Steam sales used to be a big event. Logging in every day to check the flash sales and peruse the deep discounts was exciting and frequently rewarding. My friends and I would fill our carts with every co-op game under $5 we could find and spend the rest of Christmas break sampling our haul. In the void between Blockbuster closing and Game Pass arriving, it was the only guilt-free way to get new games sight unseen....
Summary The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis comfortably one of the best games of the last decade, and for some people it’s in the running to be among the best games of all time. A game so good that there’s a smaller game within it that many of you wish wasn’t confined to your adventures on the Continent. I am, of course, talking about Gwent, and I have very good news for those of you who have been waiting the better part of a decade for the card game to manifest in the real world....
Quick Links As you progress through the chapters inLego Horizon Adventures, new locations in Mother’s Heart will open up, allowing you to travel to new levels across the wilds. However, you’ll also be able toreturn to a completed area to take on Apex Machine Hunts, as indicated by following the red markers. By completing Apex Machine Hunts,you’ll unlock Apex Bricks- these are Red Bricks, similar to the standard Gold Bricks you get from completing levels and mission board objectives....
Quick Links When you get to the World of Darkness in Alefgard, you are entered into a whole new world, with lots of fancy new items. One of those items you can find is the Hero’s Shield, one of the most strongest pieces of equipment inDragon Quest 3 Remake The Hero’s Shield grants a great stat boost, making the chosen character you equip it to more powerful than ever. Thankfully, it’s the easiest of the three treasures of Tantegel to find too....
As you progress throughPalworld, there’s a lot to understand about its mechanics, even if they seem simple at first. However, you’ll need to master all of them, along with the various materials and resources required for crafting specific items or building structures at your base. In addition, you’ll encounter many pals in the open world, each offering unique benefits. Each pal in the game either drops a specific material you need, can produce a material, or can assist with base tasks....
Everyone is obsessed with the idea of balance. It’s the first thing you’ll see people complain about when you go to any game’s subreddit, it’sthe subject of many of our most popular headlines, and it’s often credited as the reason a multiplayer game lives or dies. Everyone expects balance. The better the balance is, the better the game. It’s a totally nebulous ideal that’s way more vibes-based than people would like to admit....
WithPlanet Zoo, you can build and maintain your own animal sanctuary, filled with all your favorite animals. From keeping them happy to fighting to repopulate endangered species, there’s a lot of work to be done. If the already expansive animal market isn’t enough for you, there are plenty of additional content packs for you to enjoy. From cute barnyard animals to ferocious arctic predators, each pack contains a series of animals for you to learn more about....
Quick Links We always find ourselves pretty excited for new daily leaderboard tournaments inMonopoly Go, especially when their kick-start correlates to so many fun and festive other events in Scopely’s hit mobile game like it does today! Between12PM EST on December 5and12PM EST on December 6, play along in the Tinsel Tug tournament. With the Holiday Treasures event on, we’ll be receiving plenty of free Holiday Treasures hammers as rewards today in Tinsel Tug!...
2024 has been a great year for Ella Purnell, with back to back hits to her name as Lucy inFalloutand Jinx inArcane. However, she also had a great role in Yellowjackets before that. While she’s become a hit with gamers and starred in two objectively good video game TV shows, the actor wants people to know there’s more to her. It seems that in a bid to avoid being typecasted, Purnell may stay away from other video game adaptations, at least for a while....
Summary The gaming world is waiting with bated breath for the reveal of a new handheld console, and just three days into 2025, we’ve already got one, it’s just not the one you were expecting. It’s exciting nonetheless asAtarihas re-declared its intention to give us something to play retro games with on the go this year, sharinga sneak peek at its upcoming Gamestation Goand promising further details at next week’s CES....
I really hate to compareDragon Age: The VeilguardtoBaldur’s Gate 3.BioWare’s long-awaited return to single-player RPGs is going for something completely different fromLarian’s opus, and that’s okay. Asan action game, The Veilguard is a success. The games are aiming for, and hitting, different targets. Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Still Going Strong But, when I saw the news thatBaldur’s Gate 3 recently hit 120,000 concurrent players on Steam, reentering the platform’s top 15 most-played games, I naturally started thinking about the game’s longevity, and The Veilguard’s lack thereof....
Ever since his debut in 1981,Donkey Konghas been one of Nintendo’s most beloved characters. Originally an arch-nemesis toMarioin his first ever video game, he would later star in his own spin-off, 1994’sDonkey Kong Country. These games would introduce players to other members of his family as well as their enemies, the crocodile-inspired Kremlins led by the evil K. Rool. Thirty years after the release of the original Donkey Kong Country, several of these characters are still around, appearing not only in Donkey Kong video games, but crossing over into Mario spin-off titles and theSuper Smash Bros....
Summary When the holiday season rolls around and the snow piles up outside, there’s nothing better than snuggling up with a bundle of blankets and a good video game. Thankfully, many titles have festive seasonal events to help you celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. Holiday events are a great way to grab limited-time goodies, participate in special wintry activities, and dress up your favorite characters in fuzzy Christmas outfits....
