Step one: play on Steam.]]>If you want to get a taste of Dead By Daylight‘s latest Killer or try out the new perks, then you might just get in a new patch early if you access the game’s Public Test Build (PTB).
It’s a great opportunity to test if you like a character or try someone before buying them. For the Dead by Daylight team, getting some early feedback on a particular Killer or Survivor before they make their way into the official game is a good idea. However, you’ll need to do a few things before you can jump into the game’s PTB. Here’s what you need to know about how to set that up.
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The Emperor will offer you a game-changing decision. ]]>You’ll encounter several choices as you prepare to make your way through Act Three of Baldur’s Gate 3. One of these decisions is given to you by the Emperor, who offers to evolve you using a special tadpole he’s had hidden away.
The Emperor reveals his identity to you shortly after he’s attacked inside the artifact. You’ll have to protect him and his prisoner. How you react to the reveal of his identity may vary, but regardless of how you treat him, he offers you a deal where you can take a step closer down the path of becoming an Illthid. The choice is an important one, and it’s an option your party members will remember. We’ll be breaking down if you should or should accept the Emperor’s offer to evolve you in Baldur’s Gate 3 and what happens if you do, unlocking more Illthid powers
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Prepare to lead your people and society through an era of enlightenment as they master the ways of inner peace.]]>There are several ways you can build up your people in Civilization 7, and one of the building blocks is your people’s Religion and Faith. These pave the path forward for your people’s beliefs, and can lead to other benefits to give you additional victory conditions throughout the game.
Developing your Religion will vary from previous Civilization games and has more meaning earlier in the game, during the Exploration Age. As you might expect, the Exploration Age is where you and your people are focused on exploring the world, spreading out to trade, meeting others, and discovering more beyond the development stage of their society. Here’s what you need to know about how Religion and Faith work in Civilization 7 and some notable changes compared to previous games in the series.
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Assemble your god squad. ]]>SMITE 2 is flipping the script for the popular franchise with a complete rebuild. While all your favorite gods and Goddesses will eventually be ported over from the original game, it’ll take some time. For now, we’ll tell you who is already available.
Gods and goddesses in SMITE 2 fill a variety of roles in your team, particularly in Conquest mode, and team composition is vital to success, so it’s always worth having a handful of characters you feel comfortable playing. If you want to know who’s available, here are all the latest gods and goddesses added to SMITE 2.
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Get ready to jump into the open beta for SMITE 2 and join the battleground against other gods and goddesses. ]]>It’s been a long time coming, but the SMITE 2 open beta has been officially announced by the Hi-Rez development team. Now, all players who want to try out the game before it officially releases can have a chance to see every new change from the first SMITE.
SMITE 2 has been out in a closed alpha since May, and open closed alpha since Aug. 27, giving players who purchased to play the game in its unfinished state several months to get used to everything. There have been multiple changes to how items work, gods and goddesses, physicals, and gameplay mechanics, alongside monthly updates to reapply player feedback. It’s been a long road, but now everyone has the chance to give it a try for free. Here’s what you need to know about when the open beta for SMITE 2 begins, and how you can join.
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There could be bonuses in store if the right server is chosen.]]>When you first load into Final Fantasy XIV, you need to find your character a World and Data Center to play on. The options may seem limitless, but you still want to pick one that suits your playstyle and personal requirements.
Depending on the server, players might be unable to make a character on some Data Centers. For example, at the time of writing, the Crystal Data Center is considered congested, meaning players cannot make any characters on Crystal. They must choose one of the other three North American Data Centers.
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Prepare to compete in Pokémon Go's Color Cup, and use some of the best teams to win every battle against other players.]]>A new round of Pokémon Go Battle League fights are about to heat up, and the Color Cup Great League will be available for all players to join. You’ll need a niche team to participate, and you’ll want to use the best teams to topple your opponents.
Similar to other competitive cups in the mobile game, the Color Cup has strict rules you’ll have to follow if you want to use a team. You’ll need to find the best combination and anticipate what rosters your opponents might use against you. You won’t be able to prepare for every team, but we can highlight some of the best choices you should use. We’ll share the best teams you can use in the Color Cup Great League, giving you plenty of wins and rewards to redeem in Pokémon Go.
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Freddy Krueger received an update in Dead by Daylight, and the living Nightmare of Elm Street works a bit differently than before.]]>Freddy Krueger has gone through some revisions in Dead by Daylight, and the development team have given this living nightmare a few adjustments and tweaks. The hope behind these changes were to make him a more versatile pick against Survivors, turning him into an even more deadly opponent.
These changes focused on making Freddy Krueger’s Dream World even more deadly while Survivors are awake. The hope was to make fighting against him a consistent threat, rather than feeling that he could only be a true problem when you were asleep. There are multiple changes coming to how you can play as Freddy Krueger, but we have the full breakdown to make stepping into his slashing glove much easier. We’ll be breaking down every change to Freddy Krueger as The Nightmare in DBD, and how you can take advantage of these adjustments.
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If you want to add the Séance Joker to your deck, how do you make the most of it and the unique Spectral cards it conjures?]]>You can use and discover multiple Jokers during your run in Balatro. Each has a distinctly unique quality that makes it useful, but it all comes down to your cards, and how you use them. Not every Joker might work the way you want, like the Séance Joker.
Getting the Séance Joker to work can be tricky, and it comes down to how you structure your deck. Like other Jokers, it has a distinct effect with prerequisites to activate it, and if you don’t do exactly what it says, the effect is not triggered. You also want to make sure you have room when you use the Séance Joker in your line-up because must have an open consumable slot to redeem it. We’ll breakdown how the Séance Joker works and how you can make the most of it in your next Balatro run.
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Monopoly GO's Golden Blitz is your only chance to trade gold stickers during this limited-time event.]]>Knowing when the next Golden Blitz will occur in Monopoly GO is challenging due to the limited information on its schedule. But thanks to dataminers, we can predict when the next Golden Blitz will drop, and the stickers highlighted for the event.
A Golden Blitz event in Monopoly GO typically drops around twice a month after a new Album has been live for around 30 days. The schedule has been increasing in the back half of September, as we close in on the end of Monopoly Games and the start of the new Marvel GO sticker album season that starts on Sept. 26. Here’s when the next Monopoly GO Golden Blitz is scheduled to drop.
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