“It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at” - Avowed’s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisons We sit down and speak to Obsidian devs about the most pressing topics, as Avowed nears its release. Image credit:Obsidian Entertainment Back in 2020, when Avowed was first announced, the internet had a pretty specific opinion of what sort of game it was going to be....
11 years later, the 3DS is still home to the best Fire Emblem game Many FE games came before, and a few have come since, but nothing beats Fire Emblem Awakening on the Nintendo 3DS. That’s right. It’s been over a decade since Fire Emblem Awakening was released for the Nintendo 3DS. The amount of games available (or, at least, that were available ) for the NDS and 3DS exceeds thousands....
3DS and Wii U online services going offline in early 2024 The end of an era. Nintendo has announced that it will be shutting down online services for 3DS and Wii U in early April 2024. This includes data distribution, internet rankings, online play, and other functionality that uses online communication. It only makes sense considering the declining user base of 3DS and Wii U, plus, Nintendo needs to shift all of its focus to Switch online services....
8 settings you should immediately change in Monster Hunter Wilds The number of tweakable options Monster Hunter Wilds offers can be overwhelming. We’re here to help you cut through that noise and find the most effective and relevant settings you should change before you start playing. Image credit:Capcom Monster Hunter Wilds is finally here, and we’re as excited about playing it as we are about showing new players the ropes. Monster Hunter games are incredibly mechanically-dense, which is what most players come to them for....
A simple trick on PS5 should help your DualSense controller’s battery last longer We all know the struggle of an interrupted boss fight. If you’re finding your PS5 DualSense controller isn’t lasting as long as it used to, there’s a simple setting you can change that should help. In theory, your PS5 controller should technically last for 12 solid hours on one charge, but we all know that’s not the case....
Action stations: Helldivers 2’s next big Galactic War twist looks to be kicking off with a huge “STATION-81” tease and livestream It finally seems to be that brown trousers time that Shams Jorjani teased. Image credit:Arrowhead UPDATE (09/05/25, 11:20 AM BST): This tease looks to be all about cracking codes ARG-style, with the stream updating as players on the Discord server solve them and enter different commands into the “s81-input” channel that’s been added to the server, alongside an output one that’s providing responses....
After Game Pass made me fall in love with this Slay the Spire-like on Xbox, one of the best roguelike deckbuilders out there is finally coming to PlayStation 5 Monster Train is one of the best pretenders to Slay the Spire’s throne, and PS owners are finally going to get the chance to experience it. Image credit:VG247 You know, when I first booted up Monster Train back in 2020, I rolled my eyes....
After over a year of people asking for one, Blizzard is finally giving Diablo 4 players with no friends a way to group up Diablo 4’s social features are perhaps its most lacking, but Vessel of Hatred’s arrival will bring a big change there. Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard brought the goods at Gamescom this year. Diablo 4 fans didn’t just get treated to a new trailer for the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion, focusing on the Mercenaries , we also got to see more of the new Nahantu region, and learn about much of what we can expect when we get our hands on it....
Alan Wake 2’s best moment almost didn’t make it in, and boy am I glad it did The sequel’s version of Control’s Ashtray Maze has to be seen to be believed. One of the best moments in Alan Wake 2 almost didn’t make it into the game, which would have been absolutely criminal. There’s a particular moment in Alan Wake 2 , specifically one where you play as the titular character, that is probably my favourite moment in a game this year....
All 99 Nights in the Forest Item Crafting Recipes Keep safe from the horrific Deer with these crafted contraptions! Update: We’ve added all of the new Level 5 crafting recipes introduced in the Crafting Update to our table. Crafting is at the core of any good survival game and 99 Nights in the Forest is no exception. As you build up your camp fire to ward off the horrific Deer and keep safe from the droves of cultists who worship it, you can craft a number of useful items which help you in your mission to save the missing children (or just survive long enough to make it out alive)....
Armored Core 6 mod is basically easy mode If you’re intimidated by how frantic and challenging Armored Core 6 is, you can make it much more approachable. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon has been out long enough now that some of the more inventive mods are starting to appear. As it’s often the case with FromSoftware games, the initial batch of mods typically focus on difficulty. Fires of Rubicon is an altogether different game from the studio’s usual output , but it nonetheless shares a few elements key to its games....
As Gears of War: Reloaded gets ready to hit PS5 day one, PlayStation reveals Xbox probably made Phil Spencer’s mouth water by dominating its console’s April best-sellers Flinging as many big Xbox games at Sony’s wall as possible last month looks to have been damn effective. Image credit:Xbox/PlayStation. Well, wouldn’t you know it. Microsoft’s strategy of deploying a whole bunch of big Xbox games onto PS5 last month looks to have had the exact result the green brand was looking for, with top of the console’s April best-seller list featuring Forza Horizon 5 , Minecraft, and Oblivion Remastered....
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: The Iron Hand Guild locations On the trail of the Iron Hand Guild, Naoe has a fresh challenge: sparing the targets instead of assassinating them. Image credit:Ubisoft/VG247 Update: We’ve added an interactive map showing the location of all of the Iron Hand Guild merchants in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. After ridding the city of Sakai from the evil influence of the nefarious group who killed her father in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Naoe’s association with the Imai family isn’t over yet....
Assassin’s Creed Mirage The Gift enigma solution A lonely lover has cast a gift into a river somewhere in this enigma. Here’s where to find it! Image credit:Ubisoft/VG247 As you scour the streets of 9th Century Baghdad in Assassin’s Creed Mirage , you’ll come across bizarre riddles and drawings known as enigmas. These puzzles task you with deciphering a location described by the enigma itself, where you will find treasures such as talismans, outfit dyes, and more....
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: How to Upgrade Weapons and Armor Weapons and armor come in four rarity levels in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey , with some being significantly more powerful than others. In the guide below we’ll be explaining the different levels of gear rarity in the game, as well as how to upgrade weapons and armor and find some of the best equipment in the game. On this page: How to Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey How to Equip New Weapons and Armor Equipment Rarity How to Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Every gear item is assigned a level in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey , and Kassandra or Alexios will need to be at this character level if they want to equip said gear item....
Azure Latch codes for February 2026 Kick (and roll) your way to success with these Azure Latch codes! Image credit:Azure Latch 18th December 2025: We added new Azure Latch codes. Azure Latch is a Roblox football series inspired by Blue Lock. In it, you’ll take part in ability-packed football matches against other players. Most importantly, though, you’ll spend your time off the field rolling for new MVP animations, emotes, titles, and gameplay styles (which determine your abilities)....
Balatro Dev jokes about adding loot boxes to lower 18 age rating, highlighting the “real gambling” EA Sports FC gets away with The game features no actual gambling, while other games monetised through loot boxes get off with a lower rating. Image credit:PlayStack Balatro , which was a runner up for The Game Awards’ Game of the Year award, is certainly a popular game. However, for months now it’s been plagued with a black mark of sorts on digital storefronts....
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring can only exist outside the current triple-A studio system If you keep calling for triple-A publishers to take note of the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, and Elden Ring, you’re missing the point. Image credit:FromSoftware, Larian Studios, VG247 If you’ve been following games coverage and discourse for long enough, you’ll be quite aware of a particular cycle that we can’t seem to escape. It all begins whenever a game introduces a fresh mechanic or a revolutionary system, then, everyone calls for all future games in the same genre – or even those adjacent to it – to start either utilising it wholecloth, or fudge some version of it....
Batman villain Clayface has already been cast before the caped crusader himself in James Gunn’s new DCU, and he’s going to have quite a familiar voice And he might even be in Gunn’s Superman. Image credit:DC Classic Batman villain Clayface is set to appear in the upcoming Creature Commandos, and you’ll likely recognise his voice. Next month sees the arrival of the very first project canon to James Gunn’s new DCU , Creature Commandos, an animated series about some lesser-known characters from the world of DC comics....
Battlefield 6 kicks off its first free trial post the Black Ops 7 launch to twist that knife Activision has done its own fair share of Battlefield 6 counterprogramming prior to that game’s release, and EA is here to repay the favour with Black Ops 7. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. Even if you don’t care about the rivalries between the top multiplayer first-person shooters series, it’s hard to ignore how much EA wanted to stick it to Call of Duty this year with Battlefield 6....
