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Re*berted It has been a long time since we have seen or heard anything new about theclassic arcade gameQbert. Despite being such an iconic character for its time, the weird orange macaroni-nosed jumper never really rode the wave to persistent videogame superstardom like some of its contemporaries. Sure, there was acartoon based onQbertin the 1980s, and there have been periodic re-releases, but it had not received much of visual update until its appearance in 2012’sWreck-It Ralph....

Fantasy 4X Strategy titleAge of Wonders 4is set to get its next content pack, Primal Fury. Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactiverevealed todaythatAge of Wonders 4: Primal Furywill get the primal beast-themed pack on February 27 across all platforms. The content pack adds a handful of new features and content to the popular 4X title with a focus on a new Primal Culture system. Channel your Primal Culture The new Primal Culture system allows players to channel an animal spirit that influences and shapes their empire both physically and spiritually....

Monster Hunter Wildshas an elaborate crafting system in place, and there are certain combinations that beginners should always have on their hotlist. While you can produce many different items across multiple categories, some are more useful than others. Some are also pretty easy to produce, and you should always have them in your inventory. This guide will teach you some of the best recipes for beginners inWilds. Best Monster Hunter Wilds recipes for beginners The list of recipes includes both food and non-food items....

Blizzard has eradicated over 320,000 bad apples fromDiabloandWarcraft, sending their accounts to the realm of the banned for mischievous cheating. The general message seems to be that if you violate the Terms of Service, Blizzardwillcome for you in the end. “We’ve recently banned over 320,000Warcraft IIIandDiablo IIaccounts that were found to be violating the Battle.net Terms of Use,” boasts the developer. “If this is a first offence, the CD key associated with the banned account will be suspended for 30 days, while repeat offenders will see their keys banned permanently....

I might finally cave for portability The early reactions toMy Time at Portiaweren’t convincing enough for me to drop whatever I was playing at the time, but I’ve left the crop-growing, ruin-exploring, relationship-navigating life sim on my low-priority backlog. I’ll get to it eventually, and when I do, it’ll be in a better place. That’s the idea. There’s also the matter of the console versions, my preferred outlet for these sorts of low-key throw-it-on-when-you’re-in-a-funk simulation games....

After 10,000 signatures and an unsatisfactory response, the Stop Killing Games campaign is pushing to go one step further in holding publishers accountable for shutting down their live service games, making them forever unplayable. The Stop Killing Games campaign set up apetition on the UK government’s websitelast month following the shutdown of servers for and subsequent delisting from every digital marketplace ofThe Crew. Any petition that gets 10,000 signatures requires a government response, which in this case was, “Those selling games must comply with UK consumer law....

ThoughDestiny 2‘s Season 23 saw its last central narrative thread close out during Week 7, a few surprises are still trickling in. Week 8 included the return of the missing Starcat from Week 5 and one more secret Starcat to round the collection out. This was, of course, in addition to thefinal Catalyst quest for the Wish-EnderExotic bow. WhileSeason of the Wish’s story may be wrapped up, Guardians can still hunt down all the Starcats to turn the H....

You know who’s no one’s all-time favorite videogame character? That’s right, it’s Wario. This Bizarro purple-nosed man-thing has been around for over fifteen years, and over that time some people have grown to like him, many have learned to tolerate him, but no one truly loves him. Even still, Nintendo keeps giving this ugly man the spotlight, while handsome blokes like Kid Icarus and Little Mac remain chained to a radiator somewhere at Nintendo HQ....

Maybe you would rather wait Rise of the Tomb Raiderlaunches next fall as atimedXbox exclusive, and it will be fascinating to see how that affects Microsoft’s fortunes. There are millions of folks around the world keen on experiencing Lara Croft’s next excursion. How badly and how soon they want to do that, though, remains to be seen. Microsoft is making moves to ensure Xbox is a more attractive platform. It will have something that, at least for a moment in time, none of its competitors will be able to offer....

Including The Following and The Bozak Horde WhileDying Light 2is out here talking abouta years-long content roadmap, Techland has (at least) one more surprise for folks who are still into the original game.Dying Light 1‘s Enhanced Edition is a free upgrade today, and that’ll be the case going forward. The Enhanced Edition comes with a story expansion,The Following— that’s the one with the buggy, pictured above, and it’s the true highlight — plus a few assorted DLC packs: The Bozak Horde, Crash Test Skin Pack, Ultimate Survivor Bundle, and Cuisine & Cargo....

Are you surprised? Probably not. The absurdly popularFinal Fantasy XIIIhas broken the 5.5 million sales mark, with an even spread across Japan, North America and Europe. The JRPG behemoth heads up a fiscal year teeming with Square Enix success stories. Dragon Quest IX,Batman: Arkham Asylum,Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysandDragon Quest VIall netted over a million sales, withJust Cause 2squeaking just under the mark with 0.92 million units. Still not too shabby....

Nowhere to go but up Ternox has released their ‘80s immersed finance sim,Stonks-9800,today on Early Access. You’ll probably need a deep breath after groaning and/or sighing at thatmeme-inspired name. After your lungs reinflate, take a look, becauseStonks-9800is a pretty neat-looking concept. Economic sims aren’t necessarily a new thing, with the earliest titles dating back to the days of mainframe computers. However, we’ve recently been receiving some interesting new twists, likeSpace Warlord Organ Trading Simulator....

Thank the gods for rubber gloves It feels like it’s been forever since the first-person custodial genre has gotten any love. Thankfully, this oversight is being rectified withViscera Cleanup Detail, which is currently seeking votes onSteam Greenlightand playable thanks to thisearly alpha download. I often complain the entire first-person perspective has been monopolized by shooters, so I’m glad to see a scrappy indie team come in to clean those shooters’ clocks....