The Lands Between is filled with colourful characters – most of who want to kill you. The few that can beconsidered “friendly"aren’t the most fun to be around, and over the course of the game, may even end up dead. But, it behooves an Elden Lord in waiting to try and help as many people as they can on the road to the Erdtree. While skilled in combat and magic in their own way, none of these NPCs truly has what it takes to become Elden Lord – not on their own at least....

EPOS H3PRO Hybrid The Epos H3PRO Hybrid is a gaming headset featuring wireless connectivity, designed for use with a range of systems. The last trip I went on I packed three different headphones. First, I packed my Samsung Galaxy wireless earbuds so I could listen to a book on the plane, but then I remembered how lousy the Switch’s bluetooth is so I also packed a pair of wired earbuds. Then I remembered I had to record a podcast while I was away, so I bought a headset with an attached microphone too....

Quick Links A common aspect of each of FromSoftware’s Souls games are the dual magic systems of sorceries and miracles, a system mimicked across many of their games in some form. InElden Ring, this comes in the place of Sorceries and Incantations, both incredibly deep and varied systems that require unique weapons to utilise. RELATED:Elden Ring: What Are Outer Gods? Elden Ring’s sorceries are of particular interest, with an incredible variety of spells at your disposal, and all of them a visual treat....

Every so often someone will pitch a ‘Pokemongame for adults’, and what follows will be the worst idea for a game you ever heard. There will be suggestions that instead of battling jugglers and boy scouts, you should fight drug dealers and pimps. The series, which has long been built on love for you fellow creatures and a cutesy approach to combat, should become hyper violent and see Pokemon impaled on one another, their flesh ripped asunder in an orgy of blood and viscera....

Quick Links Wanted: Deadhas a handful of modes for you to dive into when between Missions when you can freely explore the Police HQ. Whether you’re talking to other members of the Zombie Unit,playing the many Mini-Games,or want to try your hand at theTraining challenges,there are lots of things for you to do in your downtime. RELATED:Wanted: Dead - Combat Tips The Training challenges are an excellent way tohone your skills, earn SP, and unlock some Achievements or Trophies....

The Phyrexian Invasionarc began inMagic: The Gathering’sKaldheim set. The storyline occurred over several sets, slowly building up pace before it hit its full swing in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, continuing over 2022’s sets before being concluded in March Of The Machine. RELATED:Magic: The Gathering – How Can The Phyrexians Travel To Other Planes? The Phyrexian Invasion was led by thePhyrexian Praetor Elesh Norn. She sought to indoctrinate the entire Multiverse by converting them all into Phyrexians to join her cause, and those who opposed her were better off dead in Elesh Norn’s eyes....

In an impressive display of skill and dedication, aFallout: New Vegasplayer has managed to achieve the practically impossible by earning every achievement in the game while playing for only a single sitting. This particular feat was pulled off by the popular YouTuber ItsJabo during an extended 11 hour and 4 minute long livestream. Fallout: New Vegas was originally released back in 2010, but continues to be a beloved game among fans of the roleplaying genre, especially titles from publisherBethesda....

Due to this, the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement calls on its supporters to boycott Puma. Some Final Fantasy 14 fans say this extends to the latest Puma merch, pledging to boycott the collection and spreading information on the company’s involvement with the illegal settlements in Palestine. Related:Final Fantasy 14 Shows That The Series Has Room For Strong Women And Positive Female Representation The Final Fantasy 14 and Puma collaboration in question was unveiled just days ago, with the collection available for a limited time this month....

Fortnite’s Chapter 4, Season 2 theme is proving to be quite popular with fans. There’s a new cyberpunk aesthetic, new neon-lit locations, andeven a sexy new lizard guy to simp for. But the most recent update has added one of the most requested quality-of-life improvements that fans have been asking for years. Along with theMEGA: Spring Breakout event, Fortnite nowautomatically places markers on the map for tracked quests. Previously, players could place their own personal markers, but that required prior knowledge of where you needed to go in order to accomplish a particular quest’s objectives....

Guns are pretty prevalent in games, whether you want to view that as a critique of the medium or society as a whole. Of course, that doesn’t inherently have to be a bad thing, either. Mechanically, guns are a marvel in how they function and that can be admired without any view towards their, um, ‘intended’ use. RELATED:Most Stylish Weapon Reloading Animations Yet despite the fact that guns are so common in games, not too many of them actually make them all that interesting to use or even justfeelgood....

Quick Links Final Fantasy 2was an interesting game for a number of reasons - it begins with the heroes getting destroyed in an in-engine battle, it utilises a neat keyword system, and it’s vaguely open-world in that it is possible (if discouraged) to travel anywhere at the beginning of the game. RELATED:Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster: Lethe River Guide The game’s most memorable (and infamous) mechanic, however, is its stat-boosting system....

Quick Links Shrines are a necessary evil inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,and like so many in this installment, Gatakis Shrine is a simple and fun challenge that puts your gliding skills to the test. It’s a nice shrine to challenge when you’re not feeling the complicated building puzzles and combat trials. RELATED:The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - Mayachin Shrine Guide Located on the right side of the Rito Village staircase entrance, it’s a necessary teleportation point....

Quick Links When you first start playingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdomas Link, you’ll have two rows filled with hearts for HP and a big stamina bar. These are taken away from you before you start the game, and Shrines are one of the best ways to recover them. RELATED:The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - Beginner’s Guide These Shrines are scattered in the surface and sky areas of the game, and you can get one heart or a bit of stamina bar for every four of them....