Dragon Age 4 Will Likely See These Characters Return, But With a Twist

Dragon Age 4has big shoes to fill. Fans of the series have already defeated arch-demons, closed rifts through space and time, dealt with corrupt mages and fanatic templars, and have had political influence on some of the most powerful characters in all of Thedas. However, BioWare’s Gamescom video forDragon Age 4revealed that the game will focus on “what happens when you don’t have power,” in contrast to the previous game. This might mean that while players can expect many recurring characters from the series to return, it could be with one big twist....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Joseph Johnson

Dragon's Dogma: How to Get out of Jail

Quick Links Dragon’s Dogmagives players a lot of freedom with regard to which quests they take on and where they decide to explore. This freedom, however, comes to a halt when players commit crimes within the city of Gran Soren. Striking NPCs inDragon’s Dogmaor trespassing in the wrong areas can get a player thrown into the dungeons underneath the city. RELATED:The Case for Dragon’s Dogma 2 While this may sound harsh, there are plenty of options for those players that are looking to find their way out of prison....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Laura Briggs

Elden Ring Player Builds Up Fortune of 80 Million Runes

AnElden Ringplayer manages to build up a fortune of over 80 million runes. Even thoughElden Ringis a new IP, it features many mechanics found in FromSoftware’s previous games. Like theDark Soulsseries,Elden Ring’s world has bonfire-equivalents, shortcuts, maze-like levels, and extremely difficult bosses for players to challenge. Runes inElden Ringfunction similarly to souls or blood echoes inDark SoulsandBloodborne. Players earn them by defeating enemies or by using certain items, and they are lost should users die in their playthrough....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Douglas Savage

Elden Ring: How to Get Rellana's Armor Set in Shadow of the Erdtree

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreehas introduced a spectacular array of new and amazing bosses for Tarnished to challenge. As you enter the shadow realm, the first remembrance boss for most Tarnished will be Rellana, Twin Moon Knight. As some lore enthusiasts might guess from her name and title, Rellana is a Carian princess like Ranni, who joined the side of Messmer the Impaler and now resides in the shadow realm ofElden Ring....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Taylor Warner

Far Cry 6 Making Big Change From Past Games

Far Cry 6has enjoyed more than its fair share of coverage of late due mainly to the confusion overwhether the game will toe Ubisoft’s “non-political” party line. The latest entry in the much-lovedseries looks to have plenty to offer, though, and doesn’t seem to be afraid to rock the boat a little to make some exciting changes to theFar Cryformula. Some of those changes are relatively trivial, while others appear to be a drastic departure from the style of the previous games....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Clinton Herman

Fortnite’s Mad Max Rumors Explained

Summary Fortnite’s Season 2 of Chapter 5 is quickly coming to a close, and the rumors circulating about what Season 3 will hold have been ramping up. It only took a few days after Season 2’s launch for some players to begin speculating about whatFortnitehas in store for the future, and thanks to a leak claiming to reveal the game’s 2024 roadmap, there may be a clear plan set in place....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Stacy Ellis

Games With Best Foraging Mechanics

Life simulation RPGs, alongside various like-minded genres, come armed with an occasionally intimidating realm of skills players can devote hours to mastering. But within this extensive list of abilities is a skill many gamers have experienced without realizing: the craft of foraging. RELATED:Best Real-Life Simulation Games, According To Metacritic Foraging is an applicable skill to any game involving the collection of natural resources but occasionally can form the core mechanic of a game....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1234 words · Andrew Lawson

GameStop Wants To Be a More General Electronics Company

GameStophas been a part of the gaming industry for a long time. From used games to the latest consoles such as theXbox Series X and PS5, most gamers have shopped at one of the company’s stores in the past. However, it appears that customers will be able to purchase more than video games and consoles from the retailer in the coming months. In a recent earnings release, GameStop announced its plans for the future....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Johnathan Rangel

Harry Potter: Things That Made Dolores Umbridge Scarier Than Voldemort

Dolores Umbridgewas arguably themost evil characterin theHarry Potterseries, sometimesmore so than Lord Voldemort, mainlyHarry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. This is due to her abuse of power during her time at Hogwarts and preventing students from using magic in the classroom and imposing outdated school rules. Related:Hogwarts Legacy: All Exploration Challenges, Ranked She was also later reviled due to her Death Eater-like mentality and hatred for Muggles and so-called ‘inferior’ Magical and Non-Magical beings....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1050 words · Darlene Jones

Haunted Chocolatier: Farming's Loss Could Be Other Cozy Sim Mechanics' Gain

Although it will probably be a while before it sees the light of day,Haunted Chocolatierhas caught the eye of manyStardew Valleyfans. Eric Barone’s sophomore project will likelyshare a lot of DNA withStardew Valley, as its retro art style and ‘cozy’ game mechanics, at least upon first glance, are highly reminiscent of the breakout hit that preceded it. At the same time,Haunted Chocolatieris aiming to be its own thing, hopefully stepping out ofStardew Valley’s disproportionately large shadow....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Danielle Berger

Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores DLC is Taking Aloy to Post-Apocalyptic Hollywood Next Year

Horizon Forbidden Westis getting its first major expansion, titledBurning Shores,which will take Aloy to a decimated Los Angeles next year. This DLC had been leaked earlier this week with reports that the next chapter in the story ofHorizon Forbidden Westwould take players to California. Hints and teases towards the titularBurning Shorescoupled with a previousleak on theHorizon Forbidden WestDLCled to many predicting that the DLC would be revealed at The Game Awards 2022 which premiered earlier today....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Michael Cabrera

Horizon Zero Dawn: The Story Behind the Metal Flowers

Horizon Zero Dawnis home to both natural and mechanical marvels. Those on the mechanical side are innovations created by GAIA and the terraforming system’s subordinate functions. Though many of the animal-like machines are deadly to the unarmed traveler, there also exist harmless devices such as the game’s Metal Flowers. Metal Flowers are scattered throughout the map ofHorizon Zero Dawnand serve as one of the game’s main collectibles. Much like the other collectibles, there’s some lore to be gleaned from the mechanical flora....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 924 words · Catherine Clark

How Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Nibelheim Compares to the 1997 Original

Summary Though Cloud’s path may have strayed into unknown territory,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthstill follows the same general story structure of the 1997 original. After leaving Midgar, Cloud and the rest of the gang set off to find Sephiroth. Their journey in bothRebirthand the originalFinal Fantasy 7takes them to a number of iconic locations, some of which hold an incredible amount of importance forthe entireFinal Fantasy 7saga. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Nibelheim is one such location, directly tied to some of the game’s most important characters and events....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Derek Johnson