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Game of Thrones Episode 6 Leaked

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Surprisingly not because of hackers, episode 6 of the current season of Game of Thrones has been leaked by HBO Spain. No spoilers follow, don’t worry.

The episode reportedly titled ‘Death is the Enemy’, was made available for one hour before being noticed and removed; plenty of time for people to record and share it online. Footage was shared on Reddit, YouTube, Instagram and a number of other video streaming services before it was naturally taken down. However, the full episode is still available to torrent from a number of places online.

HBO is already on difficult terms when it comes to leaks and spoilers following the recent hack of their servers, which saw whole scripts, actors’ personal information and a litany of emails being stolen. Unfortunately, HBO only has itself to blame for this particular disaster.

Spoilers are a fundamental part of a TV series such as Game of Thrones that focusses on revelation and subterfuge as key plot devices and spoilers can therefore be an incredibly efficient tool for blackmail. Fans eager not to hear these spoilers consider threats such as these incredibly frightening to their viewing experience, leaving HBO in an increasingly difficult position. The fact HBO themselves are responsible for this leak may suggest there need to be tighter securities around the process of release.

Regardless of this continuing problem, Game of Thones remains as popular as ever. Fans need not worry about hearing spoilers, as they would have to go out of their way to see the episode; HBO is also working hard to take down the episode from the sites.

A preview of the episode was made available on YouTube by HBO, but they have yet to comment on the accidental leak. Game of Thrones season 7 episode 6 will officially air August 20th.

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Larian Reveals Baldur’s Gate 3’s Mildest Multiclass Builds

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Since the excellent Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out in the wild for a while, interesting data can be gleaned, such as how players choose to play an innovative new RPG from home. Stats from developer Larian Studios and posted on the PlayStation Blog show that most people want to play as a stealthy archer like in Skyrim when given nearly limitless options.

According to a fascinating graph, Rogue/Ranger is the most popular multiclass build, with over 175,000 players using it to snipe unsuspecting enemies from range. The next two builds reveal similarly. 150,000 played Barbarian/Fighter because they loved pummeling things, and 109,00 played Barbarian/Paladin, which lets players talk to their victims before beatings.

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More sense emerges as you descend. If the Paladin/Warlock/Sorcerer/Bard has high Charisma, any combination can be interesting. Charisma helps these classes cast spells and abilities and interact with NPCs outside of combat.

Playing a single class through Baldur’s Gate 3 feels great, which is what most players do. A pure Fighter or Wizard becomes so powerful by game’s end that we don’t blame you for not mixing things up!

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Play as a Tiefling Oathbreaker Paladin, Dark Urge Origin (which you must resist), or Bard for real moral dilemmas. You could also play pseudo-Aragorn again.

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Techland Shows Durable Dying Light 2 Content Roadmap

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Techland is continuing to release Dying Light 2 content as part of its long-term support. This is surprising since the meaty Good Night, Good Luck update was released a few months ago. It’s nice to know what’s coming, but no timeline was given.

IGN-exclusive roadmap trailers reveal more co-op missions, board quests, a tower raid, and replayable GRE anomalies. Executions and finishers may be added to the April Gut Feeling update, which overhauled melee mechanics. Graphical options, weapon repair, gear, and mod dismantling are always welcome.

Knives, polearms, and more enemy variants are coming, including a Nightmare difficulty. Changes to NG+ include firearms. Players can finally dress to their hearts’ content with new cosmetic options.

Has Techland’s Dying Light 2 support lured you back? Would you rather focus on something new?

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Epic to Globalize V-Buck Price Hike

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Epic Games expanded the Fortnite V-Buck “pricing alignment” after laying off almost 900 employees, citing “inflation and currency fluctuations”. Fortnite’s premium currency will rise in international markets, including the largest.

Epic Games will raise the price of V-Bucks and real money content packs in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the US (including all US Dollar storefronts) on October 27.

Raising the price of this fictitious currency was successful when the company trialed it in the UK, Canada, and Mexico, so it was decided to announce it worldwide now. These USD increases range from $1 (1000 V-Bucks, previous $7.99) to $10 (13,500 V-Bucks, previous $79.99).

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How do you view Epic’s timing and pricing increase?

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