After a string of defeats, Helldivers 2 players have defeated the Automatons on Varylia 5 to unlock the new Emancipator Exosuit mech - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

Helldivers 2 players have completed their latest Major Order despite a recent spate of defeats, unlocking a new mech strategem in the process.Earlier today, the official Helldivers account confirmed that Varylia 5 has been liberated, three days after the Major Order that required the planet to be liberated from the Automatons was first handed out. This kind of thing is par for the course - it's not the first time that we've had to liberate a planet to earn a new strategem, and it probably won't

Helldivers 2 studio working on a "solution" for players "getting kicked by an a**ehole lobby leader" before getting mission rewards

Developer Arrowhead Game Studios is working on a fix for players who get unfairly booted from Helldivers 2 missions early.Divers have recently been posting viral clips that show players getting booted from a mission during extraction, or even worse, during the little extraction cutscene that plays when the team is fully onboard the escape shuttle. Griefers and trolls exist in most multiplayer games, and Super Earth forces aren't immune to turncoats either.In the Helldivers 2 Discord channe

I've been building PCs for over a decade, here are the Newegg Memorial Day deals I'm excited about

Newegg becomes a discount gaming PC part haven during sales like Memorial Day, and the retailer is already off to a great start this year. Whether your existing rig needs a GPU revamp or you’re building a new system from scratch, you’re going to save a fortune if you use the spring sale to your advantage. So, as is tradition at this time of year, I’ve been rummaging through the eggy site’s best offers to find discounts that stand out from the crowd.Building the best

9 years on, the devs behind my favorite sandbox game say "it's amazing" to see Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom innovating on the genre

For the developers of my favorite indie sandbox game, seeing the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom popularize the genre was "amazing."In 2015, Spiderling Studios released Besiege, a medieval siege-building sandbox game, in which players were tasked with creating dangerous contraptions to complete some wargame-based puzzles. Now, nearly a decade on from its early access release, Besiege is back with The Splintered Sea, a naval-themed DLC that threatens to push the community's sie

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Miss physical gaming? I use this handheld to fulfil my retro cartridge cravings

I’m a ‘90s child, so it perhaps makes sense that I’ve got a preference for physical gaming. That’s not to say I don’t benefit from digital convince, and it’d be a bit daft to deny it as a Steam Deck fan. Still, I truly miss being able to go out and buy a brand-new game without having to mess with updates, downloads, and storage shenanigans. However, there is a handheld that provides just that in 2024, and soon it’ll even run one of my favorite Steam game

Lead Baldur's Gate 3 writer says "I don't care" what happens in a potential RPG sequel, as long as it doesn't get made to just "hit our earnings next quarter"

Larian Studios' narrative director doesn't want the Baldur's Gate 3 sequel's future developer to make the RPG solely for financial gain.After creating countless Tavs and playing over a thousand hours of Larian's RPG, I'm ready for Baldur's Gate 4 - or at least some confirmation that it's coming. Adam Smith, Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer and master wordsmith, says that he is too - as long as the successor is made for the right reasons. Sadly, Larian is done with Baldur's Gate 3 and D&D, but t

Can't wait for Assassin's Creed Shadows? Here's another action RPG about it's samurai protagonist Yasuke that will "leave you in tears"

Yasuke, history's first Black Samurai and one of two new protagonists in Assassin's Creed Shadows, has been the topic of both some peculiar criticism and passionate excitement - and if you fall into that latter camp, dear reader, I have just the game for you.Yasuke: A Lost Descendant, as you might have guessed by the name, is a game about the historical figure and one of his descendants who, in an alternate future, is a super-powered, anti-tyrannical anime fighter with some ultra-cool move

Baldur's Gate 3 had less crunch than Larian's previous RPGs, but its director says "you will always have a little bit" of overtime"

Crunch on Baldur's Gate 3 was "certainly less" than what Larian experienced on its other games.Earlier this week, Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke spoke at the Digital Dragons conference in Poland, where he outlined some of the difficulties he and his team faced during development - including one brag that he instantly regretted. During a Q+A session after his talk, Vincke was asked if those difficulties had ever resulted in the team having to crunch - work substantial overtime in order to h

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With Oscar Isaac’s Metal Gear Solid film MIA, Hideo Kojima eyes a Furiosa actor as the perfect lead: "I could only see him as Snake"

Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima has made his love for the recent Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga no secret, calling the film his Bible and its director his God. Now, Kojima has spread the love to an actor who he "could only see" as Metal Gear's Solid Snake.While Kojima has gushed about the film's two leads before, calling Anya Taylor Joy and Chris Hemsworth "great," what he found "even more blinding this time" were two supporting characters: Mary, Furiosa's mother played

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's biggest change from Breath of the Wild was made to give players unrestricted freedom in a "world free from self-destruction"

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom might use the same basic layout of Hyrule as its predecessor, but last year's sequel still feels so radically different because every single object in the game was programmed to be physics-driven. And despite breaking Hyrule in ways Ganondorf could only dream of, lead physics programmer Takahiro Takayama says the change was "the correct approach."In a GDC presentation about the game's physics and sound, Takayama ran through how the team began playing wit

2024’s best Metroidvania Animal Well might not get a sequel, but its creator wants to make another game in the same 8-bit universe

In a year already bursting with killer Metroidvanias to sink into, Animal Well managed to tower over its competition and became the year’s second-best-reviewed game when it came out earlier this month. Now, as players are mopping up the minimalist world's last remaining secrets, the game's creator is turning his gaze toward an Animal Well follow-up, which may or may not be a proper sequel.Animal Well takes players across a sparse, knotted world full of wildlife to unravel both one-and-done

Helldivers 2’s next update will begin to reverse some controversial weapons nerfs, but won’t be “the patch to rule all other patches”

Fan favorite Helldivers 2 weapons have been contending with some brutal nerfs lately, making the bug-squashing, bot-destroying, democracy-spreading shooter slightly duller for some players. Developer Arrowhead Studios admitted things went a little too far in its quest for balance, and it now sounds like some changes are getting reversed in the next patch.Community manager Twinbeard jumped into the game's Discord channel to give a brief (and still vague) overview of what’s incoming in the n

The brand-new LG OLED C4 just took its first price cut for Memorial Day

It’s easy to assume only older gaming TV models get price cuts during the sales, but the new LG OLED C4 is actually discounted ahead of Memorial Day. That’s fantastic news for anyone looking to pick up one of the latest panels to hit the market for less, and now could be your last chance to do so before the summer kicks off.Over at Amazon right now, you’ll find all versions of the LG OLED C4 down to new record low prices. The 43-inch model has dipped from $1,499.99 to $1,

Google's AI is teaching Pokemon fans a thing or two about LGBT pocket pals - Bulbasaur is a "plant-loving queer," Mewtwo is an "older, cultured gay," and oh so much more

Google's recent AI Overview rollout is leading to some illuminating revelations for everyone's favorite TV shows and games, like Pokemon.If the goings-on of search isn't your scene, Google recently rolled out a new feature that leans on AI to answer your search query. While it can regurgitate a lot of content from outlets seeking to answer those same questions, it hasn't quite got the hang of scraping a Reddit post or satire article and separating fact from meme.The result? Some oddb

Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer reveals that his favorite line in the entire RPG is a super-subtle callout: "We know what you did last time around"

Lead Baldur's Gate 3 writer Adam Smith recalls some of his favourite lines from the RPG, including an unexpected moment you share with Minthara.This article contains story spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3's second and third acts.I've managed to rack up over a thousand hours in Baldur's Gate 3 and I'm still just as obsessed with the game as I was when I first set foot in the Emerald Grove. I devote most of my time within the Forgotten Realms obsessing over my quirky companions and each piece of dialo

"If Overwatch didn't exist, I think LawBreakers would have had a shot": Gears of War lead blames Blizzard's hero shooter for his failed FPS

Six years after the untimely demise of first-person hero shooter LawBreakers, the game's director explains why he thinks Overwatch played a part in its failure.You might know game designer Cliff 'Cliffy B' Bleszinski for his work on Gears of War or his time on the Unreal series. You may also remember the studio he headed after his work with Epic, Boss Key Productions - or its 2018 closure following the commercial failure of its debut title, LawBreakers. LawBreakers launched in 2017, a little ove

Almost 30 years later, Batman: The Last Halloween closes the book on fan favorite story The Long Halloween

A new Batman limited series is set to continue - and complete - the Long Halloween saga, first begun by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale in 1996.The 10-issue Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween will be written by Loeb and drawn by a range of fan favorite artists, including in the first issue, Eduardo Risso, Dave Stewart and Richard Starkings. The series will pick up the threads left by 2021's The Long Halloween Special one-shot, which was originally intended to be the start of a new story,

After making a game with a file size so tiny it was dwarfed by its own PS5 background, developer of hit Metroidvania Animal Well says "I didn't do anything clever"

Breakout indie metroidvania Animal Well is one of the best games I've played so far this year. It's also by far the smallest, clocking in at just 38MB, but its developer says they "didn't do anything particularly clever" to get the game down to that size,In a recent AMA on Reddit, solo dev Billy Basso was asked whether he deliberately tried to keep the game's file size as small as possible, or whether that was simply a happy accident. Animal Well is, at its heart, a relatively simple 2D platform

The Last of Us co-director responds to backlash over his controversial comments, claims his "words, context, and intent were unfortunately lost"

Naughty Dog co-president and The Last Of Us co-director Neil Druckmann has set the record straight on some of his recently controversial statements.Earlier this week, in an interview with Sony at the company’s corporate strategy presentation, the director reportedly said he was working on a “dream project” that was the studio’s “most thrilling yet.” He then added that the currently unannounced game “could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming”

Helldivers 2 players beg for an in-game PSA after learning online that certain planets grant liberation boosts that go away for good after a defeat

Did you know there are certain Helldivers 2 planets with training bases that are giving liberation boosts to all other planets, but only if they're in Super Earth's control? Because a lot of freedom fighters don't.In case you missed the alert for the latest Major Order, or simply didn't read it all that carefully, or just as likely, forgot what it said, there are new Super Earth Armed Forces (SEAF) training bases on certain planets that send recruits to aid in the liberation front against Automa

After a shaky launch, the new ARPG hungry for Genshin Impact's lunch is making its lengthy cutscenes skippable and giving away a 5-star character of your choice

Wuthering Waves, the new action-RPG clearly gunning for Genshin Impact's crown, is making story content skippable and giving away a couple of prized gifts to all players.Kuro Games' brand spankin' new ARPG Wuthering Waves launched this week to a familiar din of protest related to performance issues like extreme lag, frame-rate dips, crashes, and in some cases, overheated devices. Kuro was quick to issue a statement as well as an "emergency patch" aimed at the worst of these issues, but now it's

What the Green Goblin's big return means for Spider-Man

Amazing Spider-Man is now officially released, and as promised, it marks the all too tragic return of Norman Osborn's Green Goblin persona - and it also sets the stage for Peter Parker's transformation into the so-called Spider-Goblin that's been teased by Marvel.But how does it all go down? What tragic twist does fate hold for both Peter and Norman as they both take on the terrifying mantle of the Goblin? We'll reveal all right now.
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New The Bear season 3 trailer shows no matter how much changes, some things stay the same

Another teaser trailer for The Bear season 3 has arrived – and things are tense as usual in the kitchen for Carmy and co.Season 3 picks up with Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sugar (Abby Elliott), Sydney (Ayo Edebri), and Ritchie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) finally opening the high-end version of the restaurant. In the brief teaser, plates crash to the floor, glasses shatter, Marcus (Lionel Boyce) breaks up a fight between Carmy and Ritchie, Sydney scolds everyone in the kitchen yet again, calling i

43 years later, an early pioneer of the RPG genre that inspired Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest gets a remake using the original source code

The remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, one of the first and most influential RPGs ever made, just launched on Steam after a few months in Early Access and 43 years after the original.A quick history lesson: Released way back in 1981, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is ostensibly the first-ever team-based RPG, going on to directly inspire some of the best RPGs ever made like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. It's since received numerous sequels and ports, but nev

The Last Of Us video game star Jeffrey Wright will reprise his villain role in season 2 of the hit show

Jeffrey Wright is officially reprising his role as Isaac for The Last of Us season 2.In the gut-wrenching video game sequelthat is The Last of Us Part 2, Wright plays secondary antagonist Isaac Dixon, a former marine turned leader of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF). Wright will now reprise the role for season 2 of HBO's massively successful live-action TV show adaptation. The actor shared the news to his Instagram with the simple caption: "Surprise."With the addition of Wright, the c

Get 20% off Dune: War for Arrakis as part of early Memorial Day sales

We’re on the run up to Memorial Day weekend and this deal on Dune: War for Arrakis is something of a perfect storm. Not only will you have extra time to sink into playing a super involved board game thanks to the long weekend but Dune: Part Two was just hit streaming services. Might I recommend enjoying a movie double feature followed by diving into Dune: War for Arrakis?Thanks to a mix of its fascinating sci-fi setting, tense political drama, and dense world-building, Dune is fertile grou

One genius Baldur's Gate 3 player has proven that hitting max level doesn't have to take 80 hours - in fact, it's achievable within the lower city alone.This article contains story spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3's third act.YouTuber Proxy Gate Tactician is a certified Baldur's Gate 3 expert. Whether it's beating the RPG as 4 cats or trying out a pacifist run, the fearless player has taken on just about every challenge out there. Proxy's most recent run sees him attempt to reach level 12 from level

10 years after it was released, fans are calling this forgotten Marvel film one of the "greatest superhero movies" ever made

"Top 10 greatest superhero movie ever made," one fan wrote.

Ryan Reynolds confirms another Deadpool 3 cameo and fans are already thinking they are a TVA agent

Ryan Reynoldshasconfirmed that his Wrexham co-chairRobMcElhenneywillbe makinga cameo in the upcoming Deadpool 3.The Wade Wilson star teased his appearance in a new episode of their Disney Plus show Welcome to Wrexham."Because of my busy schedule, I had to invite my co-chair, Rob McElhenney, to the set of Deadpool in London to discuss all things that are Wrexham," Reynolds said on thelatest episode of the show, which aired on May 23. "And, yes

Zelda dev says "the true menace" of Tears of the Kingdom wasn't Ganondorf, but the programming that would have let players destroy the world

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a seriously impressive game, especially when it comes to its flexible, physics-driven world that allows players to construct whatever wacky contraptions they want during their journey across Hyrule. According to the game's lead physics programmer, Takahiro Takayama, mastering these physics was absolutely crucial in order to give players full creative freedom, without the fear of them destroying the world even more effectively than Ganondorf.In a prese