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Quick Links InElden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, just like in the base game, Illusory Walls conceal numerous secrets and rewards for those who are sleuthy enough to find them. These hidden barriers can reveal valuable items, unlock vast new areas, and lead to thrilling discoveries. Pinpointing their locations is no easy feat, as the game does not provide any explicit hints. Without knowing where they are, you might miss out on some incredible treasures....

Summary AnAnimal Crossingplayer has put together a 7-11 for their island that’s adorable and surprisingly accurate to actual convenience store layouts. TheAnimal Crossingcreation has impressed fellow fans and left some missingNew Leaf. InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, 7-11 and the game held a limited collaboration for players in Japan. Similar to othergiveaways on the Nintendo 3DSat the time, like those for thePokemonseries, players needed to go to a physical location, connect to the internet there, and then boot up the game to receive a gift....

Summary BioWare has revealed that the script forDragon Age: The Veilguardcontains about 140,000 lines of recorded dialogue, surpassing the 88,000 lines ofDragon Age: Inquisition, which was already considered BioWare’s most verbose game to date. According to the developer, the cast has been working onDragon Age: The Veilguardfor five years, and recording the script takes a lot of time. Dragon Age: The Veilguardbegan development shortly afterDragon Age: Inquisition’s release in 2014 and has gone through several reboots along the way....

Summary A new weapon in FromSoftware’s critically acclaimedElden Ringis giving players the opportunity to fight like the characters of an action-packed martial arts anime.Elden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, the RPG’s first and last expansion, released on June 21. Aside from introducing a vast new region called the Land of Shadow and a storyline centered around one ofElden Ring’s most mysterious characters,Shadow of the Erdtreeprovides players with additional armor setsand weapons. The DLC expands on the base game’s already diverse pool of equipment with eight fresh weapon types: Beast Claws, Great Katanas, Hand-to-Hand Arts, Light Greatswords, Perfume Bottles, Reverse-Hand Swords, Throwing Blades, and Thrusting Shields....

Summary Fallouthas been one of the poster series for post-apocalypse games for a good while at this point. From the original isometric 90s CRPGs that set the world-building and tone, then to Bethesda Game Studios taking over the IP and producing the modern first-person open-world entries,Fallouthas remained a touchstone in the popular sphere for its vision and take on an alternate history nuclear-wartorn America that is equal parts darkly disturbing and absurdly amusing....

Summary Final Fantasyis a franchise that has been ruling the JRPG roost for decades. For most, it’s the yardstick upon which all other games in the genre are compared, and the way it has changed and evolved over time has made it a trailblazer since the very beginning. From the near-universally belovedFinal Fantasy 6to the somewhat polarizingFinal Fantasy 8, its history is storied, and its influence is massive.Final Fantasy 8may be controversial, but its lasting impact on the franchise is undeniable....

InHades 2, on your way to Chronos, the titan of time, you’ll encounter plenty of enemies at different levels and locations. To fight them all, you’ll need to improve Melinoe constantly, and one of the best ways to do so is by using Arcana Cards. Arcana Cardsare passive buffs that you’re able to choose before each new run to gain certain advantages. In total, at the time of early access,there are 25 such cards in the game, but you can’t just pick them all due to certain restrictions....

Summary Arrowhead Game Studios reveals the next premium warbond forHelldivers 2known as Freedom’s Flame, a fire-centric content pack filled with weapons, cosmetics, and more. In comparison to the first few months ofHelldivers 2, the summer has been relatively quiet as developer Arrowhead Game Studios chose to start slowing down on releases to focus more on quality and stability for the game’s longterm health. However, after a relative lull through June and the early part of July, Arrowhead revealed a massive newHelldivers 2update called Escalation of Freedom, essentially serving as the result of months of community feedback....

FromHorizon Zero DawntoHorizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games expanded uponHorizon’s narrative and gameplay exponentially while remaining true to the series’ core elements. At a quick glance,Zero DawnandForbidden Westmay look fairly similar, but thanks to the power of the PlayStation 5,Forbidden Westwas able to introduce incredibly detailed graphics, more robust fighting mechanics, and improved maneuverability. However, there’s one element that wasn’t refined much during the transition fromHorizon Zero DawntoHorizon Forbidden Westthat needs bolstering inHorizon 3: the common NPCs that inhabit the 31st Century United States....

Summary While fans have heard a few details aboutStranger Thingsseason 5, the last season of theNetflixseries remains an exciting mystery. There are some storylines that everyone agrees will happen, such asEleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her friends keeping evil away from Hawkins, Indiana for good. It seems thatThe Party will win against Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). It also seems clear that there will bea time jump and perhaps a different decade....

Summary Fans ofNo Man’s Skyare strapping in for yet another potential content update following a cryptic tweet from developer and Hello Games founder Sean Murray, but some other members of the community believe that the small tease may not have anything to do withNo Man’s Skyat all. TheNo Man’s Skycommunity has enjoyed a consistent stream of completely free updates for years now, with Murray’s infamous “emoji tweets” often serving as a prelude to these content drops....

Summary No Man’s Skyupdate 5.03 is now available for download. This release introduces over 60 bug fixes and improvements, on top of debuting some optimizations specific to the Switch and Xbox ports ofNo Man’s Sky. No Man’s Skyhas long been touted as atextbook example of a great video game comeback story, not least because it has received dozens of major patches following its rocky 2016 launch, which significantly altered its public perception....

Recently,Dead Spacehas once again been a topic of discussion with the release of aDead Space-themed crossover update inBattlefield 2042’s Season 7: Turning Point. With this new update,Dead Spacefans have once again brought up the possibility of EA working on aDead Space 2remake following the successful release of theDead Space 1remake in 2023. Before aDead Space 2remake is developed, however, there’s one other pastDead Spaceentry that could be remade in a new, exciting way to attract fans new and old....