It’s a series that has been around for decades and has had its fair share of criticisms. Final Fantasy is one of the most well know RPG series out there and also one of the more celebrated. The series has had its fair share of studs and duds and, in turn, has seen a ton of different characters make their way through the revolving door. Some great games have had bad characters and vice versa....
You can’t save the world if you don’t look cute, and Final Fantasy XIV’s vanity system ensures you can look as cute as you want, whenever you want. How, you ask? Simple: check your character menu. There, players can find a tab labeled glamour plates. Glamour plates are cosmetic ensembles that can be saved and applied over any equipped gearset, making changing your character’s appearance as simple as opening the menu and choosing which glamour plate to apply....
Part of the appeal for many PC gaming enthusiasts is being able to build a PC from scratch. Former NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., has seemingly gotten on this trend, sharing a custom built PC with fans over social media. With 2020 coming to a close, Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s new PC build is a pleasant surprise for both PC gamers and NASCAR fans alike. The son of late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt has finally built himself his own PC, despite being a long-time gamer....
For Fortnite Season 7, developer Epic Games has seen fit to introduce a new game mode known as Fortnite Creative. Although it was revealed a few days prior to the launch of season 7, thanks to the patch notes for update v7.00, more has been revealed as to how the new mode will work. Fortnite Creative in early release, so Fortnite players could experience any number of issues with this latest mode....
One of Fortnite’s Season 5 Week 12 challenges instructs players to find a family portrait from a shipwreck. While fans that already know the location of a shipwreck in Fortnite will be able tackle this task quite easily, those that do not may find it fairly difficult. It is for this second group of players that this guide is being written, and indeed it should make completing the challenge a breeze....
Fortnite Season 6 has finally arrived, and it has brought about a wide range of fresh changes to the wildly popular multiplayer sandbox survival shooter, including new cosmetics, in-game content, tweaks to the gameplay, and more. Another improvement Epic Games has brought to the title with Update v6.0 is custom controller bindings, finally letting players lay out their preferred button mapping for both building and combat. With the images found below, Fortnite fans who may be unfamiliar with the concept of custom controller bindings can get a better idea of what to expect when they swap out different button commands for others....
While Fortnite Battle Royale has a lot to offer its fanbase, it’s always nice to see something new in the competitive game; to that effect, seeing that Ninja and KingRichard have broken their own kill record is inspiring. But some players choose to express their love for the game in other ways, having taken to the official Reddit to share their ideas. Redditor BeeshaBoosha did just that, sharing a new Fortnite map of personal design....
Earlier this week, frequent Fortnite leaker HYPEX claimed that the next season of the popular battle royale game would be Marvel-themed, which has since been confirmed by Epic Games. The Fortnite leaks haven’t slowed down, though, with HYPEX offering fans some specific details about what they can expect from Fortnite Season 4 in terms of Marvel-themed skins, confirming a new skin based on Marvel’s X-Men franchise. According to HYPEX, Fortnite Season 4 will be adding a skin based on popular X-Men member Storm....
Fortnite developer Epic Games has temporarily removed the Boogie Bomb from the Battle Royale inventory in order to fix a glitch that appeared a few days ago. With a Boogie Bomb equipped, players could carry unlimited weapons and Epic saw this as big enough of a problem to disable the item and work on a fix. Earlier this week, players on the Fortnite subreddit noted a glitch with the Boogie Bomb that allowed them to carry unlimited weapons....
There was a time when a high fantasy series about dragons and zombies seemed like a risky proposition. It’s hard for many in the industry to remember that though in the wake of Game of Thrones’ enormous success during the 2010s as a cultural phenomenon—and The Walking Dead too. But star Peter Dinklage recalls those early days, as he sees the television industry desperately competing to copy Game of Thrones’ success, including HBO which is about to premiere a prequel series set in Westeros later this year: House of the Dragon....
Games Workshop has announced something precious this week with the launch of its new website MyWarhammer and its one login to rule them all. It’s a busy time for GW at the moment, and they show no signs of slowing down. This Saturday marks the launch of the latest release of the popular tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000, now in its 9th Edition! To go alongside there is a new Launch Box, Indomitus, that is still technically limited edition, but only just, as GW has backtracked on its ‘when it’s gone, it’s gone....
Ever wonder why Cuphead’s gloves are sometimes white and sometimes yellow? There’s a reason for that. We’re going back to the 2017 classic Cuphead for this little tidbit. The game played by millions on PC and Xbox One before making its way to the Switch last year (and also to Tesla vehicles, by the way) put the tiny indie developer StudioMDHR on the map. Cuphead is a meticulously crafted adventure featuring hand-drawn art in the style of animated cartoons from the 1930s, and it also has some of that same animation style’s quirks....
In-game music can often times add to the experience of a game. It can even make the game a better title and bring more emotion. Wario World chose to go a different route in terms of in-game music. More specifically very obnoxious menu music. Wario is known as one of the most boisterous characters in the Mario series. He punches, farts, and eats his way through his adversaries. As the complete opposite of Mario, he is always on a quest to get rich quick....
Gearbox Software announced today that development on Borderlands 2 has been completed. Starting now, the studio will begin shifting focus to the game’s DLC offerings, including free content for pre-orders. Borderlands 2 will undergoing the certification process shortly, during which the game will be heavily scrutinized for bugs - ensuring it’s ready for release. At this time, Gearbox is unable to make anymore changes to the game, meaning all of the on-disc content has been locked down....
Genshin Impact currently has a total of ten bosses that can all help the player level up. These bosses are scattered in between Mondstadt and Liyue. Like everything else in the game, bosses will level with the world, but they are much harder to be than your average hilichurl. Players will need to figure out who they want to build up in their team before choosing a boss to fight....
Like many other online games, DPS or a damage-focused playstyle takes the throne in Genshin Impact. It’s a free game after all and thus involves tons of grinding. In order to shorten that grinding time, which usually consists of killing things over and over again, having the highest damage is key. It just so happens that players love to min-max when it comes to DPS and having the best DPS character is always a raging point of debate....
Genshin Impact often tasks its players with hunting down various materials and ingredients before letting them advance. Whether it’s Talent Level-Ups, or Weapon Ascension, players regularly need to collect unique sets of ingredients in order to enhance their characters and equipment. While Weapons can be Enhanced, Refined, and Ascended, playable characters in Genshin Impact are generally either leveled up or Ascended, the latter of which requires rather peculiar ingredients. Every character in the game asks for a certain assortment of items whenever they reach a point of Ascension, and each of these characters’ sets of Ascension Materials includes a particular Local Specialty, like the Cecilia, which players must track down....
A new leak suggests that the upcoming character in Genshin Impact, Hu Tao, has a special dash. While the recent teaser showcases some elements of the playable hero, a prominent leaker for Genshin Impact tweeted out the ability. The free-to-play RPG by miHoYo sees players taking control of a cast of characters for exploration and battle. As a live service title that is continuing to evolve, the team releases updates with additional heroes....
When it came out back in September 2020, Genshin Impact took the world by storm. Initially considered nothing more than a free-to-play Breath of the Wild clone, players and game reviewers alike have warmed up to its vast open world, addictive gameplay loops, and gacha features. The developers are also doing a great job in terms of supporting the game with frequent updates, and a roadmap for Genshin Impact’s future development looks very promising....
Ghost of Tsushima has no shortage of really amazing ladies. In addition to Lady Masako, Yuna is one of the most compelling characters in the game. A reluctant hero, Yuna, joins forces with Jin Sakai to save the island and save her brother. She is smart, an incredible combatant, and has a big impact on Jin and the way the story unfolds. Yuna experiences tragedy, but she always manages to rise above her challenges....
