E3killed itself,Geoff Keighley said recently. The trade show, which for decades was the biggest gaming event of the year, is unofficially (but basically officially) dead and gone. Keighley is toutingSummer Game Festas its heir, but the truth is that E3 has been replaced by many different smaller shows that each only accomplish a fraction of what the June expo used to do all by itself. For players, the difference isn’t — at least immediately — all that noticeable....

It’s safe to say that the launch ofDiablo 4’sSeason of the Malignant has been a bit of a disaster. A pre-season patch that nerfed pretty much every class andcompletely butchered Sorcererscausedwidespread outrage amongst the community, becoming so bad thatBlizzardhad to address the issues in a developer livestream that took place last week. Fixes have been promised and the anger had been quelled slightly, but Diablo 4 players have already found something else to direct their ire towards - the game’s Battle Pass....

Hey, everyone! You folks having a good summer? Everybody finish all those big, incredible games we’ve been playing the last few months? Wow!Zelda!Final Fantasy! So much to do in the incredible world of games we could just play forever! And that’s too bad because beep beep, it’s new game time, assholes. You better start running your Barbarian ass around Sanctuary on the double because there’s another game coming that we’re all going to have to pretend we finished when we talk about it:Baldur’s Gate 3....

TheFalloutseries has no shortage ofmodsor fan games. In fact, we’ve been coveringdevelopments from Fallout Londonfor some time - a totally new game made inFallout 4’s engine. But now, another contender has entered the ring, and it might just be aNew Vegasfan’s dream come true. Fallout: Nuevo México is, as the name suggests, a fan game built in Fallout New Vegas. But that description doesn’t go nearly far enough in describing what the devs have unveiled today....

Activisionhas seemingly shut down long-running mod projects used to improve online play in the originalCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. X Labs, which describes itself as a modding “laboratory”, says it has been issued a cease and desist, forcing it to shut down its mods, including fan-run Modern Warfare 2 servers. X Labs services were used to make theSteamversion of Modern Warfare 2 safe to play, removing an exploit found in this release....

Every now and then a game comes out and does something revolutionary. Something that changes things for future games. These can be small, under the hood elements that some gamers might not notice. Or larger, more obvious elements like mechanics and features. RELATED:Games With The Best Destruction Mechanics But sometimes these revolutionary features and mechanics don’t branch out to other games. Sometimes legalities prevent such a thing, or the technicalities of video game development....

Career Mode is one of the most fun parts ofFIFA 23, and a fair portion of the community likes to engage in the act of managing the different clubs. you may pick any of the teams in the game and take them to success by signing the right players. FIFA 23:Best Young Left Backs To Sign In Career Mode When managing those clubs that do not have considerable funds to spend, you will have to be stingy with your signings and get those hidden gems that are not valued much but have the potential to grow....

Technology is supposed to improve with each new generation, though purists will often hold onto what came before. In music, we have moved from vinyl to tape to CD to MP3 to streaming, and while some cling to the magic crackle of vinyl, few today will tell you that CDs are the best way to listen to music.Filmtoo has its different film stock and cameras, right up to our modern day 4K IMAX 3D....

Final Fantasy 16has sold pretty well. Less than two weeks after launch,Square Enixhas confirmed the blockbuster RPG has already shipped three million copies. As aPS5exclusive that has publicly acknowledged its desire to rebrand the series for a wider global audience, this is far from a bad start. However, a few voices on the wind have fans worried about the future. As a Japanese game, you’d expect a game like Final Fantasy 16 to do gangbusters in the territory....

Fortnite’s v24.40 update went live today and brought some exciting changes along with it. It has also done something that has angered a lot of you though as Trios has been unexpectedly vaulted. There is officially no way to play Fortnite in a team of three starting today as Trios appears to havemade way for rankedin both the core battle royale and Zero Build modes. Ranked can be toggled on and off in Solo, Duos, and Squads in Fortnite’s regular BR mode, and is limited to just Duos in Zero Build....

Quick Links You’ve finished your first go through Yukiko’s Castle inPersona 4 Goldenand have gone back to grind or complete requests, and you’ll find a new boss waiting for you at the end. Now that Yukiko has joined the Investigation Team, rule over her Castle has fallen toContrarian King.RELATED:Persona 4 Golden: Complete Daidara Metalworks Guide And while he doesn’tlooktoo imposing, it’s reviled by P4G players for being such a heavy hitter with its multi-hit physical attacks and lack of weakness....

Quick Links Frogs are a fun addition toThe Sims 4and could be an interesting new hobby for your Sim. They are essential in helping you complete the Frog Fanatic Scenario. There are two main ways to expand your frog collection: catching or breeding them. Related:The Sims 4: Best Collectibles With25 species, your Sim could amass quite a collection and earn you a Furlong Frog Plaque to show off all your hard work....

Quick Links We’re on the lookout for Bosch, but trying to track him down will, inevitably, get us embroiled in a little conflict. That part was probably pretty predictable, as it wouldn’t beStreet Fighter 6if we didn’t do a little fighting in the streets. What is less predictable is that we are going to end up trekking all the way to Italy in pursuit of a belt buckle. Related:Street Fighter 6: World Tour Tips Of course, that means we will have the prefect opportunity to get a little training from Street Fighter’s newest mountain of muscle: Marisa....