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Now and then, the Valorant team takes some time to answer questions from the community. The series is called Ask Valorant, and the seventh edition has just come out. The main topics up for the Ask Valorant discussion this time are combat scores, purchasing specific weapon skin variants, and the possibility of melee skin variants. Before we get into that, there was a question about the gold and silver stars that are sometimes displayed in the performance tab of a match report....

Ever since the release of the first Assassin’s Creed game back in 2007, the franchise has since become one of Ubisoft’s most successful series with its latest release being 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Ubisoft confirmed that there won’t be another game in the series this year, which probably puts the next game sometime in 2020. Now, the PlayStation Store is offering several Assassin’s Creed games for up to 65% discount with its Ubisoft Publisher Sale....

Ubisoft has confirmed that the remastered version of Assassin’s Creed III will launch for PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on March 29. As previously confirmed, the American Revolution-set adventurer will be available to anyone who has the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Season Pass, but you can also pick it up separately at retail on the same date. In addition to featuring the base version of Assassin’s Creed III and all DLC, the remaster also throws in the high-definition re-release of Assassin’s Creed Liberation....

While the Assassin’s Creed series needed a little time to find its footing as far as its gameplay was concerned, it has always hit the ball right out of the park where the level design is concerned. Every map in the series has looked superb for its time, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has only furthered this legacy. The game, which was the largest one to date in the franchise at its release, boasted all the popular locations in the Greek world....

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will let players pet cats that hang around the settlements (via DualShockers). Evidently, Vikings held cats in high esteem. Looking after a cat would ensure favour from the goddess Freyja, whose chariot was pulled by two magical cats. In addition, the animal was exceptionally significant in Viking spirituality. The volva (also known as the village medium) would employ a cat as a link to the other side, as cats were considered to be as fickle as life itself....

Giftable Atari NFTs are being released for the company’s 50th anniversary. Produced by Republic Realm, active developers in the metaverse and NFT ecosystem, the “GFTs” are giftable NFTs that “unwrap” on a specific date with a “surprise” inside. There are 10 GFTs available in the Atari collection inspired by its 50 years in the gaming industry, with some more rare than others. According to the roadmap on the collection website, the GFTs will unwrap on a specific date where users will find out if theirs is “common”, “rare”, or “epic”....

Activist storytelling has a new outlet. Director Ava DuVernay’s new initiative aims to disrupt the “blue code of silence.” She is sick of cops who kill black people without consequences, whose names don’t even get mentioned in the headlines. DuVernay is launching an initiative designed to hold police officers accountable, whether or not they have been charged for their crimes, through the Law Enforcement Accountability Project initiative. LEAP will fund 25 projects over the next two years, according to The Washington Post....

A small Avatar 2 crew is heading back to New Zealand to complete filming on the first sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 box office smash. They will reportedly enter a two-week quarantine period before production restarts on the long-in-gestation movie. Producer Jon Landau confirmed the move in a new interview with RNZ, where he explained that the country’s excellent response to the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed work on Avatar 2 to resume more quickly than on other projects....

Your adventures in Baldur’s Gate 3 will eventually lead you to do battle with foes, and you’ll need to maximize the usage of your actions such as cantrips and spells. Here’s our Baldur’s Gate 3 combat guide to help you out. Note: For more information, check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 guides and features hub as well as our character creation guide. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide is intended for the game’s Early Access stage....

Nintendo 64’s 1998 classic hit Banjo–Kazooie is now making its way to Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Switch Online service. So now is a good time to revive your nostalgia, and the best chance if you never explored this amazing platformer. If you are a returning player, you will know that there are many cheat codes you can use in the game in form of secret words you can type in specific locations in-game....

Battlefield 1’s UK opening week sales were higher than Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline’s combined, GFK Chart-Track has revealed. That’s excluding digital sales, too, which are also likely to have been higher than either of the two previous games. The shooter debuted at No.1 in this week’s charts, pushing last week’s top-seller FIFA 17 down to No.2. Opening week sales said to be “just under” those of The Division (which is reported to be the best-selling game so far this year), although EA has yet to disclose the actual number....

This article contains spoilers for Batwoman episode 16. Of all the characters on the CW’s Batwoman, Luke Fox has probably had the most emotional growth in the first season so far. When we first met him he was quiet and closed off, with essentially no backstory or personal life – or rather, none that he was willing to share. Fast-forward 16 episodes and he’s about to be the center of attention for the foreseeable future, thanks to new evidence surfacing that the cop involved in his father’s murder trial was corrupt, which allowed the convicted man to go free, leading Jake Kane and Sophie Moore to turn up more than just a few loose ends in the case....

Update: The new series of Time Commanders hosted by Gregg Wallace begins tonight at 9pm on BBC4. Original report: Historical battle series Time Commanders, which featured virtual battles recreated using Creative Assembly’s Total War series, is returning for a third season on BBC4, and you could be on the show. “Time Commanders, the popular historical military strategy series, where teams go head-to-head with some of the greatest generals from history, is back for a third series and we’re looking for teams of three to take part,” reads the blurb on BBC....

At long last, the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly has finally descended upon Dragon Ball FighterZ. Broly is a very strong character with super armor moves, command grabs, and a plethora of ways to deal lots of damage to his opponents. Make sure to remember, practice makes perfect - just ask the nine year old who went undefeated at EVO this year. Notation Guide This guide will use the standard notation guide for Arc System Works fighters....

Updated for March 2020. Here’s a fun fact about laughter for you. Some anthropologists believe laughter is an excellent way for primal man to express relief and signal that danger has passed once the saber-toothed tiger ambles away. Thankfully we don’t have to deal with many saber-toothed tigers but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel great to laugh. Clear History The 2013 HBO comedy film Clear History is in some ways a natural prequel to tech-bro comedy series Silicon Valley....

Fuecoco is the fire-type starter in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which will evolve into Crocalor and Skeledirge as it gains levels. As it’s your starter Pokemon, chances are it’s going to stick with you for most of your adventure, so you’ll want to make sure that it has the perfect nature to help balance out its stat weaknesses a bit. In this guide, we’ll explain the best nature for Fuecoco, Crocalor and Skeledirge in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet....

Best New World Mods and Addons List A few New World Mods and addons have already cropped up online. All of them are visual and graphic improvement-related. These presets will give you enhanced textures, better anti-aliasing and also color correction, so if you were looking for these changes, scroll through our list of the best New World mods. On the pages of these addons, you will also find comparison images with the mod turned off and on....

Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles may take visual performance to the next level, but the internal storage capacity is likely to become a problem for many users over time. Especially since many of the top Xbox games have very large file sizes, it’s time you counteracted this with a top memory solution, such as an external SSD. After all, despite the Xbox Series X coming with a 1TB SSD, and the Series S a 512GB drive, this actually translates into much less useable storage after each console itself has taken up a portion for its operating system....

Bethesda has released a new video for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, showing the United States of America in 1961, 14 years after the Nazis won World War II. The Reich has almost taken over the entire world and it’s down to BJ Blazkowicz to rally the resistance and repel the oppression of the Nazi forces once and for all. The problem is the USA that BJ Blazkowicz left behind isn’t the same as the one he’s returned to, and perhaps some people don’t want to go back to how it was....

A playable demo of Bladestorm Nightmare will be released in early March for PS4, PS3 and Xbox One, Koei Tecmo has announced. The demo will offer a battle tutorial, promising to showcase a variety of troops the lead character can command, squad attack actions, different weapons and more. Those who download the demo will also be able to transfer their save data from Bladestorm: the Hundred Year War on PS3 to Bladestrom: Nightmare on PS4 or PS3....