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CD Projekt Redstarted offering menstrual leave to employees as of late March 2023, the company said in a recent statement. The developer of theWitcherseries andCyberpunk 2077has been mulling this move for a while now, withCDPR first saying it’s considering giving menstrual leave to employeesin April 2022. The company’s recent decision represents a progressive initiative relative to the rest of the gaming industry, although it wasn’t made in a vacuum. It wasCD Projekt Red’s sister company GOG that first implemented menstrual leave in early 2022, which prompted its parent CD Projekt to consider offering such leave across its half a dozen other subsidiaries as well....

World of WarcraftandFinal Fantasy 14Twitch streamer Asmongold had some serious problems with stream snipers in his first experience withFinal Fantasy 14, but things appear to have gone differently with the new expansion. Thousands of players turned out to greet him, making it difficult for him to enter the congested area, but repeated tries eventually allowed the streamer to get into the game. In a recent live stream, Asmongold was once again greeted by thousands of players when he logged in, this time to welcome him to the newHeavenswardexpansion....

This article contains spoilers for theWandaVisionfinale. WandaVisionhas finally come to an end, andjust as Paul Bettany promised, it was nothing short of a pretty grand finale. Wanda faced off against and defeated Agatha Harkness, Vision took on an equally powerful version of himself, and the hex finally came down, setting Wanda and the residents of Westview free. Marvel fans finallygot to see the real Scarlet Witchbrought to life on screen, and the wait was completely worth it....

Cheating is a frequent topic in theCall of Duty: Warzonecommunity. Every week, there are more talks about hackers, cheaters, bands, and problems within the popular battle royale game. The one thing that many players lack is a chance to actually talk with aWarzonecheater and learn a little about what they do and why they do it. It is no secret that Activision and Infinity Ward have been working on this, even being offeredadvice from aWarzonehackeron improving its anti-hack software....

Summary Assassin’s Creed Mirageis set in the 9th-century city of Baghdad which is stunning and arguably the game’s greatest strength. As with otherhistorical open-world games, players often want to be fully immersed, and whileMiragealready does a great job at grounding players with authenticity and realism, there are things that players can do themselves to enhance the immersion. In general, players will want to turn off features that remind them they are playing a game such as cluttered HUD elements, and they should attempt to play the game as though they are actually the character living in the medieval Arabian world ofMirage....

Way back in 1994, Mythos games released the firstXCOMgame,X-COM: UFO Defensewith Julian Gollop as the lead developer and programmer alongside brother Nick Gollop. They followed up this effort withX-COM: Apocalypsein 1997. Mythos Games closed its doors in 2001, with Gollop ending up working at various companies including Ubisoft, and theXCOMfranchise went on a prolonged hiatus. The first game in the franchise was eventually remade asXCOM: Enemy Unknownin 2012 by Firaxis Gamesunder publisher 2K Games....

Summary OneThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer has built a functional vehicle based on Rathian, a fire-breathing wyvern from theMonster Hunterseries. Aside from mind-bending puzzles,Tears of the Kingdomplayers have been tinkering with the Ultrahand abilityto construct awe-inspiring machines from combat drones to laser destroyers. Even remote controlled planes and rechargeable electric helicopters have been spotted in the skies of Hyrule, allowing players to smash hordes of enemies into smithereens from a distance....

One of the best-selling Xbox games right now is the 12 year old Xbox 360 gameAliens vs. Predator. Xbox lets gamers know of thetop paid gameson its platform, updating the lineup regularly so fans always know what’s popular. Thanks to the Xbox backward compatibility program, Xbox gamers have decades worth of video games to purchase and play on their modern Xbox consoles. Xbox Series X and Xbox One consoles can play original Xbox games likeThe Elder Scrolls 3: MorrowindandTimeSplitters, along with a wide selection of Xbox 360 games....

Back in 2013,TheLast of Usgave fans an all new take on the survival horror genre with their unique Infected enemies. Rather than undead zombies or people affected by some sort of bio virus, the “zombies” inThe Last of Usare hosts for aninfectious fungus known as the Cordyceps. Fans are familiar with the infected they’ve encountered already, butThe Last of Us 2is sure to bring about all new infected. Now is a great time for players, old and new, to refresh on the stages of infection from the old game and what new stages might show up....

Like many battle royale games,Apex Legendsfeatures a cast of colorful and heavily-armed characters who have plenty of chemistry on and off the battlefield. One of them is Defense Legend Alexander Maxwell Nox, better known as Caustic, a scientist who tests toxic gases on his opponents. It appears that Respawn Entertainment is once again having trouble balancing Caustic, meaning thatApex LegendsSeason 12 will be making a big nerf to the character.This is far from the first timeApex Legendshas nerfed Caustic, but it may be one of the most targeted nerfs applied to him....

Larian Studios’ long-anticipatedDungeons & Dragons-based role-playing gameBaldur’s Gate 3is now out in early access, and it’s indisputable that the studio’s contribution to the well-beloved franchise has a lot to live up to. The game features a massive map filled with quests that promise many hours of fantasy RPG adventures for fans of the series. However, before gathering their party and venturing forth, newBaldur’s Gate 3players may want to take a moment to read the game’s EULA....

Atsundereis a character archetypethat commonly appears in anime and manga. The term describes a character who starts cold and temperamental but slowly becomes warm and affectionate over time. While tsundere characters can appear in any context, they most often appear in romance stories as potential love interests. Tsundere heroines are a common sight in anime nowadays, but they’ve been around since the early ’80s with characters like Lum fromUrusei Yatsura. Therefore, anime has a long, storied history of tsundere heroines and love interests....

The latest entry in theBring It Onfranchise,Bring It On: Cheer Or Die, is an entertaining slasher about high school cheerleaders who realize that they are being murdered. This might sound like an unlikely setting for a horror movie, and it might be surprising to learn that the nostalgic 2000s movie now has a terrifying tale that is part of its franchise. However, the movie leans into the ambitious nature of the sport, which attracts big dreamers who like setting goals....