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THQ Nordic will not be attending E3 this year as it’s instead decided to kick back and indulge in a spot of The Beautiful Game by watching the FIFA World Cup. And no, this is not a joke; they even sent out a press release confirming as much. I didn’t even know there was a World Cup this year, although I’ll freely admit the last time I routinely sat down to watch a game of football was back when Vinnie Jones was still grabbing people by the Crown Jewels....

You can check out the final top 10 list below: Mass Effect Andromeda Watch Dogs 2 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Final Fantasy XV Ghost Recon Wildlands The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild FIFA 17 Mafia 3 Battlefield 1 No Man’s Sky Of the three games out next year, only Ghost Recon Wildlands has a firm release date, launching March 7, 2017. Besides that, though, how does the list tie in with your most anticipated?...

U.S. Army recruitment has reportedly spiked recently, with the Army crediting its new esports team for playing a big role in that spike. In an effort to show potential recruits that just about anybody can be right for the Army, the military branch’s esports team has played a huge role in recruitment, showing people that it’s possible to be a pro gamer and member of the military at the same time....

A recently leaked alleged military report details an incredible encounter between the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and an unidentified aircraft. U.S. Navy F-18 jet fighter pilots described the object as looking like a giant, white Tic Tac, and say it moved to evade them by shooting off at “supersonic” speeds. The USS Nimitz CSG encountered the objects over several days in 2004 off the coast of California. The most shocking parts of the report speculate that the UFO could have had the ability to “‘cloak’ or become invisible to the human eye” and “possibly… operate undersea completely undetectable by our most advanced sensors....

Ubisoft has commented on the future of Assassin’s Creed by way of a 15th anniversary celebration broadcast last night. The packed show included announcements for the latest game in the series, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. However, the publisher also confirmed it’ll hold a “very special event” this September to address the future of the series. While it didn’t give specifics, it seemed to imply this could be a new game, but whether it’s the rumoured Valhalla spin-off or Assassin’s Creed Infinity, we’ll have to wait and see....

It’s Black Friday and that means there are some great bargains to be had on the UK PlayStation Store, with further discounts being offered on top for PS Plus members. Our picks include Journey on PS4 for £6, FIFA 16 for £27.50 and The Telltale Games Collection for £32 (£24 to PS Plus members). Other PS4 deals: Rocket League: £9.59 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: £25 Tropico 5: £18 The Unfinished Swan: £4 You’ll find the complete list over on the EU PS Blog....

While there are just nine two-handed weapons in Valheim, several of them are top-tier melee options in the game. Two-handed weapons may not provide the blocking potential of a shield, but they have the highest damage output in the game. Most of the weapons will have high enough blocking stats to keep players in the fight as well. The slower and higher damage two-handed weapons are a hack and slash player’s dream....

Wolf armor in Valheim is one of the best late-game items that you can get. It has a great defense and will help you against frost enemies as well. If you want to know how to get the Wolf armor in Valheim, read the rest of this guide. How To Craft Wolf Armor In Valheim You will need to mine silver to get the wolf armor in Valheim to get the recipe for the Wolf Armor, it is divided into two parts....

Valheim is where you find yourself in picturesque Nordic landscapes. Map elements such as the Black Forest do an amazing job of capturing the characteristics of Nordic environments. But many players are curious to know where is the Black Forest in Valheim? Here’s what you need to know about the Black Forest location. How to find the Black Forest in Valheim? There is no specific location of the Black Forest in Valheim because its world is procedurally generated....

Valorant will now flag bad behaviour in its end of game screen in an attempt to curb toxicity. A new update has been released for the game, focused predominantly on changes to the Pearl map. Yet nestled in the patch notes is a social update to add a “disruptive gameplay-based behaviour indicator”. Watch on YouTube Riot Games available with Xbox Game Pass “We’ve introduced a feature that will show at the end of game screen, which players have been detected for engaging in disruptive gameplay-based behaviour,” reads the update....

Saying that Valorant is just CSGO with abilities really undercuts the phenomenon that is taking online streaming platforms to the next level. On the surface, the game looks simple enough but as soon as you jump into a single match you will know what you’re really up against. Design Visuals Music Gameplay GraphicsMusicGameplayDesign GrindLack Of Customization In MatchesMost Guns Feel The Same Valorant puts you in a team and you have to play 5v5 matches against opponents and whichever team wins the first 13 rounds is declared as the winner....

Valve is attempting to bring more structure and consistency to competitive Dota 2 by introducing a new Regional League system. It believes the new system will allow for better scheduling throughout the year and will provide tier two and three teams with more support to assist in development. The Dota 2 Regional Leagues will take place in six regions and will begin after The International 10. The six regions are North America, South America, Europe, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), China, and Southeast Asia....

As unlikely as it seemed just a year ago, we’re on the cusp of another Half-Life game, albeit in VR with the upcoming release of Half-Life: Alyx. If Valve are to be believed, it may not be our last jaunt back to Freeman and pals. Speaking to Game Informer, Valve’s Robin Walker has given fans new hope that Half-Life: Alyx may not be the last time the company returns to the series that made its name, saying ‘Half-Life means a lot to us, and it’s been incredibly rewarding to refamiliarize ourselves with its characters, setting, and mechanics....

VESA (Video Electronics Standard Association) has announced two new certifications for displays: Adaptive-Sync and Media Sync. These certifications are designed to make shopping for a new display easier by more clearly outlining the specs of the display. The certification will account for things like refresh rates, flicker, response times, frame rate jitter, overshoot, undershoot, overdrive, and more. This should ultimately help to standardize the feature set of high-end displays and make it much easier to pair a fancy new graphics card with the best display....

For those of you who have been patiently awaiting the arrival of Warcraft III: Reforged, you’re about to be rewarded. Today, it was confirmed that the multiplayer beta for Reforged will kick off this week! According to the announcement, invitations to the beta should go out over the next few weeks. Those that pre-purchased the upcoming Spoils of War edition of the game will get the first crack. Subsequent invites will be sent to additional players later on, like pre-buyers of the standard edition....

This Watchmen review contains spoilers. Watchmen Episode 6 Watchmen’s “This Extraordinary Being” is a technically imperfect episode of television. It bears the weight of condensing one man’s life story and the national conspiracy he uncovered into one hour. The sci-fi concept at the center may be a little much. Yes, even in a show that features a lake full of Doctor Manhattan babies, and squid rain, mesmerism might be bridge too far....

The Saints Row series has taken fans for a ride, starting off on Earth, and eventually going through space, simulations, and even hell. With a new announcement for Saints Row coming next year, fans are wondering where the game will go next. If Saints Row is good at anything, it’s being unpredictable, so there’s not an easy answer to that question. For those that don’t know, Saints Row is an outlandish action adventure series in which the player takes control of a member of the Third Street Saints, a gang....

What Does Big Evil Grin (BEG) Mean? A big evil grin (BEG) is a specific example of emoticon art that depicts a face with eyebrows and a wide grin. A BEG is often used when a person makes a sly or mischievous comment. This and other emoticons are useful across many different types of digital communication media. Techopedia Explains Big Evil Grin (BEG)

What Does Biochip Mean? A biochip is a miniaturized laboratory capable of performing thousands of simultaneous biochemical reactions. It is a collection of micro-test sites or microarrays which are arranged on the surface of a solid substrate and it is meant to perform multiple tests at the same time to achieve greater speed and throughput. Techopedia Explains Biochip A biochip is much like a computer chip but instead of performing a multitude of mathematical operations per second, it performs biological reactions such as decoding genes and finding contaminations in a few seconds....

What Does Circuit Board Mean? A circuit board is a physical piece of technology that allows for the assembly of electrical or data circuits on a horizontal layer of material. Advances in circuit boards have led to new engineering and manufacturing methods for these types of devices. Techopedia Explains Circuit Board Prior to the emergence of the printed circuit board (PCB), engineers often used point-to-point construction to create these hardware pieces....