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Genshin Impact’s Jean is about as useful as a party member can be in an action RPG – 10 out of 10 party synergy offline and online, outstanding crowd control, an easy-to-charge mass heal to keep your co-op friends in the fight, the list goes on. For all of the great things that can be said about Jean, however, there are areas of her design leaving something to be desired. Story-wise, the commander of The Order Favonius is a bit boring, and for a character of her stature that just doesn’t make sense....

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play, gacha, open-world action RPG released in September 2020 on PC, PS4, Android, and iOS. The game takes place in the colorful world of Teyvat, home to seven different nations that are all tied to a specific element. And while the player controls and follows the story of the Traveler, the protagonist, they can play as many other interesting heroes. One of these unique characters is Xiangling, referred to as the “Exquisite Delicacy....

The Silk Flower is another Liyue specialty that players are going to want to collect in Genshin Impact. Silk Flowers are an ascension material that players need for both Hu Tao and Xingqiu. In addition, they are an important part of the housing system as they are used to make fabric. The problem is that a lot of Silk Flower bushes aren’t present in the game, and while they aren’t hard to harvest, building up a large stock will take quite some time....

Mihoyo’s other game, Honkai Impact, is getting a crossover this week with Neon Genesis Evangelion. For now, there’s still no collaboration in sight for Genshin Impact, but fans continue to fill the void with their own amazing creations like one shared on Bilibili featuring Danganronpa. Genshin Impact’s lack of collaborations with other IPs is a bit of a letdown, but it’s still early in the game’s life. Given Mihoyo’s success, it’s hopefully just a matter of time until you’re able to explore Teyvat with an adventurer from another beloved series....

During a time in the world’s history when entertainment is not just an industry, but a supporting force keeping people sane in isolation, the demand for fresh talent in the gaming industry has never been more intense. In previous generations, programmers were expected to shell out for CS degrees and the return on investment was a bit of a gamble. Today, The School of Game Design is offering a lifetime membership for $59 (discounted to $49 as of this writing)....

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Sucker Punch recently revealed that Ghost of Tsushima is getting a director’s cut - whatever that means in video games - which will include a new narrative expansion, some PS5 bells and whistles, and Japanese lip sync. Yeah, I was surprised it didn’t already have that last feature too. The thing is, games launch with missing features all the time. Game development is a hard and arduous process - our EiC broke down in tears when he tried to make a door - and minor updates a few weeks after launch to patch in quick fixes are fairly common....

Many fans were awaiting the next installment in the legendary series, and God Of War delivered big time, offering players a whole new look at the iconic character and an emotional storyline to boot. However, the strength of open world games in today’s landscape leans towards the extra content that players can explore for themselves. But with a big enough world, even this game of the year is bound to have some low points....

The “Frieza Saga” stands as one of the most iconic and impactful arcs in all of Dragon Ball. That’s pretty impressive considering that the events didn’t transpire until the series’ 25th collected volume. Despite so much happening before and after, what happened on Namek has stuck with fans for many reasons; with one of the largest contributing factors being Goku and Frieza’s rivalry. In Frieza, Akira Toriyama created the most complete and memorable villain Dragon Ball has ever seen....

The next entry in Square Enix’s long-running RPG saga, Final Fantasy 15, is now playable from start to finish in-house at the game’s development studio. According to Final Fantasy 15’s programmer Satoshi Kitade, the game has been completed in its pre-beta form, which means that it can be played through from beginning to end, and that the comprehensive vision of the final product is a lot closer to completion. From here on out, Final Fantasy 15’s development team will be polishing practically every aspect of the title, and will make adjustments to the gameplay accordingly....

Right on the heels of revealing new Final Fantasy 7 Remake Play Arts Kai figurines, Square unveils new display figures for select Final Fantasy 7 characters. These replicas imitate the polygonal models that the characters used back in the original game. There are eight characters collectors can receive when making a purchase. However, the figures are in “blind boxes,” meaning buyers won’t know what model they get until they get it, and each blind box order will cost 64 dollars....

Back in the original Final Fantasy 7, Cait Sith was one of a few average party members that Cloud could take into battle. His RNG-style limit break was only good in a pinch, and otherwise his overall stats and characteristics just weren’t all that helpful for battle situations. Now presumably Cait Sith will return in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but with almost every character receiving their own dedicated moveset, Cait Sith may end up like Red XIII did at the end of the first episode....

Square Enix announces the technology that will power the Final Fantasy 7 remake. The game will use Unreal Engine 4, and for its lighting, Enlighten tech from Geomerics. Ever since its E3 2015 reveal trailer, Final Fantasy fans have been excitedly awaiting more information on the much anticipated Final Fantasy 7 Remake. The last few days have seen Square Enix really pull the curtain back on the game, and now we even know which engine is being used to power it....

Grab an Egg Launcher, they’re limited time only! Fortnite’s spring event has started. It’s called Spring Breakout and there are lots of thematic egg-related emotes, skins, challenges and even a weapon, the Egg Launcher. Although the Egg Launcher poses some similarities to the classic Grenade Launcher, it works a bit differently. Like the Grenade Launcher and the Rocket Launcher, it uses Rocket Ammo. Its main difference, when compared to the Grenade Launcher, is mostly how its projectile works....

Fortnite’s new Banana Badge emote is all the rage. Best of all? It doesn’t require players to even enter the battlefield. Some of the challenges during the current season of Fortnite can be completed without even playing a match. Most of those challenges have been issued by Deadpool, but this week, Peely is the subject. There’s a Banana Badge emote up for grabs, but it will require a fair bit of detective work to unlock....

The final update for Fortnite Season 5 has launched, adding bug fixes and bringing back a fan-favorite weapon. After quite a bit of downtime, the update launched today at 4:00 a.m. ET and includes new content for the Fortnite Creative Hub. The update also leaks a number of limited-time modes and some details about the end of season live event, which may turn out to be one of the most unique events yet....

The days come and go, players play games, and Fortnite keeps going. Not only a powerhouse in its own right, the game is a crossover monster. It’s so deep in crossovers that fans are creating crossovers with Fortnite and Among Us on their own time. The current crossover for Fortnite is with Marvel, and it includes multiple characters from all over Marvel’s universe. Players can get skins of Marvel heroes and interact with various different things from the Marvel universe....

Despite being in Fortnite for only a month, the guided rocket launcher is being removed from the game following close supervision of player feedback. There is currently no indication as to when the weapon will return to the game. Since the guided rocket launcher hit Fortnite last month, fans have posed concerns that the rocket makes endgame encounters too easy, as players can simply guide the rocket from a safe location to win the match....

Destiny: Rise of Iron Producer Scott Taylor puts forth the idea that future DLC expansions could features stories around mysterious vendor NPCs like Xur and The Cryptarch. While gamers will say what they will about Destiny’s story (or lack thereof), it’s still hard to deny the rich world that developer Bungie has created. From the various warring races to the unique NPCs, there is a lot of potential for Destiny’s story moving forward, and the hope is that future expansions will explore some of those concepts and characters....

This article contains spoilers for Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 Never let it be said that Brian Michael Bendis doesn’t know how to keep busy. The prolific writer has had his hands full since coming to DC in 2018. Arriving with much fanfare on both Superman and Action Comics, Bendis also relaunched Young Justice, co-created a new DC mainstay in Naomi, wrote the excellent Batman: Universe, shepherded the Event Leviathan mini, and more....