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SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains details and spoilers from Netflix’s The Witcher Season 1. Yennefer and Geralt have finally had their meet-cute. We’re more than halfway through the season, so these characters had to come together eventually, but I don’t know if this episode offered up a satisfying way for these two to hook up. In fact, “Bottled Appetites” paints a rather unflattering picture of Yennefer, and I’m finding it a little hard to buy into her and Geralt having a torrid, romantic affair based on their first meeting....

A new Xbox One S Minecraft Favourites Bundle will launch in the UK on October 11, becoming the perfect Christmas present idea for all those parents struggling to buy anything for their 10 year old. At £249 you get a white Xbox One S consoles, plus a bunch of Minecraft stuff: Minecraft: Xbox One Edition download code, with enhanced performance and 16X bigger worlds compared to the Xbox 360 Edition Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Favorites Pack download code, which features the Festive Mash-up Pack, Halo Mash-up, Fantasy Texture Pack, Natural Texture Pack, City Texture Pack, Battle & Beasts Skin Pack and Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Builder’s Pack download code, which includes Biome Settlers Skin Pack, Cartoon Texture Pack, Candy Texture Pack, Plastic Texture Pack, Pattern Texture Pack and the Greek Mythology Mash-up Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta download code The bundle will also be available in other territories....

THQ Nordic, the Swedish publisher that owns the rights to Darksiders and Red Faction after the collapse of THQ, has today announced that they’ve bought up Experiment101 and the intellectual rights to the open-world post apocalyptic game they were making: Biomutant. Described as an action ‘kung-fu RPG’ Biomutant was first formally unveiled at this year’s Gamescom, but not before being spotted in an advert in a German magazine and online shop listings....

Many dangers await you in the world of Thymesia, such as a magician named Odur. He’s going to be a tough one if you’re not prepared given his fast and unpredictable attacks. Here’s our Thymesia Odur boss guide to help you defeat this foe in the Sea of Trees zone. Note: For more information, check out our Thymesia guides and features hub. Thymesia Odur boss guide – Sea of Trees zone The Odur boss fight in Thymesia has a couple of phases....

Although Torchlight Frontiers has been in a closed beta for some time now, the official release of the game has been delayed to 2020. Echtra Games founder Max Schaefer spoke with PC Gamer this weekend at ExileCon and stated that that despite their best efforts, the goal of releasing in 2019 is not going to happen. New Zealand was home to the annual Path of Exile convention, and there the former Blizzard North co-founder described that there were still several points they were trying to nail down....

The greatest warrior who ever lived, champion of the Greeks, a demigod on earth — Achilles, is an epic hero you could choose to play as in Total War Saga: Troy. Here’s our guide to help you out. Note: For more information, check out our Total War Saga: Troy guides and features hub. Total War Saga: Troy – Achilles of Phthia guide Achilles has two unique mechanics: Hot-blooded Achilles and Living Legend....

Tower of Fantasy fans can preload the game if they have an Android, iOS, or gaming PC. Since it’s a graphics-intensive MMORPG title, one should check if their system or smartphone has the potential to run Tower of Fantasy smoothly. With that said, here are the minimum system requirements for PC and Mobile to run Tower of Fantasy swiftly. Tower of Fantasy System Requirements Here are the specifications that your device must have to run Tower of Fantasy without lag:...

Have you noticed a timer counting down above chests in Tower of Fantasy? You’re not the only one. This Tower of Fantasy Estimated Repair Time can crop up if you’ve been doing a lot of world exploration, gathering materials and opening the various chests dotted around the world. So, the obvious question is what does it mean and is there any way to skip it? What Does ‘Estimated Repair Time’ on Chests Mean?...

The PS4 and Xbox One are likely to be the last consoles of their kind, Twitch boss Emmett Shear has predicted whilst speaking to the Guardian at London’s Changing Media Summit. “The problem is, the seven-year upgrade lifecycle doesn’t work in the face of the two-year upgrade cycles for every other hardware platform,” he said. “It’s so intrinsically built into how consoles get manufactured and made and the full business model, that I’d be surprised to see another generation....

The next game from Bit Loom Games, the developer of double-headed-dog game Phogs!, will be free-to-play party racer Tray Racers!. It’s a game about racing on a tray, obviously. The online racer will support up to 16 players and is set for release on PC and Switch in 2023. It’s set in a post-apocalypse where players will race over randomly-generated sand dunes filled with hazards, creatures, and “surprises from a mix of bizarre and beautiful biomes”, all while showing off tricks and combos....

Triangle Strategy is a tactical RPG developed by Artdink and published by Square Enix, and it’s just been released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. The game features a beautiful HD-2D graphical art style, meshing SNES-era sprites with lovely, detailed environments and backgrounds to give it a more unique look. It’s also a pretty challenging game that requires you to make good use of your units in battle. Here’s how to restore TP in Triangle Strategy....

The ongoing chip shortage is pretty common knowledge at this point, even for those that don’t frequent the tech spaces. It’s a complicated situation to be sure, but there are apparently some factors at the root of the matter that are causing more problems than necessary. The most recently identified problem has to do with companies stockpiling more chips than actually needed, out of fear of lacking inventory and missing out on future profits....

Ubisoft has announced that it’s bringing active development of new content for Ghost Recon Breakpoint to an end. The company revealed the news to fans in a statement on the official Ghost Recon Twitter account. It opened by thanking fans for their love and support of the game since its launch in October of 2019. “During the past 2 years, we released more than 11 Updates and supported several unique initiatives....

Bethesda has kept the good feeling going following its stonking E3 conference by claiming the UK No.1 spot with the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. The revamped and now free-to-play MMO is the publisher’s first UK No.1 since Wolfenstein: The New Order just over a year ago. The Elder Scrolls Online is only the third title of 2015 to break through the 100k sales mark on its first week, bettering Battlefield: Hardline, but sitting behind The Witcher 3 as the year’s biggest launch....

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has become the first No.1 of 2016, holding on to its position at the top of the All-Format Charts. With zero new releases the rest of the top five remains largely unchanged too, with Star Wars Battlefront sticking at No.2, Fallout 4 moving up one to No. 3, FIFA 16 falling a spot to No.4 and GTA V holding steady at No.5. Rainbow Six Siege, meanwhile, climbs three places to No....

Esports has taken another step forward, with Riot Games bringing a new League of Legends regional European championship to the United Kingdom. Announced last week, the UK League Championship (UKLC) will partner with the esports organization, LVP, to bring a spring and summer championship event series, both of which will take place over the course of seven weeks. The inaugural season of the UKLC will kick off on February 13th, and will feature nine UK-based teams as they vie for a playoff spot in the EU Masters tournament, featuring a total prize of €150,000....

You’re getting started in Valheim but looking at the vastness of the game mixed with all the elements it is possible to be overwhelmed by it and lose track of things that you should be actually doing. While there’s an infinite possibility of doing things, we’ve squared down the things that you should be focusing on in this beginner’s guide for Valheim. For your first day, you should take things basic and focus on them....

Players who are getting the Valorant win64 Shipping Application error and looking for a fix need to know that there is no official solution from Riot games, unfortunately. But multiple players have tried some workarounds which have worked for them. We will list out the potential fixes below. How to Fix Valorant win64 Shipping Application Error When you get the error message – The application was unable to start correctly (0XC000005)....

Valve is back in the spotlight today, but not because of its recent Half-Life: Alyx announcement or its Valve Index VR headset. Rather, Valve finds itself in a similar situation to what Blizzard experienced when it banned a Hearthstone player for expressing pro-Hong Kong sentiment on an official livestream. Valve is being accused by Hong Kong game developers of blocking Hong Kong protest-related games from the Steam platform, and that Valve is doing so in an act of censorship....

Developer Big Bad Wolf and publisher Nacon have finally launched their bloodsucking, narrative-driven RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong. While the bulk of your time will be spent interacting with NPCs, engaging in dialogue, picking locks, and slinking around in the darkness, there are some pesky puzzles that may prove taxing. One such puzzle involves a safe in Jason Moore’s apartment. In this guide, we’ll explain what you’ll need to do to solve Jason Moore’s apartment safe code puzzle....