Summary Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeis just over a week away from launch, but the majority of players aren’t ready, and I don’t mean the vague ‘this isso difficultyou’re about to get your mind blown’ way. They literally are not ready, since you have to beat Shardbearer Mohg to gain access, and most haven’t done that. Across each platform, the stats look like this: Don’t forget, you also need to beat Radahn....

A whole news cycle about Neil Druckmann’s recent comments has come and gone, and I’m still mad about it. In an interview published bySony, Druckmannallegedly made some controversial comments, saying thatNaughty Dog’s new game could “redefine the mainstream perceptions of gaming” and thatAIwould “revolutionise how content is being created”, helping to “reduce costs and technical hurdles”. Is it strange that I’m using the word ‘allegedly’ in reference to an interview that should be using Druckmann’s own words?...

Summary Bethesdaisn’t planning to fast-track anotherFalloutgame to jump on the TV show hype. This is according to Todd Howard, who says that the studio won’t “rush"Fallout 5or any other kind of sequel. Howard confirmed this in an interview with YouTuber MrMattyPlays. Here, Howard responded to the calls from fans for Bethesda to give us more news on the future of the Fallout series. However, it doesn’t sound like another single-player game is coming any time soon, as the studio plans to fill the gap between sequels withFallout 76updates....

Summary Earlier this year, famous mangaka andDragon Questco-creatorAkira Toriyama passed away at the age of 68. But before he did, he had the chance to try out the newSand Landgame, based on his one-shot manga series from 24 years ago. “I haven’t watched through all of the gameplay yet,” Toriyama wrote in January. “However, it greatly expands the worldview of the original manga with many new exciting elements […] I myself can only play casual games, but I do check out the trending games my family plays, and I think I know a little something about them even for an old man....

Quick Links There are plenty of things to do inSand Land, but one of my favourites is to run races. Since using vehicles and upgrading them regularly is at the core of the gameplay loop, races are a great way to test different builds for speed and for challenging yourself to beat your previous record. Of course, you’ll get prizes for beating certain times, and some side quests will require that you beat these races, so these tracks are important....

Summary Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterhas revealed that it will permanently mark Snake whenever he takes damage, as the developers want his injuries to tell “each player’s unique journey” through the game. Last week, we gota good look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterthanks to the game’s first official trailer popping up at the Xbox Game Showcase. It showed off some impressively faithful cutscenes, fast-paced gameplay, and tense stealth sequences, and now that the marketing cycle is in full flow, Konami has started providing more details about the titleon its official website(thanksKotaku)....

Summary Starfield’sbiggest update yet is out now, overhauling thoseinfamous surface mapsand adding new ways to customise your ship among a slew of other highly-requested features. Maps are now far more detailed, and one of the examples given (which you can see pictured above) is New Atlantis. It’s now a 3D model with icons placed at their corresponding locations, making it easier to see where you are or where you want to be....

Summary Many of my favourite games fall under the loose genre of “a guy has a really bad day”. Dead Space puts Isaac Clarke in a series of alien-infested spaceships, Uncharted has Nathan Drake falling off everything, and Left 4 Dead has more plane crashes and broken-down cars than zombies. Still Wakes The Deepfalls firmly into this category, with an oil rig rapidly falling into the sea. It’s got the gore, it’s got the explosions, it’s got the swearing, it’s got the monsters....

Summary Breach! You and your ally move into a room filled with armed officers, helpless hostages, and… a traffic warden who can summon ghostly apparitions of New York cabs? Okay, ignore that last part. Get to work, agent. You move through the room with surgical precision, ducking behind cover and finding the best firing lines. Just as you raise your weapon, an unseen foe shoots you in the head....

Have you been thinking of swapping out your old monitor for a newer one? Now might just be the right time to do it because Best Buy is doing a limited-time-only offer on this 45-inch OLED curvedLGUltraGear monitor, with a significant price drop from $1700 to $1200, marking a 30 percent discount. Sound fun? Here’s a little more about the thing. For starters, you get a WQHD resolution with a curvature of 800R, which means that it is tailor-made to match the natural curvature of our eyes....

Summary First-Person Shooter games are and always will be one of the most played genres of gaming, with new titles constantly expanding the realm of possibilities that you can achieve with these games. With every new game comes new gameplay mechanics and expanded potential, along with some graphics upgrades which might be bad for players who are still running a ten-year-old PC. But even if your PC isn’t the latest powerhouse, you don’t have to miss out on the action of first-person shooters....

Summary In a way, vanillaMinecraftalready offers you powers, such as console commands that can summon lightning bolts, equippable Elytra that effectively allow endless flight when paired with fireworks, or Ender Pearls, which would enable teleportation when thrown. Mods, however, can take powers to an entirely new level. Although the definition of “powers” can vary, we’re defining this term as any mod that augments your character’s ability to survive, fight, or otherwise progress through the game with the help of magic, spells, trinkets, enhanced attributes, like movement speed or damage, shapeshifting, and… well, let’s stop with all the semantics; why not try these mods out yourself?...

Summary When it comes toNintendo Switchexclusives, there’s plenty of choice, from huge RPGs to relaxing life sims. Whether you’ve just got your hands on your first Nintendo Switch or you’re looking to bulk up your Switch game library, there will be a title that appeals to you. The catalog of Switch-exclusive games exudes creativity, polish, and, well, fun. We’ve included classics like Mario and Zelda, as well as newer Nintendo series like Splatoon to give you a wider range of choice when it comes to picking out your next Switch game....