Castaway is a miniature Link's Awakening-floor challenge tower

Links Awakening with a sort of Bloody Palace component? Yeah, Ill take that. Castaways world really could have been lifted straight from a NES or Game Boy Zelda title. Just look at those trees! Like nested scoops of icecream. Or how about that soundtrack, which almost feels like a Zelda score with a few notes knocked loose. Theres also unfair mode, for the more seasoned Zeldarer. Castaway is the work of Canari Games, whose previousLunarkmade it into Jeremys2023 GOTY selection box....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · Ashley Cook

Company of Heroes and Dawn of War devs Relic suffer layoffs one week after reclaiming independence from Sega

Relics latest round of layoffs come less than a year aftermore than 120 staff were cut last May.

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 18 words · Daniel Bender

Conquering Total War: Warhammer 3 as a pirate with a pathological aversion to ever touching grass

World is an ocean. On the seas he calls kingdom, Noctilus is without equal, without mercy, and utterly without hesitation. For what has a dead man left to fear? I intend to honour this. Do you hear me, lubbers? I will show mystrategy gamemastery by conqueringTotal War: Warhammer 3s world, and I will never touch grass. My goal here is to hit the short victory condition. You might occasionally see a screenshot of Noctilus on some grass....

April 5, 2024 · 3 min · 547 words · Robert Peters

Dragon's Dogma 2: How to unlock Mystic Spearhand

After doing this (or any of the other missions), the sidequestReadvent of Calamitywill become available. This quest only triggers when you take a break from Brant and return to the village of Melve. As soon as you enter Melve, you’ll see a putrid, poison-leaking dragon attacking the village. If for whatever reason you missed out on speaking to Sigurd, you still have options. This finishes our guide to unlocking the Mystic Spearhand vocation....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · Duane Sanchez

Dragon's Dogma 2: How to unlock Sorcerer

If you like huge magick attacks, the Sorcerer is thebest vocationfor pure spellcasting mayhem inDragon’s Dogma 2. This opens the sidequestVocation Frustration. You’ll need to head over to the mine and get both items. As you explore the mine, you’ll probably run into the Warrior’s greatsword first. Give our guide tounlocking the Warrior in Dragon’s Dogma 2a read for more details. Eventually you’ll come across a cavern with a few goblins and a wooden bridge....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 93 words · Jack Howard

Dragon's Dogma 2: How to unlock Warrior

You’ll need to venture to the mine, recover the items, and complete the sidequestVocation Frustration. The greatsword you need is within a chest by the northern end of the first major clearing. While you’re in the area, you might as well search for the Sorcerer’s archistaff too. Take a look at our guide tounlocking the Sorcerer in Dragon’s Dogma 2for more info on its location. when you obtain the greatsword, bring it back to Klaus and voila, the Warrior vocation is available....

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · George Watkins

Elder Scrolls Online's new Gold Road expansion might just make me an MMO convert

But The Elder Scrolls Online might just be the exception to the rule. I started my quest by getting parped out of a portal on Skingrad’s outskirts. Still, the Necrom preamble aside, Gold Road makes a very amenable first impression. It’s a place that screams, ‘Yes, nothing bad could possibly happen here, no sirree.’ First, though, some fingers are being pointed at me, which means it’s fight time. How’s your week?...

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 138 words · Frances Sanchez

Helldivers 2 adds explosive crossbow, grenade pistol and other ways to blow up friends by "accident" next week

Or maybe thatll just be me. Alongside the new primaries will be a couple of fresh sidearms with equal squad-killing potential. The Democratic Detonation premium warbond will arrive on April 11th - next Thursday.

April 5, 2024 · 1 min · 34 words · Julie Johnson

2D monochrome adventure Skaramazuzu has Hollow Knight’s adorable melancholy

Freak Deer is back, in shadow form! We got atrailerfor this one a few weeks back, and the game itself just dropped on Steam yesterday. The writing itself looks to play a big role, too. Some of these strange personalities might turn out to be key figures in Zuzus little peculiar adventure. Did the shadow puppet Freak Deer seal the deal?

April 4, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Rachel Hawkins

Dragon's Dogma 2 romance options, best gifts and affinity system explained

This is called ‘Affinity’ and is the measurement of friendship between the Arisen and named NPCs. Thankfully, these options are not gender-locked and you canromance bothcharacters. Her romance is potentiallymissableif you do not complete theReadvent of Calamitytimed quest. This can be monitored by checking theNPC Logbook, within the pause and ‘History’ menus. Some NPCs will even give your Arisen gifts or a small discount at certain stores. To increase your Affinity with certain characters, you must gift them items that they like....

April 4, 2024 · 1 min · 123 words · Louis Williams

Dragon's Dogma 2: How to unlock Magick Archer

It’s worth noting that theWarfarerbecomes available at about the same time as the Magick Archer. You’ll need to pay a visit to Bakbattahl before you make any other moves. The game will alert you once you’ve picked up the flowers that Gautstafr wants. Upon reaching the house, you’ll learn that Gautstafr’s wife is an elf named Cliodhna. Once you finally reach the Volcanic Island Camp, climb the ladders to make it to the hot spring....

April 4, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Lucas Olson

Dragon's Dogma 2: How to unlock Trickster

Most players will be sent to the Reverent Shrine automatically when they progress halfway through the questFlickering Shadows. There’s nothing to stop you from going to Luz ahead of time, however. Once you’re at the Reverent Shrine, you’ll see Luz’s smoky simulacrum standing there. Talk to her and you’ll unlock the Trickster vocation. You should also try circling around the shrine until you see a ladder. Climb it, and on the top platform you’re free to find Luz’s actual body....

April 4, 2024 · 1 min · 89 words · Christina Sanchez

Dragon's Dogma 2: How to unlock Warfarer

It’s worth noting that theMagick Archerbecomes available at about the same time as the Warfarer. This is an exclusive bar with a secret backdoor only accessible to select Beastren customers. Each bottle costs a hefty5,000 gold, so be sure you have the coin handy. At the camp, climb the ladders to reach theGeyser Halmethot spring. Sitting on the ground outside the hot spring is a tattooed lout namedLamond. Gift the booze and Lamond will snap to his senses, granting you the Warfarer vocation....

April 4, 2024 · 1 min · 103 words · Kevin Carey