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Quick Links As a Soulslike,Another Crab’s Treasuredeliversintense boss battlesand a punishing gameplay loop. However, while the genre leans towards fantasy and science fiction, Another Crab’s Treasure uses its story to discuss real-world economic issues. The game follows a crab named Krill as he slowly wraps his head around the vicious economic system that determines the fate of sea creatures everywhere. By the time the credits roll, it’s clear there will be no happy ending for Krill and the inhabitants of the ocean, which might lead you to wonder what the point of it all was....

Quick Links As you play throughDragon’s Dogma 2main campaign, you’ll eventually have to deal with the false Arisen, a man pretending to be the chosen one. He is able to fool everyone around him thanks to the Godsway, a strange stone that, apparently, lets him have the powers associated with an Arisen. But what is that stone, and where did it come from? While the main quest aims to answer this, the game can be very confusing at times, since the goals of many NPCs (and even the ones of the main character) aren’t fully explained, but the Godsway is something we have answers for....

Quick Links The third chapter ofSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2gives you a chance to explore the wilds of Iceland without quite so many cannibalistic Draugr dogging your heels. While you’ll spend much of the chapter solving puzzles to advance the story, there are more opportunities than ever before to discover hidden lore by hunting down collectibles. Some of the Lorestangir and Faces in this chapter are cleverly hidden, so it’s important to leave no stone unturned and, in some cases, think outside the box....

Quick Links As you journey through the lands ofEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesand recruit comrades for your cause, most of them will either come to your side through the main quest or after finishing one task. However, Isha is one of the few characters that’ll ask you to do multiple tasks. After you finish every task, she’ll give you a stamp for the card that she provides beforehand. However, you’ll only be able to get her on your party after finishing three different missions for her....

Summary Last summer,Xboxconfirmed that in July 2024,the Xbox 360 marketplace will be shutting down. That means if there are games you don’t already own on the console that you’d like to play in the future, without having to hunt down a potentially expensive physical copy, then you’ve got two more months to add them to your library. If you didn’t dive in right away when the shutdown announcement was made, you’ve been rewarded for your patience as Xbox has started to slash the prices of titles on the marketplace, some of them reduced by as much as 90 percent....

Quick Links After falling from your perfect perch inLittle Kitty, Big City, your only goal is to get back home. Hungry and alone, you’ll need to build up your stamina so you can climb all the way back up to your high rise apartment window. Thankfully, the city below is filled with delicious fish you can eat – if you can find them all. Using only your wits and the simple map given to you by a duck, it will take some time to find the fish on your own....

Summary Fighting games have always had to struggle for mainstream attention. While they typically have an extremely tight grasp on their core base, they tend to struggle to attract interest outside of that base since the barrier of entry is simply too high for the uninitiated. However, with Soulcalibur 2, Namco stumbled upon a secret weapon: the guest character. Even those who had nevertranscended history and the world to engage in a story of swords and souls eternally retoldknew who Link was....

Summary Ubisoft has given us a closer look atAssassin’s Creed: Shadowswith an extended gameplay trailer during this year’s Ubisoft Forward showcase. Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is looking like one of this year’s most anticipated games, bringing the series to the much-requested setting of Japan for the first time. Despite all thetiring “controversy” surrounding Yasuke, one of the game’s two protagonists, it was reported thatpre-orders for the title are very strong, despite us not seeing a sniff of gameplay yet, and Ubisoft has been teasing us with cryptic cluesabout the game’s map and where exactly in Japan it will be set....

Ever since Aang emerged from his icy slumber and mastered the elements,Avatar: The Last Airbenderhas soared into our hearts (and living rooms) with its epic battles, lovable characters, and unforgettable adventures. Now, what if you could bring the world of Avatar right to your shelf? Whether you want to relive Aang and his friends mastering the elements, recreate epic battles, or simply admire the amazing characters in figurine form, there’s a perfect Avatar figure out there for every fan....

Tabletop gamesare a classic way to bring people together for laughter, competition, and maybe a little friendly trash talk. But if you’re tired of the same oldstrategy board gamesor trivia nights, why not unleash your inner artist (or at least embrace your inner stick figure whiz) with a drawing game? Well, here’s a list of the best board games that involve drawing, with options for all ages, skill levels, and senses of humor....

Summary Deadpoolis one of the most well-known characters from Marvel Comics, who nowadays rivals both Wolverine and Spider-Man in popularity. He has his own comic series, has appeared in many shows and movies, and, of course, has shown up in many video games throughout the years. Yet not all of those games are the same, since in some, he’s nothing more than a reference, while in other cases he’s the main star....

Everyone needs a blanket sometimes. Invented in Time Immemorial, these basic warming implements have been used by just about everyone. In this respect, they resemble many other common tools. Clothing, accessories, cutlery, dishes, and countless other objects we all take for granted in our day-to-day lives. Besides their ubiquity, one thing those objects have in common is that, in the modern day, they all get turned into merch. Dungeons & Dragonsis certainly a franchise worth making merch for....

Summary Emotions tend to run high around the gaming community, and occasionally for good reason. Unfortunately, that passion often means that an initially poor reaction to a new video game can be impossible to reverse down the road. But sometimes, you’ll find a title that braved the vitriolic waters and surfaced unscathed. Either through a series of improvements or simply waiting for theloud YouTube peopleto find other targets, these plucky underdogs managed to not only survive the negative onslaught, but cultivate their own dedicated audiences....