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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will offer complex social relationships for the player to navigate and question, as they interact with the shady characters populating Seattle in the sequel (via PCGamesN). At Gamescom, publisher Paradox Interactive’s product manager Florian Schwarzer revealed a little more on how social interactions will play out in the new game. ‘This is a very interesting and difficult subject for us to talk about,’ he said, ‘Because one of the central ideas of the game is to be a vampire, and to make this whole ‘you’re a predator, you’re a creature that has one number-one priority, and that’s blood’ tangible in all parts of the game....

Focus Home Interactive and developer Dontnod have released the E3 trailer for next year’s action RPG Vampyr. In the game you play as veteran of World War I, Doctor Jonathan Reid as he tries to come to terms with his transition into a vampire. Vampyr includes a level-up system that makes the most of the game’s narrative, where large amounts of experience points can be gained by feeding on innocent people, compared to combat....

After a string of mass shootings, politicians, including President Donald Trump, blamed video games. Video games have been blamed for mass shootings for decades now, but new research published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture has revealed that if the shootings were carried out by people of color, politicians would have been less likely to blame video games and more likely to put blame on the shooter. This research was conducted by Villanova University psychology professor Patrick Markey, Ph....

Owlcat Games managed to turn Pathfinder into a well-received series of RPGs, so it makes some sense why the studio was allowed to tackle the first real Games Workshop CRPG. Thus shedding the mists of ages that accumulated on Fantasy Flight Games’ Rogue Trader, it comes digitally reborn as Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader — the Alpha version of which I had the pleasure to preview. In the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000, a Rogue Trader is an individual of unparalleled freedom and power....

After the success of Mordheim: City of the Damned, Focus Home Interactive and developer Rogue Factor have announced a new partnership with Games Workshop to begin development of Necromunda: Underhive Wars, an adaptation of the classic tabletop game Necromunda which is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game will be a turn-based tactical RPG which sees rival gangs of warriors battling for control of the Underhive, a gigantic warren of derelict factories, rusted metal husks, and forgotten technologies....

The original Call of Duty: Warzone was a smashing success as a free-to-play battle royale set in the ever-successful Call of Duty franchise. However, as is the case for many Call of Duty games, developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision Blizzard saw the need for a numbered sequel to be released. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is the result of that, and the new battle royale will be available to play for free on PC starting November 16....

DMZ, Warzone 2’s action-packed extraction mode, has brought a lot of new exciting content to the game since it was first introduced. This includes unique enemies, a variety of locations to explore, and various missions to complete. Lately, though, it seems that users have been having a hard time accomplishing a few particular teammate-centric objectives. This has led to the community asking the developers for the inclusion of MBMM, or mission-based matchmaking....

Since launch, Call of Duty: Warzone has been known for bugs, glitches, and hackers. Changes, however, have been implemented, and the work continues. The developer announced that more action will be taken against cheaters. Also, on February 5, Raven Software released a new patch to fix various bugs and glitches in Warzone. Once again, the seemingly undying infinite stim glitch has been addressed. However, since the fixes have been deployed, it has caused another issue to come to light....

This article contains spoilers for Watchmen episode 3 and the book. Watchmen episode 3, “She was Killed by Space Junk,” introduced two major characters from the original book in the form of Jean Smart’s FBI Agent Laurie Blake (formerly known as Laurie Juspeczyk, the Silk Spectre) and Jeremy Irons’ Adrian Veidt (formerly known as the heroic Ozymandias). OK, we’re cheating a little bit here since Veidt has been present since the very first episode and everybody watching knew who Irons was playing anyway, but this is the first time they’ve bothered to confirm his actual identity....

This week’s PC game releases (May 27 to June 2) will be closing one month and beginning another. We’ll be seeing Layers of Fear 2, Steamworld Dig: Hand of Gilgamech, The Outer Wilds, and Draugen. We’ll enter the frigid wasteland of Icenaire in Vambrace Cold: Soul, and the brutal landscape of Conan Unconquered. Want to know of any other games that came out this May? Just check out our listing here....

Weird West is a reimagining of the old frontier. In a world full of mysticism and deadly foes, your heroes need to do everything they can to reach the conclusion of their journeys. Here’s our Weird West beginner’s guide to help you with several starter tips for combat and survival. Note: For more information, check out our Weird West guides and features hub. Weird West beginner’s guide – Starter tips for combat and survival Campaign progression...

HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation has brought everyone’s favorite characters and narratives from the video game franchise to the TV screen. For those who aren’t familiar with the IP, though, some of the backstory and lore might prove a little confusing. Here’s what you need to know about what “When you’re lost in the darkness, look for the light” means in HBO’s The Last of Us. What the Writing On The Walls Means In HBO’s The Last of Us Throughout the Quarantine Zone, there is a recurring message painted on the exterior and interior walls of buildings scattered throughout the Quarantine Zone....

A common stat you can find on any gear in Lost Ark is quality, but many players don’t know what it means. Stats like level are often paid more attention to because of how they improve your gear. But you will be surprised by how much the quality of your item can affect your gameplay. So in this guide let us check what gear quality is in Lost Ark and does it matter for your item....

Any title that has competitive multiplayer game modes should always be concerned with balance. Take Call of Duty: Warzone, for example, and its developers constantly tweaking guns and features—but what about players? How do you balance the varying skill levels of a title’s playerbase? Enter SBMM, but what does SBMM mean in gaming? SBMM Gaming Meaning Explained SBMM in gaming is an acronym that stands for “Skill-Based Matchmaking.” Its goal is to group players together of similar skill and shorten the gap between one player’s skill to another as much as possible....

What Does Broken Link Mean? Techopedia Explains Broken Link Affects and lowers the search engine ranking. Website traffic could be reduced. Lowered reputation. Websites are available which search and report broken links in the site. Use of redirection mechanisms, which would redirect to new location of information in case of broken links. Avoid deep links in website unless and until required.

What Does Crystal Oscillator Mean? A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator that makes use of crystal as a frequency selective element to obtain an inverse piezoelectric effect. It makes use of the mechanical resonance of the vibrating crystal, which has piezoelectric properties, in order to obtain an electric signal with a high-precision frequency. Crystal oscillators are considered superior to ceramic resonators as they have higher stability, higher quality, lower cost and are smaller in size....

What Does Knowledge Engineer Mean? A knowledge engineer is a professional engaged in the science of building advanced logic into computer systems in order to try to simulate human decision-making and high-level cognitive tasks. A knowledge engineer supplies some or all of the “knowledge” that is eventually built into the technology. Techopedia Explains Knowledge Engineer One principle in knowledge engineering is the transfer principle. This method involves transferring human logic and knowledge into a technology....

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files written by Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff, out on October 16th. Written by James Wong and Glen Morgan / Directed by Kim Manners If you wandered far enough into the countryside surrounding the tiny town I grew up in, you’d find people who desired the absolute minimum of human interaction, people who put signs up on their farms warning that trespassers would be shot, people who collected abandoned sheds and set them up in a lonely cow pasture in some semblance of a small ghost town consisting almost entirely of chicken coops....

Not all video games glorify war and violence. While action and adventure are fun to experience in genres like first person shooters, we often forget about the social implications of living in hostile environments. This War of Mine focuses exactly on that, and the developers want you to try out the game this weekend for free on Steam. History has shown us that things can get quite bad depending upon what forces are in power during conflicts....

So not only will gamers be getting more Undisputed games, but we’ll be getting ‘social’ & ‘mobile’ experiences as well. There aren’t any specifics on what that means, but fans of Ultimate Fighting should be excited. “Working closely together with Dana White and the incredible team at UFC, we plan to continue to deliver outstanding interactive UFC experiences to gamers around the world in all new ways, including social, mobile and brand extensions....