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A weird little game picking up some steam recently, Dave the Diver has players as Dave, a spearfisher by day, restauranteur by night who dives to fill out the menu at the sushi joint he runs alongside some friends. The restaurant sits on the side of the mysterious Blue Hole, a vast ocean pit alongside an island that has many mysteries to explore. It's a blend of action-spearfishing combat and exploration while you dive, looking for new creatures and ingredients for your meals. You also unravel the mystery of the blue hole, searching for new ecosystems and  "mysterious ancient artifacts." It's also naturally rife with giant bosses to fight: Hermit crabs, huge lanternfish, immense squids. Meanwhile restaurant play is a twist on your classic tapper game, where customers sit and order and must be catered to fast enough—and correctly—to keep them happy. Doing well at this end of the game lets you have special customers visit.  Steam user reviews for Dave the Diver a...

CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer has said that his discussions with various regulators around the world have been "fair and honest" as pertains to the company's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, the video game publisher responsible for titles as diverse as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush. “I would say the discussions have been very fair and honest. It is a big acquisition, there’s no doubt. Microsoft in its role in the tech industry, is a large tech company, and I do think the discussion around an acquisition of this size is warranted, and I’ve appreciated the time to go spend," he said. Spencer made the comments during an interview at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live event, as reported by VGC. Spencer has been flitting around the world, apparently, talking to regulators and approval authorities to secure the deal. Brazil has already approved it , but the UK's watchdog and the US' FTC are both looking into the deal, with a...

With the pace of new hardware generations and the incentive to iteratively upgrade a PC, I find it easy to turn my nose up at "obsolete" hardware. That said, the more time passes, the more I get nostalgic for my rigs of old, and retro computing content creators like  LGR  certainly don't help the feeling. I turned to our staff and community to see if they're susceptible to the siren song of dual core CPUs and megabytes of VRAM, or if it's Core i9, RTX 4090 all the way. What's your favorite PC you've ever owned? Here are our answers, as well as some from our forum . Robin Valentine, Print Editor: I live a life free of petty nostalgia. My favourite PC is my current one, because it's the most powerful one I've ever owned. When I eventually get a new one, that'll be my new favourite. I crave only the most modern hardware for playing the most modern games.  It doesn't help that I tend to run my PCs into the ground—most of my previous machi...

Your host Wesley LeBlanc chats with Game Informer 's new magazine director (and returning face) Kyle Hilliard about the new Shadows of Rose DLC for Resident Evil Village. It's out today on all platforms where you can play Resident Evil Village alongside a new third-person mode for the base game and additional Mercenaries missions.  In today's installment of New Gameplay Today, your hosts discuss how Shadows of Rose plays, how it ties into the story of Ethan Winters and Resident Evil Village, and whether or not it's worth a return to Village. Enjoy more than 15 minutes of Shadows of Rose gameplay in today's NGT! For more previews of some of the biggest games of 2022 and beyond, be sure to head over to our  YouTube page  for NGTs about Persona 5 Royal on Switch ,  Scorn ,  LEGO Bricktales ,  God of War Ragnarok ,  Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope ,  Saturnalia ,  Betrayal at Club Low , and more. from Game Informer https://ift.tt/Sg92Md0 v...

The seemingly unthinkable has happened: An Elden Ring player has defeated every single boss without taking a single hit. The accomplishment was achieved by Twitch streamer and Elden Ring challenge runner GinoMachino . We did it. World’s First Elden Ring All Bosses No Hit Run has been completed. Thanks to everyone who was there for it including the legendary no hit runners @OtzdarvaYT and @OGSquilla What a moment. https://t.co/WiLQWu1SW8 pic.twitter.com/t5XAFDGoT7 — GinoMachino (@GinoMachino) October 26, 2022 There are 165 bosses in FromSoftware's Elden Ring, ranging from some of the easier bosses in Limgrave, to the infamously difficult ones, like Malenia . GinoMachino took two months to plan out the route for the no-hit run, before finally completing the challenge on October 25 . It's worth pointing out that this is a true no-hit run, meaning if GinoMachino got even a single scratch from any boss, he had to start the entire game over from the start. GinoMachino ...

Peripherals manufacturer Jsaux has announced it is delaying and redesigning its planned RGB Steam Deck dock, as reported by Gaming on Linux . Jsaux alleges that its manufacturing partner leaked its design to a rival company, and that this rival company co-opting its design led to the decision to pull the product. Valve has its in-house Steam Deck dock available for purchase, but with the long delay before it was released and a $90 price tag, it's a bit of a tall order. Meanwhile, any old USB-C hub will work for connecting a Deck to external peripherals, and manufacturers like Jsaux have stepped in to offer cheaper alternatives to Valve's docking station. We're fans of the company's standard Deck dock , though we recommend shelling out the extra $10 for its HB0603 model. Jsaux had already sent out preview samples of its next Steam Deck product, a variation on the HB0603 with an RGB ring around the base and further cosmetic, gaming laptop-y flourishes on the sides, w...

He's battled Batman, trained Jedi, led revolutions, and chased down kidnappers using a "particular set of skills." The Oscar-nominated Liam Neeson's been fighting the good fight for decades, bouncing from drama to action to rom-coms to...well, action again. But which are Liam Neeson's best films of all time? We've whittled the actor's catalogue down to his 10 best movie roles, featuring scarred superheroes, caring fathers, master of the Force, and the one person you want tracking you down if you get "Taken." 10. Love Actually (2003) Where to Watch: Netflix , Tubi (w/ ads), or rentable on most platforms. Liam Neeson was part of a larger ensemble for Richard Curtis' Christmas-themed rom-com, Love Actually , but his role as a grieving widower who makes it his mission to help his stepson woo a classmate is one of the most tender and giving elements of the film. Neeson's mostly made a career out of his stern gruffness so getting to s...