Monster Hunter Rise multiplayer: How to join friends and create a lobby for online sessions
Posted on December 23, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Much of the fun in Monster Hunter Rise multiplayer is teaming up with three other players and battle it out against overwhelming odds.
While the basic mechanics remain the same as single player, the addition of other players provides a great opportunity to take on tougher monsters and help one another earn precious loot.
That said, it isn't the easiest system to work out - especially for those coming from Monster Hunter World - so here's an explainer of how it works.
[Read More]Nintendo says patch for 'game breaking' Kirby 64 bug due "early next week"
Posted on December 23, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
UPDATE 31/5/22: Nintendo has now released a new patch for Nintendo Switch Online that removes this Kirby bug.
No patch notes have been released, but the N64 app is now at version 2.3.1. Finally, Kirby can swim once more.
ORIGINAL STORY 27/5/22: Following reports of a "game breaking" bug for the Switch Online version of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Nintendo has confirmed a patch to fix the issue will arrive "
[Read More]Pikmin Bloom Expeditions: How to send Pikmin on Expeditions and get postcards in Pikmin Bloom
Posted on December 23, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
Expeditions in Pikmin Bloom allow your Pikmin squad to gather specific items, such as seedlings, from different locations. Before sending your Pikmin out on Expeditions, however, there are a number of factors you need to consider, such as which Pikmin to choose and how long it will take. Below you'll discover how to send Pikmin out on Expeditions, along with some tips to help you make the most out of this useful feature.
[Read More]Pokémon Go's next season themed around Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Posted on December 23, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Pokémon Go's fifth season has been named as the Season of Heritage, and will be themed around January's big release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus for Nintendo Switch. Artwork for the new season was teased by Pokémon Go developer Niantic last night, ahead of the season's full details arriving later this week. Fans had expected some kind of tie-in for Legends: Arceus - traditionally, Pokémon Go has featured some kind of event for big Pokémon game launches.
[Read More]The Evil Within review | Eurogamer.net
Posted on December 23, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Shinji Mikami returns to horror with a greatest-hits package that recalls - but can't match - Resident Evil 4. The Evil Within opens with the psychologically wrecked detective Sebastian Castellanos arriving at a mental hospital surrounded by the flash and wail of police cars and ambulances. The few seconds it takes for the building's double doors to creak open are all the time that the game bothers to spend on creating an initial sense of tension and dread.
[Read More]XCOM 2 - choosing the best Soldier Abilities
Posted on December 23, 2022
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| 2051 words
| Fernande Dalal
Previous page Page 2 of 6 Next page The Soldier Abilities in XCOM 2 represent your squad's most valuable weapons in the fight against the aliens. Each of the four standard soldier classes has two distinct upgrade paths that offer unique and mutually exclusive builds, or that can be customised by cherry-picking abilities from each specialisation. Meanwhile, the Psi Operative offers a more randomised approach to promotion.
In all cases, advance knowledge of each soldier's skill tree can offer a distinct advantage in understanding how earlier abilities might interact with later ones.
[Read More]Days after Trump donation controversy, FNAF creator announces retirement
Posted on December 22, 2022
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| 560 words
| Arica Deslauriers
Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon has announced he is retiring, just days after a controversy erupted over his past donations to Republican candidates, including Donald Trump. Cawthon confirmed his decision in a statement shared to ScottGames.com, accompanied by Five Nights at Freddy's artwork drawn by an unnamed eight-year-old fan.
There's no mention of the controversy in his statement, save for a reference to him receiving support from the LGBTQ community - a nod to the recent criticism faced by him for supporting Republican candidates with broadly anti-LGBTQ stances.
[Read More]Europa Universalis 4 director apologises for "long trail of low quality releases"
Posted on December 22, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
The recent Leviathan expansion for Europa Universalis 4 has managed to earn itself an unflattering spot amongst the lowest-ranked products on Steam, with a positive review rating of only seven percent from 3955 reviews. Players said the DLC was seriously buggy and suffered from a host of problems, and sure enough, the game's bug report megathreads quickly filled up with complaints. Paradox Tinto studio manager and game director Johan Andersson has now issued an apology for the state of the expansion and several previous releases for EU4.
[Read More]Fallout 76 release time and everything we know
Posted on December 22, 2022
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| Mittie Cheatwood
Fallout 76, the latest game from Fallout 4 and Skyrim developer Bethesda Game Studios, is coming this year, and along with news of a Fallout 76 beta we now also have plenty of info on what to expect from the game itself.
We have the Fallout 76 release times for all regions - along with everything else we know about Fallout 76's setting, online features and more.
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[Read More]FIFA 20 messed up Franck Ribéry's face and Franck Ribéry has noticed
Posted on December 22, 2022
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| Mittie Cheatwood
There are plenty of football stars who look the business in FIFA 20. The virtual versions of the likes of Paul Pogba, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard verge on the photo-real.
Franck Ribéry is not so lucky.
The French footballing star, who used to play for Bayern Munich but now plies his trade in Serie A for Fiorentina, had a bang on FIFA 20 with his kids and noticed his face in the game does not look his face in real life.
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