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Fans Are Constructing A GTA 6 Map Based On Leaks

As Rockstar gets on top of this week's massive GTA 6 leak with sweeping copyright takedowns , fans are working to piece together their own resources from the early footage. As reported by Kotaku , this includes a number of map-building efforts, with players using the leaked footage to put together an early estimation of GTA 6's huge open world. The project is reminiscent of a fan-made GTA V map created by GTA Forum users, who used the game's promotional footage and screenshots to get an early view of Los Santos. This time, the map is being created from the leaked footage, with fans often getting creative in order to get around Rockstar's copyright restrictions. With much of the leaked footage displaying in-game coordinates, fans have created bare-bones maps picturing where each location sits in relation to the rest of them. It's slow going, with much of the main GTA Forums discussion working out how to most accurately map the leaked content without including im...

Respawn Calls For End To Harassment Of Apex Legends Devs

Bugs, imbalanced gameplay mechanics, and other issues can be frustrating, but according to Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment, some players have taken the issues too far, sending personal attack to individual developers on social media. Respawn tweeted about the harassment this evening, stating, " We welcome community input, however, the line between constructive feedback and the harassment of our dev team cannot be crossed." pic.twitter.com/TK0VM2d72N — Respawn (@Respawn) September 22, 2022 It's not clear if a specific incident prompted the tweet, but the game's developers held a series of Reddit AMAs earlier this week that were met with some contention. Though the moderators seemed to do a good job of keeping negativity to a minimum, and the rude comments that did make it through were met with graceful responses from the developers . Destiny 2 developer Bungie replied in support of Respawn with a tweet of its own: Standing against toxicity and...

CoD: MW2 Beta Offers A Lukewarm Glimpse Of Its Multiplayer AI In Ground War Invasion

Today's Wordle Answer (#460) - September 22, 2022

Who doesn't enjoy a little Thursday Wordle action every now and again? We're back with another edition of our Wordle guides, this time on September 22. After a series of difficult answers over the past couple of weeks, the Wordle gods have blessed players with a fairly easy word. This is great news for players who might not want too hard of a challenge with their morning coffee (or whenever players do the Wordle), but disheartening for those who like a little challenge every now and again. If you haven't started the Wordle just yet, then you can check out our list of recommended starting words . However, if you're already past the starting point, then you're likely looking for some hints. Luckily, we provide just that further down in this guide. We will also spell out the full answer for players looking to simply get out of today unscathed. Today's Wordle Answer - September 22, 2022 We'll begin with a few hints that directly relate to today's Wordle ...

CoD: MW2 PC Beta Minimum/Recommended Specs And Other Options Detailed

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II multiplayer comes to PC today for people who preorder, and Activision has provided a rundown of the minimum and recommended specs and additional general PC settings and options. The minimum specs for the beta call for 8 GB of RAM, an Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU, along with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470 card. The recommended specs, meanwhile, call for 16 GB of RAM, an Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU, and a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 card. You can see the full minimum and recommended specs below. In terms of general PC options, Modern Warfare II has a "Quick Settings" menu, new for this year's game, with access to up to 15 options that players can access in and out of matches. Options like master volume, stick sensitivity, mouse sensitivity, and brightness are saved in Quick Settings--in past games, they would have been found in different menus. Players can hover over any o...

Return to Monkey Island review: a charming nostalgia-ridden musing on the ravages of time – and a worthy successor

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Return to Monkey Island has a lot of tricks up its sleeve. The greatest trick it manages to play, however, is to pick up where Monkey Island 2 left off, 30 years prior, and do so while feeling entirely natural. Not a beat is missed, not a shred of strange discomfort. It just works. Older players will slide into this game’s embrace like an old, battered sofa. And it feels like home. It has other tricks, however. Return to Monkey Island isn’t the third Monkey Island game in truth, of course – but it’s the third from series creator Ron Gilbert. Return has things to say about the canon of the series, given this presents itself as the third Monkey Island game despite being the sixth to actually hit store shelves. There’s a neat subtext throughout about what stories really mean to us all. The decades between Monkey Island 2 and this new story has clearly given Gilbert time to reflect on the originals, the games which are likely to headline his epitaph regardless of what he does in the f...

Overwatch 2 DPS Heroes Are Getting A Speed Boost At Launch

Ahead of the Overwatch 2 launch next month, Blizzard has posted a preview of changes that players can expect. One of the big tweaks, when compared to the previous betas, is a new passive ability for each class of hero, with DPS role characters getting an increase in speed. In the betas, DPS heroes retained 30% of their ultimate power when they were swapped out for another character, and this buff will also be applied to Tank and Support heroes. To give DPS characters a more clearly defined role, Blizzard explained in a blog post that these heroes will benefit from a passive movement and reload speed increase after they eliminate an opponent. "We're introducing a new passive to DPS that increases their movement speed and reload speed by 25% for a brief window after getting an elimination," Blizzard explained . "We believe that this change is the right balance of rewarding players who perform well in the Damage role without being overpowered. However, in future seaso...