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Recently released free-to-play RPG Genshin Impact has made quite the impact online. Released September 28th for PC, mobile, and PS4, Genshin Impact is a Breath of the Wild-like open world game with a lot going for it. Unfortunately, the controls are a little awkward for some players. Genshin Impact’s Controls There is a lot to love about this new free-to-play game. Genshin Impact has crossplay between all platforms, allowing players on the same server to play together regardless of what platform they are using....

One of the easiest ways in Genshin Impact to maximize party member’s DPS output is through the talent ascension system. In Genshin Impact each character that players obtain has a normal attack, elemental skill, and elemental burst. While in most RPGs characters’ ability strength naturally scales according to the character’s level and gear, in Genshin Impact each ability must be upgraded individually via Talent Ascension materials. This guide will outline how and where players can obtain the Freedom set of Talent Ascension materials....

Sucrose is a 4-star Catalyst-wielding Anemo character in Genshin Impact. She is Albedo’s assistant and the head alchemist of the Knights of Favonius. Sucrose has strong supporting abilities that allow her to group up enemies and rapidly apply the Swirl reaction, making her a good fit for any team. Let’s take a look at what materials you’ll need to ascend her, upgrade her talents, and where you can find her materials....

One of the pleasures of playing Genshin Impact is the opportunity to explore and chart its expansive map. Players making their ways across Teyvat will often find themselves using teleport waypoints to save time, but when encountering new sites, mountain-climbing will be inevitable at times. Much like the games that inspired it, Genshin Impact boasts an impressive collection of creatures and treasures hidden throughout its land masses. Given the game’s numerous valleys and mountain ranges, climbing is integral to finding many of these hidden novelties, and as such, players are often finding workarounds to the game’s stamina system....

Playing with friends is probably the most fun I have in Genshin Impact. Fighting bosses together, completing events, hunting for ore, all of it - I love it. The tasks are all pretty brief, so we don’t get much time together to enjoy each other’s company before our Resin runs out, but it’s fun while it lasts. My friends also can’t always be on at the same time as me though, so I often have to run domains alone or suffer an even worse fate - running content with random players....

Christmas may not cross our minds when we think of Ghost of Tsushima, but that hasn’t stopped Sucker Punch from being a part of the holiday spirit. The American developer posted a stunning Christmas card to all its fans, and the design is nothing short of beautiful. Titled “Happy Holidays” (also written in Japanese) the Christmas card is designed with traditional Japanese art in mind. Dotted with sky lanterns tied in a red bow, the image features the game’s protagonist Jin Sakai posing as Santa....

Ghost of Tsushima appears to be the final exclusive to come to the PS4, and fans have grown very excited. The game has been in development for roughly five years now, and with the release of Ghost of Tsushima just a few weeks away, the excitement continues to grow. However, today marks an especially proud accomplishment for the game and its developers. Fans have been excited for this game ever since the gameplay trailer was featured at E3 2018....

PS4 players were given a lot to enjoy during Sony’s Paris Games Week 2017 showcase. The company presented a new trailer for God of War, highlighting the game’s combat and how Kratos and his son Atreus interact in battle. Fans were impressed by the gameplay clip, but developer Sony Santa Monica says that it is just a “sliver” of what’s to come. Studio head Shannon Studstill says that “What you witnessed in God of War’s new Paris Games Week trailer is a smidgeon – a sliver – of the unflinching, intense, brutal, and often empowering new combat in God of War....

Square Enix is gearing up for a remastered release of a PS2 classic in Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age, and the PS4 version holds up as an important landmark in JRPG history. The release line-up of Final Fantasy titles spanning the latter half of 2016 and into 2017 is one of the strongest from Square Enix in recent memory. World of Final Fantasy challenged the way gamers perceived kid-friendly gaming by offering up nuanced combat with a hearty serving of nostalgia, shattering expectations for a title many felt was a waste of the developer’s time....

Square Enix announces at the Final Fantasy 15 Uncovered presentation that a new demo is available tonight called Final Fantasy 15 Platinum Demo, and it is entirely free. In what could only be described as one of the most exciting events of the gaming year thus far, Square Enix continuously shocked the world with announcement after announcement regarding the long-awaited Final Fantasy XV game. While some news was leaked ahead of time, there were some bombshell reveals that were not, and one of the biggest pieces of news emerging from the Final Fantasy XV Uncovered presentation is the existence of another demo along the same lines of Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae....

A since-removed listing on Green Man Gaming indicates that Square Enix could be planning a stealth launch for the enhanced version of Final Fantasy IX on PC. Following the sales success of the enhanced ports of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII on PC, it came as no surprise when Square Enix announced plans a few months back to bring Final Fantasy IX to the platform as well. The company has been quiet about the game since the initial announcement, but if a since-removed listing on UK video game retailer website Green Man Gaming is any indication, fans may be able to play Final Fantasy IX on PC as soon as tomorrow....

Adjutants are Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ new take on the pair up system present in many other Fire Emblem games. They function as a way to get extra skill ranks and experience for units you don’t want to expose to the frontline, a way to build up supports, and a potential means of giving their leading units an advantage in battle. Since they’re new to this game and might look a little tricky to use, here’s how they work in detail....

After a lackluster release, Five Nights At Freddy’s World developer Scott Cawthon decides to pull the title from sale, promising the game will undergo extensive changes before being re-released for free. In the world of indie gaming, few series have reached the level of success of Five Nights At Freddy’s. The mega popular jump scare franchise first arrived in 2014 where, thanks to word of mouth, it became a veritable PC gaming juggernaut, leading to creator and lone developer Scott Cawthon releasing three sequels in quick succession, with the fourth entry releasing mere months ago....

For Honor was one of the titles Ubisoft included in its E3 2018 presentation. While it was announced that the game would be receiving new content, including new characters and a new game mode, Ubisoft also had a surprise for PC gamers who may be looking to try the game out. PC gamers who have yet to give For Honor a try will now be able to do so for free....

Season 4 of Fortnite seems to have been a treat for players that love Marvel Comics. This season of the ever-popular battle royale has seen several additions to the game from various Marvel locales, as well as heroes and villains like Doctor Doom being added as bosses that give players access to powerful new abilities. Now, Wolverine has been added as the latest of these bosses, which has caused many players to wonder just how strong Weapon X is....

Earlier this week, Epic Games shook up the Fortnite battle royale experience by adding the Infinity Blade to the world map. The sword is extremely powerful, able to kill enemy players with just one or two swings, and grants the user with 200 shields and 200 health that regenerate over time. Considering this, it’s no surprise that the Infinity Blade has become one of the most sought-after items in Fortnite, but getting it is no easy task....

Just about every action players take in Fortnite consumes resources that are mined from the game world. However, not all materials can be scavenged, and in fact, one of the game’s most important items, Pure Drops of Rain, can’t be looted at all. On the contrary, there are only ways players can obtain this valuable resource in Fortnite. The main way players will earn Pure Drops of Rain, which are primarily used to evolve heroes in Fortnite, is by completing quests....

Fortnite Season 8 has arrived, and as is the case with every season in the free-to-play battle royale game, a lot has changed. For instance, Wailing Woods and Tomato Temple, as well as the original location for The Block, have been obliterated by a volcanic eruption. In their place come the new Lazy Lagoon and Sunny Steps locations, a wide swathe of new biomes to explore, and pirates. Much like how Season 7 brought with it the Ice King and his Trogs, Season 8 features Blackheart and his crew of buccaneer Fishsticks....

Fortnite’s first big update of the year, v7.20, is now available and, as per usual, industrious dataminers have begun to scour the files for details on upcoming additions to the game. This time around, several new items have been located through these datamines, and one of them is a new sword that appears to be headed to the game’s battle royale mode. As shared by Trix Leaks on Twitter, today’s Fortnite patch added a number of audio files for a Medieval Sword to the game....

Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 4 is packed with superhero content from Marvel Comics. The new Battle Pass features superhero skins such as Iron Man, She-Hulk, and Wolverine. Season 4 has also introduced new Marvel locations like Stark Industries across the map, as well as superhero powers. Now, the item shop has updated to add an exclusive item from another popular Disney-owned franchise. Star Wars is returning to Fortnite with the new X-Wing Glider, available in the item shop for 1,200 V-Bucks as of this writing....