PCGamesN Sunday, August 3, 2025 7:48 AM With Ashes of Creation Alpha 2 Phase 3 finally on the cusp of launch, developer Intrepid Studios has lifted the lid on arguably its most significant features, towns and crates. The highly ambitious MMORPG is about to make its settlements much bigger and more impressive, and is introducing a new in-game representation of goods transportation that will be a key part of player guilds building and managing these towns. To talk through the features, creative director Steven Sharif and director of communications Margaret Krohn are joined by director of design Bill Trost and senior game designer Chris Justo. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMORPGs, Ashes of Creation interview, New MMOs |
PCGamesN Sunday, August 3, 2025 6:10 AM Following its dramatic Steam popularity, publisher Koei Tecmo confirms a big new Dynasty Warriors Origins DLC is in the works. The long-running series of legendary Romance of the Three Kingdoms action games finally found its footing on PC with its most recent entry, and now it's set to get an expansion. In even better news for fans of battling Cao Cao and defiantly pursuing Lu Bu, the studio also teases that a new remaster for an older Dynasty Warriors game is on the way, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Dynasty Warriors Origins review, Best action games, Best war games |
PCGamesN Sunday, August 3, 2025 5:02 AM "I had the severed head of Karlach, and I saw Scratch in the corner of the screen, and I wondered if he would play fetch," Lua 'Luality' tells me in the middle of London, Ontario's glamorous Hilton. We're having a follow up conversation about Baldur's Gate 3, the game that propelled the Brazilian streamer to Twitch stardom. Clocking in at just "four bunnies tall," I didn't take her for a vaguely murderous Tiefling slayer, but it turns out that Lua is, indeed, the reason that you can now play fetch with Scratch using Karlach's head. And she's not sorry, not at all - in fact, she'd happily behead more Baldur's Gate 3 characters if given the chance. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 builds, BG3 mods, Baldur's Gate 3 classes |
PCGamesN Sunday, August 3, 2025 4:00 AM Compared to other long-standing MMOs, the Lord of the Rings Online system requirements are possibly the lowest of them all. The game's base demands haven't increased since the game's launch in 2012, despite receiving constant support and updates from the developer all these years later. Lord of the Rings Online is an enduring fantasy MMO, and we have it listed on our guide to the best MMORPG games on PC. While there may not be as many people playing LOTRO compared to other multiplayer games, the game's entry-level requirements are significantly lower than, say, the Guild Wars 2 system requirements or the World of Warcraft Dragonflight system requirements, and won't need the best gaming PC from our buying guides to run. Continue reading Lord of the Rings Online system requirements MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best free MMOs, Best MMORPGs, Best fantasy games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, August 3, 2025 6:00 AM  Sundays are for trying to find and exile the giant house spider that ran under my bed yesterday. I slept with the lights on and wrote most of this round-up standing on a stool. If any part of my body touches any other part of my body I assume it's the spider, and hit myself with a dustpan. I may have to dispose of any shoes I'm not currently wearing. Let's take our minds off the spiders with some writing about gooners. I've lobbed that word around in articles as though it's just a synonym for lonely guys who want to jack off. I gather there's more to gooning than that. Here's a rich brew of thoughts from Sam Bodrojan. |
Siliconera Sunday, August 3, 2025 9:00 AM
We're already well aware that Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree is a gag manga following a hapless Tarnished names Aseo as he goes on what is essentially the game's campaign. He's a dork and not too bright, people's characteristics are exaggerated. Everyone gets pretty silly. However, the interesting thing is that the sixth volume, which is largely about facing Starscourge Radahn during the Radahn Festival, actually gets more serious than any before it.
Editor's Note: There will be mild spoilers for volume 6 of the Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree and Starscourge Radahn.
While there is a jovial nature to the Radahn Festival, similar to how the Godrick the Grafted fight turned into a competition and event, it's a bit more serious here and pulls more from lore and the actual boss battle. While Melina and Jerren appear as commentators, the tone is different. It still involves the Redmane Knights trying to arrange an honorable death for their former leader. The NPC Summons from the fight, which are Blaidd, Finger Maiden Therolina, Great Horned Tragoth, Iron Fist Alexander, and Okina all show up as allies, and Patches is there too. There's a nod to Aseo being able to summon Torrent, and the fight starts just like it does in the game, with his magic arrows.
We're also immediately getting some other tidbits of genuine lore, which changes the dynamic from other pieces. In a nod to his love for his horse Leonard, we learn how he uses gravitational magic to be able to still ride it. (I mean, there's also a great gag tied to that.) There's a nod to how and when some people use Runes when it comes to Melina helping Aseo prepare at one point. And remember how before I mentioned Torrent is summoned? It's done in the same way someone would actually use the horse in the fight, as Aseo calls upon him to dodge Radahn's Rain. Throughout the depicted fight, he's acting as we'd genuinely expect in-game. And, while Aseo is often a joke character who's somehow managing to luck into doing well, he's actually heroic here.
What's also great is that none of this feels out of character, even though Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree is a gag manga. There are a few jokes during this fight. We see Aseo volunteered for a certain tactic. But Nikiichi Tobita largely plays it straight for this, and it works much better than I would have expected. It even makes it feel a little more satisfying. Of course, after the harrowing moments, things go back to usual. But it comes together in a way that really pays tribute to how fantastic the Starscourge Radahn fight is in Elden Ring here.
I think it helps keep things interesting in Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree, as volume 6 is about when some manga series could start to get predictable or boring. This is still as good and solid as the day it started. It remains a generally accurate reproduction of the game experience in many ways, while also being incredibly funny for both newcomers and fans of the title and manga. Plus, it really pays tribute to Starscourage Radahn, one of the more fascinating characters in Elden Ring lore, in a fitting and even respectful manner.
Volume 6 of Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree manga is available now, and Yen Press will release volume 7 on October 28, 2025.
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