How To Solve The Stuck In Drop Pod Bug In Helldivers 2

Quick Links Helldivers 2features an endless Galactic War against bug and bot factions called Terminids and Automatons. Your main mission completion contributes towards the overall liberation of planets from the enemies of Super Earth. While you fight for Liberty and Democracy, you may experience an issue where the game freezes the Drop Pod in space, and it never lands on the planet. This problem affects solo players and even the entire squad....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Christopher Stephenson

How To Solve Today's Connections Puzzle#251

Quick Links It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need. You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Jacob Sanchez

How To Unlock Mike Wazowski From Monsters Inc In Disney Dreamlight Valley

Quick Links InDisney Dreamlight Valley, you’ll encounter some of the most beloved Disney and Pixar characters. you’re able to bring them to your village and befriend them, granting you new rewards and more quests to complete. With the introduction of the Laugh Floor update, two iconic monsters are brought into the Valley. One of these is Mike Wazowski, the best jokester in Monstropolis. Helping him with some work so he can unwind and relax in the village will reap new motifs, clothing, and decor....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 553 words · Justin Farmer

How To Unlock Trickster Vocation In Dragon's Dogma 2

There are a wide variety of Vocations for both you and your pawn inDragon’s Dogma 2, but a handful of them are only usable by the Arisen. These exclusive Vocations offer unique skills and powers, but in return for this, you’ll have to discover how to learn them. Some you’ll learn by finding someone trained in the art of said Vocation, but others you’ll need to find through exploration. For those wanting to use the art of beguilement and illusion, and learn how to be a Trickster, you’ll have to explore far into the region of Battahl to do so....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Mario Mcclain

How To Use And Refuel Your Lantern In Dragon's Dogma 2

Quick Links The world ofDragon’s Dogma 2is not just large, but also dangerous. One false step can spell your doom, and that goes doubly so at night. When the sun falls in Dragon’s Dogma 2, you had best be prepared to not be able to see beyond your own feet as darkness claims all. The only saving grace come nightfall is your trusty lantern. Without one, the night becomes far more treacherous than it already is, and your lantern running empty is never a situation you want to run into....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Jeremy Hester

I Want My Favourite Dragon's Dogma 2 Pawns Back

My favourite part of any RPG is the characters, which is what makesDragon’s Dogma 2’sway of doing things so fascinating. While there are several fully voiced characters to meet, talk to, and uncover the stories of, most of your time in the wild is spent with your humble pawn. This is a character you create alongside your Arisen and is a teammate/minion that exists to do your bidding. They level up alongside you and share your adventure, and despite having nothing but a wayward fly between their ears, become a crucial part of your story....

July 13, 2025 · 5 min · 890 words · Tanya Hunter

I Went To The DICE Summit And Came Back With Something Very Important

This past week was the DICE Summit in Las Vegas. If you’re not familiar, DICE is a chance for people in the gaming industry to gather to talk about upcoming projects and - you know - also look under seat cushions for funding. It’s all pretty cool, with famous developers and free food and parties and free food and networking and free food and speeches and free food. There were also free drinks in addition to the free food....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 791 words · Dylan Jones

I'm Worried I Won't Ever Finish Baldur's Gate 3

It has been three-and-a-half months since I last playedBaldur’s Gate 3. When you take into account the weeks I was traveling for Christmas, a vacation I took at the beginning of the new year, and the two weeks my PS5 decided to stop working and had to be sent in for repair, that leaves about two-and-a-half months when I absolutely could have been finishing my playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3, but decided not to....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Daniel Hernandez

Is Enshrouded Or Palworld Better?

EnshroudedandPalworldare both survival crafting games, with both games launching within the same week in January 2024. Due to this closeness, you might be asking yourself, which one is better? If you had to pick one of these games, which would it be? While these games are different in terms of content and end goal, you may still be deciding which one to play first. Here, we are going to help you get to the bottom of this question....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 842 words · Jerry Velazquez

Larian Studios Doesn’t Need Baldur’s Gate 4

Much to the disappointment and despair ofBaldur’s Gate 3fans everywhere,Larian Studios’ CEO Swen Vincke announced during a talk at GDC that not only will the studionot be making Baldur’s Gate 4, but it has evencancelled an expansionto 2023’s unexpected breakout cRPG hit and Game of the Year winner. While a different studio might take on the gargantuan task of following up on the game’s medium-changing success, Larian will be moving on to something else....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Diane Herring

Life Is Strange Has Always Been A "Gay Game"

Summary Life is Strangewas a formative game for thousands of queer players. I mean, how could it not be? The episodic narrative adventure was first released in 2014, following the everyday life of anxious teenager Max Caulfield during her early days in college, until one day she suddenly gains the ability to influence time and space. This is a brilliant concept for any game, but the fact it framed everything around a young woman who was still figuring out who she was in a world that increasingly made her feel out of touch was a masterstroke....

July 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Brandon Sanders

Loungefly Is Getting A 25th-Anniversary One Piece Collection

If you want a backpack officially licensed by a big franchise likeMarvelorDisney, Loungefly is the first place you go. And if it isn’t, it should be. The bag and apparel branch of theFunkoempire has some incredibly creative products in its countless collections, and soon it will add a whole new series to its range. A big series in more ways than one as Monkey D. Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates are getting their own line of Loungefly products....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Nathan Foley

Metro Is Perfect For VR

Half-Lifeannounced a new game after years of radio silence back in 2019. If you’ve been online at all since 2007, you’ll know the community isn’t exactly well-adjusted after being left dangling on Episode 2’s gut-wrenching cliffhanger - just ask my co-workers. But the long-awaited new game, Alyx,was only available in VR, which caused an an uproar because a good chunk of the community couldn’t experience it. However, VR won’t grow or become more readily available until developers take big swings and develop more than just tech demos and short amusement park rides....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Taylor Fitzgerald