Avowed: Best Fighter abilities

Rank 2 decreases the penalty by 25, and Rank 3 by 30. For anyone working on a shield build, this is an essential and highly satisfying pick. Rank 2 increases the Stun, while Rank 3 increases the distance enemies are pushed back. Scream really loud, interrupt baddies, empower yourself against larger enemies with weapon attacks that deal higher stun. But if you’re interested in big hits, maybe that doesn’t matter!...

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Lori Camacho

Avowed: Best Kai companion build

If you don’t end up with Dream Touch, though, you may want to pick Indomitable Spirit. This is a grand skill that also stuns and taunts all nearby foes. Use this alongside Unbending Defense to ensure that Kai stays in the fray. Kai’s a good fella, so use his abilities well on the field. Now go take a peek at our other companion guides forYatzli,Marius, andGiatta. For the fashion-inclined adventurer, perhaps our guide onhow to transmogrifywill also be of interest....

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · Edgar Schaefer

Avowed: Best Marius companion build

Hunter’s Sense lets Marius scan the environment for enemies, loot, and collectible plants. TakeAssassinatefor this one, as it instantly kills most sunned enemies and works wonderfully with Constricting Roots. Throw down the roots to stun the bad guys, then call Marius in to do some nasty wetwork. It’s all in a day’s job for the best tracker in the Living Lands! Impeding Shotsis my preference here, which adds slow on top of that bleed accumulation....

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · David Garrett

Avowed: Best Ranger abilities

At Rank 2 and Rank 3, you’ll unlock recipes for better healing and buffing foods, respectively. Rank 2 increases damage by 40% and Rank 3 by 50%. It increases damage with bows and guns by 25%. At Rank 3, it goes to a staggering 90%.

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Christina Mueller

Avowed: Best Wizard abilities

More powerful magics, however, will require seeking out or paying for rarer Grimoires. At Rank 2, the Essence penalty decreases by 25, and at Rank 30 it decreases by 30. It creates a shield around your character that makes spell-casting uninterruptable and increases damage reduction by 50%. you’re able to also use it to create ice platforms across watery pits. At Rank 2, Power Attacks with Spirit Lance produce a larger explosion and deal greater damage....

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Jennifer Garcia

Avowed: How to deal Elemental and Explosive damage

Run into a river you’re free to’t jump across? Freeze the water and create platforms. See a grate blocking your way or a mechanical essence generator that needs to be activated? use Frost or Shock damage. We’ve outlined all of these methods below. Slight spoilers await, so click to see the full text. Yatzli, meanwhile, has two abilities -Essence ExplosionandBlastthat both deal Explosive damage.

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Henry Miller

Avowed: How to transmogrify and hide gear

The good news is yes, and this guide will tell youexactly how to transmogrify your gear in Avowed. Avowed: How to transmogrify gear To transmogrify your armour, go into your Inventory menu screen. Use your cursor or gamepad to snag the gear that you want yourcurrent gear to resemble. Go ahead and do it - and voila! Your currently equipped gear’s appearance will be totally altered! If you want to remove the transmogrified look, follow these same steps and select’Remove Transmogrify'....

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Willie Rodriguez

CWA union says Bobby Kotick's "fake lawsuit" claims are false, unsurprising, and "insulting to the Activision workers who spoke out"

Kotick himself has denied any personal wrongdoing. you might readour interview on how the CWA helps developers unionise. “This is not true. The workers are the union.” “We are not a third party looking for companies to prey on. We are workers with a vested interest in making our company the best it can be.”

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 55 words · Jacqueline Weber

Former Deus Ex developer's moody sci-fi action game Hell Is Us will launch in September

And I realised that, no, this is some glorious nonsense. I mean all these phrases as compliments. It looks a bit like a weaponisedDeath Stranding, with notes ofAlan Wakeand Tom Clancy. It’s also got something called “player-plattering”, which I don’t entirely understand. “It encourages reflection and observation by eliminating all forms of intrusive assistance.” Is this some kind of minimal-output HUD mode, perhaps? The term “plattering” makes me feel like I’m going to be eating other players for dinner....

February 13, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Heather Ellison

Alan Wake 2 is finally profitable and earning royalties for Remedy

The dark numbers have un-darkened, darkishly Well, this is nice. The jubilant news comes fromRemedy latest financial report, as spottedby VG247. “October saw particularly high activity around Alan Wake 2,” says the report. In short: yep, still cooking. Firebreak should be out this year, and Control 2 is just gearing up to enter full production. Max is “making steady progress in full production”, too. Love a bit of Max. just before you drop into slow motion and watch bullets drift gently past you....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Cindy Ramirez

Elden Ring: Nightreign release date knocks back an Estus and takes a swing at May 2025

Is it theElden Ringsequelmany would like? Is it going to kindle similar feelings of frustration, despair and sporadic religious ecstasy? The omens seem good. As for player characters, you don’t create your own as in vanilla Elden Ring. There’s a beta test coming this weekend, though it’s only on console. We may or may not have somebody checking out the console beta. Did you know people don’t even play games on Eggsbogs and StayPlaytions while sitting at desks?...

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Tina Pittman

Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick blasts "fake lawsuits against us and Riot Games", claiming union workers used harassment claims to drum up members

“I mean, think about it. I dated Sheryl Sandberg.” Kotick denied any wrongdoing. “There was a petition. Like, a thousand people signed it.” “That was fake,” says Kotick. Kotick then expands the discussion to encompass the wider claims of workplace misconduct at Activision Blizzard. “I can tell you exactly what happened,” he says. “The Communication Workers of America Union started looking at technology. So they targeted a bunch of different businesses....

February 12, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Patricia Martinez

A Game About Digging A Hole is Powerwash Simulator for holes

Not like that you animals PowerWash Simulatorsimply too strenuous?House Flipper 2furrowing your brow? They can’t hurt you anymore, friend. It is simply you and the hole now. The days may come, and the world may spin, but you? You need only dig.A Game About Digging A Holeis a game about digging a hole. “Hey Steam community,” goes the delightfully unadornedSteam pageintroduction to thissimulation game. “I’m Ben, and I created this game in my spare time!...

February 11, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Alexandria Walker