Valorant’s Episode 7 release on June 27th will come with a bunch of changes to how you earn and unlock in-game rewards. Riot says they’re pretty simple stuff that you’ll figure out as you go, but if you like me want to understand things before you try them here’s the short story on what’s changing.
Daily Missions have been reworked, and Agent Contracts are going out the window. So finish any outstanding Agent Contracts before June 27th. There’ll also be a new in-game currency called Kingdom Credits to earn and spend from playing games—but it has a cap, so you can’t hoard it.
The biggest changes are those tweaks to Agents and their cosmetics. Agents can now be unlocked during a 28-day Agent Recruitment pass that (automatically) happens after each one releases. The…
Read moreIn case you missed it, Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the all-timers. Not just a brilliant RPG, and a near-perfect return to a gaming touchstone, but a game that over-delivered while knowing exactly when to call it a day. Developer Larian was almost built to make this but, after a hugely successful launch followed by a bow-tying epilogue, it knew where to draw the line: CEO Swen Vincke announced at GDC earlier this year that it was done with Baldur’s Gate. No DLC, no sequel, just a dream project perfectly executed.
So it’s up to Wizards of the Coast, or Hasbro if you prefer, to work out what the future looks like for Baldur’s Gate. But that doesn’t mean Larian never thought about it, and in a new interview Baldur’s Gate 3 narrative director Adam Smith told Games…
Read moreAmazon has a deal on a really lovely 28-inch 4K gaming monitor from Gigabyte for $529. It’s the cheapest it’s been this year, and since 4K gaming can be wildly expensive, saving money in the process is always OK in my book.
The Gigabyte M28U stands out with its impressive specifications: a 144Hz refresh rate and a swift 1ms GTG response time, all presented on a rich IPS panel. This monitor strikes an optimal balance between performance and visual excellence.
Even at its standard $600, the M28U was already well-priced, but the current $70 discount makes it a more tempting choice, especially when you compare it against something like Samsung Odyssey G7, which currently sells for $600, which roughly has the same specs.
Naturally, your PC’s hardware must be up …
Read moreToday in niche games, the recent release of Super Lesbian Animal RPG seems to have greatly pleased people who enjoy the idea of a game called Super Lesbian Animal RPG. It’s a classic-inspired turn-based RPG about a crew of anthropomorphic animals who’re variously in love with each other fighting weird monsters in a dungeon to save the world and/or overcome their own anxieties.
Fans call it SLARPG, and they like it a lot. A whole lot, apparently, as 98% of its 191 Steam user reviews are positive as of press time. Which is exceptionally good, to be honest, and I say this as someone who spends a significant amount of work time seeing how well-received recently released Steam games with a few hundred reviews are.
They’re not just fluff reviews, either. Lots of them e…
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