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There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the fantasy books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Fantasy Books July 2020 The Book of Dragons: An Anthology by Jonathan Strahan Type: Anthology Publisher: Harper Voyager Release date: July 7 Den of Geek says: I’m always looking for a good book about dragons, and this incredible list of authors promises adventurous and unique stories....

Total War: Attila – Age of Charlemagne, billed as the game’s largest expansion to date, will launch December 10, SEGA has announced. Age of Charlemagne is set in the Middle Ages, long after Attila’s reign, as Charlemagne attempts to bring peace to the continent by whatever means necessary. The expansion features a brand new campaign map presented in medieval-style artwork which focusses on Europe from the year 768AD. Introduced to the game are Knights, Housecarls and other new era units....

Tunic doesn’t see you have a specific character level, but you can make your cute fox protagonist more powerful by improving their stats. These include your attack, defense and HP, and doing so will make the various boss fights in the game far, far easier. In this guide, we’ll talk you through how to level up stats in Tunic, so you can keep on progressing through the game. All Stats in Tunic There are five main stats in Tunic that can be leveled up as you progress through the game....

If you are a Twitch streamer, how will you expand your community? Surely, with good content! But sometimes interacting and listening to subscribers is the most integral factor to expand a community on Twitch. This is where gift subs come into the picture. Think of subs as a gesture to thank the streamer on Twitch for their work. A streamer can even give away subs to any random viewer on his channel....

Two Point Campus now has a release date: 17th May. It’s coming out across PC and consoles: Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. It’s also coming to Game Pass on day one for both Xbox and PC. Announced last year, it’s from the developer of Two Point Hospital - itself a spiritual successor to Theme Hospital - and instead sees you designing and managing a university campus. This isn’t just any university though....

Ubisoft has issued an apology over a promotional email for The Division 2. In the email promoting the upcoming private beta, there was a passing joke about the US government shutdown. The email was sent out to those subscribed to the Ubisoft newsletter. The subject line stated: “Come see what a real government shutdown looks like in the Private Beta.” It’s not quite as damning as it could be, sure. But tell that to the 800,000 government workers who missed out on their paychecks....

LEGO Jurassic World has reclaimed the UK No.1 spot, earning its third week at the top since its release, Chart-Track reports. Last week’s No.1, Rare Replay, drops 71 per cent week-on-week and slides to No.6. GTA 5 is up to No.2, The Elder Scrolls Online is in No.3, and Batman: Arkham Knight takes No.4. FIFA 15 jumps one place to No.5. Elsewhere Dying Light sales are up 23 per cent thanks to retailer promotions and re-enters the Top 10 at No....

When I sit down with brothers Benny and Josh Safdie on a chilly Manhattan morning, Josh is noticeably animated. One suspects this is usually the case for both Safdie Brothers, who in the last 10 years have gone from directing tiny Sundance dramas such as Daddy Longlegs to Uncut Gems, a taut crime thriller starring Adam Sandler and Kevin Garnett. It’s even the latter film we’re there to discuss. But in this specific moment, Josh needs to share what custom jewelry dealer Izzy Aranbayev has just sent him....

The latest update for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 has turned up a curious oddity in its list of supported platforms: Erebus. Erebus is listed (via Resetera) alongside existing platforms including the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and comes with the abbreviation TST2. Naturally, speculation has already spread like wildfire across the Internet, with many people believing Erebus is in fact PlayStation 5. Why? Well, Erebus is the name for the Greek deity that is the embodiment of darkness, as well as the word used to describe an area of the Underworld where the dead travel....

As if the run-and-gun shooter Valfaris weren’t tough enough before, a new update somehow makes it even tougher. The developers at Steel Mantis, alongside the publishers at Big Sugar, have revealed a new update. Titled Full Metal Mode, it essentially adds a New Game + to the colorful, rockin’ indie shooter. Light your lighter for this tribute to New Game+ With the mode, players will have their skills taken to the max through “various aspects of gameplay,” according to the press release....

There’s a lot of things to loot in Valheim but after a successful looting session, you may wonder – how to carry MORE loot back with you? As you move farther away from your starting area, you will need to have more storage space with you to bring back valuable resources. Luckily, there are a few ways you can move and transport loot from one place to another and that is what we will explain in this guide....

Barley in Valheim is something you can collect to use in various Food Crafting recipes. Plus, it can be used to tame a certain animal in the game as well. Players of this massively popular game are in the search for this resource but since there is so much to explore, it can take much longer if you don’t know where to look. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into how to get Barley in Valheim....

Riot Games has today unveiled its anticipated in-game tournament system, called Premier, which the publisher will launch in Alpha next week to a select number of testers. The mode will only be available in Brazil for the time being. Premier was first teased earlier this year during Riot Games’ outline of its vision for the game’s competitive future, which was to offer a road beyond Radiant for competition-hungry players. Premier is only 60% complete as of right now and limited in its scope, but the end goal is to one day offer players a path from grassroots competition all the way to the Valorant Champions Tour....

Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific Season Four introduced a lot of new content for fans to play through. In multiplayer, USS Texas 1945 saw a remaster, and the new Fortune’s Keep map provides a fresh battle royale experience. Today a Vanguard patch went live, and it fixes stability issues across multiplayer and zombies, with most updates applying to Ranked Play and the latest zombies map. The first round-based map in zombies has received a lot of positive feedback....

Trailmakers is the upcoming vehicle-building game from the ex-Rare, Press Play and IO Interactive developers at Flashbulb Games. Today they announced that the game will be coming to Early Access on 31 January. The game looks like it will be ideal for anyone wanting to tinker with virtual vehicles and there are two modes to play. The Creative Mode lets players experiment with vehicles designs thanks to unlimited resources. The Expedition Mode is where the challenges begin where there’s a destination goal on the other side of a huge island peppered with hazards....

Easter eggs have been hidden in games since the Atari era. Most gamers don’t bother with the sometimes strenuous nature of finding a well-hidden Easter egg, after all… they can take as long as 20 years to find. You see, in the land before the World Wide Web, finding these hidden treasures could be nearly impossible. Back in these days you either had a helpful friend with a lot of free time show you the ropes, or you’d be sitting in front of your TV for hours upon hours exploring everything you could....

After a thrilling night of trophies, reveals, and surprises, The Game Awards concluded with an appearance by Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez from the Fast and Furious films, and things got awkward real fast. As Michelle took the stage to reveal the winner of the Game of the Year category, she first announced that she had one last announcement for the show, immediately disappointing a major contingent of audience members still waiting for a Smash Bros new character announcement....

This Voltron Legendary Defender review contains spoilers. Voltron Season 7 Episode 8 No beach episode for you, Voltron fans! It may seem cruel for pretty much all of Earth to get annihilated (or just taken over, we’ll have to see) but it just raises the stakes for our team. They aren’t just coming back to fight off a Galra cruiser or two. They have to free the entire world! It quite literally hits home because their families are in danger....

It appears that a comeback of sorts for the classic point-and-click adventure genre lies on the horizon, at least if the upcoming revivals of Monkey Island and Simon the Sorcerer indicate anything. Another possible sign of this comeback has arrived in the form of Voodoo Detective, a new point-and-click made by developer Short Sleeve Studio. According to a press release, this title specifically takes inspiration from Monkey Island, King’s Quest, and other games like those....

Warcraft 3: Reforged is now has the lowest user score on Metacritic ever. Why? Because Blizzard released a sub-par remake that actually removed many features and failed to live up to its promises. Reforged currently has a user score on Metacritic of 0.5 out of 10 with over 20,000 negative reviews. Back in 2018 when Warcraft 3: Reforged was first announced, Blizzard was still riding high. Overwatch was still the king of arena shooters and World of Warcraft Classic was about to cash in on Blizzard fan’s nostalgia in a few short months....