Steam Now Requiring Users To Verify Age In The UK

Valve’s extremely popular PC gaming store Steam is now requiring users in the United Kingdom to verify their age using a credit card. This is a direct result of the UK’s controversial Online Safety Act. As of August 29, as spotted by Eurogamer, it looks like Valve is now requiring that all users in the … Read more

Genshin Impact 6.0 isn’t actually called that, will instead be known as “Version Luna 1”, and is coming in early September

We’ve been waiting for this one! After a few teasers, including as recently as gamescom – featuring a very hot anime man, MiHoYo has finally lifted the veil off the major upcoming Genshin Impact chapter. This is what you may have been expecting would be called version 6.0. Its official name was revealed to be … Read more

Elden Ring Nightreign is getting a new higher difficulty so you can stop complaining about just how ‘easy’ it is

FromSoftware has dropped something of an expected announcement for players of Elden Ring Nightreign. If you’re still playing the online co-op action RPG, you’ve likely defeated many, if not most of its Nightlord bosses. Though the developer keeps adding tougher versions of said bosses – called Everdark Sovereign – the core game’s difficulty remains unchanged, … Read more

AI Will Be As Important To Games As 3D Graphics

Hit the button! The big red one. Over there. Fine, I’ll hit it. *LOUD MUSIC STARTS* Folks, it’s Friday! We made it to the weekend. But first, before you go off and enjoy the last work day of the week, please read today’s Morning Checkpoint. Today, we’re talking about The Last of Us TV show, … Read more

Every Mega Evolution Revealed So Far

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is shaking up the series’ formula in more ways than one when it launches in October. It’s got real-time combat, it all takes place in one city rather than an entire region, and it has a new take on multiplayer to take advantage of that new battle system. Even with all this … Read more

Anker’s 25,000mAh Laptop Power Bank Drops Below Prime Day Pricing for Labor Day, Game Freely Without Outlets

Maybe someone challenged Anker to see just how much power and potential they could pack into a portable charger that’s only 6 inches long and weighs a scant 1.3 pounds. There’s really no other logical explanation for the Anker Laptop Power Bank, a 25,000mAh universally compatible behemoth with that can charge up to 4 devices … Read more