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Quick Links Summary When it comes to gaming headsets, there isn’t a lot that a company can do to stand out. Delivering high quality sound, strong connectivity, and good battery life will get you far, but consumers have become a lot more discerning about gimmicks. They want smart design choices and everything else is an added bonus if it doesn’t inflate the price too much.Turtle Beach’s Stealth 700 Gen 3 might be the gaming headset that ticks all those expected boxes while bringing something unique to the table....

Summary X, formerly known asTwitter, appears to be preparing to rework its block button. The oldTwitterblock function will reportedly be replaced with a significantly more limited feature. SinceElon Musk bought Twitterto the tune of $44 billion in October 2022, the social media platform has made numerous sweeping changes. Aside from reinstating many permanently banned accounts, it also changed its cross-promotion policies and mounted attempts to better monetize its hundreds of millions of users through the introduction of the Twitter Blue subscription service, among other offerings....

Summary Just days after teasing a major sneak peek coming later this month, Weta Workshop and Private Division have announced thatTales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Gamehas been delayed to 2025.Tales of the Shirewas previously promoted as having an undecided 2024 launch, but the team has unexpectedly made the decision to push back the next journey into Middle-earth. First announced in 2023,Tales of the Shiretakes players to the rolling green hills of J....

For a series that emphasizesunparalleled power and strength, theTower of Godseries rightly boasts a rather powerful cast, from the King of the Tower, Zahard, the red-eyed Urek Mazino, to the irregular of irregulars, the Twenty-fifth Baam. Due to theseries’ power systembeing well structured and organized, there are as many weak/fodder-level characters as there are overpowered characters, making for a relatively balanced variety of characters. However, among this variety are the regulars of the Tower, who are the main focus of this piece....

Flint: Treasure of Oblivionis an upcoming tactical RPG that puts players in the shoes of Captain James Flint in search of a mysterious treasure with a pirate crew and first mate, Billy Bones. Of course, many fans of pirate stories may no doubt recognize these names from Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novelTreasure Islandand its various movie adaptations. Of course, notreasure huntis rarely easy, andFlint: Treasure of Oblivion’s story trailer also teases supernatural elements coming into play as an RPG with one boot rooted in fiction and comic-book-style narration and another in real-life pirate history....

Summary Wuthering Waveshas unveiled version 1.3, which arrives for all players on September 29. The announcement was made by Kuro Games during the official broadcast on September 20, revealing the nextWuthering Wavesmajor update and showing players what to expect from the action RPG in the coming days. On August 15, version 1.2 “In the Turquoise Moonglow” was released, withWuthering Wavesintroducing Zhezhiand Xiangli Yao as new five-star characters, accompanied by their weapons Rime-Drapped Sprouts (Zhezhi) and Verity’s Handle (Xiangli Yao)....

Summary Xbox Game Passis losingFIFA 23and five more games later today. This imminent wave of departures mostly consists of titles that were day-oneXbox Game Passreleases. With few exceptions, Microsoft’s subscription service ordinarily removes games from its on-demand content library twice a month. It most recently did so on August 31, whenXbox Game Pass lostNBA 2K24,Atomic Heart, andGuilty Gear Strive. Xbox Game Pass Is Losing 4 Day-One Releases Today Anotherhalf a dozen titles are now scheduled to leave Xbox Game Pass later today, September 15....

Summary Fortunately, the Merchant in theResident Evil 4remake buys almost everything from players—whether it’s weapons, valuables, edibles, or keys. This provides ample opportunity to earn pesetas by trading various items. However, determining the best items to sell can be a bit tricky. Although theResident Evil 4 remakeMerchant is interested in nearly everything Leon offers, players should strategically choose which items to sell for maximum profit. The following are some of the safest and most lucrative items to sell to the Merchant for significant profit....

Summary TheAge of Mythology: RetoldLegacy Deity Portrait Pack is being review-bombed. The negative user reviews of the DLC started surfacing online duringAge of Mythology: Retold’s week-long early access period. Age of Mythology: Retoldwas releasedfor the Xbox Series X/S and PC on September 4, in addition to debuting as a day-one Xbox Game Pass title. While officially touted as a remaster, the game is a fairly thorough rebuild of the 2002 RTS, using a significantly updated Bang Engine and a lot of assets that were built from the ground up....

Summary While playingAstro Boton PS5, fans have discovered that the game’s rain has an awesome reference to the PlayStation symbols.Astro Botis a love letter to many of PlayStation’s greatest IPs, and this latest fan discovery shows the level of detail Team Asobi packed into its 3D platformer. Released on September 6,Astro Botis off to a strong start with critics and fans. The game has gained overwhelmingly positive reviews, even becoming one of the100 highest-rated games ever....

Baldur’s Gate 3brought many innovations that can be carried over to the tabletop version ofDungeons and Dragons. Most of these are design or gameplay elements, but some of them involve character and storytelling. Creating a homebrew long-form campaign in a story setting likeDungeons and Dragonscan be a difficult task, especially when it comes to keeping players engaged.Baldur’s Gate 3’s pacing and quest setup involves moments that set up the player character as a hero during the course of side quests, which goes on to be recognized by NPCs....

Summary The highly anticipatedBlack Myth: Wukongsurpassed all expectations when it was released earlier this year, quickly shooting to thetop of the Steam charts and garnering high praisefrom players across the globe. As the legendary Monkey King, Sun Wukong, from Wu Cheng’en’s epic “Journey To The West,” players must battle against a variety of mythological enemies, using all the agility and technique the fighting Monkey is known for to overcome them....

Summary The highly anticipated HBO show,The Penguin, is a spin-off series ofThe Batman, which featured Robert Pattinsonas a dark and mysterious Bruce Wayneand Batman. InThe Penguin, Colin Farrell reprises his acclaimed role of Oswald Cobb, the famed Batman villain often known as the Penguin. The crime drama taking place in the underbelly of Gotham sees Oswald transform into a full-fledged gangster as the show explores his rise to prominence. Even in its first episode,The Penguinis shown to be a quintessential crime drama, with its gritty depiction of a criminal underworld being reminiscent of othercrime shows that share similar qualities....