GDC 08: World of Goo

I think I would suck, very hard, atWorld of Goo. I’m not particularly good at engineering, and I have trouble wrapping my head around puzzle games. That doesn’t make me want to buy it any less, though. World of Goo, winner of the Technical Excellence and Design Innovation awards at this year’s IGF, is a puzzle/construction game where players must build huge towers or bridges or whathaveyou using little quasi-sentient globs of goo....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Rachel Sanchez

How to find the Map of Kuttenberg underground tunnels in Kingdom Come 2

You may hear about the secret tunnels underneath the city of Kuttenberg during the main mission Into the Underworld. The winding passages are tough to navigate, but luckily there’s a solution. Here’s how to find the Map of the Kuttenberg underground tunnels inKingdom Come Deliverance 2. To get the map, you must unlock the task, Master Schindel’s Toys, while hunting for Goatskin in Into the Underworld. Speak with Adam, the owner of the city bathhouse you visit during the mission, and choose the dialogue option “What do you need to ‘sort out’?...

May 18, 2025 · 4 min · 684 words · William Hensley MD

How to find the Master Marksman rune in WoW: Season of Discovery

The Master Marksman Rune is a hunter-class rune that can be engraved on the Chest (or robe) slot. It is a unique level 1 rune that “teaches you a new Engraving ability” once obtained. The Master Marksman Rune can provide you with a 5% increase of a critical hit as well as reducing the Mana cost of all Shot abilities by 25% once obtained. There are numerous different runes that you’re able to obtain throughout World of Warcraft: Season of Discovery — 108, to be exact....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Vanessa Smith

How to fix XDefiant Practice Zone not working

XDefiantis finallyavailable on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, letting people finally enjoy the full experience thanks to its free-to-play nature. With its launch, you get access to the Unranked, Ranked Trial, and Practice Zone. That is if one of them wasn’t completely greyed out. Here’s how to fix theXDefiantPractice Zone not working. Can you fix the XDefiant Practice Zone being greyed out? As of writing, theXDefiantPractice Zone is unavailable. No matter what challenges you manage to complete or whatever menus you access, the Practice Zone will continue to remain greyed out....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Dawn Obrien

How to unlock all survivors in Risk of Rain Returns

Whether you intend toplay it with all-classic rulesor with the latest selection of quality-of-life improvements,Risk of Rain Returnsis a true return to form. Before you truly get to enjoy its considerable scope of content, though, you’re going to need to unlock all the unique survivors. Indeed, much as is the case with both the originalRisk of Rainand its widely acclaimed 3D sequel,Risk of Rain 2, your initial roster of characters and items is relatively limited when you start playing....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · James Rodriguez

If you want to play Dark Souls 2 again, the time is at hand

Return to Drangelic on Feb 25 Dark Soulsgames are best experienced in the moment. Those first few months of release when the player base is active, mysteries abound, and perilous invaders lurk around every corner. Seeing the phantoms of other players, the helpful (and not so helpful) messages left by other undead, and being able to summon an ally or two for a hard boss makes the world feel alive....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Lucas Wheeler

Immortals Of Aveum Voice Acting Cast List

Immortals of Aveumis a single-playerRPGthat takes a relatively new approach when it comes to first-person shooters. Instead of guns and such things, the gameplay is based around a wide range of magic attacks. However, the main thing that sets the game apart from many similar titles is the exceptional cast of voice actors. Despite being an indie title,Immortals of Aveumis a Triple-A game featuring many unique and well-developed characters brought to life with the help of experienced voice actors with a long history in Hollywood....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Gary Novak

Is The Crew Motorfest online only?

One question is hovering around many racing fans’ heads: isThe Crew Motorfestonline only? If you’re the type who wants to disconnect from the internet and enjoy a driving experience offline, you may be disappointed. Here’s what we know aboutThe Crew Motorfestbeing online only or not. WillThe Crew Motorfestbe online only? Unfortunately,The Crew Motorfestrequires an internet connection to play.I turned off the online functionality of my PS5 and was greeted by an error message as I tried to boot upThe Crew Motorfest....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Regina Smith

It’s an important year for the annualization of Forza

Is Horizon 3 different enough? For as much flak as the practice of annual installments in popular video game franchises catches, Microsoft feels like it’s doing it the right way withForza. Quietly, Microsoft has released a newForzatitle every year for the past five years; the release ofForza Horizon 3this year will make it six in six. The reason theForzarelease pattern has seemed restrained (even though it isn’t) is because Microsoft is in a committed cycle of never following one game with another that’s just like it....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Stacy Anderson

Lunistice is a cute 3D platformer that recalls the genre’s ’90s efforts

Tanuki Patootie Publisher Deck13 has announced a release date for retro-inspired 3D platformerLunistice.The anthropomorphic adventure game will launch on PC and Nintendo Switch on September 2. Developed by super-indie outfit A Grumpy Fox,Lunisticerecalls the early efforts of the 3D platforming genre, and is reminiscent of the sort of titles that would appear on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in the genre’s formative days. The game concerns our fuzzy hero Hanna the Tanuki, who will run, jump, and fight their way through seven of their own wild and characterful dreams....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Brittany Carpenter

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection introduces a clever twist on speedrunning with Z Chaser mode

Has local and online options Teasedduring the initial announcement, Capcom has unveiled the details surroundingMega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection’snew “Z Chaser Mode.” A clever twist on speedrunning, Z Chaser will allow you to verse a computer ghost in a split-screen battle to best your own times on different levels. It will even feature support for local versus and online scoreboards. This is bringing back memories me downloading ghosts inPGR2to perfect my lap times....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Christopher Mcdonald

Microsoft teams with NetEase to bring Blizzard games back to China

World of Warcraft,Overwatch,Hearthstone, and more are coming back to China thanks to a new deal with Microsoft and NetEase. Blizzardannounced todaythat an agreement was reached to reinstate all of their games that were shut down in January of last year. It was a rather messy breakup when Blizzard had to pull away from China. It’s hard to know exactly what happened, as both sides of the relationship blamed the other. But ultimately, NetEase and Blizzard were unable to come to terms that satisfied both parties....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Tracy Rhodes

Mortal Kombat X is aiming to tone down the zoning game

New gen nut punches I got to playMortal Kombat Xfor a half hour during PAX Prime, and that made me happier than a pig in whatever pigs love to be in. After 5,000 matches played online betweenMortal KombatandInjustice: Gods Among Us, my anticipation was palpable. Yes, this is an article about my time with the game, but first, it needs to be stated that if you use Cassie Cage’s X-Ray on a male character, you get to watch in X-ray vision as a nut punch explodes a man’s testicles....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Anthony Wyatt