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Usually when a once-exclusive game gets brought to a new platform, that version is updated with some added bonuses. This is absolutely the case forMass Effect 2on PlayStation 3, and today BioWare revealed another treat. This time, however, it’s not included on the disc. Anyone who purchasesMass Effect 2for PS3 on or before February 23 — which is a little more than a month after release — can download the Terminus Armor and M-490 Blackstorm Projector Weapon for free from PlayStation Network....

No more free lunches Since the release ofTears of the Kingdom, fans have been pushing the game and its mechanics to its limits. In the process, a few glitches have been unearthed that make it easy to get rich or create absurdly powerful weapons. Nintendo has been on top of these tricks, and with new every patch glitches have been eliminated. The latest patch forTears of the Kingdom(v.1.2.0) fixes a few minor issues with the game, but it also removes a couple of get-rich-quick glitches....

Terminal Reality used theirInfernal Engineto power the upcomingGhostbustersgame, but now it seems that that same engine will go on to power even more games. We go from hunting ghosts to…hunting bass? And deer? I guess it’s pretty versatile! It was just announced that this tech powers Piranha Games’ bass fishing titleThe Strikeand their hunting titleBass Pro Shops The Strike. Both titles will be available for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PC....

Possible spoilers in video A group of savvyGod of Warfans have uncovered a big secret within Sony’s smash adventure title. The secret was uncovered via a physical item that came packaged with the game’sStone Mason Edition. After deciphering a series of Nordic runes printed alongside the cloth map, which came as an extra in the pricey package. Members of the game’s inquisitivesub-reddit communityused the translation to guide them to a certain location in the game world, once there, performing a certain action uncovered some long-lost weaponry....

Google has been making a lot of moves lately in the social games space. They’ve poured money into Zynga, the makers ofFarmVilleandMafia Wars. They acquired a publisher of social network games, Slide. We’ve known for months that some sort of Google games service is impending. So, here’s a puzzler for you: Why has Google’s gaming boss Mark DeLoura just resigned? Writing on his blog, DeLoura claimed that Google, “was not the perfect fit for me....

Type ‘cookie,’ obviously! Despite all of the art and design that goes into creating expansive worlds in an effort to create immersion, few games make the player actually feel like he is doing the things on screen quite likeUplinkonce did. Certainly, it’s easy to make somebody feel like he is sitting at a computer, typing things on a screen if that is exactly what he is doing. For that reason, it is a bit perplexing that games focused on hacking have not become more popular....

Where we’re going, we don’t need blast processing We’ve all seen theAngry Video Game Nerdepisodewhere he compares the SNES with the Sega Genesis and mocks the “blast processing” thrust of the Genesis’ marketing campaign. It seems silly now to think that slapping a vague buzzword on technical specs could push people to buy the console, but hey, enough of us playedStreets of RageandSonic 3that it must have worked. Flashy adverts have been a mainstay of the video game industry for a couple of decades, now....

The gift that keeps on giving Hollow Knightis one of the best indie platformers to come out in a long time and the game is about to get even better. The third free DLC has just been announced asGods & Gloryand it looks to feature a bunch of new content. The biggest addition has to be extra boss fights, but there will also be a brand new questline, a new character, new music and a new game mode....

BitLifeweekly challenges often ask you to be born in a specific country or region. While some have countries like Japan, Ireland, or Romania, most take place in the United States, with Arizona being one of many options duringchallenges like Love is Love. How to live in Arizona in BitLife Being born in Arizona requires choosing the United States as your starting country and eitherTucsonorPhoenixas your starting place. Your best bet is to choose Phoenix, as this typically works for any challenge asking you to be born in Arizona....

Dagath’s Hallow is a new addition toWarframeand was introduced in the Abyss of Dagath update. For folks who want toget their hands on Dagathoutside of paying for her on the Market, this is what you will need to build to do so. How to build Dagath’s Hallow in Warframe Dagath’s Hallow can be built in the Dojo. You will need to be a part of a Clan to have access to a Dojo, so make sure you join one or start one if you need to....

Only 3 more episodes of Sup Holmes left! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great video games. It airs live every Sunday afternoon onYouTube, and can be found in podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] Today on Sup Holmes we’re happy to welcome Tom Eastman of Trinket Studio to program. Tom and his small team are currently hard at work onBattle Chef Brigade, the world’s one and onlyhunting and cooking, beat ’em up puzzle game....

As soon as you’re done getting flogged in the town square of Troskowitz at the start ofKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, you learn of a combat master named Tomcat. Tomcat is located to the west of Trosky, but he can teach you some extremely useful combat mechanics. One of those mechanics is the Horizontal Slice, but it’s incredibly difficult to pull off if you’re just following the game’s directions. Performing a Horizontal Slice in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 When you’re training with Tomcat at the Nomads’ Camp inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, he’ll ask you to perform a couple of the mechanics you’re trying to learn....

Risk of Rain Returnsis tough, and, like with many tough games, few things are more comforting than knowing your progress won’t be lost. For some, you may want to find theRisk of Rain Returnssave file location, and keep it safe. It’s the one risk to avoid. The save file locations of Steam games are typically nestled fairly deep in your install drive. Most tend to get their save files siloed somewhere in the Steam install folder, and it’s never clear which save is for what game....