Granblue Fantasy: Relink might be the king of chaotic JRPG combat

Blazing fast mental arithmetic puts my total time with the game at around 50 minutes… with a catch. Once I’d chosen my character, I was popped in a mountainous area swarming with armies of skeletons. A skeleton man presented with zero context who simply wanted to beat me to a pulp. Immediately, I was impressed by the spectacle of skeleton man. Director Yasuyaki Kaji tells me it was due to resourcing, not any ill will....

August 29, 2023 · 1 min · 201 words · Jesse Singh

Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora will support raytraced reflections and ultrawide monitors

The list includes raytraced reflections and shadows, “extended graphics options” and an in-built benchmarking tool. That’s good for me, as my PC is getting a little rusty. I’m not sure whether I’m interested in Frontiers Of Pandora. But it may turn out to be one of the other permutations of Ubigame I don’t enjoy.

August 26, 2023 · 1 min · 54 words · Patrick Ibarra

Factorio's huge Space Age expansion will let you build conveyor belts among the stars

It will all be covered in more details in future FFFs", according to the blog post. Factorio: Space Age is will apparently be ready for release “about one year from now.”

August 26, 2023 · 1 min · 31 words · Tyler Velez

Baldur's Gate 3's first major patch fixes 1000+ bugs and brings back "Short King Summer" smooching

But beware: there are some spoilers in the patch notes. To further accommodate a short fella playthrough, Larian have now fixed an issue with smooching animations. Were bringing back Short King Summer with better kissing contact for short races, Larian jokes. TheSteam blogfeatures a gif of the aforementioned smooching and also says that the patch sprinkles on more post-launch polish. That should help with your sneakier playthroughs. While we wait for more updates,another modmakes the game look likeDragon Age: Origins, kinda....

August 25, 2023 · 1 min · 81 words · Javier Taylor

Europa's demo channels Journey's gentle gliding and Fumito Ueda's classics

From the initial piano keys, the demos goal isnt exactly clear. You enter the pretty world and start climbing. You find an old mans journal entries talking about how soothing this place once was. You use your fantasy jetpack to solve the lightest of puzzles and reach towering, half-crumbled ruins. Theres something really tangible about our childs movement, which is partly where my Ueda comparison came from. Theres a real physicality to how he pulls himself up ledges and jumps using his short legs....

August 25, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Elizabeth Ross

Ghostrunner 2's cyber bike is the closest I've felt to a modern F-Zero in years

Then there’s the motorbike, which…phwoar. Let me tell you about the motorbike. But the core of its combat is fundamentally the same. For more of the latest news and previews from Gamescom 2023, head to ourGamescom 2023 hub. it’s possible for you to also findeverything announced at Opening Night Liveright here.

August 25, 2023 · 1 min · 51 words · Virginia Wilson

Have you played... Fugue In Void

A concrete game Alice0 has a habit of introducing me to weird and slightly frightening games featuring brutalist architecture. I know I’m supposed to be making this game sound like something you’d want to play. Honestly, it’s very good. It’s also very short. It’s a 45 minute stroll through different but somhow connected buildings, some set in strange landscapes. They’re all huge, grey, made of blocks of untreated concrete. Things change in repsonse to you being there to observe them....

August 25, 2023 · 1 min · 113 words · Lisa Mcguire

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Steam Deck performance and settings guide

Handheld life is good for Fires of Rubicon, even if it likes to keep yours brutish and short. Otherwise, Armored Core VI is raring to go on the Deck. A marked improvement onElden Ring, which took abespoke Proton Experimental upgradejust to soothe its stuttering. The Low preset zips along, usually at 40-45fps, but again is uglier than it needs to be. Especially with its lack of anti-aliasing, a setting I implore you to keep on High....

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 76 words · Sarah Sampson

Baldur's Gate 3 best Warlock build guide

The Warlock’s primary attribute isCharisma, which confers benefits to their spellcasting abilities. The best Warlock Race is Githyanki. TheGithyankiRace grants Proficiency in all Skills of a chosen Ability. In this case, we recommendDexterity, as our pick for the strongest Warlock build has a melee focus. The best Warlock Background is Charlatan. The best Warlock Skill Proficiencies are Arcana and Intimidation. Best Warlock Subclass The best Warlock Subclass isThe Fiend. Best Warlock Pact The best Warlock Pact is Pact of the Blade....

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 154 words · Mary Holt

Baldur's Gate 3 best Wizard build

Note: Looking for lots more builds to choose from? Check out our dedicated list of thebest builds in Baldur’s Gate 3for each class! They also benefit fromArcane Recovery, which allows them to replenish spell slots while not in combat. However, they cannot restore spell slots above spell level 5 with this Action. Your number of charges increases every other level, starting with level 1. The best Wizard race is Forest Gnome....

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 209 words · Kathleen Bell

BioWare lays off around 50 employees as work on Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf continues

Either way, one wonders how much more agile a studio can get. None of that makes these layoffs an easier pill to swallow. Renish was also working onDragon Age.

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 29 words · Katherine Velazquez

Blasphemous 2 and its Goya-inspired brutal action-platforming is out now

It’s out now. We liked Blasphemous 1 well enough that it found its way onto our list of thebest Soulslikes. There’s currentlya big discount on the original, too.

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 28 words · Jennifer Moore

Climbing puzzler Jusant will grip and release this October

Without belay Jusanthad one of the best demos I’ve played this year. It’s now has a new trailer and a release date, October 31st. I hope Jusant can live up to its demo when it launches in just a couple of months.

August 24, 2023 · 1 min · 42 words · Michael Mckinney