From gaining reputation to unlocking new guns, a lot has changed in Iron Banner over the years. We run down everything from the new two-week format to Iron Banner set bonuses. For the first time, the usually week-long event will now spantwoweeks. It also brings some reprised guns back for you to chase, complete with new perks. Wearing and using Iron Banner gear offers some significant benefits, for example. Iron Banner ends on July 16 with the weekly reset, so get your matches in before then....

UPDATE: The game’s low/high toggle also adjusts resolution. UPDATE:We’re updating this article to correct an error. The low/high options toggle does more than disabling motion blur and RT. Other visual options seem to be identical. The PS5 is similar to Series X with the low preset in image quality. Does this update cureDragon’s Dogma’s ailments, or does it still suffer from key technical flaws? Let’s start with Series X. Thankfully, the reconstruction issues that plagued Series X have been resolved - at least somewhat....

“Choose a new plan to keep watching,” the message said (via The Verge). Now, Netflix is following through. In 2023, Netflixremoved the basic plan in the USfor new and returning members. Netflix, like other streaming companies, is continuing to drive people to its ad-based plan. At $7/month Netflix currently has the cheapest ad plan for any major streaming provider. For comparison, thecheapest ad-based plans for Max, Paramount+, and Disney Plus are $8/month....

“I was slow out the starting gate,” Scott toldVanity Fair. “I mean, I should have done the sequels to Alien and to Blade Runner. You change over the years. At that time, I didn’t want to go through it again. So Jim Cameron came in–and then David Fincher–on [Alien 3].” Regardless, Scott still seems a bit upset that 20th Century Fox didn’t bring him back sooner. “I’m the author of two franchises,” added Scott....

Here’s what happens when you get the chance to drink this deadly concoction. We reveal all below andwhether you should imbibe nectar in Shadow of the Erdtree. WARNING: Major story spoilers ahead. Advance at your own risk. Should you “imbibe nectar” in Elden Ring? Yes, you should imbibe nectar from St Trina if you want to complete Thiollier’s questline. On the fifth time, she’ll say: “Godhood would be Miquella’s prison....

When Needle Knight Leda puts you on the spot, here’s what happens with each dialogue choice. What happens when yousuggest Thiollier or Hornsentto Needle Knight Leda inElden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC? Poor Hornsent, eh? Suggest Thiollier Thiollier is one of Shadow of the Erdtree’s harmless earlymerchantswho specialises in poison objects. If you suggest Hornsent to Leda, she’ll say she needs some time to ponder this decision. The next time you run into them, it will be inside the Shadow Keep....

Sonic X Shadow Generations It’s the early 00s. I’m wearing my emo baggy jeans. Linkin Park plays in the background. Within seconds it all comes flooding back to me. “This is sick,” I write simply enough in my notes like a horrible millennial. After playing the demo, I was able to put questions to head of Sonic Team Takashi Iizuka. I had to ask: as in his 2005 standalone game, will Shadow wield a gun?...

UPDATE: Surgent Studios founder Abubakar Salim responds. “This hurts deeply,” Salim wrote in a social media post last night. “I am so proud of what the team have achieved over the course of these four years. When things got tough, every one of them stood so strong, it was inspiring. “So to be delivering this news today really sucks. I know we’re not alone here, but that doesn’t make it easier....

Eurogamer is once again marking Pride with another week of features celebrating the intersection of LGBTQIA+ culture and gaming. Unfortunately, progress is neither linear nor equal. Gay representation in video games was pretty well established before trans folks even got a look in. On the surface, asexuality and aromanticism are pretty simple concepts. Feelings about sex also vary immensely between ace people. It’s all incredibly confusing. And being ace or aro can become even more complicated when it involves relationships....

“I do still think [Glenn’s death] might have been when we over-egged the omelette.” You need a javascript enabled net web surfer to watch videos. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Now Playing:Warzone & Modern Warfare III: The Walking Dead - Michonne Bundle “Maybe it was lingering too much.” Lincoln said filming that sequence was among the “most intense” experiences he had making the show. “Everybody was on their knees and weeping when they weren’t on camera,” Lincoln said....

It’s dangerous to go alone - but joyous to go together. Things get underway today as James Croft ponders the particular magic of LGBTQIA+ gaming groups. Reh is slaughtering Cabal as he battlesDestiny 2’s Emperor Calus in the heart of the Leviathan. But their rockets fly true, their supers crash into his mechanical body, and - at last! Calus is felled. But Reh’s elation is short-lived. “Wow,” says a fireteam member over comms....

Bungie is aiming to ramp things up in the next two Acts of Episode: Echoes. In the aftermath ofThe Final Shape, Destiny 2 developer Bungie has taken a new approach to seasonal storytelling. You need a javascript enabled web app to watch videos. Now Playing:Destiny 2: The Final Shape Review Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Finally, Episode Three will see playersreturn to Oryx’s Dreadnaught flagship....

Set your heart ablaze. The films were announced shortly after the final episode of the Hashira Training arc aired on June 30. It’s also worth mentioning that this isn’t the first time Demon Slayer has released a movie. In fact, three movies–each covering different arcs within the show–have already seen theatrical releases. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on the manga of the same name created by Koyoharu Gotoge....