As soon as you start playingHonkai: Star Rail, you’re thrown into the interstellar world where the Stellarons dropped by the Aeon of Destruction are causing problems everywhere. However, as soon as the main character is introduced, you learn that there’s a Stellaron in their body as well. As you journey through different planets trying to uncover various secrets, you eventually land on Penacony, the Land of Dreams, as your fourth stop....
Quick Links Many sword-fighting games use a singular move list for each weapon. Consider the hit franchise Soul Calibur. If you create a new character that wields nunchaku, their moveset and animations will look identical to Maxi’s. Fortunately,Rise Of The Roningives each weapon several combat variations, called Combat Styles, that keep gameplay fresh. While Rise Of The Ronin’s Combat Styles are a welcome feature in this abundant action game, they’re a lot to digest in a title with several layers of depth....
Quick Links Politics is a significant theme inRise Of The Ronin. After all, the Veiled Edges would never have existed if it wasn’t for the Kurosu clan rebelling against shogunate rule. But these entanglements seem behind you as you search for your Blade Twin. After all, didn’t the Bladesmith tell you to “live your own life and die your own death”? You’ll soon realize that the political and personal spheres are closely intertwined....
Quick Links As its name would pretty clearly indicate, the Downtown/Chinatown/District Five Photo Rally inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealthwill have you bouncing around Honolulu. As is the case with every Photo Rally, certain photos will be pretty obvious from the onset. However, unlike any of the other Honolulu Rallies, this one actually has a photo you won’t be able to take until you complete a certain substory. But worry not, we’ll show you where to find every last photo location....
To use the Slingbow inNightingale, you first need to craftSimple Rock Marblesat theSimple Workbench.This acts as the weapon’s main ammunition, not arrows or bolts. These Simple Rock Marbles are easy to craft with Crude Rocks that can be found in plentiful supply in every Realm, usually located along the shoreline or at the base of large cliffs. There’s a good crafting ratio of rocks to marbles, which means you don’t need to gather too many....
According to a newGLAAD report,one in five gamers surveyed areLGBTQ+,but 38 percent “feel they sometimes don’t belong in the gaming community”. A staggering 42 percent report that they even avoid “playing a game because they thought they would be harassed.” As reported byEurogamer, 52 percent of LGBTQ+ gamers who took part in the survey report facing abuse online - over half of the community. 27 percent even report having completely quit a game due to the harassment they faced....
Steam Next Fest isone of my favourite events of the year. It’s a chance to fill up my hard drive with game demos, watch my wishlist bloat and sag under the weight of expectation and anticipation, and get the lay of the land for the year ahead. I’m always happy to try games of any genre – it’s a demo, after all – but it always helps if I have a couple of pointers or recommendations from friends and colleagues....
The gaming industry is in a terrible state right now. Just as we get some of the best games in living memory, the developers that make them arelosing their jobs in endless layoffs. More than 10,000 jobs were cut in 2023, a figure that industry executives arealready close to surpassing in 2024. It’s so bad that it makes you want to scream - so that’s exactly what some people did....
Quick Links Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is no stranger to crossover events. The Boys, The Walking Dead, and now Dune have seen crossover events in Modern Warfare 3’s Multiplayer modes, including new Operator skins and weapon decals. Dune: Rule of Fate is the latest of these events, giving players a way to earn some XP boosters and weapon cosmetics by simply playing the game. This short guide will explain how the Dune: Rule of Fate event works, how to unlock all of its cosmetic rewards, and showcase the exact XP thresholds you must reach to unlock every new reward, including the new Full Shields animated weapon camo....
Summary Persona 3 Reloadis the long-awaited remake of the original Persona 3 and puts a 3D coat of paint on the fan-favorite game. With one of the darkest stories in the series and a lot to live up to as a remake, P3R tells a poignant tale of coming to terms with mortality. You’ll step into the shoes of the leader of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad – SEES, for short – as he and a group of friends more mixed than any other Persona game tackle the Dark Hour....
Quick Links InBanishers: Ghosts Of New Eden, there’s a plethora of points of interest waiting to be discovered as you explore New Eden. The map is brimming with new locations to uncover, haunting cases to solve, and new gear to acquire. Typically, this new gear is accessible from either locked chests or cursed chests, each requiring a specific method to unlock. For locked chests, you can unlock them after finding the corresponding key....
Quick Links Dragon’s Dogma 2is a complicated game. It’s full of secrets, mysteries, and difficult challenges to overcome - trials and errors are part and parcel of the experience. Naturally, you may want to go in forearmed with knowledge, tips, and recommendations to ease your struggles - otherwise, you might be in for a painful few opening hours. The first few quests in the game are potentially the roughest, owing to how easy it can be to trip up and make mistakes....
InPalworld, your various Pals know Active Skills and use these to attack other Pals when out fighting with you. These attacks have different elements to them, and do more damage against elements that they are strong against. Your Pals will get new active skills at specific levels, which are often more powerful than the previous ones, and allow you to fight stronger Pals. you may teach Pals specific active skills using Skill Fruit, if you’d like them to have specific moves....
