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1.1.1 will make some classes stronger again Diablo 4’s major 1.1.0a balance patch was released this week and was met with sweeping criticism, specifically for the way it seemed to reduce the power and usefulness of some character builds. In a livestream yesterday, Blizzard acknowledged the feedback, calling the patch “not the greatest play experience”, and saying they wouldn’t release a patch like it again. As Hayden explained earlier this week, the pre-season 1 patchmade Diablo 4 more of a slog....

From shotguns to lead pipes The developer of Dusk, David Szymanski, has announced his next game. Instead of riffing on mid-90s strafe shooters,Butcher’s Creekis inspired by early-’00s video game nasties like Manhunt andCondemned: Criminal Origins. Put another way, you’ll “use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest”, and view it all through the fuzz of a VHS filter. Set in 1993, Butcher’s Creek’s protagonist is apparently urban exploring in search of “authentic snuff videotapes” when he’s set upon by a “gang of sadistic killers”....

“Our team’s top priority to resolve those issues” Digital storefront GOG is experiencing “technical issues” related to an outage at their storage provider and content delivery network (CDN). As a result, people may be unable to download and update games purchased through the store via both GOG.com and theirGOG Galaxyclient. “We are trying to mitigate this external problem by switching to our secondary storage while our provider is restoring data,” GOG posted inan announcement of the outage yesterday....

For its two year anniversary Survival citybuilderPatronis nearing its two year anniversary, and to celebrate its developers have released an update which adds a new creative game mode. Instead of struggling to quell social tensions and navigate disasters, creative mode unlocks everything, gives you infinite resources, and lets you adopt “the role of ultimate medieval urbanist.” “Creative mode is a special game mode that opens everything to players. Entire research tree is available from the start, all resources are infinite, citizens will always spawn in sufficient numbers, access to all buildings is open and so on… You get the picture,” explainsthe announcement....

Stuck on Wordle word for July 22? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?If you were hoping to see the weekend in with a nice relaxingWordle, I’ve got some unfortunate news for you: today’s puzzle is a little bit fiendish! Luckily, we’re here to help. Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

Airframe Ultra is a multiplayer vehicle battler from the makers of slugcats Developer Videocult have announcedAirframe Ultra, a multiplayer battler where you race across a grimy industrial city on sick hoverbikes. I certainly wasn’t expecting the team behindRain World’scute slugcats to make such a drasticleft turn. Take a look at the cool bike slides and low-poly world below: Akira bike slides are out in full force in Airframe Ultra, which looks violent and cool in equal measure....

Fruitbus' open-world road trip looks delightful Krillbite Studio are good at making unsettling games, from the toddler-horrorAmong The Sleepto the eerie corporate follow-upMosaic. But the team have announced their next project and - surprise - they’re putting on a happy face withFruitbus, a joyful open world game about running a food truck. Yummy food and seemingly friendly animals? That’s good vibes. Get a taste below. From a first-person perspective, you’ll drive the titular truck, gear stick included, across a colourful archipelago, looking for ingredients like fruit or literal sludge from the trash along the way....

And get ready to spend more time in queues, but Respawn promise it’ll be worth it Apex Legendsplayers are deliberately avoiding each other to last longer in the teambattle-royaleshooter’s ranked mode, according to devs Respawn. That’s a bit of a problem when it’s a multiplayer game about, y’know, shooting - so the studio plans to target what it says is a rising trend of “ratting” in the upcoming Season 18....

I have no idea what’s going on here, but it looks great! CallingArmored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon’s latest snippet of video a ‘story trailer’ is maybe a bit generous on FromSoftware’s part. There are dashes of story setup here in enigmatic dialogue between a mysterious Handler Walter and their even more mysterious anonymous boss. But let’s be real: you’re here for mechs rendered in gloriously gritty CG. On that front at least, Fires of Rubicon’s latest look doesn’t disappoint....

Find all Altars of Lilith in the Dry Steppes region of Diablo 4 Looking for all of the Diablo 4 Dry Steppes Altars of Lilith locations?InDiablo 4you’ll findAltars of Lilithscattered across the world of Sanctuary. They’re a slog to find, but they do grant stat boosts, increases to your maximum Murmuring Obols capacity, and even some Paragon Points, making them well worth collecting. In this guide, we’ll cover all of theDiablo 4Dry Steppes Altars of Lilith locations, so that you can tick them all off for this region....

Find all Altars of Lilith in the Fractured Peaks region of Diablo 4 Looking for all of the Diablo 4 Fractured Peaks Altars of Lilith locations?Diablo 4has a bunch of collectibles, butAltars of Lilithare by far the most important as they grant boosts to your core Stats, Murmuring Obols max, and even a few Paragon Points. There are 28 Altars of Lilith in Fractured Peaks, and we’re here to help you find them all....

Find all Altars of Lilith in the Hawezar region of Diablo 4 Looking for all of the Diablo 4 Hawezar Altars of Lilith locations?Altars of Lilithare hidden across Sanctuary inDiablo 4. These are a collectible that you should try to gather as fast as possible, as they offer important stat boosts that will make your character far more powerful. Sure, they’re a slog to hunt down, but that’s where we come in!...

Find all Altars of Lilith in the Kehjistan region of Diablo 4 Looking for all of the Diablo 4 Kehjistan Altars of Lilith locations?Diablo 4has a huge open world, and it hides many collectibles. The most important of these are theAltars of Lilith, as they offer permanent stat boosts that apply to all of your characters and will make any builds far stronger. In this guide, we’ll cover all of theDiablo 4Kehjistan Altars of Lilith locations, so that you can tick them all off for this region....