Summary The dialogue wheel present inBiowaregames, including theMass EffectandDragon Agefranchises, has long been controversial among players. The wheel marks different options with summaries of the chosen dialogue and icons representing the tone of each choice. It’s a little clunky, but a mainstay of the studio’s games, and we’ve just found out thatthe mechanic will be returninginDragon Age: The Veilguard. I am, to say the least, not thrilled about this. DATV has been in development for a long time – almost a decade, in fact....

Summary Dragon’s Dogma 2has plenty of obstacles to overcome, but one major nuisance causing players a lot of headaches is Dragonsplague, a disease that can cause a Pawn to turn into a massive dragon andkill everything in a 10-mile radius if not treated properly. Players have come up with various methods of keeping Dragonsplague at bay,including throwing their Pawns in the nearest body of water, but now the modders have got involved....

Summary Elden Ringdirector Hidetaka Miyazaki revealed that the upcoming expansion Shadow of the Erdtree will have multiple endings. In an interview withZhuanlan, he said that while there won’t be as many endings as in the base game, players will still have several choices to make throughout Shadow of the Erdtree that will impact the overall narrative. While theDark Souls 3DLC didn’t have multiple endings, you could unlock a secret finale after completing both....

All eight episodes ofFallout’s adaptation are now streaming, and early indications suggest the show is a huge hit. Currently sitting ona 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems Fallout ranks up there with the likes ofThe Last Of Uswhen it comes to the quality of shows adapted from video games. There’s naturally quite a lot of stuff for Fallout fans to buy should they want to celebrate beyond watching the show alone, including Elagto’s special edition Stream Deck....

Scopely regularly introduces themed events inMonopoly Gothat provide a change of pace from the standard rolling dice and collecting rent routine. These solo events focus on individual achievements, allowing players to improve their Monopoly Go skills and get tons of prizes. The latest addition to the lineup is a culinary adventure called “Chef’s Journey.” Chef’s Journey is a fun two-day event that coincides with the last days of the ongoingPeg-E Prize Drop minigameand is an amazing opportunity to stockpile Peg-E tokens – the exclusive currency for the Prize Drop minigame....

Monopoly Gohas introduced a thrilling new mini-game called Tycoon Racers that challenges you to collaborate with your friends and participate in multiple races against other players. This team-based multiplayer event debuted onJune 12, 2024, and will wrap up on June 16,giving you four days to dominate the racetrack. Unlike Partner events,Tycoon Racers puts youin a team of four racers, where you’ll work together to collect Flags and run laps around the board....

Summary The originalFalloutgames canstill be played todayon Steam without too much hassle, but they’ve never made their way to consoles. Fans are changing that, bringing the first game in the series to…the now-defunct 3DS. Hey, it’s a start. “I’ve had the first Fallout for years, but it’s always ran too crappy on my PC and I never get far, but this awesome 3DS port is running great (even if it is a little clunky having to cycle between left and right click with the L button),” one Reddit user posted....

Summary In theFalloutTV series, we caught a glimpse at the iconic NCR Ranger armour fromNew Vegas, but his helmet was a bit wonky so fans tore the design to shreds. But as many pointed out, he was a scavenger, not used to the bulkier kit of the New California Republic’s most elite. Of course, he isn’t the only one to draw ire from fans, as the bog-standard troops servingMoldaverare also drumming up arguments in the community, with many upset at their “paintball” and “airsoft” design....

Summary Obsidianis “unlikely” to develop the nextFallout, as it instead focuses on its smaller RPGs, likeThe Outer WorldsandAvowed. This comes from Startmenu editor-in-chief Lex Luddy, who made this claim on yesterday’s Giant Bomb podcast. Here, Luddy backs up podcast host Jeff Grubb’s claims that there were"discussions" about getting Obsidian on another Fallout game. However, she adds that the studio was reluctant, as it now wants to “back away” from larger-scale projects....

Summary If you’ve been playing throughFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, or have even finished it, you’ll know that things can get pretty wild when it comes to alternate timelines, universes, and all sorts of strange, meta mumbo jumbo. It can be difficult to keep track of everything that’s happening and being said, especially whenCloud himself is immensely unreliable as a main characterand his headaches are a primary source of confusion. While Cloud’s headaches don’t affect our understanding of the plot too much when they rear their head, at least in the initial stages....

Summary Very similar to how Hades began in 2018,Hades 2kicks off its launch in Early Access. Even so, the follow-up to what’s widely hailed as one of the greatest roguelikes of all time manages to come back better than ever. Everything about Hades 2 is quite the expansion from the first game and already feels like you’re getting a finished product. It’s everything you could hope for and more, and that’s exactly the kind of praisewe gave this Early Access version of Hades 2 in our review....

Summary If you thought you’d have to wait a while forMagic: The Gathering’snext Hatsune Miku Secret Lair crossover, you were wrong: it’ll be available by the end of the month. Following last month’s Hatsune Miku: Sakura Superstar, this month’s Hatsune Miku: Digital Sensation will launch on June 24, bringing with it six more Miku-ified reprints. The six cards receiving the Miku treatment this time are: Like the first drop, none of these cards are particularly valuable in their non-Miku forms....

Quick Links Like in real life, staying on your feet during combat inDungeons & Dragonsis a good idea. That said, there are situations when falling to the ground can’t be avoided (sadly, also like in real life.) When knocked to the ground in combat, your D&D character is in the prone condition. Falling prone doesn’t mean you’re out of the fight entirely, but it can put you at a tactical disadvantage for a while....