There’s just something about Europa that drew me in instantly – perhaps it was the gameplay reminiscent of Tears of the Kingdom, or maybe the breathtaking visuals that look as though they were plucked straight out of a Studio Ghibli film. Whatever it was, I’m so happy that it did as this indie gem proved to be everything it appeared to be and so much more. I’ve left the game with just one wish – that it somehow could’ve been longer.Everything from Europa’s emotional story to its unique take on the 3D platformer genre has stuck with me since I finished playing, and will probably continue to do so until the end of time. It’s such a simple and serene game, yet it manages to carry so much depth within itself. The vibrant aesthetic is almost misleading in a way, honestly – Europa offers a far greater experience than just a pretty playthrough, and it does so nearly seamlessly.One lonely planet Beneath Europa’s stunning Ghibli-like world is one very lonely planet, a moon that served as a home to many at one point, but now carries nothing but the sounds of buzzing gardeners and rushing rivers. Gardeners, the game’s robot-ish creatures that stand as the setting’s bugs and wildlife, r…
RuneScape’s original creator Andrew Gower is returning to MMOs a little later than planned because a certain political event happens to land on November 5.Brighter Shores marks Gower’s return to the genre with all the isometric perspectives, low-poly visuals, humble fantasy world, and life sim nuggets that made RuneScape a household name. The new MMO was once supposed to hit Steam early access on November 5, following a closed beta period starting on October 22, but it was apparently delayed to its new date because two politicians are competing to rule over the American machine on the very same day.”We have decided to push the launch of Brighter Shores back to [November 6], because apparently there is some sort of election thingy on the 5th,” Gower tweeted. “Who knew?!”Jokes aside, he’s obviously referring to the US presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, which is sure to dominate headlines and suck up attention from every other corner of the internet on November 5. On the flip side, at least anyone looking forward to Brighter Shores doesn’t need to choose between voting and rotting in a desk chair with a new MMO all day.But there’s no rush, regardless of when…
Lead Skyrim designer and former senior Starfield systems designer Bruce Nesmith reckons Bethesda Game Studios won’t move to a new game engine – and explained why it doesn’t need to.Speaking in a recent interview with VideoGamer, Nesmith outlines why Bethesda’s in-house engine still works for the studio despite its age. “We’re arguing about the game engine, let’s argue about the game,” he says. “The game engine is not the point, the game engine is in service to the game itself. You and I could both identify a hundred lousy games that used Unreal. Is it Unreal’s fault? No, it’s not Unreal’s fault.”While Bethesda’s engine has been used to create what are arguably many of the best RPGs of all time, it’s also ever-evolving – what started as the company’s version of Gamebryo, a now long-defunct engine, gradually blossomed into the Creation Engine. “Gamebryo is no longer a business, it hasn’t been for a while. But that engine has been constantly tweaked, updated, and refined,” continues Nesmith.According to the ex-developer, the Creation Engine has evolved “to do exactly the kinds of games that Bethesda makes: The Elder Scrolls, the Fallouts, Starfield.” At this point, “it’s perfectly tun…
During Revenant, the Destiny 2 Assassin’s Creed armor sets will be available to buy with Bright Dust, meaning they’re essentially free. Over the coming weeks, pieces of the Misthios Hunter armor set inspired by Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s vision of Greece, the Wolf-Kissed Titan armor set which looks to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and the Eagle Warlock armor set modelled on Assassin’s Creed legend Altaïr’s classic white garb will be up for grabs in the Destiny 2 Eververse store for 1,200 Bright Dust each. That’s not cheap, but if you really want to dress like you’re in the Animus, here’s when each of the Destiny 2 Assassin’s Creed armor pieces will be available to buy.How to get all pieces of the Destiny 2 Assassin’s Creed Armor for free During Episode 2: Revenant, the Destiny 2 Assassin’s Creed armor ornament sets will be sold in the Eververse store for Bright Dust, which means you don’t need to spend any real money on Silver to buy them. However, the armor sets will be sold piece by piece across multiple weeks, so you need to check in when the store’s stock changes after the Destiny 2 wee…
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Quick menu 1. FAQ2. What to expect3. Last year’s best dealsEven though the sale is better known for discounting TVs and laptops, Black Friday board games are a bit of a dark horse. They’re surprisingly good, getting you new and old favorites for their lowest price of the year.No, really. While some offerings stay the same as they have been the rest of the year (many family-friendly games get ‘discounts’ that are actually identical to ones we’ve already seen months before), many others tumble in cost by an absurd degree. We’re always taken aback by how much cheaper hobby games are in particular during the Black Friday board game deals, to the point we’d recommend waiting for the sale before pulling the trigger.To save you having to dredge through countless retailers in search of the best offer this year, we’ve rounded up every tip we can think of to save you money on the best board games. Because our team of bargain hunters have been searching the sale for years now, we have a pretty good idea of what makes a worthwhile discount. Basically? If you’re hoping to snag the very best Black Friday gaming deals, we’ve g…
A subtle change has arrived to the Steam shopping experience to drive home the fact that you’re buying a game license rather than a copy of a game that you’ll definitely own forever, and rival storefront GOG already seems to be weighing in on the matter.As reported by Engadget, if you’re about to buy a new game on Steam, you’ll now notice a new message pop up, which reads: “A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam.” This disclaimer appears as though it’s likely related to a California law set to come into effect next year, which’ll stop digital storefronts from using words like “buy” in relation to things like game licenses unless it’s obvious what people are spending their money on, as part of a move to make it clearer to consumers what they actually own (or rather, what they don’t). Needless to say, this new message on Steam has already caused quite a stir, so much so that it’s seemingly reached the ears of rival storefront GOG. GOG is famously free of digital rights management (DRM), and offers its customers offline installers for the games it sells which you can download onto your PC where they can remain safe forever, so it’s understandabl…
If you’re looking for the best weapons in Throne and Liberty, this tier list may help you out. With seven weapons in the game and 21 different Throne and Liberty weapon combos to choose from, finding the best options may be difficult. Although it also depends on your personal preference, we’ll show you which weapons are generally the most useful, damaging, or supportive of the bunch.Although we’re ranking individual weapons as well as weapon combinations, keep in mind that the weapon combo is ultimately more important. It’s best to consider the individual weapon ranking if you aren’t sure about the combo yet. For example, the greatsword is ranked as B-tier, but the greatsword and sword weapon combo is S-tier. If you’re going for that specific combo, go ahead! If you’re unsure, it may be safer to choose an S-tier weapon like the wand. All these combinations ultimately create what is effectively Throne and Liberty builds, and we can help you there if your not sure. Wand – S tier S-tier weapon combos: longbow, sword, staffA-tier weapon combos: daggersB-tier weapon combos: crossbowC-tier weapon combos: greatswordThrone and Liberty guides Thron…
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The Metaphor ReFantazio Archetype system gives you different skills and abilities from the embodiments of various heroes from the game’s distant past, their hopes and virtues, that your party will be able to unlock and equip. By spending MAG, Metaphor’s magical currency, party members will be able to study and unlock the various Archetypes at Akademia by speaking with the mysterious More. Characters can be further customized by inheriting previously learned skills from other Archetypes and assigning them by spending additional MAG to do so with additional bonuses being gained by spending time with the various Metaphor ReFantazio Followers and increasing their ranks. This all provides Metaphor with one of th…
Former Blizzard president and CEO Mike Morhaime says the gaming industry’s “downturn” in recent years has been “overstated,” likening the situation to a correction in a post-pandemic world.Morhaime left Blizzard in 2019 and started his own game company, Dreamhaven, in 2020. Its debut project, the tabletop-inspired fantasy RPG Sunderfolk, was just revealed.In an interview with Bloomberg Live (timestamped here), Morhaime was asked to comment on the gaming industry’s “tough climate,” particularly from the perspective of a new studio with a debut project.”We don’t have any games on the market, we don’t have any customers yet, so we haven’t experienced a downturn ourselves,” he said. “I would say the gaming downturn even is a little bit overstated, because when you look at the gaming industry in general, it actually is still growing. More people are playing games than ever before. “What you had is, going through the pandemic, people didn’t have a lot to do, and so they turned to the streaming platforms and they turned to games,” said Morhaime. “And it was a huge increase in usage. And a lot of companies saw that and they thought that was the new trend and that was just going to con…
The FC 25 Total Rush tracker is underway, although sadly these new cards don’t upgrade dynamically. There’s still reason to get involved with the latest EA FC 25 campaign, however – such as a Kylian Mbappe card that’ll earn you 8 million coins if you’re fortunate enough to pack one. Oh, and the small matter of new items for Kevin De Bruyne, Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo. Scroll on for all the October promo details, and the full FC 25 Total Rush tracker.What is the FC 25 Total Rush promo? FC 25 Total Rush is a giant celebration of the series’ new five-a-side Rush mode, although its cards aren’t only to be used in that match type. They’re just as effective in Division Rivals or the Weekend League. The campaign launched on Friday, October 11 to replace FC 25 RTTK (Road To The Knockouts). While that promo featured items that upgrade based on real-life performances, there are sadly no dynamic FC 25 Total Rush cards. But there are still plenty of OP players such as Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni to be snapped up as part of it.Who is in FC 25 Total Rush Team 1? FC 25 Total Rush Team 1 is headlined – as mentioned twic…