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So far, the Call of Duty: Warzone event has been well received by many fans. From the subtle map revisions to the rotating game modes, fans have tons to do and not much time left to do it. Call of Duty: Warzone players who complete their Trick or Treat checklist can earn the Pumpkin Punisher Assault Rifle blueprint, except many players didn’t. In a glitch that has affected some players, the Pumpkin Punisher is not being awarded after completing the relevant task, which requires them to find 16 boxes....

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare both opened up their doors to the Games of Summer event several days ago. The event challenges players to test their accuracy, speed, and maneuverability in a series of trials. For every gold medal achieved, fans gained an additional reward with a Legendary Blueprint waiting for any fan who achieved all golds. This event was open to both Modern Warfare and Warzone fans allowing players to participate for free....

I am one of those Pokemon fans you all hate, because I am easily pleased. New Pokemon Snap isn’t going to be the most sophisticated game ever, but I love Pokemon and I love photography, so I’m already expecting it to be in my top ten for the year. I’ve said many times that the series needs to take more risks and embrace the creativity of the anime, and that the switch to open world in Legends: Arceus could be exactly what it needs… but I’m also the type of fan who gets needlessly excited over the most inconsequential details....

Our quick take Asus ZenBook 14 Pro initial Design & Display 14-inch LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 touchscreen, 86% screen-to-body ratio 2x USB (3.1 and 2.0), 1x USB 3.1, 1x HDMI, 1x microSD card, 1x 3.5mm audio jack 225 x 323 x 17.9mm; 1.6kgs Harman Kardon speakers Trackpad & ScreenPad Trackpad doubles as ‘ScreenPad’ touch controller Backlit keyboard Hardware & Battery Life 8th Gen Intel Core i processors (i7-8565U and i5-8265U options), 8GB or 16GB RAM Nvidia GeForce MX150, 2GB GDDR5 VRAM discrete graphics 70Wh battery with up to 12....

One of the perks of Larian Studios launching Baldur’s Gate 3 into Early Access is that the studio gets to involve its community in the game’s ongoing development. Larian can share and discuss features that are more experimental with players, and then reshape them as necessary before launch. Such is the case with a new Baldur’s Gate 3 feature Larian is revealing for the first time: An assortment of multiplayer narrative features....

Cordless vacuum cleaners are getting more powerful and becoming more affordable every day. Is it time for you to ditch the annoying cable for good? With many people still married to their corded model, or perhaps wary of the pitfalls that the next generation of home cleaning holds, the Pocket-lint team has been hard at work. To help you choose the right path, we’ve been testing all the greatest and latest devices - and, here, offer up some key things to consider before you make a final decision....

Golf may look like one of the more leisurely sporting activities you could pick up, but that doesn’t mean it won’t take hours and hours of practice to reach the top of your game. Thankfully, there are an ever-increasing range of golfing gadgets out there all to help you get better. Best fitness trackers: Top activity bands to buy today We’ve found the best kit to enhance any golfer’s game, from beginners wanting to improve, down to seasoned players trying to hone and perfect their game....

Your Kindle is a small but mighty e-reader, giving you access to thousands of books while remaining light and easy to use - but it’s essential to add some protection with a top case. Any device without one is prone to bumps and grazes, and though an e-reader’s screen can’t technically crack in the same way as a glass-fronted device, the screen can begin to bleed if it’s damaged. Adding a layer of shielding doesn’t just increase the longevity of your Kindle, either, with plenty of options out there also enhancing the overall look and giving you automatic sleep/wake functionality....

Like the one before it, 2021 was a year in which many of us saw more of our TVs than of our friends and loved ones. It was lucky then, that there was so bloody much of the stuff, despite the pandemic’s best efforts to shut it all down. They might have been delayed, they might have been curtailed, but they weren’t stopped. Returning British TV shows returned like spring lambs, gambolling over the horizon right into your living room....

While most would peg the paid subscription model for MMOs as dead after the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the developer behind one said title, BioWare, disagrees. They do acknowledge that the MMO in question – the premium title after TOR – needs to hold a strong appeal for the gamer, but it’s still possible for titles to exist outside of this heavily free-to-play world. In BioWare’s mind, the free-to-play model involves an unknown quantity — an MMO that gamers are unsure of, but would still be willing to check out....

Anthem is a game that just can’t seem to catch a break. After a rocky launch, it was largely panned by critics, and stands as the worst-reviewed console game in BioWare history. It then got flak for its endgame content and the loot drop controversy, problems that were quickly overshadowed by reports that Anthem was causing PS4 consoles to experience a full system crash. For those holding out for a fix, BioWare claims to have identified “several causes” for the crashing issue, and will be deploying a fix in a patch next week....

This post contains potential spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever While the MCU tends to be far more faithful to the comics than many other live-action adaptations of superhero properties, they are still adaptations. Some deviation from the comics should be expected. For example, the James “Bucky” Barnes of Captain America comics was a plucky teen who donned a domino mask and a machine gun to fight Nazis in World War II, not the handsome contemporary to Steve Rogers seen in the films....

Widespread uproar over Blizzard’s most recent changes to the Hearthstone rewards system has left the company scrambling to control the damage, in a continuation of August’s fan outcry. Today, Blizzard released a statement promising adjustments to the new Tavern Pass: “We apologize for the confusion and disappointment we have caused,” it writes, backing up the statement with promises to reward Hearthstone players with more gold in the later stages of the track, and assures that event rewards will make up for the unintended deficit....

With the release of Borderlands 3 on the horizon, many are excited to dive back into Pandora and everything the looter shooter’s sequel has to offer. However, there are several who are not happy with the Epic Store exclusivity deal that protested by review bombing the titles on Steam. This review bombing did manage to get a response from Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford. Many see this as the only way that the PC community can speak out against the exclusivity deal, with several citing various reasons to not download the barebones Epic Store....

Although it may feel like the VR fad has come to a close, there is still plenty of virtual reality content being developed for both PCs and consoles. PS VR is approaching its two year birthday and, to help celebrate, the service has announced that Borderlands 2 VR is the next major title getting the VR treatment. Borderlands 2 VR will take PS4 gamers back to Pandora, where they can become a treasure-seeking Vault Hunter and experience the game’s insane gunplay and setting like never before....

Horror has its share of icons: Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, even more contemporariy types like Bruce Campbell. But they’re all mere princes, all pretenders to the throne when compared with Boris Karloff. No other name is more universally recognized as the undisputed king of horror, Boris Karloff. Born in England in 1887, William Henry Pratt moved to Canada in his early 20s and began acting in low-budget theater....

Our quick take Bose SoundLink Revolve+ II - 4.0 / 5 Design & Setup Dimensions: 184mm tall x 105mm diameter (widest) / Weight: 900g Connectivity: Bluetooth, 3.5mm/AUX, USB Bose Connect app (iOS & Android) On-body controls, voice prompts Finishes: Luxe Silver, Triple Black IP55 weather-resistant design Sound Quality Dual passive radiators, single down-firing transducer Pair to other Bose Home speakers Battery life: to 17 hours quoted 360-degree sound output To recap The second-gen model doesn’t purport to reinvent the wheel, so while its increase in battery and water-resistance are moderate, what you’re left with is a stylish and largely accomplished portable Bluetooth speaker with capable 360-degree audio output....

I’ve written about fashion, photography, and how they intersect with video games a few times before, so New Pokemon Snap is a big deal to me, especially as someone who has also written about Pokemon a helluva lot before. This has me thinking about not only the creatures I want to see in New Pokemon Snap - we all just want to see our favourites, duh - but about which belong there....

Bungie reveals a brand new Twitch studio inside their offices and promise weekly streams to stay connected to fans, and to occasionally show off new content. In Bungie’s weekly update posted on their blog, now called This Week at Bungie, the Destiny developer has shown off a new area inside their offices dedicated to livestreaming. Bungie has already proven that they can dominate Twitch with their reveals for Destiny, and the developer is committing to weekly streams for the foreseeable future, beginning next month....

Burnout Paradise Remastered is coming to the Nintendo Switch in just a couple of months, with its release slated for June 19, 2020. The game is, as its title states, a remaster of the original 2008 Burnout Paradise; the remaster is already available on other consoles and the PC, but as with most games, its Switch release came a little later. Not only does its Switch version consist of the base game, but it comes with some extras that players may appreciate....