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It’s no surprise thatAmazon’sFallouthas brought the entire franchise back into the spotlight. Exiting a vault for the first time is an eye-opening experience, whether you’re spinning up a newFallout 4character or entering the Commonwealth wasteland for the first time. To get the best chance of surviving, you’ll need to know the best perks to get early in the game. These perks are handpicked to be useful for nearly every build, regardless of weapon type....

The popularity of this game is unending When I first playedGenshin Impactnearly a year ago I knew it was going to be big, but not this big. It really says something when a gacha game is actually pretty high in quality, and the heavy focus on character design really grabbed people on an emotional level. To say their strategy has been a stroke of genius is understating it. Now their fanbase is so massive that they’re capping out Discord server capacity (which isn’t something I was even aware could happen), and are on their way to doing it a second time....

Does literally every publisher need a stream? The answer is no With E3 dead and buried for this year, it’s all about Geoff Keighley’sSummer Game Fest 2022, andwhatever scattered streams decide to casually show up around it. Thankfully, there might be less of the latter in 2022. Speaking on Twitter Spaces(as reported by VGC), Keighley does what he does best: hype up his Summer Game Fest event. But this time he provides cold hard facts that actually highlight what this year’s festival could look like, and things seem good in terms of making it actually feel E3-esque in 2022....

Expect it two years from now The One Ring to Rule Them All hasn’t always been in the most capable of hands. Before Frodo got his mitts on it,Lord of the Rings‘ central plot device was living in a cave with a deformed, gurgling monster man who subsisted on a diet of raw fish. And now there’s going to be a game about that. German developer and publisher Daedalic Entertainment is working onLord of the Rings: Gollum, which takes place during the years that Smeagol/Gollum possessed the ring....

The most expensive way to play 132-card pickup I’ve been playingHearthstoneregularly for about a year now, and I’ve seen the game change pretty significantly during that time.Hearthstoneis Blizzard’s most popular game by a large margin, and it’s not hard to see why. Streamlining the esoteric rules ofMagic: The Gatheringis something that probably needed to happen, and Blizzard’s made their fortune by making hardcore formats and genres accessible to the masses. Furthermore, giving you the first hit of dopamine for free is a proven business model, and it works just as well in card games as withless savory products....

It’s still Diablo III If you intend to playDiablo IIIfor the first time on PlayStation 3, this new sizzle reel from Blizzard shows what to expect, and I really do mean that — the video is unafraid of spoilers, including the final boss. Of course, those familiar with the story will tell you that, sadly, there’s not a whole lot to be spoiled in the first place. One trailer moment that stands out is a certain boss fight, which now seems to feature a dynamic camera better suited for direct control of your character....

Forza Motorsportoffers players the ability to customize their racing experience by adjusting the difficulty settings. Whether you prefer a more casual or challenging experience, the game provides a range of options to suit your preferences. By understanding how to change the difficulty and the impact it has on your gameplay, you may tailor the game to your skill level and enjoy an immersive racing experience. Here’s how to change the difficulty inForza Motorsport....

Ubisoft finally unveiledRainbow Six Siege Xon March 13, and before its final launch, you’re able to get a taste of new content through closed beta access. Here’s how. Table of Contents Rainbow Six Siege X closed beta start and end dates The Rainbow Six Siege X closed beta went live on June 12, 2025, at noon PT, right after thereveal showcase, and will end on July 09, 2025, at noon PT....

Or as we called it on Slack: Anime Among Us Unlike with most of the past Nintendo presentations, this week’s Indie World showcase really didn’t have a lot for me. I’m moderately interested inAmong Usand I guess I should probably get around to playingSpelunky, but really, only one game from that show spoke to me and I can’t get it out of my head:Gnosia. The game originally released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan and earned a certain level of notability when it scored a 10/10 from IGN Japan....

Real human being Until this week at E3, when I thought ofDetroit: Become Human, I thought about Kara the android. But now I have a new name and face to associate with Quantic Dream’s PlayStation 4 neo-noir thriller: Connor. Dude does not mess around! He’s a different model of tin man, an advanced prototype specifically created to help humans deal with “deviant” androids who have all of a sudden begun acting strangely — exhibiting signs of humanemotions— for reasons not yet known....

Become a politician; without selling your soul Ever since Paradox Interactive announcedVictoria 3, I’ve been in a state of semi-disbelief. It was a strategy game in-joke for so long that I couldn’t believe it was really happening. I was provided a preview build of the upcoming socio-economic grand strategy game thanks to Paradox. To quote Sidra Holland and Jackie Chiles, it’s “real, and it’s fantastic.” And soon, you too can politick to your heart’s content when the game releases on Jul 13, 2025....

Everyone who digs Metroid Prime-style traversal should play it You know, I recently got to thinking aboutgames that were overlooked in 2020, and whether it was the early-in-the-year release date or the fact that we covered the game quite a bit on Destructoid, Itotally forgotaboutJourney to the Savage Planet. It’s aMetroid Prime-lite type of experience –a great one! After going there and back again with console ports (including Nintendo Switch),Journey to the Savage Planetiscoming to Steamon June 09, 2025....

I’m starting to get invested Blizzard is back with “Alive,” its second in a line of animated shorts forOverwatch. As teased at the end of thelast video, it’s Tracer time! The vignette also revolves around Tekhartha Mondatta, the stoic omnic monk, as well as the no-good assassin Widowmaker. The company has immediate plans for two more episodes, though I’d sure be happy if it decides to continue after that. I still haven’t playedOverwatch, but I’m enjoying these shorts....