When it comes to the fury of anti-heroes, very few can rival the carnage and wrathful indignation of Kratos, the God of War. Kratos single-handedly wiped out the Greek Pantheon in a saga that defined gaming,killing off all the Olympian Godsin a roaring rampage of bloodthirsty vengeance. After the Greek Era in his story passed, Kratos settled into a new role as he integrated into the Norse world, regaining much of his humanity and serenity through his bond with his son Atreus....

Gearbox Softwareco-founder Randy Pitchford put his foot in his mouth this week, which is how you knowBorderlands 4’s release is getting close. Like Mariah Carey emerging each Christmas, Pitchford seems to appear every time a new title in the long-running looter-shooterBorderlandsseries is near launch to say something that makes everybody mad. It’s tradition. Real Fans? Or Rich Fans? This time,Pitchford grabbed headlines by responding to a fan saying that Borderlands 4 shouldn’t be $80, saying, “If you’re a real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen....

Quick Links Almost every item you find inTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalonhas a purpose. Whether you’ve picked up a knife to use as a weapon or nabbed a pickaxe that can smash both rocks and skulls, every item can provide at least one use. Shovels, likepickaxes, have multiple purposes,with plenty of buried treasure to find across the Horns of the South and beyond. Unfortunately, shovels are one of those items that you tend to find everywhere when you don’t need them and elude you completely when you do, but we’ve tracked down a few specific shovel spawn locations in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon to help keep your journey moving....

Quick Links To survive the harsh climate of Arrakis, you must be crafting constantly. As you move from region to region inDune: Awakening, things do get much harder. In turn, you will need to create more durable gear. This can come in the form of Steel, which will allow you to make longer-lasting equipment. On top of that, this metal also gives you more options for what you can create. So, Steel can be worthwhile to harvest....

There are all different ways to make a character inDungeons & Dragons. You can start with rolls, a character idea, or even just a vibe you want to give off, and then build a character from there. There are a wealth of ways to play, and with that, there are also plenty of ways to DM for a party too. People who have played for long will know this,but newer fansto the game may not be aware....

Summary Plenty of characters inanimeare designed to be intimidating and have power written all over them. These characters are feared or respected by others in their world, and they carry themselves in a way that their very aura emits the enormity of their strength or how fearsome their abilities can be. While there are those in anime that scream power, many stories have introduced the unassuming ones, often with simple design, that actually pack tremendous might into their punches....

Xbox’s latestwave of layoffsled to around 9,000 direct job losses, but this doesn’t give us the full picture. Alongside job cuts, it’s also come out that Xbox has pulled its funding from smaller studios that had publishing deals with the gaming giant, and the knock-on effect is leading to even further job losses. As a result of this, it’s now being reported that the gaming industry across Europe is in panic, as studios that either had deals with Xbox or were part of outsourcing teams helping on larger Xbox projects are now having to suddenly adapt to losing a great deal of work and funding....

Summary Video games have been a massive part of our lives since we were kids, playingSuper Mario Bros.on the SNES orSuper Mario 64on the Nintendo 64, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in wondrous, joyful, and magical worlds. However, as we got a little older, we would want to play titles a bit outside of our age bracket, which could be hard to obtain. So, instead of throwing down our controllers and giving up, we did what any child would do in this situation: lie to our parents, exclaiming that the rating is far too overblown and the game isn’tactuallythat bad, hoping they would cave in and buy it for us....

Baldur’s Gate 3has so many different paths that it’s no wonder that we’re all still learning things about the game almost two years on from release. Now, for those of us who have neverplayed as a druid, it turns out there’s a huge Act 1 reward that we’ve been missing out on: a whole new player title. If you have at least one druid level,andmanage to talkKaghadown instead of fighting her, she will give you the title of Faithwarden....

Summary How many of you have been in this situation before? You sit a large group of people down for a game night. You’ve patiently been waiting to break out your latestboard game/tabletopobsession and start to explain the rules. Except, as you do, things start to go wrong. We’ve all been in that situation where reading or explaining the rules, either for yourself or for others, can take a left turn....

Quick Links Mecha Breakis a complicated game with a lot of different mechanics that revolve around damage types, mech weaknesses, and a lot of rock-paper-scissors type engagements. Before jumping into any matches, we do recommend that you follow the game’srobusttutorial system, which not only covers the fundamentals of the game but also dives into individual mechs to give you a better idea of how they all work. These tips will try to dig a little deeper into the game, providing you with some tips to improve your gameplay....

As Roger Ebert said, “Only a great villain can transform a good try into a triumph.” That’s as true for tabletop roleplaying games as it is for movies, so it’s important that your campaign has a compelling, dangerous antagonist for the players to struggle against. Coming up with the perfect villain time after time can be tricky, though, so why not turn to the pages of history for ideas? These rulers, conquerors, and plunderers from the real world make great inspiration for a villain inDungeons & Dragonsor any other TTRPG....

Board games are a lovely thing. They are a great way to spend timewith friends and family alike. However, while tabletop gaming is a joy, it can bring out the worst aspects of some people. There are certain types of board game players whom you justdreadto see sit down at the table. Those are the people I’ll be talking about here. Of course, I’m treating the entries on this list like they are stable characterizations, but we’ve all probably dipped into one of these archetypes here and there....