Cruis'n Blast review - an arcade legend comes home

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  937 words  |  Patria Henriques

A stupendously entertaining, infectiously energetic racer that could only have ever come from the arcades. A question that pops up often around these parts is where have all the arcade racers gone, and one answer, it turns out, is blindingly obvious; you can find them down at the arcade. Cruis'n Blast, which just launched this week, is part of that other seemingly endangered species, an arcade port that squeezes 2017's gloriously overstated racer onto the Switch, and one that serves up the kind of garish, absurd outrageous entertainment so many of us pine for from our racing games. [Read More]

Destiny 2 The Last Word quest explained and how to complete The Cleansing step quickly

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  747 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Destiny 2's The Last Word is an Exotic quest available as part of Forsaken's Annual Pass. Released at the end of the first DLC drop, Black Armory, it sees the return of a fan favourite Hand Cannon from the first Destiny - and unlike other Black Armory drops, isn't time-gated - so as long as you put the work in, you can unlock it without waiting for future weekly resets. [Read More]

Don't forget Call of Duty: WW2, which is currently having a loot box furore of its own

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  765 words  |  Fernande Dalal

You'd think Call of Duty: WW2 drama would be done and dusted at this point, given the game came out in 2017 and attention has already turned to this year's entry in the series. But no. Loyal Call of Duty: WW2 fans knew developer Sledgehammer planned to release new weapons for the game this week, but what they didn't know is the live service lever-pullers had deemed it necessary to lock these new weapons behind loot boxes. [Read More]

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey players will be put in separate galaxy to base game friends

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  433 words  |  Patria Henriques

Elite Dangerous players wanting to make use of the new features found in the space sim's on-foot-focussed Odyssey expansion will be required to play in an expansion-exclusive version of the galaxy when it comes to PC on 19th May, separating them from their base game friends. Odyssey, of course, delivers a considerable shake-up to Elite Dangerous' classic cockpit-focussed formula, enabling Commanders to stretch their legs and step out of their ships in order to stroll about space stations, settlements, and planetary terrain for the first time. [Read More]

Judgment QR code locations to upgrade Drone Parts explained

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  13 minutes  |  2593 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Judgment QR codes are littered throughout the game, and finding them will give you new Drone Parts. Drone races see you go up against against champions from Kamurocho, and getting these Drone Parts and Drone Upgrades - which can also be obtained through Quickstarter - gives you an edge in races. Though the starting version of your Drone might do just fine investigating crime scenes, it can barely stand the first few races against beginner competitors. [Read More]

Pokémon Go - Distracted by Something Shiny quest tasks and rewards: How to get shiny Celebi

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  831 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Distracted by Something Shiny is a special research questline in Pokémon Go, which will eventually lead you to catching shiny Celebi. Celebi was originally released into Pokémon Go during 2018 as one of the final rewards for the A Ripple in Time special research. Distracted by Something Shiny not only allows you to add a second Celebi to your collection, but it will be the latest shiny mythical Pokémon in Pokémon Go. [Read More]

Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra walkthrough

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  856 words  |  Patria Henriques

Page 1 of 5 Next page The Crown Tundra is the second of Pokémon Sword and Shield's two DLC expansions, following on from the earlier Isle of Armor. It's a fairly substatial add-on, with several main quests and a number of other side activities and things to do. With that in mind, on this page you'll find our main Crown Tundra walkthrough, with a dedicated guide for each of those main story quests and links out to our other Crown Tundra guides and explainers, too. [Read More]

Valheim building guide: How to build a house, chimney building and unlock stone buildings explained

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  14 minutes  |  2789 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

How to build your first base in Valheim - or upgrade to a more serious fortification with a chimney, stone buildings and other features.Building in Valheim is a vital, and at times, complicated process. Not only is having a shelter important to help you survive against the elements and creatures which may roam around, it's also where you will begin crafting your resources into useful weapons and items to help you explore new biomes. [Read More]

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt's battle royale gets full launch this April

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  492 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt, developer Sharkmob's free-to-play battle royale spin on the long-running RPG series, is getting its full PlayStation 5 and PC launch on 27th April. Bloodhunt (not to be confused with Big Bad Wolf Studio's upcoming RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, Paradox Interactive's troubled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, or indeed 2019 visual novel Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York) was announced toward the end of 2020 and had a limited Steam early access run the following year. [Read More]

Xbox OneGuide to be switched off, ending Xbox One's TV dream

 Posted on November 2, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  334 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

TV, TV, TV. Xbox One launched in a terrible state, with a half-finished dashboard, flaky Kinect controls and nebulous plans to make TV programs. Part of its positioning as the "one" device you'd need connected to your telly was its ability to act as a TV pass-through, so you could hook up your cable box or your USB TV tuner. Microsoft announces a TV show which still hasn't aired, eight years ago. [Read More]