Rangers are famous — or infamous — inDungeons & Dragonsfor being one of the weakest classes, but the 2024 Player’s Handbook has tweaked the class and made it stronger. Granted, it’s still not the strongest class of the game or anything, but the upgrades it has received are an improvement to the original version from the fifth edition. Some species were also changed, making some of them interesting picks for a ranger, as well as older species that now have an interesting synergy with the ranger — or always had and are still worth pointing out....

During its most recent shareholder meeting,Ubisoftconfirmed that a newGhost Recongame is in the works. The official confirmationfollows rumors of a new title within the Tom Clancy franchise that would take place during a fictional Naiman War, with elements similar toModern WarfareandReady or Not. That’s all well and good, except there’s just one problem … it sounds like the game is going to be a live-service title. When It Comes To A New Ghost Recon, The Monkey’s Paw Is Definitely Curling As first shared by Insider Gaming, via, the company did outright confirm that the next Ghost Recon game would be a first-person shooter, ditching the third-person perspective that headlined the two most recent Ghost Recon games (Wildlands and Breakpoint)....

Summary Sometimes, you just want to forget all the shooting, slashing, and strategy anddive into a cozy gamewhere the biggest threat is forgetting to water your turnips. Yep, we’re talking about those sweet farming and gardening games where time melts away and everything smells like pixelated flowers. The characters in those worlds? Totally lucky. Meanwhile, some poor souls are stuck in worlds filled with chaos, war, and apocalyptic nightmares. For them, tending a garden isn’t a hobby—it’s a luxury fantasy....

Quick Links When Hodari has a dilemma regarding his sister Rosii’s wedding, he, of course, turns to you, his best friend. He wants to make her the best wedding present possible, but he needs help figuring out what to make. However, he’s worried about Najuma’s safety and doesn’t want to risk taking her into the Elderwoods ofPalia. He asks you to bring him a platinum bar, but before you do that, you have the optional task of asking other villagers for suggestions on gifts for his sister....

Quick Links The name of a game likeDate Everythingkind of gives away the aim, but it’s more literal than you might expect. You can indeed Date Everything, from the more concrete objects like your PC filled with fanfiction, to more abstract ideas like shadows or your the workplace app on your phone. There are a lot of options. But there are just as many you might not expect. Every day you are surrounded by air....

Quick Links Exploring the Horns of the South inTainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalonmeans working alongside the Keepers of legend. These notable soldiers maintain the fort overlooking the sea, and they risk their lives to keep the lighthouse burning amid the impending Wyrdness. However, not every Keeper gets to retire and die of old age. Many will perish miserably in the line of duty. On their bodies, you’ll find different dogtags that identify the individual....

Quick Links There are plenty of adorable, perfectly sweet, easy to find objects of your affection inDate Everything!, but if you’d like someone a little rougher around the edges, then head down into the crawlspace below your house and introduce yourself to your mouse trap, a surly man who goes by Vaughn Trapp. Vaughn’s story relies on you helping him do his job and earn his keep around the house: this rat trap, despite having been laid out for a while, has never actually caught a rat before....

Just a month and some change afterXboxannounced thatThe Outer Worlds 2would cost $80,Obsidianhas now informed players (through twokinda cringey meme posts on Twitter) that the upcoming titlewill now retail at $69.99. Xbox has also said that “full-priced holiday releases” will be set at that price point too, “in line with current market conditions”. This likely meansBlack Ops 7will also be priced at $70. Funnily enough, Microsoft also cited “market conditions” whenannouncingits price hike, saying, “We understand that these changes are challenging, and they were made with careful consideration given market conditions and the rising cost of development....

Discussing value is always a tricky thing.Conversations about whether something is priced fairlyalways need to be cuffed with a ‘to me’, but as someone who writes about games and gaming hardware for a living, I do a lot of product recommendations, so I’ve got a solid grip on how the average person is going to react to value propositions. That said, after the announcement that Microsoft would be raising the price of all its gaming hardware,the launch model Xbox Series X now costs $600and the 2TB version costs $730....

It’s been a terrible couple of weeks forXboxemployees withnumerous layoffs across various studiosand multiple project cancellations despite reaching record profits. A lot has been changing thanks tothe brand’s shift from a manufacturer to an ecosystem. However, former Xbox chief Peter Moore thinks the brand might not be alive today because of what happened in the 360 era. While the Xbox 360 was a celebrated console, everyone who owned one lived in fear of the dreaded ‘red ring of death’....

South Park: The Stick of Truthhas aged incredibly well — which isn’t something you’re able to always say about a series as intentionally offensive as South Park. Despite releasing 11 years ago,Obsidian Entertainment’s RPG still looks indistinguishable from an episode of the show. It’s holding up in a way that only games aiming for a specific aesthetic instead of bog-standard photorealism can.The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Alien Hominid, and more recent titles likeCupheadandHarold Halibutshow that art style triumphs over fidelity every time....

Nintendo’s big Partner Direct earlier today was a bit of a dull affair, especially if you had high hopes for the likes ofHollow Knight: Silksongor any kind of big Nintendo first-party bombshell. A lot of people finished watching the show disappointed, but none moreso than Persona fans, as they got hit with a pretty brutal double whammy following the reveal ofPersona 3 Reload’sSwitch 2 port. For starters, it has been confirmed by a Sega representative (thanks GamesRadar) that Persona 3 Reload will be a Game-Key Card on Switch 2, which will be a massive blow to those that care about game preservation....

Almost a decade afterDead by Daylightfirst debuted at PAX East, Behaviour Interactive is now coming full circle. Not only with a major anniversary celebration, but also one of the most requested collaborations in the multiplayer horror game’s history. After years of speculation and wish lists from fans, the asymmetrical hit is officially crossing over withFive Nights at Freddy’s. We sat down with Dead by Daylight game director Mathieu Côté and game designer Jason Guzzo to learn about the creative process, the challenges of blending two distinct horror universes, and what players can expect when the animatronic killer makes his debut....