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Quick Links Who knew a camera could lead to such chance encounters? For instance, pursuing the Photographic Studio at Taka’s behest will lead to your initial meeting withRise Of The Ronin’swacky and tenacious engineer, Igashichi Iizuka. Befriending Igashichi is a wild experience. You’ll invent flamethrowers, glide off mountains, and even fake Igashichi’s death. So, how can you bond with the incredible Igashichi? Like all of Rise Of The Ronin’s cast, you can get to know Igashichi through conversation and gift-giving....

Quick Links One of the most important features of any pirate is their ship, and inSkull and Bones, there isn’t much that takes more priority than upgrading and outfitting your vessel to your liking. Being well-equipped with the most effective armor and weapons is vital to your success on the high seas, and having access to the item Monstrous Tooth is a key component in your rise to infamy. Monstrous Tooth is a Specialized Material acquired through killing the sea monster, Kuharibu....

Quick Links One of the best ways to earn gold and build a fortune inStardew Valleyis by growing, harvesting, and selling vegetable or fruit crops. Thanks to your late grandfather, you end up inheriting a huge plot of land in Pelican Town that you’re able to freely clear up and use as a farm. On your farm, you are free to plant all sorts of crops, depending on the season....

You won’t get far at a decent clip inEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesunless you’ve got the right gear. An item calledDash Bootsis available mercifully early into the game, but you won’t wield it for the first hour or two, nor will you know where to find the accessory until you stumble upon it firsthand. Unless, of course, you read on. But better than the Dash Boots, albeit less quickly available, isthe support character Aire....

The year is 2014. You’ve never heard of Covid and Donald Trump is a game show host. The world is a very different place. Meanwhile,Ken Levine dissolves Irrational Games. The studio, which had 200 employees in 2013 when it launchedBioShock: Infinite, has just 15 employees left keeping the lights on. Levine departs for “a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavour”, having grown tired of the triple-A scene he helped grow into the 21st century with BioShock....

Xboxhas had a strange February. The console giant was likely planning to update the public on its future strategy in some form regardless, but rumours that major exclusives would be ported to other platforms forced its hand in a way we haven’t seen before. Last week, in apodcastwhich was clearly scripted and lacking any natural banter, Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, and a couple of other prominent Xbox figures sat down to talk about the future of the platform....

I had my eye onEnshroudedandNightingaleas the first big online hits of 2024. But in camePalworld, an absolute wrecking ball, a complete industry challenger - a game built by a relatively unknown studio, plagued by criticism for its obvious resemblance toPokemon. The game arrived at a perfect time - the first big release of the year post-holiday slump always seems to outperform expectations - and delivered something many people didn’t even know they wanted: a survival crafting game with Pokemon....

The highest grossing movie last yearwasBarbie, in part propelled byBarbenheimer, and aided by the excellent performances of the cast and the virality of its soundtrack. It was rewarded with two acting Oscar noms (and a lot of controversy around the lack of a third), plus another two for Best Original Song. That all helped, sure. But mostly, people just really like Barbie. She’s the world’s most iconic toy, and while some find her frivolous, she means a lot of things to a lot of people....

Summary Master Chief and the galactic war that consumes theHalouniverse is back for a second season on the small screen. New characters join the cast, as well as new conflicts as the reimagining of the Halo franchise takes the series to new heights. The Paramount+ exclusive showpicks up after the dramatic cliffhanger from season one, taking the characters through another eight intense episodes. If you’ve been following the show and been engrossed in the characters, both new and old, you might be able to pick out an actor or two from the cast, and if that itch is bothering you, here’s every major character and the actor portraying them in the Halo show....

Quick Links Monopoly Gostays true to the core mechanics of buying, selling, trading, and collecting rent, but adds a fresh twist with themed events and minigames to keep players engaged and coming back for more. A perfect example of this is the recurring Digging minigame, where players uncover hidden objects by digging into a grid. To celebrate the beginning of a new season, Scopely has launched a brand-new, themed digging event, aptly titled“Spring Treasures”....

Summary Last month,Larian Studiosbroke the hearts of everyBaldur’s Gatefan across the globe by announcing that they haveno plans to work with the Dungeons & Dragons license moving forward, and that the studio will instead move onto something new rather than stick around and make Baldur’s Gate 4. It was a hammer blow to the hopes and dreams of everyone that fell in love with the characters that Larian created, but it doesn’t mean that they’re gone forever....

Quick Links There are a few classes inBaldur’s Gate 3that allow you to raise an army to do your bidding. Perhaps the best of them is the Circle of Spores druid, which allows you to raise the dead through your reanimating spores. Your undead army will even surpass students of the School of Necromancy, provided you find enough corpses. But a Circle of the Spores druid isn’t entirely about raising the dead....

Few villains in video games can inspire such fear and terror as Sephiroth, the silver-haired, sword-wielding, sometimes shirtless antagonist ofFinal Fantasy 7. If you’re looking for a way to decorate your bookshelf, desk, or display case with a few figures of your favorite Final Fantasy villain, the best way is to pick up a couple of figures. There have been quite a few figures of Sephiroth released over the years, letting you reenact scenes from the games and films thanks to many of them having tons of points of articulation and being completely posable....