecraft, and while it seems intimidating, taking down this dragon isn’t as bad as you’d think. Here’s how to go about it. What you need A diamond/netherite sword, enchantments encouraged but not requiredFull diamond/netherite armorDiamond/netherite pickaxeA bow/crossbowSteak or Pork ChopsGolden ApplesSlow Falling potionsRegeneration potions Ender PearlsEnd StoneGlass BottlesWater Bucket First steps to victory The first thing you need to do when entering the End, the Ender Dragon’s domain, is to destroy the Ender Crystals....

Malayalam actress Priya Prakash Varrier, who shot to fame following her ‘wink song’ ‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’ from the film ‘Oru Addar Love’ has become the most searched personality of the year, Google India said today in its annual recap. The songs that ruled the roost included Neha Kakkar’s ‘Dilbar Dilbar’, Arijit Singh’s ‘Tera Fitoor’ and Atif Aslam’s ‘Dekhte Dekhte’ from Bollywood. Interestingly, the lone English entrant was the ever-popular ‘Despacito’, which also happened to make it to the ‘Year in Search’ list last year....

Fortnite developer Epic Games may be new to the game distribution scene, but it’s on a steady rise. Epic Games Store is currently seeing an influx of new games and developers are picking them over Steam for the higher payout. While it has attracted game makers, Epic is looking to increase gamer inflow with a weekly ‘free game’ promotional activity. I mean, it’s not a bad deal if you can get two great games for free every week....

Polyphony Digital’s PS5-exclusive racing title, Gran Turismo 7, will officially be delayed into 2022. The development comes after Sony revealed more time in its production was needed due to pandemic-related hold-ups. “GT7 has been impacted by Covid-related challenges and therefore will shift from 2021 to 2022,” a Sony spokesman told British GQ in an interview with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan. Ryan did not elaborate on what these exact challenges were, but it was said the pandemic has affected “critical aspects of game production....