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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Unlock Rospro Pass Skyview Tower Flying without wings! Image credit:Nintendo Unlocking the Rospro Pass Skyview Tower can be a thorny issue for some players, especially since it’s likely one of the first ones you’ve visited so far in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom . Although the spiky vines blocking the entrance seem impenetrable at first, you only need to exploit one of the game’s basic elemental reactions to make it through unscathed....

“It’s a mecha fan’s dream” Over 300,000 players have suited up for Mecha Break’s Steam demo The demo has absolutely surged up the Steam charts, with an open beta. Image credit:Seasun Games A demo for the upcoming mecha PvP shooter, Mecha Break , has soared up the Steam charts, and it’s not even out yet. An open beta / demo, which was released last night, has already hit a peak of 317,522 players....

“Just because Heihachi is back, Reina’s importance won’t be diminished” Harada lifts the lid on Heihachi’s controversial return, and teases the future of Tekken 8 With the update coming out tomorrow, we sit down for a brief but insightful chat about the world’s most loving dad. Image credit:VG247 / Bandai namco Heihachi is back from the dead. Again! In Tekken 8 ’s upcoming update, everyone’s favourite grandad has survived his trip to the lava and is in the ring yet again....

“Let’s see what the team pulls together for you” - Helldivers 2 devs to deliver “all the information you need” on current 60-day plan progress tomorrow “We have many teams working in parallel on different things. Some are slated for…soon. Others for…later…and others for….much later.” Image credit:Arrowhead Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has confirmed that it’s planning to release to blog post tomorrow, September 5, which will tell you “all the information you need” about the studio’s current progress on its 60-day plan ....

“They can turn it around” – Den of Wolves (and ex-Payday) developers discuss Payday 3’s shaky launch As 10 Chambers moves to develop a brand new heist game, we dig into its devs’ thoughts on an obvious competitor. Image credit:VG247 / 10 Chambers / Starbreeze Payday 3 isn’t the explosive hit many of us where expecting. As of writing, it has a 24-hour Steam peak of 1,489 players . That obviously doesn’t take into account those enjoying it on consoles, the Epic Game Store or Game Pass, but, when compared to the 27,099 24-hour peak that serves as Payday 2 ’s high watermark, it paints quite the picture....

“This mod feels like a threat” Oblivion Remastered’s lockpicking is already perfect for masochists, but here’s your chance to experience a new world of pain “I’ve lockpicked multiple doors IRL and even I think this is brutal.” Image credit:Bethesda/VG247/SquigM Uh oh. Oblivion Remastered ’s lockpicking minigame can be just as brutal as the one you remember from the original, but if you’ve managed to master it, there’s a new mod that’ll add an extra layer of challenge....

“This character is not normal” – Is Rashid too OP in Street Fighter 6? With not even a day of time with the character, players have uncovered the stank with Rashid. Image credit:Capcom Rashid is officially out now in Street Fighter 6 . He’s proving to be an incredibly popular character, with numerous players jumping into the game to try him out for the first time. However, thanks to those skilled at quickly uncovering the secret spice in newly released characters, it’s starting to look like Rashid is a real powerhouse....

“This is not Disco Elysium 2, this is C4” ZA/UM announces its next game, a spy RPG about “doing the work you love, even if it doesn’t get you any fame or parades” “We want to build on what we’ve done before, but not simply by repeating it, or rehashing it.” Image credit:ZA/UM/VG247 Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM has officially thrown its hat into the kinda DE successor maelstrom , announcing an upcoming spy RPG codenamed Project C4, which its developers explicitly say isn’t a Disco sequel....

20 years ago, Nintendo changed how I thought about games forever with just two screens The Mario develper is yet to make a better console, honestly. Image credit:Nintendo Do you also think games consoles are a bit boring these days? I do. There’s no whimsy to them anymore, nothing strange or eclectic about them, apart from the Nintendo Switch , but even then I reckon the most special thing about it is its hybrid format....

A devoted Starfield fan spent 200 hours figuring out the game’s complete skill tree What else is there to do while we wait? A Starfield fan has apparently put in around 200 hours piecing together what might be the game’s entire skill tree. There’s commitment, and then there’s commitment. For one fan, that second version is spending a ridiculous amount of time putting together what they believe is every skill you can unlock in Starfield , based on what we’ve seen in footage and teasers released so far (thanks, GamesRadar )....

A Monopoly Go version of regular Monopoly is now a thing, because Hasbro’s still banking on its monopoly on Monopoly It’s pretty simple to fathom really, once the word monopoly stops reverberating around your skull. Image credit:Scopely Hello there. You know Monopoly Go , that mobile game that has more players than any of us will ever have hot dinners? Well, Hasbro and Scopely have been working on making a version of regular Monopoly - you know, the physical board game that’s been causing minor tiffs between families since at least the 1930s - based on the mobile game version....

Activision Blizzard and Microsoft have moved the acquisition deadline into October The new deadline will provide Microsoft more time to work things out with regulators. Activision Blizzard and Microsoft have agreed to extend the acquisition deadline into the fall to work on final regulatory issues. The original deadline to close the deal was set for yesterday, July 18, but it was changed after meetings between the companies occurred. Activision Blizzard stated in its Q2 2023 financial report that on July 18, the two companies entered into an agreement to move the acquisition deadline to October 18....

Warner Bros. previously referred to the game as “disappointing.” Image credit:Rocksteady Studios According to a report from Eurogamer , Rocksteady’s QA department has been essentially cut in half over the past month, going from 33 team members down to 15. This was caused by, you won’t be surprised to hear, Suicide Squad’s poor sales, which Eurogamer says was directly cited as a reason for the studio’s “restructuring.” QA isn’t the only department to have suffered from layoffs either, though it doesn’t appear to be clear which teams have been affected just yet....

All Content Warning Items and how to use them Here’s everything you need to know about Content Warning’s shop and the items that it sells. Image credit:Landfall Games Content Warning sees you and your crew venturing deep into the Old World, a land suffering from pollution and packed with ghastly monsters. Down here, you need to use a host of useful items to take on the task of recording anything and everything scary you find, all in a bid to go viral on SpookTube....

All Gnome Locations in Atomfall Here’s where to find all those pesky little gnomes across Wyndham Village in Atomfall. Image credit:Rebellion/VG247 As you explore the uncanny Wyndham Village in Atomfall , you might’ve run into a strange gnome or two. These little fellas are scattered across the place, will scream when you smash them (understandably so), and ultimately, if you manage to find all of them, you’ll secure a neat achievement....

American McGee is leaving game dev following rejection of Alice: Madness Returns sequel A TV adaptation is still in the works, though. Some bad news for Alice: Madness Returns fans, as creator American McGee has said that a proposal for a new game has been rejected. In a new Patreon post from American McGee titled “End of the Adventure,” the creator of the cult classic series has shared the news that fans shouldn’t expect a new game, as EA has rejected any potential sequel....

Arc Raiders’ Cold Snap update brings snow storms to most maps, new events and a new Raider Deck Arc Raiders has delivered a big new update that’s very fittingly on theme, and it’s not without new mechanics. Image credit:Embark Studios. Arc Raiders is kicking off its last major event of the year. The Cold Snap update arrives moments from now, and it’s perhaps the game’s biggest since its momentous launch in late October....

Arknights Endfield reroll guide How to start Endfield again and whether it’s worth your time Image credit:Hypergryph | VG247 If you’re looking to reroll in Arknights Endfield , well, you might want to reconsider. Rerolling does give you a shot at getting a specific 6-star character you want, but that shot is highly likely to miss. And it’s a bit of a pain to pull off. Still, if you’re dedicated to the idea of not getting an Ardelia duplicate or you really want Pogranichik instead of Ember, you can give rerolling a go....

As Aliens Dark Descent hits PS Plus and Rogue Incursion eyes PSVR, here is the best way to watch all Alien movies in the series Rip through all the movies in the Alien series in the right order. Image credit:20th Century Studios Alien fans have been eating good this year. The iconic sci-fi horror series was rebooted to great effect with the critically acclaimed Alien: Romulus , which ended a run of disappointing sequels that arguably stretches back decades ....

The author has denied the allegations placed against him. Image credit:Amazon/ BBC Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual assault earlier this year, and it’s now being reported that as a result production on Good Omens season 3 is being paused. The show was renewed for its third and final season last year, with Gaiman returning to writer, executive producer, and server as showrunner. Douglas Mackinnon, the co-showrunner of the first two seasons, though it was not explained why at the time of his departure....