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How to Deal with post Diablo 4 Beta Withdrawals
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How to Deal with post Diablo 4 Beta Withdrawals

My Name is Stu, and it feels like a long while since the 26th of March; the last time I played Diablo 4. Like Many others, we all appear to be having withdrawal from playing Diablo 4. Even Blizzard themselves have said it was the most successful beta of the franchise's history, with a massive 61.5 hours combined over the 2 beta weekends. So while I have been finding a cure to that dungeon itch, I have been looking into other gaming titles that could, at least, pass the time until Diablo 4 is out on the 6th of June. How to Cure the Diablo 4 Withdrawals The first thing anyone does, is Google some suggestions.Ā  So I went into a deep dive on where to start looking to find that cure. The most obvious answers here, are Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo 3. However, there were 2 ...
Nvidia SPHYNX: Ampere Christmas Box Set
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Nvidia SPHYNX: Ampere Christmas Box Set

What's Christmas without the classic Shower Gel and body spray gift set? Everyone likes their Lynx Africa sets from relatives but, this Christmas season, why not let them know about a new Spray on the block. Nvidia, using cutting-edge technology, brings you SPHYNX: Ampere. A specially formulated body spray and shower gel, perfect for all gamers. Most advanced platform for extreme freshness that youā€™ve ever seen! Within the SPHYNX: Ampere box set, you will find: SPHYNX: Ampere Deodorant Body Spray SPHYNX: Ampere Invigorating Shower Gel A cutting edge 30-Series Gaming Laptop courtesy of NVIDIA Very Limited edition gift As you may have worked out, the gift set is very limited. So limited that you purchase it on general sale.Ā  These limited edition Box sets have been ...
Best Child Friendly Video Games for the Christmas Season
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Best Child Friendly Video Games for the Christmas Season

It's that time of the year again when we ready ourselves for that Jolly Ol' Man in Red to pop down our Chimney, but he may have had a little help this year. Child Friendly Video Games for the Christmas Season From the awesome people over at Uswitch, they have analysed both IMDb and Metacritic to compile the best Child Friendly Video Games for the Christmas Season. The research was based on PEGI-rated games for the past 5 years in each age group. So, without a further ado, The Best Child Friendly Video Games are: Rated PEGI 3 with an IMDb rating of 8.7/10 and a Metacritic score of 92/100, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch gets the win. What can I say, it's classic Mario Kart where you race other characters to win those trophies.Ā  You just need to avoid those items to h...
Century: Age Of Ashes The Last Bastion Time Limited Event Starts Today
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Century: Age Of Ashes The Last Bastion Time Limited Event Starts Today

From today (December the 15th) Until January the 18th, 2023, the New PVE Time Limited event, The Last Bastion, hits the free to play Century: Age Of Ashes Introducing players to the 4-player survival co-op game mode ā€˜Outbreakā€™ Players will need to complete sets of missions in the new PVE event mode, which will grant players their very own customisations and as extra rewards. With this latest free update, Century: Age Of Ashes introduces the Outbreak PVE game mode where players will have to group together and defend their base against the assault from the dwellers. With each onslaught from the dwellers that the players survive, they can use upgrades and buffs, reading them for the next wave of nightmares. Including 4 unique Dragons for each class As part of the...
Happy Haunted Holiday Wallpapers from Cursed Mansions
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Happy Haunted Holiday Wallpapers from Cursed Mansions

The Cursed Mansions developers have created not one, but two Haunted Holiday Wallpapers to get in the season of being jollily terrified. The Dragon Emperors wants to Celebrate the Holidays with you! The first wallpaper is called "Rose with a picture and a demonic eye behind her plus red lines" The second wallpaper is called "Rose in front of the Cursed Mansion with a demonic character behind her"                           You can also download the full size images from here. Find out more about Cursed Mansion here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgA3J__7sME YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Discord | Podcast
The Falconeer Launches Free Steam VR Update Today
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The Falconeer Launches Free Steam VR Update Today

Tomas Sala has given fans of The Falconeer an early Christmas present as they have announced a free, yes free, VR update for the BAFTA-Nominated game. Merry Christmas from Tomas Sala! The Falconeer in VR expands the great Ursee where you can fully immerse yourself in the oceanic world. Soar through the skies aboard your majestic warbird where you can engage in epic VR battles. For new players to the game, The Falconeer is currently 60% off on Steam! An awesome discount to dive into the BAFTA Nominated game! Watch The VR Reveal Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksoy8Zuwo8 YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Discord | Podcast [allkeyshop_widget_offers game="91572" template="26"]
Land Of The Vikings – PC Review
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Land Of The Vikings – PC Review

Developed by Laps Games and published by Iceberg Interactive comes Land of the Vikings.Ā  It's a Survival Strategy game, very reminiscent of Banished, another top quality survival strategy game. Land of the Vikings sees you lead your tribe to other inhibited lands trying to make a settlement whilst tackling all sorts of obstacles along the way, such as harsh winters and lack of food. SkĆ”l! Check out my video review below! https://youtu.be/cqn82Vu2TJY   Final Thoughts When starting out you may have thought Land of the Vikings was a Banished Clone, it's not at all.Ā  Yes it shares some resemblances including (and mentioned in the Video) the music, the game itself isn't. It has a really nice UI, some good quick keys to use and easy access to those building tools.Ā  I can see...
Deadwater Saloon – PC Review
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Deadwater Saloon – PC Review

With its mostly positive reviews, Deadwater Saloon has landed on Steam. From the developers Creative Storm Entertainment and Tanglefoot and publishers CreativeForge Games andĀ PlayWay S.A. Games, this single player building SIM lets you deep dive back in time to a wild west saloon, in a volatile frontier town. Get that rooting tooting cowboy out of my bar! I donned my ten-gallon and spurs and headed in to the old wild west to try and make a living in a saloon. Don't forget to check out the other reviews on the site and join in the discussion over on our community Discord! Gameplay Deadwater Saloon, as like many Sim games,Ā starts off by creating your character and while you see your usual Name, Sex and Location, You get to select predefined attributes that set them up in a particular ...
Dune: Spice Wars PC Preview
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Dune: Spice Wars PC Preview

From the Publishers and Developers of Northgard, Shiro Games comes Dune: Spice Wars for PC. Dune: Spice Wars is a 4X real-time strategy set in Frank Herbertā€™s Dune universe, where spice is the most valuable resource. This game pique my interest as I really liked Northgard, so I was only expecting good things from Dune: Spice Wars.Ā  It's currently available on PC via Steam, but it's still in early access, but the Official Dune Discord server is stacked full of up-to-date developments of the game. The mystery of life isnā€™t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience. Frank Herbert With my Love of RTSs (Looking at you C&C), I was really looking forward to what Shiro Games had in store for me. Gameplay For a game in early access, I was very impressed with the options availabl...
New World Update – Introducing New Endgame Feature – Expedition Mutators
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New World Update – Introducing New Endgame Feature – Expedition Mutators

It's here! The January update has finally been promoted from the New World PTR to production. Introducing Expedition Mutators The highly anticipated Expedition Mutators is finally live and adding to the end game content which was lacking previously.Ā  What this brings is increasing the challenge of Expeditions from "Normal" to "Named" enemies that are already found in the New World Expeditions. With increased difficulty comes greater rewards, as new bespoke gear and resources can be found when completing each expedition.Ā  The Expedition Mutators also rotate each week, meaning different enemies each time, keeping the content fresh and enticing players to battle their way up the leader board. Additions to the January Update In addition to the Expedition Mutators, fast travel Shrine...