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Calanthe Chaplin | Here's an ambitious new Witcher 3 mod that takes Geralt back to Cintra, and I'm literally begging its creator not to swap its silent movie vibes for dodgy AI slop

This looks like a pretty promising unofficial expansion, so here's hoping it does just stick to proper VA or remixed base game lines.

Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

A wizard opening some doors in Mandragora.

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Dark Style | Mandragora mixes Metroidvania and Soulslike design with a killer 2.5D aesthetic to great effect

What if No Rest for the Wicked was a side-scroller instead?

Oct. 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Skyrim's Dragonborn opposite a helldiver in Helldivers 2 wielding a rifle.

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Toddaly Unexpected | After a minor calendar mix-up, Helldivers 2's next big patch drops soon and it's already inspired jokes about Skyrim being ported to some bullets

To be fair, I doubt you'll have much time to play DOOM on your rifle while you're in the middle of a firefight.

Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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Looking Back | Dragon Quest 3 2D-HD is getting its own dedicated development documentary courtesy of Square Enix

One of the most legendary franchises in video games is getting a historical deep dive.

Oct. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

Harry and Kim in Disco Elysium next to some cover art for Summer Eternal.

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DJ Khaled Meme | Enter "a war machine waging war at the machine": I see the Disco Elysium spin-off projects you've already read about, and raise you one with its own manifesto

Yep, I go on holiday for one week, and all of my buses come at once.

Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Artwork for the Roblox game Swim League, showing a muscular, cartoon-style character in a swimming pool.

Guide

Swim League codes

Free Power Potions and Pets for the pool!

Oct. 14, 2024 Amelia Zollner

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet key art showing several trainers and Pokemon all facing off against each other.

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That's Rough | A massive Game Freak data breach has seemingly revealed the Switch 2's codename, future Pokémon games, and a whole lot more

It's likely the biggest leak of Pokemon information ever.

Oct. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The Seeker Archetype in Metaphor ReFantazio

Guide

Metaphor ReFantazio Archetypes and how to unlock them

Every Archetype and advanced Archetype and what you need to make them yours

Oct. 13, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Metaphor ReFantazio's protagonist sitting on the deck of his gauntlet runner, reading a book to improve his Royal Virtues

Guide

Metaphor ReFantazio Royal Virtues guide: How to raise your stats fast

Raise your Royal Virtues, because no one wants a craven, naive, inflexible, tongue-tied, vapid king

Oct. 13, 2024 Josh Broadwell

News

Big Mood | Turns out that Discord exists because the chat service's co-creator wanted somewhere he could chat about Final Fantasy 11

Maybe a bit too relatable...

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A number of characters from Baldur's Gate 3.

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How About A Kiss? | A Baldur's Gate 3 fan spent a five-figure sum on an Astarion you-know-what doll, and all Larian has to say is "can I expense this?"

I'm gonna assume the answer is no, buddy.

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The cover art of “The Little Witcher” showing a pastel-colored drawing of Geralt giving a young Ciri a piggyback ride. Both have huge grins on their faces. Ciri holds aloft a crayon and a wooden sword and in the background, stone walls are covered in crayon drawings. Text reads: “From the creative minds of The Witcher video games. Illustrated by Giada Carboni.”

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The Mild Hunt | The not very all-ages appropriate Witcher is getting an all-ages comic for the little Witcher in your life

I doubt any parental guidance is needed with this one.

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Metaphor: ReFantazio key art showing the main character holding a sword with a serious expression on their face, a man with grey hair to his back.

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Being Literal Here | Forget Persona, Metaphor: ReFantazio is Atlus' fastest-selling game of all time, as well as its most-played game of the year

New franchise, anyone?

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Brighter Shores screenshot showing someone inspecting something, a large pink crystal behind them.

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Vote Of Confidence | Whoopsie, the creator of RuneScape's newest MMO catches a delay of a single day, all because of "some sort of election thingy on the 5th"

Easy thing to forget about.

Oct. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Guide

Spirits, Guide Me | Diablo 4: How to unlock the best Spirit Hall and The Sacred Hunt

In Diablo 4, the Spiritborn must attune their inner power and unlock their specialization. Here's how to unlock the best Spirit Hall for your character!

Oct. 11, 2024 Sherif Saed

A combination image of Longdue's concept art for an unreleased game, and Disco Elysium.

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Pale’s In Comparison | We’re never getting an official Disco Elysium sequel, but some of its original developers are at least working on the next best thing

The leads of the now-canceled Disco Elysium sequel, and original members of the development team, are working on a spiritual successor

Oct. 11, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

The protagonist of Metaphor ReFantazio petting a dog with Brigitta standing over them, watching

Guide

Metaphor ReFantazio: How to increase wisdom fast

How to get smart quick so you can unlock the Merchant and gain a new Follower

Oct. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

The protagonist of Metaphor ReFantazio with his hand to his chest as holy light shines around him

Guide

Metaphor ReFantazio inherited skills and how to get more skill slots

How to make the most of mixing and matching Metaphor ReFantazio's skill systems

Oct. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Neuras from Metaphor ReFantazio, sitting at the helm of the prince's Gauntlet Runner

Guide

Metaphor ReFantazio: How to unlock the Gunner Archetype

How to unlock the Gunner and move More's Follower bond forward

Oct. 11, 2024 Josh Broadwell

Article

Plug In Baby | Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a delightfully familiar light RPG return-to-form - but plugs offer exciting added depth and strategy

The Mario & Luigi series explodes back onto the scene with a confident showing that aims to bring the duo closer than ever.

Oct. 10, 2024 Alex Donaldson

A Spiritborn warrior posing with a glaive in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred.

Guide

Best Diablo 4 Spiritborn builds - Best Skills and Skill Trees

The new Spiritborn class is a force to be reckoned with, here's how to create their best builds!

Oct. 9, 2024 James Billcliffe

Guide

Merc with a Mace | Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Best Mercenaries Guide

The Mercenaries are about to become your friends in Diablo 4, assuming you mostly play solo. Here's how to unlock them, and who to pick.

Oct. 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

A Nintendo-themed alarm clock with key art of Mario through Cappy, a living version of his hat with big eyes on it.

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It's-A-Me... Alarmo | Nintendo Switch 2? What Switch 2? Surely the announcement you've been waiting on is the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo

Couldn't have timed it better.

Oct. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

News

But I Own It! | No more silly workarounds - Blizzard has fixed the Diablo 4 bug that caused many on consoles to lose access to Vessel of Hatred

Does your Diablo 4 game think you don't own Vessel of Hated, even though you've already played it for hours? Well, that should no longer be an issue.

Oct. 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

Artwork showing characters by a campfire that can be picked in the Diablo 4 beta.

Guide

BRAVE ADVENTURER | Diablo 4 best class - Class Tier List

Excited to get into the Diablo 4? Here's our Diablo 4 class tier list, and the best class for different roles.

Oct. 8, 2024 Connor Makar

News

Yeehaw! | The Wild West isn't dead yet, as Rockstar's original Red Dead Redemption is finally making its way to PC later this month

And it's coming with Undead Nightmare too.

Oct. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Artwork for the Roblox game Eternal Battlegrounds showing a range of anime-inspired characters.

Guide

Eternal Battlegrounds codes

Get free Coins and Gems and buy your next Champion!

Oct. 8, 2024 Amelia Zollner

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred misses its launch window after Blizzard bungles release build, requiring everyone to download a big new update

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Vessel of Waitred | Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred misses its launch window after Blizzard bungles release build, requiring everyone to download a big new update

The launch of Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion has been a bit of a disaster, the likes of which we've not seen for a while.

Oct. 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

Artwork for the Roblox game Unknown RNG showing magical, star-like effects.

Guide

Unknown RNG codes

Boost your luck and roll for the rarest titles.

Oct. 7, 2024 Amelia Zollner

A second of the Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion map showing the entrance to the Shivering Isles

Article

PODCAST | Which expansions are better than the main game?

From The Shivering Isles to Toussaint: some downloadable content is worth every penny twice.

Oct. 7, 2024 Jim Trinca

Guide

XP on XP on XP | Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, Season 6 - the fastest way to reach max level and be ready for the endgame

Reaching the (new) max level in Diablo 4 has never been more straightforward than it is in Season 6, and you don't even need to own the Vessel of Hatred expansion.

Oct. 7, 2024 Sherif Saed

Review

Is This Just Fantasy | Metaphor Refantazio review: moreish, subversive RPG excellence that’s fit for a king

The most inventive and peculiar RPG in recent years, Metaphor Refantazio plays like a ‘Greatest Hits of Atlus’ - with new ideas thrown in for good measure.

Oct. 7, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

Guide

Hate-watching | Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Twitch Drops - Schedule & Rewards

Today's Vessel of Hatred launch has everyone in the Diablo 4 community excited, but even if you're not playing, you can still earn some cool rewards just by watching.

Oct. 7, 2024 Sherif Saed

News

It's your turn. | You've only got a few hours to grab some awesome turn-based RPGs like Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader in the Steam sale

You got some time left to snatch up a lovely deal or two.

Oct. 7, 2024 Connor Makar

Guide

Hatred Ready | Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred pre-load is live everywhere - here's when you can play

We're just a few hours away from the launch of Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion, so here's all you need to know about its pre-load and launch times.

Oct. 7, 2024 Sherif Saed

Mickey Mouse looking angry, holding his keyblade behind his back in Kingdom Hearts 2.

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Aww Shoot | Disney and Epic say they want their metaverse to give "what every Disney fan has ever wanted", but that won't include giving Mickey Mouse a gun

Keyblades are probably fine, though.

Oct. 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Artwork for the Roblox game Sorcery showing a close-up of an anime character with magical powers.

Guide

Sorcery codes

How to redeem Sorcery codes in Roblox.

Oct. 7, 2024 Amelia Zollner

News

An... Epic... Move | Epic is continuing its free games gamble with its mobile store, alongside a promise to have up to 50 apps available this "holiday season"

We'll have to wait and see if it pulls it off.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A woman in a red dress on a balcony overlooking a city at sunset in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico.

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Back At It Again | The ambitious New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo México finally gets a full reveal trailer, and like Fallout: London, it looks like a whole new game

Just don't expect to play it any time soon.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

An evil Dragonborn character in Baldur's Gate 3.

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Totally Modular | Are mods popular with the Baldur's Gate 3 community? You can ask the 40% of players that are "embracing utter chaos" with them

That's a whole lot of mods.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Starfield's design director thinks the sci-fi RPG sits "right next to Fallout and Elder Scrolls" as part of Bethesda's "big three", but that's not really for him to decide, is it?

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What About One Piece | Starfield's design director thinks the sci-fi RPG sits "right next to Fallout and Elder Scrolls" as part of Bethesda's "big three", but that's not really for him to decide, is it?

"It might not be everyone's cup of tea. What is?"

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Review

It Exists | Starfield Shattered Space review - Almost

The first major expansion for Bethesda’s big space baby isn’t terrible by any means, but it still just feels like more Starfield, for all that that entails.

Oct. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

Article

Buyout? | Tencent is reportedly considering buying Ubisoft: here’s why (and it’s a crying shame)

After the past few years of acquisitions and layoffs soon-after, it's hard to feel optimistic over news of another potential takeover

Oct. 4, 2024 Connor Makar

Throne and Liberty qualification of a guild owner second map fragment

Guide

WORM TIME | Throne and Liberty: Qualification of being a guild owner map locations

The Sandworm Lair has hidden maps, but where are they?

Oct. 4, 2024 Connor Makar

Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release

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Make it Make Sense | Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release

If you've previously been able to buy Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, you might want to check again, as you could be among the millions who can no longer do so.

Oct. 4, 2024 Sherif Saed