The Legend of Zeldahas a pretty long and controversial history with water. Any of you reading that played the older N64 games like Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask when they first came out will no doubt have just had a shiver run down your spine, as the former’s Water Temple is renowned as being one of the most difficult and frustrating. However, after a bit of a lull in the underwater sections, it seems like Zelda fans want to take to the depths once more....

Update 18:04 BST 17/05/23: It looks like Boon’s tease was right! The official Mortal Kombat Twitter has posted a new teaser saying, “Tomorrow is a new dawn”, and showing a video of a broken clock. The teaser then says that “It is time” and to return tomorrow at 6am PT/ 2pm GMT. Mortal Kombat 1was leaked in anearnings callby Warner Bros. back in February, and since then, an unending stream of rumours about an official reveal has flooded the community....

Atomic Hearthas a slow start that weaves together on-rails cinematic set-pieces with generic gameplay, and ten hours or so in that slow start hasn’t gone away. One of the first unexpected features that doesn’t feel ripped out of a better game or copied verbatim from Triple-A 101 class is the way the game does upgrades. On a player level, you gather resources, add them to a machine, and then select which weapon or ability to tweak - we’ve seen all before that....

Quick Links The original version ofFinal Fantasy 3didn’t release in the United States when it came out on the NES, so players now have a way to play this classic through the Final Fantasy 3 Pixel Remaster. Since the game does its best to preserve the original experience, it can be challenging for new players. Related:Is Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Worth It? As you go through the game, you can use beginner tips to help you understand the mechanics and strengthen your heroes....

Gatekeeper Eclipse is an isometricroguelikeshooter where you mow down hordes of increasingly difficult enemies and try to complete your goals before you’re buried in enemies, projectiles, or both. Related:The Best Roguelike Games For Beginners As with its other roguelike brethren, it doesn’t give you much in the way of a how-to. Other than a rundown of your character’s abilities in the mode select and some lore, you’re left to figure it all out for yourself....

Building a World Series champion is more than just adding the best players to a team. Franchise mode inMLB The Show 23goes in-depth with running a major league organization by allowing players to take control of everything from managing the roster to managing the concessions. RELATED:Best Sports Games On Xbox Game Pass Determining which team you want to control will also hinge on how long you plan on staying committed to your franchise....

Now thatBreath of the Wildhas been in the hands of players for more than six years at this point, it’s a game that’s no stranger to a challenge run or two. In an effort to make the game they’ve played a hundered times more challenging, many players have given themselves limitations on how they play, what items they can use, and so on. However, you’ll struggle to find a challenge run more outlandish than the one that Breath of the Wild streamer Mimi has just completed, who has played the game from beginning to end with an Ocarina....

Quick Links After you defeat Monica inLittle Witch Nobeta, you’ll continue to the Dark Tunnel to get through it and find the throne. However, if you do so, you’ll eventually come across multiple crystals you must destroy simultaneously, but doing so involves some challenges. Related:Little Witch Nobeta: The Underground Cave Barrier Crystals Guide Since you must destroy these crystals to get past the barriers, you must know how to get past them....

Quick Links Octopath Traveler 2’s conspiracy seems to grow more complex and mysterious with each passing moment of Temenos’s story. Chapter 3 has Temenos presented with two different options for investigation: Crackridge, home to the Fellsun Ruins that the late Lucian studied, and Stormhail, where Vados the Architect (and murderer) waits for questioning. RELATED:Octopath Traveler 2: How To Unlock Every Inventor Skill Crackridge is, according to the recommended party levels of the chapters, intended to be completed first....

Dead Island 2developer doesn’t think the original game needs a modern remake like many other popular titles these days. In fact, Dambuster Studios says such an endeavour “might be a mistake” for the series, as the upcoming sequel will push the franchise far ahead. Despite most studios today seeming to be obsessed with remaking their most successful games, 2011’s original Dead Island is not getting the same treatment anytime soon. The title launched all the way back on Xbox 360 and PS3 and, after years of waiting, fans are finallygetting a full-fledged sequel this April....

I’ve never liked the term ‘preferred pronouns’ - in preference to what, being misgendered? It’s a strange term, but like ‘identifies as,’ it encapsulates an unspoken sentiment about trans and non-binary people. That we aren’t who we say we are, we merely claim to be. Nothing sums this up better than people unapologetically misgendering those they don’t like, letting the mask slip as the need for niceties disappears. This is exactly what’s happened withDestiny 2’s new non-binary character Nimbus, who just arrived in the Lightfall expansion....

Something you might not know aboutRanniis that she’s not using her original body. In fact, the Ranni we meet is possessing a doll, with her actual body left dead in the Divine Tower. That’s interesting in its own right, but something duffry has pointed out on theElden Ringsubreddit is that her corpse is missing its left hand. There are a few theories, but one of the more convincing assumptions is that her hand was used to create the Fingerslayer Blade, which is described as having been “born of a corpse”....

The Elder Scrolls Online’snewest chapter, Necrom, istaking us back to Morrowind. This time, it’s a part of it we haven’t seen since Arena in 1994. And to celebrate, several dev and community team members have discussed what they love so much about the Dunmer homeland. “When I think Morrowind, I think of volcanoes, boats, and danger around every corner,” one dev said. “I think of Vivec and Vivec City, and of the Dark Elves and all kinds of weird and wonderful and terrifying beasties,” another added....