Summary When you’re running a campaign ofDaggerheartas a GM, you’ll accumulate a resource called Fear every time the players make a roll, and the Fear Duality Dice is higher than their Hope one. While you’re able to hold up to a maximum of 12 Fear while playing, it’s highly encouraged that you spend Fear to keep the narrative of the game feeling fresh. Of course, there are a handful of standard ways to use Fear, such as interrupting the players, making additional GM moves, or using adversary Fear features, but there are so many creative ways you can use Fear in Daggerheart....

Summary The announcement ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 7closed last night’s annual Xbox showcase, to thechagrin of a subsection of Xbox fans, especially thoseeagerly awaiting an update on Fable. Interestingly, Black Ops 7 is set to release on last-gen consoles, namely the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.Kotakualso reports that the game is still releasing on the Nintendo Switch 2, even though confirmation of this was omitted from the official announcement....

Summary Horror master Clive Barker left an indelible mark on the genre. Hellraiser is his best, for my money. With a setting and lore that evokes imagery so strong that it links horror and kink forever, the film series also gave rise to one of the genre’s most iconic villains. Pinhead can be mistaken for nothing else but true terror and is the main reason why the films continue to be made as recently as 2022....

Quick Links Chrono Odysseyis an upcoming action-combat MMO, developed by Chrono Studio - a new studio composed of South Korean MMO developer veterans. There are currently six confirmed classes in Chrono Odyssey: Swordsman, Ranger, Sorcerer, Paladin, Berserker, and Assassin. Each class can use three different weapons, although you can only have two equipped at one time. This creates a dual-weapon combat system with weapon swapping, chaining different ability combos together to rip through difficult bosses and waves of mobs while exploring the game’s open world....

Chrono Odysseyis an upcoming MMO from Chrono Studio, a South Korean studio made up of industry veterans from across the region. There’s a lot to get through in this review, so I’m going to start with the most pressing point: Chrono Odyssey is very similar toAmazon’s New World. This is due to its dual-weapon combat, focus on gathering and crafting, chest runs, and overall aesthetic. You would never have gotten this impression from its initial marketing, but spend just a few minutes with Chrono Odyssey and the similarities are unmistakable....

Summary Sandfall Interactive has released Patch 1.3.0 forClair Obscur: Expedition 33. It’s not a massive patch, but it does add a couple of new features to the critically-acclaimed JRPG. First, you’ll now be able to rematch Simon, one of the most difficult bosses in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, after defeating him the first time. There are several changes associated with difficulty included in the patch. The game’s easiest difficulty, “Story Mode” has had its dodge and parry windows increased by 40 per cent, and incoming damage reduced by between 10 and 50 per cent....

Summary Gaming is an ever-evolving and shifting medium that has had tons of excellent titles come and go throughout its history, allowing newcomers togo back and revisit some of the highest reviewed games of the pastand likely still walk away with a solid and remarkable experience, such asSuper Metroid, which is still a banger of a Metroidvania. However, some titles aren’t so fortunate and may have been a standout hit back in their heyday, but have since fallen to time, aging poorly as new games come out and do it better....

Cyberpunk 2077just dropped update 2.3, and it’schock-full of exciting new additions, from extra cars and quests to photo mode tweaks and VRR support. But one of the more understated features included in this update is one that was ripped right from the hands ofGrand Theft Auto. As pointed out bySynth Potato on Twitter, update 2.3 also comes with a new cinematic camera for when you’re driving. It’s a feature that we take for granted now in the GTA series, but it really livens up police chases and gives you a unique vantage point on whatever city you’re cruising through....

Dungeons & Dragons(DnD) is one of the most popular and long-running tabletop RPGs in the world. Since its debut in 1974, the game has gone through multiple editions, each bringing new rules, mechanics, and updates aimed at improving gameplay and rebalancing class power. With every major revision, some classes gain enhanced versatility, new features, or much-needed buffs… while others are scaled back to prevent them from overshadowing the rest of the party....

JRPGshad a ridiculous boon in the 2000s, producing some truly powerhouse games that defined and revolutionized the series they’re from. Final Fantasy was everywhere, Persona was ramping up, and year after year, there was another stunning JRPG to snatch up. While the PlayStation One would last until about 2006, the PlayStation 2 was a powerhouse, and the Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube were all making waves. The 2000s were all about innovation, and these integral JRPGs took what we knew of the genre and stretched it to new heights....

This is going to sound weird, so stick with me here: I think sometimes people forget theSwitch 2can do everything the originalSwitchcould. Well, almost everything. If you want to shove your Switch 2 into a cardboard piano, you’re out of luck. You should probably learn on the real thing anyway. Or with the literally dozens of slop piano games in the eShop. I’ve already spent more time talking about theLabopiano here than anyone has in the history of Earth....

Summary There are many ways you can describe the Doom Slayer, but an excellent conversationalist is not one of them. He doesn’t speak at all in 2016, and only spoke ina flashback cutscene in Doom Eternalwhen he wasn’t actually the proper Doom Slayer, which is the most we’ve ever heard him speak throughout the entire history of the series. Doom: The Dark Agesonce again had our lovable Doom Slayer open his mouth, and even though it was only a single word, it was absolutely dripping with aura....

Summary Dying Lightfans aren’t particularly happy about how similarThe Beastlooks toDying Light 2, especially considering it’s now a full-priced game instead of an expansion. Yesterday’s Summer Game Fest showcase was full of big reveals(such asScott Pilgrim ExandResident Evil Requiem), but one thing we knew about before going in was that Dying Light: The Beast would finally get a proper gameplay trailer.That trailer not only gave us our best look at The Beast yet, but it also confirmed a release date of August 22, meaning we’re just a few months away from reuniting with Kyle Crane....