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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Kurai Eikyou locations Remove the Dark Influence from Yamato by defeating the Kurai Eikyou in Assassin’s Creed Shadows! Image credit:Ubisoft/VG247 In Assassin’s Creed Shadows , a mysterious group of individuals have been hiding in the shadows of Yamato striking fear and panic into the locals: the Kurai Eikyou . “Kurai Eikyou” translates to “Dark Influence”, with each nefarious member ingratiating themselves into a key faction within Yamato. Your ally in the region, the miko, Fuyu, asks you to deal with this malignant group for the good of the province....

Baldur’s Gate 3 class tier list: Best classes for beginners, solo players, multiplayer, and more Not sure which class to pick in Baldur’s Gate 3? Here are our favourite beginner-friendly options, solo player picks, and more besides! Image credit:Larian/VG247 If you thought picking a character in a normal RPG was tough, then you’ve never tried to work out what the best class in Baldur’s Gate 3 is. It’s not just that there’s 12 classes to choose from, although that is a ridiculous amount....

Baldur’s Gate 3 devs are working with Xbox team to get split-screen working on Series S Hopefully, a hallelujah moment will happen soon. Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Xbox Series X/S, but exactly when is up in the air. Speaking with IGN , Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke explained the issue with a simultaneous release on all platforms, boils down to problems the team has experienced with Xbox. Larian’s goal was to release Baldur’s Gate 3 on all three platforms simultaneously, but optimization issues with Xbox Series S, specifically have caused a delay....

Baldur’s Gate 3, a single-player RPG with no microtransactions, is beating just about every game on Steam Baldur’s Gate 3 is having one hell of a Steam launch, something you wouldn’t expect given the sort of game that it is. Image credit:Baldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 is officially out of Early Access, and it’s blowing up on Steam. The latest from Larian Studios is not only currently Steam’s top-selling game , it’s also ranked near the top of the platform’s most played games....

Battlefield 6 devs are finally doing something about its dreadful XP and attachment unlock rates, but you can say goodbye to Portal bot farms Battlefield Studios has finally addressed what’s been everyone’s biggest problem with Battlefield 6, but it’s not all good news. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. Having gotten access to Battlefield 6 ten days before the general public as part of the game’s review event , one thing stood out to me more than anything else in the game’s multiplayer sandbox: it takes too damn long to level up....

Battlefield 6 gets a new map today alongside major changes to controller aim assist, and even more weapon dispersion tweaks Right on schedule, the latest Battlefield 6 patch has arrived to kick off the next stage of Season 1. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. Battlefield 6 ’s first season has entered its second phase. The game received a major update earlier today, version 1.1.2.0, which delivers a host of changes to the game, many of which have been expected....

Believe it or not, Nexon may be making the next StarCraft game, not Blizzard Following a fiery bid for who would get the rights, it looks like Nexon has won out over NC Soft and other Korean developers. The StarCraft IP has been largely in hibernation since StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm (save for a nice crossover in Blizzard’s online card game HearthStone ), though that may be coming to an end in the coming years....

Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Weapons for the early game There are plenty of powerful weapons to choose from in BG3, but what are some of the best? Image credit:Larian/VG247 As you adventure through Faerun in Baldur’s Gate 3 , it won’t be long before your bag is bursting with loot - magical or otherwise. But, just like the real world, a lot of the trinkets you lovingly collect will end up being total junk....

Best Valheim seeds, and the best worlds to start anew Here are some great world map seeds for resources and more! The world you inhabit in Valheim is procedurally generated, so in theory your world map should be almost unique. However, if you’re hoping for a more structured experience, you could seek out a particular world seed . That way, you know what you’re getting into ahead of time. You can also have some fun typing in random words and seeing what Valheim makes of them!...

Bethesda has started trying to convince unhappy Steam reviewers that Starfield doesn’t suck It’s just a bit boring, it’s still good, it’s still good… Image credit:VG247/Bethesda Starfield hasn’t achieved the kind of universal critical claim many had anticipated it would, with even hardcore fans having admitted that it didn’t deserve to be in the running for a Game of the Year award. As a result it’s amassed a fair amount of negative reviews, some of which Bethesda has now bizarrely started replying to....

BG3 Should you help the Guild or the Stone Lord on the beach? When your party interrupts a stand off between the Guild and Stone Lord in Baldur’s Gate 3, you have a decision to make! Image credit:Larian/VG247 Underneath Rivington in Baldur’s Gate 3 , a bit of spelunking sees your party interrupt a standoff on a beach next to the city’s bay. Cutthroats from the thieves’ guild are facing off against followers of the mysterious Stone Lord for control of an illicit shipment coming in from the coast....

BG3 Where to find Mol after Moonrise The enterprising Mol is one of the slipperiest characters in Baldur’s Gate 3, here’s where to find her after Moonrise! Image credit:Larian/VG247 As a recurring character throughout Baldur’s Gate 3 , Mol, the entrepreneurial leader of a gang of tiefling children you first meet in the Druids’ Grove, quickly ingratiates herself in with your party. So when she goes missing in Ketheric’s raid on the Last Light Inn , alongside your world-shaping work to defeat the Cult of the Absolute and other main quests, you also make a journal entry to find Mol....

Blizzard changing its entire Diablo 4 patching process after 1.1 controversy But don’t expect most of the changes in 1.1 to be reverted. Image credit:Blizzard / VG247 Friday’s Diablo 4 stream was a wild moment for the game and its community. The emergency livestream was Blizzard’s way of rapidly responding to the overwhelmingly negative feedback the game’s latest patch received. Patch 1.1 demonstrated a heavy-handed approach in balance; nerfing all classes, flattening the XP curve, blocking several power-levelling methods, and significantly reducing the effectiveness of some key stats - all while players were getting ready to jump into Diablo 4’s Season of the Malignant ....

Blizzard clarifies where and when Diablo 4’s rarest items can drop following player confusion There’s a reason why barely anyone managed to get Diablo 4’s six ultra-rare Unique items. Image credit:Blizzard As the latest in the Diablo series, Diablo 4 ’s loot is supposed to include certain legacy items. Those Unique drops are some of the rarest ever in the game. So rare, in fact, that for a while after launch, no one actually found them....

Bungie’s next title looks to mix fighting games, life sims, and “frog-type games” Sign me up! Image credit:Bungie Bungie has shed a bit of light on one of its in development projects, which is apparently partially inspired by “frog-type games.” Back in 2020, Destiny 2 developer Bungie posted some job listings pointing towards a more “lighthearted and whimsical” incubation project, but we haven’t heard much about it since then. Bungie appears to be hiring for its incubation projects once again, providing a bit more detail on at least one of them....

Capcom only needs to make one change to make the Street Fighter 6 Battle Pass way more attractive If Capcom did one thing to get me to open my wallet for Street Fighter 6, it’d be music to my ears. Image credit:Capcom When you really step back and think about it, Street Fighter is really one of the first ever games as a service. Sure, in the 90s it meant a different thing - but few games ‘lived’ for as long as Street Fighter titles did, receiving updates that’d deliver new moves, new characters, balance changes, and even entirely new gameplay mechanics....

Check out the launch trailer for Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores expansion Out next week. Sony has released the launch trailer for Horizon Forbidden West DLC Burning Shores . Out on April 19, the Burning Shores expansion finds the Nora hunter pursuing a sinister threat in the wilds of volcanic Los Angeles, wracked by violent tectonic activity. Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores | Launch Trailer The story picks up where Horizon Forbidden West left off, and to enter it, you must complete the main quest up to and including the final quest in the main game....

Crysis 4 put “on hold”, as Crytek says it “determined that layoffs are inevitable to move forward” and parts with roughly 15% of staff “Crytek cannot continue as before and remain financially sustainable.” Image credit:Crytek Crysis 4 has been put “on hold”, developer Crytek has announced, as it becomes the latest in the ever-growing line of games companies to push the big layoffs button. It’s let go an estimated 15% of its 400 staff, meaning in the region of 60 people are affected....

Dark and Darker: How to revive and heal It’s dangerous to go al- oh, you’re already dead How to revive and heal in Dark and Darker are essential to surviving long enough to get out with your loot. Dark and Darker leaves you to figure out pretty much everything on your own, which is particularly troublesome for revival. Bringing an ally back to life involves a lengthy and dangerous process, including retrieving an item you probably didn’t know how to get to begin with....

Dead Space remake review: A masterclass in survival horror, all over again One of the most influential horror games of all time returns to show us all how it’s done. 15 years later, Dead Space asserts its place at the top. As you hop aboard the USG Ishimura and into the suit of Dead Space protagonist, Isaac Clarke, you’ll unearth terror like never before in the form of Necromorphs. These alien horrors, alongside undertones of religious fanaticism, make the USG Ishimura one of the most terrifying settings in the survival horror genre....