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Magic: The Gathering is big business and the game draws in collectors and players from around the world. The vividness and uniqueness of the art, the lore and stories the game can encompass, is what makes MTG so appealing while the value of the cards casts a green sheen over the hobby. But the monetary association can also attract charlatans, confidence tricksters, rogues, crooks, rascals, and scammers. Over on the MTGsubreddit, there is intrigue afoot as a post was made by a private investigator looking to hunt down a scammer....

Forspokenis a beautiful game with solid game mechanics and delightful combat. Withdozens of spells to learnand different ways to combine them, it allows for numerous creative approaches to every fight. The story, however, is not quite as good. Related:Hidden Plotlines Everyone Missed In Forspoken While many different ideas are introduced throughout the adventure, few are actually answered. As the player, you are left in the dark as much as Frey is, only learning about Athia’s past through random archive entries strewn throughout ruined villages or through short info dumps in dialogue....

Two months after its very successful launch, the hype surroundingResident Evil 4 Remakeappears to have finally died down. That’ll happen whenNintendolaunches aBreath of the Wildsequel. That doesn’t mean the latestResident Evilgame isn’t still relevant though, and even the 18-year-old original version of the game caught a lot of people’s attention last week when someone stumbled on a fun new detail. Codec calls were a clever way for Leon to keep in touch with characters not within the immediate vicinity in the originalResident Evil 4, most notably Ingrid Hunnigan....

It was rumoured last week thatSegawas in the process of buying Angry Birds maker Rovio for a cool one billion dollars. While ultimately it didn’t quite reach that figure, it is now official that the Japanese giant has acquired the mobile game specialist. Sega announced it acquired Rovio Entertainment this morning, with the final purchase price totalling €706 million (around $775 million). Founded in Helsinki, Finland, Rovio is best known for Angry Birds, which was one of the first hugely popular mobile games, having reached one billion downloads by May 2012, less than three years after the title launched....

Quick Links The Witcher 3quest, The Final Trial, is something of a return to school for Geralt and Lambert. Yennefer asked the latter to help her charge a phylactery with elemental energy for reasons unknown. He responds to the lack of information by brewing hooch instead of working, making Geralt join him to get the job done. Related:The Witcher 3 - Treasure Hunt: Pearls Of The Coast Side Quest Walkthrough...

The day is nigh for the launch of the eagerly awaitedStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, the follow-up to the best-selling Fallen Order and expectations are running high. Loaded with positive reviews, including TheGamer’s own, Survivor has us catching up with Cal Kestis as he’s looking more bearded and scar-faced and his crew for a Star Wars story that could be considered among the best in the whole saga. However, there are some concerns brewing....

Star Wars Jedi: Survivorhas been receiving negative reviews on Steam for its various issues affecting PC performance. The game currently has a “mostly negative” rating on on the platform, with users highlighting poor frame rates, crashes, bugs, and more. The latest development is the appearance of unusual error messages related to features like digital rights management software and even story elements. These latest problems have been impacting players on PC, but also PS5 and Xbox Series X|S....

Launching a new game is always a risk, just ask Arkane about Redfall or Square Enix about Forspoken. But one factor that helps is for the game to be set in a universe already beloved with millions of global fans baked in, and, of course, for that game to be pretty good. Despite some detractors, EA and Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order fulfilled both those criteria, but the magnitude of its success was still a surprise....

Back in February, Bandits' MenaRD won the Capcom Cup 9 tournament. This was a special occasion for several reasons, not the least of which was that it was the last officialCapcomtournament to featureStreet Fighter V. The finals took place between the winner of the Last Chance Qualifier, Zhen, and the “strongest bull” MenaRD, both of whom had been dominating their matches throughout the tourney. MenaRD and Zhen had matched just once before during the Capcom Cup, with MenaRD handing Zhen his first defeat....

Octopath Traveler 2isan impressive JRPGthat invites you to explore a vast world teeming with treasures, quests, and battles. One of the best aspects of the game is being able to equip characters with an assortment of accessories to raise their stats, abilities, and overall effectiveness in combat. Related:Best Weapons In Octopath Traveler 2, Ranked While you may find accessories in various locations throughout the game, some are more powerful than others....

Most will be familiar with the feelings of frustration that comes with waiting for an anticipated new game release. At best, you may have to wait months before getting your hands on the game, and at worst, several painstaking years. Then there are the games that get released within the very same breath that they’re announced. Related:Games That Take Place In A Single Day Every once in a while, a game will drop out of nowhere....

Unlike most other games,Pokemonisn’t always about gaining and using the most powerful abilities to defeat your opponents. Since you often want to capture the Pokemon you’re battling against, there’s a bit more strategy involved than just getting their HP to zero. Related:Best Pokemon Moves To Make Your Opponent Flinch Without a plan, you might take too long or find your Pokemon accidentally making their opponent faint instead of getting their HP just low enough to catch....

World of Warcrafthas a never-ending list of collectibles spanning two decades of content. There are over 800 collectible mounts in the game, and Dragonflight added 40 more, presumably even more to follow. Not only that, but the newest expansion also added ways to customize the new Drakes or even fully transform them into a rare look. RELATED:World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight - How And Where To Customise Your Dragon But alas, if collecting mounts were an easy task, every player would be sitting in their personal petting zoo....