Fallout 4 - Companions, Affinity and Romance

 Posted on December 17, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  463 words  |  Patria Henriques

As you play through the game you'll encounter various characters who can become your Companion on your travels, and help you out in the thick of battle. Not only that, you can also gain various bonus Perks by having them by your side. Here's a quick run-down of all the Companions you can access in Fallout 4. Fallout 4 - Companions and Companion Perks First up, here's a list of every Companion in the game, how you pick them up, their potential for romance (ooh la la), and the Perk benefit you'll gain for increasing your Affinity with each one. [Read More]

Grounded's opening up its koi pond for underwater adventure in latest update

 Posted on December 17, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  481 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Obsidian's inch-high survival adventure Grounded is continuing its early access journey with the grand opening of the garden's previously inaccessible koi pond, which brings with it a host of new underwater-themed creatures and mechanics starting today. Grounded's koi pond has, of course, stretched tantalisingly out across the bottom of the garden since the game's early access launch in July, but its long-awaited opening - which can be experienced from today, 26th October, via the public test server ahead of its November release - aims to shake things up with a range of new underwater pursuits, including swimming and underwater combat, as players explore the thriving ecosystem beneath the pond's surface. [Read More]

Halo Infinite doesn't let you replay campaign missions

 Posted on December 17, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  610 words  |  Trudie Dory

UPDATE 4.30pm UK: Halo developer 343 Industries has now said it is working on a way to replay campaign missions in the future - although there's no word on when that might be. "We haven't announced a date but that is being worked on," 343 Industries associate creative director Paul Crocker told The Verge. "We want to have replay that works well, and when you have a more open game, it gets a lot trickier. [Read More]

Pokémon Gold and Silver's Celebi shrine mystery was an accident, GameFreak admits

 Posted on December 17, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  380 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Pokémon Gold and Silver's mysterious Ilex Shrine location famously left Game Boy owners puzzled. Visit the forest location and it is obvious something is supposed to happen there. But nothing ever does. On internet message boards and in playgrounds, rumours circulated there was a way of summoning up Gold and Silver's mythical Pokémon Celebi by doing a specific thing, or bringing a specific item. And it made sense - Celebi is stated to be the Guardian of Ilex Forest, and its Pokémon data was known to exist within the game's files. [Read More]

Sony reportedly considering putting ads in free-to-play PlayStation games

 Posted on December 17, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  472 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Following reports earlier this week that Microsoft is considering introducing ads to free-to-play games on Xbox, a new report has surfaced claiming Sony has been working on its own plan to do the same with its PlayStation games. As reported by Business Insider (paywall), which cites three people involved with Sony plans as its sources, the company is currently investigating ways to encourage developers to continue making free-to-play games - said to have soared in popularity during the pandemic - by providing new ways to monetise them. [Read More]

The Outer Worlds Edgewater or Botanical choice - Comes Now the Power mission explained

 Posted on December 17, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  935 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Comes Now the Power is the second main mission in The Outer Worlds and has four separate conclusions for you to choose from. You need a Power Regulator to make The Unreliable fly again, but you can only get one if you divert the power away from either the town of Edgewater or the camp at the Botanical Lab. No matter which option you pick, someone will be hurt. [Read More]

Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection - a last-gen classic shines on Switch

 Posted on December 16, 2022  |  7 minutes  |  1315 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

The Ezio Collection is still a notable absence but Ubisoft continues to bring its back catalogue of Assassin's Creed titles onto Nintendo Switch, this time with The Rebel Collection - combining the last two last-gen series entries into one release. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and AC Rogue are now available on Switch with all DLC included. It's a whopping 20GB install in total, so what does this actually deliver? [Read More]

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Eel locations: How to get Eel and add it to the pot for the Ledecestrescire Sauce world event

 Posted on December 16, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  884 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Eel locations are a little awkward to track down in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, so hunting them down can be a little tricky if you don't know where to start. If you're stuck on the Ledecestrescire Sauce world event in particular, then, and wondering where to get Eel and how to add Eel to the pot, finding Eel can be a pain. With that in mind, below we explain where to find Eel and complete the Ledecestrescire Sauce world event it's related to, too. [Read More]

Desta: The Memories Between is the next game from Monument Valley maker ustwo games

 Posted on December 16, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

UPDATE 10/6/22: Following its unveiling during last night's Day of the Devs showcase, Monument Valley developer ustwo has shared some first gameplay of its upcoming turn-based action title Desta: The Memories Between. Desta follows the adventures of its titular hero after they return home following the death of their father. Relationships with their friends and family have broken down in the time since their last visit, but help is at hand in the form of a magical old ball that sends them to a world between worlds when they fall asleep. [Read More]

EA made $1.62bn from Ultimate Team in its last financial year

 Posted on December 16, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  779 words  |  Trudie Dory

We know EA makes millions of dollars from Ultimate Team, but now we have a figure: $1.62bn. That's the eye-watering amount EA made during its 2021 financial year from Ultimate Team modes across its sports games. But - and this won't come as a surprise to anyone - FIFA Ultimate Team made the bulk of that money. Or, as EA recently put it in a regulatory financial document, "a substantial portion" [Read More]