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Summary Just a few days after an initial batch of allegations over the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) inCall of Duty Black Ops 6’s menus, more allegations have begun to surface. For background,fans originally pointed out some inconsistencies surrounding an undead version of Santa Claus, specifically having more than five fingers. On Saturday, an image of a hand holding Gobblegum, with seemingly more than the requisite amount of digits, joined the list of allegations....

Summary For as long as the series has existed,Call of Duty’sbig updates have typically dropped at 9 am PT/5 pm GMT, so naturally, withBlack Ops 6’sfirst season due out today, fans expected the same. That’s been thrown out of the window, however, as Activision has surprise dropped Black Ops 6 Season 1 three hours early. Black Ops 6 Season 1 Surprise Drops Early Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Season 1 update was incredibly well received, at least in the days leading up to launch....

Quick Links InPalworld, making the most of everything is crucial. You’ll want the limited number of Pals in your base to be as efficient as possible, excelling in multiple tasks and completing them quickly. That’s why taking care of their needs, such as food and health, is essential. If you have multiple bases, managing this can become even more challenging. But what if you could have permanent passive effects across all your bases?...

Summary Nearly four years since its release in 2020,Cyberpunk 2077is still going strong among fans.Part of that has to do with the fact that the game only recently wrapped up its post-launch supportwith itsPhantom Liberty DLC after a near disastrous debut. The other half has to dowith just how plain fun Cyberpunk is. And whileCD Projekt Redisactively working on the next Cyberpunk title, codenamed Orion, along witha smattering of other games, including The Witcher 4, fans are hard at work on making the current iteration even better than it already is....

Summary Every one of you has that one or two gaming series that you love so much, even though it’s dead and buried. While a stellar new property can have real multimedia franchise potential, a returning series, if done well, can be a magical gaming experience. A good example is Return to Monkey Island, a comeback just as legendary as the original two instalments. With the massive fanbase of some of these series, you’d think many would have already returned, but it’s much more complicated than you may think....

I spent most of theDispatch trailertrying to figure out what it was. Though there were the telltale signs early on, like dialogue choices and a title card that announced it was from some of the same developers behindThe Walking Dead,The Wolf Among Us, andTales from the Borderlands, I had a hard time accepting that thisTGAhighlight was actually a game, and not an incredibly polished animative movie. AdHoc Studios, which includes veterans ofTelltale GamesandOxenfreedev Night School, looks to have made something that actually accomplishes what Telltale Games was always aspiring to: it looks like an interactive movie....

Summary InDragon Age: The Veilguard, Ghilan’nain never takes her mask off, so we never see her face. But this is a video game, so curious modders desperate for answers were able to rip it off themselves. The answer to what’s lurking behind the mask is a concave, fleshy pit with a dark, gummy hole for a mouth, and balls of Blight puss in her left eye socket (which we can somewhat see through her mask in-game)....

Dragon Age:The Veilguardhas its fair share of issues. While the combat and visuals are undeniably great, players have been complaining about the dialogue and relationships with companions. Considering it’s a main standpoint of the series, it’s disappointing that it was so lackluster in the latest installment. Apart from that, there are some mechanics that the game just doesn’t tell players about. For instance,smashing crates and pots is the best way to get resources....

Fortnitebrings a new map with each new Chapter to refresh the battle royale experience with new locations, NPCs, and game mechanics. Chapter 6 is no exception, and players can explore many colorful placesinspired by Japan and its culture. Of course, you can also checksome wild placesand POIs that might add some details to Fortnite’s lore and the story that started unfolding with Chapter 5. The good thing is there’s a lot of variety on Fortnite’s Chapter 6’s 18 new locations, and you’ll need to visit lots of them to complete Quests to get XP....

Quick Links The holidays are here, and inPokemon Sleep, they know how to ring in the good tidings. Given the dynamic time of year, this event offers not only a host of bonuses for you while you conduct your research and collect berries and ingredients, but it will introduce two Pokemon lines to the game: Vulpix (Alolan) and Pawmi. This guide will review the bonuses, these newly added Pokemon, and some Santa-inspired favorites....

Summary Fortniteis getting a social roleplaying mode, with Lego Fortnite Brick Life launching next week. This mode will support up to 32 players in a single server, letting huge groups explore a “bustling city” together. It looks like the mode will be pretty wide-ranging, giving players the freedom to hang out in the city however they want. As examples of what we can get up to,Epicsays that Brick Life will let us design our own home and get a job, so it’s yet another way for players to just chill out in Fortnite, rather than play any of the more fast-paced game modes....

Summary The ever-reliable Jason Schreier ofBloombergreports that industry publishers are unwilling to commit to fall 2025 release dates while the spectre of Grand Theft Auto 6 looms over the period. Rockstar has previously announced that it intends to release Grand Theft Auto 6 during this period, but delays are very common at the studio; understandably so, as Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to be one of the biggest media products of all time, if not the biggest....

Summary Halofan and popular YouTuber Nick Brick (who you may know for their Lego Ray Gun and Super Shotgun) has built a life-sized, custom chrome plated M6D Magnum fromthe FPS that kickstarted one of the genre’s most beloved series, Halo: Combat Evolved. “In May 2023, I built a Lego Halo CE magnum that captures the graphics of the time — hard edges instead of cylindrical features, things like that. Now, in December 2024, I replaced all the exterior light gray pieces on the gun with custom chrome parts from Chrome Block City, resulting in this more fingerprint prone and harder to photograph version of the build!...