Dune: Awakeninghas a problem that Funcom just can’t seem to deal with. It started with PvP playerssmashing indestructible ornithopters onto opponents, but while that has been fixed, the griefers have evolved. TheDeep Desert PvP zone now has around 50 percent of its space allocated for PvEplayers, but thegriefers have found creative ways to mess with those who don’t want to engage in PvE. Since a large portion of the player base prefers playing PvE, there have been complaints about griefing for weeks....

Summary There’s been a lot of buzz about Elden Ring recently. Last week FromSoftware announced thatthe game had sold 30 million copies. More recently. It seems there’s anElden Ring movie in the workswith Alex Garland confirmed as the director. However, a while before all that, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition was announced for theNintendo Switch 2. It was confirmed that The Tarnished Edition would include the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, along with some new items, as well as some cosmetics for torrent....

Quick Links If you’ve been playingGenshin Impactfor a little while, you likely already know that they only release one five-star character each update most of the time, which makes it quite easy to get every character in the game. Escoffier is the five-star character released during the Version 5.6 update. Hailing from Fontaine, Escoffier is a Cryo polearm user who excels at off-field damage while also providing incredible buffs to Freeze team compositions....

Norman Reedus gained widespread recognition during the 2010s due to his portrayal of Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead series. That’s still the thing he’s most known for, but he’s also starting to make an impact in the video game world. At this point, his likeness and voice have been used for several different games, most notably the Death Stranding titles. The resemblance of these likenesses has varied. Some only slightly look like Reedus, while others are almost photo-realistic....

Quick Links There’s a whole village of characters for you to befriend inFields of Mistria, and each of them is unique and have special interests. Getting to know them all can lead to new friendships and even romances! The world is your oyster, and you can give gifts daily to build strong bonds with your new neighbors. However, it’s difficult to know who likes what right off the bat. Thankfully, everyone is rather chatty and helpful, but keeping tabs on everyone’s individual likes is time-consuming....

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has been the talk of the RPG-loving town since it launched on April 24. Just last month,during a regularly-scheduled shareholders' meeting,Square Enixwas asked to comment on Sandfall Interactive’s smash success - particularly, how it might affect Square’s own creative decision-making in the years to come. And barely two weeks ago, Naoki Yoshida - better known as Yoshi-P, and the director of MMORPG sales behemothFinal Fantasy 14(not to mention the producer for the highly action-centricFinal Fantasy 16),faced a tough questionduring an interview withAnimeNewsNetwork: whether Clair Obscur’s turn-based battle system would promote further consideration toward this more classical combat mechanic for future fare, like, oh, I don’t know, Final Fantasy 17....

Funko has revealed the Pops that will be released as San Diego Comic-Con exclusives later this month,with everything from Barbie to Pokemon among the major IPs represented. There appear to be more than ever this year, but rather than frantically click away in an attempt to get all the Pops you want when the links go live, you can just buy all of the exclusives in one fell swoop via a handy bundle....

Many of us started building up our video game collection as children. While it was possible to see the value of a game during this time, it’s hard to judge the future value. As such, you may have given away a few games in your life, only to see them spike in value later on. Here, we are going to take a look at some games that we sold or traded away, only to later see that they became quite valuable....

Summary CD Projekt Red announcedThe Witcher 4at last year’s Game Awards with awonderful cinematic trailer, which depicts Ciri, now a witcher, doing battle with a creature called a Bauk. It hits all the right notes — grim, dirty and hopeless, three words that sum up much of the setting. If it wasn’t clear enough from the trailer, CR Projekt Red also confirmed that Ciri will be the game’s protagonist. Although many fans saw this as a natural progression for the series, others are annoyed that Geralt is not reprising his role as the story’s protagonist....

Spoilers ahead for HBO’s The Last of Us seasons one and two.I understand if it sounds like I’m an avowed hater of HBO’sThe Last of Usadaptation by now. After all, I’ve done a lot of complaining about the critically acclaimed show’s second season. I’ve whined about Dina and Elliebeing portrayed as rebellious teenagers, the way Abby’s storyhas been told so far, andits portrayal of queer pride. But I’ve also said nice things, I promise!...

Quick Links Leveling up is an essential part of any tabletop roleplay game, andDaggerheartis no exception. Unlike some other TTRPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, which go from levels one to 20, Daggerheart goes from levels one to ten, and is broken down into a handful of different tiers for players to progress through. So, if you’re diving into Daggerheart for the first time as either a player or a Game Master, you might be wondering how this system works and if it makes sense for your table....

Quick Links As you’d expect from a Metroidvania,Shadow Labyrinthis divided into multiple different areas, and most of them take you through a bunch of puzzle rooms with a final boss fight at the end. These fights lead to you getting various new abilities, making your further fights a little easier. Wilem Ong is one such final boss, but you won’t just be fighting the boss in this battle. It’s arguably one of the toughest battles in the game, and you have to employ some specific tactics to get past it....

Quick Links All over Arrakis,Dune: Awakeningplayers can find various Imperial Testing Stations, which are full of valuable resources as well as enemies to defeat. These areas function almost like miniature dungeons or puzzle rooms that have both combat and some minor knots to unravel. Plus, you’ll often find sidequests outside of these locations. So, if you’ve just entered the Vermillius Gap section of Arrakis, you might notice and be able to spot Imperial Testing Station 197, which is slightly to the west on the map....