Quick Links InBaldur’s Gate 3, enemies are always hot on your tail, although some take this more literally than some. While exploring the vast forests, cliffsides, and encampments in Baldur’s Gate 3, one hot-tempered but cool-faced devil takes this phrase quite literally. Raphael is a cambionstraight from the Hells, playing nice in order to convince you to sell your soul to him. Over the course of yourexplorations in Act 1, Raphael could appear in any number of places, arising in a burst of flames to taunt your party....

Quick Links Calcharo is a 5-star Electro Resonator inWuthering Waves. Calcharo is the Broadblade-wielding leader of the Ghost Hounds mercenary group. As long as the price is right, Calcharo will take on any job, no matter how dangerous. Calcharo is one of the strongest DPS Resonators in the game, capable of outputting tons of damage with the right setup. Of course, if you want to see this for yourself, you’ll need to spend some time and materials Ascending Calcharo....

Quick Links In true Suikoden-like fashion,Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroessports a robust cooking system. It’s even got its own engaging mini-game. To fetch recipes for Kurtz, your castle’s excellent chef, you’ll need to do one of two things, depending on the recipe in question:raise the restaurant’s levelor find the individual recipe yourself. While a high number of Kurtz’s recipes are unlocked along the former route, all the remaining recipes are out there in the world....

Summary In the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, there are plenty of factions that are set to etch out their own empire in the universe. Perhaps, none of these factions embody the constant war that envelopsWarhammer 40,000more than the Imperium’s space marines do. Genetically engineered super soldiers, they are split up into various legions, each of which with their own pursuits and traits. Whether they fight for the Imperium, or havefallen to chaos, you may want to know which you and your zodiac sign is closest related to....

Quick Links While there are countless threats from creatures inSea of Thieves, you can use a range of weapons to fight off the threats on land or while navigating the seas. Depending on the type of weapon you’re using, you can defeat your enemies at close range or through your cannons. All the basic forms of the weapons are immediately acquired, with variations being unlocked by meeting prerequisites or completing other challenges posed to you throughout Sea of Thieves....

Summary Respawn is back to the normal cadence of seasonal content inApex Legendsafter the Legend overhaul last time around, which added skill trees and evo changes to the entire roster. InApex Legends Season 21, new Legend Alter enters the fray,Broken Moongets a sorely-needed overhaul, and Solos mode gets its first outing since Season 2. We chatted with the developers atRespawnto find out why they’ve brought the oft-requested game mode back, whether Broken Moon can be a competitive map worthy of the ALGS, and how many of Alter’s stories are actually true....

Assassin’s Creedfans have wanted a game set in feudal Japan for years and, withShadowsthis November,Ubisoftis finally delivering just that. The only problem is thatthe long-running stealth-action series is getting there four years after Sucker Punch released its own take on an open-world samurai game, Ghost of Tsushima, and the same year asanother open-world samurai game,Rise of the Rōnin. There can obviously be multiple games about samurai — how many games have been set in the modern United States?...

Summary A reliable industry insider has claimed that a newAstro Botgame will be announced “within 15 days,” strengthening recentrumors surrounding an upcoming PlayStation Showcase. It’s been a while since we’ve seenPlayStation’sadorable little tech mascot Astro Bot in a new game, which is surprising since the launch of the PS VR2 came and went without a peep from him. Astro’s Playroom was the last title in which we saw the robot shine, which is considered by many as one of the greatest pack-in games that has ever been created, up there with the likes of Wii Sports....

Summary The Mysterious Artefact is pivotal in helping stave off the tentacle cravings inBaldur’s Gate 3, but what if was also an Xbox controller? That’s what Twitch streamer Rudeism has brought to life, creating a real Mysterious Artefact (Guardian sold separately) which has 20 button prompts and a motion sensor to simulate the thumbsticks. Completely unrelated but these are the games I’d imagine the party would play; Gale would absolutely loveDragon Age, Shadowheart would be more of aMass Effectgirly, andAstarion would probably gravitate towards Stardew Valley, though he’d never admit it....

The best pieces of merchandise are often things that appear to be specific objects from a fictional universe. T-shirts and mugs are cool and all, but there’s something special about actually holding a piece of another world in the palm of your hand. We’ve alluded to our preference for this style of collectible onmany previous lists, but those have usually only featured one or two items that actually meet this description....

Summary Steam has amassed a massive collection of retro games over the years. Though the thought might have been unthinkable 20 or 30 years ago, Steam has somehow managed to bring together multiple games that come from a variety of once-competing publishers and console platforms. The result is a spectacular catalog of old 8-bit and 16-bit titles that are still worth playing today. These game bundles combine at least two games that were acclaimed in their day, or are at least important staples of major gaming franchises....

Quick Links There’s plenty to do inLittle Kitty, Big City, but you won’t get far without shinies. Shinies are the in-game currency used to buy items from Crow, like hats and a fish. You’ll find shinies in numerous ways, but you’ll need to obtain a lot of them to get everything you want. Thankfully, shinies aren’t hard to come by. With a bit of help, you’ll be stockpiling shinies like it’s nothing and work your way towards several achievements....

Summary Dread Delusion offers a bit of a conundrum when it comes to weapons, and it mostly comes down to two things: higher-tier resources are remarkably rare, and you only get one, overwritable save file per playthrough. In other words, you’ll likely only fully upgrade one or two weapons, and once those resources are spent, they’re gone forever. So, to hopefully avoid a situation where you fully upgrade a weapon and end up disliking it, you’re able to browse this catalog of sharp things, and if anything happens to catch your eye, rest assured they’ll deal plenty of damage to anyone, or anything in your way....