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It’s hard to overstate how important Bungie’s Halo franchise has been for the console-based first-person shooter genre as it is known today, so it was a big deal when Halo: The Master Chief Collection was announced to be releasing on PC. That title has been updated over time with more games, leading to Halo 3 trending on Twitter when it was surprise launched today. However, Halo 3 is not the only new feature that has been added to The Master Chief Collection, according to its latest patch notes....

The latest update for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery added friend encounters to the game, but has also created sign-in issues for some players, specifically those who sign in to the game through Facebook. Luckily, Reddit user opalelement has discovered a fix for the problem, at least as it pertains to the Android version, anyway. According to opalelement, the Facebook sign-in issue arises because Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is attempting to access players’ Facebook friends list, despite it not having permission to do so....

Since launching the match-3 puzzle game Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells for mobile devices last year, Zynga has continued to support the game with regular content updates and seasonal events. This included a special Christmas event and collaboration with Zayn Malik, with the next event revolving around Valentine’s Day. Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells will be hosting the Amortentia Adoration event for Valentine’s Day, named after the love potion from the Harry Potter books and movies....

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has a lengthy list of events coming up this June and things are already kicking off with a bang. The mobile AR game is playing it safe and continues to optimize all ongoing events for at home play throughout June 2020. This week kicks off the next Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event with a spotlight on the game’s main storyline in an event called One Year Later....

Fans are speculating what is next for Hideo Kojima and his game development studio Kojima Productions following the release of Death Stranding. Though the game initially got very mixed reviews, Death Stranding was a big success on PC, receiving markedly better reviews from across the industry as well as PC players. Recently, fans got in quite the stir after they spotted a Ludens figure on a bookshelf behind Phil Spencer, the Head of Gaming over at Xbox....

Equal parts vibrant and dangerous, Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City has just been showcased by CD Projekt Red in a brand new trailer. The new video, entitled “Postcards from Night City”, is packed with personality and flavor. If anything, it simply reinforces how captivating and dangerous Cyberpunk 2077’s futuristic setting will be. From dance clubs to strip joints to pierogi stands – it looks like Night City has a little bit of everything for those who prefer after-hours entertainment....

Kazuma Kiryu may be one of the most beloved video game protagonists of all time, but there are plenty of people out there who wish they had the option to customize him a bit. In all six Yakuza games prior to Like A Dragon - which introduces a new protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga - Kiryu is a man with the same face, personality, and general demeanor. He’s brilliant, but he’s the exact same for you, me, and everyone else who plays these games....

The Division will offer players extensive character customization options that are purely cosmetic, allowing them to be equipped without affecting a character’s stats. One of the design mechanics that all Massively Multiplayer Online games have to figure out is how character customization works and how it affects the leveling system within the game. Often times, an item’s appearance and stats are forever tied together. That has led to systems like transmogrification being created to allow players to transfer their stats to gear they prefer for its looks....

EA Studios boss Patrick Soderlund reveals why Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay hasn’t been shown, reassuring fans worried about the game’s development. Earlier this year at E3 2016, EA got everyone talking with a brand new Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer. The video, which is just a couple of minutes long, offered fans of the sci-fi series a behind the scenes look at the game and included scenes where the Mako is driving through the desert and another where the player character is being mauled by a humongous enemy....

This His Dark Materials review contains spoilers. Here’s our spoiler-free review. In our world, it’s been almost a year since Lyra and Pan stepped through the hole Lord Asriel tore in the sky. And what a year. If ever the prospect of turning your back on one reality and escaping to another were attractive, it’s now. In lieu of Asriel’s scientific equipment and what might be termed broad-minded attitude towards the moral taboo of child murder, this is our hole in the sky: courtesy of the BBC and HBO, a seven-episode trip out of here....

An image of a Target pre-order card possibly leaks the release date for Deep Silver’s upcoming first-person shooter Homefront: The Revolution as May 17th. The last time we saw Deep Silver’s Homefront: The Revolution was five months ago during Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference. Since then, little has been said about the upcoming first-person shooter, but now an image taken at Target has apparently revealed the release date for the game....

Coronavirus has halted production on many projects in Hollywood, but not animation. Animated series have been largely unaffected by shutdowns, with animators and voice artists alike being able to perform their duties from home. Though Netflix claims that their 2020 slate will go ahead uninhibited, it’s fair to assume many other networks and streaming services will be turning toward animated projects to fill programing schedules. Many animated pilots that would have had an uphill battle to be picked up by a network may just find themselves in luck....

Titan Comics just announced a collaboration with Guerrilla Games that will create a new comic series based on Horizon Zero Dawn. Fans of the game can expect the first issue of the comic to release on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, with a prequel arriving sometime sooner during a currently unscheduled Free Comic Book Day event. The comic will feature illustrations by Ann Maulina and writing by Anne Toole – one of the writers that worked on the scenario of the original game....

“He moved like a panther.” This was the observation which convinced producers Albert R “Cubby” Broccoli and Harry Saltzman to cast Sean Connery, a relatively unknown young actor from Edinburgh, in the lead role of the first James Bond picture, 1962’s Dr No. It was this decision which was to forever change the face of movie stardom and blockbuster film-making. The choice was not, initially, a popular one with 007 author Ian Fleming; where his books had imagined Bond as the archetypal upper-class English gentleman, the gruff Scottish Connery brought a transatlantic insouciance and a palpably working-class edge to the role....

During the long wait before Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was finally announced, Modern Warfare and Warzone was still relishing in its continued success. With an unprecedented silence from Activision throughout the majority of this year, Modern Warfare and Warzone has received a ton of support from fans, more so than any previous Call of Duty release in the subsequent year. So to many fans’ surprise, when Black Ops Cold War was finally unveiled, the similarities between it and Modern Warfare were plentiful....

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. After maintaining something close to radio silence for what seemed like years, Blizzard has finally unveiled new information on Diablo Immortal. However, since it’s been so long since the company last talked about the game, there’s a good chance you might require a refresher regarding the various ways the project is (and isn’t) a typical Diablo game....

The beginning of a new month often brings a fresh batch of events to Pokemon Go, but this month being October means that we can expect the game’s annual Halloween theme to influence the activities and rewards toward the end of it. As always, the new Pokemon you can catch are the stars of the month, with Shedinja being one of the standouts of the bunch. If you want to add this rare Bug and Ghost type buddy to your roster, we will show you everything you need to know about how to catch Shedinja in Pokemon Go before it vanishes....

Fortnite’s long-awaited World Cup will take place this summer. Here’s how you can qualify and what you might win if you do. In 2018, Fortnite introduced a lot of new things. One of those things was the chance for players to actually win money playing their favorite game. Epic announced that it would be making $100 million available across its planned competitions, and some of those have already taken place. However, the best is yet to come in the form of Fortnite’s first-ever World Cup....

How to easily upgrade your Intel CPU for more gaming power How to upgrade your RAM: Boost your memory on either a laptop or a desktop Update your BIOS with care How to check what BIOS version you’re running How to update your BIOS to the latest version Back up anything important to an external drive before you start Download the latest BIOS files from the manufacturer’s site Unzip the files if they’re compressed Copy the files to a USB thumb drive (an empty drive is best) Keep the drive plugged in and reboot your PC When the PC is restarting click F2 or DEL on your keyboard to access the BIOS Find the option to update BIOS in the BIOS settings Click to update and find the file(s) you copied to the drive Wait for the update to complete Having trouble getting to the BIOS?...

Our quick take Alternatives to consider HTC U11+ - 4.0 / 5 HTC through the ages: A brief history of HTC’s Android handsets Best smartphones: The top mobile phones available to buy today A quality HTC design, now with translucent rear Liquid Surface rear finish 158.5 x 74.9 x 8.5mm; 188g HTC U11+ vs HTC U11: What’s the difference? A new 18:9 display, with a flaw Super LCD display, 18:9 aspect ratio 6-inch, 2880 x 1440 pixels (537ppi) Gorilla Glass 5 protection Plenty of power for a phone that flies Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM 64GB storage + microSD card slot USB Type-C, no 3....