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The Division 2 Y8S2 Into the Dark Week 9 HVT Manhunt: Scout 9 solutions

• The Division 2's Week 9 HVT Manhunt "Scout 9" tasks are now live.
• Requires three Downtown East objectives before the Climax Mission unlocks.
• Tasks: capture Control Points, kill 25 Hyenas, defeat boss Muzzle.

The Division 2 has released the Week 9 HVT Manhunt tasks for its Y8S2 "Into the Dark" season, bringing players one step closer to unlocking the season's Climax Mission. This latest stage, dubbed Scout 9, requires completing three specific objectives in the Downtown East area before players can…

Hyped PS5 Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 Has an Easy Difficulty Mode, But There’s a Catch

• Mortal Shell 2 (out 20th August) offers difficulty-changing items instead of preset modes.
• Easier Slayer Seal item disables Trophies as a trade-off.
• Harder Gloombound Flame mode unlocks unique rewards and events.

Cold Symmetry's upcoming Soulslike sequel Mortal Shell 2, due out on PS5 on 20th August, will include optional items that let players adjust the game's difficulty rather than offering fixed preset modes. This follows a broader trend of Soulslike games introducing accessibility options, such as Lies of P's…

How Students Can Get GTA 6 For $64

Rockstar's GTA 6 is priced at $80 for the standard edition, but if you're a student who shops at Target and you meet certain eligibility requirements, you can potentially get the game for a nice discount. Target Circle Students members can save 20% on the game's code-in-the-box version,…

It’s 2026 and People Are Arguing Over Sweaty Gears of War Movement Again

Gears of War: E-Day movement in the spotlight as fans debate sweaty gameplay.

Gears of War E-Day is at the centre of a heated movement debate, as players new and old are torn on wall-bouncing

• Gears of War: E-Day beta sparks fresh wall-bouncing movement debate
• New jump, slide and climb mechanics divide fans online
• Some praise the refresh; others say it favours tryhards over casuals

The reveal of new movement mechanics in Gears of War: E-Day's beta has reignited a long-running debate among fans about "wall-bouncing" — the technique of rapidly hopping between waist-high cover with a shotgun to gain a speed and evasion advantage. Developer The Coalition has added jumping, sliding and…

Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s singleplayer is a clever roguelike gauntlet I could easily sink hours into

• Galactic Racer combines high-speed racing with roguelike progression.
• Crashes can end runs, but unlocks and credits persist.
• Vehicle builds create meaningful risk-reward choices.

PC Gamer reports that Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s single-player campaign uses a roguelike structure, making each racing run depend on both driving skill and vehicle-building choices. This matters because it moves beyond a conventional Star Wars racing game: failure ends a league attempt, while progress, credits and unlocks…

GuliKit’s new Switch controller features next-generation anti-drift thumbsticks

• GuliKit's ES Max controller uses improved anti-drift TMR thumbstick technology
• Costs $49.99, cheaper than Nintendo's Switch 2 Pro Controller
• Adds remappable buttons, swappable caps, faster triggers and a new app

GuliKit has unveiled the ES Max, its first wireless Switch controller to use an upgraded version of the anti-drift tunnelling magnetoresistance (TMR) thumbsticks previously seen in its budget ES Pro. The new sticks measure a magnet's rotational angle rather than changes in magnetic field strength, meaning the signal…

I just awarded this Intel CPU 4/5 stars, and now you can get it with a free AIO cooler and two upcoming games

• Newegg bundled the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus with a free 240mm AIO cooler and two game codes.
• A promo code reduced the listed US$219.99 CPU price by US$10.
• Intel’s game offer required redemption by 31 October 2026.

GamesRadar+ reported that Newegg was offering Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus desktop processor for US$219.99, with a US$10 reduction available through code BTS3113. The retailer’s bundle added a Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 all-in-one liquid cooler and Intel’s Gamer Days promotion, which provides digital copies of Tomb…

‘A Must-Have Day One Purchase’: You Only Need to Buy Control Resonant in September, Remedy Reckons

• Remedy calls Control Resonant a "must-have" ahead of September 2026 launch
• Game has amassed 1.5 million wishlists across PC, PS5 and Xbox
• It faces stiff competition from Silent Hill: Townfall and FC 27

Remedy Entertainment has ramped up its marketing rhetoric for Control Resonant, calling it a "must-have day one purchase" ahead of its release in a heavily contested September 2026 window. This is a notable shift for a studio typically described as modest in its promotional tone, and reflects confidence…

GTA 6 Could Have Had An Even Higher Price, As $100 Edition Proves Popular

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has acknowledged that the company could have charged more for Grand Theft Auto 6, but it declined to do so to ensure pricing felt fair. He also shared new insight into how GTA 6 preorders are going so far, saying they're skewing toward the…