Summary TheElden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreeDLC starts with you traveling to the Land of Shadow to follow Miquella and figure out his motives while exploring the place where it all began. The DLC has brought in a lot of new things, like weapons, amours, and even more incantations that you can put to good use fighting the new bosses. With its pretty sizable map, the Land of the Shadow is home to thousands of ancient creatures and loads of new incantations, some of which are truly great....

Quick Links V Risingcan be played alone, with others, or against others. Regardless of how populated your server is, you will have access to the same spells and weapons. With all the spell options available, it may be hard to decide which ones work the best for you. In this guide, we are going to cover the best spells for a PvP build. As with any build guide or recommendations, it’s important to remember that there is no correct option....

There are dozens of unique and varied Weapon Skills to choose from the ten vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2. Whether you prefer the melee combat of Warriors or you’d rather stay at a distance with Magick spells as a Sorcerer, there are powerful Weapon Skills for any playstyle. However, allvocations are not created equally, and some of the best vocations in DD2 hold a distinct advantage in the quality of their Weapon Skills....

We’re not in Waterdeep anymore.Baldur’s Gate 3takes place in the Forgotten Realms world from Dungeons & Dragons and, as such, lets you create your own character as you venture on your journey to defeat the Absolute. However, the game also features Origin characters, pre-made characters with their own backstories that you’re able to play as. Even though most of these Origin characters will be companions on your adventure, and you can still interact with their story this way, they all get exclusive content when you play as one of them....

Summary Dragon’s Dogma 2comes with plenty of achievements and trophies to unlock. While many of the achievements are fairly easy to obtain that do not require much effort, but some trophies need a lot of grinding in order to add them to your achievements collection. Some of the trophies are not only hard to obtain but also require precise actions and can be achieved under certain circumstances only. Unlocking these trophies portrays your gaming skills and your dedication to the game....

Summary If you’ve playedFallout, there are a few distinct things that you might think of when you try to explain its overall vibe to someone. It’s dystopian, largely barren, full of violence, and marred with brutality from all sides. But it also has a distinct retro-futurist aesthetic borne out of its setting in an alternate universe that diverged from ours long before its nuclear devastation. Not to get too stuck in the nitty-gritty of it all, but essentially, Fallout’s timeline diverges from ours after World War 2....

Summary It’s going to be a while before we get a new Zelda game, and even thoughNintendohad already confirmedTears of the Kingdomwon’t be getting DLC, it still celebrated the game’s first anniversary byannouncing a series of very special itemscoming our way throughout the rest of 2024. A soundtrack featuring more than 300 tracks from Tears of the Kingdom, a dedicated Master Works featuring info and art about the game, and what has turned out to be the most popular item of the three, a replica of its Master Sword....

Summary I’m slowly but surely indoctrinating my niece and nephew into becoming gamers. I think it’s starting to take. This began a few years ago when they were only five years old. I upgraded mySwitchto an OLED, and donated the older model to them along with a handful of games I no longer used. They dabbled a little bit inMario and Sonic Olympics, but were a little too young to understand much....

Summary UbisoftToronto, the team behind the upcomingSplinter Cellremake, has changed its profile picture and banner on Facebook following the announcement of this year’s Ubisoft Forward, potentially hinting at an announcement there. Although Ubisoft has spent the last few console generations keeping most of its iconic series under wraps and without any new entries (I feel your pain, Rayman fans), that has started to change recently.Not only have we had a new Prince of Persia game, with anotherreportedly on the way this year, but we also received confirmation some time ago that Sam Fisher is finally going to be making a comeback....

The fourth Disney Lorcana set, Ursula’s Return, is so close now I can practically taste it (it’s salty like the sea). We’ve just seen the full reveal of all 204 cards this week, and while Ishouldbe focusing on perfecting my deck for the Disney Lorcana Challenge in Atlanta this month, all I can think about is all the new decks I want to build next season. There are fun new characters, interesting mechanics, and some puzzle pieces we’ve been waiting for since The First Chapter, so while I’m nervous to see such a good meta change, I’m excited to see what the changes will look like....

Summary Queer representation is only getting better and better in video games. While we still have a long way to go in the real world when it comes to universal rights in the LGBTQ+ community, it at least feels nice that gaming allows us to be fruity and feel seen in our favourite characters. This month saw Venture added toOverwatch, a non-binary hero with a drill that can dig deep underground before bursting through the surface to get the drop on their enemies....

This week on the podcast, we break down not one, but two of the events TheGamer has been to recently. Representing our GDC coverage wasFeatures Editor and Senior Producer Eric Switzer, while our PAX patroller wasFeatures Editor Andrew King.Evergreen Specialist Gabrielle Castaniawas also at PAX for us this year, but couldn’t make it to the podcast. You can check out their thoughts above to see their thoughts on the two events, and we’ve got all the articles listed at the bottom here too....

Quick Links In the Hellblade series, we follow Senua, a Nordic woman from around the 8th century, as she faces the darkness in her mind and in the minds of others. The first Hellblade was a critical darling, dealing with heavy subjects while having a clear-cut ending that made clear what was going on. The second game,Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, isn’t as clear regarding its ending, or its story overall, for that matter....