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Quest givers have a funny way of asking the world of you, don’t they? You make the perilous journey through Casterfell Woods, fighting off druids and hopefully evading their infinite supply of boobytraps, and finally reach Mother Jago to get some of that sweet, strange tonic. Mother Jago’s tonic is a foolproof way to survive infections from the growth that …

Coffee Stain North will host the inaugural Goat Direct, a new showcase featuring “a plethora of exciting announcements” from the Goat Simulator franchise, on April 1 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube. Taking place on the anniversary of the original Goat Simulator‘s launch, the broadcast will …

From the moment it was announced, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ interpretation of feudal Japan was met with immediate blowback — mostly from the West. The usual suspects were up in arms over the general identities of the protagonists, while others questioned the historical accuracy of the African samurai Yasuke, or the mere idea of having a non-Japanese protagonist when Naoe — …

Civilization 7 developer Firaxis has outlined the game’s crucial update 1.1.1, which hits at a time when the recently released strategy game has fewer players on Steam than Civilization 6 and even the 15-year-old Civilization 5. On Valve’s platform, Civilization 7 has a 24-hour concurrent peak player count of 16,921, which isn’t enough to get into Steam’s top 100 most-played …

The undead walkers of The Walking Dead are invading the islands of Fortnite Creative, and they’re bringing with them the first new Walking Dead item shop skin since 2021: Negan, who lands in the shop on April 4. The Walking Dead Universe is the latest franchise to pitch its tent in Fortnite’s metaverse by adding assets that can be used …

Atomfall is a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, sprinkled with some nuclear panic. It’s a game where you aren’t guided by the hand with map markers, and the game allows you to carve out your own path, for better or worse. Related 8 Best Games Based in Britain The best games set in Ol’ Blighty, from a Sunday drive to …

Fans are discussing whether or not the Shattered Veil map will receive an intro cinematic after The Tomb dropped without one in Black Ops 6 Zombies. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 3 arrives next week, on April 3, and the main headline of the update is Verdansk’s return to Warzone. However, Zombies fans also have plenty to look …

Fantasy strategy game Master of Monsters SSB will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on June 26 in Japan for 7,678 yen, SystemSoft Beta announced. Here is an overview of the game, via its retailer listings: About The latest entry in the Master of Monsters series, Master of Monsters SSB, incorporates ideas from war simulation …

In an effort to highlight some of the best books and documentaries covering the world of video games, we’re running a series of interviews with the writers, directors, and curators behind them. Read on to see how the people who chronicle games and game history do their jobs, get inspired, and face challenges. It’s the making of the making of …

After Japan’s Prime Minister responded to questions around Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and the risk of copycat “defacing” of shrines, the shrine linked to Ghost of Tsushima has banned all tourists after an “unforgivable act of disrespect.” Automaton reported on the Watazumi Shrine, a real-life Shinto shrine located on Japan’s Tsushima Island, which announced it had banned entry to anyone other …