Following yesterday’s Summer Game Fest showcase, indie game collection The MIX was set to host an in-person event in downtown Los Angeles. Indie developers from around the world showed up to demo more than 40 new games for media and fans during the event, but just moments before the show opened its doors, the city’s fire marshal shut the entire thing down.At 5:17pm on Thursday, just 43 minutes before the event was scheduled to begin, The MIX sent out a cryptic email to attendees stating that the event had been canceled, with no other information....

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge’s upcoming Dimension Shellshock DLC is actually a survival mode that takes you across different dimensions and lets you play as some of the game’s villains through a new mutation system. Earlier this month,TheGamer had the chance to speak to Frederic Gemus, lead designer on Shredder’s Revenge, to talk about Dimension Shellshock, the recently-revealed DLC pack that adds Miyamoto Usagi among a host of new features....

The answer to the headline is obvious, right? AtE3back in 2018,Bethesdaoffered a road map for their next three games (and, when all is said and done, likely its next 10 years). First,Fallout 76, which launched that year. ThenStarfield, which is finally set to release this September. And then, far off in the future,The Elder Scrolls 6. No developer has been as clear about what comes next as Bethesda Game Studios....

There are many ordinary, boring objects you can find abandoned inBaldur’s Gate 3’svillages such as spoons, plates, and a wrench. A shovel is among one of these ordinary objects, but one of the most important ones to find. RELATED:Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Rescue Sazza Though your journey is perilous and not for the weak, a shovel will be very crucial before you even realize it. There are some things in the game that cannot be completed without one....

Quick Links InDiablo 4, unlocking Legendary Aspects in your Codex of Power allows you to increase the diversity of your builds. Legendary Aspects provide build-defining effects that change certain abilities and make your chosen class stronger. Related:Diablo 4: All Barbarian Codex Of Power Locations Between Minions, Curses, Bones, and Blood, Necromancers already have a great deal of diversity in builds. If you’re looking for a specific Legendary Aspect to unlock in your Codex of Power and finalize your Necromancer build, you’ve come to the right place....

Quick Links Most ofThe Witcher 3’sequipment comes with a clear European influence. Given the series' Slavic roots, it’s hardly surprising that most of Geralt’s weapons consist of your standard fantasy fare of straight longswords and chain mail over leather jackets. The Hearts of Stone expansion gives you a change of pace with its Ofieri weapons and armor. Related:The Witcher 3: The Taxman Cometh Side Quest Walkthrough These items can be found in the treasure hunt, From Ofier’s Distant Shores....

In a huge victory forXbox,PlayStationhas unexpectedly agreed to a deal on sharingCall of Dutyif theActivision Blizzardacquisition goes through. Before this, PlayStation had reportedly denied any offer thatMicrosoftput before it, seemingly in a bid to stop the merger from going ahead at all.This removes a huge hurdle for Microsoft, addressing a major concern that regulators had with its acquisition. It’s not currently clear what prompted this very sudden change of heart on PlayStation’s end, but it’s likely that this is in relation toMicrosoft winning its case with the FTC, which failed to adequately argue that the deal would harm the gaming industry....

In theory, each year is a better time to start gaming than the last - it’s not like games from the past get deleted, and… wait.I’m hearing theydoin fact get deleted all the timeas we move from console to console and fail to account for backwards compatibility or availability in an all-digital world. It’s for that reason that remakes have become so common, and why this year really is the best time to get into gaming....

Apex Legends’ lore is a convoluted beast, spanning comics, novels, tweets, and more if you want to get the full picture of its evolving narrative. Even the voice lines that characters say to each other can have ramifications to the ongoing story that Respawn is trying to tell. There’s no good way to keep up with it all, andRespawn’sown lore compendium is solely internal at present. But the best elements of Respawn’s storytelling come when it gives us a playable level in the game with the sole purpose of telling stories and fleshing out its characters....

Avowed finally has a release date as per the Xbox Games Showcase, launching sometime next year. Obsidian and Microsoft have been pretty tight-lipped aboutAvowed, despite it beingXbox’s “next big thing” after Starfield. That changed today as Xbox’s newest showcase gave us a better glimpse at this expansion of Pillar of Eternity’s world. RELATED:Game Presentations Aren’t As Exciting Anymore Because You’re Old We saw more of the Living Lands, a section of the world of Eora....

Quick Links Starship Troopers: Exterminationis a fast-paced sixteen-player PvE sci-fi shooter that gives no quarter to troopers flunked in boot camp. The Arachnids are remorseless, and there are thousands of the critters. To survive a mission on Valaka and earn citizenship, you must do your part in the war versus the Arachnids. Related:Starship Troopers: Extermination - Which Class Should You Choose Thousands of Bugs equipped with razor-sharp talons are buried under the sands of Valaka, waiting to strike inexperienced troopers that stray too far from the pack....

You may be a master tactician while playing board games and tabletop RPGs. You could know every strength, weakness and loophole to completely break or manipulate the game you’re playing. However, there are some things that you just cannot control, no matter how skilled you are. Call it chance, luck, or fate, but all board game players are at the mercy of the almighty dice roll. RELATED:The Best Tabletop Games In Board games use dice in various ways; some to determine simple things like how many places you will move, while others use them for complicated calculations where the dice roll is only part of the final outcome....

Swamps are a classic adventuring environment for the heroic journeys ofDungeons & Dragons. Whether it’s a tribe of monstrous humanoids, the lair of some terrible beast, or a remote cottage deep in the bog, there’s no shortage of wonderful tropes to choose from when your adventuring party decides to trek out into the wilderness of an inundated quagmire. Whatever the location, you’re going to need to fill it with your selection of interesting and multi-faceted monsters....