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TheDark Soulsseries takes you on a journey through fantastic landscapes filled with humbling architectural wonders. Despite taking place in fallen kingdoms, all games in FromSoftware’s beloved trilogy are filled with beauty, to the point where you wish to visit some of these places. The good news is, you can! Since many Dark Souls locations are inspired by real places, it’s possible to grab a backpack and go globe-trotting in search of the buildings that were used as templates to create FromSoftware’s dark fantasy universe....

Sparkle Gems are the most involved collectible inPrincess Peach Showtime, with a grand total of 220 to find in the game. Here, we’re looking at the 22 you get at Patissiere Peach, but we’ve got guides for every other costume too. Every Sparkle Gem In Princess Peach: Showtime Sparkle Gems are needed to unlock bosses, album snaps, and you can’t call your game complete without ‘em all. Patissiere Peach is a very different task though, as the Gems are rarely hidden as they are for other outfits....

Quick Links Magic: The Gathering’sfirst Secret Lair superdrop of 2024 has arrived, bringing with it some impressive art styles, a handful of interesting reprints, and one heck of a big misprint. Secret Lairis Magic’s exclusive, limited-time deal that seems cards with unique art be made available for a matter of weeks. These six drops are all on sale right now, and will be available either until stock runs out of March 5, depending on which comes first....

2024 will be the final full calendar year beforeNintendoannounces what’s coming after theSwitchon the hardware front. That means its slate is a little more barren than it normally would be, at least until its June Direct, but not completely empty. There are still big games to look forward to on the Switch, andPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris one of them. Nintendo’s Paper Mario remake will be released on July 19, 2025, and there’s still time to pre-order your copy before the big day....

With the recent release ofStarfieldand the confirmation thatThe Elder Scrolls 6is the next big title coming from Bethesda, fans of the Fallout series have had to come to terms with the fact that we’re not getting a new one for quite some time. That doesn’t mean there aren’t Fallout experiences on the way though, as dedicated mod teams are creating their own to pass the time, with theFallout: London developers a prime example....

Quick Links Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis a gargantuan role-playing game. In fact, it can be a little bit intimidating in that regard - especially if you aren’t sure about some of the fundamentals, like whether it’s a good starting point for the Final Fantasy 7 saga, or if the game is even the right fit for your interests. Here’s what you ought to know before going into FF7 Rebirth, including some common content inquiries and an in-depth primer on the various purchasable editions to help you decide whether you want to shell out some extra gil for the premium package....

Fortniteplayers have successfully opened Pandora’s Box, dealing five trillion damage to it in under 24 hours. Now that it’s opened, a hellish tornado has been released, revealing what was inside the box this whole time. The situation is still unfolding, as players who had logged in over the weekend to take part in the efforts to open Pandora’s Box are now watching this huge teaser for the next season. As the inclusion of Pandora’s Box suggests,Chapter Five, Season Two willlikely revolve around Greek mythology, so this is just the beginning....

Helldivers 2’s director, Johan Pilestedt, has explained how armour penetration works in the game, although even he seems to be a little unsure of all of the details. One of the biggest surprises of 2024 so far has been Helldivers 2, a game that PlayStation barely advertised and seemed like something that would pass everyone by in the whirlwind ofLike A Dragon: Infinite WealthandFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. That’s not what ended up happening, though, as it’s quickly become one of the most talked-about andpopular live-service games in recent memory....

Helldivers 2is a very popular game. That much is pretty obvious when players are currently lining up to try and play the thing, asthe game’s servers continue to strain due to the sheer number of unexpected players. Despite this popularity, the game has come under a little bit of criticism for its monetization, mostly down to the fact that the game’s premium battle pass contains things other than simple cosmetics....

Helldivers 2is a pretty difficult game at the best of times, so players are always trying to find different ways to avoid or deal more damage to give them an advantage in the Galactic War. There are plenty of weapons to choose from, defensive options to take on the battlefield, but one of Helldivers 2’s best current strategies is to lure a bunch of enemies to your location, drop a 500kg bomb on yourself, and then hug it out with your bro to avoid the resulting explosion....

Helldivers 2has plenty of weapons and firepower at your disposal to help spread democracy, but just like with every online game these days, players have been attempting to create meta builds and streamline their loadouts to ensure they’re doing as much damage as possible. It’s not really in the spirit of the game, especially if you’re chastising other players for using weapons that may not be optimal, but there’s every chance the weapons you’re not using are better than they appear on paper....

Quick Links Silent Hillis a funny series and a pretty effective one, too, when you consider its unique take on psychological horror. It is a funny series because Konami lost focus a bit after the first few entries, leaving the original three games as a shining light of horror excellence and then struggling to make anything new with it until recent years. To that end, many more games exist in the Silent Hill series than you might expect from the rather specific premise, and they take bizarre directions that steer away from the psychological horror of the earlier entries....

Quick Links You stand within the Deep Bamboo Thicket, staring down the stunning Alpha BossBeakon. You have already made your way through several challenging boss fights inPalworld, but you haven’t faced anything like this next boss. Alpha Boss Beakon is an electrifying Pal that will have you stunned in place like no other boss before it. This thunderous avian uses mostly electric moves to shock its opponents in place. If you aren’t careful, Alpha Boss Beakon will leave you and your team of Pals completely paralyzed....