Best Baldur's Gate 3 Bard Build

Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Bard build The best subclass, equipment, skills and spells for Bards in BG3. Image credit:VG247 / Larian A Baldur’s Gate 3 Bard build is important to figure out, as a well-built Bard can easily become the foundation to a strong party. In your journey throughout Baldur’s Gate 3 , a powerful Bard can take centre stage given a good understanding of its skills and tricks. As such, we’ve created this Baldur’s Gate 3 Bard build that’ll point out the best equipment, weapons, skils and ability score investment for the class....

January 10, 2026 · 5 min · 958 words · Adam Hall

Best Elden Ring Sorceries For Early And Late Game

Best Elden Ring Sorceries for early and late game Here are the best spells to be found throughout The Lands Between and the Land of Shadow in Elden Ring. UPDATE: We’ve streamlined the information on this page, made sorcery prerequisites more easily noticeable, added new images, and added some more sorceries. Finding the best Elden Ring sorceries across The Lands Between is surely at the top of every spellcaster’s list, especially given just how fun spell-slinging some of the games most powerful sorceries can be....

January 10, 2026 · 15 min · 3137 words · Joel Clarke

Best Soulslikes To Play In 2024 (that Aren't Made By Fromsoftware)

Best Soulslikes to play in 2024 (that aren’t made by FromSoftware) You don’t need to go to Reddit to get the list of best non-From Software Soulslikes; we’ve got them right here. Image credit:VG247 We still don’t have a proper name for action RPGs that take inspiration - primarily - from the work of storied Japanese studio, FromSoftware . We have a shorthand for them; Soulslikes, and the term generally refers to a core set of principles....

January 10, 2026 · 14 min · 2851 words · Isabel Deaton

Best Weapons In Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree

Best weapons in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Swords, sorcery, and a few really weird little guys. UPDATE: We have added some additional weapons - the Backhand Blade, Spear of the Impaler, Milady, the Staff of the Great Beyond, and the Star-Lined Sword - to this guide that are worth trying out in the Land of Shadow. There’s no shortage of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree weapons . FromSoftware added over 100 new armaments to Shadow of the Erdtree , from freaky little whips to swords with spectacular skills and a particularly potent sorcery staff you can only get from completing an easily missable side quest....

January 10, 2026 · 10 min · 1966 words · Sadie Schwartz

Bg3 Necromancy Of Thay Guide

BG3 Necromancy of Thay guide The eldritch Necromancy of Thay can quickly become a thorn in your side in Baldur’s Gate 3, but if you can read it all, powerful magic awaits! Image credit:Larian/VG247 Across the vast and intricate world of Baldur’s Gate 3 , some secrets you find early on in your adventure aren’t fully revealed until it’s almost at its end. In a Necromancer’s cellar in the Blighted Village, you find the eldritch Necromancy of Thay, an evil book filled with the kind of knowledge it’s best not to know....

January 10, 2026 · 4 min · 791 words · Roger Bell

Blizzard Will Tell Us All About Diablo 4's Season Of Blood Today

Blizzard will tell us all about Diablo 4’s Season of Blood today - watch the livestream here The first of two extended livestreams to reveal everything about Diablo 4’s second season airs today. Image credit:Blizzard The wait is nearly over! Diablo 4 fans everywhere are going to finally learn all about Season of Blood , the game’s second season. As promised, Blizzard is hosting a live developer update that will dive into the new vampire-related mechanics, new bosses, quality of life updates coming to the game with the new season, and pretty much detail why you should be excited....

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · 272 words · Jessie Swinford

Bong Joon

Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 has been delayed yet again, but you’ll at least be able to watch several Robert Pattinsons on an even bigger screen Warner Bros. believes in its blockbuster potential. Image credit:Warner Bros. Pictures Bong Joon-ho’s (of Parasite> fame) next movie, an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey 7 (yes, not Mickey 17), was shot in 2022, yet we’re still waiting to see it. Now, it’s been hit with yet another delay and has been moved to spring 2025....

January 10, 2026 · 3 min · 445 words · Gwen Swiger

Breath Of The Wild Oman Au Shrine Walkthrough

Breath of the Wild Oman Au Shrine Walkthrough The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild features well over 100 Shrines in total, but the first one you’ll come to is the Oman Au Shrine. In this Zelda Breath of the Wild Oman Au Shrine guide , we’ll be walking you through everything you need to know in order to conquer the Breath of the Wild Magnesis Trial , which is pretty tricky....

January 10, 2026 · 3 min · 460 words · Ginny Paquette

Breath Of The Wild: Where Are Dlc Season Pass Switch Shirt And Treasure Chest Items?

Breath of the Wild: Where Are DLC Season Pass Switch Shirt and Treasure Chest Items? If you’ve purchased the Season Pass for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , then you’re going to be wondering how to get hold of the DLC items that you’ve earned through your purchase. In this Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC items guide , we’ll be walking you through where you can find the hidden treasure chests that contain your loot in Hyrule....

January 10, 2026 · 3 min · 500 words · Brandy Luchetti

Call Of Duty Will Now Shame Cheaters It Banned, In Real

Call of Duty will now shame cheaters it banned, in real-time, right in the kill feed Banning cheaters isn’t enough for Call of Duty, now it wants to humiliate them in real-time. Call of Duty continues to work out new ways to make the lives of cheaters miserable. The team behind the series’ Ricochet Anti-Cheat has been experimenting with reducing cheaters’ weapon damage significantly , making them feel delirious by creating enemies only they can see, turning real enemies invisible, and taking away their weapons....

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · 339 words · Harold Mchugh

Check Out This The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch Oled Coming Out Next Month

Check out this The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch OLED coming out next month For all the Zelda fans out there wanting the OLED model. Zelda fans will soon be able to add a special Nintendo Switch OLED system to their collection in April. Announced alongside the release of the latest video for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , the new OLED model features logo artwork for the game....

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · 347 words · Leola Gray

Cj From San Andreas Is Now In Armored Core 6 And The World May Never Be The Same Again

CJ from San Andreas is now in Armored Core 6 and the world may never be the same again CJ has traded Grove Street for Armored Core 6’s Rubicon, potentially creating some sort of cosmic imbalance. Image credit:VG247 Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is in the hands of thousands of PC players , which includes industrious modders. And, if there’s one thing modders like to do, it’s bring popular things from other games/pop culture into hot new releases....

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · 326 words · Joshua Cantu

Cooking Might Be Your Secret Recipe For Success In Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom

Cooking might be your secret recipe for success in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Finding The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom too hard? Learn how to cook, and all your problems will melt away like well-rendered fat. If Anthony Bourdain taught me anything, it’s that you can see the heart of a nation through its food. Whether it’s in the lonely meals people eat when they stop by convenient kitchens as they journey from place to place, the big event-like feasts we put on when we celebrate, or the food we give as gifts to one another to please, nourish, and entertain, food is the beating heart of culture....

January 10, 2026 · 6 min · 1111 words · Maggie Girard

Could Riot Have Left Clues For What The Next 2xko Character Is?

Could Riot have left clues for what the next 2XKO character is? Hidden in the recent alpha reveal are breadcrumbs for the game’s most dedicated fans. Image credit:Riot Games This new character, that was outright hinted towards in the alpha playtest announcement and will be playable at Evo this July, got no outright hints from either Sajam, Tom Cannon, or Shean Rivera, but the footage itselfs reveals plenty. If you look at the video and fast forward to the 3:40 mark, you’ll notice a gap in the character select screen between Ahri and Darius....

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · 289 words · Jeramy Flom

Court Documents Reveal Just How Much More Expensive Call Of Duty Games Are To Make Compared To Even Playstation's Biggest Exclusives

Court documents reveal just how much more expensive Call of Duty games are to make compared to even PlayStation’s biggest exclusives It’s fair to say that everyone knows Call of Duty games cost a lot of money to make, but I don’t think most of us could guess just how much money is spent on developing each title. Of the many high-budget games that get released every year, Call of Duty titles remain among the most mysterious in terms of what goes into their production....

January 10, 2026 · 3 min · 443 words · Kathleen Rasmussen

Crusader Kings 3 Expansion Adds Jousting Tournaments, Kingdom Tours, And Grand Weddings

Crusader Kings 3 expansion adds jousting tournaments, kingdom tours, and grand weddings More ways to plan and scheme. A new expansion is coming in May to a Crusader Kings 3 game near you. In this expansion, called Tours & Tournaments, you can participate in mock combat inside the jousting area, tour the dangerous wilds of your kingdom, host falconry hunts, or plan a grand wedding. Plan, scheme, joust, tour, and meet your vassals in the next update to Crusader Kings 3....

January 10, 2026 · 2 min · 304 words · Lawrence Helzer

Cut Free Of Apple Arcade, Fantasian Shows Off The Revolutionary Spirit That Helped Hironobu Sakaguchi Create Final Fantasy In The First Place

Cut free of Apple Arcade, Fantasian shows off the revolutionary spirit that helped Hironobu Sakaguchi create Final Fantasy in the first place - interview With Fantasian, Sakaguchi has a different kind of revolution in mind; one that is rooted in art, and puts aesthetic first. Image credit:VG247 Make no mistake. Fantasian is an old-school game. The game was conceived when Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi was called upon to replay Final Fantasy 6 for some promotional live stream or another - and Sakaguchi realised ‘hey, this is actually pretty good’....

January 10, 2026 · 6 min · 1230 words · Richard Turner

Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Reopens A Nightclub Previously Only Visitable In A Johnny Silverhand Flashback, So You Can Properly Hang Out In The Afterlife's Forerunner

Cyberpunk 2077 mod reopens a nightclub previously only visitable in a Johnny Silverhand flashback, so you can properly hang out in The Afterlife’s forerunner It’s the hottest night spot of the 2020s, restored so people living in the real 2020s can still boogie there in 2077. Image credit:CD Projekt/desertpirate77 Odds are you’ve spent a fair amount of time chilling in The Afterlife if you’ve sunk plenty of hours into Cyberpunk 2077 , but if you’ve not played through the main story in a while, you might not remember briefly visiting the club that was Night City’s top hangout back when Johnny Silverhand was a real boy....

January 10, 2026 · 3 min · 474 words · Kyle Templin

Destiny 2 Lightfall, One Week Later

Destiny 2 Lightfall, one week later – the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly Bungie has once again kicked it out of the park with some elements of Destiny… but completely dropped the ball with others. It’s becoming a pattern. Destiny 2 Lightfall currently sits at ‘mostly negative’ on Steam. Twitter and Reddit are awash with posts complaining about, highlighting issues with, and outright mocking the latest expansion. Even MyNameIsByf, a longstanding Destiny loyalist with a razor sharp eye for criticism and commentary, has expressed his profound disappointment with Lightfall and the future it sets up for Bungie....

January 10, 2026 · 10 min · 2041 words · Sheila Payton

Diablo 4 Beginners Guide: Builds, Maps, And Tips For New Players

Diablo 4 beginners guide: builds, maps, and tips for new players Everything you need to know about Diablo 4 on its release date. Image credit:Blizzard Diablo 4 is out right now, which meas you’re likely jumping into the game for your first proper run through the new entry in Blizzard’s legendary ARPG series. While a lot of aspects are similar to past games, there’s a lot new here to figure out too....

January 10, 2026 · 3 min · 488 words · Wendy Hayes