Well folks, Gamescom Opening Night Live has now come and gone. We had some predictions about how the night could’ve gone including an appeal to finally get a single crumb of a Sonic The Hedgehog 3 trailer for the upcoming movie and a Hideo Kojima sighting, as has become the norm around events put on by Geoff Keighley.…
Earlier this month, Amazon announced that it had ordered an animated series full of shorts based on video games like Spelunky and Mega Man, called Secret Level. Now we’ve gotten our first look at the teaser trailer for the series, and it certainly looks like there’s a short based on Armored Core, the FromSoftware mech…
As the Year of Shadow continues, Sonic the Hedgehog fans are eagerly anticipating what’s coming in the second half of 2024. Though Paramount cannot be bothered to give us even a frame of footage of the upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film that will star Shadow, despite it coming out in just a few short…
Silent Hill 2 Remake had a rough reveal, between some disappointment that it was being handled by hit-or-miss horror studio Bloober Team and, more recently, divisive takes on protagonist James Sunderland’s new face. But a new batch of glowing hands-on previews is giving fans something to get hopeful for as the…
Square Enix has announced that the previously confirmed PC port of Final Fantasy 16, the latest main entry in the publisher’s long-running RPG franchise, is releasing next month. But PC players won’t have to wait until then to check out the game, as Square Enix has released a free demo on Steam and the Epic Games…
An MMO wouldn’t be complete without a generous dose of grinding, and while this is true for Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix’s online game eases the pain slightly by adding Daily Roulettes. These missions help more efficiently procure some of the different resources in the game. This guide will help explain what Daily…
The Pokémon World Championships isn’t just a both a gathering for all the best competitive Pokémon players across the globe, but also a pseudo Pokémon Presents showcase to talk about the future of the franchise. The event was held in Hawaii this year, so its closing ceremony took place late at night for many people…
We’re in the thick of summer right now, and while many of us are already looking forward to the cooler days and changing colors of fall, we shouldn’t miss the chance to snag some great games on the cheap as various platforms run their big summer sales. We’ll clue you in on some of the biggest deals on some of the best…
Monster Hunter Wilds arrives at an interesting time, one when the franchise is caught between the popular Monster Hunter Worlds and the more recent Monster Hunter Rise, with players wondering where the newest entry will fall when it comes to old and new features. A bevy of new trailer deep-dives is starting to answer…
With the seemingly endless deluge of amazing game releases in 2023, many assumed that 2024 would pale in comparison. Now it’s August and we can confidently say that has not been the case. It seems like good games just keep releasing and overshadowing one another, making it hard to even remember everything that’s come…
Getting the Master Sword in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom feels great. After dozens of hours of dealing with ugly fused weapons and broken gear, you finally get the sword of legend. But it’s still far from perfect. While it can’t break, it can lose its power and have to recharge. The Master Sword from the…
Who needs another Nintendo Direct when the company is willing to randomly dish on its next Zelda game with an unexpected five-minute trailer? The latest info dump for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom gives a tour of the Hyrule players will get to explore in the series’ latest top-down sequel for Switch, and it…
Unsure of what new games to pick up this month? Still suck on an Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree boss, or a Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail baddie? We’ve got you covered with the best tips of this final week in July. Click through for them all.
If you’ve spent nearly two decades harboring hope for 2005’s off-the-wall action game Killer7 to make some kind of return, then you’re not alone. Turns out the game’s original creators, Grasshopper Manufacture’s Goichi Suda (aka Suda51) and Shinji Mikami (of Resident Evil fame) also want to bring back Killer7 in more…
Good news everyone, a fantastic Pokémon game is being added to Nintendo Switch Online! And while it isn’t Emerald or any other mainline entry, it is one of the series’ best spin-offs. The Game Boy Advance’s Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team will be added to the service and available to all subscribers with the…
The Switch is in its eighth year. That’s longer than any Nintendo system has gone without getting a successor. But the company is still bullish on the hybrid console’s future even as fans wait to hear about a Switch 2 as soon as this September. Nintendo is planning to sell over 12 million new Switches this year and…
Today The Pokémon Company releases the TCG’s latest special set, Shrouded Fable. It introduces Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s strangest monster, Area Zero’s Pecharunt, who works in tandem with Teal Mask’s Loyal Three, Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti. Which must be a whole lot of nonsense if you didn’t play the most…
Few games evoke retro gaming nostalgia quite like Secret of Mana. Released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, this Squaresoft action-RPG is likely to have been the first RPG for many Western gamers. s. Secret of Mana begged to be a memorable experience with its vibrant graphics, memorable soundtrack…
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is half tower-defense, half action game all about assisting a maiden to purge malicious defilement from a mountain. Seems simple enough right? Not so fast. It doesn’t take long for everything to expand and become more complex than you’d expect.
Kai Cenat is at it again. After taking on and overcoming Elden Ring and its expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, the massively popular Twitch streamer Cenat is once again marathoning a game from FromSoftware’s legendary catalog, and he’s tackling the best one. That’s right, he’s playing Bloodborne, the best game to ever…
The free games for paid PS Plus subscribers in August have been revealed, and it’s another varied batch that potentially has something for everyone. While Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the big one, I’m most looking forward to more players getting their hands on an often overlooked 2D action-RPG from several…
The Elden Ring speedrunning community is hungry for new exploits to crack the open-world FromSoftware game wide open and it might’ve just discovered one. As part of an ongoing $10,000 tournament, someone has found a way to displace the player character just enough to allow them to walk on air and skip huge chunks of…
Yesterday, July 30, Final Fantasy XIV received its first big patch since the release of the Dawntrail expansion. While the introduction of the new Savage raids is a source of excitement for the community, the biggest point of contention is the long list of changes the Viper job has received in patch 7.05. As one of…
The Smithscript Shield is a Small Shield that can be found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It doesn’t do much in the way of blocking damage, but it makes for a solid parrying shield. More importantly, it comes with an Ash of War that allows you to hurl the shield at enemies Captain America style.…
Palworld, the highly controversial but mostly fine “Pokémon With Guns” monster tamer game from Pocketpair, has reached over 25 million players on PC and Xbox. That’s already a whole lot of people playing the legally distinct knock-off of Game Freak’s RPGs, but why stop there when there are other platforms with other…
The Smithscript Greathammer is a Greathammer found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and it features a fantastic moveset that is guaranteed to make it one of the game’s most sought-after weapons. This unique Greathammer can be thrown by using your heavy attack, giving it some limited ranged capabilities…
The Smithscript Axe is an Axe weapon that can only be found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. While it seems like a pretty standard weapon at first glance, it sets itself apart from other axes with its ability to be thrown via a heavy attack. This makes it a killer choice for anyone looking to add a bit…
As it turns out, Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is in fact brutally difficult. However, for the countless players that have gotten stumped by the DLC’s immense difficulty spike, there’s actually a pretty simple solution to your troubles: stop whatever it is you’re doing and go collect Scadutree fragments.
Perrikaryal (or Perri) is already known and celebrated for streaming games like Elden Ring and Halo using a hands-free “mind control” setup, involving motion sensors to track her head and eye movements, as well as an electroencephalogram (EEG) device to record her brain’s electrical activity to use for inputs. Now,…
I play the original 2001 Super Monkey Ball almost every day, and if you’ll allow me one brag, I’m pretty good at it. Sometimes I play to jumpstart my brain in the morning, sometimes to unwind during my lunch break, sometimes to fill some time in the evening. Usually, I choose the fifty-stage-long Expert difficulty,…
This week, we’ve got tips for helping you get started on the right foot in Shadow of the Erdtree. We’ll also help you determine just which of the many swords Cloud finds in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the best, and how to use Starfield’s robust new settings to tailor the game to your liking.
This past week gave us no shortage of things to talk about, from just how strong the final year of the Nintendo Switch is looking to just how absurd the latest Acolyte controversy is. We’ve also got a hands-on with the gorgeous Dragon Quest 3 remake and impressions of the great mafia-themed immersive sim, Fallen Aces.…
Nintendo’s big June Direct showcase delivered the biggest headlines of the week, with its reveal of Echoes of Wisdom, a new Zelda game in which you actually play as the titular princess, as well as a new Mario & Luigi RPG and, yes, Metroid Prime 4. Read on for all the reveals from that event as well as some of the…
The Spirit Ash for Curseblade Meera summons the titular spirit to help you do battle, but it can only be found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. If you’d like to add this Spirit Ash to your collection, you’ll need to tackle a perilous dungeon and defeat a tough boss.
The Smithscript Dagger is a Throwing Weapon found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This new weapon type allows you to throw daggers to deal ranged damage to foes, so you should definitely add the Smithscript Dagger to your collection if you want to keep your enemies at a distance.
Milady is a Light Greatsword found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It bridges the gap between a straight sword and a greatsword, giving you faster attacks that still deal plenty of damage. It also provides a fun and visually intriguing move set that makes it a joy to use in combat.
Our Midgar-raised, spellcasting Flower Girl is pretty handy at this whole magic business. Equipped with the right staff, Aerith can not only ascend to cause dramatic devastation for your enemies, but she can also keep your party healthy via her limit breaks and very high magic stats.
Kingdom Hearts fans waited nearly 20 years for Sora, Donald, and Goofy’s adventures through Disney worlds to come to PC, which they finally did back in 2021 via the Epic Games Store. But some fans waited even longer for most of the series to come to Steam on June 13. Whatever floats your steamboat, PC players. Use…
The Black Steel Greathammer is a Greathammer found exclusively in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This big and powerful hammer can make short work of foes that stand in your way—so long as you have the appropriate stats to wield it. This is a weapon designed for a Strength/Faith hybrid build, so if that…
Fans of Atlus’ long-running RPG relationship sim series won’t stop asking when Persona 6 will arrive, but the truth is that Metaphor: ReFantazio seems like it covers an awful lot of the same bases, from flashy turn-based fights to friendship meters, while also evolving on the formula in some exciting ways. It’s also a…
The Beast Claw is a Fist weapon found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This fast and deadly weapon has one of the coolest movesets in the game, and it’s readily available within the first few minutes of arriving in the Land of Shadow. As such, this is one you’ll want to grab right away if you’re…
The Great Katana is, well, a Great Katana found in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This heavy weapon is a powerful option for those who enjoy using katanas but want to be able to stance-break more efficiently and dish out more damage at the same time. You know what the say: Go big or go home, right?…
With a full-blown Astro Bot platformer on the way, Sony’s Team Asobi has revisited its PS5 launch game, Astro’s Playroom, to add some exciting new teases for what’s to come. Most notable are the addition of four new Special Bots hidden in each of the game’s core worlds. If you’re looking to round up the Bloodborne…
Shadow of the Erdtree is already bringing Elden Ring players together before they’ve even accessed the expansion’s content. As a requirement to get into the DLC area, you must have defeated Starscourge Radhan and Lord Mohg, and generous folks are currently posting up outside of the latter’s arena to offer help in…
It’s Elden Ring day, again. Shadow of the Erdtree, its long-awaited and massive expansion, is finally live and, surprise, it’s really, really hard. Even veteran players are getting their asses kicked. Whether it’s new bosses or random scrubs out in the field, everything seems to be hitting harder and Elden Ring sickos…
The long-awaited and well-reviewed Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, is out very soon on all platforms. However, if you’ve been playing Elden Ring on Valve’s portable PC, the Steam Deck, you might have to wait for an upcoming hotfix to check out the new expansion as the game appears unplayable for many.
Shadow of the Erdtree, a mega-sized expansion for Elden Ring that’s basically a whole other game, sounds equal parts magnificent and brutal. That’s by design, according to FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki. He recently said the new enemies and bosses in the DLC are meant to push players to the breaking point.
Ever since Nintendo confirmed that The Legend of Zelda has an official, branching timeline, fans have been curious about precisely when every new game in Nintendo’s beloved action-adventure franchise takes place. That includes the newly announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. While nothing’s confirmed yet,…
With less than a day until Shadow of the Erdtree’s release, it’s sad but predictable that spoilers are already on the internet. But what I didn’t expect was for spoilers to come directly from Bandai Namco, the publisher of Elden Ring and its highly anticipated DLC. However, that’s exactly what’s happened with Shadow…
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