Summary Final Fantasy 14director Naoki Yoshida reveals he has some alt characters he uses to play with fans instead of his official Lalafell Black Mage, but feels sad he can’t interact or talk with people on his friend list. It’s very rare that you find a developer that doesn’t enjoy playing their own game, and Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida is no different. We know that he officially runs around playing asa Lalafell Black Mage called Yoshi’p Sampo, as the character has popped up in multiple streams and events whenever Yoshida picks up a controller/keyboard himself....

Summary This article is based on play of an in-development build of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, and content in the final version is subject to change. Whenever a newFinal Fantasy 14expansion launches, the first thing I do is dive straight into the storyline. I want to meet those new characters, hit those new plot beats, and unlock those new areas. Most importantly, I want to be able to experience all this for myself before someone on Twitter spoils it for me....

Summary Gears of Wardeveloper The Coalition has teased the next installment in the series, as a prequel titledGears of War: E-Dayhas been announced. It’s been a little while since we’ve had a new Gears of War game, with the last one coming all the way back in 2019 in the form of Gears 5 (I still hate the name change). Sure, we’ve had a couple of smaller Gears-related titles in Gears Tactics, but it’s been almost five years since we’ve had a mainline Gears of War title, which is a little surprising given that it’s one of Xbox’s biggest franchises....

Summary If you were hoping to spread democracy and liberation in a cape based onHelldivers 2’sonslaught of negative reviews, then you may be out of luck. That’s becausethe “Review Bomb” capelikely doesn’t exist after all. Taking to Discord, Helldivers 2’s community manager, Twinbeard, shared that the cape does not exist (thanks GamesRadar+) and that it had been blown out of proportion. That development cameafter the cape had been teased by Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedtjust a few weeks ago....

Summary Goalkeeper is probably the most important position that you must reinforce inEA Sports FC 24’s Career Mode. They play a massive role in ensuring that your team doesn’t end up conceding loads of goals. Accordingly, it is usually a must to have a solid goalkeeper protecting your goal. While rebuilding some of the bigger teams, having the highest-rated goalkeepers could be extremely beneficial. Essentially, they will be vital when simulating matches and could be the reason why your team ends up winning the trophies....

It’s been a lot of fun to watch VR evolve over the years as developers experimented with what experiences benefit most from such an immersive platform. For a long time, shooters were the default VR genre. Then the Quest cut the cord, and fitness and rhythm games dominated the market. Many have tried to convert other genres to VR with mixed results, but my favorite experiences are ones that take already good games and make them better with VR....

Quick Links The best Hoenn starter (no I will not take notes) is making its Tera Raid debut inPokemon Scarlet And Violet.Players can receive a Swampert with a Poison Tera Type and special mark for a limited time.Swampert doesn’t have a lot of special tricks up its sleeve; it just makes use of its wide move pool to hit you right in the weaker defensive stat. The Poison Tera Type suits Swampert well, as it has coverage for all of its weaknesses, so you’ll have to rely on Psychic types if you want to hit it for super effective damage....

Quick Links La Liga’s Team of the Season celebrationis one of the most anticipated inEA Sports FC 24,featuring several top-tier players to find in packs. Aside from taking your chance on the random number generation (RNG) of EA FC 24’s store packs, you can earn a guaranteed TOTS Inaki Williams for completing a few tasks. Inaki Williams is the latest winger to join our rosters from the free TOTS objective cards, and he’s likely worth a bench spot at minimum in most squads....

Quick Links Surviving inBellwrightis quite challenging. Numerous factors make your job harder, including hunger, cold weather, and bandit raids. While dealing with these, you’re also trying to develop your settlement and recruit new people to your cause. Naturally, after meeting basic needs like shelter and food, you’ll want to equip both yourself and your settlers with solid gear. The clothes you make will give you a significant edge in terms of armor, which will be advantageous in the early stages of the game....

Quick Links Once you spawn in one of the humongous provinces ofPax Deiand explore around even a bit, you’ll quickly realize that the combat isn’t going to be easy, especially if you’re playing solo. With beginner gear, even the least lethal enemies like the boars can end up defeating you. This makes it extremely important to climb the ladder of tiers in the game and start making high-level weapons and armor....

Chixia is a free four-star character inWuthering Wavesthat joins your party during the early parts of the game. She is a fusion pistol user and Chixia’s main role in a party is to deal pure fusion damage. Chixia uses an interesting weapon, which is a gun, and she is one of the longest ranged damage dealers in the game. It’s generally advised not to focus too much on Chixia because she is considered a mediocre DPS character by the community....

Quick Links Dryleaf Arts is a new weapon introduced inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. It lets you rapidly throw out punches and kicks that can be chained together into powerful combos. The weapon also comes with a unique Weapon Skill that lets you unleash a charged attack to throw enemies off their feet. Interestingly, it has next to no stats requirements, so you can experiment with it in different builds....

Quick Links Vecna: Eve of Ruin is the module which pays off years of foreshadowing and buildup across theDungeons & Dragonsmultiverse. The Lich god is one of the most famous antagonists in the franchise, and it’s important to get him right for the players to buy into the multiversal shenanigans of the adventure. The Lord of the Hand and Eye has been around since the second edition, but you don’t have to read back to 1989 to understand his character....