How To Speak To Dryleaf Dane In Er Shadow Of The Erdtree

How to speak to Dryleaf Dane in ER Shadow of the Erdtree You need to perform a specific Emote to get Dryleaf Dane to speak to you in Elden Ring, but which one? Image credit:FromSoftware/VG247 The enigmatic Dryleaf Dane is one of the coolest new characters in Elden Ring ’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. A master of the Dryleaf Arts , Dane is a hand-to-hand combat expert and if you want to punch a dragon, you’re going to have to impress him by challenging him to a one-on-one battle....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 548 words · Wendy Stjohn

How To Transform The Stone

How to transform the Stone-Sheathed Sword in ER Shadow of the Erdtree Here’s how to transform your Stone-Sheathed Sword into the Sword of Darkness or Sword of Light in Shadow of the Erdtree. Image credit:VG247/FromSoftware Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion introduced plenty of new weapons to the game for Tarnished to experiment with, and while many stand out as being the latest overpowered weapon to fell foes with, others stand out for the unique way in which you get your hands on them....

January 12, 2026 · 7 min · 1416 words · Robert Christensen

How To Unlock All Mario Kart World Vehicles

How to unlock all Mario Kart World vehicles Cut about Mario Kart World in a range of old and new karts! Here’s all vehicles and how to unlock them in Mario Kart World. Image credit:Nintendo/VG247 What would Mario Kart World even be if it didn’t have a huge roster of karts, bikes, and buggies for you to race around its tracks in? There’s plenty of returning fan favourites to hop into, such as personal favourite Buggybud, as well as some new wheels to look forward to unlocking....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 544 words · Michael Bijou

How To Upgrade Weapons In Atomfall

How to upgrade weapons in Atomfall Here’s how to improve the stats of your firearms in Atomfall. Image credit:Rebellion/VG247 Believe it or not, you can upgrade your weapons in Atomfall , but you will need to find a few things before you can do so. There’s no blacksmith or firearms vendor who does all this for you in exchange for your hard-earned materials, and instead, you’ll need to learn the ability to upgrade weapons yourself....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 470 words · Thomas Carter

If You Don't Have A Battlefield 6 Beta Early Access Code, Twitch Drops Could Get You One

If you don’t have a Battlefield 6 beta Early Access code, Twitch Drops could get you one - so long as you watch When you’re not playing the Battlefield 6 beta yourself, you may be tempted to watch others play it on Twitch instead. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. In celebration of the impending launch of the Battlefield 6 beta, EA has revealed a new Twitch Drops event that works just about as you’d expect....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 449 words · Katherine Calhoun

In 2024, Playstation 5 Finally Makes Good On Its Live Service Promise

In 2024, PlayStation 5 finally makes good on its live service promise – but will anyone care? he first of PlayStation’s many first-party live service games arrive this year. Will it chart a new direction for the company, or immediately stumble? Image credit:VG247/Sony PlayStation has had what you could call a growing obsession with diversifying the types of products that make it money. The company’s first-party games sell incredibly well , command the respect of game developers and players alike, and consistently rank among the year’s highest-rated games ....

January 12, 2026 · 4 min · 709 words · Adrian Curtis

In A Time Of Uncertainty For Live

In a time of uncertainty for live-service games, Pocketpair makes it clear that Palworld is staying as a premium title Free-to-play isn’t in Palworld’s future. Image credit:PocketPair Those of you worried that Palworld will go the full live-service route likely don’t need to be, as developer Pocketpair has no plans to make it free-to-play. Palworld is the kind of game that’s pretty perfectly poised to go free-to-play if it wanted to, as all those sales certainly put it in a strong position for a good long while....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 425 words · Mary Degarmo

Is Forza Motorsport Secretly A Dating Sim? Turn 10 Is Very Keen For You To ‘have A Relationship With Your Car'

Is Forza Motorsport secretly a dating sim? Turn 10 is very keen for you to ‘have a relationship with your car' Eye up those rims and get ready to massage your gasket, Forza Motorsport is keen for you to fall in love with your car. Turn 10 Studios wants you to have a relationship with your car. It wants you to fall in love with it. Seriously. In a behind-closed-doors presentation after the Xbox Games Showcase , Forza Motorsport general manager Dan Greenawalt and creative director Chris Esaki really wanted to emphasise that this is a game where you fall in love with your car, and treat it like a lover....

January 12, 2026 · 5 min · 972 words · Anne Kuechler

It Turns Out All Ea Sports Fc 24 Needed To Get Back To The Top Of Uk Sales Was A Tiny 40% Discount

It turns out all EA Sports FC 24 needed to get back to the top of UK sales was a tiny 40% discount A lot more people will buy the thing if they have to pay a lot less for the thing, who knew? Image credit:VG247/EA EAFC 24 has roared back to the head of the UK physical sales charts following Black Friday, likely due to the fact it was being sold for a lot less money in a lot of places during that week....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 512 words · Michael Griffin

Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Takes The Popular Anime Into The Realm Of 3d Brawlers

Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash takes the popular anime into the realm of 3D brawlers The game doesn’t have a release date just yet, though. A new Jujutsu Kaisen game was announced yesterday at Bandai Namco’s Showcase, bringing the popular anime into the realm of 3D. The new game, called Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash, is being developed by Byking, and is a 2v2, 3D action brawler. Byking previously made My Hero One’s Justice, a 3D arena fighter based on My Hero Academia, so we can probably expect something similar with Cursed Clash....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 345 words · Cheryl Chan

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Walkthrough

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Walkthrough Medieval Europe was a tough place to live, so check out our in-progress selection of walkthrough guides to help you make the most of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2! Image credit:Warhorse Studios Update: We’ve added another main quest, 2 side quests and some miscellaneous guides to our in-progress Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 walkthrough. Life in medieval Europe was tough. If you survived being taken to war by your liege lord and managed to farm enough food for the winter, disease was still rife and could strike without warning....

January 12, 2026 · 5 min · 913 words · Billy Munoz

Larian Explains How That Particular Baldur's Gate 3 Scene Involving Quite A Raunchy Bear Came To Be

Larian explains how that particular Baldur’s Gate 3 scene involving quite a raunchy bear came to be It wasn’t always meant to be so prominent. Image credit:VG247/Larian Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has shared the origins of that viral bear sex scene that helped put the already popular RPG on everyone’s radar. I’ll admit, while I had been aware of Baldur’s Gate 3 for a good while, for the most part I wasn’t all that interested in it....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 526 words · Daniel Lyles

Last Epoch’s Next Update Gives Everyone A Dodge, Lets You Challenge Slain Warriors

Last Epoch’s next update gives everyone a dodge, lets you challenge slain warriors Last Epoch’s Harbingers of Ruin update is near, and we now know the major changes and additions we can expect from it. Image credit:Eleventh Hour Games Last Epoch developer Eleventh Hour has been quietly working on the game’s biggest update yet since it launched out of Steam Early Access back in February. The Harbingers of Ruin update not only bolsters the endgame, it adds a major new mechanic for all players....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 581 words · Forrest Severin

Layers Of Fear Receives A Brand

Layers of Fear receives a brand-new chapter today as “a thank you” to fans Free DLC ‘The Final Prologue’ stars the second game’s villainous movie director. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/layers-of-fear_7aJD9sE.jpg?width=570&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“A mannequin covered in blood sits slumped against the wall of a storage room surrounded by metal shelving. A movie poster on the wall behind it entitled “His Razor Blade” is illuminated by an out-of-place ornamental standing lamp. The mannequin holds out what looks like a saw to the POV viewer....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 528 words · Charles Good

Lidia Is Coming To Tekken 8 This Summer Alongside Balance Changes, A Photo Mode, And A New Story Chapter

Lidia is coming to Tekken 8 this summer alongside balance changes, a photo mode, and a new story chapter That’s the prime minister of Poland Image credit:Bandai Namco Lidia has been announced as the second season 1 DLC character for Tekken 8 , returning from Tekken 7 where she first appeared in the game’s later seasons. She’s set to release in Summer 2024, though no exact date has been revealed....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 291 words · James Pritchett

Like A Dragon Gaiden Fukupi Location

Like A Dragon Gaiden Fukupi location Mask off moment Some Akame Network missions are vague, but the Like A Dragon Gaiden Fukupi request is on another level. An unknown man in western Sotenbori asks you to find his Fukupi mask, but the instructions he gives are close to useless. He says he remembers having it before crossing Bishamon Bridge, which narrows it down to, oh, a whole half a city. His recollections don’t even tell you what the Fukupi mask looks like, so you’re sent out to search with no idea what you’re even looking for....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 337 words · Alejandra Santiago

Lo And Behold, Bungie’s Bad Choices Have Resulted In Destiny 2's Worst Player Numbers

Lo and behold, Bungie’s bad choices have resulted in Destiny 2’s worst player numbers – ever Destiny 2 is becoming increasingly unpopular amongst players, to a degree we’d never seen before. Image credit:Bungie, VG247 Destiny 2 has entered seemingly its worst chapter since it first released - which is really saying a lot. After Bungie laid off “around 8%” of staff recently, reports came out suggesting that a sharp drop in revenue is partly to blame for the layoffs....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 402 words · Ira Jones

Los Angeles Fires Force Hollywood To Temporarily Shut Down Productions, Including Fallout Season 2, And Clear The Events Calendar

Los Angeles fires force Hollywood to temporarily shut down productions, including Fallout season 2, and clear the events calendar 2025 could be a huge year for Hollywood, but this is a bad start. Image credit:Prime Video As the fires in Los Angeles that started earlier this week rage on, Hollywood has been forced to shut down a number of TV productions, including Fallout season 2 , and clear the events schedule right in the middle of the awards season....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 470 words · Gustavo Smythe

Madame Web Star Dakota Johnson Blasts "bleak" And "disheartening" Movie Industry

Madame Web star Dakota Johnson blasts “bleak” and “disheartening” movie industry All while she cashes that check. Honestly? Good for her. Image credit:Sony Pictures Releasing Madame Web star Dakota Johnson is continuing to do the funniest press circuit for a superhero flick in recent memory as she blasts the risk-averse movie industry. The latest golden nugget comes from her recent interview with L’Officiel , where she discussed her career, hopes for the future, and the (dire) state of things in Hollywood right now....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 290 words · Courtney Lee

Mafia: The Old Country Won't Ask You To Surrender Your Entire Real Life To The Cosa Nostra This August, And It'll Only Charge You $50 Of Tribute Unless You Want A Limo

Mafia: The Old Country won’t ask you to surrender your entire real life to the Cosa Nostra this August, and it’ll only charge you $50 of tribute unless you want a limo Yes, we’re still making all of the mob jokes possible, to do otherwise would not be the Don thing. Image credit:2K Mafia: The Old Country ’s release date has now been confirmed, along with the prices of its standard and deluxe editions....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 479 words · James Winkler