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Bethesda says Blackwood contains more than 30 hours of new main storyline, loads of side quests, quality of life features and, for the first time ever in ESO, companions who will adventure through Tamriel alongside the player in a similar style to those in Bethesda's single-player The Elder Scrolls games. … [Read more...] about The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is set 800 years before Oblivion, adds companions

Each Sea of Thieves season will run for roughly three months, during which players will earn up to 100 levels of "Renown" by completing adventures and challenges. Each level will deliver rewards including gold, doubloons, and cosmetics. Dedicated players can earn more, including exclusive seasonal rewards, by way of the optional Plunder Pass, a premium reward track available for 999 Ancient Coins, which translates into $10 in real-world money. … [Read more...] about Sea of Thieves’ first season goes live this week, Plunder Pass details revealed

Obviously, this year has been an attractive one for sitting at home and burying yourself in a library of games. But Microsoft has also improved its Game Pass catalogue, and marketed it as a core part of the Xbox console offering. … [Read more...] about Xbox Game Pass subscribers leap by 50% in five months

Then there's the Sea of Thieves version of a battle pass, the Plunder Pass, which will be available for 999 Ancient Coins ($10) and unlock rewards at a discount and before they are available to other players. Rare makes it very clear in their explainer that the Plunder Pass isn't necessary for players to download and play the seasonal updates, but the studio does point out that the battle pass gets you about $40 worth of in-game goodies, which sounds like a deal. Rare also notes that you can use the Ancient Coins you earn through playing the free seasonal content to reduce the real-world cost of the Plunder Pass. … [Read more...] about Sea of Thieves seasons and battle pass explained by Rare

CDPR can't seem to catch a break with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, and the latest industrious sniffer on Reddit, BramblexD, has spotted a small snafu with respect to AMD processors. Basically, it isn't utilizing all the logical cores of AMD's chips, just the physical ones—it seems fine on Intel's chips. So, if you've got a 6-core, 12-thread processor, say, Cyberpunk 2077 will only use 6-threads. This could be holding back your performance quite a bit, so it's worth checking. … [Read more...] about Cyberpunk 2077 hobbles AMD CPUs, but this IRL quickhack instantly delivers higher fps