In the firstRed Dead Redemption,John Marstoncan find strangersand complete tasks for them. These types of side missions were first featured inGrand Theft Auto 4and gave the player a chance to discover a little more about the game’s world. These side missions could range from gathering flowers for an old man to blackmailing a politician. These stranger missions can still be completed during the epilogue, even if they were started by John....

Quick Links In the clean-up phase just before the end game ofSea of Stars, players have the opportunity to help one of the sadder characters in the game. The slave undead calledDuke Aventryhas been under the Necromancer Romaya’s thumb for too long, and Hortence, the undead pirate, asks for Zale and Valere’s help to free him. In order to do so, players will need to infiltrate a place called Romaya’s Secret Passage, a place that can only be reached on the map by flying....

A major feature inStranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Originis the companion system that allows players to jump into fights alongside friendly NPCs or even other players. However, as the latest trial version has shown, there are more characters to find thanJack and his bros inStranger of Paradise, like the new Swordfighter Neon. Beyond the first addition to the new roster, Square Enix has confirmed in an interview with Game Rant thatStranger of Paradise Final Fanatasy Originwill have even more characters to interact with....

TheSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatecommunity has been implementing a ban onMinecraft’s Steve, banning both the character and players who main him from competitive tournaments. The community has been inan uproar about Steve’s usage inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatesince the end of February, due to a hitstun cancel technique that many quickly cited as an unfair advantage. The ban has finally started being implemented, after the results at the competitiveSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatetournament, Smash Ultimate Summit 6....

Gaming laptops have come a long way from being bulky under-powered machines to sleek and elegant-looking performance beasts. That is, in part, thanks to the newer and more efficient GPUs andCPUs from Inteland AMD. Nvidia’s RTX 40 series is a prime example of that, and you’re able to find gaming laptops in many different price brackets, depending on the GPU and CPU combination. While the Nvidia RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 laptops will offer the best gaming performance, they come at the cost of size and affordability....

WithThe Outer Worldsjust over a week away, PC users may be wondering whether their computer will be able to run Obsidian’s newest galactic adventure. Luckily, the RPG’s PC specifications have just been released online, and unlike many other triple-A games this year, it looks to be an accessible release that will run fairly well on most modern computers. Overall,The Outer Worldsappears to run fairly efficiently, the recommended specs featuring a moderate 40GB of free hard drive space and a common 8GB of RAM....

Summary The Teal Mask DLC forPokemon Scarlet and Violetaddresses one of the major concerns about the base game’s lack of a complete Pokedex by adding a solid number of returning mons previously unavailable. While these additions are great news for fans looking to add some of their favorite critters to their Pokedex, the DLC still fails to improve upon one major flaw withPokemon Scarlet and Violet. For as much new content as The Teal Mask offers players, it doesn’t do much to improve the poor performance that has plagued the base games since launch....

The first season ofVinland Sagawas fabulous. No one expected it to be such a success. There were several reasons behind the triumph of the anime— the story, interesting characters, and animation quality. All these things madeVinland Sagaan instant hit with the fans, and ever since the conclusion of the first season the fans have been awaiting the news about the second season. RELATED:Best Seinen Anime For Battle Shonen Fans It was finally confirmed thatVinland Sagaseason 2will be released in January 2023....

Summary The success and positive feedback from Netflix’s adaptation of the belovedOne Piecehas warranted discussions of a potential second season, and its ending has set the pace for it. In the aspect of taking the source material and bringing it to life as its own entity separate from what fans are familiar with, Netflix has managed to produce one of the bestlive-action anime adaptations among the rare few. RELATED:Ways Inaki Godoy Embodies Luffy Accurately While this is the case, to push Eiichiro Oda’s story closer to its source material, there are multiple changes and adjustments that will be needed to do so....

On December 10, during the massive Disney investor call, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy laid out the future ofStar Wars, both in theaters and on the Disney+ streaming service. Nine shows and two feature films are en route to bring fans and audiences tothe world-famous faraway galaxy in the coming years… but among them all, one project, already announced years prior, was missing from the lineup.Rian Johnson’sStar Warstrilogydid not make an appearance at the Lucasfilm blow-out, leading many to wonder if it even exists at all....

InDeath Stranding,Sam Porter Bridges runs into cargo-hoarding MULES, blood-thirsty terrorists, and otherworldly BTs, but the core conflict of the game is derived from none of these factions. Rather, the challenge at the center ofDeath Strandingis that of the player being in a constant, never-ending struggle to move about the world around them. To navigate efficiently, players have to pay attention to a wide variety of feedback cues ranging from visual prompts that command players to balance out Sam’s weight to aural hints like BB crying as she approaches an autotoxemic state....

Thanks to many cities, states, and a handful of countries enforcing social distancing and lockdown procedures to help fight the spread of coronavirus, many gamers suddenly have found themselves with a lot more time near their consoles and PCs. In response to these strange times, Blizzard offeredan insane XP boost inWorld of Warcraftto try and draw players into the tried and true MMO. Even if players already have a maxed out 120 character, the addition of the allied races and their fantastic heritage armor sets make it pretty tempting to level some new alts up to 120 beforeShadowlands arrives later in 2020....

Fans of skateboarding had to wait a long time for a solid game involving the sport to come back. Thankfully,Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2is one of the most perfect remakes to ever release. Vicarious Visions' work bringing these two games up to modern standards is simply remarkable, surpassingeven their prior efforts with theCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Related:10 Pro Tips For The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Remake Despite the incredible step forward the series just took, the new game still has several flaws which the developer should address through patches....