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One of the first bombshells in today’s Nintendo Direct came early on, as Satoru Iwata revealed that the Wii U was going to be getting something that many people were hoping we’d see one day, downloadable Wii games through the Nintendo eShop. This news is an amazing reveal, as not only can you use the Classic Controller, but also the GamePad on certain games. Specifically, Iwata announced the first three games coming to this lineup, with Super Mario Galaxy 2 being the first....

The next chapter of the Assassin’s Creed saga will be Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. This time, the game center on Vikings, and their migration and shenanigans in ancient Britain. It is still very much a case of Assassin’s versus Templars, but this time there are a lot more braids, face painting, and longboats. It has also been confirmed that the game will be releasing on the PlayStation 5, making this another game that we can all enjoy on the next generation of hardware....

World of Warships: Legends update 1.63 (also known as 1.65 on certain platforms) has launched, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes coming with this patch. Today’s update applies to all four consoles (current and next-gen) with updates being roughly 3GB across all consoles. Within these three gigabytes is a lot of content, mainly wrapping up the Summer festivities while bringing in some fresh content. There’s a lot to go over though so, without further adieu, here’s everything new with World of Warships: Legends update 1....

Phil Spencer is understandably biased when it comes to talking to the press about the Xbox 360 and games published by Microsoft Studios. He is the Vice President after all, and in a recent interview Spencer shed some light on Microsoft’s strategy for the Xbox 360 when it comes to first party exclusive games. In a recent interview with Games Industry International, Spencer touts the Xbox 360’s lineup as the best in class....

The next version of the Xbox 360 dashboard is set to arrive this week for selected members of the Xbox Live community. Larry Hyrb explained that the spring update adds “behind the scenes improvements” to the dashboard and will prepare the console for enhancements that set to arrive in the future. The spring update will be released for all Xbox Live members next week, which as standard practice, will be pushed to your console when you log-in to Xbox Live once available....

In the last few years, Xbox greatly increased its cloud gaming investments. With Stadia’s fall, things are even easier for the company. Xbox provides a subscription-based cloud service to gamers, which doesn’t need a console to buy. The service works with your current Xbox, PC, and mobile device. In addition, it looks like Xbox also works on a micro-console designed only for the cloud service. Xbox boss Phil Spencer shared a picture from his room, and that room shows a prototype of the new Xbox in development....

As quality assurance workers all over the industry are announcing plans to unionize, and as Blizzard is said to abolish these efforts, Xbox Games Studio head Matt Booty shared that the company has plans to develop an AI that can do the work of QA teams. He said to VGC that some of the processes used in development have not kept up with how quickly content is created these days....

UPDATE: Everything has been resolved at this time Original Story: Microsoft is reporting that the overall Xbox Live Status is limited at the moment. While the service is doing well as a whole, allowing players online, and still enabling multiplayer functionality, there are some problems currently affecting specific features. Those features are all social in nature, with the reported problems being isolated to Friends and Parties, making it so that many players are unable to see their friends, and create or join parties....

Major Nelson posted on his official blog all of the details for the new Xbox One system update that is set to be released tomorrow. Today will also bring a new update to the Xbox App as well. There are a ton of features to read about as the update is quite large. Certain countries may get the update at different times, but everyone is expected to have it in the next 48 hours or so....

According to a report from Japanese outlet Famitsu, Microsoft has already applied a price cut to Xbox Series S in Japan even before releasing on November 10, 2020. The price cut confirms Microsoft’s aggressive strategy to try and get more appeal on local consumers, who have preferred Nintendo and Sony’s consoles thus far. Xbox Series S price has been reduced to 29,980 JPY, excluding tax, for a price reduction of 3,000 JPY ($29)....

Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure open world game where you will play as two characters Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. The story goes side by side along with a lot of mini-games. The game was first released in the year 2015 in Japan and now it comes for PC in 2018. In this Yakuza 0 Wiki Guide, you will find a full game walkthrough which includes all chapters with boss fight tips and more updates on the game....

The next Tetris 99 Grand Prix kicks off today and players have a chance to win a Fire Emblem: Three Houses theme. Each Grand Prix involves another Nintendo game or series, and this time the focus falls on the latest smash-hit entry in the Fire Emblem series. The Grand Prix goes from Aug. 23 until 11:59 PT on Aug. 27. The competition is points-based. Players earn points from how well they place in rounds of Tetris 99....

Like most resources in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Silent Princess is a scarce and much-needed one to level up characters like Zelda and unlock various things on the map. What makes it different from every other flower in the game, though, is that it doesn’t have one single area where can be collected on the battlefield. This resource is incredibly hard to come by because it can only be unlocked and gathered through certain conditions....

Snover is a cute and unique Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It looks like a mixture of a tree and a human since it has legs and arms, but they are like a small tree’s branches, giving it a unique look. Snover is grass and Ice-type Pokémon, making it resistant to water, grass, electric, and ground-type Pokémon attacks. Getting Snover is not that difficult, but you need to find it first....

Upon getting back to Yokohoma 99, you’ll overhear to businessman talk about wiretapping, and you’ll get a buzzword to check out in the Buxx Researcher app. On getting to the location, you’ll see detective Tsukumo being accused of the crime. After the dialog, Tsukimo gives you Detector, a way to track and find the signal bugs give off, and asks you to find the bug in this area. You can access the Detector in one of two ways....

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 is in full swing, and Epic Games added a couple of new items to the game with the latest BR hotfix. The Explosive Goo Gun is a new weapon added in Season 4, and it was featured heavily in the seasonal trailer. This weapon can cover structures or enemies with a volatile substance that denotes shortly after. Naturally, players are eager to know where to find this weapon in the game....

The Immunizing Horn Charm is great for surviving dungeons that are filled with scarlet rot and poison. If you have trouble with these toxic materials, you should consider grabbing this charm. The +1 variant of the Immunizing Horn Charm greatly increases your immunity stat so it will take much longer to get poisoned. Here is where you can find the Immunizing Horn Charm +1 in Elden Ring. To obtain this talisman, you will first need to make your way to the Lake of Rot....

The first week of challenges in Sea of Thieves’ Fate of the Damned update have players exploring the ocean, seeking out the latest information about the Shadow of Fates’ looming threat. These shadows are attempting to summon the Ghost of Lord Graymarrow in an attempt to do battle against Captain Flameheart, and that’s not something anyone can abide by. One of the challenges has you exploring Crooked Masts to find Umbra’s Notes, and the exact location of these notes can be a little tricky to locate....

Not only will you need the Keratinos Blade and Gauntlet to make the Keratinos weapon, but you will also need to sacrifice one of each to level up your rank with the Necraloid Syndicate Both items can be purchased from Father in the Necralisk on Deimos using Entrati Standing. The good news is that both items can be purchased at the rank of Neutral, so you don’t even need to rank up with the Entrati to get access to them....

Week 4 of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1 will bring new challenges that players can complete to get some of that sweet XP for their Battle Pass. One of the challenges this week is to hide in stealth grass for 10 seconds. This is very easy to do, as long as you know where to go. You can find Stealth Grass to the west, southwest, and south of the Daily Bugle location on the island....