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Quick Links Agriculture is an often overlooked tool available to DM’s inDungeons & Dragons.Given the addition of features and rules in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide, there hasn’t really been a better time to try to incorporate ideas like farming, food and resource management, or even agricultural survival into your campaign. But, where’s the best place to start? If you’re a DM looking for narrative or skill-based ways to bring agriculture into your game, this guide will give you everything you need to know....

When I finally finished writing myDungeons & Dragonscampaign that ran from levels 1-20, I wasn’t sure what to do. Iwrote about that phenomenon on this very website. I knew ‘play it’ was the answer, and I ampart way through the campaign already, but for the past couple of years as I’ve moved from passive player to active homebrew-heavy DM,I have always been writing. Making tweaks to existing modules to suit my DM style, to offer flavour, to aid my players....

When it was announced in October of last year thatUntil Dawn’s film adaptationwould have an entirely new cast, I was disappointed, but not surprised.I wrote at the timethat while the original Hollywood actors were a pull for the game, the initial ensemble would have to be replaced if the movie would be a straight adaptation of the game, since the actors have aged out of the roles by now. Not to mention Rami Malek would be significantly more expensive....

Metaphor: ReFantaziois one of the standout games of 2024. After the success of thePersonaseries, Studio Zero’s newest RPG IP was received very well, bagging the best narrative, best art direction, and best RPG awards atThe Game Awards, and even securing a nomination for Game of the Year. With the game getting so much love, fans are already wondering what’s next for the Metaphor IP. Considering the Persona series has received so many installments, will the developers decide to make a sequel, or even turn it into a long-running series?...

Summary Fans ofMLB The Showrejoice! When MLB The Show 25 launches next year, Sets and Seasons will not bepart of Diamond Dynasty.News about The Show 25’s features comes by way of a look-ahead blog shared on PlayStation, and comesafter fans had repeatedly called on Sony San Diego to remove the feature. For the uninitiated, beginning with MLB The Show 23 and extending into The Show 24, the game introduced Sets and Seasons into its ultimate team mode, Diamond Dynasty....

Summary Monster Hunter Wildsproducer Ryozo Tsujimoto has confirmed that Rise’s Wirebug and Iceborne’s Clutch Claw could potentially return in futureMonster Hunters. Future Monster Hunters Could Potentially Bring Back The Wirebug Considering how important the Wirebug was in Rise, Monster Hunter fans were a bit surprised to find out that it wasn’t making a comeback in Monster Hunter Wilds. While it’s a shame to see it vaulted, Wilds producer Ryozo Tsujimoto confirmed to TheGamer at a recent preview event thatCapcomhasn’t ruled out bringing the Wire Bug and Clutch Claw back in future entries....

Summary The first season of MrBeast’s reality gameshowBeast Games, which premiered earlier this week, has been panned by critics and labelled as “evil” and “dystopian” by viewers. A few years ago, the idea of Jimmy Donaldson, better-known as MrBeast, putting on a big games show might have seemed appealing,but that’s changed throughout 2024. Over the past few months,Donaldson has gone through a variety of controversies, from hiscollaboration with Logan Paul and KSI for Lunchlytoaccusations of insider trading....

Summary Physical game collecting is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you have a copy of a game that looks nice on your shelf and will be playable forever. On the other hand, prices can change at the drop of a hat, and something you were considering purchasing may no longer be attainable. This is now the case withOkami HD, which, afterThe Game Awards, is being price gouged, with copies selling for between three and ten times more than they were....

I feel myself turning to dust now the originalOverwatchis so old we’re supposed to feel nostalgia for it. What was once the most innovative multiplayer game in the world has become a dime a dozen live-service with dozens of heroes to choose from, seasonal battle passes that thousands progress through, and a general feeling of apathy towards its current state. So, in order to recapture that initial feeling of brilliance,Blizzardhas introduced Overwatch Classic as part of the new season....

Summary It’s no secret thatXboxhas been struggling to sell consoles during itsSeries X|Sgeneration, but its poor sales numbers in Spain last month have dealt the studio its most unique body blow to date.Only 3,500 Xbox Series consoles were soldin the Mediterranean nation in November 2024 which meant it was comfortablyoutsold by the ZX Spectrum. For those of you old enough to know what a ZX Spectrum is, and the rest of you who just Googled it, while being outsold by it in 2024 is still bad news for Xbox, it’s not quite as shocking as it appears on the surface....

League of LegendsandArcanemight take place in the same universe, but they couldn’t be more different. Yet with the popularity of the animated show, many are questioning whether they will enjoy the MOBA if they loved the show inspired by it. Hot tip: you will not. I had the same conversation with myself when the first season debuted in 2021. I loved Arcane so much that I had a sudden urge to consume all related media....

Over the last decade, Activision Marvel games from Deadpool to Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and Ultimate Alliance have been systematically delisted from digital stores without warning, leaving an entire library of classic, beloved superhero games doomed to obscurity. Bizarrely, a bunch of these games gotbackend Steam updatesover the past week which added new screenshots to their storefronts. This follows reports that Microsoft, having acquired Activision Blizzard King, is nowin talks with Marvel to renew licensesso that it can bring back these lost gems....

Summary Sloclap, the developer behind the masterful melee-focused gamesSifuand Absolver, made an appearance at The Game Awards 2024 to reveal Rematch, a third-person online football game. As is always the case before a big showcase like The Game Awards,there are a ton of rumours and murmurs about what developers could be showing upand what new game they’ll be showing off.While there are plenty of hints about huge “holy s**t” announcements, there are a few studios that decided to get ahead of the curve and confirm their appearance....