Summary Fallout’srelease has been a smash hit forAmazonandBethesda, and with how the show ended, we’re all now just sitting here waiting for Season 2 to be confirmed. While we’re waiting, fans of the show have been discussing what kind of stats each of the show’s main characters would be cruising around the Wasteland with, judging things like their Luck, Strength, Intelligence, and others based on their actions in the show....

Quick Links There is a nearly endless supply of things to see and do inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, all leading to exciting story beats, unique items, or just that pure quirky goodness you expect from this series. The ‘Calling All Frogs’ side-quest is the perfect example of that wholesome and bizarre content you love to see Cloud get tossed into. Whether you’re here for the mini-game or to see the wonderful bond between Cloud and Tifa grow stronger, this side-quest delivers on all aspects, making it a must-play for those looking for those more goofy and charming moments the game offers!...

Character creators are one of the greatest, well, creations in gaming. Not only are they unique to the medium, they make each version of a game unique to the individual. My interest immediately rises when I hear there’s a character creator, and the latest on this front isDragon’s Dogma 2, which just released a standalone character creator ahead of the full release later this month. Right now, you candownload the character creator for freeand make your protagonist to carry into Dragon’s Dogma 2....

One of the weird things aboutFinal Fantasy 16is that a key player is missing from the game. You encounter the Dominants of all the main elements - fire, thunder, ice, etcetera - all except the Dominant of water, the person associated with the Eikon Leviathan. Thankfully, this is something rectified by The Rising Tide DLC, which deals explicitly with this liquid legend. Of course, you’ll have to do some legwork before you can meet this water god....

WhileStardew Valleyis primarily a farming sim, the resources available to the player are not limited to the crops and animal byproducts. One of the earliest sources of profit in the game is the Foraging skill, which allows you to take advantage of the naturally abundant trees in the game with the Forester profession branch. With trees serving as the primary source of wood for construction and crafting, each tree additionally produces something different when chopped, shaken,or tapped....

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, likeRemakebefore it and the majority of modern video games that aren’t onNintendo Switch, comes with a variety of different technical modes. The demo now available on PS5 defaults to ‘Performance’ which offers 60 frames per second at a sub-4K resolution. Details of environments, character models, animations, and more are presented in significantly less detail in exchange for better performance. In some games, this is a fair compromise, and the difference between it and fidelity is less pronounced....

“We were in the middle of a shoot when suddenly the world collapsed,” Respawn’s animation director Moy Parra remembers the exact moment when his mo-cap studio shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. “From here we went back to the studio, started using Zoom and Slack – I didn’t even know what Slack was at the time. It started a different sort of vibe.” Apex Legendswas a little over a year old at the time, and Parra’s animation team was working on capturing footage for Rampart, the Season 6 Legend....

DisneyandEpicare joining forces to make…well, we don’t really know. The two companies have already partnered numerous times, with several Disney-owned characters available inFortnite, including a whole event themed aroundMarveland previewing a clip of aStar Warsmovie inside Fortnite. But this is very different. It’s not just Fortnite using elements of Disney, as it does with the IP of a dozen other corporations. This is a true collaboration, a meeting of everything that makes Fortnite and everything that makes Disney....

Helldivers 2has been the surprise hit of 2024 so far, givingPS5owners an exclusive just as the studio confirmed none of its tentpole franchises will be getting new installments until at least April 2025. The multiplayer game has willing recruits teaming up to fight in the name of Super Earth, and now you can look good doing it on regular Earth as Insert Coin has teamed up with Arrowhead to create a line of exclusive Helldivers 2 merch....

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Games has announced that mechs will soon be landing in a planetary system near you. The hit multiplayer shooter hastaken the gaming world by storm, in no small part thanks to its Starship Troopers inspirations, PlayStation cheat code-esque supply drop mechanic, andco-operative teammates who are willing to die for the cause. We’re all doing this for democracy, so why would we turn on each other? Now I’veplayed a little of the game already– it’s a new, multiplayer shooter, how could I avoid it?...

It feels odd to describeHelskateas ‘fiercely original’ when it is so obviously two games mashed together, but I’m going to do it anyway. That wasn’t the start of the article, just a practise run. Everyone ready? Okay, great. Helskate is a fiercely original game. Skating into Hell and firing blue serpents summoned by my heelflips into the eyes of demons is an electrifying experience that builds on nostalgia and hones it into something new and powerful....

Quick Links If you started playingCounter-Strike 2recently but feel you’re getting the hang of things already, you might want to try your skills in ranked game modes. If you’re returning from CS: GO, you might feel lost with the new ranked system; if you’re new to Counter-Strike altogether, it will feel even more confusing. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. While a little bit rough around the edges, Counter-Strike 2’s new ranked systems will help new and rusty players study the game bit by bit, creating a smoother matchmaking experience while learning the game....

Summary If you’re a trainer in thePokemonuniverse, the best way to track your progression through the various regions is by defeating Gym Leaders and obtaining their badges. Most regions in the Pokemon world have Gyms and the Pokemon League, leading to a ton of different badges to collect across the world. In the various games released over the years, badges often give you access to special moves and let higher-level Pokemon listen to you, while in the anime, it is often seen as an achievement and a way to enter the Pokemon League....