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Genshin Impact’s combat focuses on using different Elemental Reactions to buff your damage in various ways. Where some, like Vaporize and Melt, multiply your damage, there are also additive reactions like Aggravate and Overload which add a separate instance of pain for those who stand against you. Additive reactions have never been as popular as their multiplicative brethren simply because bigger numbers are easier to gauge the strength of. Even among additive reactions, Aggravate and Electro-Charged have been used leagues more often than Overloaded....

The Model L is one ofBlack Ops 6’sharder-hitting assault rifles. While it doesn’t fire particularly quickly, each round packs a serious punch and experiences minimal damage falloff. Throw on the right attachments, and this weapon can three-tap players from across the map or become a highly accurate AR with virtually no recoil. Today, we’ll examine two builds for the Model L that maximize its potential. One is a Multiplayer build for general use, perfect for stealth play or grinding camos....

Summary Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Zombies might bethe best that the mode has been in nearly a decade, but there’s one glaring problem — Manglers. When you get into the mid-round range, past 30, Manglers spawn at a comical rate (according to Reddit userlinxxlndg, 10-15 spawn per round past 60). When they’re all firing rockets at you at once, it can get overwhelming. That’s not to mention the Amalgams and Abominations that are thrown into the mix....

In news that has nerds everywhere immediately launching into rampant speculation (myself included),Remedy Entertainmenthas announced thatControl 2 will be an action RPG. This has confused many (again, myself included), partly becauseControlwas definitely not an action RPG, Remedy isn’t known for making RPGs, and nobody actually knows what an action RPG really is in this day and age. What Is An Action RPG? Even the term itself is confusing. ARPGs and action RPGs technically fall under the same umbrella, but ARPGs are generally Diablo-likes likePath of Exile, and action RPGs are, I don’t know,Dragon Age: The Veilguard, just off the top of my head....

Summary Critical Role announced a brand new tabletop RPG earlier this year calledDaggerheart. While parts of its gameplay will be similar to that ofDungeons & Dragons- kind of hard to avoid pulling from the OG - Daggerheart will set itself apart from D&D in various other ways allowing for a very different TTRPG experience. We now know a little more about what to expect from it too following the reveal of its cover art....

Summary Hollywood is chock-full of “What If” stories, ranging from earth-shattering developments to more mild switch-ups. Likewhat if James Cameron directed Spider-Man and Sam Raimi didn’t?What if Nicolas Cage was indeed Superman? Or what ifGuilermo del Toro did indeed helm The Hobbit? Well, it looks like video games can throw their hat into the “Hollywood What If” bucket, asDino Crisiswas originally set to receive a revival in the form of aNetflixanime....

Summary Merry Christmas! Thedas is burning, the Veil is falling apart, and the Evanuris have returned to subjegate us. What a merry old time. And at the centre of it all is… an elf on a shelf on aDragon Age: The Veilguard. “The Dread Wolf that stole Christmas is HERE!” ilzkaal writes in their new festive mod,Fen’Harelidays. It putsSolasin a new red-and-green costume, perfect for the holidays. They recommend combining it with their’Ginger and not bald Solas’mod, but it’s also compatible with the clown makeup mod!...

Quick Links Fortnite: Chapter 6, Season 1 has arrived, marking the first season withthe higher price point, but it’s looking like a solid themed season at least, which helps to ease the pain of forking out a little more cash. This seasons also marks the change of how battle pass rewards work, which we’ll cover further down. This season is Eastern themed, with samurai style characters and outfits, a Daruma black bling, a katana pickaxe, and lots of other goodies....

Quick Links The hit indie horror gameMiSidesuccessfully took the internet by storm and left such an amazing expression of its versatility as it set a new high bar for psychological horror games. While the game sure is a traumatic ride, it has some of the most calming and light-hearted mini-games ever seen; all of them are pretty fun to play. These mini-games are huge in quantity and divided into two categories: Real-time mini-games and mobile mini-games....

Summary If you’re a big fan ofFinal Fantasy 7and you’re tempted to buy all of the merch attached to it, you’ll know it has more statues and action figures than just about any other series on the market.Square Enix’s Adorable Arts figures are just one of the ranges that feature quite a few characters based on how they look inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and my apologies ahead of time to the bank accounts of those of you who absolutely must have them all, it has just revealed three new additions....

Summary Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis amongthe nominees to be crowned 2024’s Game of the Year, and deservedly so. However, there’s one thing that even the game’s director has admitted they don’t like about the game - its Platinum Trophy. In fact, they dislike it so much that they’ve apologized to Rebirth players and promised it will never happen again. You’re awarded a Platinum Trophy at the end of a PlayStation game if you have managed to unlock all of the other trophies during your playthrough, or in some cases multiple playthroughs....

Final Fantasy 14’s Starlight Celebration is fast approaching and that can only mean one thing: the year is coming to a close. Before we know it, we’ll be getting an Omikuji fortune in the next Heavensturn event to ring in the new year. 2024 was a big year for FF14. Dawntrail launched, kickstarting a brand new story arc for the game, the graphical update was implemented, giving our Warriors of Light the glow up we always wanted, and as always, there was the usual range of highs and lows, drama, DDoS attacks, and thirsting over giant lizard men....

Pokemon TCG Pockethas introduced players to a new way to experience the beloved trading card game, by making it significantly easier to understand and more accessible for everyone. With fast-paced gameplay and a lot of strategies to discover, you may now experience the wonderful world of Pokemon through a vast array of collectible cards! However, there are still a lot of questions regarding in-game monetization, the systems in place to expand your card collection, and the future of the game itself....