The renaissance at bargain pricing With thedelay ofCyberpunk 2077announced last week, I made a vow to not buy any new games for my PC until it comes out. I need to put some diligent work into my backlog in the lead-up to what is my most anticipated release of the year. Humble heard my plans and mocked me where I stood by announcing theHumble Europa Universalis IV bundle today. They aren’t even watering this bundle down with lesser-known games; no, this deal is allEUIV, all the time....

First the good news by way ofBreakfast Television: Two teen brothers helped attempt to save the life of an elderly man trapped in his home due to a fire. 17-year-old Colten and 16-year-old Luke were on their way back home after purchasingGrand Theft Auto Vat a midnight release when the heard a fire alarm going off inside a home. They went to investigate the source when they heard the homeowner crying for help....

Hakkaido The time has nearly come for all youHitmanhold outs to potentially pick up the entire season, sans “season pass” waiting and delays. As of October 31, the finale will hit, and as promised it will be located in Japan, titled “Hakkaido.” After a few bland locales this one seems to shake things up quite a bit, with teases of outdoor cherry blossoms, some sort of wooden indoor area (presumably a bathhouse/Sentō), and a high-tech zone with servers and modern automatic doors....

Outer space holds many adventures, but it’s also an unbelievably dangerous place, and even seemingly barren planets can end up leaving you with multiple status afflictions. A reliable spacesuit is necessary if you want to protect yourself against intergalactic threats, and the Bounty Hunter armor is one of the best in the game. To complete the look, you can also pair it up with the Lawgiver gun. Read on to learn where to find the Bounty Hunter armor and weapon inStarfield....

TheUFL2nd Open Beta is coming very soon to football fans, offering another chance to test out the upcoming game before its final launch, which is predicted to happen later in 2024. Developers Strikerz Inc. already conducted an open beta earlier in June, but the second phase is expected to offer a more polished product. In an official trailer, the developers also give a glimpse of what fans can expect to get in terms of gameplay content....

The rest of the game looked damn fine, too Fantasy games have some of my favorite settings in all of videogames. Forests, mountains, chasms, rivers — they all have a serenity and majesty about them that wonderfully adds to the sense of scale. It shouldn’t surprise me thatDragon Age: Inquisitionis poised to be incredibly huge and make nice use of the locations. At the beginning of a 30-minute presentation, I couldn’t help but be amazed anyway....

Now with twice as many glowing fists Look, I’m a person who believes in second chances. While I did take issue with the writing, characterization, fight choreography, camerawork, racial politics, and literally everything from thefirst season ofIron Fist, I’m willing to let bygones be bygones. Luckily, this new trailer forseason 2has some cool stuff to show off. After agenerally uninspiring first trailerfor the season, this new look gives us a better idea of Danny Rand’s (Finn Jones) headspace....

WWE 2K24on Nintendo Switch would let you take the game’s wrestling action wherever you want: on the train, on the plane, and at the Smackdown hotel. Past games haven’t been released for the popular platform, however; here’s what we know. Can you play aWWE 2K24Nintendo Switch version? As of the time of writing, there’s currentlynoWWE 2K24Nintendo Switch version entering the squared circle. It will be released for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC....

Coming west next year on PS4 We’ve heard very little from Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo regardingNioh. It wasn’t even playable at TGS, and was only there in video form. But even then, it immediately flew on my radar. I’m glad to hear that it will be arriving worldwide in 2016, though it will be a PS4 exclusive. I’m digging the Oni designs of the enemies, and aesthetically, I’m getting [good]Ninja Gaidenflashbacks....

Former Xbox-exclusive strategy seriesKingdom Under Fireis getting a bit of console multiplatform action withKingdom Under Fire 2. The sequel, which is actually the fifth game in the series, will make its debut on the PlayStation 3 with some exclusive content. The content is yet to be unraveled, but it will include extra missions and characters, as well as to-be-announced PlayStation Network features. Kingdom Under Fire 2is set years afterThe Crusaders, which was an original Xbox exclusive....

‘Carry Away Booty’ We’re looking to the skies to save us thanks to this week’s Arcade Archives release. Konami’s chopper classic,Super Cobra, is now available to download on Nintendo Switch, courtesy of the retro scallywags over at Hamster. Originally released in arcades way back in 1981, (before later being ported to the Atari 2600 and several other formative consoles),Super Cobraputs players in the pilot seat of a fully-armed, hi-tech attack helicopter, not unlike the one that would appear a year or two later in Roy Scheider movieBlue Thunder....

Optimization, ho World of Warcraft: Battle for Azerothreleased last night. In under five hours, someone hit its new max level cap of 120. According to Icy Veins that honor goes to Gingi (part ofWorld of Warcraft‘s Method eSports organization, who took the crown of world first in the last expansion too), playing his character Luigingi, a troll balance (ranged magic) druid. Naturally, as the vast majority of these world firsts go, he had a crew of players helping him along the way, focusing on quick questing....

And check out this weird controller! Left 4 Dead: Survivorsis shambling to test locations in Tokyo today, courtesy of Taito. The Japanese arcade release sports a number of subtle changes to the classic zombie-shooting formula, including a strange new controller that looks just like a Wii Nunchuck. The localization also features a quartet of new protagonists. This time around players will take on the roles of American bartender and veteran Jordan Blake, tour guide Sara Kirishima, school girl Hirose Haruka, and college student Yusuke Kudo....