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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Nobutsuna’s Students locations To prove he’s his master’s greatest pupil, Yasuke must track down and duel all of Nobutsuna’s Students in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Image credit:Ubisoft/VG247 Since being handpicked by Nobunaga himself at the start of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Yasuke has taken the teachings of his sensei, the sword-master Nobutsuna, to heart, learning the ways of the samurai and becoming a formidable warrior in the process. However, to prove his worth as the greatest of all of Nobutsuna’s many legendary students, Yasuke must find them in their scattered hiding places across Japan and duel them in their respective disciplines....

Atomfall guide: item locations, quest guides, and tips Here’s some tips for getting started in Atomfall, as well as plenty of guides to help you make the most of the experience. Image credit:Rebellion/VG247 UPDATE: We have updated this Atomfall guide with more links to our guides on quests, collectables, and other important items. It’s your first foray into Rebellion’s Atomfall , a post-apocalyptic survival-action game set in England. As a result, you can expect plenty of dodgy accents, tea, cornish pasties, and Britishisms such as the need to call people ‘boffins’ on a regular basis....

Baldur’s Gate 3 best Ranger build The best subclass, equipment, skills and spells for Ranger in BG3. Image credit:VG247 / Larian A powerful Baldur’s Gate 3 Ranger build is a must-have for any would-be explorer, bounty hunter, or mysterious stranger hanging around in the corner of taverns. Baldur’s Gate 3 lets you be all three - but it’ll be hard to be any variety of Ranger without a refined build....

Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 2 - Version 4.1.1.3686210 patch notes Wither’s Wardrobe of Wayward Friends has arrived, alongside a new ending for Karlach. A new patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 was detailed earlier this week in a Community Update from Larian , and it boasted plenty of performance optimisation and shiny new features for players to be excited about. Now, it’s finally here. This patch is a direct result of feedback from players, who have been very vocal about their qualms with the game, as well as how much they love it....

Baldur’s Gate 3: Should I side with the Druids or the Tiefling refugees? One of your first major dilemmas in BG3 - how do your conclude the Druid’s Grove? Image credit:VG247 / Larian In Baldur’s Gate 3 , the first major settlement you’ll enter is the Druid’s Grove. Inside, there are two major factions: the druids, and the refugees. Deciding which side gets your support is the initial major choice you’ll have to make in your adventure through the RPG....

Battlefield Labs is coming back for a short session to test out next week’s Battlefield 6 update, and you can expect more tests in the future, too Battlefield Labs is evolving, as it reopens its doors for its next - unusual - session. Image credit:Battlefield Studios, EA. Battlefield Studios is seemingly trying something different with Battlefield 6 ’s next patch, which everyone assumed would be a standard, mid-season update not intended to change the game significantly....

Best Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Spells Here are the best Sorceries and Incantations to seek out in Elden Ring’s DLC, and exactly where you can find them. UPDATE: We have streamlined the information on this page and added some new spells for you to try. The best Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree spells give your build a big step up and add new ways to play, but not all of the Land of Shadow’s spells are worth respeccing for....

Best Honkai Star Rail Boothill Build, Light Cone, and Relics The best Light Cones and Relics for the straight-shootin’ ranger UPDATE 12/12/2024: We have updated this Boothill build guide with some additional information on the best Boothill Light Cones, Relics, team compositions, and what order to prioritise his Traces in. The best Honkai Star Rail Boothill build is less of a fudger to put together than you might think, thanks to the Galaxy Ranger’s unique kit....

Best kart combos in Mario Kart World Here are some of the best kart and character combos in Mario Kart World. Image credit:Nintendo/VG247 There are 40 different vehicles to choose from in Mario Kart World , with a range of new and returning karts and bikes to pick from. As has been the case in previous Mario Kart instalments, these vehicles have varying stats, as do the characters who’ll end up behind the wheel of them....

BioShock Infinite Lansdowne Residence chest: Where to find the key to the locked box How to complete the first of BioShock Infinite’s key-hunting side-quests. BioShock Infinite has less of a focus on exploration than the previous games in the series, but that doesn’t mean there’s none involved at all. One of the earliest examples is when you find an item marked " key to chest " and must find out where the key belongs....

Black Ops 6 beta dates have been set, and Game Pass members get to play early For the first time in nearly a decade, the schedule of a Call of Duty beta is not a confusing mess. Image credit:Treyarch, Raven Software, Activision. We’re officially closer than ever to the release of Black Ops 6 . And, as is custom, Activision has revealed new details about the upcoming beta, due to kick off late in August....

Blizzard reportedly has a new StarCraft shooter in the works, so here’s hoping it’s third time lucky “StarCraft is not dead at Blizzard.” Image credit:Blizzard Blizzard is reportedly taking another swing at developing a StarCraft shooter, this time with former FarCry producer and director Dan Hay at the helm. This is according to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, in an exerpt from his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, which was discussed during an appearance on the IGN Unlocked podcast....

Bungie’s first shot at selling us on whatever the hell Marathon is comes this weekend We’ve waited so long, and suffered through some truly bizarre teasers - but soon, we’re all going to see some Marathon gameplay that will hopefully make all of that worth it. Image credit:VG247/Bungie Did you know that Bungie has been running an ARG (alternate reality game) that had many in the community working together to unlock… the gameplay reveal date of Marathon ?...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 2 kicks off February 15 Lots of “2’s” in that headline. Season 2 kicks off next week in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 . The Season comes with the new map Ashika Island, sees the return of Resurgence, and includes a new Exclusion Zone, Ranked Play, additional multiplayer maps, and more. Resurgence Returns on New Map Ashika Island - Call of Duty: Warzone 2....

Connections hints and definitions for November 24, 2023 Shed some light on today’s exceptionally difficult puzzle with these Connections clues! <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/connections-hint-tips.png?width=690&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 Connections puzzle, showing the categories “Mild Oaths”, “Fast”, “Falsify” and “TV Shows” - 1”> Image credit:New York Times/VG247 With words hailing from topics as diverse as pop culture, brand names and feminine hygiene products, today’s Connections puzzle is exceptionally tough - particularly if you’re unfamiliar with any of these areas....

Connections hints and defintions for November 16, 2023 Get a Connections clue for this animal-themed puzzle! <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/connections-hint-tips.png?width=690&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 Connections puzzle, showing the categories “Mild Oaths”, “Fast”, “Falsify” and “TV Shows” - 1”> Image credit:New York Times/VG247 Today’s Connections puzzle features an ark-full of animals from the forests, fields and seas. But the real trick is that some of the words refer to animals and you don’t even know it!...

Cyberpunk 2077 best Relic skills in Phantom Liberty Relic of the future Picking the best Cyberpunk 2077 Relic skills is a bit more straightforward than choosing which regular Cyberpunk 2.0 skills to pick. The Relic functions that Songbird activates are fewer in number and less specialized, and while they’re still worth integrating into your cyber-kit, the scarcity of Relic points means you want to pick the most useful ones as early as you can....

Dark Souls pixel art mod will have you picturing an alternate universe’s 1990s What could have been… Image credit:thegreatgramcracker on Nexus Mods. We might be decades on from pixel art being the dominant video game art style, but that won’t stop some modders adding some of that flair into Dark Souls . People love a demake. It’s just incredibly fun to imagine a world where Bloodborne was a PS1 game (or another where it received a kart racer )....

Dead Space Chapter 8: Search and Rescue | How to beat the Leviathan with ADS Cannons It’s time to face the Leviathan all over again. Dead Space plunges you into the role of space-faring engineer, Isaac Clarke, as he boards the USG Ishimura. Infested with an alien species known as the Necromorphs, as well as religious fanatics, Isaac has his work aboard the ship well and truly cut out for him....

Deadlock is giving players the chance to turn cheaters into frogs, as Valve hops on the issue in cheeky fashion “Ribbiting stuff, this.” - our co-worker, who briefly popped in on their day off just to deliver this croaking line. Image credit:Valve/@poggu__ on Twitter Right, so, Deadlock . That Valve shooter which an entire village worth of people were already playing before it was officially announced as being a thing. It’s now letting players choose to turn those detected as having cheated into frogs before the ban hammer comes down....