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How to summon help with boss fights in Lies of P Lies of P does not have online co-op, but if you’re struggling with its boss fights, there’s a way to make them a little easier on yourself. Lies of P is a Souls-like that occasionally offers its own take on ideas and mechanics you’d expect to see in those games. While you may find a lot of familiar mechanics here, be prepared to see a different interpretation of one thing or another the more you play....

I’m not saying Helldivers 2 players want indoor dungeon missions, but someone’s just whipped up a 14 page long illustrated concept of what one might look like You know it’s serious when Redditors start firing up MS Paint. Image credit:Arrowhead The wishlist of things Helldivers 2 players want added to the game changes so often I really don’t envy Arrowhead’s position of having to keep up with and consider all of it....

I’ve played enough Monster Hunter Wilds to know this: the final version is way better optimised than whatever the hell is going on in the betas Monster Hunter Wilds shows off the depth and breadth of the RE Engine, it’s just a shame the betas really failed to drive that message home. Image credit:VG247 So, that Monster Hunter Wilds beta, ey? Oof. I bet Capcom is kicking itself. This close to the launch of the full game, and hordes of people are being turned off what is likely going to be one of the biggest games of the year because of some poor optimisation....

Ice T announces Payday 3 heist mission during Gamescom Opening Night Live Now you can shoot guns and do crimes, just like your favorite frozen freestyler Image credit:VG247 Ice T announced that he’s getting his own heist mission in Payday 3 , allowing you to shoot and rob fellas alongside your favourite ice cold rapper. We don’t see a huge amount on what exactly this mission will entail, aside from the fact you’ll be infiltrating a warehouse filled with heavily armed guard, nor is it clear whether Ice T will just bo doing voice over or will play a larger part in the heist itelf....

Impatient Xbox Game Pass members turned Starfield’s Premium Edition upgrade into a best-seller Some Starfield fans really can’t wait to play the game, and they’re willing to pay more for early access - just not that much more. Starfield officially arrives on September 6, which is also when it unlocks for Xbox Game Pass, and PC Game Pass members. Thousands (millions?) of players didn’t want to wait until then, so they opted for the $100 Premium Edition , which unlocked on September 1 - up to five days early....

Invincible season 3 is in the works, and it sounds like it shouldn’t take as long as the last one Though there’s no word on when it might release. Invincible season 2, part 2 isn’t actually out yet, but it seems like season 3 is already underway too. Back in 2021, Invincible arrived on Prime Video and quickly found popularity, soon after netting itself a second season. Unfortunately, though, that second season took a little while, only to be released right at the end of 2023, more than two years after the first season ended....

Is Content Warning worth buying now the free Steam giveaway is over? The answer is yes, unless you were hoping that Content Warning was a fun single-player experience. Image credit:Landfall Games One of the latest indie games to take Steam’s Top Sellers page by storm is Content Warning , which launched for the grand price of absolutely nothing on 1 April. Being completely free to install (and keep!) during its first 24 hours of being available, it’s no wonder that so many players have flocked to Content Warning to see what this bizarre title really entails....

It only took a decade for Rockstar to let you just hold a button to sprint in GTA 5 But will they let us do that in GTA 6? GTA 5 might have been released almost a decade ago now, but Rockstar has finally added the option to just hold a button to sprint. Most games generally offer one of two ways to let you sprint in a game: you can either hold a particular button down, or press it once and it’ll do it for you automatically....

It’s been a grim year, hasn’t it? 2024’s best games are all about disgust, decay, and existential dread I had a pretty cheerful 2024 in gaming, as you can tell. Image credit:VG247 2024 was a big year for folk with a never-ending affinity towards all things survival-horror, largely due to the fact that the Silent Hill 2 Remake finally released. A game that, after its initial announcement, I was truly dreading....

Jodie Foster almost played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars, and the ramifications would’ve been wild A very different Skywalker family. Image credit:Sony Pictures Releasing True Detective: Night Country lead actress Jodie Foster has revealed she was offered the Princess Leia role in the original Star Wars movie back in the ’70s. Her accepting the part could’ve substantially changed the course of the beloved story. Via The Hollywood Reporter , the actress talked on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about turning down what would become one of the most iconic roles in movie history....

Jurassic World sequel set to bring back the original film’s writer, but can it ever be good again? The last couple films were financial successes, but critical failures. Universal seems to be trying to capture some of that classic Jurassic Park magic, as the original film’s screenwriter is coming back for a new Jurassic World film. As reported by Variety , David Koepp, the writer behind 1993’s Jurassic Park, as well as its 1997 sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park, has apparently been brought on board to write a new film in the Jurassic World series, as it’s now known....

Leaked Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom commercial shows never-before-seen footage Check out a boss fight and a dark forest area. A leaked commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has appeared online, showing a never-before-seen area and boss. The footage was posted on Reddit this morning , and if you want to remain in the dark about its contents, you might wish to skip reading the rest of this post....

Life Eater is a short, gripping ‘kidnapping sim’ that’ll have you questioning everything you believe in This ‘horror fantasy kidnapping simulator’ is deeply disturbing at first glance, but Life Eater manages to serve up tragedy tastefully. Image credit:VG247/Strange Scaffold Life Eater caught my eye the moment it appeared on my Twitter feed , having described itself as a ‘horror fantasy kidnapping sim’. My initial thought was “oh, God no,” as I immediately worried just how sadistic a game like this could get in our current climate....

Like A Dragon Gaiden Kei answers and romance guide Streaming sensation Image credit:SEGA The Like A Dragon Gaiden Kei subplot tasks you with getting closer to one of the hostesses at Heaven’s Cloud in Sotenbori. That means giving the right answers during each conversation with Kei and understanding what she likes - not an easy thing to do unless you’ve done it before. Our Like A Dragon Kei guide goes over all the right answers and explains how to raise your relationship level quickly....

Longdue creative director says its upcoming game will be on the “closer to Disco” end of a great Disco Elysium to Baldur’s Gate 3 cRPG spectrum “There’s so much room for other studios to come out and make something on that spectrum.” Image credit:Longdue/Larian/ZA/UM We’re gradually learning more and more about the bunch of studios that revealed themselves to be developing not quite Disco Elysium successors earlier this month, with the creative director behind Longdue having now offered a bit more info on how it plans to approach its upcoming game....

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 4 lands this spring Yoshi’s Island! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 4: Yoshi’s Island, a new course, zooms onto Switch this spring. Birdo, who originally hit the track in Mario Kart: Double Dash, is also being added. Returning characters from the Mario Kart series will be added in future waves. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pack Wave 4 Yoshi’s Island out this spring...

Mark your calendars, scoundrels! Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars Outlaws sets course for a late August release on consoles and PC May the August be with you (yes, I hate me for saying that too). Ubisoft has announced the release date for Star Wars Outlaws , the upcoming open-world game from Massive Entertainment. Alongside the release date, a trailer featuring a new look at the game is available. Star Wars Outlaws is out August 30 - check out the new trailer....

Max Payne voice actor James McCaffrey passes away, tributes pour in “No one could do what he did better than him.” Image credit:VG247/Sam Lake Actor James McCaffrey, who provided the voice of Max Payne and more recently Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2 , has died at the age of 65. According to a statement given by a representative of the actor to TMZ , he passed away surrounded by friends and family on December 17, after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma....

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is real, and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025 But will it be on Switch 2, too? Image credit:Nintendo That’s right, Metroid fans, Nintendo finally offered a proper reveal of Metroid Prime 4 , and it’s even got a fancy subtitle. It’s been years since the last Metroid Prime 4 update, and for the final game of today’s Nintendo Direct, the game finally made an appearance....

Microsoft Flight Simulator Update 13 takes you to Antarctica and over the white sand beaches of Oceania Fly over the Moai monoliths, Autograph Tower, and other points of interest. World Update 13 is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator , and it takes you over the lovely regions of Oceania and the lonely, desolate expanse of Western Antarctica. When you’re flying around Oceania, which is not only a geographical region, but a continent in its own right, you will find remote coral islands, white sand beaches, beautiful blue water, volcanoes, and rainforests, along with populated cities....