Animal Crossingsounds incredibly dull on paper, but there’s something oddly satisfying about the monotony of whirring away on a virtual island to pay off a virtual mortgage, logging in every day to tick off a bunch of menial chores and say hello to your homestead of cute talking animals. Before the pandemic, I couldn’t get into the series. The idea of a life sim with gated progression that forces you to wait in real time to complete mundane tasks was unbearably tedious....

After its original announcement at TennoCon 2022,Soulframehas been something a lot ofWarframefans have been keen to play. Its pre-alpha ishas been fairly enigmatic, considering the test period’s invite-only nature. Without an invitation, excited players have waited out in the cold for a chance to get their hands on the title, and this weekend, those fans can thaw out while playing Soulframe. Digital Extremes has effectively torn that barrier down by opening the Soulframe pre-alpha servers for all fans this weekend in honor ofDigital Extremes' TennoCon 2025 celebration....

Quick Links While you have worked throughLies Of P: Overture’s Krat Zue, you aren’t quite ready to leave nature behind. In this stage, we’re trading infected baboons and elephants for maniacal martial arts-using robots. This section is a little shorter, but it has a fair share of ambushes, and even a few encounters involving some old faces. We will walk you through the new enemies you will be encountering, and point you in the direction of all the available treasures....

Quick Links One of the most fascinating aspects ofPalworldis the existence of Pal variants. Some Pals adapt to their environments or undergo changes that alter both their appearance and type—much like real-life adaptation. With the Tides of Terraria update, many new Pals and even some unique variants were added to the game, bringing the total count to over 150. Finsider Ignis is a pink-colored variant of Finsider, boasting both Fire and Water types....

Baldur’s Gate 3is a fantastically well-rounded RPG, with action, drama, horror, and even romance. And that wouldn’t be possible without the amazing cast of well-written characters. While we love each and every one of them, that doesn’t mean they’re the most… presentable sort. If you had to bring one of your BG3 companions home to meet your folks, who would you pick? Some would be charming, sure, but would they be trustworthy?...

I don’t like going onto LinkedIn. It’s possibly the worst social media platform, considering it’s evolved beyond its primary function of helping people find jobs to becoming a website where people post the most insufferable capitalist bootlicking brainrot that language can muster. It’s a place where people meticulously curate their personal brands for maximum career progression, and because corporate culture is insufferable, the people with the most reach are often also the most annoying....

It’s not easy making one of the best RPGs of all time. And it’s definitely not easy to make one that’s even better than that. Unfortunately forCD Projekt Red, it has had to do both. While we’re still a long way away fromThe Witcher 4, we can’t help but wonder if it will be able to surpassThe Witcher 3; even more so,now that Ciri is the lead. There’s no doubt that the folks over at CDPR are also wondering the same, but the devs will have to try and put the pressure out of their minds and focus on making the best possible version of the game they can....

In recent years, Vtubers, or Virtual YouTubers, have become one of the most popular ways for people to consume content. Unlike regular streamers, VTubersemploy the use of a virtual avatar and motion capture technology to stream online. That streaming and presence could soon extend beyond the world ofYouTubeorTwitch. After the inclusion of VTuber Usada Pekora in the recently released Death Stranding 2: On the Beach,the CEO of one of the biggest VTuber agencies saysthat the personas could soon be in more and more video games....

Summary WhenDevora Wildewas recording forBaldur’s Gate 3, she didn’t think that her character,Lae’zel, was mean and rude. However, when it launched, the githyanki immediately proved to be divisive, with her much more straightforward attituderubbing many players the wrong way. Now, in an interview with ReadyAimFire, Wilde explains why Lae’zel is the way she is - and it isn’t for the sake of cruelty. Instead, she argues that her behaviour makes complete sense when you consider her background, and the risk that the mindflayer parasite poses....

Update: 15-05-2025 23:39 BST - Battlefield’s global community manager has responded to worries over Battlefield 4’s servers, claiming a “technical error” was stopping people from renewing subscriptions on PlayStation. The issue has now been resolved. Battlefield 4, despite releasing in 2013, maintains an active player base. There have been four entries in the series released since Battlefield 4; a couple of these entries aren’t particularly well-regarded (Battlefield Hardline and Battlefield 2042), and the other two also remain relatively active considering their age (Battlefield 5 and Battlefield 1)....

Celestial Guardians is a set that focuses heavily on making Stage 2 Pokemon better. Previously, Basic Pokemon have been some of the stronger options inPokemon Pocketdue to many legendary ex’s being Basics, but now there are cards that directly counter this archetype. The Basic Pokemon in Celestial Guardians do not have a lot of HP or explosive attack power. They are more niche, well-thought-out cards that require creativity to use effectively....

Summary Free-to-play has almost become the expectation for MMOs, as opposed to the payment and monthly subscription model of the olden days.Crystal of Atlanis another example of this, acting as an MMO where the majority of content is free, and which sustains itself on microtransactions, mainly in the PvE section. But if you’re looking for games that scratch a similar itch to Crystal of Atlan, there are a lot of other games out there....

Cyberpunk 2077went through a whole lot of changes throughout development, as many games do. you’re able to see some of them for yourself by going back and watching thegameplay demo we got at E3 2018, two years before the game launched. A few things were tweaked, and one of them was the model for the default female V. In the final release, she looked a whole lot different, and players struggled to recreate the look we had seen years prior....