Gaming

Arrowhead has released a significant update for Helldivers 2, adding new Galactic campaigns, a new biome, a new Control Center terminal, and a lot more. The update — patch 6.3.0 — also makes changes to weapon, stratagem, and enemy balancing, including reductions to enemy durable damage and a decreased exosuit cooldown. The new Control Center terminal is the previously unused terminal opposite…

Fortnite fans are forking out real money on eBay for rare species of Sprite — the game’s cute new, Pokémon-like creatures that can be collected and traded. Completed eBay listings show people have paid up to $100 for the promise of rare species being shared with them in-game. Hundreds of listings reveal players choosing to spend on the game’s most uncommon varieties — including the…

The Yakuza / Like a Dragon series has largely found its footing as an action-brawler, extending to the Judgment games and perhaps informing parts of the turn-based combat systems in its RPGs. Stranger Than Heaven, which has a direct lineage with the rest of those games, takes a much different turn when it comes to action combat. No longer are you like Kiryu beating down waves of menacing men with…

Nintendo fans have reacted in despair at the lack of updates to Mario Kart World, following this week’s big Nintendo Direct broadcast. While DLC and expansions were confirmed for other hit Switch 2 games, such as Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia, Nintendo once again kept schtum about any plans to add content to the platform’s best-selling title. Of course, many fans bought Mario Kart…