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WoW: Forever Makes Every Class More Powerful in Last-Minute Change

  • Every class will deal more damage in the final pre-launch update.
  • High-level creatures will gain health to balance the changes.
  • Blizzard plans another major balance review when raids open on 9 December.

Blizzard has announced a final set of balance changes for World of Warcraft: Forever ahead of its launch, following feedback from the beta. Every class will deal more damage, while high-level creatures will gain health to compensate, giving the developers more room to add distinctive abilities and design…

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Upcoming Final Fantasy 14 update should massively cut down on dungeon queue times

  • Matchmaking will span logical data centres in the same region from 10 November.
  • The change aims to reduce waits for specific duties.
  • Group-finding tools will also work across those data centres.

Final Fantasy 14 will expand matchmaking across logical data centres within the same physical region from 10 November. The change is intended to shorten waits for specific duties, particularly alliance raids, and make it easier for players to find groups for high-end content. The feature follows a successful…

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Review: Wild Blue Skies (Switch) – An Unoriginal Alternative To Star Fox 64

  • A polished but highly derivative Star Fox 64-style shooter.
  • Seven stages take about two hours to complete.
  • Bright visuals and smooth Switch 2 performance stand out.

Wild Blue Skies is a short, colourful on-rails space shooter that closely follows the story and gameplay of Star Fox 64. The review finds that its resemblance leaves little room for its characters or ideas to stand out, making its appeal harder to see in a year when…

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It looks like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 had fewer active players at launch in the US compared to last year’s Black Ops 7

  • Modern Warfare 4 engagement was lower on PlayStation and Xbox.
  • Steam engagement was higher than for Black Ops 7.
  • Game Pass availability may help explain the Xbox drop.

Circana data suggests that Modern Warfare 4 drew a smaller share of active players in the US at launch than last year’s Black Ops 7 on PlayStation and Xbox. The figures point to weaker engagement, though they do not provide a full measure of sales or the series’…

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“Go play GTA 6, we need to detox”: Wardogs studio Bulkhead is taking a month-long break

  • Bulkhead will give its full team December off.
  • The break follows Wardogs’ early access launch.
  • Brammer expects GTA 6 to occupy players.

Bulkhead Studios, the developer of the early access game Wardogs, plans to give its entire team December off after the launch. CEO Joe Brammer says staff have worked beyond their usual roles and earned the chance to rest, while encouraging players to take a break from the game…

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The WoW Forever launch update tweaks controller support and about 100 other things

  • Controller support covers major gameplay and interface features.
  • Every class and race receives changes.
  • More than eight million characters were created in beta.

WoW Forever’s final pre-launch update introduces changes across every class and race and brings controller support to what the developers describe as a “complete functional state”. The update matters to players preparing for the full release, as the game says controllers will work across major gameplay and core…

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation might be the trilogy’s biggest, but Remake was hardest to make, lead says

  • Remake was the trilogy’s toughest game to develop.
  • Its team began with just 30 people.
  • Revelation may have more side content than Rebirth.

Naoki Hamaguchi says Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the hardest game in the trilogy to develop, even though the upcoming Revelation is expected to be its largest and most ambitious entry. The original Remake required the team to establish the trilogy’s visual direction and meet high expectations from…

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Cyberpunk 2077 canon ending was kept vague in Edgerunners 2, but may be revealed in “comic books”

  • Edgerunners 2 leaves V’s identity open to interpretation.
  • The series does not establish a canon game ending.
  • Future comics may reveal more about the world after the game.

*Cyberpunk: Edgerunners* season 2 deliberately avoids confirming either a canon version of player character V or a single canonical ending to *Cyberpunk 2077*. Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor says a scene that appears to show a female V on an Arasaka shortlist is open to interpretation, and the series was…

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How to contact Slone on the Slone Phone in Plunder Port in Fortnite Treasure Hunters

  • Slone’s phone is hidden in a Plunder Port warehouse.
  • Look behind the slurp tank, in a small storage room.
  • Hold the “Answer” button to complete the quest.

A Fortnite weekly quest asks players to contact Slone using a phone hidden at Plunder Port. The task can be tricky because the phone is a small object in a large area, but finding and answering it completes the quest. Plunder Port is near the southern end of…

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‘Resident Evil’ Officially Comes Home After Making $400 Million Globally

  • Zach Cregger’s *Resident Evil* has earned $400 million worldwide.
  • The $75 million film is now available to buy or rent digitally.
  • Its style combines humour, scares and a survival-horror feel.

Zach Cregger’s latest *Resident Evil* film has grossed $400 million worldwide after about seven weeks in cinemas, making it a major commercial success. Its digital release for purchase or rental began on 3 November, giving the film a new route to reach audiences and potentially extend its earnings.…

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