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How to unlock the Flaming Throwing Knife in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone The Flaming Throwing Knife can be found as a new option in your Loadouts. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come free. Follow these steps and you’ll be able to unlock it though. Step 1: Scroll across to the ‘Store’ section of either the Modern Warfare or Warzone main menu. Step 2: Select the ‘Pyromaniac’ pack from the ‘Featured’ section....

I have, however, discovered that plushies of game characters I like are an exception to this.

I wish life were less complicated. Yeah, Orson Scott Card co-wrote it. Let’s just deal with that up front. I think that Orson Scott Card holds abhorrent views. I think he sounds like an absolutely dreadful person to be near. I wonder how many of the issues that run through The Dig’s plot are as a result of his concerning views. Who knows. My ideal version of events is the inestimable Sean Clark wrote all the brilliant stuff - of which there is so much - and Card did the crappy bits....

Having said that, it’s fun to think about what could be. My first thought is that a Mass Effect TV show would follow the trilogy because it’s epic and exciting and takes you through the origin of a galaxy-spanning threat (and let’s face it, Andromeda just wasn’t as interesting). Also I feel like that’s what tends to happen with adaptations, they take the origins of something and make it easy to watch (similar to what’s happening with the Uncharted film, I suppose)....

Why did I stop playing Warzone? Other games came along, I suppose. Maybe I’d become a bit burned out, which would only be natural considering the amount of hours I spent ducking and trucking. But I think the way it’s changed has played a big part in my departure. More specifically, there’s been too much change. The game looks bonkers now.

People Make Games’ Chris Bratt first broke news of the possible closure on Twitter, saying that it’s come as a surprise to many of the studio’s employees. “Funomena is set to be closed by the end of this month, with all contractors already having been laid off as of last Wednesday”, Bratt said. “This announcement has caught many employees by surprise, who now find themselves looking for other work, with their last paycheck coming this Friday....

Throughout Indivisible you learn new abilities to increase your platforming abilities—additional jumps, environment effects, and such—and take on bigger and badder enemies with your team of four. The DLC’s apparently got more of both. “Perfect your technique, and learn some new ones, as you use Ajna’s abilities to get through each cunning construct. Each level allows only pre-selected abilities, so you’ll need to combine actions in new ways to succeed,” Lab Zero say....

In a blog post, Infinity Ward highlighted a few bits they’ll be adjusting in time for the game’s release. First off is the “volume of footsteps” and how they promise to balance both friendly and enemy audio… whatever that entails. I’ve heard mixed feedback regarding this on the interwebs, with some folks saying it’s fantastic being able to pinpoint enemy footsteps so clearly, while others argue that it’s too clear, encouraging only one playstyle: listen for footsteps, wait for enemies to round corners, then blat them....

Jett looks a little bit like No Man’s Sky, but has more of a focus on exploring and appreciating the worlds you visit, rather than messing with ecosystems and taking from alien planets. When you come across new creatures or plants, you’ll need to study them and learn about how they fit in the world, which is a nice sentiment indeed. There’s also a big focus on flight, zooming around in your jett to get a sense of the environment....

I’m not a videogame designer like you, but I do like the Moomins a lot. I think there are a lot of obvious ways to turn the series into a videogame, with a lot of less obvious traps along the path. With that in mind I’ve written some thoughts about things you might like to consider should you ever decide to make a Moomin videogame. The Moomins are the central characters of a series of books and comics created by Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson....

Sparked by the ongoing protests against police brutality, racism, and injustice in America, the bundle launched last weekend with a paltry 749 items. Along with a squillion video games, the bundle includes some tabletop game materials, and a few game-making resources. Have a look, you might recognise lots. It’s pay-what-you-want with a minimum price of $5 (£4) and all proceeds will be split 50/50 between the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund....

But the bigwigs at MonoMind aren’t out to poison the world and suck the life from it in Jack Move. Instead, they’re more concerned with using their newfound technological powers to find eternal life – a classic ‘upload your mind to the metaverse’ kind of tale you’ll probably recognise if you’ve read any of the cyberpunk 101 novels such as William Gibson’s Neuromancer or Permutation City by Greg Egan. Jack Move’s story doesn’t tread any new ground in this respect, but Noa and her hacker pal Ryder are a fiery spirited pair that make this six-hour tale of espionage and rebellion against its cartoonish villain well worth dipping into....

Let the lovely lads keep you company while you eat your dinner, as they chew over all the week’s most interesting PC gaming news. This time that includes live reactions to any news to come out of Cyberpunk 2077’s second Night City Wire (which also aired tonight), Rocksteady’s teasing of a new Suicide Squad game, and the Baldur’s Gate 3 delay - plus much more! And you can watch it all right here on dear old RPS, right now at 6pm BST!...

It’s pretty easy to understand, because it’s a big game of souped up dodgeball - but with some twists. And as much as I enjoyed flinging and catching balls, there was one aspect of Knockout City I was drawn to more than any other: becoming the ball. Apparently havng nothing better to do, youths roam Knockout City in dodgeball gangs of three or four, and throw balls at one another....

Make no mistake, anyone can play any Champion, but some are home to more complex mechanics than others. By this, we mean that their abilities play off one another in unique ways, or require pinpoint precision and timing. Often, it’s the assassins and spellcasters, but there are a handful of truly complex Champions in every role. So, we’re avoiding them! Instead, we’re going to highlight a decent number of Champions from each role who will be easy to play, but definitely don’t slack in utility or power....

Here’s the statement, posted as an image as per tradition: “We are dedicated to meeting our community’s expectations and uncovering the untold story of Gollum in a way tha thonors the vision of J.R.R. Tolkien,” reads the statement. “That being said, in order to deliver the best possible experience, we have decided to push the release of The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum by a few months. We will update you with an exact timing in the near future....

Lost Ark Demon Beast Canyon: Corrupted Vazuela mechanics Corrupted Vazuela is the first and easiest of the Abyssal Dungeon bosses, though challenging enough to give you a taste of what’s to come. While Corrupted Vazuela doesn’t have any invincibility phases or “wipe” mechanics that instantly kill your party, the fight can get out of hand if you don’t know the mechanics. Throughout the fight, Vazuela will periodically mark a target player with a blue crosshair before spitting up a puddle of blood at the target....

Astria’s story has a sort of fable-y quality to it, with a bunch of fantasy races who live together peacefully so long as they remember to eat their Harmelons. You’ll play as a party of eight heroes called Demigods who’ve been selected at random from the population to serve a three year term as guardians of the peace. Despite its very fantastical setup, Artisan say it’s “a story based around adult characters,” and that it “offers a more mature experience and extensive dialog....

The core simulation here is a perfect encapsulation of how it feels to be a fool’s idea of a shark. It’s acrobatic, intuitive, and drivingly vicious, like Ecco The Dolphin after a long spell in prison. But what could have been great in a game that was nasty, brutish and short has been stretched into an open world plodder weighed down with lacklustre mission design, endless repetition, and a confused, blundering disaster of a message....

Here’s the release trailer: There’s seemingly some Rhythm Heaven* inspiration here, as each level depicts a scene and an activity that the player is tapping to make the characters perform. The trailer above shows levels in which you’re controlling a claw machine, hitting a baseball, or playing a video game within the video game. Some of these activities are more dreamlike than others, though: you’re hitting those baseballs in a Dalí-esque realm of melting clocks, for example, and another level has you leaping across enormous platform-like phone screens....