Mar 31, 18:00

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 4:50 PM
    

Members of the Dragon's Dogma 2 community are reporting a game-ending bug that, thanks to the games controversial saving system, completely bricks their playthrough and leaves them unable to complete the game.

The post Players Experience Game Ending Bug In Dragon's Dogma 2 – Save File System Cannot Cope appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 4:15 PM
    

Steam offers a no questions asked refund policy before two hours of play. PlayStation? Well, it has been reported that they are refusing to provide a pre-order of a game because the user played the demo. Confused? So are we.

The post PlayStation Reportedly Refuses To Refund Stellar Blade Pre-Order Because User "Downloaded The Demo" appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 12:30 PM
    

A fantasy adventure steeped in Persian fantasy, Vata Games and Artax Games' Ario is now available on consoles.

The post Ario Now Available Digitally on Consoles appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:27 AM
    

The debut title from orangutan matter, players can now dive into this studio's narrative-driven puzzle platformer Unleaving on Steam.

The post Unleaving Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes.

PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 1:06 PM
     Next Valorant Night Market 2024 dates

When is the next Valorant Night Market? Hopefully, some of your long-sought-after weapon skins have been added to your collection. If you're unsure whether to part with your valuable Valorant points, we can tell you how long you have to decide - and if you're disappointed by your market, how long to wait until the next one.

Of course, Valorant skins don't offer any competitive advantage, but looking cool and giving your opponents something pretty to look at as you dominate them in the FPS game offers its benefits. With anything from seasonal skins to colorful patterns and intimidating designs for most Valorant guns and blades, there's bound to be something you like in the next Valorant Night Market.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Valorant Night Market dates, Valorant ranks, Valorant crosshair codes
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 11:22 AM
     16-bit indie platformer gives Hollow Knight a drill, and it rules

If you take the atmosphere of Hollow Knight and give it Mr. Driller's drill, alongside a healthy smattering of gorgeous 16-bit visuals, you get the upcoming Everdeep Aurora. We had a chance to play this delightful narrative puzzle platformer while at GDC, and got to hear from the source, Ysbyrd Games' Rob Cocks, about what makes it so special.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: New PC games, Upcoming PC games, Best PC games
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 11:20 AM
     Fallout New Vegas mod overhauls the aging movement and FPS mechanics

Fallout: New Vegas is one of the most popular games of all time. Naturally, the PC version has spawned thousands of useful mods that improve the game's slightly outdated shooter mechanics. While a handful of mods over the years have done their best to improve the gameplay of New Vegas, this latest mod may take the cake (or the sweet roll, in this instance) as the best mod to turn New Vegas into a proper first-person shooter.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Fallout New Vegas mods, Fallout 5 release date, Best RPG games
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:15 AM
     Steam's most chaotic co-op game is less than the price of a meal

Overcooked 2 is both the most powerful and dangerous co-op game of all time. Anyone who has played either of the Overcooked games has had this experience before: You've sat with a friend to whip up some delicious meals as fast as possible, and before you even realize it, you're in a full-on screaming match about not overcooking the meat, laughing your tail off like a maniac all along the way. For those who haven't had that experience, boy have I got the sale of a lifetime for you.

PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:00 AM
     Remembering the Nvidia GeForce 256 – the first PC gaming GPU

It's testament to the Nvidia marketing team that one of its buzzwords has now slipped into common parlance. Not only did the 1st-gen Nvidia GeForce 256 introduce us to its now famous GeForce gaming graphics brand, but it also brought the term 'GPU' to the gaming PC with it.

An initialism that we now use as shorthand for any PC graphics chip, or even one of the best graphics cards, started life on the PC as an Nvidia marketing slogan. To give you an idea of how long ago this was, I was introduced to the term "GPU" by a paper press release the same week I started my first tech journalism job in September 1999.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards
Twinfinite Sunday, March 31, 2024 11:44 AM
    
Let's take RNG out of the equation.
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:02 AM
     Best censers in Dragon's Dogma 2Trickster is a unique class in Dragon's Dogma 2, dealing almost zero damage to enemies and instead focusing on illusions and controlling the battlefield. If you're going to be a useful Trickster, you must ensure you have one of the best Censers in the game. Censer is a weapon class exclusive to the Trickster vocation in DD2, and it's known to be 6 in the game. Here is our ranking of all the Censers in Dragon's Dogma 2. Dragon's Dogma 2: Best Censers, ranked This guide ranks all Censers based on their Magick and Strength stats and special skills. In the following sections, you will also discover how to get each Censer. 6. Bewitching Balm Screenshot: PC Invasion Bewitching Balm is one of the first available Censers for the Trickster after unlocking the vocation in the Battahl region. It is a decent choice for the midgame region, but it is not strong enough to pull you into the endgame of Agame Volcanic Island. Players can purchase Bewitc...
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, March 31, 2024 1:06 PM
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, March 31, 2024 12:43 PM
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, March 31, 2024 12:26 PM
    

The company reiterates its stance on microtransactions.

The post CD Projekt RED Doesn't "See a Place for Microtransactions in Single-Player Games" appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism.

Mar 31, 12:00

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:27 AM
    

The debut title from orangutan matter, players can now dive into this studio's narrative-driven puzzle platformer Unleaving on Steam.

The post Unleaving Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 9:52 AM
    

The team at Gun Interactive has worked with legendary horror actress Barbara Crampton for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's newest DLC Victim, Virginia. 

The post Virginia Now Available in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, March 31, 2024 6:21 AM
    

Set to release in Early Access on April 1, the latest character to join Arika and Bandai Namco's Tekken 8 roster is Eddy Gordo.

The post Eddy Gordo Coming to Tekken 8 appeared first on GamersHeroes.

Kotaku Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:00 AM
    

We get it, you're still probably playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and that's okay. It's a big RPG and there are a lot of important choices, side quests, and min/maxing to be done, and we've got all the guides you could possible need for Square Enix's masterpiece.

Read more...

PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 11:22 AM
     16-bit indie platformer gives Hollow Knight a drill, and it rules

If you take the atmosphere of Hollow Knight and give it Mr. Driller's drill, alongside a healthy smattering of gorgeous 16-bit visuals, you get the upcoming Everdeep Aurora. We had a chance to play this delightful narrative puzzle platformer while at GDC, and got to hear from the source, Ysbyrd Games' Rob Cocks, about what makes it so special.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: New PC games, Upcoming PC games, Best PC games
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 11:20 AM
     Fallout New Vegas mod overhauls the aging movement and FPS mechanics

Fallout: New Vegas is one of the most popular games of all time. Naturally, the PC version has spawned thousands of useful mods that improve the game's slightly outdated shooter mechanics. While a handful of mods over the years have done their best to improve the gameplay of New Vegas, this latest mod may take the cake (or the sweet roll, in this instance) as the best mod to turn New Vegas into a proper first-person shooter.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Fallout New Vegas mods, Fallout 5 release date, Best RPG games
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:15 AM
     Steam's most chaotic co-op game is less than the price of a meal

Overcooked 2 is both the most powerful and dangerous co-op game of all time. Anyone who has played either of the Overcooked games has had this experience before: You've sat with a friend to whip up some delicious meals as fast as possible, and before you even realize it, you're in a full-on screaming match about not overcooking the meat, laughing your tail off like a maniac all along the way. For those who haven't had that experience, boy have I got the sale of a lifetime for you.

PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:00 AM
     Remembering the Nvidia GeForce 256 – the first PC gaming GPU

It's testament to the Nvidia marketing team that one of its buzzwords has now slipped into common parlance. Not only did the 1st-gen Nvidia GeForce 256 introduce us to its now famous GeForce gaming graphics brand, but it also brought the term 'GPU' to the gaming PC with it.

An initialism that we now use as shorthand for any PC graphics chip, or even one of the best graphics cards, started life on the PC as an Nvidia marketing slogan. To give you an idea of how long ago this was, I was introduced to the term "GPU" by a paper press release the same week I started my first tech journalism job in September 1999.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 9:56 AM
     League of Legends dev admits Galio is still weak even after rework

League of Legends has done right by many of the game's older champions by updating them via mini-reworks. These reworks update champions who were released many moons ago by changing ratios on their spells and altering their passive abilities to try and help them have more of a role in the game's ever-evolving meta. In the case of the colossus, Galio's mini-rework in patch 14.6 was supposed to beef up his strength in the mid-lane, but now that the patch has been live for over a week, it's clear those efforts have failed.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: League of Legends ranks explained, League of Legends patch 14.2, League of Legends tier list
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 8:39 AM
     This official Palworld dating sim is the stuff of nightmares

Pocketpair has unveiled a Palworld dating sim just in time for April Fool's Day, with a tentative release date of April 1, 2025. The official trailer for the visual novel shows Katress, Chillet, Lovander, Zoe, and the Black Marketeer as dateable characters, and while the actual game is very much not real, I hate to admit that the trailer itself is.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Palworld bosses, Palworld map, Palworld settings
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 6:52 AM
     One of Steam's biggest free games is getting a casual dodgeball mode

If you're yet to try the free Steam battle royale game Naraka Bladepoint, Season 12's changes and new casual additions might just be the time. Between fairly standard hero adjustments, game mode changes, and a new event lies a brand new casual mode that's the perfect way to try out what Naraka has to offer before diving into the main game.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best fantasy games, Best battle royale games, Free PC games
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 5:53 AM
     Beloved, 97% rated Steam management game getting big QoL upgrades

After an early access launch and a full release to Steam in 2020, the automation resource management sim Factorio is still going incredibly strong. Even after all this time the team at Wube Software is teasing big quality-of-life improvements for the game, with changes to the Spidertron remote, the ability to pipette more things, and better blueprint grid adjustment at the top of the list for one of the best automation games on Steam.

PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 4:36 AM
     Free Monopoly Go dice links March 2024

March 31, 2024: We've added today's new Monopoly Go dice links to our list and checked for any expired links.

How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The classic board game has made its way to a free-to-play format, and you'll be doing laps of the board collecting houses and hotels and completing a variety of multiplayer minigames along the way.

You can't get far in Monopoly Go without dice rolls, which you'll have a limited amount of to begin with. To earn more dice rolls, you'll need to log in daily to collect bonuses, invite your friends to the game, or progress further. If you don't want to spend your hard-earned money on more dice, you can use dice links for the board game instead. Now, let's run down all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Free PC games, Monopoly Go dice
PCGamesN Sunday, March 31, 2024 7:23 AM
     Become a Jet Set Radio Uber Eats rider in this upcoming Steam indie

Parcel Corps is what happens when Uber Eats and Jet Set Radio get mashed together into their own, vibrant indie game. You're skidding, grinding, and doing tricks on a free-flowing bicycle across a colorful cityscape while trying to carve out the biggest piece of the pie for your bicycle courier business. You've just got the competition and the newly arrived crude oil CEO Rich Villainé to contend with, that's all. After the incredibly slick gameplay and style of Parcel Corps caught our eye, we decided to go hands-on and interview some of the team from Billy Goat Entertainment while at GDC in San Francisco.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: New PC games, Upcoming PC games, Best PC games
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, March 31, 2024 6:00 AM
    

Sundays are for trying to fill several pairs of enormous shoes and shuffling around awkwardly in them while I get my bearings. Before I start wobbling at the lip of the top stair and have a near death experience prior to grabbing the railing, let's read this week's best writing about games (and game related things).

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Twinfinite Sunday, March 31, 2024 11:44 AM
    
Let's take RNG out of the equation.
Twinfinite Sunday, March 31, 2024 6:11 AM
    
Hunter x Codes
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Sunday, March 31, 2024 10:02 AM
     Best censers in Dragon's Dogma 2Trickster is a unique class in Dragon's Dogma 2, dealing almost zero damage to enemies and instead focusing on illusions and controlling the battlefield. If you're going to be a useful Trickster, you must ensure you have one of the best Censers in the game. Censer is a weapon class exclusive to the Trickster vocation in DD2, and it's known to be 6 in the game. Here is our ranking of all the Censers in Dragon's Dogma 2. Dragon's Dogma 2: Best Censers, ranked This guide ranks all Censers based on their Magick and Strength stats and special skills. In the following sections, you will also discover how to get each Censer. 6. Bewitching Balm Screenshot: PC Invasion Bewitching Balm is one of the first available Censers for the Trickster after unlocking the vocation in the Battahl region. It is a decent choice for the midgame region, but it is not strong enough to pull you into the endgame of Agame Volcanic Island. Players can purchase Bewitc...
Gamer Empire Sunday, March 31, 2024 4:14 AM
     Fossil Island, like many recent expansions to Old School RuneScape within the past few years, has been a new source of fresh content across all types of gameplay. Whether training Hunter by tracking the elusive Herbiboar or killing the powerful Ancient Wyverns to finish your Slayer task, Fossil Island has plenty to offer for players […]
Pivotal Gamers Sunday, March 31, 2024 4:05 AM
     Hello folks. Giveaway Of The Day holds a new giveaway for Mind's Eye Secrets Of The Forgotten. Read on for their offering. Mind's Eye Secrets Of The Forgotten is available as a Giveaway of the day!You have limited time to download, install and register it. A few words about Mind's Eye Secrets Of The Forgotten Exclusive offer from Giveaway of the Day and ToomkyGames! No third-part...

Mar 31, 04:00

Gamer Empire Sunday, March 31, 2024 3:57 AM
     Gems are a Mining resource in Old School RuneScape commonly acquired through mining or specific PvM drops. They are used to craft jewelry (which is further used to create enchanted jewelry for skilling or PvM purposes). Gems come in all sorts of types and rarities, from a standard Sapphire, which sells for a few hundred […]
Gamer Empire Sunday, March 31, 2024 3:31 AM
     The Varrock Museum is home to various displays and artifacts that display Old School RuneScape's history. However, it also gives players the chance to earn experience lamps and unlocks other areas through the use of its Kudos system. Kudos are essentially "brownie points" that are rewarded to the player for completing certain activities that help […]

Mar 30, 20:00

GamersHeroes Saturday, March 30, 2024 3:02 PM
    

South Park Snow Day takes a turn from the RPG genre and instead goes multiplayer. Is the switch a good choice, or should they have made another RPG? Check out our review here.

The post South Park: Snow Day Review appeared first on GamersHeroes.

PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:11 PM
     This Warcraft 3 inspired RTS game is like building castles with Lego

Castles have always been a great place to hold out against the hordes, and that's as true in the likes of Lord of the Rings as it was in real-life human history, and even in the best strategy games such as Warcraft 3. Cataclismo is a new RTS game all about the beauty and function of great castle design, and PCGamesN spoke to Digital Sun's game design director Vicent Ramírez Luzón at GDC about the game and the design inspirations of the team.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: New PC games, Upcoming PC games, Best PC games
PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 1:41 PM
     Free Monopoly Go dice links March 2024

March 30, 2024: We've added today's new Monopoly Go dice links to our list and checked for any expired links.

How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The classic board game has made its way to a free-to-play format, and you'll be doing laps of the board collecting houses and hotels and completing a variety of multiplayer minigames along the way.

You can't get far in Monopoly Go without dice rolls, which you'll have a limited amount of to begin with. To earn more dice rolls, you'll need to log in daily to collect bonuses, invite your friends to the game, or progress further. If you don't want to spend your hard-earned money on more dice, you can use dice links for the board game instead. Now, let's run down all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Free PC games, Monopoly Go dice
PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 1:23 PM
     Become a Jet Set Radio Uber Eats rider in this upcoming Steam indie

Parcel Corps is what happens when Uber Eats and Jet Set Radio get mashed together into their own, vibrant indie game. You're skidding, grinding, and doing tricks on a free-flowing bicycle across a colorful cityscape while trying to carve out the biggest piece of the pie for your bicycle courier business. You've just got the competition and the newly arrived crude oil CEO Rich Villainé to contend with, that's all. After the incredibly slick gameplay and style of Parcel Corps caught our eye, we decided to go hands-on and interview some of the team from Billy Goat Entertainment while at GDC in San Francisco.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Free Steam games, Best platform games
PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:49 PM
     Into The Breach and Persona fuse into ultra stylish new tactical RPG

Blending the ineffable style of the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona games with their 'students fighting demons' aesthetic, and the satisfying turn-based tactical combat of Into the Breach, Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem, and even the recent Like a Dragon games, Demonschool is one of the slickest and most stylish RPGs set to hit Steam in 2024. Ahead of the game's launch, PCGamesN spoke to Brandon Sheffield, creative director at developer Necrosoft Games, about the team's influences and how it's working to make Demonschool approachable for players of all experience levels.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: New PC games, Upcoming PC games, Best PC games
PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:20 PM
     This 2D minimalist soulslike perfectly understands why the genre works

Since Dark Souls exploded, adding a whole new chapter to the RPG playbook in 2011, soulslikes have been a dime a dozen. Every man and his dog has taken a swing at the formula - where the game world's friction goes against the player any way it can, with no care for how they'll react - and quite a few games have done a decent job. Lords of the Fallen, Nioh, and Lies of P are just some of the bigger examples. But when we talk about soulslikes, we're almost always looking at them through a lens of third-person action roleplaying games. So what would happen if we removed an entire dimension from the genre: how would it play, and would it even work? This is a question Void Sols wants to answer, and it's the most unique spin on soulslikes I've ever played.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best soulslike games, Best indie games, Best RPG games
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, March 30, 2024 6:35 PM
    

Dragon's Dogma 2 is seemingly a superb game, when it's not buggy or surprising its players with microtransactions.

CD Projekt Red are no stranger to releasing buggy games, but they're less keen on microtransactions - at least for singleplayer games. In an interview with a Polish investor site, CDPR's chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said that they "do not see a place for microtransactions in the case of singleplayer games", but they wouldn't rule it out for multiplayer.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, March 30, 2024 6:15 PM
    

The Oculus Quest launched back in 2019, just five years ago, but come May new apps released in the Quest Store won't be playable on the Quest 1. This isn't because the Quest 1 isn't powerful enough to play them anymore, but because developers will no longer be able to upload them and players won't be able to see them.

It's part of the planned obsolescence of the Quest 1 which Meta announced last year.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, March 30, 2024 5:46 PM
    

I still think of Rain World as the beautiful, brutally hard game about accidentally going down tunnels butt-first and being crushed to death by weather, but it's grown and expanded a lot since its release almost seven years ago. It's about to grow again with a new DLC: The Watcher.

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Twinfinite Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:57 PM
    
Anime clickers taking too much of my time? Nah.
Twinfinite Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:16 PM
    
Let's take RNG out of the equation.
Siliconera Saturday, March 30, 2024 3:00 PM
    

death trick double blind review header

What's better than a murder mystery set in the allure of a 1940s circus? Two murder mysteries! Or, to be more precise, a single murder and two investigators with access to different clues, testimonies, and locations. In its seven-hour playtime, Death Trick: Double Blind presents an intriguing story of magic, jealousy, and family.

The story of Death Trick: Double Blind follows Jackie (a magician) and Jones (a detective), who drop by a traveling circus for different reasons and at different times. The magician and ringmaster of this circus, Hattie, just died. It's up to Jackie and Jones to figure out just who killed her. However, there's a catch. They only have until seven o'clock to find the culprit, as Jackie (Hattie's replacement) has to go on stage at seven, and the circus will be leaving right after, meaning that Jones won't get the chance to investigate any further.

death trick double blind map

The game allows you to perform a limited amount of actions per hour. You can go around the circus to ask people about themselves and the case, as well as search for clues. Some characters are not available at certain hours. When that happens, you have no choice but to collect clues from other circus workers as you wait. Because Jackie is a replacement magician and Jones is a private eye, they'll be able to hear different testimonies from everyone as well as collect different pieces of evidence. Another thing about the suspects is that they lie or omit details. If you have enough evidence in your collection, you can point out contradictions between them to gain further insight from the suspects. It plays in quite a similar way to Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, but without the "battles" and goofiness.

death trick double blind contradictions

This play style actually makes the case very easy to solve. I figured out the culprit by 2 PM in-game thanks to the UI rather than my own deductions. However, the mystery of why and how the culprit committed the murder kept it from becoming monotonous. As mentioned earlier, you only have a certain number of actions per hour. You can increase this after completing tasks, though. While this is very helpful for the early stage of the game as you're getting your feet underneath you, it becomes a bit tedious later on. Once you max out your AP, you'll have more than enough to figure out all the mysteries in the circus. After that, you can only aimlessly wander around and ask about random things to make time progress. I wished that there was some sort of button to let me skip forward in time.

death trick double blind characters

In saying that though, I did enjoy talking to everyone. Though we only get to know the characters for a little while, I found myself becoming genuinely invested in their lives, histories, and personalities. Considering that two people did virtually all the creative work in the game, I was very impressed by the writing and art. If there's a sequel with these characters, I would jump at the chance to play it. Though short, Death Trick: Double Blind was like any performance worth its salt: sweet, riveting, and unforgettable. 

Death Trick: Double Blind is readily available on the Windows PC and Nintendo Switch.

The post Review: Death Trick: Double Blind Is Filled With Intrigue appeared first on Siliconera.

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, March 30, 2024 5:51 PM
     Best Magickal Bows in Dragon's Dogma 2Magickal Bows are a class of weapons exclusive to the Magick Archer vocation. They can be used to deal elemental damage, put enemies to sleep, heal allies, and more. This guide explores the five best Magickal Bows in Dragon's Dogma 2 and what makes them so great. You will also learn where to find each Magickal Bow so you can add your favorite to your arsenal. Dragon's Dogma 2: Best Magickal Bows, ranked At the time of writing, there are 10 known Magickal Bows in Dragon's Dogma 2. With that said, not all are created equal. Let's go over our pick for the five best Magickal Bows in the game. 5. Metered Catharsis Image: Capcom The Metered Catharsis is one of the best bows available in the mid-game, boasting a base Magick stat of 260. What makes this bow so great is that it deals additional damage to humanoid enemies, such as bandits and thieves, as well as guards you may have aggroed. Considering a few side quests mainly put you against human enem...
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Saturday, March 30, 2024 5:34 PM
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Saturday, March 30, 2024 4:52 PM
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Saturday, March 30, 2024 3:53 PM
Pivotal Gamers Saturday, March 30, 2024 3:35 PM
     Hello folks. We have another great giveaway from Giveaway.su for Beyond The Wall. Let's hear them out. Another one giveaway was started on your website! Go and get a free Steam key of "Beyond The Wall"! There are only 5000 Steam keys available, so hurry up! This giveaway contains NSFW task. To complete tasks in this giveaway you need to have level 1+ on Steam. A few words about B...

Mar 30, 12:00

Kotaku Saturday, March 30, 2024 10:30 AM
    

Capcom's new action-RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 is sparking a fascinating range of reactions from players, and we've got a few of our own. We've also got thoughts on why the new South Park game, Snow Day, is such a disappointment, more commentary on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's hotly contested ending, and more.

Read more...

Kotaku Saturday, March 30, 2024 9:00 AM
    

This week's gaming news was far-ranging in its nature and its implications. We got reports that Pedro Pascal has already wrapped up shooting on season two of HBO's The Last of Us, heard rumblings that some publishers are unsure if supporting Xbox continues to make sense for them, and got our first look at Marvel Rivals…

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PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 11:35 AM
     This 2D minimalist soulslike perfectly understands why the genre works

Since Dark Souls exploded, adding a whole new chapter to the RPG playbook in 2011, soulslikes have been a dime a dozen. Every man and his dog has taken a swing at the formula - where the game world's friction goes against the player any way it can, with no care for how they'll react - and quite a few games have done a decent job. Lords of the Fallen, Nioh, and Lies of P are just some of the bigger examples. But when we talk about soulslikes, we're almost always looking at them through a lens of third-person action roleplaying games. So what would happen if we removed an entire dimension from the genre: how would it play, and would it even work? This is a question Void Sols wants to answer, and it's the most unique spin on soulslikes I've ever played.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best soulslike games, Best indie games, Best RPG games
PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 11:00 AM
     The horror of CGA PC game graphics

People often nostalgically reminisce about archaic technology, laughing about the frustrations and limitations of cassette tapes or floppy disks, before adding 'but they were amazing at the time!' However, you simply can't hide the horror of CGA graphics - the PC's first color graphics adaptor - behind such rose-tinted glasses (although orange-tinted glasses might help – more on that later). Nobody, absolutely nobody, thought CGA was amazing at the time.

It's hard to imagine this now, when the best graphics cards of today are so far ahead of the hardware in current game consoles, but PC game graphics really were abysmal in those early days, when Nvidia was just a glint in Jensen's eye. I had a CGA PC in the 1980s, and even then you felt disappointed when you fired up a PC game to be greeted by a mess of purple and black on the screen.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming
PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 10:29 AM
     Beautiful fantasy strategy game gets big update and a huge Steam sale

Heavily inspired by the iconic PC turn-based strategy game series Heroes of Might and Magic, along with a little of that 4X juice from the likes of Civilization 6 and Endless Legend, Songs of Conquest is a promising early access game that harkens back to those glory days with a stunning pixel art style. First launched in May 2022, it currently holds a 'very positive' 87% Steam rating, with recent reviews trending a little higher still, and now developer Lavapotion and publisher Coffee Stain (of Satisfactory and Valheim fame) reveal a hefty new update along with a massive Steam sale discount.

PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 8:22 AM
     Zenless Zone Zero already offering loads of free rewards for launch

As the next Zenless Zone Zero beta looms, HoYoverse's new game is already set up to give us plenty of free rewards when the full game launches in 2024. This is thanks to a staggering 30 million players already pre-registering for the game, with even more rewards available if we hit a few more milestones.

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PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 8:20 AM
     2023's best space game teases new gear types coming in big free update

Bethesda's Starfield might have dominated the headlines last year, but despite that and big updates to the likes of No Man's Sky, Stellaris, and Star Citizen, Everspace 2 came out ahead as the best space game of 2023 for my money. With its speedy, satisfying space battles that strike that ideal balance between arcade satisfaction and more realistic physics, and a loot-hunting system in the style of RPGs like Diablo 4 that at times outpaces even Blizzard's epic. Ahead of Everspace 2 Incursions, the big, free update set to launch in spring, developer Rockfish Games shows off "a major change" to how legendary equipment works, and how you'll find some of your best items in the new update.

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PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 7:12 AM
     Terraria 1.4.5 update makes two incredible quality of life upgrades

The Terraria 1.4.5 update gets more exciting with every passing month, and as developer Re-Logic hones the finishing touches for what might be the final (final, final) update for one of the best PC games ever, it gives us a look at a couple of big upgrades. The Terraria State of the Game March 2024 is upon us, and there are some very welcome additions to the sandbox game, including a much-requested inventory change and a new way to get around that I didn't realize just how much I needed until right this moment.

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PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 7:08 AM
     Free Monopoly Go dice links March 2024

March 30, 2024: We've added today's new Monopoly Go dice links to our list and checked for any expired links.

How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The classic board game has made its way to a free-to-play format, and you'll be doing laps of the board collecting houses and hotels and completing a variety of multiplayer minigames along the way.

You can't get far in Monopoly Go without dice rolls, which you'll have a limited amount of to begin with. To earn more dice rolls, you'll need to log in daily to collect bonuses, invite your friends to the game, or progress further. If you don't want to spend your hard-earned money on more dice, you can use dice links for the board game instead. Now, let's run down all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today.

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PCGamesN Saturday, March 30, 2024 6:45 AM
     Suicide Squad's 10x player count jump can't save Season 1

Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League Season 1 is finally here, and even as it's given Rocksteady's live service superhero game a big spike in players, it looks like this isn't nearly enough to save the dwindling player base. While the Steam player count saw a brief spike of up to ten times more players than the current average, the arrival of the Joker has been met with crickets, and not the raucous laughter anyone was hoping for.

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Siliconera Saturday, March 30, 2024 9:00 AM
    

Aventurine Outshines Acheron in Honkai: Star Rail 2.1

Acheron felt like HoYoVerse's golden child going into Honkai: Star Rail 2.1. She's an expy of Raiden Mei from Honkai Impact 3rd and Raiden Shogun from Genshin Impact, after all. Yes, Aventurine featured prominently in Honkai: Star Rail marketing for 2.0 and 2.1, but he was framed more of an antagonistic spy. However, after going through the 2.1 Trailblaze Missions in "Cat Among Pigeons," I can't help but feel he's the true star of this storyline and even more exciting than her. 

Editor's Note: There will be some spoilers for 2.0 and mild spoilers for 2.1 of Honkai: Star Rail below, but no details about Aventurine or Acheron's identities or positions in 2.1.

Both Acheron and Aventurine are rather swiftly introduced once the Nameless head to Penacony, but there's a decidedly different tone to both. She is immediately framed as some sort of ally. She assists the player when they happen upon the same area together. The two exchange meaningful words. Both end up crying after the experience. 

Meanwhile, Aventurine comes across as something of a flashy scam artist and gambler. He offers to help the Trailblazer get into the hotel, at a price. He talks about friendship, while also insinuating it is a means of serving his own ends and getting something out of the deal. Not to mention he's one of the top folks at the Interastral Peace Corporation (IPC) and, even though Topaz ended up generally being "fine" after the incident at Jarilo-IV, that whole corporation and its means of buying up the less fortunate to profit on them in the name of "preservation" is… skeevy. 

Aventurine Outshines Acheron in Honkai: Star Rail 2.1
Screenshot by Siliconera

I mean, HoYoVerse has Acheron flat out "save" the Trailblazer from Aventurine when they are cornered by him at a point in 2.0. He was trying to coerce some sort of favor and seemed generally untrustworthy, and because of her he ended up ushered out.

It's only with the 2.0 Trailblaze Mission cliffhanger in "Whodunit" that HoYoVerse turned things on its head. In case you didn't heed that spoiler warning up there, here it is again. We get the wham moment of seeing Robin, pop star and Sunday's sister, dead in the water of the room. Black Swan, another individual who'd been proved trustworthy so far and constantly rescuing or aiding the Astral Express members, brings us to Aventurine. It's also this IPC member who's offering us the most truth about Acheron, Robin, and the situation in general. 

Screenshot by Siliconera

If there's one thing I didn't expect going into the 2.1 update for Honkai: Star Rail, it's to find that Aventurine is actually genuine. But here we are. Not only that, but his character development and arc ends up being astonishingly well-handled. Even though both he and Acheron end up being supporting protagonists and having their playable moments during these latest Trailblaze Missions, he's the one that comes out feeling like there's the strongest narrative to his tale. 

Sure, Acheron is interesting. Yes, we get some revelations about her identity. The thing is, we already knew about some of these things. Her role in things came up at the end of 2.0 during "Whodunnit." Her character trailer went over the incident with the Annihilation Gang and Duke Inferno. It's fun to see her with Welt Yang, considering his connections to Mei and that it gives the Astral Express member more screen time. However, I'd say it doesn't feel as exciting and emotional.

Screenshot by Siliconera

Meanwhile, Aventurine's segments are filled with these captial-M Moments. We get flashbacks showing who he is and what his life was like leading up to his role as one of the IPC's Ten Stonehearts. These are heartfelt, dramatic, touching, and devastating scenes. There's intrigue as he deals with Sunday and the new mission he's given on Penacony. It's even absolutely hilarious at parts, given the banter he has with Dr. Ratio during certain segments. There are all these feelings coming up for a character who seemed very one-dimensional before, and he's so having his moment.

Even in terms of combat, I'm genuinely vibing more with Aventurine than I am with Acheron. I'd been saving up for her banner for a while and that, combined with the first anniversary currency and warp tickets, meant I got her. She's a fantastic DPS character, especially if you build her up with other Nihility characters like Black Swan or Kafka. I didn't expect to want or need another Preservation person, as I have Gepard and the Trailblazer and prefer my teams to involve two damage dealers, a person applying buffs or debuffs, and Luocha.

Aventurine Outshines Acheron in Honkai: Star Rail 2.1
Screenshot by Siliconera

But Aventurine is shockingly stunning. I was amazed to find that, when playing through his portions of the 2.1 Trailblaze Missions, he is my ideal type of Preservation character. Like Luocha, it feels like he's more geared toward passively aiding the party while still doing major damage. So you come into a fight? Everyone already has shields! Enemies attack? Aventurine is counting down each hit up to seven to prepare to unleash damage on everyone. His Ultimate? It's fantastic at affecting a single target and helping the team by "unnerving" them so critical damage is increased. (I also had it once also boost him to up to seven points of Blind Bet too, netting an achievement and immediately dealing damage to everyone. His Skill? Everyone has a shield now. He's designed to still be a great damage dealer while protecting folks, and I love that. 

There's no competition here, given Honkai: Star Rail is a game where all four-star and five-star characters can feel viable depending on how you play and the teams you build, but it all comes down to Aventurine feeling so much stronger than Acheron after 2.1. It's incredible how HoYoVerse used him throughout the storyline here. Not to mention his kit makes him feel like a really useful Preservation character. She's fun too, but I didn't expect to come away with this gambler stealing my heart.

Honkai: Star Rail is available on the PS5, PC, and mobile devices. Acheron is available via the gacha until April 17, 2024. Aventurine's banner will launch on April 17, 2024. 

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